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CURRICULUM VITAE
Date personale
Nume: POPESCU
Prenume: ELVIRA
Data nasterii: 20 aprilie 1981
E-mail: [email protected]
Pagina Web: http://software.ucv.ro/~epopescu
Studii
Sep. 1996 – Iun. 2000: studii liceale la Colegiul National "Carol I" (profil matematica-fizica, bilingv
engleza), Craiova (Diploma de Bacalaureat - iunie 2000)
Oct. 2000 – Iun. 2005: studii universitare la Facultatea de Automatica, Calculatoare si Electronica,
Universitatea din Craiova (Diploma de Inginer, iunie 2005, profilul: Ingineria Sistemelor si
Calculatoarelor, specializarea: Calculatoare - in limba engleza, directia de aprofundare: Software)
o Diploma de Excelenta acordata de Senatul Universitatii din Craiova pentru rezultate
deosebite obtinute in timpul studiilor (media generala 10) si absolvirea ca sefa de
promotie
o Certificat de absolvire a Departamentului pentru Pregatirea Personalului Didactic
Oct. 2005 – Iun. 2007: studii de master la Facultatea de Automatica, Calculatoare si Electronica,
Universitatea din Craiova (Diploma de Master, iunie 2007, profilul: Ingineria Sistemelor si
Calculatoarelor, specializarea: Inginerie Software)
Oct. 2005 – Nov. 2008: studii doctorale in cotutela - Universitatea din Craiova si Université de
Technologie de Compiègne, Franta (Diploma de Doctor conferita de Universitatea din Craiova -
ianuarie 2009 si respectiv Université de Technologie de Compiègne – martie 2009)
Scoli de vara / workshopuri
LASI 2013 - Learning Analytics Summer Institute, 1-5 iul. 2013, Stanford University, SUA
EIAH 2007 – a 5-a Scoala Tematica in domeniul e-learning (“5ème école thématique du CNRS sur les
EIAH - Personnalisation des EIAH”), 7-12 iul. 2007, Saint Quentin sur Isère, Franta
Linux Power User Workshop, organizat de IBM Romania, 2-6 nov. 2009, Craiova
Technical English Program Workshop, organizat de IEEE Educational Activities, 2-4 oct. 2009, Sankt
Petersburg, Rusia
Experienta profesionala
Oct. 2005 – feb. 2008 – preparator la Universitatea din Craiova, Facultatea de Automatica,
Calculatoare si Electronica, catedra de Inginerie Software.
Mar. 2008 – sep. 2009 – asistent la Universitatea din Craiova, Facultatea de Automatica, Calculatoare
si Electronica, catedra de Inginerie Software.
Oct. 2009 – prezent – sef de lucrari la Universitatea din Craiova, Facultatea de Automatica,
Calculatoare si Electronica, departamentul de Calculatoare si Tehnologia Informatiei
In aceasta perioada am sustinut cursuri (si aplicatii) la urmatoarele discipline, inclusiv cele din postul scos
la concurs:
Web applications' design / Proiectarea aplicatiilor Web
Tehnologii multimedia in e-learning
Knowledge and semantics-based systems
Tehnologii pentru servicii Web
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Didactica specialitatii
precum si activitati de laborator/proiect/seminar la urmatoarele discipline:
Inteligenta artificiala / Artificial intelligence
Dezvoltarea aplicatiilor distribuite in retele / Distributed network application development
Comert electronic / Electronic commerce
Medii de programare vizuala / Visual programming environments
Publicatii - conform listei de lucrari atasate:
1 teza de doctorat
4 capitole in carti publicate in edituri internationale
2 carti editate publicate in edituri internationale
1 carte publicata in editura nationala
9 articole in extenso publicate in reviste de specialitate
44 lucrari in extenso publicate in volume ale conferintelor internationale de specialitate
Au fost identificate peste 120 de citari ale acestor lucrari (excluzand auto-citarile), dintre care peste 50 in
carti, reviste si volume ale unor manifestări stiintifice indexate ISI, si peste 70 in reviste si volume ale
unor manifestari stiintifice indexate in alte BDI.
Granturi de cercetare
Director de proiect - Granturi/proiecte nationale castigate prin competitie
Studiul, proiectarea si implementarea unui sistem web adaptiv inteligent pentru e-learning, grant
CNCSIS TD 167/2007, durata: 2 ani (2007-2008), valoarea: 61 000 RON
Rezultatele obtinute in cadrul proiectului au fost valorificate prin publicarea a 16 lucrari: o teza de
doctorat, un capitol de carte in editura internationala de prestigiu, un articol intr-o revista indexata in BDI
si 13 lucrari in volumele unor conferinte internationale indexate ISI sau BDI (una dintre ele fiind
recompensata cu premiul "Best Poster Award"). Dintre acestea mentionez:
Elvira Popescu, Diagnosing Students’ Learning Style in an Educational Hypermedia System,
Constantinos Mourlas, Nikos Tsianos and Panagiotis Germanakos (Eds): Cognitive and Emotional
Processes in Web-based Education: Integrating Human Factors and Personalization, Advances in
Web-Based Learning Book Series, IGI Global, ISBN: 978-1-60566-392-0, 2009.
Elvira Popescu, Costin Badica, Philippe Trigano, Learning Objects' Architecture and Indexing in
WELSA Adaptive Educational System, Scalable Computing: Practice and Experience, Vol. 9(1),
ISSN: 1895-1767, pp. 11-20, 2008.
Elvira Popescu, Philippe Trigano, Costin Badica, Towards a Unified Learning Style Model in
Adaptive Educational Systems, Proceedings ICALT 2007, pp. 804-808, IEEE Computer Society
Press, ISBN: 978-0-7695-2916-5, 2007.
Elvira Popescu, Philippe Trigano, Costin Badica, Adaptive Educational Hypermedia Systems: A
Focus on Learning Styles, Proceedings EUROCON 2007, pp. 2473-2478, IEEE Press, ISBN: 1-4244-
0813-X, 2007.
Membru in echipa de cercetare - Granturi/proiecte internationale castigate prin competitie
A Web-based E-Training Platform for Extended Human Motion Investigation in Orthopedics
(ORTHO-eMAN), LLP - Leonardo da Vinci - Transfer of Innovation, 2011-1-RO1-LEO05-15321,
durata: 2 ani (2012-2013), director proiect: Dorin Popescu
C-Facile, UNIT grant (Université Thématique Numérique Ingénierie et Technologie, Franta), cod
2008-01, nr. 281/24.04.2009, durata: 1 an (2009), director grant: Jean-Paul Boufflet (Université de
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Technologie de Compiègne, Franta) (responsabil grant pentru Universitatea din Craiova)
AlgoBank, UNIT grant (Université Thématique Numérique Ingénierie et Technologie, France), cod
2008-02, nr. 282/24.04.2009, durata: 1 an (2009), director grant: Philippe Trigano (Université de
Technologie de Compiègne, Franta)
eDalgo - eDidactique de l'Algorithmique. Support interactif de cours pour l'apprentissage autonome
de l'algorithmique et de la programmation, Proiect de cooperare stiintifica interuniversitara, ref.
6316PS635, finantat de AUF (l'Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie), durata: 2 ani (2006-2007),
responsabil proiect: Costin Badica
Membru in echipa de cercetare - Granturi/proiecte nationale castigate prin competitie
SCIPA: Servicii software semantice de Colaborare si Interoperabilitate pentru realizarea Proceselor
Adaptive de business - Parteneriate in domeniile prioritare, programul 4, cod 12118, durata: 3 ani
(2008-2011), director partener UCV: Costin Badica
Sistem informatic pentru interogarea bazata pe continut a bazelor de date multimedia cu imagini
medicale (SIBIM) – Parteneriat, nr. D11 045 / 14.09.2007, durata: 3 ani (2007-2009), director proiect:
Dumitru Dan Burdescu
Stabilitate si oscilatii in dinamica sistemelor om-masina, grant IDEI 95/01.10.2007, durata: 2 ani
(2007 – 2008), director grant: Vladimir Rasvan
Sisteme de recomandare Web adaptive care utilizeaza cunostinte reprezentate prin programe logice,
grant CNCSIS AT 102/2007, durata: 1 an (2007), director grant: Mircea Preda.
Dezvoltarea de instrumente software pentru proiectarea microcircuitelor analogice, grant CNCSIS A,
cod 602, durata: 2 ani (2007 – 2008), director grant: Milena Doicaru
Sistem de analiză şi calcul a semnalelor din reţele electrice poluate şi comandă a filtrelor active
pentru compensarea armonicilor - SACSCFA, Contract de Excelenţă CEEX 4049/2006, contractor
ICMET Craiova, durata: 3 ani (2006–2008), director proiect: Ana Iacob
Prevenirea cuplajelor pilot-elicopter (om-maşină) în manevre critice la bordul navelor şi
platformelor marine - ELICOMNAV, Contract de Excelenţă CEEX, modulul I, nr. 449/06.11.2006,
contractor SC STRAERO S.A. Bucureşti, subcontract Universitatea din Craiova nr. 259/26.07.2006,
durata: 3 ani (2006–2008), responsabil proiect (Universitatea din Craiova): Dan Popescu
Instalatie de filtrare-compensare armonici pentru statiile de foraj petrolier, contract RELANSIN nr.
2122/11.10.2004, contractor ICMET, durata: 2 ani (2005-2006), responsabil stiintific: Dan Popescu
HIPERPROC: Tehnici hipermedia pentru reprezentarea bazata pe cunostinte a proceselor
organizationale, grant CNCSIS tip A nr. 94/2005, durata: 3 ani (2005-2007), director grant: Costin
Badica
Alte proiecte/granturi
Instruirea profesorilor de informatica pe tehnologia .Net, proiect POSDRU 87/1.3/S/62426, 2011-
2013, cofinantat din Fondul Social European, prin Programul Operational Sectorial Dezvoltarea
Resurselor Umane 2007 – 2013 (responsabil cu implementarea partener UCV)
Practica ta pentru educatia viitorului, proiect POSDRU 60/2.1/S/33675, 2010-2012, cofinantat din
Fondul Social European, prin Programul Operational Sectorial Dezvoltarea Resurselor Umane 2007 –
2013 (expert pe termen scurt: supervizor de practica)
Proiect de mobilitate a cercetatorilor, CNCSIS tip MC, cod 83/2008 – sustinere financiara a
participarii la conferinta IEEE SAINT 2008.
Burse
Bursa de cercetare postdoctorala in cadrul contractului POSDRU/89/1.5/S/61968, proiect strategic ID
61968 (2009), cofinantat din Fondul Social European, prin Programul Operational Sectorial
Dezvoltarea Resurselor Umane 2007 – 2013 (2010-2013)
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Bursa de cercetare stiintifica pentru tineri doctoranzi tip BD, finantata de CNCSIS (2006 – 2008)
Bursa de cercetare la Laboratorul HEUDIASYC, Universitatea de Tehnologie din Compiegne, Franta,
finantata de AUF (Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie) in cadrul proiectului eDalgo (martie –
mai 2007)
Bursa de cercetare la Laboratorul HEUDIASYC, Universitatea de Tehnologie din Compiegne, Franta,
finantata de MEdC prin ONBSS (martie – mai 2006)
Bursa Erasmus/Socrates la Laboratorul HEUDIASYC, Universitatea de Tehnologie din Compiegne,
Franta (martie – mai 2005)
Bursa de performanta pentru rezultate deosebite in timpul studiilor de master, acordata de
Universitatea din Craiova (2005/2006, 2006/2007)
Bursa de performanta pentru rezultate deosebite in timpul studiilor universitare, acordata de
Universitatea din Craiova (2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2004/2005)
Premii si distinctii
Premiul pentru cea mai buna lucrare ("Outstanding Short Paper Award") la conferinta internationala
IEEE ICALT 2013 (Beijing, China, 15-18 iul. 2013)
Premiul pentru cea mai buna lucrare ("Best Poster Award") la conferinta internationala IEEE Eurocon
2007 (Varsovia, Polonia, 9-12 sep. 2007)
Diploma de Onoare conferita de Senatul Universitatii pentru activitatea didactica si stiintifica
desfasurata in cadrul Universitatii din Craiova (cu ocazia aniversarii a 60 de ani de invatamant
superior la Craiova – oct. 2007)
Diploma de Excelenta pentru contributia la organizarea conferintei ICWL 2012 (11th International
Conference on Web-based Learning), 2-4 sep. 2012, Sinaia, Romania
Premierea rezultatelor cercetarii - articole ISI (cod CNCSIS 792/oct. 2010)
Premierea rezultatelor cercetarii - articole ISI (cod CNCSIS 43/iun. 2007)
Apartenenta la societati stiintifice sau profesionale
International Association of Smart Learning Environments (IASLE) – membru in comitetul executiv
din 2013
International Observatory on Smart City Learning – membru din 2013
IEEE (Computer Society, Education Society, Women in Engineering Society) – membru din 2006
ACM – membru din 2008
Societatea Romana de Automatica si Informatica Tehnica (SRAIT) – membru din 2005
Alte activitati / realizari / elemente de recunoastere a contributiilor stiintifice
Membru in comisii de doctorat
Doctorand: Aleksandra Klasnja-Milicev, Universitatea din Novi Sad, Serbia; titlul tezei: "Personalized
Recommendation Based on Collaborative Tagging Techniques for an e-Learning System", 2013
Responsabil/promotor contracte bilaterale Erasmus pentru mobilitatea studentilor si a cadrelor
didactice, cu urmatoarele universitati:
Universitatea Sapienza din Roma, Italia
Universitatea din Pireu, Grecia
Universitatea din Nicosia, Cipru
Membru in colectivul de redactie pentru 3 reviste internationale indexate in BDI
International Journal of Learning Technology, Inderscience, ISSN: 1477-8386
International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change (IJISSC), IGI Global, ISSN: 1941-
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868X
Interaction Design and Architecture Journal (IxD&A), ISSN: 1826-9745
Editarea unui numar special de revista
Elvira Popescu, Sabine Graf, Special issue on "Social and Personalized Learning in Web-based
Environments", International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change, IGI Global, ISSN:
1941-868X, vol. 2(1), 2011.
Organizare manifestari stiintifice
General Co-Chair la conferinta ICWL 2012 (11th International Conference on Web-based
Learning), Sinaia, Romania, 2-4 sep. 2012
Program Co-Chair la conferinta ICWL 2011 (10th International Conference on Web-based
Learning), Hong Kong, 8-10 dec. 2011
Co-organizator la 7 workshopuri internationale:
SPeL 2013 (6th International Workshop on Social and Personal Computing for Web-Supported
Learning Communities) – in cadrul conferintei ICSTCC 2013, Sinaia, Romania, 11-13 oct. 2013
Smart City Learning Workshop 2013 - in cadrul conferintei ICALT 2013, Beijing, China, 15-18
iul. 2013
DULP & SPeL 2012 (3rd Workshop on Design Centered and Personalized Learning in Liquid
and Ubiquitous Learning Places & 5th International Workshop on Social and Personal
Computing for Web-Supported Learning Communities) - in cadrul conferintei ICALT 2012,
Roma, Italia, 4-6 iul. 2012
SPeL 2011 (4th International Workshop on Social and Personal Computing for Web-Supported
Learning Communities) – in cadrul conferintei ICWL 2011, Hong Kong, 8-10 dec. 2011
SPeL 2010 (3rd International Workshop on Social and Personal Computing for Web-Supported
Learning Communities) – in cadrul conferintei DEXA 2010, Bilbao, Spania, 30 aug.-3 sep. 2010
SPeL 2009 (2nd International Workshop on Social and Personal Computing for Web-Supported
Learning Communities) - in cadrul conferintei internationale WI/IAT 2009, Milano, Italia, 15-18
sep. 2009
SPeL 2008 (1st International Workshop on Social and Personal Computing for Web-Supported
Learning Communities) - in cadrul conferintei internationale SAINT 2008, Turku, Finlanda, 28
iul. – 1 aug. 2008.
Membru Steering Committee pentru conferinta internationala ICWL (International Conference
on Web-based Learning) (din 2012)
Membru in comitete de organizare pentru 12 conferinte internationale
12th International Conference on Web-based Learning (ICWL 2013), Kenting, Taiwan, 6-9 oct.
2013 (Publicity Co-Chair)
17th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC 2013), 11-13
oct. 2013, Sinaia, Romania (Workshop Chair)
2nd International Conference on Web Intelligence, Mining and Semantics (WIMS 2012), 13-15
iun. 2012, Craiova, Romania
16th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC 2012), 12-14
oct. 2012, Sinaia, Romania
15th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing (ICSTCC 2011), 14-16
oct. 2011, Sinaia, Romania.
5th International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing (IDC 2011), 5-7 oct. 2011,
Delft, Olanda
4th International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing (IDC 2010), 16-18 sep. 2010,
Tangier, Maroc (Advertising Chair)
14th International Conference on System Theory and Control (ICSTC 2010), 17-19 oct. 2010,
Sinaia, Romania
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3rd International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing (IDC'2009), 12-14 oct. 2009,
Ayia Napa, Cipru
8th IFAC Workshop on Time Delay Systems (TDS 2009), 1-3 sep. 2009, Sinaia, Romania
9th International Carpathian Control Conference (ICCC’2008), 25-28 mai 2008, Sinaia, Romania
International Symposium on Intelligent and Distributed Computing (IDC'2007), 18-19 oct. 2007,
Craiova, Romania
Membru in comitete de program la 50 de conferinte si workshopuri internationale:
ICALT 2013 (13th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies)
ICCE 2013 (21st International Conference on Computers in Education)
ICWL 2013 (12th International Conference on Web-based Learning)
ICEBE 2013 (10th IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering)
BCI 2013 (6th Balkan Conference in Informatics)
e-Society 2013
CSEDU 2013 (5th International Conference on Computer Supported Education)
WIMS 2013 (3rd International Conference on Web Intelligence, Mining and Semantics)
ITS 2013 (International Conference on Internet Technologies & Society)
CIT 2013 (13th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology)
SS-SLE (Special Session on Smart Learning Environments at SouthCHI 2013)
CCSTED 2013 (2nd International Workshop on Creative Collaboration through Supportive
Technologies in Education)
IWASCL 2013 (International Workshop on Adaptive Systems for Collaborative Learning)
IRS 2013 (Special Session on Intelligent Recommended Systems at ACIIDS 2013)
ebTEL 2013 (2nd International Workshop on evidence-based Technology Enhanced Learning)
ebuTEL 2013 (3rd International Workshop on Evidence Based and User centered Technology
Enhanced Learning)
International Workshop on Smart Learning Environments @ SITIS 2013
ICALT 2012 (12th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies)
SAINT 2012 (12th International Symposium on Applications and the Internet)
BCI 2012 (5th Balkan Conference in Informatics)
CSEDU 2012 (4th International Conference on Computer Supported Education)
WIMS 2012 (International Conference on Web Intelligence, Mining and Semantics)
ITS 2012 (International Conference on Internet Technologies & Society)
ICEBE 2012 (IEEE International Conference on e-Business Engineering)
IADIS e-Society 2012
SCiLearn 2012 (International Workshop on Learning within and from the 'Smart Cities')
CCSTED 2012 (1st International Workshop on Creative Collaboration through Supportive
Technologies in Education)
E3FPLE 2011 (International Workshop on Evaluating Educative Experiences of Flexible and
Personal Learning Environments)
STIX 2011 (Special Session on Software Technologies for Intelligent Collaborative Systems)
ITS 2011 (International Conference on Internet Technologies & Society)
ICALT 2011 (11th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies)
CSEDU 2011 (3rd International Conference on Computer Supported Education)
SAINT 2011 (International Symposium on Applications and the Internet)
IADIS e-Society 2011
CIT-11 (11th IEEE International Conference on Computer and Information Technology)
DULP@ICALT 2011 (International Workshop on Design Centered and Personalized Learning in
Liquid and Ubiquitous Learning Places)
SoDaMin 2011 (1st International Workshop on Social Data Mining for Human Behaviour
Analysis)
HCIeLS 2011 (International workshop on Human-Computer Interaction and eLearning Systems)
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ICWL 2010 (9th International Conference on Web-based Learning)
EL-A'10 (International Symposium on E-Learning - Applications)
SAINT 2010 (International Symposium on Applications and the Internet)
IADIS e-Society 2010
ECOM&EGOV'10 (10th International Multidisciplinary Conference on e-Commerce and e-
Government)
DULP@ICALT2010 (International Workshop on Design Centered and Personalized Learning in
Liquid and Ubiquitous Learning Places)
MTDL 2010 (Second ACM International Workshop on Multimedia Technologies for Distance
Leaning)
UXFUL 2010 (International Workshop on Enabling User Experience with future Interactive
Learning Systems)
SAINT 2009 (International Symposium on Applications and the Internet)
IADIS e-Society 2009
APULS 2008 (International Workshop on Adaptivity and Personalization in Ubiquitous Learning
Systems)
CIAWES 2008 (International Workshop on Cognitive Aspects in Intelligent and Adaptive Web-
based Educational Systems)
Session Chair la 15 conferinte si workshopuri internationale:
ICALT 2012 (12th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies)
ICSTCC 2012 (16th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing)
ICWL 2012 (11th International Conference on Web-based Learning)
ICWL 2011 (10th International Conference on Web-based Learning)
SPeL 2011 Workshop at ICWL 2011
ICSTCC 2011 (15th International Conference on System Theory, Control and Computing)
SPeL 2010 Workshop at DEXA 2010
ICALT 2009 (9th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies)
ICWL 2009 (8th International Conference on Web-based Learning)
IDC 2009 (3rd International Symposium on Intelligent Distributed Computing)
SPeL 2009 Workshop at WI/IAT 2009
ICWL 2008 (7th International Conference on Web-based Learning)
SPeL 2008 Workshop at SAINT 2008
ICCC 2008 (International Carpathian Control Conference)
ICALT 2007 (7th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies)
Recenzor la peste 30 de reviste, carti si conferinte internationale:
Computer Science and Information Systems Journal (ComSIS)
Computers & Education
IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies
Learning and Individual Differences Journal
Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education
International HETL Review
American Educational Research Journal
Pervasive and Mobile Computing
World Wide Web Journal
ACM Transactions on Intelligent Systems and Technology
Informatica (Special Issue on “E-Service Intelligence”, 2010)
International Journal of Engineering Education (Special Issue on "Applications of Engineering
Education Research", 2009)
Information Sciences Journal (Special Issue on "Intelligent Distributed Information Systems",
2009)
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International Journal of Artificial Intelligence (IJAI, 2009)
International Journal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (IJSEKE, 2008)
e-Learning Paradigms and Applications - Agent-based Approach (Springer, in press)
Technological and Social Environments for Interactive Learning (Informing Science Press, in
press)
Intelligent and Adaptive Learning Systems: Technology Enhanced Support for Learners and
Teachers (IGI Global, 2011)
Cognitive and Emotional Processes in Web-Based Education: Integrating Human Factors and
Personalization (Advances in Web-Based Learning Book Series, IGI Global, 2009)
SIGCSE 2011, 2012, 2013 (ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education
Technical Symposium)
ICALT 2010 (IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies)
InSITE 2010, 2011 (Informing Science & IT Education)
ICSTCC 2010, 2011, 2013 (14th International Conference on System Theory, Control and
Computing)
ICADIWT 2009 (The Second International Conference on the Applications of Digital
Information and Web Technologies)
NDT 2009 (The First International Conference on Networked Digital Technologies)
FIE 2008 (38th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference)
ICIC 2007, 2008, 2009 (International Conference on Intelligent Computing)
RuleApps’2008 (2nd East European Workshop on Rule-Based Applications)
IEEE Africon 2007
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