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Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch Institute for Computer Science Computer Vision Laboratory Str. T. Codrescu nr.2, cod 700481, IASI, Romania e-mail: hariton.costin@iit.academiaromana-is.ro costinhariton3@gmail.com |
Thesis entitled "Unified Methods in Pattern Recognition" (in Romanian)
» M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration)
Technical University of Iasi, Romania
» BS in Electronics and Telecommunications, June 1980
Technical University of Iasi, Romania (graduated in top 10% of CS class)
» Image Processing and Analysis
» Pattern Recognition
» Medical electronics and instrumentation;
» Digital Signal Processing
» Soft-computing (neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms)
» e-Health/Telemedicine
»Biomedical images analysis and representation using methods of soft-computing, bio-inspired models and data fusion; projects on medical informatics and instrumentation issues; telemonitoring of vital signs and of elderly people; assistive technologies; person identification using biometric features.
Positions:
» Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering
» Courses: Medical Electronics, Telemedicine and e-Health, Project management
» Research:biomedical image processing and analysis, artificial intelligence, medical electronics and instrumentation, e-health/telemedicine
» Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering
» Courses: Biomedical Image Processing and Analysis, Medical Electronics
» Research: biomedical image processing and analysis, telemedicine, artificial intelligence, medical electronics
» Romanian Academy, Institute for Informatics,Iasi, Romania
» Internet for e-Health an ECG telemonitoring system using Internet connectivity, project within Frame Programme 5 of EU (INES 2001-32316 project (www.euroines.com ; "Medcare" project) project technical leader
» Biomedical imaging by means of Artificial Intelligence methods - project leader
» Developed a cursive script recognition system - project leader
» Designed a fingerprint identification system for medium / large data bases - project leader
» Responsible for a research project concerning supervised pattern recognition / classification using fuzzy and connectionist methods
» Developed object recognition methods based on structural analysis
» Performed consulting for various companies and organizations
» 26 research reports
» Institute for Computer Science, Iasi Branch
» Fully designed (logical and technological project) a multi-channel video inspection system for general purpose applications - project leader
» Designed and implemented video converter modules for an image acquisition and processing system based on Z 8001 microprocessor
» Designed and implemented a real-time tracking system for moving objects (co-author)
» Programming environment based on Z 8001 microprocessor - hardware (co-author)
» Implemented algorithms for image processing and analysis (co-author)
» Designed a video inspection system for concrete dam supervision
» Designed image acquisition and display interfaces for existing general purpose minicomputers
» Tehnoton Iasi, Enterprise for Telecommunications Equipment
» Conducted a radio receivers production equip
» Performed technological assistance for CCTV equipment production
» Directed quality control group of professional equipment department
» Fully designed a CCTV equipment for high-temperature working environments
» Designed and implemented a musical electronic synthesizer
» Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Electronics and Communications
» Technical University of Iasi , Faculty of Electronics and Communications
» Courses: "Image Processing and Pattern Recognition" and "Biomedical Images Processing and Analysis" (Master program)
» Author or co-author of 11 books, e.g.: "Neural Networks. Theory and Applications", Teora Publ. House, Bucharest, 1996 (in Romanian); "Medical Informatics. Theory and Applications", Cantes Publ. House, Iasi, 1998 (in English); "Medical Electronics", Cantes Publ. House, Iasi, 2000; "Image Processing and Analysis. Applications in Biomedical Imaging", Tehnica Info Publ. House, Kishinev, 2004 (in Romanian); "Biomedical Informatics. From theory to practice", Grigore T. Popa Publ. House, Iași, 2009, 406 pp., ISBN 978-606-544-014-2; "Biomedical Signal Processing", Edit. Pontos, Chisinau, 238 pages, May 2017.
»Book chapters: Biomedical Image Processing and Analysis via Artificial Intelligence and Information Fusion, in "Knowledge Based Intelligent Systems for Health Care", T. Ichimura and K. Yoshida (eds.), Advanced Knowledge International Publ. House, Australia, 2004, pp. 121-160, ISBN 0-9751004-4-0; Imagistic information representation and fusion by means of fuzzy logic, in "Intelligent Systems in Medicine" (H.N. Teodorescu, ed.), Performantica Publ. House, Iaşi, pp. 71-88, 2004, ISBN 973-7994-82-5; H. COSTIN, Al. Morega, Liliana Vereștiuc (editors), 2011 E-Health and Bioengineering Conference (EHB) (Proceedings), Grigore T. Popa Publ. House, Iași, 2011, ISBN 978-606-544-078-4, 527 pp. (on CD); "Telemedicina și Patologia Cardiovasculară", capitol (nr. 55) în V. Aursulesei, F. Mitu, I.D. Alexa (eds.), Bolile Cardiovasculare la Vârstnici, Polirom Iași, 2015, pp. 826-831 (in Romanian); "Vital Signs Telemonitoring by using Smart Body Area Networks, Mobile Devices and Advanced Signal Processing", book chapter in Advances in Biomedical Informatics, Eds. Dawn Holmes, Lakhmi Jain, Springer-Verlag, Germany, 2017.
» List of publication
Societies:
» Member of the Romanian Fuzzy System Society - 1990.
» Founder and member of the Romanian Society for Medical Bioengineering - 1991.
» Founder and member of the Romanian Society of Telemedicine - 2000.
» Acquisition and image processing system (RO patent No. 98826/1987).
» Electronic device for sowing control (RO patent No. 86599/1984).
» "120 years of medical teaching" diploma, Iasi Univ. of Medicine, 2000.
» Scientific visibility: H-index=15 (|ESCI, Clarivate), about 730 independent citations of my papers in WoS (World of Science Core Collection, ESCI), H-index=24 on Google Academic.
» invited postdoc researcher at the Technical University of Lille (France, 2002) in medical imaging and University of Applied Sciences, Jena, Germany, 2013, in biosignal processing
» invited talks at international conferences
» general chairman of "EHB" (e-Health and Bioengineering) conference series (Iasi, 2007; Constanta, 2009; Iasi, 2011, 2013, 2015; Sinaia, 2017; Iasi, 2019- 2025) and of different conference sessions.
» director of the first Romanian pilot Telemedical Centre in Iasi, within the National Programme of R&D II (2007-2013) and CEEX programme – Research of excellence
» director for 8 national granted projects in bioengineering and (biomedical) image processing/analysis
» member of editorial board of three international journals, ISI rated
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member of the National Council for Ethics of Scientific Research, Technological Development and Innovation