Chair:

Assoc. Prof. PhD. Eng. Mihaiela Iliescu “POLITEHNICA” University of Bucharest, ROMANIA

Brief Biography: a) Graduated in 1989, “POLITEHNICA” Institute of Bucharest – Machine Building Technology Department, won best student award; Worked as an engineer – in the Design Department of a Romanian peripheral equipment factory, FEPER, in 1989 – 1991. Since 1991 has been working, as a teacher (Associated Professor, since 2004) in “POLITEHNICA” University of Bucharest, ROMANIA – Manufacturing Department Doctoral Thesis, in 2000 – on Quality and Machinability of Thermal Sprayed Layers; Took additional Statistic Courses (Basic Concepts in Statistics, Design of Industrial Experiments), with USA universities Professors, in 2006 and 2007 and graduated with mark A. b) Scientific Activities scientific researcher, in about 30 Research Projects and Grants; almost, 70 studies and papers - published to International/National Conferences, Sessions, Workshops, Platform Meetings etc.; lecturing courses on: Applied Statistics for Engineers; Metal Forming; Manufacturing Technologies; Injection Moulding author of 7 books – on Statistics, Manufacturing Technology, Geometrical Precision Inspection member of: -  Manufacturing Engineering Universities Association - AUIF - ROMANIA -  Economical Engineering Romanian Association - ARIE - ROMANIA -  Plastics Industry Producers Association – ASPAPLAST –R OMANIA -  Rapid Manufacturing Association – RAPIMAN (worldwide rapid prototyping and innovative manufacturing joint) c) WSEAS Activities Papers in WSEAS Conferences: Bucharest, June, 2008; Crete, 2008, Rhodos, 2008, WSEAS Journal Transactions on Systems organizing activities for WSEAS Conference, Bucharest, June, 2008

ADVISORY COMMITTEE (Links of the University Space with the Industry)
N. Afgan, Professor, Dr., UNESCO Chair Holder, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal
F. Akgun, Professor, Dr., Deputy Director (Responsible from Energy Department) TUBITAK-Marmara Research Center, Energy Systems and Environmental Research Inst., Gebze Kocaeli, Turkey
Omar Badran, Prof. Dr., Al-Balqa` Applied University, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Department, Jordan
Y. Baudoin, Professor, Dr., Dept. Mechanical Engineering, Royal Military Academy, Brussels, Belgium
A. Bitoleanu, Professor, Dr., Electromechanical Faculty, University of Craiova, Romania
L. Boch-Andersen, EXXONMOBIL, Senior Advisor, Government Relations, Europe, Middle East & Africa Public Affairs, Belgium
P. Casero, RDI Department, ELCOGAS, S.A., Spain
E. Frey, Business Development Europe, Stationary Fuel Cells, Siemens PG CTET Freyeslebenstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
M. Heiermann, Dr., Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Department of Technology Assessment and Substance Flow, Potsdam, Germany
A. E. Holdo, Professor, Acting Head of School Aerospace, Automotive and Design Engineering University of Hertfordshire Hatfield, Herts, UK
D. De Keukeleere, Energy technology, Vito (Flemish Institute for technological research), Belgium
M. Versan Kok, Professor, Dr., Adviser to the President (TUBITAK), Research Group Coordinator (MISAG), FP6 National Contact Point and Programme, Turkey
G. Kolb, Dr., Group Leader Heterogeneous Catalysis and Process Engineering, Institut fόr Mikrotechnik Mainz GmbH, Denmark
A. Kurbatskiy, Professor, Dr. Phys. and Dr. Math., Institute of Theor. and Appl. Mech. Russian Academy of Sciences, Siberian Branch, and, Novosibirsk State University, Department of Physics, Russia
S. Linderoth, Professor, Dr., Head of Research on Fuel Cells and Materials Chemmistry at Riso National Laboratory. Denmark
P. Lunghi, Professor, Dr., Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Universitΰ degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
C. Machens, European Program Manager, Stuart Energy Europe
Suedstrasse 80, Geb. 96.7 - D 04668, Grimma, Germany
A. Midilli, Assc. Professor, Dr., Sustainable Energy Systems Lab., Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
J. Van Mierlo, Professor, Dr., Department of Electrotechnical Engineering and Energy Technology (ETEC) Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
S. Ozdogan, Professor, Dr. ,Marmara University, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Head of Thermodynamics and Thermal systems, Goztepe Campus, Kuyubasi, Kadikoy, Istanbul, Turkey
M. Reijalt, Italian Hydrogen and Fuel cell Association, Milan, Italy
J. Rogut, Dr. Central Minin Institute, Poland
I.V. Singh, Dr. Mechanical Engineering Group, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Rajasthan, India
E. Smole, Smotech Brennstoffzellen GmbH, Austria
R. Tamme, Professor, Dr. Head Division Thermal Process Technology, Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, D-70569 Stuttgart, Germany
M. Teixeira, Research Group on Energy and Sustainable Development, Mechanical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal
R. Vigotti, Professor, Business Development of the International Department of Enel, Vice President of the Italian Section of ISES, International Solar Energy Society, Italy
G. Wolf, Professor, Dr., Member of the European Economic and Social Committee, Otto-Hahn-Straίe 1, D - 52428 Jόlich, Germany
G. Wisniewski, Professor, Dr., Director, EC Baltic Renewable Energy Centre EC BREC Renewable Energy Centre of Excellence in Poland
A. Van Zyl, EUCAR Director, European Council for Automotive Research, Belgium
Z. A. Vale, Professor, Dr., ISEP - Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto Rua Antonio Bernardino de Almeida
4200-072 Porto
A. F. Zobaa, University of Cairo, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Electrical Power & Machines
T. Panagopoulos, Prof. Dr.University of Algarve, Portugal
Eleni Stamatiou, Prof. Dr. Open University of Greece, Greece
Alice Hatzopoulou, Prof. Dr. National Technical University of Athens, Greece
J.Georgi, Prof. Dr. Open University of Greece, Greece



INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE:
Nikos Abatzoglou, CANADA
Adriana Alexandru, ROMANIA
Kostas Arvanitis, GREECE
Niranjan Bhowmick, INDIA
Derrick Bouchard, CANADA
Ognyan Bozhkov, BULGARIA
Victor Eduard Cenusa, ROMANIA
Marius Cioca, ROMANIA
Emilia Costa, PORTUGAL
Eduard Dan Franti, ROMANIA
Vassilis Gekas, GREECE
Krzysztof Gaska, POLAND
Ioannis Gonos, GREECE
Michio Ikura, CANADA
Lacramioara Ivanescu, ROMANIA
Christopher J. Koroneos, GREECE
Maria Koukou, GREECE
Jurij Krope, SLOVENIA
Ibrahim Krasniqi, ALBANIA
Wen-Zer Lin, TAIWAN
Qingrong Liu, JAPAN
Roghayeh Lotfi, IRAN
Petr Mastny, CZECH REPUBLIC
Ion Melinte, ROMANIA
Abbas Miri, IRAN
Nikitas Nikitakos, GREECE
Zenovia Olteanu, ROMANIA
Ion Oprea, ROMANIA
Krzysztof Pikon, POLAND
Thomas Panagopoulos, PORTUGAL
Thales Papazoglou, GREECE
Kostas Passadis, GREECE
John Prousalidis, GREECE
Florin Popescu, ROMANIA
M.Petrakis, GREECE
George Stavrakakis, GREECE
Fragkiskos Topalis, GREECE
Yingjun Ruan, JAPAN
Javad Sargolzaei, IRAN
Shahab Varkouhi, IRAN
George Vokas, GREECE
Michalis Vrachopoulos, GREECE
Maria Magdalena Zamfirache, ROMANIA
A.I.Zouboulis, GREECE