Dr. Ionel SIMION
Curriculum Vitae
Director of Engineering Graphics and Industrial Design Department
Faculty of Aerospace Engineering
POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest
Romania
Professional Experience
From 2001 - now Professor, POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest
1984-2001 Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest
1983-1984 Engineer, „Danubiana” Company from Bucharest
1982-1983 Engineer, Mechanical Company from Plopeni,
Education and training
Dates 1977-1982
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest
Title of qualification awarded M. Eng. Degree
Dates 1995
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest
Title of qualification awarded Ph.D. in Technical Sciences
Dates 2005, 2007
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
British Academy for Business and Communication
Title of qualification awarded Strategic Management, Human Resources Management, Communication in Business, Promotion and
Publicity, Marketing
Foreign languages • English (Listening, Reading , Writing, Spoken)
• French (Listening, Reading , Writing, Spoken)
Organisational skills and
competences
2009 - now PhD. Coordinator in Industrial Engineering
2012 - now Director of Engineering Graphics and Industrial Design Department, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering,
POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest
2001 - 2012 Head of Descriptive Geometry and Engineering Graphics Department, Faculty of Aerospace
Engineering, POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest
2001 - now Senate’s Member of POLITEHNICA University of Bucharest
1998 - now Member of the Academic Council - Aerospace Engineering Faculty, POLITEHNICA University of
Bucharest
2002 - now Director - Instruction Center for Engineering Graphics
2005 Chairman of 1st International Conference in Engineering Graphics and Design, Bucuresti (ICEGD),
2005.
2007 Co-Chairman of 2nd-5th International Conference in Engineering Graphics and Design (ICEGD), Galati,
2007.
Scientific and Technical
Competencies
Major interests • Computer Graphics
• Web Design
• CAD
• Geometric modelling
• Industrial design
• Mechanical Technology
Relevant results • Algorithms on graphics
• Defining and mathematical formalizing of a new coordinates transformation method for orientation
error
• Theoretical and experimental modeling of basic themes associated to Engineering Graphics;
• Geometric modelling on industrial design
• Design and implementation of programs and system for computer-assisted graphics in mechanical
engineering
Didactic Activity Courses (1st cycle):
„Descriptive Geometry”, „Engineering Graphics and Infographics”, „Engineering Graphics”,
„Computer Graphics”, „Technical Drawing”, “Graphic Design”, “Solid Modelling”.
Courses (master):
„Three-dimensional Design”, „Web design”, „Geometric Modelling”, „Industrial Design”, “Computer
Aided Design”.
Publications 26 books published in Romania
2 books published in USA
95 scientific papers
35 research
Affiliations International Society for Geometry and Graphics (ISGG)
Romanian Society for Engineering Graphics (SORGING) - president
Society of Automotive Engineers of România (SIAR)
Additional Information • Editor in chief of the Scientific Journal of Engineering Design and Graphics ISSN 1843-3766
(http://www.sorging.ro/en/articles/editorial-board).
• Expert European Commission, Executive Agency for Competitiveness & Innovation.
• Expert European Commission, Education, Audio-visual and Culture Executive Agency
(EACEA).
• Member of the National Council for the Recognition of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates
(CNATDCU) - Board of Engineering Sciences, Romania.
• Evaluator National Agency for Scientific Research (ANCS), Romania.
• Expert evaluator, program RDI (Research, Development and Innovation) 2007-2013, Ministry of
Education and Research of Romania.
• Expert evaluator ARACIS (Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education),
2007-2013.
• Expert evaluator National Council for Scientific Research in Higher Education (CNCSIS) 2004,
2005, 2006
• Expert evaluator Ministry of Education and Research - National Authority for Scientific
Research, the Research Excellence program 2005, 2006.
• Reader for the Computer Aided Design, Elsevier Publishing.