Thomas Imre Cyrille BUIDIN is assistant professor at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TUCN), Automotive Engineering and Transports Department, as well as a member of the EMARC (Electric Mobility Applied Research Center) research group. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from TUCN (2024) with a summa cum laude distinction. His thesis analyzed the efficiency of battery thermal management systems and he was the first within the TUCN to incorporate artificial intelligence methods into a doctoral thesis from the Mechanical Engineering domain. Domains of research and interest are hybrid and electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries, with focus on the energy efficiency optimization of innovative thermal management solutions and systems. The results of the research activity can be resumed as 1 patent, 6 published scientific articles, 200 citations and 10 prizes and awards for research and innovation activity in the fields of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering. Florin MARIASIU is a full professor at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (UTCN), specializing in Automotive and Transport Engineering. He obtained his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from UTCN (2003), as well as his Habilitation diploma in Mechanical Engineering (2015) from UTCN. His areas of research and interest are sustainable energy solutions for mechanical and thermal systems, along with recent concerns related to the application of artificial intelligence tools in engineering and hybrid education in the automotive field.

Professor Florin Mariasiu's research activity can be summarized as 4 patents, 15 books/chapters, over 100 published scientific articles, over 1,500 citations and more than 20 national and international awards and distinctions for research and innovation in the fields of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering.