Vladimir Balan

Biographical data

Affiliation: University Politehnica of Bucharest,

Faculty of Applied Sciences,

Department of Mathematics-Informatics.

Position: Professor.

Scientific degrees and specializations:

* Ph.D. in Mathematics: "Al.I.Cuza" University of Iassy, Faculty of Mathematics, 1992.

* CAM Programmer Specialization Diploma - Central Institute of Informatics, Bucharest, 1986.

* M.Sc. Specialization in algebra-geometry : University of Bucharest, Faculty of Mathematics, 1983.

* Diploma of Honours: University of Bucharest, Faculty of Mathematics, 1982; national scholarship.

* Diploma of Maturity : "Dimitrie Cantemir" National College, Bucharest, 1977; promotion head.

Professional Employment:

Full Professor , University Politehnica of Bucharest 2003-present.

Associate Professor , University Politehnica of Bucharest 1999-2003;

Reader , University Politehnica of Bucharest 1995-1999;

Teaching Assistant Professor , Politehnica Institute of Bucharest, 1990-1995;

Princ.Sci. Researcher III, I.T.C.I.Bucharest, 1990;

Sci. Researcher, I.T.C.I. Bucharest, 1987-1990;

Mathematician, I.T.C.I. Bucharest, 1985-1987;

Teacher of Mathematics, Dascalu, S.A.Ilfov County, 1983-1985.

Visiting professor:

2013 - University of Novi Sad, Serbia

2012 - Kaunas University of Technology - Kaunas, Lithuania

2011 - Institute of Pure Mathematics - Tartu, Estonia

2011 - Ondokuz Mayis University of Samsun, Turkey

2010 - Polytechnic University of Hong Kong

2009 - University of Messina and Accademia dei Pericolanti de Messina, Italy

2007, 2008, 2009 - RI-HSGP and IF-FG - Moscow, Russian Federation

2007 - University of Tartu and CENS - Tallin, Estonia

2005 - Indian Statistical Institute, Asian Society - Calcutta, India

2005 - University of Burdwan - Bengal, India

2002 - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Socrates mobility program), Greece

1997-1998 - University of Lawrence (Fulbright postdoc), USA

1997 - University of Athens and University of Patras, Greece

Referee for the Journals:

* IJST (Iranian Journal of Science and Technology) - Iran

* IJMMS (Int. Jour.of Maths. and Math.Sci.), Univ. of Central Florida - USA

* Matematicki Bilten - Macedonia

* Bulletin of the Malaysian Mathematical Society - Malaysia

* Bulletin of the Calcutta Mathematical Society - India

* Scientific Bulletin of University Politehnica of Bucharest

* AMUC (Acta Mathematica Universitatis Comenianae), Bratislava - Slovak Republic

* Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences, Tallin, Estonia

* Acta Mathematica Academiae Paedagogicae Nyiregyhaziensis (AMAPN)

* Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics (IJPAM)

* Applied Mathematics Letters (AML)

* Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

* Hypercomplex Numbers in Geometry and Physics

Reviewer at:

* Mathematical Reviews

* Zentralblatt fur Mathematik

* Acta Mathematicae Applicandae

Member of the following professional societies:

The American Mathematical Society (since 1996),

Tensor Society - Japan (since 1992),

The European Mathematical Society (Helsinki, Finland, since 1997),

The Balkan Society of Geometers (since 1994, founding member, vice-president),

The Romanian Society of Mathematical Sciences (since 1990).

Member of the Editorial Boards of the scientific journals:

* Matematicki Bilten - Skopje, Macedonia

* Bulletin of the Calcutta Mathematical Society - Calcutta, India

* General Mathematics Notes - Kokrajhar, India

* Hypercomplex Numbers in Geometry and Physics - Moskow, Russia

* Azerbaijan International Journal of Academic Research (IJAR - Azerbaidjan)

* Journal of Mathematics and Technology (JMT - Azerbaidjan)

* International Electronic Journal of Geometry, Ankara, Turkey

* Proceedings of the International Geometry Centre - Odessa, Ukraine

* Balkan Journal of Geometry and Its Applications

(BJGA, URL http://www.mathem.pub.ro/bjga) - Bucharest, Romania

* Applied Sciences (APPS, URL http://www.mathem.pub.ro/apps) - Bucharest, Romania

* Differential Geometry - Dynamical Systems (DGDS, URL http://www.mathem.pub.ro/dgds) - Bucharest, Romania

* Balkan Society of Geometers Proceedings (BSGP, URL http:///www.mathem.pub.ro/proc) - Bucharest, Romania

* Journal of Advanced Mathematical Studies - Bucharest, Romania

* International Journal of Differential Geometry - Tehran, Iran

Teaching

Courses taught: linear algebra, analytic and differential geometry; computer graphics, fuzzy systems,

matrix calculus with applications.

Seminars taught: computer graphics, fuzzy systems, matrix calculus with applications.

Seminars taught in English (FILS - UPB): linear algebra.

Languages: English and Russian (translator certificate).

Birthdate: 2 October 1958.

Hobbies: classical music.

Present office address: University Politehnica of Bucharest, Department Mathematics-Informatics,313 Splaiul Independentei, R412, RO-060042 Bucharest, Romania.

E-mail: vbalan [at] mathem.pub.ro ; vladimir.balan [at] upb.ro

Telephone: Office +4021-4029489.