Adrian Dușa

Adrian Dușa is a Full Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Bucharest, where he teaches social statistics, research methodology, and measurement in the social sciences. He serves as the National Coordinator of the European Social Survey (ESS) and Director of the Romanian Social Data Archive (RODA), with over 20 years of experience in data archiving through partnership with CESSDA (Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives).

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in Sociology, 2008, University of Bucharest
• MA in Sociology, 1999, University of Bucharest
• BA in Sociology, 1997, University of Bucharest

Professor Dușa's research primarily focuses on Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), a methodology that has inspired a growing international community. He has published extensively on methodological aspects, with particular expertise in programming minimization algorithms. His work extends to social statistics, research methodology, and measurement in social sciences. As an active R programmer, he has developed several R packages including QCA, DDIwR, and declared that support social science research methodology.

His institutional involvement spans nationally and internationally:

• Member of CRIC (Romanian Committee for Research Infrastructures)
• Former Romanian delegate to ESFRI (European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures)
• Chair of SCI-SWG (Social and Cultural Innovation Strategy Working Group, 2012-2014)
• Member of the Advisory Board and Steering Committee at COMPASSS

Professor Dușa's professional trajectory demonstrates consistent leadership in social science methodology and research infrastructure development, with current positions held since the early 2000s showing remarkable continuity and impact in the field.