Catalin V Rusu

Lecturer Catalin V Rusu is a faculty member at the Transylvanian Institute of Neuroscience (TINS), where he directs the Applied Computational Intelligence Laboratory. His research spans biologically inspired neural systems, spiking neural networks, and machine learning applications in structural diagnostics. Rusu teaches courses like Advanced Programming Methods and Object-Oriented Programming.

Research Interests

• Modeling cortical microcircuits and self-organizing neural systems
• Spiking neural networks for autonomous robotics (ROBBY framework)
• Damage detection in beam structures using frequency shifts and ML
• Predictive modeling for student attention and academic progress
• Probabilistic planning and reinforcement learning

Teaching Requirements

• Students must bring laptops with Java/Python environments (JDK 8+/Python3) and IDEs (IntelliJ/PyCharm)
• Git setup required for collaborative coding sessions
• Hands-on sessions with extended durations (100 minutes with breaks)

Contact

Transylvanian Institute of Neuroscience (TINS)
Str. Ploiești 33, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Email: rusu@bet-you-can-guess-it.much-obvious-very-wow