Maria-Cristina Marinescu

Maria-Cristina Marinescu serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Data Analytics at IQS School of Engineering. Her academic journey includes a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Politehnica di Bucharest (1995), a PhD in Computer Science from the University of California Santa Barbara (2022), and extensive research experience including a Visiting Scholar position at MIT (1997-2022) followed by a Postdoc (2022-2023).

Her research interests span data analytics, machine learning applications, epidemiological modeling, smart city semantic modeling, analysis of resilient and sustainable cities, social exclusion studies, and optimization algorithms. Dr. Marinescu is actively involved in the ADAMIQS (Applied Data Analytics and Modeling IQS) research group, which applies data analysis techniques across biosciences, chemistry, engineering, and social sciences domains.

Her recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on epidemic modeling, public health informatics, and machine learning applications, reflecting interdisciplinary research that bridges computer science with healthcare and urban planning challenges. Her work on metadata annotation and epidemic model outputs shows particular innovation in data science methodologies.

Dr. Marinescu is currently leading or participating in multiple research projects including MobilePressure (developing strategies to reduce children's premature smartphone exposure), UNCO (uncovering patterns of unconscious reactions to fake content), and the broader ADAMIQS initiative. Her research has generated significant scholarly impact with an h-index of 586 according to Scopus metrics.

She maintains an active research program with consistent publication output, as evidenced by her 44 scientific production records, and collaborates extensively across disciplines and international boundaries as shown by her research network visualization.