Marius DUREA

Roles & Affiliations:

• Professor at Faculty of Mathematics, 'Al. I. Cuza' University of Iași (since 2014).
• Prior roles: Associate Professor (2012–2014), Lecturer (2007–2012), Assistant Professor (2004–2007).
• Post-doctoral fellowship at Université de Limoges (2005–2006).

Education:

• PhD in Mathematics (2004), supervised by Constantin Zălinescu.
• Habilitation thesis in Optimization (2013).
• Master's in Abstract Analysis (1999), Bachelor's in Mathematics (1997), all from 'Al. I. Cuza' University.

Research Interests:

Focuses on variational analysis, optimality conditions, vector/set-valued optimization, and metric regularity. Explores scalarization methods, directional derivatives, and stability in optimization problems with variable ordering structures.

Teaching Contributions:

• Authored textbooks like An introduction to nonlinear optimization theory (2014) and Optimizare practică (2022).
• Developed courses on functional analysis, calculus, and optimization.

Article Trends:

Recent work emphasizes set optimization, approximate efficiency, and stability analysis in problems with variable ordering structures. Explores cone-compactness, directional derivatives, and subdifferential calculus.

Grants & Labs:

• Active in optimization-related research projects, though specific grants are unspecified.
• Part of the Mathematical Analysis and Optimization research group at 'Al. I. Cuza' University.