Cristina Stângaciu is a Lecturer at the Department of Computer and Information Technology, Politehnica University of Timisoara. Her research focuses on embedded systems, real-time systems, IoT, and energy-efficient computing. She has contributed to mixed criticality task scheduling and wireless sensor networks. PhD in Real-Time Systems (2015) Scientific Secretary of Department Involvement in projects: Bright Cityscapes - Synthia, CloudPUTing, TEEFIOS Her research interests span real-time task scheduling, embedded operating systems, and smart sensing systems. Recent work explores IoT security and multicore scheduling techniques. Key article trends include real-time scheduling frameworks, IoT protocol optimization, and energy-efficient embedded systems. Topics like lightweight cryptography and CAN FD improvements are prominent in her 2024-2025 publications. Merit Diplomas (2021, 2022) Merit Awards 2025 As advisor to PhD students, she contributes to advancements in real-time systems through grants and collaborative projects like SCMUPT 2025. Her work integrates practical and theoretical aspects of sensor networks and cloud platforms.










