Vlad Mihaescu

Vlad Mihaescu

Senate Vice-President

Contact:
Politehnica University of Timisoara
Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Information Technologies; Multimedia Research Center; eLearning Center
Highest degree: Doctorate
Degree name: Doctorate in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering
Area of expertise: Engineering and technology
Skills: Vlad Mihaescu has a Ph.D. in educational and technological models of MOOCs and has more than 20 years of experience as a trainer and teacher in areas like multimedia technologies, social media, e-tourism, e-learning, usability, entrepreneurship, programming, soft skills, leadership, and project management. Author of over 50 scientific papers and book chapters published in international conferences and journals, Vlad is involved in several European research projects in the field of eLearning, digital culture, digital entrepreneurship, innovation and tech transfer. He is also an associate professor for UPT. He is also an associate professor for UPT. For 15 years, Vlad has been part of the technical support team of the UPT Virtual Campus (Moodle). Since 2020, Vlad has served as a member of EDEN's NAP (Network of Academics and Professionals), holding the position of Chair of the Steering Committee between 2020-2023. He was an ex-officio member of the Executive Board of EDEN UK from 2020-2022, then being elected as a member of EDEN DLE's Management Board from 2022. In these capacities he has been organizing several workshops, webinars, and participating as a speaker or moderator in EDEN events. Vlad was also the director of the Center for Innovation and Technology Transfer at UPT (2021-2024) and is currently serving as the Vice-President of the UPT Senate.