Hariton - Nicolae COSTIN
Office address :

University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi
Faculty of Medical Bioengineering
str. Universitatii No.16 , 6600 Iasi, Romania;
tel: +(40) 232 - 213573; fax: +(40) 232 - 213573
e-mail: hcostin@iit.tuiasi.ro, hcostin@gmail.com

Institute of Computer Science
Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch
Image Processing and Analysis Laboratory
Boulevard Carol I, 22A, cod 700506, Iasi, Romania
Born in:
  20.09.1955, Iasi, Romania
Education:
  Ph.D. in Applied Informatics, Technical University of Iasi, Romania
Thesis entitled "Unified Methods in Pattern Recognition" (in Romanian)
M.B.A. (Master of Business Administration)
Technical University of Iasi, Romania
Postgraduate courses
Digital Signal Processing, Fuzzy Systems, Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing ( Technical Univ. of Iasi )
BS in Electronics and Telecommunications, June 1980
Technical University of Iasi, Romania (graduated in top 10% of CS class)
Topics of interest:
 

Image Processing and Analysis
Pattern Recognition
Soft-computing (neural networks, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms)
Medical electronics and instrumentation;
Digital Signal Processing
Telemedicine
Bioinformatics

Current projects:
 

Biomedical images analysis and representation using methods of soft-computing and data fusion; projects on medical informatics and instrumentation issues; telemonitoring of vital signs and of elderly people; telecardiology systems using Internet and radio waves; person identification using biometric features.

Positions:

03/2005 to present:
   Full Professor, Informatics and Medical Electronics Department
University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Gr.T. Popa", Iasi, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering
Courses: Biomedical Image Processing and Analysis, Medical Electronics, Telemedicine and e-Health, Bioinformatics (master program)
Research: biomedical image processing and analysis, artificial intelligence, medical electronics and instrumentation, bioinformatics, telemedicine
03/1998 to 02/2005:
 Associate Professor, Informatics and Medical Electronics Department
University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Gr.T. Popa”, Iasi, Faculty of Medical Bioengineering
Courses: Biomedical Image Processing and Analysis, Medical Electronics
Research: biomedical image processing and analysis, telemedicine, artificial intelligence, medical electronics, telemonitoring
10/90 to present:
 Senior Researcher in Image Processing and Pattern Recognition
Romanian Academy, Institute for Informatics,Iasi, Romania
Internet for e-Health – an ECG telemonitoring system using Internet connectivity, project within Frame Programme 5 of EU (INES 2001-32316 project (www.euroines.com ; "Medcare" project) – project technical leader
Biomedical imaging by means of Artificial Intelligence methods – project leader
Developed a cursive script recognition system – project leader
Designed a fingerprint identification system for medium / large data bases - project leader
Responsible for a research project concerning supervised pattern recognition / classification using fuzzy and connectionist methods
Developed object recognition methods based on structural analysis
Performed consulting for various companies and organizations
26 research reports
01/85 to 09/90:
 R & D Engineer, and Researcher (09/1987)
Institute for Computer Science, Iasi Branch
Fully designed (logical and technological project) a multi-channel video inspection system for general purpose applications - project leader
Designed and implemented video converter modules for an image acquisition and processing system based on Z 8001 microprocessor
Designed and implemented a real-time tracking system for moving objects (co-author)
Programming environment based on Z 8001 microprocessor - hardware (co-author)
Implemented algorithms for image processing and analysis (co-author)
Designed a video inspection system for concrete dam supervision
Designed image acquisition and display interfaces for existing general purpose minicomputers
09/80 to 12/84:
 Production Engineer; R & D Engineer
Tehnoton Iasi, Enterprise for Telecommunications Equipment
Conducted a radio receivers production equip
Performed technological assistance for CCTV equipment production
Directed quality control group of professional equipment department
Fully designed a CCTV equipment for high-temperature working environments
Designed and implemented a musical electronic synthesizer
09/82 to 06/89:
 Assistant Professor and Lecturer in Electro-Acoustics
Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Electronics and Communications
10/94 to present:
 Lecturer / Associate Professor
Technical University of Iasi , Faculty of Electronics and Communications
Courses: "Image Processing and Pattern Recognition" and “Biomedical Images Processing and Analysis” (Master program)
Publications:
  Researched and wrote more than 90 papers and 20 research reports (see the list of papers).
Author or co-author of the books: "Neural Networks. Theory and Applications" , Teora Publ. House, Bucharest , 1996 (in Romanian); " Medical Informatics. Theory and Applications ", Cantes Publ. House, Iasi , 1998 (in English); " Medical Electronics ", Cantes Publ. House, Iasi , 2000; " Image Processing and Analysis. Applications in Biomedical Imaging ", Tehnica Info Publ. House, Kishinev , 2004 (in Romanian); "Biomedical Informatics. From theory to practice" (in press);
Book chapters: - Biomedical Image Processing and Analysis via Artificial Intelligence and Information Fusion, capitol de carte în Knowledge Based Intelligent Systems for Health Care, T. Ichimura and K. Yoshida (eds.), Advanced Knowledge International Publ. House, Australia, 2004, pp. 121-160, ISBN 0-9751004-4-0. - H. COSTIN, Cr. Rotariu: Imagistic information representation and fusion by means of fuzzy logic, capitol în Intelligent Systems in Medicine (H.N. Teodorescu, ed.), Edit. Performantica, Iasi, pp. 71-88, 2004, ISBN 973-7994-82-5.

Societies:

  IEEE Member (Engineers in Medicine and Biolology Society - EMBS) – 2002-present
Member of the Romanian Fuzzy System Society - 1990.
Member of the Balkan Union of Fuzzy Systems and Artificial Intelligence Associations (BUFSA) - 1990.
Member of the Romanian Scientists Association - 1991.
Founder and member of the Romanian Society for Medical Bioengineering - 1991.
Member of the Romanian Society of Automation and Technical Informatics - 1998.
Founder and member of the Romanian Society of Telemedicine - 2000.
Patents:
  Multi - channel video inspection system (RO patent No. 104090/1987).
Acquisition and image processing system (RO patent No. 98826/1987).
Electronic device for sowing control (RO patent No. 86599/1984).
Awards:
  "Inventa" award, of the National Society of Inventics, 1990.
"120 years of medical teaching" diploma, Iasi Univ. of Medicine, 2000.
Various:
  invited researcher at the Technical University of Lille (France, 2002)
invited talks at international conferences
chairman of EHB (e-Health and Bioengineering) symposium (Iasi, 2007) and of different conference sessions
director of the first Romanian pilot telemedical centre in Iasi, within the National Programme of R&D II (2007-2013) and CEEX programme – Research of excellence
director for 5 national granted projects in bioengineering and (biomedical) image processing/analysis
Hobbies:
  Music, self-knowledge, traveling, chess.