Claudia-Melania Chituc
E-mail addresses:      cmchituc    (at)    fe    (d0t)   up    (d0t)  pt
Phone Number:         (+351) 968376958

EDUCATION
  • 10/2004 - 07/2008: PhD in Computers and Electrical Engineering - Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Portugal) (Defense: July 28, 2008; PhD Thesis submitted on March 6, 2008.)
  • 10/2002 - 06/2004: MSc degree Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Portugal) - Computers and Electrical Engineering Department, Area of specialization: Information Technology for Enterprise Management
  • 06/2005 - 12/2005: Visiting Scholar Purdue University (School of Industrial Engineering) and PRISM Center (USA)
  • 06/2002: Dipl. Computer Engineer (Licentiate degree), Politehnica University of Bucharest (Romania) - Computers Department
  • 09/2000: Dipl. Economist (Licentiate degree), The Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest (Romania) - Finances, Insurances, Banking and Stock Exchange Department
    • I am Assistant Professor at the Informatics Engineering Department (Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal: FEUP-DEI).

    I am with the Informatics Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal (FEUP-DEI) since 2008, pursuing inter-disciplinary research in the areas of computers engineering, economics and mathematics.

    In July 2008 I have obtained the PhD in Computers and Electrical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Portugal). The research work pursued has been in the area of e–business and interoperability in collaborative networks of enterprises, tackling technical, knowledge/ semantic and business/ economic interoperability aspects. [The Abstract and Preface are available here.]

    My education is multi-disciplinary, being economist and computer engineer. I have pursued simultaneously two different faculties, receiving two diplomas (Licentiate degrees) in Economics in 2000, from the Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest (Romania), being specialized in Finances, Insurances, Banking and Stock Exchange, and Computer Engineering , in 2002, from Politehnica University of Bucharest (Romania) - Computers Department. In June 2004 I have received the MSc degree from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (Portugal), Computers and Electrical Engineering Department (area of specialization: Information Technology for Enterprise Management). I have been researcher at the National Institute of Computers and Systems Engineering (Porto) while pursuing the PhD and MSc degrees, where I have participated in two EU-funded and two national R&D projects.

    In 2007 I have been invited to Chair two sessions at IEEE International Conference on Service Computing 2007 (IEEE SCC 2007). In the same year, the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society awarded me a scholarship.

    I have participated to different certified technical courses held at engineering European universities, e.g., Lund, Sweden (2002); Bratislava, Slovakia (2000); Warsaw, Poland (1999); Coimbra, Portugal (1998), Budapest, Hungary (1997). During 2001-2002 I have been vice-president, at European level, of BEST - Board of European Students of Technology not-for-profit and non-political European student organization comprising students form 76 prestigious universities from 30 countries. In Romania, I have won prizes at olympiads in mathematics (1986-1995).

    SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

    INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

    1) Chituc, C.-M.; Toscano, C.; Azevedo, A. “Interoperability in collaborative networks: independent and industry specific initiatives – The case of the footwear industry“. Computers in Industry, 59(7), September 2008, pp.741-757. DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2007.12.012. [Download article]

    2) Chituc, C.-M.; Nof, S.Y., "The Join/Leave/Remain (JLR) decision in collaborative networked organizations". In Computers & Industrial Engineering Journal , 53, August 2007, pp. 173-195. [Download article]

    3) Chituc, C.-M.; Azevedo, A.; Toscano, C., "E-Business Frameworks Comparison, Analysis and Selection: An Analytic Perspective”. International Journal of Production Research - Invited paper for special issue on Virtual Enterprises - Methods and Approaches for Coalition Formation. Vol. 47, No. 17, September 2009, pp. 4855-4883.

    4) Chituc, C.-M.; Azevedo, A.; Toscano, C., "A framework proposal for seamless interoperability in a collaborative networked environment". Computers in Industry, Vol. 60, Issue 5, June 2009, pp. 317-338. DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2009.01.009.

    SELECTED ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN PEER-REVIEWED INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

    1) Chituc, C.-M.; Toscano, C.; Azevedo, A., "Collaborative Business Processes Integration and Management - Lessons learned from industry", IEEE Conference on Service Computing (IEEE-SCC), July 2007, Salt Lake City - USA pp. 451-457. [Download article]

    2) Chituc,C.-M.; Toscano, C.; Azevedo, A., "E-business and Collaborative Networks: A two-layered operational infrastructure for the shoe manufacturing up-stream segment", 5th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics (IEEE INDIN), July 2007, Vienna, pp. 591-597.

    3) Chituc,C.-M.; Toscano, C.; Azevedo, A.,"Towards the creation of a digital business ecosystem for the shoe manufacturing domain", Inaugural IEEE Conference on Digital Business Ecosystems (IEEE DEST), February 2007, Crains - Australia, pp. 88-93. [Download article]

    4) "The human impact in the success of strategic cooperation networks and alliances for innovation" (co-author with Caldeira, J. and Mendonca, M.), IEEE International Engineering Management Conference - IEEE IEMC, 2003, pp. 616-620

    BOOK CHAPTERS

    1) Chituc, C.-M.; Azevedo, A.; "Business Networking - the Technological Infrastructure Support". In Knowledge and Technology Management in Virtual Organizations, Putnik, G.; Cunha, M.(Eds.), Chapter 16, Idea Publishing/ IGI Global, 2006, pp. 334-353.

    2) Chituc,C.-M.; Toscano,C.; Azevedo, A., "Interoperability in Collaborative Networks: An innovative approach for the shoe up-stream business segment", In Enterprise Interoperability II - New Challenges and Approaches, Goncalves, R., et.al. (Eds.), Springer London, 2007, pp.557-568. [Download]

    3) Chituc,C.-M.; Toscano,C.; Azevedo, A.,"Towards Seamless Interoperability in Collaborative Networks". In Establishing the Foundation of Collaborative Networks , Camarinha-Matos, L., et.al. (Eds.), IFIP, vol. 243/2007, Springer Boston, 2007, pp. 445-452. [Download]

    4) Chituc,C.-M.; Toscano,C.; Azevedo, A.,"Multi-Perspepctive Challenges on Collaborative Networks Business Environments". In Collaborative Networks and their Breeding Environments, Camarinha-Matos, L., et.al. (Eds.), IFIP, Vol. 186/2005, Springer Boston, 2006, pp. 25-32. [Download]

    5) Chituc, C.-M.; Azevedo, A., “Enablers and Technologies Supporting Self-Forming Networked Organizations”. in Interoperability of Enterprise Software and Applications – Workshops of the INTEROP-ESA International Conference EI2N, WSI, ISIDI and IEHENA 2005 , Panetto, H. (Ed.), Hermes Science Publishing, London UK, 2006, pp. 77-89.

    NATIONAL JOURNALS

    1) Chituc, C.-M.; Mendonça, J.M.; Caldeira, J.C., "Gestão de I&D em projectos de desenvolvimento de novos produtos". In Comportamento Organizacional e Gestão, ISSN 08729662, vol.11, no.2, October 2005 (in Portuguese).



    CHAIR/ ORGANIZER

  • Invited Chair-woman for two sessions at IEEE Int. Conf. on Service Computing 2007 (IEEE SCC 2007).
  • General Chair and Organizer 1st International Workshop on Performance Assessment and Auditing in Service Computing 2010 (PAASC2010) was held at ICSOC 2010, December 7, 2010 in San Francisco (PAASC 2010).
  • Organizer Special Session IEEE IECON 2009: "Bio-inspired methods, techniques and algorithms with application in engineering systems". (Link)
  • Organizer Special Session IEEE INDIN 2010: Special Session on Bio-inspired methods, techniques and algorithms.(IEEE INDIN 2010).


    • Please contact me by e-mail for the complete list of publications and CV.

    HOBBIES

    Basketball, aerobics, piano, Argentine tango.

    Last update: March 5, 2009.