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The ARSC team.

The team of the Romanian Smart City Association. ARSC President: Eduard Dumitrașcu.

NATIONAL CONTACT POINT · SMART COMMUNITIES NETWORK

A team recognised
at European level.

11 experts 15+ partner universities Recognised by the European Commission

Leadership.

ARSC President · Founder Eduard
Dumitrașcu
Romanian Smart City Association · since 2016

Eduard Dumitrașcu is the founder and President of the Romanian Smart City Association. Under his leadership, ARSC has established itself as a working platform between public administrations, the private sector and central institutions, with more than 450 members, more than 200 local administrations and 17 digital platforms in operation.

The direction he is setting for ARSC in 2026 is pragmatic: less theory, more connection, implementation and concrete impact in communities. As President, he represents ARSC in institutional consultations with the Government, the relevant ministries, national agencies and embassies.

EU Funds, Project
Management and Deliverables

BIG DATA & IoT Caragea Ciprian Ecological University of Bucharest, Vice-Rector; National Institute for Economic Research, Romanian Academy; postdoctoral diploma in economics (capital markets) Expertise: Big Data & IoT
E-GOVERNANCE Vrabie Cătălin SNSPA, Lecturer, PhD, Faculty of Public Administration, National University of Political Studies and Public Administration; PhD in Administrative Sciences Expertise: e-Governance
SMART ENERGY Petcu Ioana National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, Research Scientist; Bucharest University of Economic Studies, PhD in Economics, Cybernetics programme Expertise: Smart Energy
ADMINISTRATION & SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT Găbudean Călin Cluj-Napoca City Hall, Local Councillor; Babeș-Bolyai University, Master's in Computer Applications, E-Commerce and Internet Databases; Master's in Economics, Small Business Administration and Management Expertise: Administration and Software Development
ELECTRIC MOBILITY Tudor Emil INCDIE ICPE-CA, Head of the Electrical Machines and Drives Laboratory; "Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Doctor of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Expertise: Electric mobility
NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING Guțu-Robu Gabriel "Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Research Scientist and Lecturer; PhD in Natural Language Processing Expertise: Natural Language Processing
DIGITALIZATION & IoT Vasilescu Anca Transilvania University of Brașov, Lecturer, PhD; "Babeș-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca, PhD in Computer Science Expertise: Digitalization & IoT
URBAN PLANNING AND LANDSCAPE Crăciun Cerasella "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism, Professor, habilitated to supervise doctoral research Expertise: Urban Planning and Landscape Design
SMART MOBILITY Nemțanu Florin "Politehnica" University of Bucharest, Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Transport; PhD in Intelligent Transport Systems Expertise: Smart Mobility
NO-DIG TECHNOLOGIES Dragu Cristian Dewatering & Piling, CEO; MIT Sloan Executive Education, Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy Expertise: No-dig technologies
SMART CITY Voinică Valentin Alba Iulia City Hall, Smart City Alba Iulia project coordinator; CNFPA - Euro Beast team, certified trainer; Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Master's in Business Administration Expertise: Smart City

Apply for a place in the extended team.

For specialists in the Smart City verticals who would like to work with ARSC as associates or consultants on thematic projects. The selection process starts with an initial conversation.

The Smart City Romania network run by ARSC

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