Period: January-March 2026
Sirota SB, Bender RG, Dominguez R-MV, et al. [Herteliu, C.] Global, regional, and national burden of meningitis, its risk factors, and aetiologies, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, The Lancet Neurology 2026, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(26)00101-8
Ashraf LABIB; Coralia TANASUICA (ZOTIC); Turuna SEECHARAN; Mihai Daniel ROMAN, Data-Driven Fleet Optimization Using ML Algorithms and a Decision-Making Grid Framework, Applied Systems Innovation, 2026, 9(3), 63; https://doi.org/10.3390/asi9030063 – 17, Mar 2026
Coralia Tanasuica (Zotic), A Rolling Forecast Model Selection through a Hybrid Multi-Metric Framework, Applied business solutions, N3 2025, doi: DOI:10.57005/ab.2025.3, https://www.applied-business-solutions.eu/p25/ABIS_3(2025).pdf (BDI)
Conferences:
Elena LUPU, Mihai Daniel ROMAN, Detection and Prevention of Fraud in Online Auction, The 20th International Conference on Business Excellence: Driving competitive advantage through AI and digital ecosystems, Bucharest, 26-28 March 2026
Liviu-Adrian COTFAS, Lucian VILCEA, Ioana IOANĂȘ, George-Cristian TĂTARU Automated Extraction and Classification of IT Job Market Data Using Locally Deployed Large Language Models , The 20th International Conference on Business Excellence: Driving competitive advantage through AI and digital ecosystems, Bucharest, 26-28 March 2026
George-Cristian TĂTARU, Lucian VÎLCEA, Adriana COSAC, Răzvan-Ioan TĂTARU Perceived Usefulness, Risks, and Future Acceptance of Generative AI in Higher Education, The 20th International Conference on Business Excellence: Driving competitive advantage
through AI and digital ecosystems, Bucharest, 26-28 March 2026
Period: June-December 2025
Force, L. M., Kocarnik, J. M., et al. [Ausloos, M., Herteliu, C.], The global, regional, and national burden of cancer, 1990–2023, with forecasts to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023., Lancet, Oct 2025, 406(10512), 1565-1586, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01635-6
Conferences:
The Fifteenth International Conference on Economic Cybernetic Analysis: Challenges of International Trade and Economic Development CITED2025 (8 papers)
Alexandra VINTILA, Analysis of the Banking Sector in Romania, The Fifteenth International Conference on Economic Cybernetic Analysis: Challenges of International Trade and Economic Development CITED2025, November 7, 2025
Andreea RADU, Andreea-Mihaela NICULAE, Adela BÂRA, Comparing Themes in Research and Press Discourse on Circular Economy and Carbon Reduction Using Data Mining and Quantitative Techniques, The Fifteenth International Conference on Economic Cybernetic Analysis: Challenges of International Trade and Economic Development CITED2025, November 7, 2025
Coralia Zotic, Smart Inventory Management using Machine Learning and Hybrid Algorithms Approaches, The Fifteenth International Conference on Economic Cybernetic Analysis: Challenges of International Trade and Economic Development CITED2025, November 7, 2025
Cristian Eugen LUCHIAN, The connection between frugal innovation and sustainability in Romanian companies, The Fifteenth International Conference on Economic Cybernetic Analysis: Challenges of International Trade and Economic Development CITED2025, November 7, 2025
Mihai Daniel ROMAN, A Study of Monetary Policies Effects on Investments at European Countries Level, The Fifteenth International Conference on Economic Cybernetic Analysis: Challenges of International Trade and Economic Development CITED2025, November 7, 2025
Catalina Ionela ZAMFIR, The impact of trade in economic indicators in Romania, The Fifteenth International Conference on Economic Cybernetic Analysis: Challenges of International Trade and Economic Development CITED2025, November 7, 2025
Claudiu HERȚELIU, Loredana MANASIA, Bogdan Vasile ILEANU, Victor DRAGOTA, Ionel Jianu, Marcel AUSLOOS, Do Saints’ Names Matter? Cultural Naming Traditions and Academic Achievement in National Exams, The Fifteenth International Conference on Economic Cybernetic Analysis: Challenges of International Trade and Economic Development CITED2025, November 7, 2025
Cosmin VEZETEU, Ioana MANAFI, Andreea RADU, Innovation Employment and Labour Market Dynamics. Insights from CEE Regions, The Fifteenth International Conference on Economic Cybernetic Analysis: Challenges of International Trade and Economic Development CITED2025, November 7, 2025
The 18 th International Conference on Applied Statistics ICAS 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Economic Development: Strategies for Inclusive Innovation, Predeal, November 21-22, 2025 (9 papers)
Loredana MANASIA, Ruxandra Ioana IONIȚĂ, Andrei PÂRVAN, Modeling the Impact of Deep Learning Strategies and Other Factors on Student Engagement in Academia: A Structural Equation Approach, The 18 th International Conference on Applied Statistics ICAS 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Economic Development: Strategies for Inclusive Innovation November 21-22, 2025
Adrian LUNGU, Mihai ROMAN, Convergence Through Crises and the Dynamics of Cluster Mobility in the EU-27 (2000- 2023) , The 18 th International Conference on Applied Statistics ICAS 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Economic Development: Strategies for Inclusive Innovation November 21-22, 2025
Rodica-Livia ISPAS (LAZAR), Florina ATANASE (MURAR), Alina MATEI, Young People’s Perception of Innovation in Local Family Businesses , The 18 th International Conference on Applied Statistics ICAS 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Economic Development: Strategies for Inclusive Innovation November 21-22, 2025
Alina MATEI, Rodica-Livia ISPAS (LAZAR), Florina ATANASE (MURAR), The Utilization and Impact of Design Thinking within Romanian Digital Entrepreneurship , The 18 th International Conference on Applied Statistics ICAS 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Economic Development: Strategies for Inclusive Innovation November 21-22, 2025
Adina Teodora Stoica-UNGUREANU, Simona-Andreea APOSTU, Employability in a Changing Europe: The Impact of Religion and Social Factors – Evidence from Eurobarometer, The 18 th International Conference on Applied Statistics ICAS 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Economic Development: Strategies for Inclusive Innovation November 21-22, 2025
Adriana Lavinia IANCU, Simona-Andreea APOSTU, Alexandru-Lucian VÎLCEA , Societal and Economic Resilience of the Delivery Sector within a Multi-Hazardous Environment in Romania, The 18 th International Conference on Applied Statistics ICAS 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Economic Development: Strategies for Inclusive Innovation November 21-22, 2025
Nicholas Victor Julius ALEXANDER, Claudiu HERȚELIU, EU Membership, Aging Speed, and Elderly Health: Comparative Evidence from Europe, 2000-2023 , The 18 th International Conference on Applied Statistics ICAS 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Economic Development: Strategies for Inclusive Innovation November 21-22, 2025
Bogdan-Vasile ILEANU, Claudiu HERȚELIU, Tudorel ANDREI, Adrian PANA Mapping Wealth and Inequalities in Bucharest Neighborhoods Blending Traditional Tools with Artificial Intelligence, The 18 th International Conference on Applied Statistics ICAS 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Economic Development: Strategies for Inclusive Innovation November 21-22, 2025
Claudiu HERȚELIU, Loredana MANASIA, Marcel AUSLOOS, Bogdan-Vasile ILEANU, Victor DRAGOTĂ Do Saints’ Names Matter? Cultural Naming Traditions and Academic Achievement in National Exams , The 18 th International Conference on Applied Statistics ICAS 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Economic Development: Strategies for Inclusive Innovation November 21-22, 2025
The 17th edition of the Annual International Conference – Globalization and Higher Education in Economics and Business Administration (GEBA 2025), Iasi, October 16-18, 2025 (5 papers)
Claudiu HERȚELIU, Loredana MANASIA Marcel AUSLOOS Bogdan Vasile ILEANU Victor DRAGOTĂ Ionel JIANU, SAINTS’ GIVEN NAMES AND THEIR (LACK OF) EFFECT ON NATIONAL EXAMS OUTCOMES, The 17th edition of the Annual International Conference – Globalization and Higher Education in Economics and Business Administration (GEBA 2025), October 16-18, 2025
Adelina PANAITE, Alexandra-Cristina SÎRBU, Mircea ASANDULUI, THE GENDER OF GENEROSITY: ARE WOMEN MORE LIKELY TO GIVE OR RECEIVE ACROSS GENERATIONS? The 17th edition of the Annual International Conference – Globalization and Higher Education in Economics and Business Administration (GEBA 2025), October 16-18, 2025
Razvan Daniel ZOTA Mihai Adrian LUNGU, Dan DRAGOMIRESCU, FROM ANALYSIS TO ARCHITECTURE: INTEGRATING AI INTO HEALTHCARE
PLATFORMS FOR CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT, The 17th edition of the Annual International Conference – Globalization and Higher Education in Economics and Business Administration (GEBA 2025), October 16-18, 2025
Cristian-Eugen LUCHIAN, LAND PLANNING – A KEY ELEMENT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, AND LOCAL BUDGET ,
The 17th edition of the Annual International Conference – Globalization and Higher Education in Economics and Business Administration (GEBA 2025), October 16-18, 2025
Iza GIGAURI, Simona Andreea APOSTU, Pedro Antonio Martín CERVANTES , CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND AI TRENDS , The 17th edition of the Annual International Conference – Globalization and Higher Education in Economics and Business Administration (GEBA 2025), October 16-18, 2025
Project promotings:
The Fifteenth International Conference on Economic Cybernetic Analysis: Challenges of International Trade and Economic Development CITED2025
SATURDAY, November 8, 2025, ROOM 2016
WORKSHOP – 10,00- 12,00
Societal and Economic Resilience within multi-hazards environment in Romania
(Part of Romania’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan, Pillar III. Smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, including economic cohesion, jobs, productivity, competitiveness, research, development, and innovation, and a well-functioning internal market with strong small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs); Component C9. Support for the private sector, research, development and innovation: “I8. Development of a program to attract highly specialized human resources from abroad in research, development and innovation activities”)
CHAIRMEN: PhD. Professor Mihai Daniel ROMAN,
PhD Professor Claudiu HERTELIU
Link: https://asecib.ase.ro/simpozion/2025/simpozion.htm
The 18 th International Conference on Applied Statistics ICAS 2025 Artificial Intelligence and Economic Development: Strategies for Inclusive Innovation, Predeal, November 21-22, 2025
November 22, 2025 12:00-12:30
Projects presentation
Room AMPHITEATRE From Knowledge to Policy: Progress in the INSEAI International Network on Informality and Formalization Strategies in Europe and Latin America Adriana AnaMaria DAVIDESCU (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)
Room SEMINAR 4 Societal and Economic Resilience within multi – hazards environment in Romania Mihai ROMAN (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)
Room SEMINAR 5 A better understanding of socio-economic systems using quantitative methods from Physics Claudiu HERȚELIU (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)
Period: April-June 2025
Ethnic Diversity in Romania. A 20th and 21st Centuries Censuses’ Data Analysis
Authors: Marius GIUCLEA, Daniel TEODORESCU, Andreea MIRICĂ, Andrei PÂRVAN, Ruxandra NOICA, Agnos Millian HERȚELIU
Journal: Economic Computation and Economic Cybernetics Studies and Research
JCR quartile: Q3
Period: January-March 2025
Multiple Sustainability Criteria Mapping of Gas Station Incident Consequences and Subsequent Decision Optimisation
Authors: DF Jones, O Ivanov, O Arsirii, P Crook, L. Kanada, A Labib, RM Teeuw, S.Smyk
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR)
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2025.04.026
JCR quartile: Q1
A hybrid model for designers to learn from failures: A case of a high potential fire incident at an underground hard rock mine
Authors: Tafadzwa Gotora; Ashraf Wasfi Labib
Journal: Journal of Applied Sciences
URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/app15084577
JCR quartile: BDI
Optimized Resilience Measures for Supply Chain using Portfolio Selection
Authors: Risto Talas, Ashraf Labib, Gurjeet Dhesi
Journal: Soft Computing
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00500-025-10561-8
JCR quartile: Q3
Characterization and Modelling of Potential Seaborne Disasters, in the ANA Region
Authors: Ashraf Wasfi Labib, Dylan Jones, Natalia Andreassen, Rune Elvegård, Mikel Dominguez Cainzos
Journal: Journal of Applied Sciences
URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/app15020782
JCR quartile: BDI
An Approach to the Total Least Squares Method for Symmetric Triangular Fuzzy Numbers
Authors: Marius Giuclea, Costin Ciprian Popescu
Journal: Mathematics
URL: Mathematics 2025, 13(8), 1224; https://doi.org/10.3390/math13081224
JCR quartile: Q1
A New e-commerce Model for Free-riding Behavior in Decentralized Supply Chains
Authors: Andreea MARIN-PANTELESCU, Alina CONSTANTINESCU, Mihai Daniel ROMAN, Adela SOCOL , Lidija KRAUJALIENĖ
Journal: Journal of Business Economics and Management
URL: https://doi.org/10.3846/jbem.2025.23778
JCR quartile: Q1
Design and Development of an Arctic Maritime Safety Risk Index
Authors: Aristeidis Karalis, Kevin Willis, Asrul Ismail, Dylan Jones, Dave Morris, Isto Mattila, Pontus Svenson, Ashraf Labib
Journal: Applied Ocean Research
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5011200
JCR quartile: BDI
Spurious Learning and Bouncing Back: Resilience and Simulation Modelling Applied to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Authors: Ashraf Labib
Journal: Resilient Cities and Structures
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcns.2025.06.002
JCR quartile: BDI
Period: October-December 2024
Optimized Resilience Measures for Supply Chain using Portfolio Selection
Authors: Risto Talas, Ashraf Labib, Gurjeet Dhesi
Journal: Soft Computing
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00500-025-10561-8
JCR quartile: Q3
Characterization and Modelling of Potential Seaborne Disasters, in the ANA Region
Authors: Ashraf Wasfi Labib, Dylan Jones, Natalia Andreassen, Rune Elvegård, Mikel Dominguez Cainzos
Journal: Applied Sciences
URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/app15020782
JCR quartile: BDI
Learning from Failure by Using A Hybrid Model Technique: The Suez Canal Incident
Authors: Trackeisha Davis, Ashraf Labib, Azzam Saati , Akilu Yunusa-Kaltungo, Claudiu Herteliu
Journal: Journal of Navigation
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4481786
JCR quartile: Q2
Period: July-September 2024
Consumption Expenditures on Food, Non-food Products and Services in Romania
Authors: Andrei Tudorel, Bourbonnais Régis , Mirică Andreea
Journal: Prague Economic Papers
URL: https://doi.org/10.18267/j.pep.874
JCR quartile: Q3
Period: April-June 2024
Global burden of 288 causes of death and life expectancy decomposition in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Authors: M Naghavi, KL Ong, A Aali, HS Ababneh, YH Abate, C Abbafati et al
Journal: Lancet
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00367-2
JCR quartile: Q1
Developing dynamic supply chain resilience capabilities: a study of Irish firms’ response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors: Ali, A., Labib, A., Afonso, P. S. L. P., Mahfouz, A.
Journal: Production
URL: https://doi.org/10.1590/0103-6513.20230076
JCR quartile: BDI
Regional Specialisation and Sectoral Concentration in Romania on Local Administrative Units Level (LAU)
Authors: BĂRBULESCU, A., FURTUNĂ, .F., DÂRDALĂ, M., IONIȚĂ, C.,ȚIBREA H.
Journal: Economic Computation and Economic Cybernetics Studies and Research
URL: https://doi.org/10.24818/18423264/58.2.24.01
JCR quartile: Q4
Optimized resilience measures for supply chain using portfolio selection
Authors: Risto Talas, Ashraf Labib, Gurjeet Dhesi
Journal: Soft Computing
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00500-025-10561-8
JCR quartile: Q3
Period: January-March 2024
Estimating relative importance of criteria by post-processing dominance-based rough set approach’s outputs
Authors: Atteya, T.E.M., Chakhar, S., Labib, A., Cox, A. & Ishizaka, A.
Journal: European Journal of Operational Research
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2023.12.027
JCR quartile: Q1
The Burden of Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Among Adolescents and Young Adults in 24 Western European Countries, 1990–2019: Results From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
Authors: Armocida, B., Monasta, L., Sawyer, S. M., Bustreo, F., Onder, G., Castelpietra, G., Beran, D. et al
Journal: International Journal of Public Health
URL: https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1606491
JCR quartile: Q2
No Harm in Learning – A Balanced High Reliability Organisation (HRO) Approach in Healthcare
Authors: Caroline Mitchell, Darren Van Laar, Caroline Strevens, Ashraf Labib
Journal: Journal of Social and Economic Statistics
URL: https://doi.org/10.2478/jses-2023-0006
JCR quartile: BDI
Global fertility in 204 countries and territories, 1950–2021, with forecasts to 2100: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Authors: NV Bhattacharjee, AE Schumacher, A Aali, YH Abate, R Abbasgholizadeh et al
Journal: Lancet
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/ S0140-6736(24)00550-6
JCR quartile: Q1
Global age-sex-specific mortality, life expectancy, and population estimates in 204 countries and territories and 811 subnational locations, 1950–2021, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive demographic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021
Authors: AE Schumacher, HH Kyu, A Aali, C Abbafati, J Abbas et al
Journal: Lancet
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(24)00476-8
JCR quartile: Q1
Machine Learning for concrete sustainability improvement: Smart Fleet Management
Authors: Coralia Tanasuica (Zotic), Mihai Daniel Roman
Journal: Eastern European Journal of Regional Studies
URL: https://doi.org/10.53486/2537-6179.10-1.05
JCR quartile: BDI
A Quantitative Analysis of Default Risk Using Machine Learning and SHAP Value Interpretation
Authors: Coralia Tanasuica (Zotic)
Journal: Proceedings of the ICBE 2024 Conference
URL: http://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2024-0020
JCR quartile: WOS indexed
Period: October-December 2023
Testing Benford and Universal laws on Gambling & Betting Data in Romania
Authors: Jianu, I., Isaic-Maniu, A., Brandas, C., Cristescu, M.P., Bente, C. and Herteliu, C.
Journal: Annals of Operations Research
URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-023-05739-y
JCR quartile: Q1
Forecasting EUA Futures Volatility with Geopolitical Risk: Evidence from GARCH-MIDAS Models
Authors: Lu, H., Gao, Q., Xiao, L., Dhesi, G.
Journal: Review of Managerial Science
URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11846-023-00722-0
JCR quartile: Q1
An integrated three-way decision methodology for sustainability of wastewater circularity in thermal power plants
Authors: Ocampo, L., Cabigas, J., Jones, D. & Labib, A.
Journal: Applied Soft Computing
URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2023.111111
JCR quartile: Q1
The impact of Romania’s accession to the EU on foreign trade with agri-food products
Authors: Andrei, T., Oancea, B., Mirica, A. & Stoica, I.E.
Journal: Romanian Statistical Review
JCR quartile: BDI
Taguchi Risk and Process Capability
Authors: Isaic-Maniu, A., Dragan, I. M., Grigore, A. M., & Constantin, F.
Journal: Risks
URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/risks11100178
JCR quartile: Q2
Alpha Distribution and the Economic Resilience System
Authors: Isaic-Maniu, A., Dragan, I. M., Gogu, E., & Constantin, F.
Journal: Romanian Statistical Review
URL: https://www.revistadestatistica.ro/2023/11/alpha-distribution-and-the-economic-resilience-system/
JCR quartile: BDI
Period: July-September 2023
Forecasting EUA Futures Volatility with Geopolitical Risk: Evidence from GARCH-MIDAS Models
Authors: Lu, H., Gao, Q., Xiao, L., Dhesi, G.
Journal: Review of Managerial Science
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11846-023-00722-0
JCR quartile: Q1
Testing Benford and Universal laws on Gambling & Betting Data in Romania
Authors: Jianu, I., Isaic-Maniu, A., Brandas, C., Cristescu, M.P., Bente, C. and Herteliu, C.
Journal: Annals of Operations Research
URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10479-023-05739-y
JCR quartile: Q1
Taguchi Risk and Process Capability
Authors: Isaic-Maniu, A., Dragan, I. M., Grigore, A. M., & Constantin, F.
Journal: Risks
URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/risks11100178
JCR quartile: ESCI