Publications

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

URL: https://ecocyb.ase.ro/nr2025_2/2_MariusGiuclea_DanielTeodorescu.pdf DOI: 10.24818/18423264/59.2.25.02

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

URL: https://www.revistadestatistica.ro/2023/11/the-impact-of-romanias-accession-to-the-eu-on-foreign-trade-with-agri-food-products/

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