About

  Adrian Mihalcioiu was born in March 1979 in the Transylvanian city of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. He starts his education at "George Cosbuc" National College (1985-1993) then at "Tiberiu Popoviciu" Computer Science High School (1993-1997).   Between 1996 and 2001 Adrian Mihalcioiu takes active part in the youth organisation of the National Liberal Party, Cluj county branch where he serves for several years as Coordinative Secretary. He also serves as adviser to  Prof.dr.eng. Anton Ionescu, MP. 

 In 2002 Adrian Mihalcioiu graduates Electrical Engineering at Technical University of Cluj-Napoca. In 2002 he joins the PhD program at Technical University of Cluj-Napoca under the advising of Prof.dr.eng. Alexandru IUGA. 

  In 2003 he joins the PhD program at Poitiers University under the advising of Prof.dr.eng. Lucian Dascalescu on the framework of a co-tutored PhD program agreement and with a scholarship support from the French Government. 

  After successfully defending his PhD Thesis in December 2005 Adrian Mihalcioiu receives the PhD degree from Poitiers University with the distinction "Très Honorable" and from Technical University of Cluj-Napoca with the distinction "Magna Cum Laude".

  His research involved the development of measurement techniques and virtual instrumentation for the study and control of electrostatic processes. His published papers also cover the optimization of electrostatic separation processes and SPC.

  Adrian Mihalcioiu took part in the development of plasma combined exhaust gas aftertreatment system for super clean diesel hybrid engine as a researcher for the Japan Science and Technology Agency (2006 - 2007) and in the development of the electrostatic purification system for refrigerant recycling as a researcher (2007 - 2008) for Chubu Science and Technology Center - Nagooya.

  Adrian Mihalcioiu was a member of Prof. Akira Mizuno's research group at Toyohashi University of Technology, Ecological Engineering Department from 2007, july until March, 2009.

   From 2009 to 2011 he worked on aerospace projects at Supélec, in Département Energie in Paris and then at Institute P' Institut P' UPR 3346 Département Fluides, Thermique, Combustion, Branche Fluides, in Poitiers, France.

   In November 2011, Adrian joined D2T Powertrain Engineering (formerly a subsidiary of IFP Energies nouvelles, later FEV Group's Software and Testing Solutions division, and now ENORISE under the CERTINA Group). Over an eight-year tenure through late 2019, he provided critical engineering expertise and technical consulting to key automotive OEMs, including Renault and PSA. His contributions ranged from defining global test bench specifications, measurement system analysis (MSA), and quality compliance standards (FMEA/SPC) across Renault's R&D network, to managing endurance test bench operations at Renault’s Lardy Technical Centre. Later, as Product Leader for the OSIRIS™ combustion analysis platform at PSA engineering sites, he defined product roadmaps and oversaw system deployment, hardware/software integration, and customer adoption. 

  Since 2020, he has led customer enablement initiatives within FEV’s Software and Testing Solutions division (now rebranded as ENORISE). Starting as an international product and solutions trainer, he stepped into the role of Customer Training Manager in 2022. In this capacity, he oversees international in-person, online, and hybrid training programs. He also maintains the QUALIOPI certification in France while collaborating closely with Product Owners and Project Managers to design and deliver high-impact Customer Success training.

Beyond his corporate responsibilities, Adrian served as a Board Member for the Japanese Section of the Lycée International de Saint-Germain-en-Laye from 2022 to 2026. In this governance role, he managed the IT infrastructure and technology strategy, supporting a team of 10 staff members (primarily teachers) delivering a Japanese curriculum to 200 students from kindergarten through high school, as well as managing Google Workspace services for the 200-member supporting NGO.

As an active academic researcher, Adrian has been a member of the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) and the Institute of Electrostatics Japan (IEJ). He has authored over 20 papers in international journals and conference proceedings. His research contributions earned him the prestigious IEEE James Melcher Prize Paper Award from the IAS Electrostatic Processes Committee in both 2005 and 2009.

   As a researcher he was a member of IEEE / Industry Applications Society and of Institute of Electrostatics Japan (IEJ). Adrian Mihalcioiu published over 21 papers in international journals and conferences and in 2005 and 2009 he received the IEEE James Melcher Prize Paper Award from the Electrostatic Processes Committee of Industry Application Society.