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PERSONAL INFORMATION:
Name: Adriana Guran (Tarţa)
Position: Lecturer
Affiliation: Computer Science Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Address: 1, M. Kogalniceanu Street, RO-400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Phone: +40-264-405.327
Fax: +40-264-591.906
E-mail: adriana@cs.ubbcluj.ro
URL:          http://www.cs.ubbcluj.ro/~adriana
EDUCATION:
1993-1997 Secondary and high school at the "George Cosbuc" High School of Mathematics and Physics, Cluj-Napoca
1997-2001 Student at the Department of Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca. Average final grade: 9.45 (1-10 scale). Bachelor's Degree grade: 9.85 B.Sc. Thesis "Financial and Accounting applications of Expert Systems"
2001-2002 M. Sc. student at the Department of Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Internet Databases and e-commerce section. Average final grade: 10 (1-10 scale). M. Sc. Thesis "Database Management Controls in Web Applications". Master's Degree grade: 10.
2002-2008 Ph.D. student at the Department of Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca. Ph.D. Thesis "Ergonomic modeling of human-computer interfaces"
March 7, 2008 Ph.D. at Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Ph.D. Thesis "Ergonomic modeling of human-computer interfaces", Distinction cum laude
DOMAINS OF INTEREST:
human computer interaction
graphical user interfaces
software engineering
web technologies
WORKING POSITIONS:
2008-to date Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2004-2008 Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2002-2004 Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2001-2002 Computer Analist, S.C. IPA CIFATT S.A., Cluj-Napoca subsidiary
COMPLEMENTARY POSITIONS:
2002-to date computer analist, S.C. IPA CIFATT S.A., Cluj-Napoca subsidiary
2002-2003 computer analist, S.C. Info World S. A., Cluj-Napoca subsidiary
2000-2001 teacher at "Tiberiu Popoviciu" Computer Science High School, Cluj-Napoca
SCIENTIFIC ORGANISATIONS MEMBERSHIP
HCI Interest Group Romania-RoCHI
Member of COST 294
REGULAR TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
2001-2002II-nd semester
Object Oriented Programming
Seminars, practical works for I-st year of study, full-term students
Compiler Design Methods
practical works for III-rd year of study, full-term students
2002-2003I-st semester
Algorithmics
Seminars, practical works for I-st year of study, full-term students
Advanced Programming Methods
Seminars, practical works for II-nd year of study, full-term students
2002-2003II-nd semester
Formal Languages
practical works for II-nd year of study, full-term students
Compiler Design Methods
practical works for III-rd year of study, full-term students
Integrated Systems for Design and Programming
practical works for III-rd year of study, full-term students
2003-2004I-st semester
Algorithmics
Seminars, practical works for I-st year of study, full-term students
Individual Project
practical works for II-nd year of study, full-term students
2003-2004 II-nd semester
Object Oriented Programming
Seminars, practical works for I-st year of study, full-term students
Advanced Programming Methods
Seminars, practical works for II-nd year of study, full-term students
Compiler Design Methods
practical works for III-rd year of study, full-term students
2004-2005I-st semester
Algorithmics
Seminars, practical works for I-st year of study, full-term students
Individual Project
practical works for II-nd year of study, full-term students
Formal Languages
Seminars, practical works for II-nd year of study, full-term students
Cognitive Ergonomics
practical works for master students at Faculty of Psychology and
Educational Sciences (Human Resources Management and Marketing )
2004-2005II-nd semester
Object Oriented Programming
Seminars, practical works for I-st year of study, full-term students
Advanced Programming Methods
Seminars, practical works for II-nd year of study, full-term students
Compiler Design Methods
practical works for III-rd year of study, full-term students
2005-2006I-st semester
Programming Fundamentals
Seminars, practical works for I-st year of study, full-term students
Individual Project
practical works for II-nd year of study, full-term students
Cognitive Ergonomics
practical works for master students at Faculty of Psychology and
Educational Sciences (Human Resources Management and Marketing )
2005-2006II-nd semester
Object Oriented Programming
Seminars, practical works for I-st year of study, full-term students
Compiler Design Methods
practical works for III-rd year of study, full-term students
2006-2007I-st semester
Programming Fundamentals
Seminars, practical works for I-st year of study, full-term students
Individual Project
practical works for II-nd year of study, full-term students
Cognitive Ergonomics
practical works for master students at Faculty of Psychology and
Educational Sciences (Human Resources Management and Marketing )
2006-2007II-nd semester
Object Oriented Programming
Seminars, practical works for I-st year of study, full-term students
Compiler Design Methods
practical works for III-rd year of study, full-term students
2007-2008I-st semester
Programming Fundamentals
Seminars, practical works for I-st year of study, full-term students
Individual Project
practical works for II-nd year of study, full-term students
Cognitive Ergonomics
practical works for master students at Faculty of Psychology and
Educational Sciences (Human Resources Management and Marketing )
Formal Languages and Compiler Design Methods
practical works for III-rd year of study, full-term students
2007-2008II-nd semester
Object Oriented Programming
Seminars, practical works for I-st year of study, full-term students
Group Project
practical works for II-rd year of study, full-term students
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
Member of ACM RoCHI Member of ACM SIGCHI
SCIENTIFIC EVENTS (conferences, workshops):
Participation: AQTR 2002 (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) AQTR 2004 (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) RoCHI 2004 (Bucharest, Romania) CEECBIS 2004 (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) E-COMM-LINE 2004 (Bucharest, Romania)
RoCHI 2005 (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) ICTAMI 2005 (Alba-Iulia, Romania) AQTR 2006 (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) ICCCC 2006 (Baia-Mare, Romania)
ICMI 45 (Bacau, Romania) KEPT 2007 (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) ECIT 2006 (Iasi, Romania) BCI 2007 (Sofia, Bulgaria)
National committees: ROCHI (2005) ROCHI (2006) ROCHI (2007) ROCHI (2008)
PUBLICATIONS:
40 papers and presentations. See the list of publications
RESEARCH VISITS
July 10-August 3, 2003 CEEPUS scholarship at University of Szeged, Hungary
April 1st-June 29, 2005 Socrates scholarship at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands, under the supervision of Professor Gerrit C. van der Veer-research project: "Web design patterns -  developing a design pattern for theatre/opera houses websites"
SPOKEN LANGUAGES:
English, French, and Romanian