Keynote speakers - 5 June 2021
Dragoș Iliescu
Professor PhD. Hab, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, Romania
Advocacy for educational psychology – from a specialist in work and organizational psychology
Dragoș Iliescu is Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, where he also leads the Doctoral School. In addition to his academic career he has been active in consulting for the last 20 years, being involved or leading a number of important projects related to psychological and educational testing and evaluation, in commercial or governmental contexts, in Eastern Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. His research interests are grouped around two major areas: psychology applied in an occupational context and in human capital issues and psychological and educational testing and evaluation (with a strong intercultural component). Dragoș Iliescu has served in various official capacities for a number of national and international professional associations; is the former President of the International Test Commission (ITC) and the current President of Division 2 (Psychological and Educational Assessment) of the International Association of Applied Psychology. He is Associate Editor of the European Journal of Psychological Assessment and is the author of over 100 scientific articles, book
Sava Florin Alin
Professor PhD. Hab, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, West University of Timisoara, Romania
Detecting invalid performance in memory testing. Evidences from a new multitask memory test
Professor Florin Alin Sava graduated with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from UVT (1998) and doctoral and postdoctoral studies in psychology from UBB Cluj-Napoca (2005 and 2008). He has been part of the Psychology department of UVT since 2001, being the director of the Department in the period 2008-2015. He is currently the coordinator of the Doctoral School of Psychology and of the research group – Laboratory of Social Cognitions and Personality Assessment (http://socpers.psihologietm.ro) and doctoral supervisor since 2013. He is also part of the executive management structure of European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP), the most prestigious profile association at international level. Scientifically he is a promoter of scientifically validated psychology, with a preference for quantitative data analysis methodologies and
Laurențiu Maricuțoiu
Associate Professor PhD. Hab, Department of Psychology, West University of Timișoara Romania
SMAPH – a research project for studying well-being in educational settings
Laurențiu Maricuțoiu is Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the West University of Timișoara, and President of the Romanian Association for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. His main area of research interest is occupational health and workplace well-being, where he successfully managed to publish in journals such as Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, or Burnout Research. His recent research outputs focused on the well-being in educational settings, where he analysed the well-being of teaching staff and the well-being of students. In his talk, Laurențiu will discuss the current shortcomings in studying occupational health issues in educational settings and will provide a comprehensive approach for dealing with these limitations.
Roxana Maier
Associate Professor PhD., Faculty of Educational Sciences, Psychology and Social Sciences, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Romania
Building educational partnerships for the benefit of students
Roxana Maier has a PhD in Psychology, is an Associate Professor PhD. at Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, psychotherapist, P.E.U. counsellor and trainer, member of the educational psychology, school and vocational counselling committee, which is part of the Romanian Psychologist Collegium. Her scientific and academic interests lie in trauma psychology, educational psychology, clinical psychology, labour and transportation psychology, the last two being showcased in her work as a supervisor. She published several books as a sole author or as a co-author, various articles in psychology Journals and multiple chapters in collective volumes across the country. Roxana Maier is a practitioner in psychology with over 13 years of experience in psychotherapy.
Vasile Marineanu
Associate Professor PhD., Psychology Department, University of Bucharest, Romania
The pandemic of fake news and mental health burden of Covid-19
Dr. Vasile Doru Marineanu is a clinical psychologist working for Romanian Ministry of National Defence and Adjunct Professor at the University of Bucharest. Currently, Dr. Marineanu is the Head of the Romanian National Military Centre for Psychology and Behavioural Health, the President of the Romanian Society for Military Psychology, and member in the Board of the Romanian College of Psychologists. In 2019 he was elected as national representative of the Romanian College of Psychologists to the Standing Committee on Disaster, Crisis and Trauma Psychology within the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations. Dr. Marineanu is a licensed practitioner with over 20 years of experience in clinical and operational psychology. He conducted intensive international activities in mental health operational focused activities during five NATO deployments, as field psychologist, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Afghanistan. During these deployments he, also, coordinated major educational programs for local communities, as commander of Information Operations and Psychological Operations, in support of human rights, gender equality, hostage situations, armed robberies, and sexual violence victims. His scientific research includes publications and projects, such as: The Role of the Romanian Military Psychologists in Providing First Line Responders with Adaptive Behaviours and Mental Health Strategies in the Era of Covid-19 (2020), Resilience and Clinical Issues in Survival Behaviour under Isolation and Captivity (2019), The Psychology of Suicide Martyrdom in Afghanistan and its Implications for Psychological Operations (2017), Supervised practice in evidence-based clinical psychology (2017), Crises Intervention and Psychological First Aid (2016) etc.
Plenary talks - 5 June 2021
Aman Agarwal
Professor of Finance, Dean (IR) & Director (Rektor), Indian Institute of Finance, India
Lives and Livelihoods : Way forward for Digital, Social and Economic Well-Being
AGARWAL, Aman (India) has been felicitated by being Enthroned to Chair position of the St. Emillion Brotherhood (from 8th Century AD) by the Heritage City of Bordeaux, France (28 June 2007). A special Honour and Privilege given to World figures in Business, Arts and Science. He is honoured with “ISME Life Fellow” Award by Waseda University International Society for Management Engineers, Japan (25 Oct 2014 & 10 Dec 2019). He is felicitated by nomination for Honorary Doctorate of Finance by University of Cergy-Pontoise Thema, France (2007) and Honorary Professorship as Professor of Uzbekistan by Tashkent State University of Economics, Uzbekistan (in 2002), a 90 years old prestigious university in Uzbekistan (estd. 1931) and “United Nations REX Karmaveer Global Fellowship” and “Karmaveer Chakra Award” by United Nations and iCongo, India (27 Nov 2019) in recognition of his contribution to academics and literature. He is also bestowed with “Honorary Professor Diploma” by “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad in Romania (12 Nov 2019). He has studied at illustrious Institutions like Delhi University, Indian Institute of Finance, London School of Economics & Columbia University. He has pursued a specialized program in Finance on Options, Futures & Other Derivatives from London School of Economics and the joint Japan/World Bank initiated
Gulsun Kurubacak
Professor in Distance Education at College of Open Education at Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
Digital Wellbeing through Smart Open and Distance Learning (SODL): Technological Singularity for Future
Dr. Gulsun KURUBACAK is a Senior Professor in Distance Education at the College of Open Education of Anadolu University. Dr. Kurubacak undertook graduate studies at Anadolu University, Turkey (MA. Educational Technology) and the University of Cincinnati, USA (Ed.D. Curriculum & Instruction), and also has worked a post-doctoral fellow at the College of Education at New Mexico State University, USA (2001-2002). Dr. Kurubacak earned her B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from the College of Informatics Technologies and Engineering of Hoca Ahmet Yesevi International Turk-Kazakhstani University in the year 2012-2013. Dr. Kurubacak has over a thirty five year experience in focusing on the egalitarian and ecological aspects of distance education; finding new answers, viewpoints and explanations to online communication problems through critical pedagogy; and improving learner critical thinking skills through project-based online learning. Dr. Gulsun Kurubacak has abundance experience with R&D as well as Accreditation and Quality in open and distance learning at the College of Open Education. Dr. Kurubacak has been the chef editor of AUAd (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/auad), and one of the co-editors of TOJDE (https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/tojde) since 2015. Besides, she has
Musata Dacia Bocos
Professor PhD. Hab.,
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Principles and practices for acquiring social resilience in the pandemic context
Mușata-Dacia BOCOȘ is a Professor PhD. Hab. at the
Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of Babeş-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca and PhD supervisor in the field of Educational Sciences. The main scientific fields addressed are: theory, methodology and management training; curriculum theory, methodology and management; interactive pedagogy; didactics of pedagogical disciplines. Among her scientific contribution, we mention: Praxiological Dictionary of Pedagogy (Coordinator – volume I, 2016, volume II, 2016, volume III, 2017, volume IV, 2018, volume V, 2019), Fundamentals of pedagogy. Curriculum theory and methodology. Highlights and teaching tools for teacher training (in collaboration, 2019), Theory and training methodology. Evaluation theory and methodology. Landmarks and teaching tools for teacher training (in collaboration, 2019), Psychopedagogy. Supports for initial and continuous training (in collaboration, 2017), Adult pedagogy. Definitions, elements of reflection and applied exercises (in collaboration, 2017), Didactics of pedagogical disciplines. A constructivist framework (2017), Compendium of modern didactics (in collaboration, 2017), Student class management. Support curriculum for pedagogical high schools (in collaboration, 2017), Educational management compendium for primary and preschool education (coordinator and co-author, 2015), Curricular management. Theoretical and practical landmarks (in collaboration, 2013), Interactive training. Axiological and methodological landmarks (2013), Didactics teaching psycho-pedagogical disciplines (in collaboration, 2013, 2011).
Georgeta Panisoara
Associate Professor PhD. Hab., Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest, Romania
Models and patterns of successful parenting in contemporaneity. What brings us wellbeing in successful parenting?
Georgeta Pânișoară is an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Bucharest. She has a doctorate in Psychology since 2006, and has been coordinating doctorates since 2017. She teaches parenting, educational psychology, motivation, emotional development, verbal and nonverbal communication, etc. Coordinates the “Child Psychology & Parenting” collection of Polirom Publishing House. She has published numerous successful volumes, among which can be mentioned: Effective motivation (Polirom, 2005), Modern child psychology (coord.) (Polirom, 2011), Medals of success (Polirom, 2013, 2014). She has participated in numerous national and international grants and conferences, author / co-author of over 100 published articles; supports workshops and training programs on parenting topics. Founder of the educational site www.academicparenting.ro.
Walter Bessega
Manager, Padova, Italy
Smart working beyond “how to control remote employee?”
Walter Bessega is a manager working for medium and big companies in several markets, from automotive to food retail. He worked in several countries, including some years in Romania. In the last 15 years he focused in Lean Management applied in all the functions of a company, from production to strategy, from innovation to HR. He is interested in both business improvements and social impacts in the organizations. He has a degree in Electronic Engineering and Psychology of Organizations both form Padua University.
Madhu Arora
Associate Professor PhD., New Delhi Institute of Management, India
Students’ perception towards digital well-being at NDIM: Using Jamovi for projects
Dr. Madhu Arora is presently working as Research Head, Associate Professor Cum Chief Editor at New Delhi Institute of Management. Earlier worked as Associate Professor at Rukmini Devi Institute of Advanced Studies, Delhi (Affiliated to GGSIP University). With an experience of 18 years, she contributed as convener of workshops, FDPs and she is also appointed as reviewer/editor in reputed journals. She is also guiding PhD scholars in Lingaya’s university and APJ Abdul Kalam University for research work. She received Best Faculty Award by RDIAS and Best Research Group Award by Centre for Education Growth and Research, CEGR. Awarded for excellence in teaching by South Asian Management Association. She is also a recipient of global engagement award. Madhu does research in Business and Marketing areas in the innovative like topics like Yoga, mobile banking, digital wallets, live projects and happiness. Certified by Google for Digital Marketing. She is Certified Yoga teacher and Evaluator by AYUSH, Government of India.
Soumya Banerjee
Senior Member -IEEE, Research fellow, School of Computer Sc., University of College Cork, Ireland, Research &Innovation -Lead, Trasna-Solutions Ltd. Ireland. Adjunct Researcher ( ML) INRIA-EVA , Paris (French National Research of Informatics) Co-founder (acting as CTO), Must, Paris, France.
Correlation vs Mental Causality with Adaptive IoT measures towards Mental Health: “Does the Flap of a Butterfly’s Wings in Brazil Set Off a Tornado in Texas”?
He was an invited Research professor and at present as Senior Associated Researcher at Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Laboratoire CEDRIC and INRIA–EVA (the French National Institute for Computer Science Paris since November 2018. He was also the Chief Technology Officer of MUST-B2B, Paris, France (Till December 2020) along with associated senior researcher activities and at INRIA, Paris, where he is developing of Deep hybrid learning based recommendation and unsupervised machine learning for business Eco-system and communication systems. He is having several projects and product implementation on private Blockchain, e-SIM and smart manufacturing & logistics.
Prior to that he was senior Associate Professor, Computer Sc.& Engg., Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, India, Vising research professor at CNRS–INSA de Lyon, Lyon, France (2016), Invited Research professor at TU-Ostrava, Cz Republic respectively (2015). He also spends several years in Cognizant Technology Solution, ICICI InfoTech both in India, south East Asia and Europe almost a decade. He was leading a project as academic consultant with Yahoo Research Spain, and also envisaged new project on graph mining on FaceBook Friends analysis network from FaceBook UK and Luxemburg ICICI InfoTech both in India and Europe.
Dr. Banerjee completed his Bachelors in Eng. (at present VNIT Nagpur) in Computer Sc. (Hons.) MS (Eng.IISC- India) and Ph.D in Computer Science and Eng. from Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India on Stigmergic optimization with Hybrid Intelligence in 2008-2009. He has more than 130 international journal publications including 32 book chapters and 56 International top level conference proceedings published from Elsevier Science, IEEE Transactions, ACM, Springer– Verlag Germany, CRC Press, and Idea Publication USA to his credit covering machine learning, security measures, prediction and data analytics, bio inspired intelligence, soft computing and optimization, hybrid intelligence, social networking applications and social media, Wiki analysis, machine learning with complex system and evolutionary computing. He also guided more than 10 Ph.D scholars in India and abroad.
Daniela Roman,
Associate prof. Ph.D., University of Oradea
Lioara Coturbaș, Lecturer Ph.D., University of Oradea
An analysis of the factors involved in the onset of academic boredom. Possible coping strategies
Daniela Roman is an Associate Professor PhD at the Faculty of Socio-Humanistic Sciences, Department of Psychology, University of Oradea. She obtained her doctorate in Psychology at “Babeș-Bolyai” University in Cluj-Napoca in 2010. She is a lead psychologist with the right to free practice in educational psychology, school and vocational counseling, as well as a supervisor in the field, accredited by the Romanian College of Psychologists. She is a psychotherapist trained in NILD educational therapy – techniques and methods in the education of children with learning problems. She is currently the president of the National Association of School Psychologists. She has participated at numerous national, international conferences and grants, holds workshops and training programs. Her research interests are directed towards academic learning, educational psychology and family psychology, reflected by volumes and numerous studies published in journals with national and international impact.
She has contributed as author and co-author to several volumes, of which we mention: Learning styles in students (University of Oradea Publishing House, 2011), Family and its role in child education (Polirom, 2011), Socio-emotional development of the child and adolescent in conditions of incomplete parenting (2011), Psychology of play, (Sper, 2014), Game-Learning-Cooperation in the preparatory class (Didactic and Pedagogical Publishing House, 2016), Psychological interventions in school. A School Counselor’s Handbook (Polirom, 2019), Learn to Listen (Polirom, 2019), Z Generation (Polirom, 2021).