Cristina-Adriana Alexandru PhD Student University Of Edinburgh Laboratory for Foundations of Computer Science School of Informatics Informatics Forum Room 5.26 10 Crichton Street  Edinburgh EH8 9AB United Kingdom Email: C.A.Alexandru@sms.ed.ac.uk

Research Interests:

· Software Engineering, Requirements Engineering, Software Validation and Verification

· Human-Computer Interaction, Usability Engineering

· Software Modelling and Simulation

· Software Quality and Usability

· Software Metrics, Empirical Analysis

· Resilience Engineering

· Medical Systems, in particular for Telemedicine

Most recent publications:

2) C.A. Alexandru, S. Anderson, B. McKinstry, J. Ure, D. Robertson. Resilient peer communities (abstract refereed), Resilience Engineering International Symposium, Sophia Antipolis, 2011.

3) C.A. Alexandru. Usability testing and improvement of telemedicine websites. Master's thesis, University of Edinburgh, School of Informatics, 2010.

Older publications (in reverse order):

1) A. Alexandru, O. Bica, E. Tudora, C.S. Alecu, C.A. Alexandru, I. Covalcic (2010). Enhancing the Quality of Learning by Using an Innovative Approach for Teaching Energy in Secondary Schools, ICACSE 2010: "International Conference on Applied Computer Science and Engineering", Proceedings of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET), Year 6, Issue 70, September 28-30, 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 5 pages, ISSN: 1307-6892.

2) A. Alexandru, G. Gorghiu, C. L. Nicolescu, C.A. Alexandru (2010). Using OLAP Systems to Manage Environmental Risks in Dambovita County, Bulletin of University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, 2010, Volume 67 (2), pp. 394-399, AcademicPress, ISSN 1843-5254, ISSN 1843-5394

3) A. Alexandru, C.A. Alexandru (2008). A Working Environment for Graphical Interfaces for Visually Impaired People (in Romanian), Volume of Works of the 5th National Conference on Human-Computer Interaction ROCHI 2008, A.I. Cuza University Iasi, 18-19 September 2008, Iasi, Romania, pag. 157-158, MATRIX ROM Printing House, ISBN 1843-4460

4) A. Alexandru, C.A. Alexandru (2008). The Access to Mathematics for Blind and Visually Impaired People (in Romanian), 1st National Conference on Inclusive Informatical Technologies ProInclusiv 2008, The Academy of Economic Studies Bucharest, 7-18 April 2008, ASE Bucuresti Printing House 2008, ISBN 978-606-505-048-8

5) A. Alexandru, E. Jitaru, R. Mayer, O. Bica, C.A. Alexandru (2007), Towards the Use of Renewable Energy Sources in the Home. CIEM 2007, 3rd International Conference on Energy and Environment CIEM 2007, Challenges of Clean Energy Production and Use, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Power Engineering Faculty, 22-23 November 2007, Bucharest, Romania, (CD).

6) A. Alexandru, C.S. Alecu, C.A. Alexandru (2007). Visually Impaired People’s Access to Mathematics (in Romanian), 4th National Conference of Human-Computer Interaction, RoCHI 2007, Constanta, 20-21 September 2007, pp. 211-212.

7) A. Alexandru, E. Jitaru, C.A. Alexandru (2007). Energy and Environment, Bibliotheca Publishng House, Targoviste 2007, ISBN 978-973-721-271-1.

8) A. Alexandru, E. Jitaru, C.A. Alexandru (2006). Web-Based Education of Energy- Efficient Appliances in Romania, Proceedings of the 5^th RoEduNet IEEE International Conference, Sibiu Romania, 1-3 June 2006, “Lucian Blaga” University Printing House, 2006, ISBN (10) 973-739-277-9, ISBN (13) 978-973-739-277-0 (ISI PUBLICATION)

9) A. Alexandru, E. Jitaru, C.A. Alexandru, O. Bica (2006). The Role of the User Interface in the Universal Access in the Context of the Information Society (in Romanian), HUMAN - COMPUTER INTERACTION, Proceedings of the Third National Conference of Human - Computer Interaction- RoCHI 2006, Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest, 21-22 September 2006, addendum to the ECONOMIC INFORMATICS magazine, Volume X 2006, pages 67-71.

10) A. Alexandru, E. Jitaru, C.A. Alexandru (2004). Education in Energy and Environment (in Romanian), National Conference of New and Renewable Energy Sources (CNSNRE 2004), 29-30 September 2004, Târgovişte, on CD-ROM

11) A. Alexandru, E. Jitaru, C.A. Alexandru (2004). Energy Saving in the Home using Energy Efficient Appliances. Teacher’s guide, September 2004, 58 pages