Silviu Alexandru Constantinescu
A graphene-based wireless sensor network.
- Email: s.constantinescu2@ncl.ac.uk
Supervisors
- Dr Toby Hallam
- Dr Charalampos Tsimenidis
- Dr Vasilis Sarhosis
Project description
I am developing a Graphene-based Wireless Sensor Network for infrastructure monitoring. The network is state of the art, low cost and easy to install.
We will exploit recent research and breakthroughs in fields like:
- nanomaterials
- high precision piezo-electric inkjet printing
- low power RF transceivers
- solar energy harvesting
We are basing the entire system on the emerging Internet of Things [IoT]. At its core, the system will have a novel Graphene sensor developed specifically for this purpose.
Publications
- Integrated Service for Urban Subsidence Phenomena based on Spaceborne Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) and Hydrogeological-Geotechnical hybrid modelling. SIRYS - Final Technical Report for European Space Agency. Grant Contract No. 400018555/13/NL/SC 2015
- Low Cost Reflecting Targets Array for Spaceborne Monitoring of Natural Slopes and Embankments. REFLECT – Technical Reports for Romanian Space Agency. 2015
- Constantinescu SA, Răcănel IR. Seismic isolation of bridges using the principle of electromagnetic attraction and repulsion. In: International Scientific Conference Research and Road Administration (CAR) 2015. Romania: Bucharest.
- Racanel IR, Constantinescu SA, Manoli DM, Serbulea MS. Solid – Wire elements interaction used for numerical analysis of a jacket type foundation of an offshore steel platform. In: International Multidisciplinary Scientific Geo-Conference (SGEM) 2014. 1(2) 815-822. Bulgaria: Albena.
Interests
Structural analysis, finite element method, remote structural monitoring, seismic protection systems, software development, computer graphics and high-performance computing.
Qualifications
- Electronics Technician Degree - Industrial Highschool of Electronics – Bucharest, 2002
- Bachelor & Master in Civil Engineering – Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest – 2013, 2015
- Innovative Protection Systems for Earthquakes – Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, 2015
- Introduction to Computer Science using Python – MITx, 2015
- Structural optimisation in FEA – NAFEMS, 2016
- Advanced modelling of Joints & Connections in FEA – NAFEMS, 2016
- Linear Algebra Foundation to Frontiers LAFF – AustinX, 2017
- LAFF Programming for High Performance – AustinX, 2019
- ASM/C/C++/C#/Pyhton/OpenGL