Silviu-Dan Mândru received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca in 1999. He has been a professor at the same university since 2004 and is the director of the Biomechatronics Laboratory. He has completed several research fellowships abroad (Spain, France, Denmark, Italy, China, Germany, and Finland). He has coordinated 20 national research, development, and innovation contracts. His research is focused on applications in rehabilitation and assistive technologies, as well as actuators and microactuators.