Aniela Bălăcescu is Professor and PhD Supervisor in Economics at Constantin Brâncuși University of Târgu Jiu, Romania, with over 25 years of experience in higher education. She holds a PhD in Cybernetics, Statistics and Economic Informatics and obtained her habilitation in Economics. Her academic and research activity focuses on sustainable development, digital transformation, economic statistics, socio-economic modelling, public governance, regional development, and agricultural economics. She has published numerous scientific papers in national and international journals and actively participates in research projects, conferences, and editorial initiatives. Beyond academia, she is actively involved in fostering entrepreneurship, digital competencies, and sustainable innovation through research initiatives and community engagement. Research Profiles ORCID: 0000-0002-2937-4917 ResearcherID: https://publons.com/researcher/2009085/balacescu-aniela/ ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Aniela_Balacescu Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.ro/citations?user=3Kpa2F4AAAAJ&hl=ro