Emanuel Popovici (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Dipl.-Ing degree in computer engineering from Politehnica University Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1997, and the Ph.D. degree in microelectronic engineering from the National University of Ireland, Cork, Ireland in 2002. He has been a senior lecturer with the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University College Cork, Ireland, since 2002. His research interests include embedded systems design for low-power, reliable, and secure computing and communications with applications in smart LED lighting systems, biomedical, agricultural, structural health, energy control and optimization, learning and entertainment domains. He has published widely in these areas, with more than ten coauthored papers being distinguished at national and international levels. Dr. Popovici co-supervised three interdisciplinary teams who achieved top awards from the IEEE/International Business Machines (IBM) Smarter Planet Challenge in 2011, 2013, and 2014.