Călin ICLODEAN is currently an Associate Professor Habil in the Department of Automotive Engineering and Transport at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca in Romania. He has a Ph.D. an Habilitation in Mechanical Engineering. He graduated from the Faculty of Electronics and Telecommunications, Department of Applied Electronics, at the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca in 1994, and he has over 25 years of IT&C experience.Călin ICLODEAN's primary research areas include electric vehicles, autonomous vehicles, fuel cell vehicles, powertrain concepts, electronic control units, in-vehicle communication networks, energy efficiency, computer modeling, and automotive simulation.