Bogdan POPA, graduated in Hydropower Engineering from the University Politehnica of Bucharest in 1990. He subsequently worked as a design engineer at the AQUAPROIECT Institute for two and a half years before joining the same university as an Assistant Professor. He is currently a Professor at the Faculty of Energy Engineering, National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, where he teaches courses in Hydropower Engineering, Integrated Water Resources Management, and Small Hydropower Plants.