Andrei Nicolae received the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from University Politehnica Timișoara, in 2016, 2018, and 2021, respectively. He has ten years of experience as a Software Developer in the industry. He is currently an Associate Researcher with the Department of Automation and Applied Informatics. His research interests include the IIoT, Industry 4.0, optimization and Artificial Intelligence.