Simona Riurean is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computers, Automation and Electrical Engineering within the Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the University of Petroșani, Romania. She graduated in 1991 from the Electromechanical Faculty of the Technical University of Petrosani, earning her engineering degree. She holds two Ph.D. degrees: one in Mechanical Engineering (2000) from the University of Petrosani and another in System Control Engineering (2019), both awarded in Romania. In 2012, she obtained a Bachelor's degree in Informatics and a Master's degree in Advanced Programming and Databases from "1 Decembrie 1918" University of Alba Iulia. Her research interests include electromechanical systems, control engineering, and applied informatics. She is the author of over 12 books and has published more than 70 papers in international journals and conference proceedings.