Andrei-Ionuț Donțu is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași, Romania. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the same university in 2021. His teaching and research activities focus on automotive engineering, vehicle dynamics, automotive braking systems, traffic and mobility modeling, hybrid and electric vehicle propulsion, and data acquisition systems. His current research interests include Digital Twin technologies for automotive applications, active vehicle safety, braking-system modeling and simulation and intelligent transportation systems. He is involved in research projects related to automotive systems and Digital Twin technologies and is also a certified technical expert in the automotive field.