Ioana Barbu
About Ioana Barbu
Ioana Barbu is an Innovation Project Officer at Inria in Lille, France, where she has worked since 2019. She facilitates partnerships between research teams and industry, while also identifying opportunities for startup creation.
Work at Inria
Ioana Barbu has been serving as an Innovation Project Officer at Inria since 2019. In this role, she facilitates partnerships between research teams and digital industry players in the Lille region. Her responsibilities include identifying opportunities for startup creation as part of Inria Lille's innovation transfer service. She engages with companies that seek scientific excellence to drive innovation projects.
Education and Expertise
Ioana Barbu completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Université de Rennes I from 2010 to 2014. She also holds a Master of Science in Real Time Engineering from University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, which she obtained from 2008 to 2010. Additionally, she studied at Université de Lille for two years from 2006 to 2008. Her educational background supports her expertise in innovation and project management within the digital industry.
Previous Work Experience
Before her current role at Inria, Ioana Barbu worked as a Research Engineer at INRAE from 2015 to 2016. She also held the position of Machine Learning and Image Processing Engineer at ASML from 2016 to 2018. Earlier in her career, she was a PhD student at Inria from 2010 to 2014 and completed an internship at LAAS-CNRS in 2010. This diverse experience has contributed to her skills in research and technology.
Professional Contributions
In her role at Inria, Ioana Barbu plays a significant part in fostering collaboration between academia and industry. She identifies and promotes opportunities for startup creation, which is essential for driving innovation in the digital sector. Her work involves connecting research teams with industry players to enhance scientific and technological advancements.