Dr. Adrian V. Gheorghe

Senior ResearchScientist NCOSE

National Centers for System of Systems Engineering
4111 Monarch Way Suite 406, Norfolk, VA

Phone (757) 683-6901
e-mail agheorgh@odu.edu

Dr. Adrian V. Gheorghe is a Senior Research Scientist with the National Centers of System of Systems Engineering (NCSOSE). Dr. Gheorghe is a Professor with the Engineering Management and Systems Engineering Department at Old Dominion University and also the Endowed Chair on System Engineering for the Batten College of Engineering at Old Dominion University. Previously he was involved in educational activities as Professor of Industrial/Energy Policy and Organizational Management, Bucharest Polytechnic University, Romania, Department of Physics, University of Bucharest, and Professor for Industrial Risks and Decision Analysis, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University Politehnica Bucharest, Romania. He was a civil servant (1990-1993) with the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria working in the field of comparative risk assessment of various energy systems, and regional risk assessment of nuclear and industrial systems. During 1993 - 2006 he was Director with the Centre of Excellence on Risk and Safety Sciences, and Senior Scientist, with the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland and Professor (Visitor) at  the Institute for Operations Research, Zurich, Switzerland.

Dr. Gheorghe's research interests are in the fields of risk and vulnerability assessment for complex systems, risk assessment transportation of dangerous good, systems engineering modeling for critical infrastructures (e.g. energy systems, multimodal transportation infrastructures, IT security, and petrochemical and refineries complexes), system of systems engineering, sustainable development, homeland security related research and policy science implementation.

Dr. Gheorghe holds a M.Sc. Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Power Engineering, Bucharest Polytechnic Institute (1968), Romania. He has a Ph.D. in Systems Science/Systems Engineering, from City University, London, UK (1975); MBA from Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest (1985); M.Sc. Engineering-Economics, Bucharest Polytechnic Institute.