# Dana Petcu

> Romanian mathematician (1966-)

**Wikidata**: [Q58233397](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58233397)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/dana-petcu

## Summary
Dana Petcu is a Romanian mathematician and computer scientist who is a longtime faculty member at the West University of Timișoara. She holds a PhD (1994) and is known for research and teaching in informatics, software engineering, numerical analysis, parallel algorithms and mathematical software, with a sustained publication record indexed in DBLP, zbMATH and Scopus.

## Biography
- Born: 1966-03-12, Timișoara
- Nationality: Romania
- Education: Master of Science (West University of Timișoara, 1984–1988); Doctor of Philosophy (West University of Timișoara, 1990–1994, PhD awarded 1994-05-12)
- Known for: Research and teaching in informatics, software engineering, programming languages, numerical analysis, parallel algorithms and mathematical software
- Employer(s): West University of Timișoara (employed since 1990-10-01)
- Field(s): Informatics; computer science; software engineering; numerical analysis; mathematical software; parallel algorithms; programming languages; cloud computing

## Contributions
Dana Petcu has produced a sustained body of academic work in computational and software-related areas. She holds author identifiers across major bibliographic services (DBLP author id 58/6332; zbMATH petcu.dana; Scopus author id 6603604868; ResearcherID C-2889-2011; ORCID 0000-0002-4773-770X), indicating a record of peer-reviewed publications and conference contributions in her fields. She completed a PhD in 1994 under advisor Ștefan Mărușter and has supervised doctoral students, including Marc Eduard Frincu and students such as Alexandru-Ciprian Zăvoianu. Her documented research interests include software engineering, programming languages, mathematical software, parallel algorithms and cloud computing. She has worked from Timișoara with documented work-location ties to Heidelberg as well. Petcu’s outputs are discoverable in library and authority files (ISNI 0000000043434723; VIAF 31549075) and in national and international catalogues, reflecting contributions to scholarship, mentorship of researchers, and integration of numerical and software methods in informatics.

## FAQs
### Q: Who is Dana Petcu?
A: Dana Petcu is a Romanian mathematician and computer scientist, a university teacher and researcher based at the West University of Timișoara with a PhD awarded in 1994.

### Q: Where does she work?
A: She has been employed by the West University of Timișoara since 1990 (employment start recorded 1990-10-01).

### Q: What are her main research areas?
A: Her documented fields include informatics, software engineering, programming languages, numerical analysis, parallel algorithms, mathematical software and cloud computing.

### Q: Has she supervised doctoral students?
A: Yes. She completed her PhD under Ștefan Mărușter and has supervised doctoral students, including Marc Eduard Frincu and other students such as Alexandru-Ciprian Zăvoianu.

## Why They Matter
Dana Petcu’s significance arises from combining mathematical training with computer-science research and university teaching at a major Romanian institution. By contributing to areas such as software engineering, mathematical software, parallel algorithms and numerical analysis, she has helped connect algorithmic theory with practical software implementations used in scientific computing and informatics education. Her sustained presence at the West University of Timișoara since 1990 and her role in supervising doctoral researchers contribute to capacity building in Romanian computer science and mathematics. The presence of her works in major bibliographic indexes (DBLP, zbMATH, Scopus, ResearcherID, ORCID) and in national library authority files (ISNI, VIAF, Library of Congress) shows her research is citable and discoverable internationally. Without contributors like Petcu, the local academic pipeline in software-related mathematical research and doctoral training in Timișoara would be weaker; her mentorship and publications support ongoing research, teaching curricula, and the development of students who continue work in informatics and numerical computing.

## Notable For
- Long-term faculty member at West University of Timișoara (employed since 1990-10-01).
- PhD in 1994 from West University of Timișoara; doctoral advisor was Ștefan Mărușter.
- Supervised doctoral students, including Marc Eduard Frincu; advised students such as Alexandru-Ciprian Zăvoianu.
- Author and researcher indexed in DBLP (58/6332), zbMATH (petcu.dana), Scopus (6603604868), ResearcherID (C-2889-2011) and ORCID (0000-0002-4773-770X).
- Research contributions documented across informatics, software engineering, programming languages, numerical analysis, parallel algorithms, mathematical software and cloud computing.

## Body

### Early life and education
- Born on 12 March 1966 in Timișoara.
- Studied at the West University of Timișoara.
- Master of Science: studies recorded from 1984-06-30 to 1988-06-30.
- Doctor of Philosophy: doctoral studies recorded 1990-05-12 to 1994-05-12; PhD awarded 1994-05-12.
- Doctoral advisor: Ștefan Mărușter.

### Academic career
- Employed at the West University of Timișoara beginning 1990-10-01.
- Roles documented include mathematician, computer scientist, university teacher, and executive.
- Work locations recorded as Timișoara and Heidelberg.

### Research areas and outputs
- Fields of work: informatics; software engineering; computer algorithms; parallel algorithms; numerical analysis; mathematical software; programming languages; cloud computing.
- Author and index identifiers:
  - ORCID: 0000-0002-4773-770X
  - DBLP author id: 58/6332
  - zbMATH author id: petcu.dana
  - Scopus author id: 6603604868
  - ResearcherID: C-2889-2011
  - ISNI: 0000000043434723
  - VIAF entries: 31549075, 8815165628866642480000, 23154681853747861818
  - Mathematics Genealogy Project id: 170355

### Supervision and mentorship
- Doctoral advisor: Ștefan Mărușter.
- Known doctoral student: Marc Eduard Frincu.
- Known student: Alexandru-Ciprian Zăvoianu.

### Authority records and catalogues
- Library and authority identifiers:
  - GND: 1260695484
  - Library of Congress authority id: no00097118
  - WorldCat entities id and various national library identifiers present in records.
- Names used: birth name Dana Gioncu; family name Petcu.

### Languages and personal data
- Languages: Romanian and English.
- Sex/gender: female.

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## References

1. Prabook
2. Czech National Authority Database
3. Mathematics Genealogy Project
4. Virtual International Authority File
5. [ORCID Public Data File 2020](https://pub.orcid.org/v3.0_rc1/0000-0002-4773-770X/external-identifiers/481813)
6. [SciGraph](https://scigraph.springernature.com/person.011071270744.31)