# Bio mircea presenting Mircea Lungu is associate professor in computer science at the [IT University of Copenhagen](https://en.itu.dk/research). Before coming to Denmark he was assistant professor at the [Faculty of Science and Engineering](http://www.rug.nl/research/fmns/?lang=en) of [University of Groningen](http://www.rug.nl/) where he was a member of the [SEARCH](http://www.cs.rug.nl/search/) research group and the [Data Science Pioneers](http://www.rug.nl/research/fmns/themes/dssc/) group. He was also part time visiting researcher in the [SWAT](https://www.cwi.nl/research-groups/software-analysis-and-transformation) group at [CWI in Amsterdam](https://www.cwi.nl/). Before that he was postdoc at the [University of Bern](http://scg.unibe.ch/) in Switzerland, and for six months, visiting researcher at [IBM TJ Watson Research Center](http://www.watson.ibm.com/index.shtml) in New York. He got his PhD working with [Michele Lanza](http://www.inf.usi.ch/lanza/) and the REVEAL research group at the [University of Lugano](http://www.inf.usi.ch/), in Switzerland. His interests are in software visualization, tools for software evolution, human computer interaction, and personalized learning environments. # Research Interests - [Software Visualization](directions/visualization.md) - [Empirical Studies in Software Engineering](directions/empirical-studies.md) - [Tools for Supporting Software Evolution](directions/tools-for-evolution.md) - [Personalized Learning Environments](directions/personalized-learning-environments.md) - [Fighting Social Media Addiction](projects/aiki.md) # Research Prototypes I always loved and I still love coding. However, nowadays I'm more of a product owner that guides and advises talented groups of students that create and evaluate innovative prototypes. Some of these projects are: - [Git-Truck](projects/git-truck.md) - visualizing git repositories for fun and profit - [Flask Monitoring Dashboard](projects/flask-monitoring-dashboard.md) - a lightweight API monitor for Flask/Python systems - [ArchLens](projects/ArchLens.md) - helps developers track the evolution of the structure of their systems - [Zeeguu](projects/zeeguu.md) - personalized adaptive reading and vocabulary practice online - [Aiki](projects/aiki.md) - a browser extension that uses procrastination for good - [MathsCamp](projects/maths-camp.md) - personalized maths for kids [> past projects](/projects/history.md) # Essays Pieces of text that aim to have a beginning and an end... slowly porting them here from other platforms: - Feb '24 - [bitcoin-and-trust](essays/bitcoin-and-trust.md) - Feb '24 - [devx-and-ai](essays/devx-and-ai.md) - Feb '23 - [who-is-afraid-of-agi](essays/whos-afraid-of-agi.md) - Jan '16 - [the-obsession-with-science](essays/our-obsession-with-science.md) - Nov '13 - [mapping-the-information-economy](essays/mapping-the-information-economy.md) - Aug '13 - [academia-courage-innovation](essays/academia-courage-innovation.md) # Notes, Thoughts As of spring 2024, I just had a new idea I'm trying a new experiment: instead of posting my random ideas on social platforms I just dump them on a separate page that I call my [thoughtstream](thoughtstream.md). This way, whomever might fancy to sample my assorted ideas does not have to see them interleaved with ads and dancing cats. Some more assorted notes: [Importance-of-Maintenance](notes/Importance-of-Maintenance.md) // [How-to-Read-a-Research-Paper](notes/How-to-Read-a-Research-Paper.md) // [Good-Code-Is-Readable](notes/Good-Code-Is-Readable.md) // [A-Performance-Problem](notes/A-Performance-Problem.md) // [The-Badly-Designed-Everyday-Things](notes/The-Badly-Design-of-Everyday-Things.md) | [Book-Reviews](notes/Book-Reviews.md) | // [ChatGPT-and-CoPilot](notes/ChatGPT-and-CoPilot.md) // [Import-boilerplate-in-react](essays/import-boilerplate.md) # Student Projects If you're interested in a student project, look at the prototypes and directions listed above and see whether you'd like to contribute to any of them. At the end of each, there are several ideas of possible future directions. You can also look at the [list of projects available on GitHub](https://github.com/mircealungu/student-projects/) - for more other ideas. Use this list more as a hint at the kinds of projects I'm interested in. If you have an idea that is similar, we can still discuss. But if it's very far, then I won't be able to supervise you. Before contacting me for a thesis please read all the details on the [student projects page](students.md). # Teaching I am currently teaching or co-teaching the following courses at ITU: - [DevOps and Software Evolution](https://github.com/itu-devops/lecture_notes), with H. Pfeiffer, Spring (2020 - ...) - [Technical Interaction Design](notes/TID.md), Fall (2019 - ...) - Software Architecture, with K. Manikas, Fall 2018, Spring (2019 - ...) - Advanced Software Engineering, with Y. Dittrich, E.Paja, P. Tell, H. Pfeiffer, Fall (2019 - ...) - In the past I have been involved in teaching a wide variety of computer science courses, including: Concurrent Programming, UI Design, Compiler Construction, [Introduction to Data Science](http://www.rug.nl/ocasys/fwn/vak/show?code=WMCS16002), [Software Engineering](http://www.rug.nl/ocasys/gmw/vak/show?code=INBSE1-08). # News - Aug '25 - Workshop on Zeeguu at EuroCALL in Milano, Italy - Jun '25 - Presenting Zeeguu at the Polyglot Gathering in Brno, Czechia - Oct '24 - General Chair of Vissoft 2024 - in Flagstaff, Arizona. - Nov '23 - Awarded a 2M DKK Villum Experiment grant (🎉) to study the impact of hyper-personalized reading recommendations on the motivation of foreign language learners. Work will be done in the context of the [zeeguu](projects/zeeguu.md) project. - Nov, 2022 - Visiting the lab of Gregorio Robles and Jesus Gonzales-Barahonja at U. Rey-Juan Carlos in Madrid - Oct, 2022 - Attending Vissoft 2022 where we're presenting two papers about [Git-Truck](projects/git-truck.md) - Sept, 2022 - Accepted to become the General Chair for the Vissoft 2023 which will happen in Bogota, Colombia [more news](news/history.md) # Further Web Coordinates - GitHub: [mircealungu](https://github.com/mircealungu) - Twitter: [@mircealungu](https://twitter.com/mircealungu) - Research: [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=7zx6Cg0AAAAJ&hl=en) [Research Gate](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mircea-Lungu-2) - Other: [IT University Page](https://pure.itu.dk/portal/en/persons/mircea-lungu) # Contact - Office: 4th Floor, DR Building, Emil-Holms Kanal, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark - Email: mlun -that-sign- itu -dot- dk [.](notes/Book-Reviews.md) [.](./essays/bitcoin-a-)