Plenary Lecture

A Sustainable Feeding System for Our Future:
The Passive Greenhouse

Associate Professor Valentina E. Balas “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad Faculty of Engineering Department of Automation and Applied Informatics Romania E-mail: balas@inext.ro	Associate Professor Marius M. Balas “Aurel Vlaicu” University of Arad Faculty of Engineering Department of Automation and Applied Informatics Romania E-mail: marius.balas@ieee.org

Abstract: This presentation is dealing with the feeding resource and the ecological reconstruction opportunity opened by the extended use of the energetic passive greenhouses, independent of any conventional infrastructure. We are presenting a specific passive greenhouse configuration. The main heating/cooling device is a heat pump. A dc wind generator and solar panels are also included. A structural model of the passive greenhouse is proposed.

Brief Biography of the Speaker:
Valentina E. Balas is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Automatics and Applied Informatics at the Faculty of Engineering, University “Aurel Vlaicu” Arad (Romania). She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Electronics and Telecommunications from Polytechnic University of Timisoara since 2003. She is author of more than 90 research papers in refereed journals and International Conferences. Her research interests are in Intelligent Systems, Fuzzy Control, Smart Sensors, Information Fusion, Modeling and Simulation.
She is Editor-in Chief to International Journal of Advanced Intelligence Paradigms (IJAIP) and member in Editorial Boards for national and international journals.
She participated in many international conferences as General Chair, Organizer, Session Chair and member in International Program Committee
Dr. Valentina E. Balas has a great experience in research projects. She is member of EUSFLAT, ACM and a Senior Member IEEE.

Marius M. Balas is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Automatics and Applied Informatics at the Faculty of Engineering, University “Aurel Vlaicu” Arad (Romania). He holds a Ph.D. in Applied Electronics and Telecommunications from Polytechnic University of Timisoara since 2001. He is author of more than 80 research papers in refereed journals and International Conferences. His research interests are in Fuzzy-Interpolative Controllers, Air conditioning, greenhouses, ABS braking and Autonomous Intelligent Cruise Control, etc.
He is member in Editorial Boards for national and international journals and participated in many international conferences as Organizer, Session Chair and member in International Program Committee.
Dr. Marius M. Balas has a great experience in research projects. He is member of EUSFLAT and a Senior Member IEEE.