OPTIM History

History of the OPTIM Conference
History of the OPTIM Conference

Chronological Timeline of OPTIM Conferences

1st Edition – OPTIM 1978

Title: Sesiunea natională “Optimizarea echipamentelor electrice și electronice”
Character: National Conference, 61 papers in Romanian with abstracts in English, French or German, all papers were submitted to reviewers
Organizers: University of Brasov, Department of Electrical Engineering and Electrical Machines, Department of Electrical Drives and Utilization of Electric Energy
Venue: University of Brasov
Sections: 1. Theoretical Electrotechnics and Electrotechnical Materials (17 papers), 2. Electrical Machines and Apparatus (19 papers), 3. Electronics, Drives, Automation (25 papers)
Volume: 1
Editors: Andrei Nicolaide, Willibald Szabo, Carol Saal, Ioan Margineanu, Mihai Cernat, Ovidiu Pesteanu

2nd Edition – OPTIM 1987

Title: Conference on Optimization of Electric, Electronic, Driving Automation and Computing Equipments
Character: National Conference, 87 papers in English, French or German, most in English, all papers were submitted to reviewers
Organizers: University of Brasov, Department of Electrical Engineering, Institute of Automation, Research Institute for Computer Technique and Informatics
Venue: University of Brasov
Sections: 1. Electromagnetic Fields, Materials, Electric Circuits, Electric Machines, Electric Apparatus (28 papers), 2. Power Electronics, Electric Drives (23 papers), 3. Automation, Measurement (20 papers), 4. Computer Techniques, Informatics (16 papers)
Volumes: 2
Editors: Andrei Nicolaide, Ioan Mărgineanu, Mihai Cernat, Iuliu Szekely, Ovidiu Pesteanu

3rd Edition – OPTIM 1991

Title: Conference on Optimization of Electric and Electronic Equipments
Character: National Conference with International Participation, 138 papers in English with abstracts in Romanian
Organizers: “Transilvania” University of Brasov, Electrical Engineering Faculty
Venue: “Transilvania” University of Brasov
Sections: A. Electromagnetic Fields, Electric Circuits, Electrotechnic Materials (7+5 papers), B. Electric Machines (18+5 papers), C. Electric Apparatus, General Applications of the Electric Energy (18+3 papers), D. Electronics, Electric and Electronic Measurement (24+7 papers), E. Electric Drives (24+2 papers), F. Automation, Robots (9 papers), G. Computers, Informatics (12+4 papers)
Volume: 2(before)+1(after)
Editors: Iulian Topa, Iuliu Szekely, Mihai Cernat, Elena Helerea, Mihai Romanca

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ACEMP-OPTIM 2025 – Official Report

20th Edition of the OPTIM International Conference & 6th Edition of the ACEMP-OPTIM Joint International Conference
Timișoara, Romania, May 14–17, 2025 · IEEE Conference Record #62776

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