Prof. Dr. Sofia Elena Colesca is a Full Professor at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (ASE), Romania, with expertise in quantitative methods for management, management information systems, and digital and green economy. Prof. Sofia Elena Colesca holds a Ph.D. in Management from the Bucharest University of Economic Studies (2000) and a Bachelor’s degree in Control and Computers from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest (1991). Since joining the academic staff at ASE, she has advanced through all teaching ranks, from Teaching Assistant to Full Professor, and during her academic career has significantly contributed to both teaching and research in the fields of her expertise. Her teaching portfolio includes courses in fields such as Document Management, Simulation techniques in Public Administration, e-government, and Office Automation, and visit lectures at other institutions in Spain, the Czech Republic, and China. Her research activity involves participation in 23 national and international research projects, related to sustainability, waste management, innovation, education, knowledge management, and digital transformation.
Prof. Sofia Elena Colesca is a prolific academic who has authored or co-authored nine books and over 100 papers in various journals and conference publications. Her research covers a wide range of topics, and her work has received more than 2,000 citations in the Google Scholar database. Notably, one of her papers has been classified by Web of Science as a Highly Cited Paper in the field of Renewable Energy.
Prof. Sofia Elena Colesca serves as the Director of the Research Centre on Public Administration and Public Services (Bucharest, Romania) and she also serves as Editor-in-Chief for the esteemed journals Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management (indexed in SCOPUS) and Management Research and Practice (indexed in Clarivate Analytics’ Emerging Sources Citation Index). She also staffs the advisory committees of the journals Innovation, Quality, Prosperity; Management and Economics Review; and Administratie si Management Public (Romanian), and she is a member of the organizing committee of the International Management Conference, (ISI indexed) and International Conference on Public Administration and Management.
Through her integrated academic, editorial, and research skills, Prof. Dr. Sofia Elena Colesca has contributed so far to the fields of digital governance and sustainable urban systems, advancing both theoretical understanding and practical solutions.
Academic Profile by:
Dimitrios Tsiotas
Assistant Professor, RSI J
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