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Clara M. Ionescu is a prominent researcher whose work bridges control engineering, robotics, and fractional-order systems, with significant contributions to both theoretical foundations and practical applications. Her research has made a substantial impact on how control strategies are designed and implemented across industrial and educational contexts. Ionescu has been a pioneering force in developing remote laboratories for control engineering education, with her 2013 paper on this topic garnering 85 citations — her most influential work to date. These platforms, featuring mobile robot formations and ball-plate systems, have transformed how engineering students engage with hands-on learning. Her interest in multi-agent systems extends into groundbreaking work on distributed formation control using fractional-order proportional-integral structures, reflecting her expertise in fractional calculus applied to real-world robotics challenges. Her 2019 contribution examining control engineering within Industry 4.0 frameworks — addressing PID and model predictive control from a forward-looking perspective — demonstrates her broader vision for intelligent manufacturing systems. Particularly noteworthy is her compassionate application of robotics to healthcare, with research exploring motion compensation for lung tumour radiotherapy. Across her portfolio, Ionescu consistently bridges rigorous mathematical theory with meaningful engineering practice, earning well over 250 citations and establishing herself as a versatile, impactful voice in modern control science.