Papers
9
Total Citations
139
H-Index
5
About
Dr. Octavian Morariu is a leading researcher in sustainable and cloud-powered manufacturing systems, with a career focused on integrating information technologies into production environments. His work primarily addresses energy-efficient resource scheduling and the virtualization of manufacturing execution systems (MES). His most influential paper, "Resource scheduling based on energy consumption for sustainable manufacturing" (2015), has garnered 57 citations, establishing a foundation for reducing industrial energy footprints through intelligent scheduling. Dr. Morariu pioneered the concept of a "vMES" (Virtualization aware Manufacturing Execution System), which, along with his work on shop-floor resource virtualization with private cloud support, has been cited over 20 times each, demonstrating significant impact in the field. He has also advanced the integration of edge computing for decentralized cloud robot services and developed a Manufacturing Service Bus model for highly flexible systems. His research consistently addresses the critical challenge of virtualizing legacy manufacturing hardware, proposing layered architectures for private cloud infrastructures. Through these contributions, Dr. Morariu has helped shape the transition from service-oriented to cloud-powered manufacturing, enabling more scalable, flexible, and energy-efficient production systems.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
- 1
- 2vMES: Virtualization aware manufacturing execution system27 citations · 2014
- 3Shop-floor resource virtualization layer with private cloud support20 citations · 2014
- 4
- 5Decentralizing Cloud Robot Services Through Edge Computing5 citations · 2018
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9From Service Oriented to Cloud Powered Manufacturing Systems2 citations · 2013