Overview
I am the Head of Engineering and Personal Chair in Engineering Management at the University of Exeter.
I am Chair of the Research, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer committee at Engineering Professors' Council.
I hold a PhD degree in Industrial Engineering (TU Cluj-Napoca) and a PhD degree in Social Sciences (University of Glasgow). I attended Teaching and Learning Studio workshop at d.school, Stanford University in 2019. I am a Senior Fellow of The Higher Education Academy.
Research interest: My research interests are focused on modelling, simulation, digital twinning and optimisation of manufacturing processes, technology innovation and entrepreneurship, industrial organisation management, and engineering education. Together with Dr Martino Luis I lead Exeter Digital Enterprise Systems (ExDES) laboratory, more details here.
Research projects:
Automated Coil Bending Tool Innovation Project at Lynch Motors (2022)
Scoping study of the under-stencil cleaning process innovation at ASM Assembly Systems. With Prof Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen and Dr Peter Melville-Shreeve (2021-2022)
KTP with Smart Manufacturing ltd to develop and embed the capability to develop a novel Multidisciplinary Design Optimisation solution for the manufacture of complex bespoke manufacturing machinery. With Prof Gavin Tabor and Dr Martino Luis. KTP Associate: Yousuf Seyed. (2022-2024)
KTP with Smart Manufacturing ltd to create and implement a dual-production business model and a novel simulation tool to enable the optimisation of multi production manufacturing flows (completed). With Dr Baris Yuce. KTP Associate: Sam John Abraham (2019-2021)
The research group:
Shuang is a Postdoctoral research asociate working on federated learning, distributed machine learning, privacy-preserving data mining, real-time smart meter big data clustering and forecasting. Shuang's knowledge and expertise is applied to engineering problems related to energy and buildings.
Sam John Abraham MPhil in Engineering, co-supervisor Dr Martino Luis Thesis title: Design, Development and Validation of a Management Tool for ATEX-compliant Products Systems: a Case Study in an Engineering SME
Linlin Wang PhD in Engineering, funded by China Scholarship Council. Co-supervisors Prof Oana Ghita and Prof Yanqiu Zhu. Research project: Modelling and Implementation of Digital Twin of Intelligent Manufacturing Factory on Physics Simulation
Rongxu Liu PhD in Engineering, co-supervisor Dr Martino Luis. Research project: Application of Industry4.0 Technologies in Project Management.
Haobing Li PhD in Engineering, co-supervisor Dr Baris Yuce. Research project: Digital Twinning for Manufacturing Machine Tools.
Jianwei Xu PhD in Engineering, funded by China Scholarship Council. First supervisor Dr Dong Wang. Research project: Industry4.0: Digital Hybrid Integrated Manufacturing System and Business Model Research for Additive Manufacturing Orthopaedic Implants.
Yanyan Tian, PhD in Engineering, funded by China Scholarship Council. Co-supervisor Dr Dong Wang. Research project: Digital twin-based predictive maintenance for traditional machine tools.
Xingyue Wu, PhD in Engineering, funded by China Scholarship Council. Co-supervisor Dr Dong Wang. Research project: A novel design of sensor-based Artificial Intelligent (AI) microtome.
Benham Sedigh Nia, MPhil in Engineering. First supervisor Prof Akbar Javadi. Research project: Assesment of effects of natural fibre on mechanical and thermal behaviour of 3D printed concrete.
Feel free to email me if you're interested in pursuing a PhD in the area of innovation and Industry4.0 technologies.
Teaching:
ENGM040 Research Ethics and Methodology
In media:
University of Exeter KTP plays key role in the manufacturing process of the new Covid-19 vaccin
KTP helps power production of the new Covid-19 vaccine
Engineering Business Management MSc programme at University of Exeter
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Publications
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2024
- Tian M, Zhong S, Ghassani MAMA, Johanning L, Sucala I. (2024) Simulation and feasibility assessment of a green hydrogen supply chain: a case study in Oman, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, DOI:10.1007/s11356-024-32563-z.
2023
- Attar A, Jin Y, Luis M, Zhong S, Sucala VI. (2023) Simulation-Based Analyses and Improvements of the Smart Line Management System in Canned Beverage Industry: A Case Study in Europe, 2023 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), 10th - 13th Dec 2023, 2023 Winter Simulation Conference (WSC), DOI:10.1109/wsc60868.2023.10407288. [PDF]
2022
- Sucală VI. (2022) Is post-communism still relevant today?, Post-Communist Economies, pages 1-4, DOI:10.1080/14631377.2022.2028479. [PDF]
2020
- Cory CZ, Sucala VI, Carroll S. (2020) The development of a Gold Standard Project Based Learning (GSPBL) engineering curriculum to improve Entrepreneurial Competence for success in the 4th industrial revolution, SEFI 47th Annual Conference: Varietas Delectat... Complexity is the New Normality, Proceedings, pages 280-291.
2019
- Sucala VI, Carroll S, Cory C. (2019) A new model of entrepreneurship education for engineering students, Complexity is the new normality. European Society for Engineering Education conference, Budapest, 16th - 20th Sep 2019.
- Sucala VI. (2019) Mission (im)possible? Teaching social sciences to engineering students, Complexity is the new normality. European Society for Engineering Education conference, Budapest, 16th - 20th Sep 2019.
2018
- Sucală VI. (2018) Inside the East European Planned Economy, State Planning, Factory and Manager, Taylor & Francis, DOI:10.4324/9781315157689.
- Sucala V. (2018) Transnational Capitalism in East Central Europe’s Heavy Industry. From Flagship Enterprises to Subsidiaries, Europe-Asia Studies, volume 70, pages 483-484, DOI:10.1080/09668136.2018.1455449.
- Sucala V. (2018) China’s Innovation Challenge. Overcoming the Middle-Income Trap, Europe-Asia Studies, volume 70, DOI:10.1080/09668136.2017.1414460.
- Sucala V. (2018) Inside the East European Planned Economy. State Planning, Factory and Manager, Routledge.
2017
- Horváth P, Pütter JM, Dagiliene L, Dimante D, Haldma T, Kochalski C, Král B, Labaš D, Lääts K, Osmanagić-Bedenik N. (2017) Status Quo and Future Development of Sustainability Reporting in Central and Eastern Europe, Journal of East European Management Studies, volume 22, pages 1-23, DOI:10.5771/0949-6181-2017-2-221.
- Horváth P, Pütter JM, Haldma T, Dimante D, Dagiliene L, Kochalski C, Wagner J, Paksiova R, Tirnitz T, Sucala VI. (2017) Sustainability Reporting in Central and Eastern European Companies: Results of an International and Empirical Study, Sustainability Reporting in Central and Eastern European Companies. International Empirical Insights, Springer, 11-50, DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-52578-5_2.
- Sucala VI, Sava AM. (2017) Sustainability Reporting in Romania: Is Sustainability Reporting Enough?, Sustainability Reporting in Central and Eastern European Companies. International Empirical Insights, Springer, 167-179, DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-52578-5_11.
2016
- Sucala V. (2016) Socialist Planning. Third Edition, Europe-Asia Studies, volume 68, pages 1282-1284, DOI:10.1080/09668136.2016.1218174.
2015
- Sucala IV. (2015) Managers of Transition—Leadership in Post-Communist Romanian Companies, Europe - Asia Studies, volume 67, no. 4, pages 652-670, DOI:10.1080/09668136.2015.1034558.
- Sucala IV, Sava A. (2015) The attitude of Romanian industrial companies towards the market during the transition, Acta Polytechnica Hungarica, volume 12, no. 5, pages 81-99, DOI:10.12700/APH.12.5.2015.5.5.
2011
- Sucala IV. (2011) Cross-cultural management - theory & method (2), Actual Problems of Economics, volume 120, no. 6, pages 354-358.
2010
- Sucala IV, Kostina SH. (2010) Crosscultural management - From West to East (1), Actual Problems of Economics, no. 7, pages 294-300.
2009
- Lungu F, Abrudan I, Sucala V, Chis I. (2009) A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE USAGE OF MATH GAMES THEORY IN THE ANALYSIS OF PRODUCTION TASK IN THE FLEXIBLE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS, MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES, VOL 1, pages 513-515. [PDF]
- Sucala IV, Abrudan I, Lungu F. (2009) ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE AS A GAME, MANAGEMENT OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES, VOL 1, pages 421-424. [PDF]
2003
- Lungu F, Abrudan I, Bacali L, Sucala V. (2003) Considerations on the usage of hamming distance for the determination of unit lot in the flexible manufacturing system, Management of Technological Changes, Book 1, pages 115-117. [PDF]
- Lungu F, Abrudan I, Bacali L, Bojan I, Sucala V. (2003) Some particularities of the usage of math games theory in the simulation of flexible manufacturing system, Management of Technological Changes, Book 1, pages 119-122. [PDF]
