Technical University of Moldova (TUM) is the only higher technical educational institution, accredited by the State in Moldova Republic. Since its establishment in 1964 until now, it has trained more than 80000 engineers.

TUM cooperates with more than 75 universities and scientific centers from different countries. Here are held international scientific conferences and symposiums.TUM is a member of Black Sea Region Universities Network, which includes 11 countries of the Regional Economic Cooperation.

TUM comprises 9 faculties and one technical college, 28 departments, etc. The teaching staff includes about 645 academic staff, about 70% of them holding scientific and didactic degrees of "academician", "university professor", "associate professor", "PhD", and "doctor habilitate in science ". About 8150 students are enrolled at present at all 3 levels: BSc, MSc and PhD. TUM offers courses at about 80 specialties and specializations, preparing engineers for almost all branches of the national economy, namely 60 study programs at cycle/level I, 41 at cycle II and 36 PhD programs.

Oleg Lupan is a Professor and research scientist in solid state physics, electronics and nanoelectronics at Technical University of Moldova (TUM). He received his M.S. in microelectronics and semiconductor devices from the Technical University of Moldova (TUM) in 1993. He received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Applied Physics, Academy of Sciences of Moldova (ASM) in 2005. His post-doctorate research activities were carried out at the French CNRS, Paris, France, full position, and the University of Central Florida, USA. He received his doctor habilitate degree (Dr. Hab. Eng.) in solid state electronics, microelectronics, and nanoelectronics from the Institute of Electronic Engineering and Nanotechnologies of ASM in 2011. His post-habilitation activities were performed at the University of Paris-PSL-IRCP-ENSCP-CNRS, Paris, France, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris, full position, and the Kiel University, CAU, Institute for Materials Science, Germany. He received an AvH Humboldt Fellow for experienced researchers at Kiel University, CAU, Germany, period 2013−2015. 2018-2019 Professor invited at the PSL University, IRCP, Paris, France. He started a new research group “Nanotechnology and nanosensors” at TUM in 2015 and serves as Director of the Center for Nanotechnology and Nanosensors since 2017.

Research work in 9 International Research Projects- STCU, BGP-II, MTFP, RFFI, TEMPUS Projects; also in 7 National Research Projects. Publications>370; including ISI Publications - 177; Conferences reports > 120; Book – 1 (550pages); Book chapters – 3; Laboratory books – 8. Patents-11, including one US patent No. 8,263,002 09/11/2012.

Web of Science: Citations, 7765, h-index: 49. Average citations per item: 44.5.

ResearcherID: A-1851-2010

Google Scholar: Citations, 9935; since 2015: 6318, h-index: 55, i10-index: 109.

Scopus: Citations, 8255, Readers: 7221, Total Views: 201k, h-index: 52. ID: 10640885800.

ResearchGate: Citations, 6946, Total reads : 34,890, RG Score: 41.57, h-index: 47.

Mendeley: Citations, 4868, Total Views; 35,235.

Cretu Vasilii was born in 1985 in Leova, Republic of Moldova. In 2007 he finished the degree studies at the Technical University of Moldova (TUM) with a thesis entitled „Elaboration and investigation of the gas sensors based on GaN and Ga₂O₃”.

In 2008 he obtained the Master Degree at the Technical University of Moldova with a thesis entitled „Obtaining and study of the Ga₂O₃ films proprieties”.

Until 2017 Doctoral studies specialty "Physics of nanosystems and nanotechnologies" with a doctoral thesis entitled „Nanostructures of semiconductor oxides CuO, MoO₃ and ZnO for gas detection”

He is at present a Ph.D. in the group “Nanotechnology and nanosensors” of Prof. Dr. Oleg Lupan, Department of Microelectronics and Biomedical Engineering, Center for Nanotechnology and Nanosensors, TUM, Moldova.

In the last few years, he was involved in some international programme projects (STCU #5833, STCU #5989, STCU #6229 funded by the European Union and U.S.A. through the S.T.C.U.) and in some national projects (Institutional 45inst-15.817.02.29A, Young Researchers 17-TC-19.80012.50.04A funded by the Government of the Republic of Moldova).

Since 2018 associate professor interim, Department of Microelectronics and Biomedical Engineering, TUM.

The obtained results were published in 47 scientific works, including 21 articles in scientific journals ISI and SCOPUS; citations - 1137; h-index - 12; 17 papers presented and published at National and International Conferences and 2 MD patents.

Sereacov Alexandr was born in 1990 in Soroca, Republic of Moldova. Since 2013 is working in the domain of digital computing, computer networks, electronics, hardware and software development.

Nowadays, in 2020 he is a PhD student at the specialty: 134.01 Physics and Technology of Materials at the Technical University of Moldova, Department of Microelectronics and Biomedical Engineering, Center for Nanotechnology and Nanosensors in the research team "Nanotechnology and Nanosensors" of Prof. Dr. Oleg Lupan.

Since 2013, is activating part-time as a university lecturer at the Technical University of Moldova, developing and teaching courses in the domain of digital computing and computer networks. Also, starting from 2016 is activating part-time as a Software Developer in MobileSoft Solutions llc, working on distributed messaging systems.

Graduated in Electronics and Communication - microelectronics curriculum - in 2013 with the thesis "Portable device for speech recognition". In 2015 obtained Master Degree in Engineering and Engineering Activities - Microelectronics and Nanotechnologies, with an interdisciplinary thesis theme "Device for biological tissue irradiation with optical radiation".

Magariu Nicolae was born in 1992, Straseni, Republic of Moldova.

He works on copper and zinc oxides nanostructures for sensory devices. In 2015 he finished his BSc studies and presented his thesis with the title ,,Investigation of the properties of chemically deposited CuO and ZnO nanocrystalline films''.

In 2017 he obtained the Master Degree in Engineering and Engineering Activities – Microelectronics and Nanotechnologies ''Measurements and research on sensory properties of CuO and ZnO films''.

Actually, he is a PhD student, specialty: 233.01 Nano-Microelectronics and Optoelectronics, within the PhD School of Computer Science, Electronics and Energy and is part-time researcher at the Center for Nanotechnology and Nanosensors, in the research team "Nanotechnology and Nanosensors" of Prof. Dr. Oleg Lupan, Technical University of Moldova.

In the last few years, he was involved in national projects (Institutional 45inst-15.817.02.29A and Young Researchers 17-TC-19.80012.50.04A).

He was awarded with a fellow for 2019–2020 from the Government of the Republic of Moldova as an Excellence Ph.D. student. His current research interests are nanostructuring of semiconducting oxides, thin films and nanowires for gas sensors, nanosensors and UV photodetectors.

Ababii Nicolai was born in 1991 in Drochia, Republic of Moldova. He worked in the field of copper oxide nanocomposite and its surface control, and he graduated in Electronics and Communications –Electronics curriculum– in 2014, with a thesis entitled “Elaboration and study of hydrogen sensors based on Cu_1-xZn_xO nanocrysralline films.

In 2016 he obtained the Master Degree in Engineering and Engineering Activities – Microelectronics and Nanotechnologies – with a thesis entitled “Cooper oxide nanostructuring, functionalization and doping for sensor devices”.

He is at present a Ph.D. candidate to the specialty: 233.01 Nano-Microelectronics and Optoelectronics in the group “Nanotechnology and nanosensors” of Prof. Dr. Oleg Lupan, Department of Microelectronics and Biomedical Engineering, Center for Nanotechnology and Nanosensors, TUM, Moldova.

In the last few years, he was involved in some international programme projects (STCU #5989, STCU #6229) and in some national projects (Institutional 45inst-15.817.02.29A, Young Researchers 17-TC-19.80012.50.04A).

Since 2015 he is part-time university lecturer at the Technical University of Moldova. Since 2018 he is part-time Research Assistant at the Center of Nanotechnologies and Nanosensors, Technical University of Moldova.

Total 43 publications out of which 18 articles in ISI and SCOPUS journals; citations - 420; h-index - 8; 26 papers presented and published at National and International Conferences; 1 single author publication and 2 MD patents.