ExpertiseUpdated on 17 March 2026
Looking to Join EU Consortia – AI, Digital Transformation & Human Adaptation
Founder & Principal Researcher (PhD) at Mentheris
Bucharest, Romania
About
Mentheris contributes expertise at the intersection of digital technologies, digital transformation, and human-centric socio-technical systems. The initiative focuses on understanding how technological expansion interacts with human adaptive capacity and organizational systems in increasingly complex digital environments.
The founder and principal researcher, Dr. Elena Puica (PhD. in Informatics Economics), has conducted academic research and published studies on emerging technologies and information solutions. Her work explores how advanced technologies (such as artificial intelligence, Big Data analytics, Internet of Things (IoT), RFID technologies, cloud computing) can be integrated into complex digital ecosystems and proposed informatic solutions while supporting human-centered technological development.
Key expertise relevant to the topic includes:
• Human-centric digital transformation and socio-technical system analysis
• Research on the interaction between technological development and human adaptive capacity
• Design of integrated information system architectures based on emerging technologies
• Conceptual framework development for technology adoption and digital ecosystems
• Analysis of organizational and societal implications of emerging technologies
• Experience in digital transformation projects involving complex information systems and international teams
• Academic publications in areas such as predictive analytics, digital technologies, IoT systems, and data-driven decision processes
• Interdisciplinary perspective connecting technology, organizations, and human factors
Mentheris aims to contribute to Horizon Europe projects through conceptual research, analytical model development, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the exploration of human-centered approaches to technological innovation and digital transformation.
Contact Details:
Dr. Elena Puica
Phone: +40747901381
Email: elena.puica@mentheris.com
Field
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Interactive technologies
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Software technologies
- International cooperation
- Societal transformation
- Responsible research and innovation
- Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH)
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