Mădălina Borcă1, Alin Ciobîcă2,3,4,5 *, Ioannis Mavroudis4,6, Manuela Padurariu7
Abstract. The acceleration of technological progress has dominated many areas of research, favoring the discovery of novel methods of diagnosis and treatment in the medical field, as well as in the monitoring of biodiversity or invasive species. In this sense, interdisciplinary research based on advanced technology has gained traction and is now a tool for describing new research horizons, both in medicine and in general citizen science. Patients benefit from personalized treatments, and current technology improves the doctor-patient relationship. At the same time, monitoring urban biodiversity, reporting and recognizing invasive species, and using GIS techniques to monitor species and habitats have resulted in better management of them. Artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and advanced GIS techniques have resulted in improved problem management in the medical field as well as biodiversity monitoring and conservation, causing these fields to evolve in response to the population’s current needs.
Keywords: technology advancement, medical research, biodiversity monitoring apps, citizen science, virtual reality.
DOI 10.56082/annalsarscibio.2025.2.47
1 University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
2 Center of Biomedical Research, Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch, B dul Carol I, no. 8, 700506 Iasi, Romania
3 Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, B dul Carol I, no 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania
4 Academy of Romanian Scientists, 3, Ilfov Street, 050045 Bucharest, Romania
5 Preclinical Department, Apollonia University, Păcurari Street 11, 700511 Iasi, Romania
6 Department of Neurology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
7 “Socola” Institute of Psychiatry, Șoseaua Bucium 36, 700282 Iasi, Romania
*Corresponding author e-mail: alin.ciobica@uaic.ro
PUBLISHED in Annals Academy of Romanian Scientists Series on Biological Sciences, Volume 14 no 2, 2025