MSc. Marsida Ibro

Head of the Research Office
Department of Computer Sciences

Bio

Education

Publications

PhD (c) Marsida Ibro is the Head of the Research Office at Western Balkans University.

Marsida Ibro holds a Bachelor and Master of Science degree in Telecommunications from the Polytechnic University of Tirana and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at the Technical University of Sofia, Faculty of Telecommunications. Her research focuses on the analysis and design of digital electronic circuits, VHDL hardware programming, power consumption algorithms for programmable logic devices, and advanced circuit design using FPGA technologies.

With over 15 years of experience in higher education, she has served as an assistant lecturer at several public and private universities, demonstrating a strong commitment to academic excellence and innovative pedagogy. Throughout her career, she has actively contributed to curriculum development, research supervision, and the integration of emerging technologies into learning.

She is also an active member of IEEE Women in Engineering and part of the WIE Affinity Group in Bulgaria, where she advocates for the inclusion and advancement of women in engineering and technology fields.

October 2019 – Current PhD. candidate Technical University of Sofia
October 2006 – July 2010 Master of Science at Polytechnic University of Tirana
October 2003 – July 2006 Bachelor at Polytechnic University of Tirana

1. M. Ibro and G. Marinova, "Designing an Augmented Reality Teaching Module for Power Consumption in FPGAs", 2024, International Conference on Broadband Communications for Next Generation Networks and Multimedia Applications (CoBCom), Graz, Austria, 2024, pp. 1-4, DOI: 10.1109/CoBCom62281.2024.10631192, Electronic ISBN:978-1-7281-7492-1

2. A Comprehensive Analysis of Engineering Competencies for IoT in Green Transformation within the Western Balkans Economy: A Case Study from UAMD University. (2024). Interdisciplinary Journal of Research and Development, 11(1), 120. https://doi.org/10.56345/ijrdv11n117

3. M. Ibro and G. Marinova, "Web-based Calculator Tool for FPGA Power Consumption Estimation for Teaching Purposes," 2023 International Conference on Electromechanical and Energy Systems (SIELMEN), Craiova, Romania, 2023, pp. 1-4, DOI: 10.1109/SIELMEN59038.2023.10290810

4. M. Ibro and G. Marinova, "FPGA Power Consumption Optimization Methods Analysis," 2023 International Conference on Electromechanical and Energy Systems (SIELMEN), Craiova, Romania, 2023, pp. 1-4, DOI: 10.1109/SIELMEN59038. 2023.10290793

5. Marsida Ibro, “A literature review of FPGA-based e-learning technologies”, 14th International Conference "Development and Modernization of Manufacturing", RIM 2023, 20-22 September, Faculty of Technical Engineering, University of Bihac, Bosnia, and Herzegovina, Electronic Proceedings ISSN 2566-3283, pp. 665-672

6. Marinova, G., Malaj, E., & Ibro, M. (2023) “Hardware Solution for Cybersecurity of Unmanned Systems Critical Infrastructure”, In Monitoring and Protection of Critical Infrastructure by Unmanned Systems, Vol. 63, pp. 127-138. iOS Press. DOI: 10.3233/ NICSP230010, IOS Press, Book Chapter

7. M. Ibro and G. Marinova, "Literature review on FPGA-based e-learning: power consumption design methodologies perspective", 2022 29th International Conference on Systems, Signals and Image Processing (IWSSIP), Sofia, Bulgaria, 2022, pp. 1-4, DOI: 10.1109/IWSSIP55020.2022.9854449, Electronic ISBN: 978-1-6654-9578-3

8. E. G. Malaj, M. Ibro, and G. Marinova, "Experimental setup for Hardware Encryption logic evaluation for e-learning “, 2022 29th International Conference on Systems, Signals and Image Processing (IWSSIP), Sofia, Bulgaria, 2022, pp. 1-4, DOI: 10.1109/ IWSSIP55020.2022.9854421, Electronic ISBN: 978-1-6654-9578-3

9. M. Ibro and G. Marinova, "Hardware Encryption logic on FPGA and Power Consumption", 29th International Conference on Systems, Signals and Image Processing (IWSSIP), Sofia, Bulgaria, 2022, pp. 1-4, DOI: 10.1109/IWSSIP55020.2022.9854482, Electronic ISBN: 978-1-6654-9578-3

10. M. Ibro and G. Marinova, "Review on Low-Power Consumption Techniques for FPGA-based designs in IoT technology", 2021, PROCEEDINGS of the 16th International Conference on Telecommunications (ConTEL), Zagreb, Croatia, 2021, pp. 110-114, DOI: 10.23919/ConTEL52528.2021.9495970, Electronic ISBN: 978-9-5318-4271-6

11. Galia Marinova, Aida Bitri, Marsida Ibro, "The Role of Women in the Digital Age: Balancing professional and personal challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic", IFAC-Papers online, Volume 54, Issue 13, 2021, Pages 539-544, ISSN 2405-8963, DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2021.10.505

12. Ibro, Marsida, Blakaj, Gentjana, Marinova, Galia (2021) "Direct Digital Synthesis Optimization Based on VHDL Code“, International Journal of Business and Technology, Vol.9: Iss.1, Article 24. DOI: 10.33107/ijbte.2021.6.3.22,https://knowledgecenter.ubtuni.net/ijbte/vol9/iss1/24

13. Marsida Ibro, Galia Marinova (Jun 03 2021). “Multi-tool environment with an online assistant for teaching Direct Digital Synthesis”, IWSSIP 2021, Underline Science Inc. DOI: 10.48448/w01w-z762, https://underline.io/22331-multi-tool-environment-with-an-online-assistant-for-teaching-direct-digital-synthesis

14. M. Ibro and G. Marinova, "DVFS Technique on a Zynq SoC-based System for Low Power Consumption “, 2020 International Conference on Broadband Communications for Next Generation Networks and Multimedia Applications (CoBCom), Graz, Austria, 2020, pp. 1-5, Electronic ISBN:978-1-7281-7492-1, DOI: 10.1109/CoBCom49975.2020.9174061.