Laurențiu-Florin Constantinoiu is Head of Innovation and Research for the Romanian Navy since 2025. He graduated from the Romanian Naval Academy (2009) and holds an MSc in Naval Engineering and Navigation (2011) from the Maritime University of Constanța. He achieved the IHO Category B hydrographic surveyor qualification (2018) from the Royal Navy Flag Officer Sea Training and the University of Plymouth, as the top student on this international course. In 2020, he achieved the IHO Category A hydrographic surveyor designation from the same institution.
From 2011 to 2021, he held various positions within the Romanian Maritime Hydrographic Directorate, serving in the hydrography, oceanography, and mine warfare departments. From 2021 to 2025, he served as the Romanian delegate at the NATO Maritime Geospatial Meteorological and Oceanographic Centre of Excellence in Portugal.
He is currently pursuing a PhD at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galati, Romania, with the topic: "Studies concerning the dynamics of the environmental matrix in coastal areas using maritime unmanned systems and innovative solutions", supervised by Prof. Eugen Rusu. His main scientific interests include underwater research and the development of unmanned maritime systems.