Cerasela Tanasescu

Cerasela is the Director of La Trobe Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program, with the primary role of overseeing the development and implementation of a strong entrepreneurial program all over Victoria and in all La Trobe Campuses. Cerasela has supported over 250 start-ups during her career. Passionate about innovation, Cerasela truly thinks that sustainable start-ups are the key for a better future. She perceives fostering innovation and entrepreneurship as one of the core missions of academia. Cerasela is also an experienced lecturer and researcher, with multidisciplinary expertise (PhD in Computer Science, Engineering Degree in Bio-Informatics and a Master in Business Administration) allowing her to build connections between different areas of research and their applied, commercialised context. Cerasela has settled in Australia with her family since November 2014. She loves Melbourne and Victoria and has faith in the creativity of younger generation