I.E. (Elisabeta) Militaru
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 129
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Postbus 15900
1001 NK Amsterdam
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Profile
My work is concentrated on the psychology of places, investigating how the surrounding environment can shape our thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and personality traits. In my research so far, I have used geographical psychology methods to understand how personality traits and emotions cluster geographically. Currently, as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Amsterdam Interdisciplinary Centre for Emotion, I study the contexts in which emotional expressions occur using deep learning models.
I have a broad interest in the responsible and ethical integration of AI systems into mainstream use, with a specific focus on the responsible applications of automatic emotion detection systems.
Research expertise
- psychology of places
- emotion
- personality
- AI
Biography
Before joining the University of Amsterdam as a Postdoctoral Researcher, I completed my BSc in Psychology at King’s College London (2019), followed by an MPhil (2020) and PhD (2024) at the University of Cambridge, where I was part of the Cambridge Personality and Social Dynamics Research Group.
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Research
Research methods
- Machine learning
- Deep learning
- Experiments
- Surveys
- Secondary data
- Geographical analysis
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Publicaties
2025
Militaru, I. E., van Tilburg, W. A. P., Sedikides, C., Wildschut, T., & Rentfrow, P. J. (2025). Searching for Ithaca: The geography and psychological benefits of nostalgic places. Current research in ecological and social psychology, 8, Article 100223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2025.100223 [details]- O'Dea, M., Militaru, I. E., Igou, E., Rentfrow, P., Barrett, I., & van Tilburg, W. (2025). Nature adds color to life: Less boredom in natural versus artificial environments. Journal of Experimental Psychology. General, 154(8), 2220-2240. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001764
2024
- Militaru, I. E., Serapio-Garcia, G., Ebert, T., Kong, W., Gosling, S., Potter, J., Rentfrow, P., & Gotz, F. (2024). The lay of the land: Associations between environmental features and personality. Journal of Personality. https://doi.org/10.1111/jopy.12822
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Nevenwerkzaamheden
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University of London
Tutor on the BSc Psychology programme
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University of London
Militaru, I. E., van Tilburg, W. A. P., Sedikides, C., Wildschut, T., & Rentfrow, P. J. (2025). Searching for Ithaca: The geography and psychological benefits of nostalgic places. Current research in ecological and social psychology, 8, Article 100223.