ANNUAL REPORT RESEARCH ACTIVITIES 2010
MARIBOR, AUGUST 2010
ANNUAL REPORT Research activities 2010
Editors: Suzana Pušauer and Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Copy edit: Miroslav Cukovic Photos and text processing: Jasmina Višič Photos: Gerhard Angleitner, MSc Typography and cover design: UM - FERI
ISSN 1408-6328
Published by: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Maribor Print: UNI ZALOŽBA, D.O.O. Number of copies: 80 Year of publication: August 2011
CONTENTS
FOREWORD FW– 4
Study Programmes, Options and Emphasis ...... FW – 5
Graduates of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science ...... FW – 11
Masters and PhD Degrees ...... FW – 12
Research by Institutes and Laboratories ...... FW – 18
Programme Units ...... FW – 20
INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION ...... AU – 1
System and Control Laboratory ...... AU –4
Signal Processing and Remote Control Laboratory ...... AU – 16
Process Automation Laboratory ...... AU – 27
Measurements Laboratory ...... AU – 32
Electro – Optical and Sensor Systems Laboratory ...... AU – 35
INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ...... EL – 1
Digital and Information Systems Laboratory ...... EL – 4
Electronic Systems Laboratory ...... EL – 10
Microcomputer Systems Laboratory ...... EL – 12
Digital Signal Processing Laboratory ...... EL – 16
INSTITUTE OF POWER ENGINEERING ...... PE – 1
Electrical Machines Laboratory ...... PE – 6
Power Engineering Laboratory ...... PE – 9
Electromechanical Systems Control Laboratory ...... PE – 21
Fundamentals and Theory of Electrotechnics Laboratory ...... PE – 26 Applied Electromagnetics Laboratory ...... PE – 30
INSTITUTE OF ROBOTICS ...... RO – 1
Power Electronics Laboratory ...... RO – 4
Industrial Robotics Laboratory ...... RO – 10
Kinematics and Simulations Laboratory ……………………………………………… RO – 22
Laboratory for Cognitive Systems in Mechatronics …………………………………. RO – 24
INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS ...... MP – 1
Applied Mathematics Laboratory ...... MP – 3
INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE ...... CS – 1
Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory ...... CS – 5
Computer Architecture and Languages Laboratory ...... CS – 7
System Design Laboratory ...... CS – 11
System Software Laboratory ...... CS – 15
Heterogenous Computer Systems Laboratory ...... CS – 25
Geometric Modelling and Multimedia Alghoritms Laboratory ...... CS – 29
Programming Methodologies Laboratory ...... CS – 37
INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS ...... IN – 1
Information System Laboratory ...... IN – 4
Database Technologies Laboratory ...... IN – 23
Computer Mediated Communication Laboratory ...... IN – 33
Real-Time Systems Laboratory ...... IN – 35
INSTITUTE OF MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS ...... MC – 1
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 1 and Computer Science Electrical Engineering The new G2 extension of the Faculty Buildings of the Faculties Engineering University Maribor
Photo: Gerhard Angleitner FW – 2 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Dean: Prof. Dr. Igor Tičar
Institute of Institute of Automation Computer Science Head: Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boris Tovornik Prof. Dr. Viljem Žumer until 31.3.2010 until 31.3.2010 Prof. Ddr. Denis Đonlagić Prof. Dr. Nikola Guid
Institute of Electronics Institute of and Telecommunications Informatics Head: Head: Prof. Dr. Zmago Brezočnik Prof. Dr. Ivan Rozman until 9.4.2010 Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič
Institute of Power Institute of Robotics Engineering Head: Head: Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik until Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič 31.3.2010 Prof. Dr. Miro Milanovič
Institute of Institute of Mathematics and Physics Media Communications Head: Head: Prof. Dr. Vitodrag Kumperščak Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer- Družovec Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 3
Prof. Dr. Igor Tičar Dean
Prof. Dr. Bojan Grčar Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Deputy Dean of Education Deputy Dean of Research
Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič Deputy Dean of Finances FW – 4 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
FOREWORD
Comprehension that a contemporary university presents the most productive scientific-research institution, is the basis, around the world, of an exceptional development in all fields of human functioning. It is the same with the scientific research work at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Maribot, which is beside the pedagogic activity, a key pillar of its functioning. We are proud that FERI is currently the largest registered research organization in the northeast Slovenia and presents, with its almost 300 employees and more than 170 researchers, a powerful factors in its environment, especially because we are working and utilizing the latest research equipment. As in every previous year, the resaults of our work, in the research field, in the previous year are presented in this Annual Report. On foundational, applicative and international projects, on various levels, we are especially proud of those projects that are conducted for industrial partners because with such, it is our best way to proove our connectedness with the economy. Year after year, despite a relatively uneasy economic situation, we nourish good traditional relations with the industry and where it is possible, we make it even stronger. I think that FERI is an excellent example of a successful transfer of knowledge from an academic mileu to the industrual one. Of course we should not forget, that the education is the primary mission Of every faculty and we as well educate young experts, engineers, masters and doctors of science. We are pleased and proud that our graduates are known for being diligent, reliable and above all with well rounded education. They are very sought after at the job market and well employed, and many of them founded successful hightech companies. I know that our graduates from new and reorganized study programmes are and will be successful as well. The first generation has in previous year already completed the so-called first cycel of Bologna university and higher education study programmes. A number of young researchers, especially those whose education was financed by the Research Agencs of the Republic of Slovenia and Technological Slovenian Agency, speaks of the faculty's successfulness on the educational-research field. In 2010, there were 51 young researchers of all profiles. There are eight program units that function as part of the faculty, under which they are engaged in a fundamental research. The results of such work are presented in this Annual Report. For the rest of the resaults, it is important to note a large number of publishings in the most regarded scientific journals, and those numbers are increasing, which points out to a quality scientific work. It would give me great joy if you would take time and study our Annual Report of the scientific- research work at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Dean Prof. Dr. Igor Tičar
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 5
STUDY PROGRAMMES, OPTIONS AND EMPHASIS
Undergraduate studies The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science offers two separate types of study programmes, and each one that leads to a different type of degree; academic and professional. Seven study programmes with several options are offered towards the academic degrees and three study programmes towards the professional degrees.
The academic-degree study programmes in:
Electrical Engineering, which includes the following options: Automation and Robotics, Electronics and Power Engineering. Computer Science and Information Technologies Informatics and Technologies of Communication include the following options: Information technologies and Communication techniques. Telecommunications Media communications, which includes the following options: Media Production and Visual Communication. The university degree interdisciplinary study programme of Industrial Engineering, option Electrical Engineering, is offered in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics and Business in Maribor. The following modules are available: Automation and Robotics, Electronics and Power Engineering. Approximately two thirds of major subjects are offered in electrical engineering and one third in business and economics.
The university degree interdisciplinary study programme of Mechatronics is offered in collaboration with the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Maribor. The computer science students are also eligible for this option after the completion of the first two FW – 6 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
years in computer science. Approximately half of the offered courses cover the field of electrical engineering and the other half is related to the mechanical engineering. The programme of Educational Computer Science is carried out by both the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, in Maribor. Academic-degree studies last six semesters and include lectures, exercises, seminars, projects, practical placements in industry and diploma. All programmes are evaluated with ECTS system and include 180 credits. In the university study programmes of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technologies, Informatics and Technologies of Communication, Media Communications, Telecommunications, Mechatronics, and Educational Computer Science can enroll if: a) he/she obtained a high school diploma b) he/she obtained a diploma from the desired concentration in whichever high school programme and one exam from the group of subjects from his/her final year; the chosen subject cannot be the subject that the candidate already completed as part of his/her concentration, c) he/she graduated from any four-year high school programme before June 1. 1995.
The professional higher education programmes:
Electrical Engineering includes the following options: Automation and robotics, Electronics, Power Engineering and Telecommunications. Computer Science and Information Technologies Informatics and Technologies of Communication includes the following options: System support for informatics and communication technologies, Development of information systems and Multimedia communication technologies. The professional higher education programmes last six semesters and consist of lectures, exercises, projects and an additional semester of practical placement in industry. All programmes are evaluated with ECTS system and include 180 credits. In the professional higher education programmes of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technologies, Informatics and Communication Technologies can enroll if he/she completed a final exam in whichever four year high school programme, professional diploma or diploma. After the completion of their final exams (diploma) in higher education programmes, students can enroll in Master’s degree study programmes, offered by the faculty. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 7
Electrical Engineering Studies
Employment
PhD (3 Year, 180 ECTS)
Masters Degree Studies (2 Year, 120 ECTS)
Professional Higher Education Academic Degree Degree
Undergraduate Studies Undergraduate Studies (3 Year, 180 ECTS) (3 Year, 180 ECTS)
Diploma Exam or Professional Diploma Professional Diploma Exam or Diploma Exam and one additional exam in final Exam exam subjects
FW – 8 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Postgraduate Studies
Postraduate studies are basically aimed at the acquisition of in-depth theoretical and applied knowledge, which enables the prospective graduate to carry out an independent and creative research in various technical sciences. Postgraduate study is directed towards a scientific research work and encompasses an introduction into the research work, development of ability to carry out the research work in the individual field of science or the scientific discipline as well as to study the subjects that deepen and widen the knowledge, necessary for preparation and completion of Master’s thesis, or the PhD dissertation. Available to students during their study are laboratories and computer infrastructure at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, as well as at the other faculties and public research centers with which the faculty has an appropriate agreement. The research work of the postgraduate students is carried out in the research laboratories, which will be presented in continuation, in greater detail. A research groups are formed for individual research fields, which may also comprise into a laboratory. Post graduate and PhD students are also part of the research groups. For the latter, international connections among research groups are very important since that way the successful international transfer of knowledge into the research achievements is possible. Such are examples when our PhD students carry out part of their doctoral research abroad, and some of them have their co-mentors abroad as well. The basis of academic co-operation is creativity, openness, collegiality, and reciprocity. Because of that, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science regularly hosts foreign undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students. A new way of organization and carrying out of PhD study enables higher comparison with the universities across the world, as well as an easier student exchange. Second cycle study programme We will begin the second cycle study programme in the 2010/2011 study year. The following second cycle study programmes will be carried out: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technologies, Informatics and Technologies of Communication, Telecommunication, Media Communications, Industrial Engineering – option Electrical Engineering, Mechatronics, and Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 9
Educational Computer Science.
Third cycle study programme In 2009/2010, we had begun to carry out the third cycle study programmes in the following study programmes: Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Science, and Media Communications. The third cycle study lasts three years (six semesters) and has 180 ECTS credit. The credits are in accordance with the Measures for accredited evaluation of the study programmes in accordance to the ECTS. Into the third cycle study programme can enroll those who have completed: a) second cycle study programme, b) university study programme, accepted before June 11. 2004, c) higher education professional study programme (accepted before June 11. 2004) and the specialization study programme (listed candidates must before enrolling complete their student duties up to 35 ECTS from an appropriate second cycle study programme) , d) a vocational study programme, that is developed based on the directives from the EU, or another equal masters study programme, which is equivalent to 300 ECTS credits. Appropriate previous knowledge or completed university or masters (second cycle) study from the field of: - Electrical Engineering from the fields of electrical engineering, telecommunication or mechatronics, - Computer Science from the fields of computer science or informatics, - Media Communications from the fields of media communication, computer science or informatics. Overall number of credits that the student needs to collect in every year is 60. The student must complete, during his/her study, the required subject of Methods of scientific research work and three elective subjects, three seminars, and four individual research works. The last semester is designed to write and defend the PhD dissertation. Postgraduate study, programme accepted before June 11. 2004 For postgraduate education (for programmes accepted before June 11. 2004), there are two study programmes: Electrical Engineering and FW – 10 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Computer Science and Information Science. The last enrolment into the first year was possible in 2008/2009 study year; the last enrolment into the third year was possible in 2010/2011 study year. As part of the postgraduate study, the faculty carries out: a masters degree programme, which lasts two years , a PhD in science programme, which lasts four years.. Requirements for enrolment into the postgraduate study programme are defined in the Statute of the University of Maribor and in every annual public call. Both programmes are carried out the same way for the first two years. Postgraduate student must, in first two years, complete an assigned number of exams and prove his/her research capabilities. If the student completed the duties in the first two years with a high enough grade, he/she can continue the study in the PhD of Science programme, without writing the masters thesis. The third and fourth year of the PhD programme is carried out as an individual research work. A student, who in the first two years of the postgraduate study did not attain high enough grades, must before enrolling into the PhD study defend a masters thesis. The overall number of credits that the student must collect in first two years is 120, out of which 75 from exams, and 45 with reports on individual research work. In the third and fourth year, the student must collect an additional 75 credits, which means to complete three more individual research works. Every completed exam or a public presentation of the research work equals 15 credits. The students must complete their study by defending the master’s thesis or doctoral dissertation until September 30.09. 2016.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 11
GRADUATES OF THE FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE
Two different types of graduate studies are available; those leading to academic degrees and those leading to professional higher education degrees. The number of graduates in 2010 is given in the table below.
2010 Graduates (full time + part time)
Option Professional Undergraduate higher education academic degrees degrees Electrical Engineering 73 56 Computer and Information Science 38 50 Telecommunications - 8 Media Communications - 30 Electrical Engineering with Economics - 7
1st level study programmes
Program Professional Undergraduate higher education academic degrees degrees Electrical Engineering 13 19 Computer science and information 14 37 technologies Informatics and technologies of 5 11 communication Telecommunications - 4 Media Communications - 34 Electrical Engineering with Economics - 4 Mechatronics - 12 FW – 12 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
MASTERS AND PhD DEGREES
12 masters degree students successfully defended their Masters theses and 11 PhD students their dissertations. 2010 Masters theses
Author Title Date of defense COBISS ID number Mentor Co-mentor
Milan ČURKOVIČ VGRAJENI SISTEMI DSP/FPGA V SISTEMIH VODENJA 29. 9. 2010 (DSP/FPGA embedded systems in control processes) dr. Karel Jezernik
Branko DVORŠAK SAMOOSKRBA Z ENERGIJO 8.3.2010 (Self-sufficiency of energy) dr. Josip Voršič dr. Jože PIhler
ANALIZA SEKVENČNE DEKOMPOZICIJE SESTAVLJENIH SIGNALOV S POMOČJO KOMPENZACIJE Vojko GLASER KONVOLUCIJSKIH JEDER 8.9.2010 (Validation of sequential decomposition on compound signals using convolution kernel compensation) dr. Damjan Zazula dr. Aleš Holobar
Dalobor IGREC NAČRTOVANJE ROBUSTNEGA REGULATORJA Z METODO QFT 5. 1. 2010 (Robust control design with QFT) dr. Rajko Svečko
Jože KORELIČ INTELIGENTNI TRANZISTORSKI PRETVORNIKI 29.9.2010 (Inteligent transistor inverters) dr. Karel Jezernik
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 13
Author Title Date of defense COBISS ID number Mentor Co-mentor
MODULARNA GRADNJA TELEKOMUNIKACIJSKEGA Andrej MEDVED SATELITA 19.11.2010 (Modular telecommunications satellite building) dr. Mitja Solar dr. Rudolf Babič
Uroš PEŠOVIĆ MEHANIZMI REŠEVANJA PROBLEMA SKRITEGA VOZLIŠČA V IEEE 802.15.4/ZIGBEE BREZŽIČNIH 26. 2. 2010 SENZORSKIH OMREŽJIH (Hidden node avoidance mechanism for IEEE 802.15.4/zigbee wireless sensor networks) dr. Žarko Čučej dr. Jože Mohorko
VZDRŽEVANJE TEHNIŠKE DOKUMENTACIJE V Tomaž STENŠAK ELEKTROENERGETSKIH PODJETJIH 17.12.2010 (Maintenance of technical documentation in the power industry) dr. Tomaž Dogša dr. Josip Voršič
Marijan ŠPANER HRANILNIKI ENERGIJE PRI HIBRIDNIH POGONIH 29.9.2010 (Energy storage units in hybrid vehicles) dr. Karel Jezernik
Igor VIDALI KONCEPTI ZANESLJIVOSTI VARNOSTNE RAZSVETLJAVE 20.12.2010 (The reliability concepts in emergency lighting ) dr. Josip Voršič dr. Jože Pihler FW – 14 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Author Title Date of defense COBISS ID number Mentor Co-mentor
UPORABA POLIZOLIRANIH VODNIKOV PRI NAJVIŠJIH Žiga VORŠIČ NAPETOSTIH 27.10.2010 (Using covered conductors for the highest voltage levels) dr. Jože Pihler dr. Gorazd Štumberger Marjan ZORMAN NOTRANJE OKVARE V RAZDELJEVALNEM OMREŽJU 17.11.2010 (The internal faults in electrodistribution network) dr. Jože Pihler dr. Josip Voršič
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 15
2010 PhD theses
Author Title Date of defence COBISS ID number Mentor Co-mentor
PROMETNO URAVNOTEŽENI USMERJEVALNI ALGORITMI mag. Karl BENKIČ ZA BREZŽIČNA SENZORSKA OMREŽJA 9.7.2010 (Load balanced routing protocols for wireless sensor networks) dr. Žarko Čučej dr. Boštjan Brešar
Borko BOŠKOVIĆ UGLAŠEVANJE ŠAHOVSKE OCENITVENE FUNKCIJE S POMOČJO ALGORITMA DIFERENCIALNE EVOLUCIJE 13.4.2010 (Differential evolution for the tuning of a chess evaluation function) dr. Janez Brest dr.Viljem Žumer
Matej GRAŠIČ SEGMENTACIJA IN GROZDENJE GOVORCEV ZA SISTEME AVTOMATSKEGA RAZPOZNAVANJA SPONTANEGA 18. 6. 2010 GOVORA (Speaker segmentation and clustering for systems of automatic spontaneous speech recognition) dr. Zdravko Kačič dr.Andrej Žgank Marko HEBAR MODELIRANJE SLIK SAR Z AVTO-BINOMSKIM MODELOM 15.10.2010 (Modeling SAR images with auto-binomial model) dr. Žarko Čučej dr. Dušan Gleich
Rok ISTENIČ MODELIRANJE INDEKSA AKTIVNOSTI S STATISTIKAMI VIŠJIH REDOV ZA VREDNOTENJE REDKIH IMPULZNIH 12. 5. 2010 IZVOROV V KONVOLUTIVNIH MEŠANICAH (Modelling activity index with higher-order statistics for evaluation of impulse sources in convolutive mixtures) dr. Damjan Zazula dr. Aleš Holobar
FW – 16 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Author Title Date of defence COBISS ID number Mentor Co-mentor
AKUSTIČNA SEGMENTACIJA ZVOČNIH SIGNALOV V Marko KOS DOMENI BROADCAST NEWS 18. 6. 2010 (Acoustic segmentation of sound signals in broadcast news domain) dr. Zdravko Kačič dr. Andrej Žgank mag. Andrej KOSI PRILAGODITVE TELEVIZIJSKE ODDAJNIŠKE INFRASTRUKTURE IN OMREŽJA ZA PREHOD NA 6. 9. 2010 DIGITALNO PRIZEMELJSKO ODDAJANJE TELEVIZIJSKEGA SIGNALA (Adaptation of television transmitting infrastructure and network for transition to digital terrestrial television signal transmission) dr. Mitja Solar
PROBLEM KITAJSKEGA POŠTARJA S PRIORITETNIMI mag. Tomaž KRAMBERGER VOZLIŠČI 18. 5. 2010 (Chinese postman problem with priority nodes) dr. Janez Žerovnik dr. Nikola Guid
DOLGI OPTIČNI VLAKENSKI SENZORJI VZDOLŽNEGA RAZTEZKA IN TEMPERATURE NA OSNOVI FAZNE Matjaž LINEC PRIMERJAVE RF MODULIRANEGA OPTIČNEGA NOSILCA 3. 6. 2010 (Long gauge optical fiber sensor system for measuring longitudinal strain and temperature, based on phase comparison of RF modulated optical carrier) ddr. Denis Đonlagić
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 17
Author Title Date of defence COBISS ID number Mentor Co-mentor
mag. Gregor PIPAN UČINKOVITA HEVRISTIKA ZA GRADNJO NAJMANJ UTEŽENE TRIANGULACIJE V PREKRIVNEM OMREŽJU 21.10.2010 (An efficient heuristic for building minimum weight triangulation in an overlay networks) dr. Borut Žalik
ODKRIVANJE OBJEKTOV NEPRAVILNIH OBLIK V NARAVNEM OKOLJU S POMOČJO PROSTORSKO- Jurij RAKUN FREKVENČNE ANALIZE IN ELASTIČNE PORAVNAVE SLIK 15.4.2010 (Detecting irregularly shaped objects in natural environment using spatial-frequency analysis and elastic image registration) dr. Damjan Zazula dr. Denis Stajnko
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RESEARCH BY INSTITUTES AND LABORATORIES
The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science is registered with the Ministry of Science and Technology as a research organisation incorporating 14 research units. 1. Computer Architecture and Languages Laboratory Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Viljem Žumer The research unit consists of the Computer Architecture, Languages Laboratory and the Heterogeneous Computer Systems Laboratory staff.
2. Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič The research unit consists of the staff from the Digital and Information Systems Laboratory, Electronic Systems Laboratory, Microcomputer Systems Laboratory, and Digital Signal Processing Laboratory.
3. Institute of Automation Research unit head: Assoc. Prof. Ddr. Denis Đonlagić The research unit consists of the staff from the Systems and Control Laboratory, Signal Processing and Remote Control Laboratory, Process Automation Laboratory, Measurements Laboratory, and Electro-Optical and Sensory Systems Laboratory.
4. Institute of Robotics Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik The research unit consists of the staff from the Power Electronics Laboratory, Industrial Robotics Laboratory, and Kinematics and Simulations Laboratory.
5. Applied Electromagnetics Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep The research unit consists of the staff from the Applied Electromagnetics Laboratory and Fundamentals and Theory of Electrotechnics Laboratory.
6. Electrical Machines Laboratory Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Ivan Zagradišnik The research unit consists of the Electrical Machines Laboratory staff. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 19
7. Electromechanical Systems Control Laboratory Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Drago Dolinar The research unit consists of the Electromechanical Systems Control Laboratory staff.
8. Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Nikola Guid The research unit consists of the Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory staff.
9. Institute of Information Science Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Ivan Rozman The research unit consists of the staff from the Information Systems Laboratory, Database Technologies Laboratory, Computer Mediated Communication Laboratory, and Real-Time Systems Laboratory.
10. Systems Software Laboratory Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula The research unit consists of the System Software Laboratory staff.
11. Power Engineering Laboratory Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič The research unit consists of the Power Engineering Laboratory staff.
12. Institute of Mathematics and Physics Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Vitodrag Kumperščak The research unit consists of the Applied Mathematics Laboratory staff.
13. System Design Laboratory Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Peter Kokol The research unit consists of the System Design Laboratory staff.
14. Geometric Modelling and Multimedia Algorithms Laboratory Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik The research unit consists of the Geometric Modelling and Multimedia Algorithms Laboratory staff. FW – 20 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
PROGRAMME UNITS
Eight programme units exist at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, which are registered with the Slovenian Research Agency. The work in these programme units represents the basics of fundamental research at our faculty, as they include the majority of our researchers. The quality of programme units is examined annualy and a condensed overview for 2010 is collated in the sequel.
P2-0028 Mechatronics systems Programme unit head: Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik This programme unit consists of the staff from the Industrial Robotics Laboratory, Power Electronics Laboratory, Electro-Optics and Sensor Systems Laboratory, Measurements Laboratory and Process Automation Laboratory. Scientific disciplines: Automation, Intelligent Systems, Motors and Propulsion Systems, Robotics, Systems. Group activities have covered a wide area; they have been active in the fields of design, control and supervision of mechatronic systems. Development has also included classic and hybrid solutions with the use of nonlinear algorithms, supervision and event-driven control. The research has also been conducted in power electronics systems and micro-and nano-robotics, and significant results have been achieved in the field of measurement and IT. In the system design, we have introduced advanced operations (HIL and RCP) and besides processor systems increasingly used FPGA circuits. Development of advanced control algorithms is continued towards the development of new approaches, with respect to a higher efficiency and quality of the algorithms. They are based on the nonlinear models for direct use or further development of local linear models. By using the nonlinear multivariate statistical methods, a fault detection and isolation scheme is improved, which enables detection of small process deviations under a close-loop operation. An application for simulating the GMAW process and inverter based welding source has been developed. In the field of AC motors torque control, the discrete controller that operates on the basis of calculation and minimization of Lyapunov functions stability has been applied. Activities have also been carried out in the field of position sensorless AC motors control. In the field of advanced control of mechatronic systems, we have conducted research on haptic interfaces. In order to achieve the high quality remote touching sense with the local haptic interface we have derived the robust control method for the bilateral tele-operation system that is composed of multi DOFs robotic systems with a highly nonlinear structure. Within the work on the development of micro-and nano-robots, the emphasis has been on design and control of such systems. A virtual user interface has been built for remote control of a nano- Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 21 robot cell. Neural network has been used to evaluate the inverse dynamic model of nonlinear micro-robot mechanism. In the field of power electronics systems, we have been dealing with the control of converter circuits with a goal to reduce electromagnetic emissions. A system of six converters, which have been controlled from a single location, was built. A 4 kW system has been designed as a micro- grid system, which allows the energy flow from DC and AC sources to different types of loads. Measuring technique is an important module of the mechatronic systems where the electric and nonelectric measurements carry special importance. Group activities have been directed towards the development and improvement of new measurement methods. The research has been directed towards various new algorithms and automated distributed measurements. In the field of IT introduction, new measuring instrumentation and fast measurement methods via the World Wide Web are introduced, the measurements in the field of remote experiments are improved, and the new methods of performing measurements in the area of wide dimensions are researched.
P2-0041 Computer systems, methodologies and intelligent services Programme unit head: Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula This Programme Unit consists of staff from six laboratories from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of Maribor: Computer Architecture and Languages Laboratory, Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, System Software Laboratory, Heterogeneous Computer Systems Laboratory, Geometric Modelling and Multimedia Algorithms Laboratory, and Programming Methodologies Laboratory. Scientific disciplines: Artificial intelligence, Bioinformatics, Biomathematics, Computer Science, Computer-Assisted Education, Image Processing, Intelligent Systems, Medical Informatics, Signal Processing, System Information Theory, Systems Engineering, Computer Technologies, Programming Languages and Computer Architectures, Computer Graphics, Internet Programming and Web Services, Distributed Computing, Geometrical Modelling, Multimedia. For 2010, we have proposed the following scientific research that was successfully completed: simulation of natural growth and modelling of eco-systems, differential evolution, programming and domain specific languages, computer vision with multiple view geometry, multivariate data analysis, algorithms for multimedia and computer geometry, and computerised text analysis. In parallel, the following development has been proposed and completed: countryside overgrowth model; intelligent games, in particular computer chess; domain-specific compilers and grammars; scene reconstruction through the use of web cameras; biomedical imaging analysis; support to geographic information systems, and intelligent e-services. We developed an algorithm that is based on self-adaptive optimisation of the control parameters in dynamic environments, in order to solve multiobjective optimisation problems with differential FW – 22 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science evolution. We used it in procedural modelling of trees and simulating the countryside overgrowth. It was also introduced in tuning the chess evaluation function. We investigated the understanding of domain-specific programs, defined new metrics for grammars, and studied the inference on grammars and their run-time evolution. Experimental results suggest that certain metrics are directly related to the size and complexity of the grammar, while other metrics are not. Our CKC algorithm was recognised as the world's most effective decomposition of surface electromyograms. We modelled and analysed in greater detail, the CKC core, i.e. Activity Index. We proved that it can be used as a robust and accurate estimator for the number of sources and the duration of their responses in convolutive mixtures of sparse pulse sources. Together with the Laboratory for Electro-Optical and Sensory Systems, we began to develop an unobtrusive, hypersensitive sensor for human vital signs. The sensor is based on optical fibres and interferometry. So far, we have used it for unobtrusive detection of heart rate, respiration and movement of human body. We dealt with the 3D reconstruction of objects of irregular shapes, such as fruits on the trees. This introduced a new way of finding large sets of high-density correspondence points by using rigid and non-rigid image registration. Multiview geometry was also carried out to monitor the construction sites. We have presented the way to implement homographies with coplanar points. A novel method was designed to approximate the central axis of polygons, whose complexity does not exceed O(n log n) when using constrained Delaunay triangulation. From a cloud of points, we reconstructed a surface and proved that an efficient scanning algorithm can be developed by appropriate control heuristics for the progressive fronts. New functionalities were added into the open-source GeoServer and the web application TerraTrackers for tracking the GPS devices in real time. We improved lossless compression algorithms for voxel data, and studied how to present the space of voxels by an efficient hierarchical structure to support progressive visualization on mobile devices. In addition, we have concentrated on text processing in the Slovenian language. We developed an infrastructure for knowledge extraction and detection of plagiarism at the University of Maribor digital libraries. We also worked on a tool for automatic generation of general-purpose semantic and domain-specific dictionary for the fields of university studies and local communities.
P2-0057 Information systems Programme unit head: Prof. Dr. Ivan Rozman This programme unit consists of staff from the Information Systems Laboratory, Database Technologies Laboratory, Computer Mediated Communication Laboratory and Real-Time Systems Laboratory. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 23
Scientific disciplines: Business Process Reengineering, Communication Methods, Computer Science, Databases, Development Methodologies, E-business, Informatics, Information System Development, IS/IT Architectures, Intelligent Systems, Operations Research, Quality Assurance Systems, Real-Time Systems. Representation of research areas of the program unit in 2010: In the field of semantic web, we presented a novel method for data sources integration, within the diagnostic processes. Semantic web technologies have been used, which represent one of the key state-of-the-art software engineering methods. Integration model has also been presented, which enables optimization of the diagnostic process from quality and economic efficiency point of view. In the field of knowledge management, we have presented a new, intelligent data classification method based on evolutionary construction of the decision rules, which in addition to detecting relevant patterns from data sets, allows domain-based detection of new knowledge. As a novelty in the world of science, the process of machine-based learning is presented, which enables the merging of domain expert knowledge with an automatic induction of rules and subsequently the search for new rules and reliable knowledge. In the field of IS, we have studied the implications of software frameworks. We discovered that the main determinants of the framework acceptance are perceived useful to the framework and trust in the framework, which is consistent with the requirements for a long-term use of frameworks. Results of the research can form a basis for a number of innovative solutions that can positively influence the development and the use of frameworks, as well as framework based applications; such as a method for improving the acceptance of frameworks, which is designed for developers of frameworks and allows iterative improvement of the frameworks and therefore the improvements in information systems. In the field of service oriented architecture (SOA) and event-driven architectures (EDA), we studied the complementary of these two established technologies for the development of business solutions. In the research studies, we have identified points of contact between those two technologies. Finally, we proposed the extension of concepts of SOA with EDA in the fields of WSDL and BPEL. The proposed solution allows services to act like event procedures and event users. In the field of security, we studied protocols for key exchange on the basis of identity. One of the main results of research is an efficient protocol for the exchange of keys, based on identities for two-sided environment using the mating operations, which is based on algorithms for digital signature and meets the necessary safety criteria. In the field of the IS development quality, we researched the usefulness and acceptance of quality index (QI), which is used to calculate the effort in the project of IS development. QI has been empirically evaluated in research, primarily as a mean to identify interchangeable metrics, which can be used for QI. We have examined ten different metrics in 25 different projects and have discovered that six out of ten metrics converge. In the field of e-learning and IT acceptance, we investigated the acceptance of e-learning systems. Results of the research represent a modified UTAUT model, extended with the FW – 24 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
factors that significantly affect the perceived usefulness and ease of use of e-learning systems. The research results offer new possibilities for further investigations and improvements in the field of e-learning systems. In the field of modern IS approaches, we studied software factories. Based on a review of existing evaluation models for projects, developed with software factories, we produced a model that allows the capture and evaluation of selected factors of acquisitions. In the field of the integration of data sources, we studied the possibilities to introduce ontologies. The existing technologies do not enable dynamic and automated data retrieving, when data sources are realized with technologies that are not directly compatible with ontological presentation of the data. As a possible solution to this problem we presumed, that the semantically labelled services enable automated data retrieving in the course of inquiries. In the field of embedded systems we implemented the operating system’s co-processor; we studied the mobile computing in a cloud and tested an implementation of neural networks for pattern recognition in FPGA. Simultaneously we researched a novel machine learning model that represents a qualitative jump in pattern recognition. We investigated the user experience design in modern, natural user interfaces, integration of users in designing user experience and interaction design while planning human- computer interaction and communication. All knowledge was effectively used in industrial projects.
P2-0065 Telematic Programme unit head: Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej The program group comprises of the staff from the Laboratory for Signal Processing and Remote Control, Laboratory for System and Control, and Laboratory for Digital and Information Systems. Scientific disciplines: informatics, metrics, computer science, systems, and telecommunications. The research work is based on a modern digital signal processing. New algorithms for parameter extraction form Synthetic Aperture Radar images are developed. Algorithms for soilmoisture, salinity of see, target detection, land sliding, and change detection algorithms are investigated. Beside algorithms we are also focused on technological aspects of modern digital signal processing by considering acceleration of algorithm with the use of parallel processing using graphical processors units. These research activities are complimented by research and development of telecommunication algorithms as well as investigation of possibilities of their implementation in micro controllers.
P2-0114 Applied Electromagnetics Programme unit head: Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep This programme unit consists of staff from Fundamentals and Theory of Electrical Engineering Laboratory, Applied Electromagnetics Laboratory, and Electrical Machines Laboratory. Scientific disciplines: Electrical Engineering, Electromagnetism. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 25
Electromagnetic theory and applications research group is comprised of three professional fields/interests of study, which include magnetic fluids, electromechnical converters and electrical discharges in earth and air. All three fields of study are based on the macroscopic electromagnetic field theory that is mathematically determined with Maxwell equations. In 2010, the magnetic fluids field of study was directed mostly towards the design and building of the measuring system. The 3D geometrical model of the indicator (gauge) was built and further used in numerical analysis of the electromagnetic and thermal field, based on finite element methods. The model represents a very accurate copy of the real measuring system, which has been actually built. During the design of the model, our aim was for measuring system to enable characterization of magnetic fluids according to two procedures. The first one is a calorimetric method that determines magnetic losses in a fluid, based on the temperature gradient. In a second procedure, we determine magnetic losses through measuring of magnetic field. The latter procedure during the characterization of magnetic fluids is not possible to trace in literature, hence we have developed it for the purpose of faster measuring and with a goal to verify results of the measurements. Two measuring sensors have been made in order to conduct the measuring of magnetic fluids properties via method of magnetic field. The first one is used to measure magnetic field strength in a magnetic fluid sample, while the second one measured density of magnetic flux in a sample. Both sensors have been calibrated in the field of magnetic normal before installing them into a measuring system. With a goal to automatically conduct the measurements, a program has been developed in a software LabView. Measurements have already been conducted, on a measuring system, on a numerous samples of magnetic fluid, which are in cooperation with research group, prepared and developed by the Laboratory for inorganic chemistry of the Faculty of chemistry and chemical technology of the University of Maribor, as well as samples that are available on the market. The second field of work of a research group, represents a development in a field of electromechanical converters. We have continued systematically with a development of electro mechanic converters for the use in all types of electric and hybrid vehicles as well as in ships, for Slovenian and foreign companies. Electromechanic converters, which are built in electric cars, hybrid vehicles, electric boats, industrial vehicles (forklift trucks, shipping vehicles) and ultra light electric vehicles (golf carts, scooters, electrical bicycles, pedals) represent a rather specific segment of converters. At the forefront of development, is electrically continuous variable transfer and electrically continuous variable driving system for electric and/or hybrid vehicles. On the basis of the chosen engine topology, the first prototype with two rotors and one water cooling stator, was created in 2010. First measurements of load characteristics and heating in generator mode were conducted in the Laboratory for electrical drives and machines FERI. All measurements were conducted during a locked rotor without a water cooling stator. The results of the measurements confirmed the correct design of the machine in relation to the required characteristics. Modular synchronous machines with powerful permanent magnets mounted on the surface are also often used in electric vehicles. Weakness of a such machine configuration during the higher speed of rotation, presents, above all, eddy current losses in permanent magnets. A program for calculation FW – 26 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of those losses has been developed in a previous year, for the purpose of a more precise analysis of these circumstances. The third area of the program is focused on the research of a concluding process, which begins with atmospheric discharge in the form of a lightning, partial discharges in air and ends with discharge in the earth in the form of an electric current. In 2010, we have built-upon and expanded the analysis of widening a leading channel of discharge depending on alternating electric field strength in the background, from diameter and segment length of a leading channel as well as from variable conditions to divide the conductor towards the leading channel formation and spreading, respectively the extinguishment of the side channel. Additionally analyzed were also influences of geometry of the electrodes, reciprocal distances in the experimental model and triggering voltage onto the process of discharge. The work has also been continued on fulfilling and developing of an experimental and numerical model electric spark apparatus, since it is important for the process study and circumstances during discharge and evaluation of a developed numerical model. We have continued with a development of program solution in the area of discharge process in the earth in the form of an electric current, as final consequences of a lightning into an object. The development of program solution has been directed in two directions: considering contribution of field current in the earth and inclusion of process of ionization in the earth. Both need to be taken into consideration during fast changes of the initial current or voltage, which is the case for atmospheric discharges in the earth. As part of this work, a research has also been conducted in the field of re-evaluation of influences of electromagnetic field on people and the environment. The results of the research work of this research group have been presented at a numerous national and international conferences as well as published in journal publications.
P2-0115 Control of electromechanical systems Programme unit head: Prof. Dr. Drago Dolinar This programme unit consists of staff from Electromechanical Systems Control Laboratory and Power Engineering Laboratory. Scientific disciplines: Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electromechanical Devices Research programme »Control of Electromechanical Systems« consists of two main areas; design and control of electromechanical systems and devices, and electric power system (EPS) research, design and control. Both areas are closely related since individual EPS subsystems are made up of different electric devices. The research program is based on the finding, that the structure of existing devices and control systems can be improved in the manner of increasing power efficiency according to the amount of the input material. Because of the dynamic nature of individual elements and the overall system, these improvements can be made only through the use of a dynamic approach for design and analysis of electric devices and for the control system design. Research programme represents continuation of our work from the past period for almost Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science FW – 27 all areas, whereas mostly those topics which have been stimulated by our partners from the industry are included. Within the first area, our programme unit is concerned with the dynamic modeling of electromechanical devices and complex technical systems. Here, modern numerical techniques, which have been used mostly by the design and development engineers, are employed to a maximum possible degree. In the field of control we are going to continue our work on the design of highly efficient alternating current drives. In cooperation with the Slovenian company we are going to continue with the design and control of systems for a resistance spot welding (RSW). In the past period, new control system for RSW was already developed which has significantly improved its operation properties, whereas the competitive position on the marked was enhanced. In the current period, we are working on the optimization of the RSW design and the additional improvements in the control. Within the second area, we will continue on the dynamic modeling of EPS, control and protection. The work is also proceeding in the fields of design, development, and testing of new EPS elements as well as electric networks. In design procedures, such numerical optimization methods are used, which enable the design according to selected objective functions, whereas all experimental analyses and the development of new measurement procedures are performed in our own high-voltage/high-current laboratory. In the past research period, we have developed analytical and numerical procedures for physically correct evaluation of the supply network quality and disturbances. Furthermore, we will continue to work on the development of the compensation devices with the unity power factor. We are also planning to analyze the influence of different alternative ways for electric energy production on the improvement of EPS operation properties.
P2-0368 Optical sensors and advanced interactive interfaces Research unit head: Prof. Dr. Denis Đonlagić The research unit consists of the staff from three laboratories at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Maribor. They are: Electro-Optics and Sensory Systems Laboratory, System and Control Laboratory and Digital and Information Systems Laboratory. Scientific disciplines: metrics, sensors and gathering of data, electro-optics, telecommunication, computer structures, systems and networks - hardware. The programme includes fundamental and applicative research on the field of optical fibre sensors and interactive interfaces. The main research activity on the field of optical fibre sensors considers the research and the development of the technology for surface micro-processing of the optical fibre nib, which is based on selective etching of the silicone glass. The previously mentioned is achieved when dopants are introduced during the manufacturing process. The process of micro structuring on the optical fibre nib includes the making of the optical fibre, the etching of the fibre and possible welding of the etched structures into more complex systems respectively micro photon devices. Based on the technology of the selective etching, in 2010 the different dopants, which affect the selective etching of the silicone glass, were being considered. We have concluded that the introduction of the P2O5 into the optical fibre has accelerated the fibre etching that FW – 28 Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science enables more efficient making of micro structures on the fibre nib. A few practical solutions have been conducted on the field of optoelectronics signal processing. These practical solutions enable economically efficient addressing to Bragg cells, which are one of the most common optical sensor widely used. The research programme includes the development of the interactive user interfaces. Therefore, the product called 'the transparent internet video of the sign language' has been successfully developed, which represents an innovation on the field of informing the deaf and hard of hearing.
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INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION
Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boris Tovornik until 31.3.2010 Prof. Ddr. Denis Đonlagić since 1.4.2010 Phone: +386 2 220 7117 E-mail: ddonlagic @uni-mb.si URL: http://www.au.feri.uni-mb.si/
The Institute of Automation participates in basic and applied research, in the fields of control and systems theory, sensors, actuators, measurement automation, signal processing, remote control, sensor systems, modelling, identification, computer control of processes, system design in automation, software in automation, expert systems in automation, fuzzy control systems, human- machine communication, electro-optic and fiber optics systems, programmable logic control systems, real time control, signal, image and video processing, remote sensing, analysis of SAR and optical images, industrial communications, wireless sensors networks, e-learning and multimedia communication technology systems.
The Institute of Automation has broad national, European and over-seas collaborations and generates significant percentage of its research income from direct collaboration with domestic and foreign industry. The institute of Automation is organized in five laboratories:
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Institute of Automation Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boris Tovornik until 31.3.2010 Prof. Ddr. Denis Đonlagić since 1.4.2010
Systems Control Signal Processing and Laboratory Remote Control Laboratory Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rajko Svečko Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič
Process Measurements Automation Laboratory Laboratory Head: Head: Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Gergič Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boris Tovornik
Electro-Optics and Sensor Systems Laboratory Head: Prof. Ddr. Denis Đonlagić
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Systems Control Laboratory Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rajko Svečko Employees: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Debevc; Andrej Knuplež; Andrej Sarjaš; Primož Kosec Part-time employees: Dr. Amor Chowdhury
Signal Processing and Remote Control Laboratory Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Employees: Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dušan Gleich; Asst. Prof. Dr. Jože Mohorko; Tomaž Romih, MSc; Dr. Karl Benkič; Marko Malajner, Msc
Process Automation Laboratory Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boris Tovornik Employees: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nenad Muškinja; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Golob; Dr. Božidar Bratina; Milan Rotovnik
Measurements Laboratory Head: Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Gergič Employees: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vojko Matko; Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Gergič; Asst. Prof. Dr. Darko Hercog; Ladislav Mikola, MSc; Stanislav Lampič; Miloš Vute
Electro-Optics and Sensor Systems Laboratory Head: Prof. Ddr. Denis Đonlagić Employees: Asst. Prof. Dr. Edvard Cibula; Dr. Matjaž Linec; Matej Njegovec; Simon Pevec; Borut Preložnik, Boris Macuh Part-time employees: Dr. Marko Kežmah
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rajko Svečko Phone: +386 2 220 7140 E-mail: [email protected] Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rajko Svečko
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Research and development projects
101-MCT Modern Control Theory Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rajko Svečko Participants: Amor Chowdhury, Andrej Sarjaš, Zdenko Mezgec, Andrej Knuplež, Nikolaj Semenič, Dragan Kusić Controller design problems were originally formulated in the frequency domain. The main tools, used during the early phases of research for this class of problems, have been an operator and approximation theory, spectral factorization, and (Youla) parametrization, leading initially to a rather complicated (high-dimensional) optimal or sub-optimal (under the H-∞ norm) controllers. Riccati equations of the type that arise in linear-quadratic differential games play a key role. These findings have prompted further accelerated research on the topic, for more direct time-domain (state-space) derivation of these results. Among different time-domain approaches for this class of worst-case design problems, the one that uses the framework of dynamic (differential) game theory seems to be the most natural. This is because the original H-∞ -optimal control problem (in its equivalent time-domain formulation) is in fact a minimal optimization problem, and is therefore a zero-sum game, where the controller can be viewed as a minimizing player and disturbance and as the maximizing player. Using this framework, our research focuses on a complete theory that encompasses continuous-time as well as discrete-time systems, finite and infinite horizons, and several different measurement schemes. We also discuss extensions of linear theory to nonlinear systems, and derivation of lower-dimensional controllers for systems with regularly and singularly perturbed dynamics. Currently we are engaged in several problems such as: 1. Development of the robust controller synthesis method for systems where the
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performances demand is asymptotic tracking to the sinus reference signal. 2. Order minimization of synthesis weight functions. 3. Study of the connection between the pole placement and the H-∞ synthesis.
International projects
ERA 115/01 Online Presence for Learning – OP4L Leader: Faculty of Organizational Sciences Belgrade, Serbia Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Debevc Project partners: Henri Poincare University, France; Mediterranean University, Montenegro; Salzburg Research Forschungsgesellschaft m.b.H, Austria; University of Kragujevac, Technical Faculty Čačak, Serbia; University SS. Cyril and Methodius Skopje, Macedonia
Financed by: European Commission, SEE-ERA.NET PLUS
Duration: 1.10. 2010 to 30.9.2012
The main objective of this project is to provide a support for advanced, context-aware Learning Process Management (LPM) within Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) as the increasingly important new paradigm in online education. Being rooted in modern pedagogical theories, PLEs follow learner-centric approach and grant learners with the ownership and full control over their learning processes. They also foster learners’ active involvement in the learning process. However, to fully leverage the potentials of PLEs, learners need adequate support, primarily in the form of recommendation and feedback provision services. Accordingly, by relying upon the results of previous EU-funded projects, we will develop different kinds of services that provide learners with high-quality recommendation regarding the learning activities to be taken, the learning content to be used, and/or who can be contacted for collaboration and/or help provision. All the recommendations will be based on the learner’s current learning context and the state of online presence of members of his/her social graph (i.e., network of online connections). The project will take an innovative technological approach – it will offer new ways of combining Social Web presence data and Semantic Web technologies to provide advanced support for managing online learning resources and processes within PLEs. Here, the role of Semantic Web technologies is to advance the-state-of-the-art in collaborative learning on the Social Web and to meaningfully interrelate existing and/or discover new knowledge over the learner processes (relationships, resources). Additionally, a strong innovation potential of this proposal can be seen in the novel interactive and adaptive support for both learning resources and processes. As the proof of concept, the project will extend an existing semantically-enabled PLE with
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new services to support context-aware LPM, while fully respecting the learners’ expressions of online presence.
159327-TEMPUS-1- E-internationalization for collaborative learning 2009-1-AT-TEMPUS- SMGR Leader: Carinthia University of Applied Sciences Villach, Austria Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Debevc Project partners: Ilmenau University of Technology, Germany; St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Russia; Petrozavodsk State University, Russia; National Technical University “Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute”, Ukraine; Taurida National V. I. Vernadsky University, Ukraine; Ivano-Frankivsk National Technical University of Oil and Gas, Ukraine; Kharkiv University of Humanities “People’s Ukrainian Academy”, Ukraine
Financed by: European Commission, Tempus
Duration: 1.12.2009 to 1.12.2011
The project idea is to unite efforts of Ukrainian universities and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine in order to promote realization of public policy in the field of internationalization. It is a good platform for a new qualitative leap and correspondence to the European strategy of Internationalization and Charter on Lifelong Learning. The first objective will allow to give the system character to the internationalization processes at universities, on the basis of common commitment to quality and IT usage. The second objective is aimed at the creation of international open virtual platform
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Completed research projects 2010
International projects
2008-1-FI1-LEO05- LEONARDO DA VINCI: DEAFVOC 2 − Transfer of Curricula for 00454 Vocational Language Education of the Deaf in Europe Leader: Annemari Laurento, The Finnish association of the Deaf Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Debevc, Primož Kosec Project partners: Irish Deaf Society, University of Klagenfurt, Opetushallitus Finland, FERI UM
Financed by: European Union, UM-FERI
Duration: 1.10.2008 to 30.9.2010
The Deaf belong to a European minority which has to fight for the right of their own language, cultural heritage and identity. They too often face the danger of falling out of education and working life because of poor language skills. In the previous project DEAFVOC www.deafvoc.fi a model curricula “Sign Language as a Mother Tongue” and “Written Language as a Second Language for the Deaf” was developed to be used in language teaching in vocational schools. During the project DEAFVOC it became obvious that in addition to the curricula, teaching material is also very much needed. Hence the reason that the main target group (teachers and students) is quite small in each country, the cooperation on European level is really necessary. The main objectives of the proposed project DEAFVOC 2 are 1) adaptation of the model curricula “Sign Language as a Mother Tongue” and “Written Language as a Second Language for the Deaf”, 2) facilitation of innovative new teaching materials and methods by drawing materials together, and by gathering didactically relevant information on teaching of sign language and written language for the Deaf in the project countries. The main outcomes of the project are nationally modified versions of the curricula and models of different kind of teaching materials to be analyzed and compared. Feedback from the main target group is already gained during the project when the curricula and teaching materials are piloted in vocational schools and training courses for teachers. This ensures participation of the end-users in the project. The project aims to have a positive impact on the current situation of the language teaching in vocational education for the Deaf in EU-countries in order to guarantee the Deaf a possibility to study their mother tongue – sign language – as well as a national written language. Bilingual education will ensure the students better possibilities in vocational education and working life. The Deafvoc 2 consortium includes: 1. Two strong Deaf NGOs, the Finnish Association of the Deaf (FAD) and the Irish Deaf
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Society (IDS) 2. Two universities; Klagenfurt University (ZGH) and Maribor University (UM), experienced in Deaf education, linguistic questions, research on ICT assisted teaching for students with special needs. ZGH was responsible of curriculum “Written Language as a Second Language for the Deaf” in the previous DEAFVOC project. 3. The Finnish National Board of Education (FNBE) which is educational authority with international contacts and grass-root level communication with vocational institutes. FNBE was responsible for the curriculum “Sign Language as a Mother Tongue” in the previous DEAFVOC project.
101-EEA2-112/ČV − StuDis − Development of inclusive higher education C1528-09PO00045 Leader: Alenka Bera, Društvo študentov invalidov Slovenije Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Debevc, Primož Kosec Project partners: FERI UM, FOV UM, FS UM, PF UM
Financed by: Fund for NGOs and NPOs in Slovenia
Duration: 11.3.2009 to 10.9.2010
When a number of disabled people who decide to study increases, the improvement of accessibility of faculty and architectural institutions of higher education increases as well. Much less is done to fix the information and communication barriers, which largely hinder on the process of study and can be inclusive of the methods of study and teaching of reduced or eliminated. The project aims to remove barriers that arise in the process of teaching / learning and thus improve the opportunities for successful studies of students with disabilities and contribute to improve the quality of the academic process for all students. Activities and results of the project will be devoted to administrative and academic staff at universities, higher education institutions and students to people with disabilities. Project results will contribute to greater awareness on the specific needs of students with disabilities, the obstacles faced in the preparation of strategies to overcome these obstacles. Personnel will provide the knowledge and teaching skills as to how overcome barriers, how to adapt the study process and how to deal with disabled students. The latter may not be in the equivalent position with the other students, that the level of knowledge and training is equivalent to other disabled students. Today, in practice, it happens that the disabled students are not required to perform certain obligations, because the staff is not aware of the possible adjustment of devices, etc. That would allow a student the equivalent knowledge acquisition and provision of study commitments. The project has been carried out was an analysis of the situation and treatment procedures to the participating colleges, formed to standardize the treatment of students with disabilities for the entire University of Maribor, develop training materials and training staff also performed at colleges that participate in the project. We believe that we will
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obtain the project results and transfer them to other universities and higher education and thus contribute to the development objectives of higher education in Slovenia. Project results will also be transferable to other levels and structures of education, both in basic as well as secondary education in lifelong learning.
PUBLICATIONS
ARH, Tanja, PIPAN, Matija, PETERNEL, Marija Mojca, DEBEVC, Matjaž, JERMAN-BLAŽIČ, Borka. Fostering the integration of web 2.0 technologies and E-learning in vocational education and training. WSEAS transactions on information science and applications, 2010, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 241-251.
CHOWDHURY, Amor, SARJAŠ, Andrej, CAFUTA, Peter, SVEČKO, Rajko. Robust controller synthesis with consideration of performance criteria. Optim. control appl. methods, Article first published online: 3 DEC 2010 .
DEBEVC, Matjaž, KOSEC, Primož, HOLZINGER, Andreas. Improving multimodal web accessibility for deaf people: sign language interpreter module. Multimedia tools and applications, Published online: 15 April 2010.
HOLZINGER, Andreas, SOFTIC, Selver, STICKEL, Christian, EBNER, Martin, DEBEVC, Matjaž, HU, B. Nintendo Wii remote controller in higher education : development and evaluation of a demonstrator kit for e-teaching. Comput. inform., 2010, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 601- 615.
KLAMPFER, Saša, ŠAMPERL, Peter, MEZGEC, Zdenko, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Avtomatizirana pretvorba znakov arabske abecede iz kodnega sistema 0600-06FF v kodni sistem prezentacijske oblike FE70-FEFF. Inf. MIDEM, mar. 2010, Vol. 40, št. 1(133), pp. 25- 32.
MUJAČIĆ, Samra, DEBEVC, Matjaž, KOSEC, Primož, BLOICE, Marcus, HOLZINGER, Andreas. Modeling, design, development and evaluation of a hypervideo presentation for digital systems teaching and learning. Multimedia tools and applications, Published online: 01 December 2010.
SVEČKO, Rajko, KOTNIK, Bojan, CHOWDHURY, Amor, MEZGEC, Zdenko. GSM speech coder indirect identification algorithm. Informatica (Vilnius), 2010, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 575-595.
BOMBEK, Boštjan, PRIHAVEC, Bor, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Razvoj varnostnih rešitev pri informacijskem sistemu mobilnega plačevanja. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010,
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Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 74- 77.
DEBEVC, Matjaž, KOSEC, Primož, HOLZINGER, Andreas. E-learning accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing - practical examples and experiences. V: LEITNER, Gerhard (ur.), HITZ, Martin (ur.), HOLZINGER, Andreas (ur.). HCI in work and learning, life and leisure : 6th Symposium of the Workgroup Human-Computer Interaction and Usability Engineering, USAB 2010, Klagenfurt, Austria, November 4 - 5, 2010 : proceedings, (Lecture notes in computer science, 6389). Berlin: Springer, 2010, 2010, vol. 6389, pp. 203-213.
FRAS, Matjaž, SVEČKO, Janja, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Integralni mestni plačilni sistem (Urbana) in Ljubljanska turistična kartica Urbana. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 354- 357.
GLOBAČNIK, Gregor, SVEČKO, Janja, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Izvedba baterijskega napajanja na terminalu T4500. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.- 22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 51-54.
GORJANC, Jože, CHOWDHURY, Amor, ŽERDIN, Primož, SVEČKO, Janja. Margento TaPOS plačilni sistem s podporo GPRS MDB vmesnika. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 95- 98.
HOLZINGER, Andreas, MAYR, Stefan, SLANY, Wolfgang, DEBEVC, Matjaž. The influence of AJAX on web usability. V: MARCA, David (ur.), SHISHKOV, Boris (ur.), VAN SINDEREN, Marten (ur.). ICE-B 2010 : proceedings of the International conference on e-business, Athens, Greece, July 26 - 28, 2010. [S. l.]: SciTePress, cop. 2010, pp. 124-127.
HOLZINGER, Andreas, SCHLÖGL, Martin, PEISCHL, Bernhard, DEBEVC, Matjaž. Preferences of handwriting recognition on mobile information systems in medicine : improving handwriting algorithm on the basis of real-life usability research. V: MARCA, David (ur.), SHISHKOV, Boris (ur.), VAN SINDEREN, Marten (ur.). ICE-B 2010 : proceedings of the International conference on e-business, Athens, Greece, July 26 - 28, 2010. [S. l.]: SciTePress, cop. 2010, pp. 14-21.
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HOLZINGER, Andreas, STRUGGL, Karl Heinz, DEBEVC, Matjaž. Applying model-view- controller (MVC) in design and development of information systems : an example of smart assistive script breakdown in an e-business application. V: MARCA, David (ur.), SHISHKOV, Boris (ur.), VAN SINDEREN, Marten (ur.). ICE-B 2010 : proceedings of the International conference on e-business, Athens, Greece, July 26 - 28, 2010. [S. l.]: SciTePress, cop. 2010, pp. 63-68.
IVANIŠIN, Marko, MUJAČIĆ, Samra, DEBEVC, Matjaž. Introducing e-learning to institutions and classrooms : contributions to quality assurance of e-education and e-contents. V: ITHET 2010. [S. l.]: IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 336-342.
JANČIČ, Gregor, BLAZINŠEK, Iztok, KOTNIK, Bojan, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Margento sistem za kontrolo dostopa zaposlenih v podjetju. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 366- 369.
KLAMPFER, Saša, MOHORKO, Jože, ČUČEJ, Žarko, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Primerjava P[na]2C klasifikacije paketov z geometrijskim algoritmom, kot osnovni predpogoj vpeljave kvalitete storitev QoS = P[sup]2C packet classification comparison with geometric classification technique as basic pre-condition part of QoS. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 245- 248.
KNUPLEŽ, Andrej, SARJAŠ, Andrej, SVEČKO, Rajko, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Vodenje temperature povratnega voda uplinjevalnega kotla na lesna polena. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 315-318.
KOREN, Marko, POLAJŽER, Matej, ŠAMPERL, Peter, CHOWDHURY, Amor, MEZGEC, Zdenko. Razvoj modularnega programskega koncepta za terminal T4500. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 70-73.
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KOSEC, Primož, DEBEVC, Matjaž, HOLZINGER, Andreas. Sign language interpreter module : accessible video retrieval with subtitles. V: MIESENBERGER, Klaus (ur.), KLAUS, Joachim (ur.), ZAGLER, Wolfgang (ur.). Computers helping people with special needs : 12th International Conference, ICCHP 2010, Vienna, Austria, July 14-16, 2010 : proceedings, Part II, (Lecture notes in computer science, 6180). Berlin; New York: Springer, cop. 2010, 2010, vol. 6180, pp. 221-228.
KOSEC, Primož, ROTOVNIK, Milan, DEBEVC, Matjaž. SLI modul: dostopne spletne strani za gluhe in naglušne uporabnike. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 38-41.
KROFLIČ, Jernej, CHOWDHURY, Amor, KOTNIK, Bojan, SVEČKO, Rajko. RFID tehnologija na področju pametnih kartic. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 362-365.
KSENEMAN, Matej, GLEICH, Dušan, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Despeckling synthetic aperture radar images with cloud computing using graphics processing units. V: YAN, Jingzhi (ur.), LI, Xiaowei (ur.), DEBEVC, Matjaž (ur.), TJOA, A Min (ur.), HU, Bo (ur.). ICPCA10. [S. l.]: IEEE Press, cop. 2010, pp. 1-6, graf. prikazi.
KSENEMAN, Matej, HORVAT, Franc, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Modularna zasnova programske opreme plačilnega terminala - mPOS T4500. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 66- 69.
MEDVED, Andrej, CHOWDHURY, Amor, GOLIČNIK, Stanko. Preizkušanje GPRS modemov ter razvoj mPOS tiskanine za več GPRS modemov. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 107- 110.
MILINČIČ, Oliver, KLAMPFER, Saša, CHOWDHURY, Amor, CURK, Boris. Sestavljanje z manipulatorjem Motoman HP6 z upoštevanjem vodenja po položaju in sili. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ...
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Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 199-202.
ROŽIČ, Bojan, SVEČKO, Janja, KOTNIK, Bojan, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Upravljanje in vzdrževanje sistema Enotne Mestne Kartice. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 358- 361.
SEBASU, Branko, GOLOB, Ciril, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Implementacija kartice Urbana v sistem zaprtih parkirišč. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.- 22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 99-102.
SEM, Ciril, PRIHAVEC, Bor, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Razvoj spletne aplikacije MPSA. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 78-81.
SEMENIČ, Nikolaj, SARJAŠ, Andrej, CHOWDHURY, Amor, SVEČKO, Rajko. Načrtovanje in implementacija fuzzy regulatorja hitrosti DC motorja v okolju Matlab/Simulink. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 311-314.
STJEPANOVIĆ, Zoran, JEVŠNIK, Simona, RUDOLF, Andreja, DEBEVC, Matjaž, HARLOCK, Simon, BLAGA, Mirela. Web-based e-learning system for textile studies = Web-based e- learning sistem za tekstilne studije. V: SAVANOVIĆ, Goran (ur.). Drugi naučno-stručni skup sa međunarodnim učešćem "Tendencije razvoja u tekstilnoj industriji - Dizajn, Tehnologija, Menadžment", Beograd, 4-5. 06. 2010. Zbornik radova. Beograd: Visoka tekstilna strukovna škola za dizajn, tehnologiju i menađžment, 2010, pp. 131-135.
SVEČKO, Janja, KLAMPFER, Saša, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Functionality and structure of a complex system with nearly autonomic devices. V: YAN, Jingzhi (ur.), LI, Xiaowei (ur.), DEBEVC, Matjaž (ur.), TJOA, A Min (ur.), HU, Bo (ur.). ICPCA10. [S. l.]: IEEE Press, cop. 2010, pp. 1-5, graf. prikazi.
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TAMŠE, Aleš, VOVK, Bogdan, SVEČKO, Janja, HORVAT, Franc, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Implementacija sistema zbiranja bonusnih točk zvestobe z uporabo mobilnega telefona. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 103-106.
ZELENIK, Aleš, FRIC, Danijel, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Analiza segrevanja in izboljšava prenosne elektronske naprave s termografsko kamero. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 43- 46.
ZELENIK, Aleš, KOTNIK, Bojan, KAČIČ, Zdravko, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Novel expressive speech classification algorithm based on multi-level extraction techniques. V: YAN, Jingzhi (ur.), LI, Xiaowei (ur.), DEBEVC, Matjaž (ur.), TJOA, A Min (ur.), HU, Bo (ur.). ICPCA10. [S. l.]: IEEE Press, cop. 2010, pp. 1-6, graf. prikazi.
CHOWDHURY, Amor, BREZNIK, Gregor, VERDNIK, Klemen, PRIHAVEC, Bor. Customer identification and authentication procedure for online internet payments using mobile phones : patentna prijava : US 2010/0130164 (A1), 2010-05-27. Alexandria: United States Patent and Trademark Office, 2010. 7 f., graf. prikazi.
CHOWDHURY, Amor, KOTNIK, Bojan. Sistem brezžičnega posredovanja informacij s prometnih znakov, kažipotov in informacijskih tabel v cestnem prometu : patentna prijava : P- 201000089, 2010-03-15. Ljubljana: Urad RS za intelektualno lastnino, 2010. 3 f.
CHOWDHURY, Amor, URBANIJA, Miloš, KOTNIK, Bojan, ALYAMOUR, Dani. Brezžični mobilni transakcijski sistem in postopek izvedbe transakcije z mobilnim telefonom : patentna prijava : P-201000082, 2010-03-10. Ljubljana: Urad RS za intelektualno lastnino, 2010. 3 f.
KOTNIK, Bojan, MAĐARIĆ, Davorin, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Napredni sistem in postopek upravljanja in nadzora naprav in senzorjev na daljavo s pomočjo mobilnega telefona in/ali spletnega vmesnika : zahteva za podelitev patenta : številka prijave P-201000382 z dne 12. 11. 2010. Ljubljana: Urad RS za intelektualno lastnino, 2010. 10 f.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Debevc IEEE Education Society Technical Meeting, Maribor, 9. November 2010.
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Lecture Title: Basic science in modern human factors.
Lecturer: dr. Marino Menozzi, ETH, Zürich, Switzerland.
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SIGNAL PROCESSING AND REMOTE CONTROL LABORATORY
Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Phone: +386 2 220 71 04 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Industrial projects
Soil moisture and underground water measurements using geo-radar Leader : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dušan Gleich Participants: Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Project partners: Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at University of Maribor (Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko Univerze v Mariboru)
Financed by: Dravske elektrarne Maribor (DEM) in Holding slovenskih elektrarn (HSE)
Duration: 1.8.2010 to 31.8.2011
In 2010, the choice and purchase of additional components of georadar measurement equipment was realized. The measurements and analysis of georadar images of underground water, along the river Drava channel, at electric power station Zlatoličje were performed.
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Figure 1: Geo-radar and corresponding measurement probe
Figure 2: Graphic representation of captured geo-radar signals
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International projects
INTeLEct Leonardo da Vinci project: Internationalization of Electronic CZ/09/LLP- Communications Training ldV/TOI/134001 Leader : Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dušan Gleich, Marko Malajner, MSc, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič, Assist. Prof. Dr. Jože Mohorko Project partners: Czech Technical University in Prague(leading partner), TTC Marconi (Czech Republic), Poznan University of Technology (Poland), Society for Life-Long Learning (Czech Republic),Telecom Bretagne (France), POLIMI Milano (Italy),Technical University of Catalonia (Spain)
Financed by: The European Commission
Duration: 1.10.2009 to 30.9.2011
This is a European long life learning project on the topic of electronic communication. In 2010, the web portal was created for distance learning in several languages. Free pilot education for the users will be offered in 2011. More information can be found on the web site http://intelect.sparc.uni-mb.si.
SEERA NET PLUS Algorithms For Time Varying Harmonic Analysis For Power 078/01:TVHAPQA Quality Assessment Applicable On Modern Digital Signal Processors Leader : Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič, UM FERI, coordinator prof. dr. Dimitar Taskovski, Macedonia Participants: Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej, Boris Bizjak, Msc, Asst. Prof. Dr. Jože Mohorko, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dušan Gleich Project partners: Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Graz University of Technology, University of Niš
Financed by: European Union
Duration: 1.12.2010 to 31.8.2012
The main goal of the project is to research the use of adaptive multi resolution techniques for time varying harmonic analysis. The algorithms will be realized on modern embedded DSP- hardware.
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Completed research projects 2010
International projects
CZ/08/LLP- LLP: Leonardo da Vinci program. Type of action: Multilateral Ldv/TOI/134019 projects – Transfer of innovation 2008. Name of project: E- Learning for Acquiring New Types of Skills – Continued Leader : Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej, Prof. Boris Šimak (CTU in Prague) Participants: Tomaž Romih, MSc, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dušan Gleich Project partners: CTU in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Republic, Kybertec, Ltd, Czech Republic, Society for Life – Long Learning, Slovakia, ISEP Paris, France, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain
Financed by: The European Commission
Duration: 1.10.2008 to 30.9.2010
In 2010, the implementation of multilingual (in Slovene, English, German, France, Spanish, Polish, Czech, Slovak) web portal for e-learning of industrial automation and telematics. The project dissemination to potential users was performed with the help of Slovenian chamber of commerce- section for mechatronics and electronics, Slovenian association for automation, regional employment bureaus of Republic of Slovenia, with project presentation in a school magazine and traditional Exhibition event of institutes and laboratories of the University of Maribor. The pay free pilot training for multiple users was performed, from which 19 of them pass the exam and certification. Slovenian web portal can be found on the web address http://elefantc.sparc.uni-mb.si.
MSDP MSDP “Master in Distance Remote Controlling” Leader : Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dušan Gleich, Marko Malajner, MSc, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič, Asst. Prof. Dr. Jože Mohorko Project partners: Technical Faculty in Čačak, University of Kragujevac (coordinator: Asst. Prof. Dr. Radojka Krneta
Financed by: The European Commission
Duration: 1.3.2009 to 31.12.2010
In 2010, the project to establish bologna master study of remote control was finished. The
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result of the project was also the text book entitled ‘’Daljinsko upravljanje I komunikacije (Remote control and communication) by authors: Aleksander Peulič, and Žarko Čučej.
PUBLICATIONS
ESPINOZA MOLINA, Daniela, GLEICH, Dušan, DATCU, Mihai. Gibbs random field models for model-based despeckling of SAR images. IEEE geosci. remote sens. lett., jan. 2010, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 73-77.
FRAS, Matjaž, MOHORKO, Jože, ČUČEJ, Žarko. Modeling of captured network traffic by the mimic defragmentation process. Simulation (S. Diego Calif.)., Published online 20 September 2010, 12 pp.
FRAS, Matjaž, MOHORKO, Jože, ČUČEJ, Žarko. Modeling of measured self-similar network traffic in OPNET simulation tool = Modeliranje izmerjenega samopodobnega omrežnega prometa v simulacijskem orodju OPNET. Inf. MIDEM, sep. 2010, Vol. 40, no. 3(135), pp. 224- 231.
GLEICH, Dušan, KSENEMAN, Matej, DATCU, Mihai. Despeckling of terraSAR-X data using second-generation wavelets. IEEE geosci. remote sens. lett., jan. 2010, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 68- 72.
KSENEMAN, Matej, GLEICH, Dušan. Primerjava med Dubois in Shi empiriènim modelom ocenjevanja vlažnosti iz TerraSAR-X podatkov = Comparison between Dubois and Shi empirical models used for soil moisture estimation for TerraSAR-X data. Inf. MIDEM, sep. 2010, Vol. 40, no. 3(135), pp. 241-248.
KSENEMAN, Matej, GLEICH, Dušan, PLANINŠIČ, Peter, ČUČEJ, Žarko. Vpliv metod za odstranitev pegastega šuma na oceno vlažnosti iz slik SAR. Elektroteh. vestn., 2010, vol. 77, no. 4, pp. 221-226.
SOCCORSI, Matteo, GLEICH, Dušan, DATCU, Mihai. Huber-Markov model for complex SAR image restoration. IEEE geosci. remote sens. lett., jan. 2010, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 63-67.
ČUČEJ, Žarko, GLEICH, Dušan. Networked control systems. V: NIKOLIÆ, Vlastimir (ur.). SAUM 2010, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Niš, Serbia, November 10 - 12, 2010. Proceedings of X Triennial International SAUM Conference on Systems, Automatic Control and Measurements. Niš: SAUM, 2010, pp. 286- 295.
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ČUČEJ, Žarko, GLEICH, Dušan. Signal processing for synthetic aperture radars. V: LETA, Fabiana R. (ur.), CONCI, Aura (ur.). IWSSIP 2010 : proceedings. [S. l.]: EdUFF Editora da Universidade Federai Fluminese, 2010, 5 pp., ilupp.
BENKIČ, Karl, MALAJNER, Marko, ČUČEJ, Žarko. Unslotted CSMA-CA in IEEE 802.15.4 : performance and its limitations. V: NIKOLIÆ, Vlastimir (ur.). SAUM 2010, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Niš, Serbia, November 10 - 12, 2010. Proceedings of X Triennial International SAUM Conference on Systems, Automatic Control and Measurements. Niš: SAUM, 2010, pp. 198-201.
ESPINOZA MOLINA, Daniela, DATCU, Mihai, GLEICH, Dušan. Assessment of two Gibbs random field based feature extraction methods for SAR images using a Cramer-Rao bound. V: EUSAR 2010 : 8th European conference on synthetic aperture radar, 07. - 10. June 2010, Aachen, Germany : [electronic proceedings]. Berlin; Offenbach: VDE Verlag GMBH, cop. 2010, pp. 869-872.
FRAS, Matjaž, MOHORKO, Jože, ČUČEJ, Žarko. A network traffic sources modeling method based on measured data defragmentation. V: LETA, Fabiana R. (ur.), CONCI, Aura (ur.). IWSSIP 2010 : proceedings. [S. l.]: EdUFF Editora da Universidade Federai Fluminese, 2010, 4 pp., ilupp.
GLEICH, Dušan. Odpravljanje pegastega šuma iz slik SAR v kompleksnem prostoru. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 265-268.
KLAMPFER, Saša, MOHORKO, Jože, ČUČEJ, Žarko, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Primerjava P[na]2C klasifikacije paketov z geometrijskim algoritmom, kot osnovni predpogoj vpeljave kvalitete storitev QoS = P[sup]2C packet classification comparison with geometric classification technique as basic pre-condition part of QoS. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 245- 248.
KSENEMAN, Matej, GLEICH, Dušan. Soil moisture estimation using empirical models upgraded with SOMs on TerraSAR-X data. V: EUSAR 2010 : 8th European conference on synthetic aperture radar, 07. - 10. June 2010, Aachen, Germany : [electronic proceedings]. Berlin; Offenbach: VDE Verlag GMBH, cop. 2010, pp. 552-555.
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KSENEMAN, Matej, GLEICH, Dušan, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Despeckling synthetic aperture radar images with cloud computing using graphics processing units. V: YAN, Jingzhi (ur.), LI, Xiaowei (ur.), DEBEVC, Matjaž (ur.), TJOA, A Min (ur.), HU, Bo (ur.). ICPCA10. [S. l.]: IEEE Press, cop. 2010, pp. 1-6, graf. prikazi.
KSENEMAN, Matej, GLEICH, Dušan, ESPINOZA MOLINA, Daniela, DATCU, Mihai. Despeckling and information extraction from SLC synthetic aperture radar images using Huber-Markov model and Gauss-Markov random fields. V: EUSAR 2010 : 8th European conference on synthetic aperture radar, 07. - 10. June 2010, Aachen, Germany : [electronic proceedings]. Berlin; Offenbach: VDE Verlag GMBH, cop. 2010, pp. 849-852.
MALAJNER, Marko, PLANINŠIČ, Peter, BENKIČ, Karl, ČUČEJ, Žarko. Uncertainty of two-ray propagation model using in WSN localization. V: NIKOLIĆ, Vlastimir (ur.). SAUM 2010, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Niš, Serbia, November 10 - 12, 2010. Proceedings of X Triennial International SAUM Conference on Systems, Automatic Control and Measurements. Niš: SAUM, 2010, pp. 202-205.
MOHORKO, Jože, PEŠOVIĆ, Uroš, PLANINŠIČ, Peter, ČUČEJ, Žarko. Source coding technique for energy efficient IEEE 802.15.4 wireless sensor networks. V: 18th International Conference on Software Telecommunications and Computer Networks, September 23-25, 2010, Split, Bol, Croatia. SoftCOM 2010. Split: FESB, Univerity of Split, cop. 2010, 5 pp.
PEŠOVIĆ, Uroš, MOHORKO, Jože, ČUČEJ, Žarko. Upgraded OPEN-ZB 802.15.4 simulation model. V: GRGIĆ, Mislav (ur.), BOŽEK, Jelena (ur.), GRGIÆ, Sonja (ur.). Proceedings ELMAR-2010 : 52th International Symposium ELMAR-2010, 15-17 September 2010, Zadar, Croatia, (Proceedings ELMAR). Zagreb: Croatian Society Electronics in Marine, cop. 2010, pp. 281-284.
GLEICH, Dušan, ČUČEJ, Žarko. Recent advances in synthetic aperture radar enhancement and information extraction. V: JOO ER, Meng (ur.). New trends in technologies: control, management, computational intelligence and network systems. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. [227]-242, ilupp.
PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič The presentation of laboratory at Exhibition event of institutes and laboratories of the University of and laboratory members Maribor, which was organized as part of the traditional meeting between economists from industry and researchers of the University of Maribor. The meeting was on January, 15, 2010 at
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CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Organization of invited lecture as part of the IEEE Slovenian section and Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Maribor. The talk was held by prof. dr. Mihai Datcu from German Aerospace Agency, DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany, entitled: ''Understanding and interpretation of high resolution SAR images''. The talk was held on October 15, 2010 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej Member of program committee at the international conference IWSSIP 2010, 17th International Conference on Systems, Signals and Image Processing, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 17-19, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Member of program committee at the international conference IWSSIP 2010, 17th International Conference on Systems, Signals and Image Processing, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 17-19, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej Reviewer at the international conference IWSSIP 2010, 17th International Conference on Systems, Signals and Image Processing, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 17-19, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Reviewer at the international conference IWSSIP 2010, 17th International Conference on Systems, Signals and Image Processing, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June,17-19, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej Invited lecture at the international conference IWSSIP 2010, 17th International Conference on Systems, Signals and Image Processing, Rio de
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Janeiro, Brazil, June 17-19, 2010. The talk was entitled: ''Signal Processing for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)''.
Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej Member of program committee at the international conference ELMAR 2010, 52nd International Symposium ELMAR-2010, 15.–17. September 15- 17, 2010, Zadar, Croatia.
Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej Staff member of IEEE Slovenian section, professional activities.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Staff member of IEEE Slovenian section, vice chairman.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Member of editorial board of International Journal of Signal and Imaging Systems Engineering (IJSISE) ISSN (Online): 1748-0701 – ISSN (Print): 1748-0698.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dušan Gleich Visits as part of the doctoral thesis for candidate Mattea Soccorsij, at Telecom ParisTech, 46 rue Barrault 75634 Paris Cedex, France, as co-advisor, advisor prof. dr. Mihai Datcu. January, 1, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej Visit by German aerospace agency DLR, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany. Host: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič prof. dr. Mihai Datcu, February 3-4, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Dušan Gleich The past and future collaboration was discussed, especially the preparation for common proposals on the future ESA and EU projects of 7th frame program.
Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej Attendance at annual general meeting of IEEE Slovenian section, Trojane, February 2, 2010. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Attendance at seminar lecture ''Fundamental
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Constants in Physics and their Time Dependence''. The lecture was held by prof. dr. Harald Fritzsch. The seminar was organized by Centre for Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, CAMTP, University of Maribor, Slovenia, on March 17, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Attendance at the consultation ‘’European agency ESA is opening the door for Slovenia’’, Ljubljana, March 3, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Attendance at the meeting between professors from universities in Graz and the University of Maribor. The meeting was held at the university vineyard Meranovo and was organized by the association of professors of the University of Maribor, May 7, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jože Mohorko The exam for certification for ‘’Informatics in automation’’ as part of the European project Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Leonardo da Vinci, CZ/08/LLP-Ldv/TOI/134019, at high school centre REVIS in Ptuj, June 6, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Attendance at seminar ‘’Mini symposium of physics’’, organized by the Centre of Applied Mathematics and the Centre for Theoretical Physics, CAMPT, University of Maribor, Slovenia, June 24, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Attendance at the international workshop NATO-ARW: ''Managing Global Environmental Treats to Air, Water and Soil. Examples from South-East Europe'', Ljubljana, June 28-30, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jože Mohorko Attendance at the meeting as part of the European project CZ/08/LLP-Ldv/TOI/134019 Marko Malajner, MSc at the Technical University of Catalonia, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, July 7, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Attendance at excursion and annual meeting of
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Slovenian association for automation (DAS), Talum d.d., Kidričevo, November 19, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič Attendance at the invited talks at the ICPCA10 international conference (The 5th International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Application), Maribor, Hotel Habakuk, December 12, 2010.
GUESTS AND VISITORS
Uroš Pešović Visit as part of the master study and master (Technical Faculty Čačak, Serbia) thesis exam, advisor prof. dr. Žarko Čučej, February 2-26, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Siniša Ranđić Visit as part of the exam of master thesis for (Technical Faculty Čačak, Serbia) candidate Uroš Pešović, as co-advisor, February 26, 2010.
Uroš Pešović Visit as part of the doctoral study at the Faculty (Technical Faculty Čačak, Serbia) of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, advisor prof. dr. Žarko Čučej, May, 5-7, 2010.
Uroš Pešović Visit as part of the master thesis diploma (Technical Faculty Čačak, Serbia) celebration, at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, June 24 2010.
Prof. Dr. Mihai Datcu Visit as part of the holding invited lecture (German Aerospace Agency, DLR, organized by the IEEE Slovenian section and Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany) the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor, and as a committee member for doctoral thesis for candidate Marko Hebar, October, 15, 2010.
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PROCESS AUTOMATION LABORATORY
Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boris Tovornik Phone: +386 2 220 71 60 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Applied projects
L2-2303-0796- Development of the modified robust welding device for MIG/MAG welding of high-strength steel Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Golob Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boris Tovornik, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nenad Muškinja, Dr. Božidar Bratina, Milan Rotovnik Project partners: University of Ljubljana – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Varstroj, d. d., Institut za varilstvo, Litostroj, d. o. o., Elektrode Jesenice, d. o. o., Acroni, d. o. o.
Financed by: Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia, Varstroj, d. d., Litostroj, d. o. o., Elektrode Jesenice, d. o. o., Acroni, d. o. o.
Duration: 1.5.2009 to 30.4.2012
In 2010, we are focused on developing the simulation model of Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) process, together with the simulation models of inverter based power machines. The GMAW process is considered as an electrical circuit and the mathematical model and is based on physical descriptions of several parts of GMAW process, as are the electric circuit of power supply, the arc dynamics, and the electrode melting process. Next, the dynamic behaviour of full-bridge DC-DC converter is described and suitable discrete PI controller for welding current feedback control is proposed. Both models, the GMAW model and the inverter power supply model, are combined into simulation model of the GMAW process application, together with the inverter based welding machine. Presented simulations are
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useful for study and research of new welding technologies, and for the rapid development of new control algorithms and design of new inverter control units such as power source circuits, and welding current or voltage controllers.
International projects
EUREKA E!4571 New Approach to Temperature Processes Control, Based on NEURO-TEMP Soft Computing Methods Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boris Tovornik Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nenad Muškinja, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Golob, Dr. Božidar Bratina, Milan Rotovnik Project partners: Mreža d.o.o., School of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade (ETF), WBC d.o.o.
Financed by: Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia as part of the international programme EUREKA
Duration: 1.4.2009 to 31.3.2012
In 2010, the project's second phase activities have started. Upon initial analysis and definitions made in the first phase, model of furnace elements has been obtained and simulated. Project partners were involved in different tasks of modelling, where partner FERI modelled sensors and actuators for furnace control. Thermo couples, ventilators, and heaters were connected to general model of industrial furnace developed in COMSOL. In parallel, models in Matlab were also tested. In the next phases, advanced control algorithms were developed independently (partners), where upon local furnace models control parameters for improved furnace operation can be obtained. In this way the development of furnace can run in parallel to the control design stage which enables quicker testing phases and time-to- market with products. The model of the furnace was validated on the industrial furnace UNIOR. In the next phase, implementation and testing of advanced control algorithms onto the industrial furnace will begin.
Industrial projects
Renovation of system control in TTO Thermotechnik Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nenad Muškinja Participants: Dr. Božidar Bratina, Milan Rotovnik Project partners: TTO Thermotechnik d.o.o., Croatia
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Financed by: TTO Thermotechnik d.o.o.
Duration: 2010 to 2011
The TTO Termotechnik d.o.o. company produces distributors for central heating systems from materials such as CrNi steel and thin-walled brass Ms 63As. Because of the difficulties to adapt to new products and materials and because of unadoptable supervision and management system, the project carried out archiving and adaptation of the program, which refers to the machinery for making distributors. The development of new software code includes the possibility to adapt to new products and new manufacturing technology. The project also includes updated controllers, communications and a construction of the new control system.
PUBLICATIONS
BRATINA, Božidar, MUŠKINJA, Nenad, TOVORNIK, Boris. Design of an auto-associative neural network by using design of experiments approach. Neural comput. appl. (Print), Mar. 2010, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 207-218.
BRATINA, Božidar, TOVORNIK, Boris. Multivariate statistical methods for industrial process prognostics. J. cybern. inf., 2010, vol. 10, pp. 11-20.
BRATINA, Božidar, MUŠKINJA, Nenad, TOVORNIK, Boris. Process history based multivariate statistical model of heat treatment furnace for control optimization. In: ŠNOREK, Miroslav (ur.). EUROSIM 2010 : proceedings of the 7th EUROSIM Congress on Modelling and Simulation, September 6-10, 2010, Prague, Czech Republic. Vol. 2, Full papers (CD). Prague: Czech Technical University in Prague, 2010, 6 pp.
BRATINA, Božidar, TOVORNIK, Boris. Multivariate statistical methods for industrial process prognostics. In: KOZÁK, Štefan (ur.). Zborník príspevkov. Vyšná Boca: Slovenská spoločnost pre kybernetiku a informatiku pri SAV, 2010, 9 f.
BRATINA, Božidar, TOVORNIK, Boris. Nonlinear multivariate statistical process modeling based on process history data for fault datection. In: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Proceedings of 19th international Electrotechnical and Computer Conference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenia, 2010, (A), pp. 413-416.
GOLOB, Marjan, TOVORNIK, Boris. Modelling, simulation and control of gas metal arc welding. V: ŠNOREK, Miroslav (ur.). EUROSIM 2010 : proceedings of the 7th EUROSIM Congress on Modelling and Simulation, September 6-10, 2010, Prague, Czech Republic. Vol. 2, Full papers (CD). Prague: Czech Technical University in Prague, 2010, 6 pp.
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KOSEC, Primož, ROTOVNIK, Milan, DEBEVC, Matjaž. SLI module: Accessible multimodal web pages with sign language translations for deaf and hard of hearing users. In: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Proceedings of 19th international Electrotechnical and Computer Conference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenia, 2010, (B), pp. 38-41.
MUŠKINJA, Nenad, BRATINA, Božidar, TOVORNIK, Boris. Modelling and fuzzy control of biomass steam boiler system. In: ŠNOREK, Miroslav (ur.). EUROSIM 2010 : proceedings of the 7th EUROSIM Congress on Modelling and Simulation, September 6-10, 2010, Prague, Czech Republic. Vol. 2, Full papers (CD). Prague: Czech Technical University in Prague, 2010, 6 pp.
PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Milan Rotovnik Presentation of the project DEAFVOC on the conference Deaf Education Conference, 4. Mart 2010, Dablin, Irland.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Golob Reviewer for Applied Soft Computing, referee of scientific articles.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Golob Reviewer for Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, referee of scientific articles.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Golob Reviewer for Kemija u industriji, referee of scientific articles.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Golob Reviewer for ISA Transactions, referee of scientific articles.
Dr. Božidar Bratina Reviewer for Chemical Engineering Research and Design, referee of scientific articles.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Golob, A visit of the Faculty for Chemical Engineering and Dr. Božidar Bratina Technology, University of Zagreb, Croatia, and attending the conference SMLKI 2010. Zagreb 19.
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Feb. 2010, Invitation by prof. Nenad Bolf.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nenad Muškinja The two-day workshop (13 to 14 September 2010) at LEGO Education Centre, Billund, Denmark. The aim of the workshop was to get familiar with LEGO Education team and equipment, learn about LEGO pedagogical way of teaching and preparation for implementation of various world-class competitions in the field of robotics technology.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boris Tovornik, EUREKA project meeting of project partners at Dr. Božidar Bratina WBC d.o.o. in Belgrade, Serbia. Meeting was in the scope of Eureka E!4571 project, organized together with ETF, WBC and Mreža, host Mr Stojimirović, Belgrade, November, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Golob, Visit and research cooperation with prof. Nenad Assoc.Prof. Dr. Nenad Muškinja Bolf for project "Soft Sensors for Refinery Process Monitoring and Control", FKIT, University of Zagreb, Croatia, 17. Dec. 2010.
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MEASUREMENTS LABORATORY
Head: Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Gergič Phone: +386 2 220 71 54 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Industrial projects
IREL Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Gergič Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Darko Hercog, Ladislav Mikola, MSc, Miloš Vute Project partners: ISKRA-RELEJI d.d.
Financed by: ISKRA-RELEJI d.d.
Duration: 1.12.2010 to 30.9.2011
The goal of the project is development of a measurement device for automated relay testing (AMR) and its incorporation into the production line. The aim of the measurement device is automated and high speed measurement of electrical parameters of relays according to the SIST EN 61810-7:2006 standard.
EXOR Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Darko Hercog Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Gergič Project partners: EXOR-ETI d.o.o.
Financed by: EXOR-ETI d.o.o.
Duration: 1.3.2010 to 31.12.2011
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The goal of this project is development of a small electrical vehicle. We have actively participated in several segments of this project. The main emphasis of our work is programming of the main control unit and creation of an interactive graphical user interface.
PUBLICATIONS
MATKO, Vojko, JEZERNIK, Karel. Greatly improved small inductance measurement using quartz crystal parasitic capacitance compensation. Sensors, 2010, vol. 4, iss. 10, pp. 3954- 3960.
ROJKO, Andreja, HERCOG, Darko, JEZERNIK, Karel. Power engineering and motion control web laboratory: design, implementation, and evaluation of mechatronics course. IEEE trans. ind. electron. (1982. Print). ,Oct. 2010, vol. 57, no. 10, pp. 3343-3354.
ROJKO, Andreja, HERCOG, Darko, JEZERNIK, Karel. Mechatronics E-course for regular students and adults: realization and comparison of efficiency. V: 1st Annual IEEE Engineerng Education Conference, 14-16 April 2010 in Madrid, Spain. IEEE EDUCON 2010 : proceedings. [S. l.]: EDUCON ORGANIZERS, cop. 2010, pp. 959-966.
ROJKO, Andreja, HERCOG, Darko, JEZERNIK, Karel. Practical blended learning approach in mechatronics. V: 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 6-8 September, 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. EPE-PEMC 2010. IEEE, cop. 2010, 7 pp., ilupp.
PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Gergič Inclusion of virtual instrumentation in teaching of electrical measurements: lecture, Academic and Asst. Prof. Dr. Darko Hercog research days NI 2010 (National Instruments), 13. 4. 2010, Ljubljana, 2010.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Gergič Reviewer for Optical Engineering, SPIE.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Darko Hercog Organization and collaboration at preliminary meeting for international project E-PRAGMATIC, Maribor, 3. 1. 2010.
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VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Ladislav Mikola, MSc. TCL board session, laboratory visit and discussion on cooperation, Testing and Certification Laboratories – TCL, Velenje, 14. 5. 2010.
Ladislav Mikola, MSc. Discussion about standardization in the field of electrical documentation, – SIST/TC EDO, Ljubljana, 15. 5. 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Darko Hercog Meeting at EXOR-ETI company in regards to the project for development of electrical vehicle, Ljubljana, 26. 7. 2010.
GUESTS AND VISITORS
Asst. Prof. dr. Roman Malarić, Visit as part of over boarder cooperation and University of Zagreb, Faculty of exchange of experiences in the performing of Electrical Engineering and Computing, LabVIEW Academy, Maribor, 21. 1. 2010. Department of Electrical Engineering Fundamentals and Measurements, Zagreb, Hrvaška
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LABORATORY FOR ELECTRO-OPTICS AND SENSOR SYSTEMS
Head: Prof. Ddr. Denis Đonlagić Phone: +386 2 220 71 17 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Research and development projects
J2-3623 Special optical fibers for use in fiber optic sensor systems Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Edvard Cibula, Borut Lenardič, Simon Pevec, Borut Preložnik, Aleš Trkov Participants: ARRS Project partners: Asst. Prof. Dr. Edvard Cibula, Borut Lenardič, Simon Pevec, Borut Preložnik, Aleš Trkov
Duration: 1.5.2010 to 30.4.2013
In the context of the project there is an ongoing research of optical fibers with different dopants within a pure silica glass (SiO2), and at the same time there is also an ongoing research of the field for their usage in optical sensor systems, and possibilities for signal processing. Dopants research is conducted with cooperation from the Optacore d.o.o. company that manufactures optical fibers. Different dopants cause optical fibers to have different properties. Therefore, there are ongoing researches in the laboratory about the possibilities of use of different optical fibers for manufacturing optical sensors. Signal processing is a special case in the use of fiber optic sensors, which is still quite complex and therefore expensive, which prevents such sensors to become widely used. For that purpose there is a research for different possibilities for signal processing of optical sensors that simplify such systems without the loss of accuracy and resolution of the measured parameter, wherein signal processor is still cost effective.
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International projects
FOMS-3211-09- Fiber-optic magnetostrictive sensors 0000553 Leader: Prof. Ddr. Denis Đonlagić Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Edvard Cibula, Dr. Matjaž Linec, Simon Pevec, Borut Preložnik Project partners: Techno GR srl, Italy Optacore d.o.o., Slovenia Institute Jožef Stefan, Slovenia Kemppeam, France
Financed by: Slovenian Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Tehnology
In the context of the project, there is a development of magnetostrictive fiber optic sensors for use in extreme environments, such as oil refinery, mils, pharmaceutical and chemical industry, among many others. Primary goal is development, and construction of magnetostrictive optical fiber which will have magnetostrictive properties achieved by proper dopants in structure of pure silica (SiO2) of optical fiber.
VMOEMS Research programme of miniature fiber-optic pressure sensors Leader: Prof. Ddr. Denis Đonlagić Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Edvard Cibula, Dr. Matjaž Linec, Simon Pevec, Borut Preložnik Project partners: FISO Technologies, Canada Optacore d.o.o.
Project includes development of micro-optic sensors for pressure, which is based on mechanical and chemical treatment with devices developed in LEOSS. The base of a sensor is micro-membrane from pure silica (SiO2), mounted on the tip of optical fiber, so that the whole structure does not exceed 125 μm. Because an entire sensor is made from pure silica, such sensor provides high chemical and electromagnetic immunity and durability at high temperatures.
The research takes place in direction of improving membrane and treatment of optical fiber. For that purpose, different devices for micro-machining of optical fiber and membrane are still developing and improving, and at same time different dopants within fiber, which help with
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chemical treatment of fiber, are under study.
Industrial projects
Temperature measuring in transformer systems (ITRAN project) Leader: Prof. Ddr. Denis Đonlagić Participants: Matej Njegovec, Asst. Prof. Dr. Edvard Cibula Project partners: Senčar d.o.o.
There is an increasing need in transformer systems to measure temperature within transformer coils and transformer oil for timely detection of defects or overloads. Such environment is highly electromagnetically distorted; hence standard temperature sensors are not appropriate. In such case, it is appropriate to use all-fiber optical temperature sensors, because of their immunity to electromagnetic disturbances and small dimensions. A development of signal processor, which is based on reading the temperature from spectrum reflected from optical sensor is part of the project and at the same time is constructed from standard electro-optic components and is also cost effective. Signal processor is compatible with sensors based in all-fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer, which is made in laboratory, as well as with commercially available fiber Bragg gratings. Signal processor can determine spectral properties of optical sensor with resolution of 1 pm, which corresponds to 0.1 °C, and can read up to 45 samples per second. Different methods of signal processing will be researched in the future and at the same time it is necessary to extend a signal processor in such way so it will acquire several sensors at the same time and that will be compatible with other devices in system for control of transformer systems.
PUBLICATIONS
CIBULA, Edvard, DONLAGIĆ, Denis. Low-loss semi-reflective in-fiber mirrors. Opt. express, 2010, vol. 18, no. 11, pp. 12017-12026.
NJEGOVEC, Matej, DONLAGIĆ, Denis. High-resolution spectrally-resolved fiber optic sensor interrogation system based on a standard DWDM laser module. Opt. express, 2010, vol. 18, no. 23, pp. 24195-24205.
CIBULA, Edvard, DONLAGIĆ, Denis. Active compensation of temperature-induced strain in strain measurements using fiber opric in-line sensors. V: DONLAGIĆ, Denis (ur.), ŠORLI, Iztok (ur.), ŠORLI, Polona (ur.). Proceedings. Ljubljana: MIDEM - Society for Microelectronics, Electronic Components and Materials, 2010, pp. 211-212.
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NJEGOVEC, Matej, DONLAGIĆ, Denis. Interrogation system for miniature all fiber optic sensor using temperature control of DFB laser diode and reference all fiber Bragg grating. V: BERGHMANS, Francis (ur.), MIGNANI, Anna Grazia (ur.), HOOF, Chris van (ur.). Optical sensing and detection : proceedings of SPIE, 12-15 April 2010, Brussels, Belguim, (Proceedings of SPIE, 7726). Bellingham: Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers: = SPIE, 2010, pp. 1-8.
NJEGOVEC, Matej, DONLAGIĆ, Denis. Optical signal processing device for optical sensors interrogation. V: BILJANOVIĆ, Petar (ur.), SKALA, Karolj (ur.). MIPRO 2010, 33rd International Convention, May 24-28, 2010, Opatija, Croatia. Proceedings. [Vol. 1, MEET & GVS]. Rijeka: MIPRO, cop. 2010, pp. 121-125.
NJEGOVEC, Matej, DONLAGIĆ, Denis. Temperature measurement using all fiber Fabry-Perot interferometers based on phase measurement between reference and sensing interferometer spectral characteristic. V: RASTOGI, Pramod K. (ur.), HACK, Ervin (ur.). International conference on advanced phase measurement methods in optics and imaging : [conference proceedings], (AIP conference proceedings, vol. 1236). Melville (New York): American Institute of Physics, 2010, pp. 309-313.
RIHTARIÈ, Sandi, STERGAR, Janez, DONLAGIĆ, Denis. Zasnova vmesnika za tandemski interferometer. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 87-90
ŠPRAGER, Sebastijan, CIGALE, Boris, DONLAGIĆ, Denis, ZAZULA, Damjan. Zajemanje in predobdelava multimodalnih biomedicinskih signalov za nadzor človekovih vitalnih funkcij. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 299-302.
ŠPRAGER, Sebastijan, DONLAGIĆ, Denis, ZAZULA, Damjan. Monitoring of basic human vital functions using optical interferometer. V: BAOZONG, Yuan (ur.), QIUQI, Ruan (ur.), XIAOFANG, Tang (ur.). ICSP2010, IEEE 10th international conference, October 24 - 28, 2010, Beijing, China. Signal processing proceedings. [S. l.]: IEEE, 2010, Vol. 2, pp. 1738-1741.
DONLAGIĆ, Denis. Opto-electronic signal processing methods, systems, and apparatus for optical sensors interrogation : United States Patent Application Publication, application no.: 12/758,738 filing date: Apr. 12, 2010. [S. l.: s. n.], 2010. [46] f., ilupp.
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DONLAGIĆ, Denis. Multimode optical fiber with low differential mode delay : United State Patent, Patent No.: US 7,646,955 B2, date of patent: Jan. 12, 2010 : Appl. No.: 11/658,561, PTC Filed: Jul. 26, 2005; PTC No.: PCT/FI2005/050284, date: Nov. 10, 2008; PTC Pub. No.: WO2006/010798, date: Feb. 2, 2006. [S. l.: s. n.], 2010. [12] f., ilupp.
DONLAGIĆ, Denis, CIBULA, Edvard, PINET, Eric. Single piece Fabry-Perot optical sensor and method of manufacturing the same : United States Patent, Patent No.: US 7,684,657 B2, date of patent: Mar. 23, 2010 : appl. No.: 11/990,334, filed: 8. Aug. 2006. [s. l.: s. n.], 2010. 7, [9] f., illupp., graph. review.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Prof. Ddr. Denis Đonlagić Organization of 46. International conference MIDEM, 29.9.2010 to 1.10.2010.
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INSTITUTE OF ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Head: Prof. Dr. Zmago Brezočnik until 9.4.2010 Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič since 10.4.2010 Phone: (02) 220 72 20 E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://ietk.uni-mb.si/
The mission of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications is to carry out scientific research, development work, and to teach a broad spectrum of topics in the areas of electronics and telecommunications, among which are.: electronic circuits design, digital system design using FPGA programmable circuits, ASIC design, microprocessor and microcontroller embedded system design, contemporary digital communications, electromagnetic radiation, telecommunication technologies, contemporary wireless network technologies, digital television, audio and video contents transfer over fixed and wireless IP networks, digital signal processing, language technologies, multimodal communications, assistive living environments, telecommunications software development, testing and verification, protocol stack design and design of telecommunication services.
At the end of 2010, the institute had 34 full-time employees.
The research is carried out as part of the programme unit Advanced methods of interaction in telecommunications and as part of several national and international projects. Knowledge transfer to the Slovenian electronics and telecommunication industry is realized through several applied projects. In 2010, members of the institute led or co-operated in 3 international projects, 3 applied projects, 1 R&D project and 5 industrial projects. Within this period, they have published 28 scientific publications and obtained 2 patents. They co-operated in the organisation and programme committees at several scientific meetings and conferences. The results of their research have been presented at related institutions in Slovenia and abroad. Foreign researchers have also been hosted at the institute. Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications EL – 2
The members of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications are organised into four laboratories and two centres of technology.
Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications Head: Prof. Dr. Zmago Brezočnik until 9.4.2010 Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič since 10.4.2010
Digital and Information Electronics Systems Systems Laboratory Laboratory
Head: Head: Asst. Prof. Dr. Iztok Kramberger Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rudolf Babič until 31.10.2010
Microcomputer Systems Digital Signal Processing Laboratory Laboratory Head: Head: Prof. Dr. Zmago Brezočnik Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič
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Digital and Information Systems Laboratory
Head: Asst. Prof. Dr. Iztok Kramberger
Employees: Asst. Prof. Dr. Mitja Solar; Asst. Prof. Dr. Janez Stergar; Rado Slatinek, MSc; Srečko Grašič, BSc; Sibila Vadlja, BSc; Janez Klanjšek, BSc, Dejan Gačnik, BSc, Miha Gosteničnik, BSc
Part-time employees: Prof. Dr. Gorazd Kandus, Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Imperl
Electronic Systems Laboratory
Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rudolf Babič
Employees: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tomaž Dogša; Dr. Franc Jurkovič; Asst. Prof. Dr. Matej Šalamon; Anton Vesenjak, BSc; Boštjan Založnik, Eng
Centre for Verification and Validation of Systems
Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tomaž Dogša
Microcomputer Systems Laboratory
Head: Prof. Dr. Zmago Brezočnik
Employees: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tatjana Kapus; Dr. Bogdan Dugonik; Asst. Prof. Dr. Robert Meolic; Asst. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Vlaovič; Peter Vicman, BSc; Dr. Aleksander Vreže; Andrej Romih, BSc, Tim Kovše, BSc
Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
Head: Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič
Employees: Asst. Prof. Dr. Matej Rojc; Asst. Prof. Dr. Mirjam Sepesy Maučec; Asst. Prof. Dr. Darinka Verdonik; Asst. Prof. Dr. Andrej Žgank; Aleksandra Zögling Markuš, Eng.; Asst. Prof. Dr. Damjan Vlaj; Dr. Marko Kos; Gregor Donaj, BSc,
Centre for Language Technologies
Head: Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič EL – 4 Digital and Information Systems Laboratory
DIGITAL AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABORATORY
Head:
Asst. Prof. Dr. Iztok Kramberger Phone: +386 2 220 72 00; E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Industrial projects
02-Protokoli-RS- V5UA, IUA, V5.2 and QSIG protocols development for SI3000 FERI-2008 system Leader: Rado Slatinek, MSc Participants: Iskratel Ltd.
Financed by: Iskratel Ltd.
Duration: January to December 2009
The main goal of the project is design and development of the V5UA protocol additional functionality for redundant media gateways based on SI3000 V6 system platforms. The aim of the project is to achieve the highest possible robustness of access networks for voice communication via IP network. The requested reliability is based on media gateway redundancy and V5.2 links that split between both gateways. Developed software enables interworking of all communication systems on call path. Project additionally includes maintenance of existing software for IUA, QSIG and V5.2 interface protocols.
International projects
ESMO European Space Moon Orbiter Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Iztok Kramberger Digital and Information Systems Laboratory EL – 5
Student team of the UM FERI, Dejan Gačnik, Miha Gostenčnik Participants:
Financed by: Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, ESA
Duration: 2009 to 2014
European Student Moon Orbiter (ESMO) satellite is an educational project of the ESA's (European Space Agency) Education Office, and if successful, it will be the first ever student- built spacecraft to leave Earth orbit and achieve an orbit around another solar system body. ESMO represents a unique and inspirational opportunity for university students by providing them with valuable and challenging hands-on space project experience in order to fully prepare a well qualified workforce for ESA missions in the next decades. In addition, ESMO has a powerful education outreach aspect and strong attraction for students across Europe, by lowering the entry-level for lunar exploration to attainable university project activities.
Completed research projects 2010
Applied projects
Embedded system for electronic eye movement tracking with build in accelerometer Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Iztok Kramberger Project partners: Astron, d.o.o. Financed by: Astron, d.o.o.
Duration: 2009
New embedded software was developed for a new version of head-mount electronic eye tracker interface with a digital accelerometer, which provides sensing and initialization of head-mount eye tracker interface. Algorithm for eye movement sensing was updated to consider short term head movements. Newly defined protocol at application layer enables identification of head-mount interface, reading its operation status, defining accelerometer sense range, setting zero values of all three axles and their amplification values, setting trigger threshold values for interrupts and reading acceleration values with 16-bit dynamic range.
Inspection system software of appliance for pharmacy drugs unleashing tests Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Iztok Kramberger Project partners: Metrel, d.o.o. EL – 6 Digital and Information Systems Laboratory
Financed by: Metrel, d.o.o.
Duration: 2009
The software is designed for video inspection system software of appliance for pharmacy drugs releasing tests. Software provides 6-channel video capture and simultaneous multi- channel video backup from mixing apparatuses. Simultaneous multi-channel capturing is performed in real time with on-the-flight stream compression. Analysis of video frames is processed in real time during a stream capturing with speed determination of mixing apparatuses. Alarm states are logged into an archive video stream time line when rotation speed is dropped below the pre defined minimum value. Software also supports multi- channel playback with marks of possible alarm values on the time line.
Research and development projects
Study of search algorithms in systems with acoustic disturbances Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Iztok Kramberger Project partners: Teletech, d.o.o. Financed by: Teletech, d.o.o.
Duration: 2009
Performed study introduces search algorithms and influences of acoustic disturbances in greater detail. Recognition of continuous talk is assigned-treated search algorithm. All currently known technologies of limiting of search place are introduced. Search algorithm was suggested, which is evaluated on two test sets together with acceleration technologies.
Industrial projects
02-Protokoli-RS- Developing work on the V5UA, IUA, V5.2, SIP protocols and FERI-2009 QSIG for SI3000 system Leader: Rado Slatinek, MSc Project partners: Iskratel Ltd. Participants: Iskratel Ltd.
Duration: January to December 2009
The main goal of the project is design and development of V5UA protocol additional functionality for redundant media gateways based on SI3000 V6 system platforms. The aim Digital and Information Systems Laboratory EL – 7
of the project is to achieve the highest possible robustness of access networks for voice communication via IP network. The requested reliability is based on media gateway redundancy and V5.2 links splitting between both gateways. Developed software enables interworking of all communication systems on call path. Project additionally includes maintenance of existing software for IUA, QSIG and V5.2 interface protocols.
Embedded system of universal controller for biomass fire boiler Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Iztok Kramberger, Dejan Gačnik Project partners: Biodom 27, d.o.o. Financed by: Biodom 27, d.o.o.
Duration: 2009
New hardware architecture, with new embedded software, has been designed to supervise and control a biomass fire boiler. The software enables sensing of various temperatures within the boiler, chimney gasses, water and heated water within the reservation tank. The software also provides availability to monitor fire boiler working parameters and upload of software upgrades to the embedded system.
Applicative testing and update of programme equipment for Aplikativno preizkušanje in nadgradnja programske opreme za sledenje in lokacijsko štetje ljudi v video tokovih Leader: doc. dr. Iztok Kramberger Project partners: iTok, information currents, Iztok Polanič, s.p. Financed by: iTok, information currents, Iztok Polanič, s.p.
Duration: May to July 2010
PUBLICATIONS
KOSI, Andrej, SOLAR, Mitja. Solutions for improving reliabilities of DVB-T/H transmitters, systems and networks. J. Sci. Ind. Res. (1963), iss. 8, aug. 2010, pp. 580-585.
STERGAR, Janez, ŠULIĆ, Andrija, RODRIGUES SILVA, Bruno E. A novel concept of a cartoon-generator application on a mobile phone. Int. j. interact. mob. technol., 2010, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 34-39. EL – 8 Digital and Information Systems Laboratory
DOGŠA, Tomaž, ŠALAMON, Matej, SOLAR, Mitja, LEPAN, Bogdan. Prenosljivosti električnih shem narisanih s CAE/CAD programi. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 335-338.
GAČNIK, Dejan, KRAMBERGER, Iztok. Sistem rokovanja s podatki za ESMO misijo. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 39-42.
KIRBIŠ, Matej, KRAMBERGER, Iztok. Nevrološki vmesniki človek-stroj na osnovi signalov SSVEP. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 347-350
RIHTARIČ, Sandi, STERGAR, Janez, ĐONLAGIĆ, Denis. Zasnova vmesnika za tandemski interferometer. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 87-90.
VADLJA, Sibila, STERGAR, Janez. Mehanizmi QoS v IP omrežjih. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, vol. A, pp. 241-244.
STERGAR, Janez, ERDEM, Caglayan. Adapting prosody in a text-to-speech system. V: FUERSTNER, Igor (ur.). Products and services; from R&D to final solutions. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. [331]-356.
KRAMBERGER, Iztok. Naprava in postopek digitalnega integriranega sistema za zajem, obdelavo in arhiviranje avdiovizualnih in podatkovnih medijskih vsebin : patent no. 22958, 30. 07. 2010, patentna prijava no. P-200900008 z dne 09. 01. 2009. Ljubljana: Urad RS za intelektualno lastnino, 2010. 10 f. Digital and Information Systems Laboratory EL – 9
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Asst. Prof. Dr. Janez Stergar Cisco EXPO 2010, conference about CISCO-- network technologies, meeting participation, Portorož, 11. and 12. March 2010. EL – 10 Electronic Systems Laboratory
ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS LABORATORY
Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rudolf Babič until 31.10.2010 Phone: +386 2 220 72 30 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Completed research projects 2010
Applied projects
L2-9304 Integrated smart measurement system for acquisition and evaluation of sensor’s signals and automatic calibration of the measurement system Leader: Andrej Vodopivec (Integrirani in diskretni sistemi, d. o. o.) Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tomaž Dogša, Assist. Prof. Dr. Mitja Solar, Assist. Prof. Dr. Matej Šalamon, Assist. Prof. Dr. Bojan Jarc, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rudolf Babič Project partners: Integrirani in diskretni sistemi, d. o. o.
Financed by: Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
Sine/cosine sensor is one of the key elements in the linear and rotary encoders. These encoders provide accurate lateral or angle position. In the context of this project, the goal of our research group is to develop the automatic phase shift compensation system (phase corrector). Particularly, the system has to detect very small additional phase shift between the sine and cosine signal in the range of ±10 and then correct the phase. In the previous version the 8-bit D/A converter and external capacitor was needed. The new improved version is completely digital and without the D/A converter and external capacitor. For these reasons, the phase corrector is also completely able to integrate. The new concept is based on few counters that enable averaging the measurement of phase angle. In the average results the random errors can be almost completely eliminated. The accuracy of detecting the additional phase angle depends on the frequency of the clock, the number of repetitions of the measurement and partly on the comparator's properties. 1MHz clock ensures the Electronic Systems Laboratory EL – 11
uncertainty of 0.1.
PUBLICATION
DOGŠA, Tomaž, ŠALAMON, Matej, SOLAR, Mitja, LEPAN, Bogdan. Prenosljivosti električnih shem narisanih s CAE/CAD programi. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ed.), TROST, Andrej (ed.). Proceedings of the Nineteenth International Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenia, 20.-22. september 2010. Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenian section IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 335-338.
ROZMAN, Jernej, PLETERŠEK, Anton. Linear optical encoder system with sinusoidal signal distortion below -60 dB. IEEE trans. instrum. meas., Jun. 2010, Vol. 59, No. 6, pp. 1544-1549.
KOVAČIČ, Kosta, PLETERŠEK, Anton. Napajalni sistem baterijsko podprte RFID značke = Supply system in a battery supported RFID tag. Inf. MIDEM, mar. 2010, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 33- 37.
PLETERŠEK, Anton, BENKOVIČ, Roman. A flash interpolator ASIC with build-in amplitude measurement circuit = Bliskovni interpolator z vgrajenim merilnikom amplitude. Inf. MIDEM, jun. 2010, Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 107-114.
GUEST AND VISITORS
Matjaž BRESKVAR ( Beyond Invited Lecture: “Sodobne metode Semiconductor ) razvoja v elektroniki”, 18. January 2010.
Dr. Voje ROZMAN (LMFE) Invited lecture: “Zanesljivost integriranih mikroelektronskih sistemov ”, 22. April 2010.
Dr. Kosta KOVAČIČ (IDS) Invited lecture: “ Načrtovanje sistemov SoC na čipu - primer SAL in implementacija standardov”, 6. May 2010.
Dr. Anton PLETERŠEK (LMFE) Invited lecture: “Integracija mikroelektronskih sistemov”, 20. May 2010. EL – 12 Microcomputer Systems Laboratory
MICROCOMPUTER SYSTEMS LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Zmago Brezočnik Phone: +386 2 220 72 10 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Completed research projects 2010
Industrial projects
01-SIP-FERI-2010 Development of SIP protocol for SI3000 products Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Vlaovič (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) Participants: Peter Vicman Project partners: Iskratel Ltd.
Financed by: Iskratel Ltd.
Duration: January to December 2010
This project has covered development activities in the area of SIP protocol. It has been a continuation of SIP-FERI-2009 contract. A study of recent SIP standards has been followed by a graduate upgrading of the software. Parts of the software have been optimised for smaller memory and processing power consumption.
Applied projects
Statistics for e-patch testing Leader: Dr. Bogdan Dugonik (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) Participants: Tim Kovše Microcomputer Systems Laboratory EL – 13
Project partners: Združenje slovenskih dermatovenerogolov
Financed by: Združenje slovenskih dermatovenerologov
Duration: May to October 2010
In this project, the web software for statistical processing of data on e-patch diseases in Slovenia has been developed. It is used by Slovenian dermatologists and it allows the input of data and the status overview from 2002 onwards.
PUBLICATIONS
KAPUS, Tatjana. Closing a system in the dynamic input/output automata model. Comput. j., Published online on May 27 2010, 11 pp.
VUČINIČ DUGONIK, Aleksandra, DUGONIK, Bogdan, KALAČ PANDUROVIĆ, Maja, KOVŠE, Tim, VOK, Marko. Zbiranje in analiziranje rezultatov epikutanih testiranj s pomočjo digitalnih orodij. In: PLANINŠEK RUČIGAJ, Tanja (ed.), LUNDER, Tomaž (ed.), KOŠNIK, Mitja (ed.). Alergijske bolezni kože : zbornik sestanka, Ptuj, hotel Mitra, Feb. 12–13, 2010. Golnik: Univerzitetna klinika za pljučne bolezni in alergijo, 2010, pp. 33-37.
DUGONIK, Bogdan, BREZOČNIK, Zmago. Test pattern generator modification method for BIST. In: BILJANOVIĆ, Petar (ed.), SKALA, Karolj (ed.). MIPRO 2010, 33rd International Convention, May 24-28, 2010, Opatija, Croatia. Proceedings. [Vol. 1, MEET & GVS]. Rijeka: MIPRO, cop. 2010, pp. 142-147.
DUGONIK, Bogdan, VUČINIČ DUGONIK, Aleksandra, KOVŠE, Tim, DINEVSKI, Dejan. E- pikutano testiranje, zbiranje in analiza podatkov = Collecting and analyzing results of e-patch testing. In: LESKOŠEK, Branimir (ed.), JUVAN, Peter (ed.). Kongres MI 2010, Zreče, Oct. 13– 15, 2010. Znanje za uspešno ezdravje : zbornik prispevkov z recenzijo. Ljubljana: Slovensko društvo za medicinsko informatiko, 2010, pp. 107-113, fotogr., graf. prikazi.
KOVŠE, Tim, DUGONIK, Bogdan, VUČINIČ DUGONIK, Aleksandra. Spletna aplikacija za zbiranje in analiziranje rezultatov epikutanih testiranj. In: ZAJC, Baldomir (ed.), TROST, Andrej (ed.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, vol. B, pp. 103- 106. EL – 14 Microcomputer Systems Laboratory
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Prof. Dr. Zmago Brezočnik Member of IEEE Test Technology Technical Council.
Prof. Dr. Zmago Brezočnik Member of the Electrotechnical Review publishing council.
Prof. Dr. Zmago Brezočnik, Asst. Prof. Members of the programme committee, the 24th Dr. Boštjan Vlaovič, Asst. Prof. Dr. Workshop on Telecommunications VITEL: Aleksander Vreže Transition to IPv6, Brdo pri Kranju, April 19–20, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Zmago Brezočnik Member of the international advisory board, International Symposium on Telecommunications VITEL: Digital Television Switchover – Challenges, Solutions and Cross Border Cooperation, Brdo pri Kranju, Oct. 21–22, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Kapus Member of the international programme committee, IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering, Innsbruck, Austria, Feb. 16–18, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Kapus Reviewer, IASTED International Conference on Software Engineering, Innsbruck, Austria, Feb. 16– 18, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Kapus Reviewer for The Computer Journal, Oxford University Press.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Robert Meolic Reviewer for Information Sciences, Elsevier.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Vlaovič, Asst. Members of the programme committee, Prof. Dr. Aleksander Vreže International Symposium on Telecommunications VITEL: Digital Television Switchover – Challenges, Solutions and Cross Border Cooperation, Brdo pri Kranju, Oct. 21–22, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Vlaovič Member of the technical committee, International Conference on Intelligence in Next Generation Network (ICIN): Weaving Applications into the Network Fabric, Berlin, Germany, Oct. 11–14, 2010. Microcomputer Systems Laboratory EL – 15
Asst. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Vlaovič Reviewer for Electrotechnical Review.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Vlaovič Reviewer, International Conference ICIN: Weaving Applications into the Network Fabric, Berlin, Germany, Oct. 11–14, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Vlaovič, Asst. Members of the executive board of Slovenian Prof. Dr. Aleksander Vreže Electronic Communication Society (SIKOM).
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Prof. Dr. Zmago Brezočnik, Asst. Prof. Participation in the discussion on the ICT park Dr. Boštjan Vlaovič national project, Iskratel Ltd., Jan. 12, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Zmago Brezočnik Committee member for the defence of Tine Stegl's doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Ljubljana, Oct. 5, 2010. EL – 16 Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič Phone: +386 2 220 72 20 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
COST Action IC European Network on Quality of Experience in Multimedia 1003 Systems and Services QUALINET Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Andrej Žgank Financed by: The European Union
Duration: 30.7.2010 to 7.11.2014
The research activities are focused on quality of service in multimedia systems. The main objective of the project is development of methodologies for subjective and objective evaluation of service quality that encounters new development trends in the field of multimedia communication systems development, which is guided by appearance of new content and new interaction paradigm.
Completed research projects 2010
International projects
COST Action 2102 Cross-modal Analysis of Verbal and Non-verbal Communication Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matej Rojc Financed by: Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS), The European Commission
The goal of the project is a cross-modal analysis of video and audio signals and analysis of Digital Signal Processing Laboratory EL – 17
features correlations in the framework of a verbal and non-verbal communication. Analysis of emotions from speech, research of cultural differences and socio-cultural variations as well as integration of audio and video in the context of speech synthesis and recognition, and data coding issues within MPEG7 standard are also engaged. In 2010, the concept of user friendly interaction, based on speech communication and embodied virtual agent, was further enhanced.
ECESS European Centre of Excellence for Speech Synthesis (ECESS) Leader: Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič Project Partners: Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Ludwig-Maximilians- Universität München, ICP, University of the Basque Country, UCL London, Adam Mickiewicz University, CSTR, University of Edinburgh, ATR, Kyoto, LAIP, University of Lausanne, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Universität Bonn, NOKIA, Siemens, TU Dresden Financed by: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
The goal of the European Centre of Excellence for Speech Synthesis is to define recommendations for development and validation of text-to-speech synthesis systems. The research work is carried out in the fields of definition of standard language resources, definition of multilingual text-to-speech systems and methodologies for their evaluation.
E-SERVICES Web concordancer for Slovenian national voice corpus Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Darinka Verdonik Project Partners: Trojina, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana Financed by: Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, The European Commission - European Regional Development Fund
The aim of the project was to provide, to a wide variety of interested users, an online access and search capabilities for the Slovenian national speech corpus. Within the project, an online search interface - concordancer was constructed that allows access and electronic search of a national Slovenian speech corpus. Access is allowed free of charge to all interested users. The project objectives were: to provide free access to a national speech corpus SSJ, to link transcriptions and sounds at the level of statements, and to develop modern and advanced voice concordancer. In 2010, a web based application was designed, which allows access to the Slovenian national speech corpus on the web address: www.korpus-gos.net. EL – 18 Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
Industrial projects
RISG Development of internal standards and sample speech database Leader:: Asst. Prof. Dr. Darinka Verdonik Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Andrej Žgank, Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič Financed by: Amebis, d. o. o.
The aim of the project is to develop internal standards, to record and transcribe a sample speech database. It will be realized by considering the state-of-the-art in the field of language resources. The speech database will follow the requirements of different application domains. In 2010, the transcription of spontaneous Slovenian Speech database was carried out.
PUBLICATIONS
BREST, Janez, SEPESY MAUČEC, Mirjam. Self-adaptive differential evolution algorithm using population size reduction and three strategies. Soft computing, published online: 16. September 2010.
GRAŠIČ, Matej, KOS, Marko, KAČIČ, Zdravko. Online speaker segmentation and clustering using cross-likelihood ratio calculation with reference criterion selection. IET signal process. (Print). Dec. 2010, vol. 4, iss. 6, pp. 673-685.
ROJC, Matej, HÖGE, Harald, KAČIČ, Zdravko. Remote-based text-to-speech modules' evaluation framework : the RES framework. Language resources and evaluation, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 371-386.
SEPESY MAUČEC, Mirjam, BREST, Janez. Reduction of morpho-syntactic features in statistical machine translation of highly inflective language. Informatica (Vilnius), 2010, vol. 21, no 1, pp. 95-116.
VERDONIK, Darinka. Between understanding and misunderstanding. J. pragmat.., 2010, vol. 42, iss. 5, pp. 1364-1379.
ŽGANK, Andrej. Three-stage framework for unsupervised acoustic modeling using untranscribed spoken content. ETRI J., Oct. 2010, vol. 32, no. 5, 10 pp.
BREST, Janez, ZAMUDA, Aleš, FISTER, Iztok, SEPESY MAUČEC, Mirjam. Large scale global optimization using self-adaptive differential evolution algorithm. V: IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Barcelona, July 18-23, 2010. WCCI 2010 Proceedings. [S. l.]: IEEE, cop. 2010, cEC IEEE, pp. 3097-3104. Digital Signal Processing Laboratory EL – 19
LOVRENČIČ, Tomaž, ŠTULAR, Mitja, ŽGANK, Andrej. Vpliv transkodiranja na kakovost storitve IVR = Influence of transcoding on quality of IVR service. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 265-268.
MLAKAR, Izidor, ROJC, Matej. Personalized expressive embodied conversational agent EVA. V: MASTORAKIS, Nikos E. (ur.), MLADENOV, Valeri (ur.). Advances in visualization, imaging and simulation : [proceedings of the] 3rd WSEAS International Conference on visualisation, imaging and simulation (VIS '10), University of Algarve, Faro, Portugal, November 3 - 5, 2010. [S. l.]: WSEAS Press, 2010, pp. 123-128.
VERDONIK, Darinka, ZWITTER VITEZ, Ana, ROMIH, Miro, KREK, Simon. Konkordančnik za govorni korpus GOS = Concordancer for the speech corpus GOS. V: ERJAVEC, Tomaž (ur.), ŽGANEC GROS, Jerneja (ur.). Zbornik Sedme konference Jezikovne tehnologije, 14. do 15. oktober 2010, [Ljubljana, Slovenia] : zbornik 13. mednarodne multikonference Informacijska družba - IS 2010, zvezek C : proceedings of the 13th International Multiconference Information Society - IS 2010, volume C, (Informacijska družba). Ljubljana: Institut Jožef Stefan, 2010, pp. 12-15
VLAJ, Damjan, ZÖGLING MARKUŠ, Aleksandra, KOS, Marko, KAČIČ, Zdravko. Acquisition and annotation of Slovenian lombard speech database. V: 7th International Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation, Valletta, Malta, May 17-23, 2010. LREC 2010 : [proceedings]. Valletta: ELRA, 2010, [6] pp.
VLAJ, Damjan, ZÖGLING MARKUŠ, Aleksandra, KOS, Marko, KAČIČ, Zdravko. Slovenska baza izgovorjav z Lombardovim efektom - SiLSD. V: ERJAVEC, Tomaž (ur.), ŽGANEC GROS, Jerneja (ur.). Zbornik Sedme konference Jezikovne tehnologije, 14. do 15. oktober 2010, [Ljubljana, Slovenia] : zbornik 13. mednarodne multikonference Informacijska družba - IS 2010, zvezek C : proceedings of the 13th International Multiconference Information Society - IS 2010, volume C, (Informacijska družba). Ljubljana: Institut Jožef Stefan, 2010, pp. 20-23.
ZELENIK, Aleš, KOTNIK, Bojan, KAČIČ, Zdravko. Uspešnost razpoznavanja izraznega govora s testi poslušanja = Subjective expressive speech recognition rates obtained with listening tests. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 229-232.
ZELENIK, Aleš, KOTNIK, Bojan, KAČIČ, Zdravko, CHOWDHURY, Amor. Novel expressive speech classification algorithm based on multi-level extraction techniques. V: YAN, Jingzhi EL – 20 Digital Signal Processing Laboratory
(ur.), LI, Xiaowei (ur.), DEBEVC, Matjaž (ur.), TJOA, A Min (ur.), HU, Bo (ur.). ICPCA10. [S. l.]: IEEE Press, cop. 2010, pp. 1-6, graf. prikazi.
ŽGANK, Andrej, SEPESY MAUČEC, Mirjam. Razpoznavalnik tekočega govora UMB Broadcast News 2010 : nadgradnja akustičnih in jezikovnih modelov = UMB Broadcast News 2010 continuous speech recognition system : new acoustic and language models. V: ERJAVEC, Tomaž (ur.), ŽGANEC GROS, Jerneja (ur.). Zbornik Sedme konference Jezikovne tehnologije, 14. do 15. oktober 2010, [Ljubljana, Slovenia] : zbornik 13. mednarodne multikonference Informacijska družba - IS 2010, zvezek C : proceedings of the 13th International Multiconference Information Society - IS 2010, volume C, (Informacijska družba). Ljubljana: Institut Jožef Stefan, 2010, pp. 28-31.
SEPESY MAUČEC, Mirjam, BREST, Janez, ŽGANK, Andrej. Modelling highly inflective language for target applications using natural language. V: SARRAFZADEH, Majid (ur.), PETRATOS, Panagiotis (ur.). Strategic advantage of computing information systems in enterprise management. Athens: Athens institute for education and research, cop. 2010, pp. 219-229.
VERDONIK, Darinka. Discource markers in Slovenian and their applicability for developing speech-to-speech translation technologies. V: SWAIN, Elizabeth (ur.). Thresholds and potentialities of systemic functional linguistics : multilingual, multimodal and other specialised discourses. Trieste: EUT, cop. 2010, pp. 114-130, ilupp.
VERDONIK, Darinka. Vpliv komunikacijskih žanrov na rabo diskurznih označevalcev. V: VINTAR, Špela (ur.). Slovenske korpusne raziskave, (Zbirka Prevodoslovje in uporabno jezikoslovje). 1. natis. Ljubljana: Znanstvena založba Filozofske fakultete, 2010, pp. 88-108, tabele.
ŽGANK, Andrej, SEPESY MAUČEC, Mirjam. Modelling of filled pauses and onomatopoeias for spontaneous speech recognition. V: SHABTAI, Noam R. (ur.). Advances in speech recognition. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. 67-82.
ROTOVNIK, Tomaž, KOTNIK, Bojan, KAČIČ, Zdravko. Sistem in postopek za govorno vodeno telefonsko komunikacijo : patent no. 22823, 04.01.2010, patentna prijava no. P-200800141 z dne 30. 05. 2008. Ljubljana: Urad RS za intelektualno lastnino, 2010. 15, 3 f.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS Attendance at the 13th meeting of the COST Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič Information and Communication Technology Domain Committee (DC-ICT), Tallin, Estonia, 29-30, June 2010. Digital Signal Processing Laboratory EL – 21
Prof. Dr. Zdravko Kačič Attendance at the 14th meeting of the COST Information and Communication Technology Domain Committee (DC-ICT), Brussels, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matej Rojc Belgium, 14. September 2010.
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INSTITUTE OF POWER ENGINEERING
Head: Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič Phone: (02) 220 70 50 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.me.feri.uni-mb.si/
Institute of power engineering mainly researches and operates in the areas of electrical engineering and power engineering in four large groups, which are submitted as research groups at the SRA – Slovenian Research Agency. Those four groups are:
0796-005 Applicative power engineering 0796-006 Laboratory for electrical machines 0796-007 Laboratory for control of electromechanic systems 0796-011 Laboratory for power engineering
In the meantime when the first group is mainly involved in research in the field of power engineering devices, the second works in the fiield of electrical machines, the third in the field of automatization in power engineering, and the fourth one in the area of manufacturing, transfer and distribution of electric energy. It is important for the first group researches and develops methods for calculation of electrical potential fields as well as it mainly researches power engineering devices. The second group covers construction and testing of electrical machines. The third field introduces contemporary processes of controlling systems in power engineering. As part of the fourth group, the research is directed mainly towards optimization processes, reliability and quality of electrical energy as well as testing of electrical equipment.
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Due to easier solving of complex colutions, the researchers from out institute are joined into two program units:
P2-0114 Applicative power engineering P2-0115 Controlling of electromechanical systems
Programe unit of Applicative power engineering covers the field of numerical problem solving of electromagnetic field with an emphasis on electromagnetic converters, caterization and modeling of magnetic materials, earthing systems, discharges in air as well as inverted problems. The programe unit is made out of nine researches from FERI, who are actively involved in the pedagogic process, as part of the programe unit (PU), which is financed by the SRA with 2,4 FTE, for the foundational research work. This is upgraded with applicative projects for the industry, with submitted slovenian and european patents, with young researchers mentorships and international scientific collaboration as well as with collaboration in international conference committees. The PU intensivelly publishes its work and in the period of 2008-2009, it has published 27 original scientific articles, 16 of which have been published in journals with impact factor. In the last financial period (2004-2008) it has published 92 original scientific articles, out of which 57 were in journals with an impact factor.
Developing potential of the Controlling of electromechanical systems program unit is vast, and is beside seven internal researchers – doctors, also made up of one external evaluator – doctor from the Indramat elektromotorji d.o.o. company. The RU, according to evidence from the SICRIS database, in the period of 2008-2009, beside 50 publishings in journals with JCR through program financig by SRA with 2,4 FTE, has yearly realized around 14 more projects FTE, which were financed by non-budget funds from industry companies. Great developing potential is confirmed by a number of educated researchers – Masters (12) and doctors (4), the quality and innovativity is also evident from prestigous international awards received as well as continual increase in granted and applied patents.
Members of the programe unit were in period between 2004-2009, with its knowledge and experience, participated in a number of international projects such as: Eureka-Distribution Network Automation System (DINAS) project; Quality of medium voltage composite insulators (Domitran CRO project); project with the Northestern University Boston, USA: Nonlinear Torque Control of Induction Machines; Dissemination of energy efficient electric and electronic equipment (EEE) in European universities; The Virtual Balkan Power Center for Advance of Renewable Energy Sources; Impact of disturbances; Solar power plant (sončna elektrarna), VBPC-RE, 6. okv. prog. etc. For their scientific work, they have recieved international awards such as: IEEE The Industrial and Commercial Power Systems Department of the IEEE Industrial Applications Society, 2008 Committee Prize Award of the Power Systems Engineering Committee to B. Polajžer, G. Štumberger, S. Seme and D. Dolinar for the manuscript Generalization of Methods for Voltage Sag Source Detection Using Vector Space Approach; Best poster paper award to Tine Marčič, for
PE – 3 Institute of Power Engineering the paper Identification of Line-Start Interior Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Parameters Using Differential Evolution, authored by T. Marčič, G. Štumberger, B. Štumberger, M. Hadžiselimović, P. Virtič, CEFC 2008, 13th International Conference on Electromagnetic Filed Computation. High developing-research potential also confirm a number of scientific discoveries and patents: HAMLER, Anton, SIRC, Albin. Multipole magnetizing device and method for manufacturing of such device : European patent application no. 04468015.5, date 03.09.2004 : priority: 05.09.2003 SI 200300220. Paris: Euopäisches Patentamt: European Patent Office: Office européen des bruvetes, 2004; LOVRENČIČ, Alojz, PIHLER, Jože. Star-to-triangle switching element = Sterndreieckschalter = Element de commutation etoile vers triangle : European patent specification : date of publication and mention of the grant of the patent: 21.01.2004 : application number: 00923058.2 : international application number: PTC/SI2000/000005 : Int. Cl.: H01H 51/12, H02P 1/32 : international publication number: WO 2000/057444; SIRC, Albin, HAMLER, Anton, ROPRET, Janez. Electro magnetic display pixel driving system : European patent application no. 05007967.2, date 12.04.2005 : priority: 28.04.2004 SI 200400127. München: Euopäisches Patentamt: European Patent Office: Office européen des bruvetes itd.
The institute collaborates with other universities and institutes such as: The University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science – Croatia; University of J.J. Strossmayerja in Osijeku, Electrotechnical Faculty – Croatia; University of Kragujevac – Serbia; University of Sv. Ciril and Metod in Skopje – Macedonia, Faculty of Electrical Engineering - Macedonia; University of Tuzli, Faculty of Electrical Engineering – BiH; Technical University of Graz, Faculty of Electrical Engineering - Austria; University Johannes Kepler in Linzu, Institute for regulational system control and drives - Austria; Technical University of Budapest, Institute for Electrical Machines – Hungary; University of Paderborn – Germany; University of D'Artois – France; Catholic University of Leuvenu, Institute for Electrical Machines and Drives - Belgium; Technical University of Achen – Germany; Northeastern University of Boston – USA; Association of European Universities in Dortmund – Germany; Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt in Braunschweig – Germany; Institute of Electrical Engineering in Warsaw – Poland; University of Lodž, Institute of Mechatronics and Information Systems – Poland; Instituto Nacionale Galileo Ferraris in Torino – Italy; Doshisha University in Kyoto – Japan.
Members of the institute are organized in five laboratories.
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Institute of Power Engineering Head: Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič
Electrical Machines Power Engineering Laboratory Laboratory Head: Head: Prof. Dr. Ivan Zagradišnik Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič
Fundamentals and Theory of Electromechanical Systems Electrotechnics Laborators Control Laborators Head: Head: Prof. Dr. Igor Tičar Prof. Dr. Bojan Grčar
Applied Electromagnetics Laborators Head: Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep
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Electrical Machines Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Ivan Zagradišnik Employees: Mitja Hribernik, Eng; Asst. Prof. Dr. Miralem Hadžiselimović
Power Engineering Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič Employees: Prof. Dr. Gorazd Štumberger; Prof. Dr. Jože Pihler; Klemen Deželak, BSc; Janez Ribič, MSc; Marjan Stegne, BSc; Adnan Glotić, BSc; Sebastijan Seme, BSc; Bogdan Fluher, Eng; Jurček Voh
Electromechanical System Control Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Bojan Grčar Employees: Prof. Dr. Drago Dolinar; Asst. Prof. Dr. Jožef Ritonja; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Polajžer; Jelena Popović, BSc; Robert Brezovnik, BSc; Zlatko Strelec
Fundamentals and Theory of Electrotechnics Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Igor Tičar Employees: Andrej Orgulan, MSc; Asst. Prof. Dr. Peter Kitak
Applied Electromagnetics Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep Employees: Prof. Dr. Anton Hamler; Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Jesenik; Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Štumberger; Viktor Goričan, Eng; Dr. Anton Habjanič; Dr. Matjaž Gaber; Miloš Beković
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ELECTRICAL MACHINES LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Ivan Zagradišnik Phone: +386 2 220 70 40 E-mail: [email protected]
Research projects completed 2010
Industrial projects
Research and development project on water cooled induction motors with 10,5/21 kW and 15/30 kW power and frequency of 68,5/137 Hz to drive an electric car (Razvojno raziskovalno delo na projektu vodno hlajenega asinhronskega motorja za pogon električnega vozila moči 10,5/21 kW in moči 15/30 kW ter frekvence 68,5/137 Hz) Leader: Prof. Dr. Ivan Zagradišnik Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Miralem Hadžiselimović, Mitja Hribernik Project partners: Elkostroj s.p., Rogatec in Stoja d.o.o., Ljubljana
Financed by: Stoja d.o.o.
Duration: 1.3.2010 to 30.9.2010
As are the client requirements for this project, we are looking for an optimum variant of two different size motors with the above data to drive an electric car. As a starting point, the lamination IEC 132 from Kienle+Spiess has been used, with different lengths of stator packets. The goal has been to maximize the engine power from batteries through a DC / AC inverter. We varied the winding of the motor to adapt it to the appropriate voltage supply. In the lab for electrical machines different load points have been tested with samples of water cooled motors designed to power an electric car.
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Noise level analyses of Ex three-phase type 4KTC 80 (4 pols) electric motors for different combinations of stator and rotor slots (Analiza hrupa na eksplozijsko varnih trifaznih asinhronskih motorjih tipa 4KTC 80 (4 polnih) za različne kombinacije utorov statorja in rotorja) Leader: Prof. Dr. Ivan Zagradišnik Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Miralem Hadžiselimović, Mitja Hribernik Project partners: Bartec Varnost d.o.o., Zagorje ob Savi
Financed by: Bartec Varnost d.o.o.
Duration: 15.4.2010 to 31.10.2010
Due to noise problems, in the above-cited Ex electric motors, which have received complaints by Bartec customers,, we analyzed the frequency spectrum of a few 4 pole three-phase motors. With a computer simulation and numerical field calculations, the harmonic spectrum of the air-gap magnetic field has been assessed and determined which combination of stator and rotor slots would have the lowest noise level and still correspond to IEC standards. As a result of this simulation the Bartec has produced new motors which have an even lower noise levels than the recommended maximum allowed value, which now meets, far better, customer demands.
PUBLICATIONS
MARČIČ, Tine, ŠTUMBERGER, Bojan, ZAGRADIŠNIK, Ivan, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, VIRTIČ, Peter, PIŠEK, Peter. Comparison of induction motor with capacitors in the auxiliary phase and line-start IPM synchronous motor performance. Prz. Elektrotech., 2010, vol. 85, issue 12, pp. 87-90.
ZAGRADIŠNIK, Ivan, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, RITONJA, Jožef, SLEMNIK, Bojan. The emLook software package for the analytical and numerical analyses of electrical machines. Prz. Elektrotech., 2010, vol. 85, issue 12, pp. 175-178.
ZAGRADIŠNIK, Ivan, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, SLEMNIK, Bojan. Solution framework for knowledge driven systems in the field of electrical machines. V: XIX International Conference on Electrical Machines, September 6-8, 2010, Rome, Italy. ICEM 2010 : proceedings. [S. l.]: IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 1-4, ilupp.
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PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Asst. Prof. Dr. Miralem Hadžiselimović Programme tool emLook – Czestochova University of Technology, Poljska.
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POWER ENGINEERING LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič Phone: +386 2 220 70 50 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Applied projects
L2-2060 ENERGETSKO VISOKO UČINKOVIT SISTEM BREZSENZORSKEGA VODENJA ELEKTRIČNIH STROJEV ZA ZELO ŠIROKO OBMOČJE HITROSTI (Highly efficient sensor- less system for control of electrical machines in an extremely broad range of speed) Leader: Prof. Dr. Gorazd Štumberger Participants: Dr. Boris Benedičič, Robert Brezovnik, Klemen Deželak, Dr. Dušan Drevenšek, Matej Gajzer, MSc, Franjo Gorše, MSc, Janko Horvat, Matjaž Lotrič, Dr. Tine Marčič, Sebastijan Seme, David Stojan, Dr. Primož Šlibar, Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Štumberger Project partners: TECES, DOMEL d.d.
Financed by: ARRS, project no. L2-2060-1792, DOMEL d.d.
Duration: 1.5.2009 to 30.4.2012
The new inverter and controller that make sensor-less realization of permanent magnet synchronous machine control possible were developed in 2010. The development of the sensor-less control is yet still in progress. The target applications are highly efficient drives for blowers that operate in a broad range of speeds.
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TRP – Target Research Programmes
V2-1023 UPORABA IKT ZA POVEČANJE UČINKOVITE RABE ENERGIJE (Use of ICT to improve energy efficiency) Leader: Prof. Dr. Gorazd Štumberger Participants: Sebastijan Seme, Klemen Deželak, Andrej Orgulan, Msc, Žiga Voršič, MSc, Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič, Asst. Prof. Dr. Jože Mohorko, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Peter Planinšič, Prof. Dr. Žarko Čučej, Asst. Prof. Dr. Dušan Caf, Asst. Prof. Dr. Janez Povh, Dr. Blaž Rodič, Nadja Damij, Milan Šturm, MSc, Prof. Dr. Peter Novak, Aleš Kužnik, Dr. Tine Marčič, Dr. Primož Šlibar, Dr. Dušan Drevenšek Project partners: Faculty of Information Studies, Novo Mesto I-VITES, Institute for High Technologies and Systems TECES, Reasearch and Development Center for Electric Machines
Financed by: ARRS and MVZT, project no. V2.1023
Duration: 1.10.2010 to 31.12.2011
The target research programme analyzes various possibilities to improve the energy efficiency through proper use of information and communications technologies (ICT). The targets are smart buildings, traffic, smart grids and lighting.
Research and development projects
ZANKA OBRATOVANJE V ZANKI (Operation in the loop) Leader: Prof. Dr. Gorazd Štumberger Participants: Klemen Deželak, Sebastijan Seme, Miran Rošer, Adnan Glotić, Prof. Dr. Jože Pihler, Janez Ribič, MSc, Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič, Marjan Stegne, Jurček Voh Project partners: Chamber of Commerce of Distribution of Electric Energy
Financed by: Elektro Celje, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Maribor, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Gorenjska, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Ljubljana, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Primorska, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.
Operation in the loop is normal in high voltage networks. The project focuses on the realization of operation in the loop in the middle voltage networks. It should improve the
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reliability of the power supply in the middle voltage networks to supply customers who are extremely sensitive on interruptions in energy supply.
HEČE HRANILNIKI ENERGIJE KOT ČRPALNE ELEKTRARNE (Energy Reservoir as Pumping Hydro Power Plant) Leader: Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič Participants: Darko Koželj, Andrej Orgulan, MSc, Sebastijan Seme, Jurček Voh, Klemen Deželak, Bogdan Fluher, Adnan Glotić, Prof. Dr. Jože Pihler, Janez Ribič, MSc, Marjan Stegne, Prof. Dr. Gorazd Štumberger, Žiga Voršič, MSc Project partners: Chamber of Commerce of Distribution of Electric Energy
Financed by: Elektro Celje, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Maribor, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Gorenjska, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Ljubljana, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Primorska, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.
Can energy reservoirs act as pumping hydro plants in electric power network? Renewable energy sources (such as wind and sun) are unstable, almost unreliable source of electric energy and the emphasis is on energy. Supply outages in electric power network are usually due to lack of power. Energy reservoirs are those devices that enable unstable energy sources to be comparable with classic transformers. Network is at the moment the most inexpensive reservoir, but this also means that the number, respectively the size of renewable energy sources, connected to the grid, is limited. The intended means of the study are to research which actual energy reservoirs are available, what are their efficiencies and prices. Energy supply from reservoirs can be momentary and they can be dispersed throughout the grid. Economical justification can be determined from the price for deviations. With prices of fossil fuels increasing more and more (oil price has increased in last seven years by factor ten) and with low prices of electric energy (increase in last seven years by factor two) large increase of electric energy prices can be expected in near future. Sun shines at daytime, when also energy consumption is high, but on the other hand constant wind is usually at night-time even stronger as at the daytime. When is energy storage economical with wind power plant? What is the difference between low (night-time) and high (daytime) electric energy price that makes energy reservoir economically just? System solution must also be prepared to be able to sell the energy from the reservoir.
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VAZOE VERJETNOSTNA ANALIZA ZANESLJIVOSTI OSKRBE Z ELEKTRIČNO ENERGIJO (Probability Analysis Of Reliability Of Supply Of Electric Power) Leader: Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič Participants: Srečko Herga, Janez Ribič, MSc, Jurček Voh, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Branko Butinar, Klemen Deželak, Bogdan Fluher, Adnan Glotić, Andrej Korak, MSc, Prof. Dr. Jože Pihler, Sebastijan Seme, Marjan Stegne, Prof. Dr. Gorazd Štumberger, Žiga Voršič, MSc Project partners: Chamber of Commerce of Distribution of Electric Energy
Financed by: Elektro Celje, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Maribor, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Gorenjska, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Ljubljana, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Primorska, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.
From their size to the variety of use in technical fields, electricity systems most likely represent the highest technical achievement in the human history. Electricity systems must be designed to ensure consumers economical and reliable supply of electric power, years in advance. However, the future terms of operation can never be fully predicted. Failures and unpredictable load change, short circuits, endurance, isolation materials, unpredictable weather changes (ice, wind, etc.) are only a few of the unpredictable factors, which usually occur by chance. There is every prospect that decisions which have been made during the design and operation of electricity systems have been made under the 'uncertainty condition' and the consequences of any decision can never be fully predicted. Power failure as a consequence of network disturbances may create great economic disadvantages and impair safety conditions. The question is how much should be invested into creating a network (duplication of elements, spare power and energy) to acquire the desired reliability. The purpose of the reliability theory is to find and establish quantitative connections between investments and failure consequences. There are two types of uncertainty in engineering design and analysis. The first type being the unpredictable conditions under which the system will have to function in the future. The predicted or presumed input quantities of the mathematical model influence the accuracy of results. Mistakes that originate from this uncertainty are random; for different input data different results are obtained. The second type originates from the simplification of the model choice, as well as the mathematical method. It is systematic and appears in the same manner as in every repeated calculation. The probability analysis of reliability offers a quantitative evaluation i.e. whether an additional line from the same is created or if different transformer station is legitimate. It may be a
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criterion to cover the expenses – company’s energy supply or a consumer who finds the extra supply unnecessary.
Research projects completed 2010
Research and development projects
VVSDP VLOGA VAROVALK V SREDNJENAPETOSTNIH DISTRIBUCIJSKIH POSTROJENJIH (Role of the fuses in medium-voltage distribution plants) Leader: Prof. Dr. Jože Pihler Participants: Bogdan Fluher, Adnan Glotić BSc, Asst. Prof. Dr. Peter Kitak, Marjan Stegne, Prof. Dr. Igor Tičar, Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič, Žiga Voršič, MSc, Prof. Dr. Gorazd Štumberger, Klemen Deželak, Janez Ribič, MSc, Sebastijan Seme, Jurček Voh Project partners: Chamber of Commerce of Distribution of Electric Energy
Financed by: Elektro Celje, Podjetje za distribucijo električne energije d.d.; Elektro Maribor, Podjetje za distribucijo električne energije d.d.; Elektro Gorenjska, Podjetje za distribucijo električne energije d.d.; Elektro Ljubljana, Podjetje za distribucijo električne energije d.d; Elektro Primorska, Podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.
Duration: 2009 to 2010
The primary emphasis of the study were: New developments and trends in the use of fuses in MV distribution networks in Europe and worldwide; Operation of a circuit breaker with reduced breaking capacity in combination with a protective device; Analysis of the impact of protection with and without fuses in the middle voltage level of energy transformer; Proposal for any new protection solutions in indoor and outdoor devices; Impact of new solutions of protection to typing in all five Slovenian power distribution companies.
VSERVDO VPLIV SONČNE ELEKTRARNE Z RAZSMERNIŠKIM VEZJEM NA DISTRIBUCIJSKO OMREŽJE (Impact of photovoltaic power plant converters on distribution network) Leader: Prof. Dr. Gorazd Štumberger
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Participants: Sebastijan Seme, Klemen Deželak, Adnan Glotić, Prof. Dr. Jože Pihler, Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič, Janez Ribič, MSc, Marjan Stegne, Jurček Voh Project partners: Chamber of Commerce of Distribution of Electric Energy
Financed by: Elektro Celje, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Maribor, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Gorenjska, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Ljubljana, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Primorska, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.
The number of grid tight photovoltaic power plants is increasing. They normally operate connected to the low surge impedance distribution network without any problems. However, when they are connected to the high surge impedance distribution network they could cause problems. The converter and photovoltaic power plant control algorithms introduce subharmonic components in the currents that also causes subharmonic components in line voltages. They all together increase losses related to power transmission in distribution network. The impact of photovoltaic power plants on distribution network is evaluated in the time and in the frequency domain.
VMEAGPAMDOPP VPLIV MALIH ELEKTRARN Z ASINHRONSKIMI GENERATORJI IN POGONOV Z ASINHRONSKIMI MOTORJI NA DISTRIBUCIJSKO OMREŽJE MED PREHODNIMI POJAVI (The Impact Of Small Hydropower Plants With Induction Generators And Electric Drives With Induction Motors On The Distribution Network During Transients) Leader: Prof. Dr. Gorazd Štumberger Participants: Sebastijan Seme, Klemen Deželak, Željko Plantić, Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Štumberger, Asst. Prof. Dr. Miralem Hadžiselimović, Zlatko Strelec, Matej Toman, Prof. Dr. Jože Pihler, Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič, Prof. Dr. Ivan Zagradišnik, Janez Ribič, MSc, Marjan Stegne, Jurček Voh Project partners: Chamber of Commerce of Distribution of Electric Energy
Financed by: Elektro Celje, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Maribor, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Gorenjska, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Ljubljana, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.; Elektro Primorska, podjetje za distribucijo električne energije, d.d.
This work evaluates the impact of small hydropower plants with induction generators and electric
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PUBLICATIONS
DEŽELAK, Klemen, PIHLER, Jože, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, KLOPČIČ, Beno, DOLINAR, Drago. Artificial neural network applied for detection of magnetization level in the magnetic core of a welding transformer. IEEE trans. magn., Feb. 2010, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 634-637.
DOLINAR, Drago, LJUŠEV, Petar, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, DOLINAR, Matjaž, ROGER, Daniel. Magnetic saturation impact on the steady-state operation of a controlled induction motor drive in rotor field orientation. Compel, 2010, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 754-772.
GABER, Matjaž, PIHLER, Jože, STEGNE, Marjan, TRLEP, Mladen. FEM-based computation of flashover condition for a special three-electrode spark gap design. IEEE trans. power deliv.. Jan. 2010, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 500-507.
GABER, Matjaž, PIHLER, Jože, STEGNE, Marjan, TRLEP, Mladen. Flashover condition for a special three-electrode spark gap design. IEEE trans. power deliv.Jan. 2010, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 500-507, slustr.
GLOTIĆ, Adnan, PIHLER, Jože, RIBIČ, Janez, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd. Determining a gas- discharge arrester model's parameters by measurements and optimization. IEEE trans. power deliv. Apr. 2010, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 747-754
GRČAR, Bojan, CAFUTA, Peter, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, STANKOVIĆ, Aleksandar M., HOFER, Anton. Non-holonomy in induction machine torque control. IEEE trans. control syst. technol., Available online.
MARČIČ, Tine, ŠTUMBERGER, Bojan, ZAGRADIŠNIK, Ivan, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, VIRTIČ, Peter, PIŠEK, Peter. Comparison of induction motor with capacitors in the auxiliary phase and line-start IPM synchronous motor performance. Prz. Elektrotech., 2010, vol. 85, issue 12, pp. 87-90
PODLOGAR, Vojko, KLOPČIČ, Beno, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, DOLINAR, Drago. Magnetic core model of a midfrequency resistance spot welding transformer. IEEE trans. magn., Feb. 2010, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 602-605.
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ŠTUMBERGER, Bojan, MARČIČ, Tine, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd. Line-start permanent magnet synchronous motors for semi-hermetic compressor drives. Prz. Elektrotech., 2010, vol. 85, issue 12, pp. 144-148.
ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, KLOPČIČ, Beno, DEŽELAK, Klemen, DOLINAR, Drago. Prevention of iron core saturation in multi-winding transformers for DC-DC converters. IEEE trans. magn., Feb. 2010, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 582-585.
VIDALI, Igor, VORŠIČ, Jože. Koncepti stacionarne zanesljivosti napajanja varnostne razsvetljave. Elektroteh. vestn., 2010, vol. 77, no. 4, pp. 233-238.
BELAK, Lovro, PIHLER, Jože. Zanesljivo vzdrževanje VN elementov prenosnega sistema ELES z aplikacijo Calpos Main. V: VORŠIČ, Jože (ur.). 19. Mednarodno posvetovanje Komunalna energetika, 11. do 13. maj 2010, Maribor, Slovenija. Zbornik. Maribor: Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, računalništvo in informatiko, 2010, 13 pp.
BELAK, Lovro, ROŠER, Miran, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd. Vpliv enot razpršene proizvodnje na izgube, povezane s prenosom električne energije na enem izvodu distribucijskega omrežja. V: VORŠIČ, Jože (ur.). 19. Mednarodno posvetovanje Komunalna energetika, 11. do 13. maj 2010, Maribor, Slovenija. Zbornik. Maribor: Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, računalništvo in informatiko, 2010, 9 pp.
DEŽELAK, Klemen. Calculation of the excessive transmission line losses caused by the resistance spot welding system. V: XII International PHD Workshop OWD 2010, [Wisła, 23 - 26 October 2010], (Conference archives PTETiS, Vol. 28)., 2010, pp. 349-352.
DEŽELAK, Klemen, KADIŠ, Jožef, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd. Izračun emisij hrupa visokonapetostnega daljnovoda. V: VORŠIČ, Jože (ur.). 19. Mednarodno posvetovanje Komunalna energetika, 11. do 13. maj 2010, Maribor, Slovenija. Zbornik. Maribor: Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, računalništvo in informatiko, 2010, 11 pp.
DEŽELAK, Klemen, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, JAKL, Franc. Arrangements of overhead power line conductors related to the electromagnetic field limits. V: Modern electric power systems : MEPS'10, Wrocław, Poland, September 20 - 22, 2010. Wrocław: IEEE Poland section, 2010, 6 pp.
DEŽELAK, Klemen, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, JAKL, Franc. Reduction of electric and magnetic field emissions caused by overhead power lines. V: International conference on renewable energies and power quality (ICREPQ'10), Granada, 23-25 March, 2010. International conference on renewable energies and power quality (ICREPQ'10) : [proceedings]., 2010, pp. 1-4, slustr.
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DEŽELAK, Klemen, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, VORŠIČ, Jože. Model voda v dinamičnem modelu elektroenergetskega sistema. V: VORŠIČ, Jože (ur.). 19. Mednarodno posvetovanje Komunalna energetika, 11. do 13. maj 2010, Maribor, Slovenija. Zbornik. Maribor: Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, računalništvo in informatiko, 2010, 11 pp.
DOLINAR, Drago, KLOPČIČ, Beno, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd. Improvement of spot welding control system. V: 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 6-8 September, 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. EPE-PEMC 2010. IEEE, cop. 2010, 6 pp., slustr.
GLOTIĆ, Adnan, PIHLER, Jože, KITAK, Peter, TIČAR, Igor. Ugotavljanje vpliva kontrolnih parametrov na algoritem diferenčne evolucije s Kriging podporo. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 123-126.
KITAK, Peter, GLOTIĆ, Adnan, TIČAR, Igor. Primerjava različnih strategij optimizacijskega algoritma diferenčne evolucijena testnih funkcijah in realnem problemu. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 488-491.
KITAK, Peter, TIČAR, Igor, PIHLER, Jože, GLOTIĆ, Adnan. Multi-objective optimization of a bushing with dynamic population PSO algorithm. V: The 14th International IGTE Symposium on Numerical Field Calculation in Electrical Engineering [September 19 to September 22, 2010, Graz, Austria] : Proceedings. Graz: Verlag der Technischen Universität, 2010, pp. 479- 483.
PIHLER, Jože. Learning of open-loop neural networks with improved error backpropagation methods. V: DEO, Narsingh (ur.). Recent advances in circuits, systems and signal : international conference on circuits, systems, signal (CSS), Malta, September 15-17, 2010, (International Conference on Circuits, Systems and Signals - Proceedings). [S. l.]: WSEAS Press, cop. 2010, pp. 153-157.
PLANTIĆ, Željko, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd. Primerjava eksperimentalnih metod za določanje parametrov trifaznega sinhronskega stroja s trajnimi magneti = Comparison of experimental method for determining parameter of a three-phase permanent magnet sinchronous machine. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 512-515.
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PLANTIĆ, Željko, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd. Vpliv asinhronskih strojev na distribucijsko omrežje: primerjava rezultatov meritev in simulacijskih izračunov = The impact of induction machines on distribution network: comparison of measured and calculated results. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 463-466.
PLANTIĆ, Željko, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, SEME, Sebastijan. Vpliv pogonov z asinhronskimi stroji na distribucijsko omrežje. V: VORŠIČ, Jože (ur.). 19. Mednarodno posvetovanje Komunalna energetika, 11. do 13. maj 2010, Maribor, Slovenija. Zbornik. Maribor: Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, računalništvo in informatiko, 2010, 10 pp.
POPOVIĆ, Jelena, DOLINAR, Drago, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, KLOPČIČ, Beno. Calculation of copper losses in welding transformer with different methods. V: Proceedings. Poznań: PTETIS Publishers, 2010, pp. 49-50, slustr.
ROŠER, Miran, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, ŠKRATEK, Ivan, TAJNŠEK, Viktor. Analiza obratovanja kompaktne fluorescentne sijalke kot nelinearnega bremena. V: VORŠIČ, Jože (ur.). 19. Mednarodno posvetovanje Komunalna energetika, 11. do 13. maj 2010, Maribor, Slovenija. Zbornik. Maribor: Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, računalništvo in informatiko, 2010, 15 pp.
SEME, Sebastijan. Shading effects in the IU characteristic of a mono-crystalline PV module. V: XII International PHD Workshop OWD 2010, [Wisła, 23 - 26 October 2010], (Conference archives PTETiS, Vol. 28)., 2010, pp. 389-392.
SEME, Sebastijan, PLANTIĆ, Željko, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, VORŠIČ, Jože. Usporedba U-I karakteristika fotonaponskih modula. V: Energija i okoliš 2010 : međunarodni kongres : international congress. Rijeka: Hrvatski savez za sunčevo energiju: = Croatian Solar Energy Association, 2010, pp. 81-90, slustr.
SEME, Sebastijan, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, VORŠIČ, Jože. Operational properties of a photovoltaic system with three single phase inverters. V: International conference on renewable energies and power quality (ICREPQ'10), Granada, 23-25 March, 2010. International conference on renewable energies and power quality (ICREPQ'10) : [proceedings]., 2010, pp. 1-4, slustr.
SEME, Sebastijan, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, VORŠIČ, Jože. Vpliv osenčenja na UI karakteristiko fotonapetostnega modula. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož,
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Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 544-547.
SEME, Sebastijan, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, VORŠIČ, Jože, TOMAŽIČ, Aleš. Merjenje U-I karakteristik fotonapetostnih modulov. V: VORŠIČ, Jože (ur.). 19. Mednarodno posvetovanje Komunalna energetika, 11. do 13. maj 2010, Maribor, Slovenija. Zbornik. Maribor: Fakulteta za elektrotehniko, računalništvo in informatiko, 2010, 11 pp.
ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, ROŠER, Miran, ŠKRATEK, Ivan, TAJNŠEK, Viktor. Experimentally evaluated impact of nonlinear loads on the energy transmission losses and distortion on voltage waveforms. V: International conference on renewable energies and power quality (ICREPQ'10), Granada, 23-25 March, 2010. International conference on renewable energies and power quality (ICREPQ'10) :, 2010, pp. 1-6, slustr.
TOKIĆ, Amir, UGLEŠIĆ, Ivo, MILARDIĆ, Viktor, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd. Conversion of RMS to instantaneous saturation curve : inrush current and ferroresonance cases. V: The 14th International IGTE Symposium on Numerical Field Calculation in Electrical Engineering [September 19 to September 22, 2010, Graz, Austria] : Proceedings. Graz: Verlag der Technischen Universität, 2010, pp. 62-65.
VORŠIČ, Žiga. Mehanika polizolirnih vodnikov pri najvišjih napetostih = Mechanics of covered conductor for high voltages. V: Energetska efikasnost, obnovljivi izvori energije, dijagnostika i elektromagnetska kompatibilnost : zbornik radova naučnih skupova, 15. međunarodni ljetni Univerzitet Tuzla 2010. Tuzla: Univerzitet u Tuzli, 2010, pp. 153-158.
POLAJŽER, Boštjan, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, RITONJA, Jožef, DOLINAR, Drago. Linearization of radial force characteristic of active magnetic bearings using finite element method and differential evolution. V: POLAJŽER, Boštjan (ur.). Magnetic bearings, theory and applications. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. 27-40.
ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, ŠTUMBERGER, Bojan, MARČIČ, Tine, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, DOLINAR, Drago. Magnetically nonlinear dynamic models of synchronous machines : their derivation, parameters and applications. V: JOO ER, Meng (ur.). New trends in technologies: devices, computer, communication and industrial systems. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. [291]-312, slustr.
ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, ŽARKO, Damir, TOKIĆ, Amir, DOLINAR, Drago. Magnetically nonlinear iron core characteristics of transformers determined by differential evolution. V: WIAK, Sławomir (ur.), NAPIERALSKA-JUSZCZAK, Eva (ur.). Computational Methods for the Innovative Design of Electrical Devices, (Studies in computational intelligence, 327). Springer Verlag, cop. 2010, pp. 247-259.
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LISJAK, Rado, GRÖNING, Ingolf, KLOPČIČ, Beno. Primärteil eines elektrischen Linearmotors mit Hilfsführung : Offenlegungsschrift DE 10 2008 063 A1 2010.07.01 : Aktenzeichen 10 2008 063 134.5, Anmeldentag 24. 12. 2008, Offenlegungstag 01. 07. 2010, Int. Cl. H02K 41/02 (2006.01). [s. l.]: Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, 2010. loč. pag., slustr.
LISJAK, Rado, GRÖNING, Ingolf, KLOPČIČ, Beno, SCHLENSOK, Christoph. Linearmotor mit verbesserte Kühlung : [patentna prijava oddana na nemškem patentnem uradu] : Offenlegungsschrift DE 10 2008 059 326 A1 2010.06.02 : Aktenzeichen 10 2008 059 326.5, Anmeldentag 27. 11. 2008, Offenlegungstag 02. 06. 2010, Int. Cl. H02K 41/02 (2006.01). [s. l.]: Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt, 2010. loč. pag., slustr.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Prof. Dr. Jože Pihler Meeting of the working group IEC WGSC32 A "High voltage fuses", Paris
Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič, Komunalna energetika - Power Engineering 2010 Jurček Voh, international conference, organisation and the Bogdan Fluher, hosting of the conference, Maribor, 11-13 May, Lidija Korpar Koritnik, 2010. Marjan Stegne, Prof. Dr. Jože Pihler, Janez Ribič, MSc Sebastijan Seme
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Prof. Dr. Jože Pihler Univerza v Tuzli, Fakulteta za elektrotehniko.
GUESTS AND VISITORS
Prof. Dr. Nermin Sarajlić, MSc. Majda The University of Tuzla, Faculty of Electrical Tešanović, MSc. Mensur Kasumović, Engineering
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LABORATORY FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS CONTROL
Head: Prof. Dr. Bojan Grčar Phone: (02) 220 70 71 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Projects in cooperation with industry
Development of the mathematical model of HE chain and analysis of generation planning and power at DEM and SENG Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Polajžer Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Jožef Ritonja, Robert Brezovnik, Prof. Dr. Bojan Grčar, Jelena Popović, BSc, Zlatko Strelec
Financed by: Holding Slovenske elektrarne d.o.o.
Duration: 1.12.2010 to 30.6.2011
In the first portion of this project, a single aggregate model of DEM has been developed and built-upon by considering pumped storage power plant Kozjak, with which the model core of HE chain has slightly changed. The core of a single aggregate model of HE chain has been adjusted to a universal type of model use, with which it is possible to change all important model parameters, which enable client realization of rather varied analyses of HE chain functioning. Due to a development of single aggregate models of HE chain in a programe tool Matlab, which due to a beforehand defined functions that enable quicker development and model analysys, the final product of a single aggregate model of HE chain was transformed into object oriented free-of-charge programe language C#. With such, the expenses of the client’s study for the purchase of commercial programe Matlab have been cancelled as well as for an adequate cadre education and for the mentioned programe. User-friendly graphic interface has been added to a single aggregate HE chain. The interface also has all the
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necessary protecting and warnings that disable the user from a incorrect use of programs and upon the incorrect entry of data, they warn and lead the user to the most quicker to solve the problem. This type enables simple and fast use of programe. All possible graphic views of all important variables, which enable quick and simple way to overview the calculation results, have been added to the graphic interface. Tabulated copies of important times of variables have been also added, which enables direct transfer of tabular values into a programe tool Excel, which is made possible by the client of the study and it enables further analysys and storage of results. For the realized programe of a single aggregate model of HE chain, the most important parts of a single aggregate chain model have been described, which are needed for a good knowledge of model functioning and its use. The necessary instructions for the program use have been written, along with practical examples. For an unresolved point of previous study (late due to an irresponsibility of other contractors) new statistical pool characteristics have been calculated. In such process, the actual forms of Drava river chanels were required. All necessary calculations and analyses of changes in volume and area of water have had to be made, in relation to the water level in the pool. Polynoms of useful volumes of water, in the pool, have been determined as well as dependency polynoms of the water level from the useful water volume in the pool, which are used in a single aggregate chain models of DHE.
Primary regulation of frequency of Slovenian power engineering system – 1st- part Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Jožef Ritonja Participants Assoc. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Polajžer, Robert Brezovnik, Prof. Dr. Bojan Grčar, Jelena Popović, BSc, Zlatko Strelec
Financed by: Elektro-Slovenija d.o.o.
Duration: 9.5.2010 to 30. 3. 2011
The study has been involved in questions of primary regulation in the Slovenian power engineering system. According to realization and operation analysis of turbine regulators and after a discussion with the power plant managers, a methodology that determines actual conditions during the conducting of primary regulation of individual aggregates has been planned. Covered methodology, besides analysis of block diagrams of turbine regulators encompasses the analysis of responses of aggregates, chain power plants and regulation region, obtained from measuring systems such as WAMS and SCADA. For overseeing For supervision of collaboration of aggregates during the implementation of primary regulation, a number of criteria have been set, which are based on the change of active power, change of energy and incline of P-f characteristic. Besides such, a new critera has been introduced to evaluate the quality of implementation of primary regulation of regulative region, which without a doubt
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determines a portion of contribution of power between the individual decrease of frequency. Evaluation of methodology has been conducted through a study of examples based on the measurements from WAMS and SCADA systems, with a report analysis »Regular Report of the Performance of the Primary and Secondary Load – Frequency Control« and through collecting of data on turbine regulators. Programe tool has been created for supervision of a dynamic aggregate response at primary regulation of frequency (ELES_PrimReg), which is intended for analysis of time variables of amounts of Slovenian power grid in relation to a supervision over a dynamic response of aggregates of primary regulation frequency in a unreal time. Since the programe does not function in real time, it opens in relation to obtained information, which are stored from the measuring systems WAMS and SCADA.
PUBLICATIONS
DEŽELAK, Klemen, PIHLER, Jože, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, KLOPČIČ, Beno, DOLINAR, Drago. Artificial neural network applied for detection of magnetization level in the magnetic core of a welding transformer. IEEE trans. magn., Feb. 2010, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 634-637.
DOLINAR, Drago, LJUŠEV, Petar, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, DOLINAR, Matjaž, ROGER, Daniel. Magnetic saturation impact on the steady-state operation of a controlled induction motor drive in rotor field orientation. Compel, 2010, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 754-772.
GRČAR, Bojan, CAFUTA, Peter, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, STANKOVIĆ, Aleksandar M., HOFER, Anton. Non-holonomy in induction machine torque control. IEEE trans. control syst. technol.
PODLOGAR, Vojko, KLOPČIČ, Beno, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, DOLINAR, Drago. Magnetic core model of a midfrequency resistance spot welding transformer. IEEE trans. magn., Feb. 2010, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 602-605.
ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, KLOPČIČ, Beno, DEŽELAK, Klemen, DOLINAR, Drago. Prevention of iron core saturation in multi-winding transformers for DC-DC converters. IEEE trans. magn., Feb. 2010, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 582-585.
ZAGRADIŠNIK, Ivan, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, RITONJA, Jožef, SLEMNIK, Bojan. The emLook software package for the analytical and numerical analyses of electrical machines. Prz. Elektrotech., 2010, vol. 85, issue 12, pp. 175-178.
DOLINAR, Drago, KLOPČIČ, Beno, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd. Improvement of spot welding control system. V: 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 6-8 September, 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. EPE-PEMC 2010. IEEE, cop. 2010, 6 pp., ilupp.
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POLAJŽER, Boštjan, RITONJA, Jožef, DOLINAR, Drago. Impact of radial force nonlinearities on decentralized control of magnetic bearings. V: XIX International Conference on Electrical Machines, September 6-8, 2010, Rome, Italy. ICEM 2010 : proceedings. [S. l.]: IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 1-4, ilustr.
POPOVIĆ, Jelena, DOLINAR, Drago, MILANOVIĆ, Miro. Calculation of the temperature for the half-bridge power module with various methods. V: ĐONLAGIĆ, Denis (ur.), ŠORLI, Iztok (ur.), ŠORLI, Polona (ur.). Proceedings. Ljubljana: MIDEM - Society for Microelectronics, Electronic Components and Materials, 2010, pp. 277-281.
POPOVIĆ, Jelena, DOLINAR, Drago, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, KLOPČIČ, Beno. Calculation of copper losses in welding transformer with different methods. V: Proceedings. Poznañ: PTETIS Publishers, 2010, pp. 49-50, ilustr.
RITONJA, Jožef, POLAJŽER, Boštjan, DOLINAR, Drago, GRČAR, Bojan, CAFUTA, Peter. Active magnetic bearings control. V: CHEN, Jie (ur.). Proceedings of the 29th Chinese control conference, July 29 - 31, 2010, Beijing, China. Beijing: Beihang University Press, 2010, 6 pp.
POLAJŽER, Boštjan, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, RITONJA, Jožef, DOLINAR, Drago. Linearization of radial force characteristic of active magnetic bearings using finite element method and differential evolution. V: POLAJŽER, Boštjan (ur.). Magnetic bearings, theory and applications. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. 27-40.
RITONJA, Jožef. Adaptive control for power system stability improvement. V: FUERSTNER, Igor (ur.). Advanced knowledge application in practice. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. [195]-210, ilustr.
ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, ŠTUMBERGER, Bojan, MARÈIÈ, Tine, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, DOLINAR, Drago. Magnetically nonlinear dynamic models of synchronous machines : their derivation, parameters and applications. V: JOO ER, Meng (ur.). New trends in technologies: devices, computer, communication and industrial systems. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. [291]-312, ilust.
ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, ŽARKO, Damir, TOKIÆ, Amir, DOLINAR, Drago. Magnetically nonlinear iron core characteristics of transformers determined by differential evolution. V: WIAK, S³awomir (ur.), NAPIERALSKA-JUSZCZAK, Eva (ur.). Computational Methods for the Innovative Design of Electrical Devices, (Studies in computational intelligence, 327). Springer Verlag, cop. 2010, pp. 247-259.
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VISITS AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Asst. Prof. Dr. Jožef Ritonja Programmable process controlers, invited lecture, , CTU Prague, Czech Republic, 15.- 26. 2. 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr.Jožef Ritonja Modeling of Slovenian power engineering system with a programe tool PSS NETOMAC, invited lecture, Siemens, Erlangen, Germany, 13.-17. 9. 2010.
Prof. Dr. Drago Dolinar Modelling and control of electromechanical systems, Univerza d'Artois, Course lectures for students enrolled in Masters programe, November 2010.
Prof. Dr. Bojan Grčar Nonlinear methods in regulation of electrical machines, a five day seminar with 20 hours all together, conducted as part of the Erasmus programe/Teacher exchange at the TU Graz, for students enrolled in Masters or Doctoral program of Electrical Engineering, 25.1. – 19.2. 2010
Prof. Dr. Bojan Grčar Some aspects of numerically distant protection – an eight hour lecture at the Gazi University, Ankara, as part of the Erasmus programe / Exchange of teachers, Ankara, 2-9. July, 2010.
Fundamentals and Theory of Electrotechnics Laboratory PE – 26
FUNDAMENTALS AND THEORY OF ELECTROTECHNICS LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Igor Tičar Phone: +386 2 220 70 04 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Research and development projects
Introduction of evaluation algorithm for the necessary personnel for safety and reliability of hydropower stations Leader: Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Participants: Prof. Dr. Igor Tičar, Prof. Dr. Jože Pihler, Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik, Asst. Prof. Dr. Peter Kitak, Adnan Glotić Financed by: HSE
Duration: 2010 to 2011
The goal of this study is to research and evaluate what happens in the time when hydropower stations switches to the working-mode without a crew, on rivers Drava, Sava and Soča. That system would contain procedures and ways that the crew would work in cases of normal functioning, specific functioning and in cases of faults on the object and on joint devices of operating center. Criteria matrix will be made in relation to a determined functioning time frame of the station. Decision on the number of people on the individual station, their way of inclusion into the work, time dependency and financial evaluation are all part of the resault analysis.
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Evaluation of water potential use at the old channel of Drava river, from Melje to Ptuj, by taking into consideration altered flow due to functioning of ČHE Kozjak. Leader: prof. dr. Igor Tičar Participants: prof. dr. Igor Tičar, prof. dr. Jože Pihler, prof. dr. Jože Voršič, doc. dr. Peter Kitak, dr. Adnan Glotić Financed by: DEM
Duration: 2010 to 2011
The possibility to build a micro hydropower plant on the old channel of Drava river, between Melje and Ptuj, is exactly what will be presented in this study. The purpose of the study is to research and investigate Slovenian and European legislation as well as to attempt to find an appropriate solution to build a hydropower plant in the area that is protected with Naturo 2000. The calculation of generated energy for various variants and calculation of investment costs of building a micro plant, will be conducted with the RETScreen program tool. The SWOT analysis will be created for the best variant as well as the evaluation analysis with a review of the expected financial direction during the life time, and analysis of the investigation in regards to the amount of generated electrical energy.
Completed research projects 2010
Research and development projects
VVSDP The role of fuses in middle-voltage distribution facilities Leader: Prof. Dr. Jože Pihler Participants: Bogdan Fluher, Adnan Glotić BSc, Asst. Prof. Dr. Peter Kitak, Marjan Stegne, Prof. Dr. Igor Tičar, Prof. Dr. Jože Voršič, Žiga Voršič, MSc, Prof. Dr. Gorazd Štumberger, Klemen Deželak, Janez Ribič, MSc, Sebastijan Seme, Jurček Voh Project partners: Chamber of Commerce of the Distribution of Electric Energy
Financed by: Elektro Celje, Podjetje za dippibucijo električne energije d.d.; Elektro Maribor, Podjetje za dippibucijo električne energije d.d.; Elektro Gorenjska, Podjetje za dippibucijo električne energije d.d.; Elektro Ljubljana, Podjetje za dippibucijo električne energije d.d; Elektro Primorska, Podjetje za dippibucijo električne energije, d.d.
Duration: 2009 to 2010
Fundamentals and Theory of Electrotechnics Laboratory PE – 28
The goal of this study is to establish the role and the function of fuses in middle voltage level, respectively for indoor and outdoor use. Also the new trends of replacing the fuses and switch-fuse combinations with circuit breakers will be researched and analyzed. The influence of the protection scheme (with or without middle-voltage fuses) on the energetic transformer is discussed. Finally the impact of new trends in area of tipisation that is currently in use will be presented to five Slovenian utility companies and also the proposals for new tipisation will be presented.
PUBLICATIONS
PREIS, Kurt, BAUERNFEIND, Thomas, BIRÓ, Oszkar, KOCZKA, Gergely, TIČAR, Igor. Investigation of UHF circular loop antennas for RFID. IEEE trans. magn., Avg. 2010, vol. 46, no. 8, pp. 3309-3312.
PUŠENJAK, Rudi, OBLAK, Maks, TIČAR, Igor. Modified Lindstedt-Poincare method with multiple time scales for combination resonance of damped dynamical systems with strong non-linearities. Int. j. of nonlinear sci. & numer. simul., 2010, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 173-201.
GLOTIĆ, Adnan, PIHLER, Jože, KITAK, Peter, TIČAR, Igor. Ugotavljanje vpliva kontrolnih parametrov na algoritem diferenčne evolucije s Kriging podporo. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 123-126.
KITAK, Peter, GLOTIĆ, Adnan, TIČAR, Igor. Primerjava različnih ppategij optimizacijskega algoritma diferenčne evolucijena testnih funkcijah in realnem problemu. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 488-491.
KITAK, Peter, TIČAR, Igor, PIHLER, Jože, GLOTIĆ, Adnan. Multi-objective optimization of a bushing with dynamic population PSO algorithm. V: The 14th International IGTE Symposium on Numerical Field Calculation in Electrical Engineering [September 19 to September 22, 2010, Graz, Auppia] : Proceedings. Graz: Verlag der Technischen Universität, 2010, pp. 479- 483.
ORGULAN, Andrej. Standardi in LED. V: ORGULAN, Andrej (ur.). LED tehnologije in standardizacija: zbornik posvetovanja: proceedings. Maribor: Slovensko društvo za razsvetljavo, 2010, pp. 5-14, ilustr..
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VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Prof. Dr. Igor Tičar, Cooperation with IGTE (Institute for Fundamentals Asst. Prof. Dr. Peter Kitak and Theory in Electrical Engineering) at the Technical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Prof. Dr. Igor Tičar Visit to the Technical University of Budapest (Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Department of Broadband Infocommunications and Electromagnetic Theory), Budapest, Hungary
GUESTS AND VISITORS
Prof. Dr. Kurt Preis, Cooperation in research field, research work Prof. Dr. Oszkár Bíró Dr. Andrej Stermecki (Institute for Fundamentals and Theory in Electrical Engineering, Graz, Auppia)
Applied Electromagnetics Laboratory PE – 30
APPLIED ELECTROMAGNETICS LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep Phone: +386 2 220 70 41 E-mail: [email protected]
Figure 1: 3D graph of distribution of electric potential (P) and equipotential lines on ground surface over ground grid
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RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Applied and research projects
DI-TRIP Development of new generation difference triggers for protective switches on base of advance nano-structured soft magnetic materials Leader: Mitja Koprivšek, MSc., ETI Izlake Participants: Prof. Dr. Anton Hamler Project partners: ETI Izlake, Iskra Mehanizmi Lipnica, FEE&CS Maribor, IMT Ljubljana
Financed by: European regional development fund, Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
Duration: Feb. 2009 to Feb. 2011
The goal of the project is a development of a more competitively different protective switch.
International projects
CESLA Cross-border implementation of environmentally friendly ultra- light vehicles in Slovenia and Austria, European territorial cooperation, OP SI-AT 2007-2013 Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Štumberger Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič, Robert Brezovnik Project partners: TECES (SLO), FS-UM (SLO), MRA (SLO), FGM-AMOR (AUT), CUAS (AUT)
Financed by: ERDF (European regional development fund), Government Office for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy
Duration: May 2009 to April 2012
The goal of the project is a cross-border implementation of environmentally friendly, ultra-light vehicles in Slovenia and Austria.
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EUREKA-E Magnetic device for biological treatment of waste-waters
Leader: Dr. Lucija Črepinšek - Lipuš Lucija Participants: Prof. Dr. Anton Hamler Project partners: University of Maribor, Slovenia; ABENA, Slovenia; MikroChem LKT, Ltd., Czech Republic; Institute of Chemical Technology, Czech Republic; Technical University Liberec, Czech Republic; DOHA Industry, South Korea.
Financed by: EUREKA project
Duration: April 2009 to April 2012
The aim of the project is research of the magnetic field influence on the biological wastewaters treatment.
SUSRC Study on the Use of Structural Reinforced Concrete as Down Conductor and Embedded Piled as the Earthing Systems
Leader: Dr. Normiza Mohamad Participants: Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep
Project partners: Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Malaysia; Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor
Financed by: Ministry for science, technology and innovations of Malaysia in the scope of the programme »Brain gain«
Duration: June 2010 to 30th December 2011
The project is designed to research the atmosphere discharges at the time of a lightning stroke into the building and continuation of the discharge in the form of an electric current through the lightning rod and grounding system. Project emphasis is on the use of an armed metal part of the building above the ground for the return conductor and armed concrete piles for the grounding system. For the numerical simulations of the mentioned structure, finite element method was used. The emphasis was on the transient conditions. All simulations are or they will be supported with experimental results on the real experimental model, which was built in the scope and for the requirements of the project.
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Completed research projects 2010
Applied projects
L2-1180 (B) Energy high efficient hybrid permanent magnet synchronous motors Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Štumberger Participants: Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep, Prof. Dr. Anton Hamler, Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Jesenik, Prof. Dr. Gorazd Štumberger, Asst. Prof. Dr. Miralem Hadžiselimović, Prof. Dr. Ivan Zagradišnik, Viktor Goričan Project partners: Hidria Rotomatika, d. o. o., TECES
Financed by: Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS), Hidria Rotomatika d.o.o.
Duration: February 2008 to January 2010
The aim of the project is to research and develop highly efficient hybrid electric machines with permanent magnets.
PUBLICATIONS
AVSEC, Jurij. Virial coefficients of higher orders for polar molecules = Virialni koeficienti višjih redov za zelo polarne molekule. Journal of energy technology, Nov. 2010, vol. 3, iss. 4, pp. 33-46.
AVSEC, Jurij, FRÖBA, Andreas Paul, LEIPERTZ, Alfred, MARČIČ, Milan, PREDIN, Andrej. Thermophysical properties of refrigerants theoretical calculations in comparison with data from dynamic light scattering (DLS) = Termofizikalne lastnosti hladil - teoretični izračun v primerjavi z laserskimi metodami. Journal of energy technology, Feb. 2010, vol. 3, iss. 1, pp. 75-96.
BEKOVIĆ, Miloš, HAMLER, Anton. Determination of the heating effect of magnetic fluid in alternating magnetic field. IEEE trans. magn., Feb. 2010, vol. 46, no. 2, pp. 552-555.
BILUŠ, Ignacijo, PREDIN, Andrej. Experimental analysis of thermodynamical surge at water pump inlet = Eksperimentalna analiza termodinamičnih fluktuacij toka na vstopu v vodno črpalko. Journal of energy technology, Aug. 2010, vol. 3, iss. 3, pp. 67-74.
GABER, Matjaž, PIHLER, Jože, STEGNE, Marjan, TRLEP, Mladen. FEM-based computation of flashover condition for a special three-electrode spark gap design. IEEE trans. power deliv.. Jan. 2010, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 500-507.
Applied Electromagnetics Laboratory PE – 34
GABER, Matjaž, PIHLER, Jože, STEGNE, Marjan, TRLEP, Mladen. Flashover condition for a special three-electrode spark gap design. IEEE trans. power deliv., Jan. 2010, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 500-507, ilustr
GREGORC, Boštjan, HRIBERŠEK, Matjaž, PREDIN, Andrej. Experimental and numerical analysis of the impact of particles on the development of cavitation flow around a hydrofoil = Eksperimentalna in numerična analiza vpliva delcev na razvoj kavitacije okoli lopatičnega profila. Journal of energy technology, Nov. 2010, vol. 3, iss. 4, pp. 47-63.
GREGORC, Boštjan, PREDIN, Andrej. Particle influence on cavititation development at blade profile (NACA 4418) = Vpliv delcev na razvoj kavitacije na lopatičnem profilu (NACA 4418). Journal of energy technology, May 2010, vol. 3, iss. 2, pp. 67-81.
HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, BILUŠ, Ignacijo, ŠTUMBERGER, Bojan. Method for torque determination of a wind turbine. Prz. Elektrotech., 2010, vol. 85, issue 12, pp. 49-52.
HREN, Gorazd, POTRČ, Iztok, AVSEC, Jurij. Integrated web-based framework for product mechanism simulation. Advanced engineering, 2010, year 4, no. 1, pp. 25-36,.
JESENIK, Marko, TRLEP, Mladen, HAMLER, Anton, ŠTUMBERGER, Bojan. Postopek vključitve magnetne histereze materiala v izračun magnetnega polja z metodo končnih elementov. Elektroteh. vestn., 2010, vol. 77, no. 4, pp. 227-232.
KOZIC, Viljem, HAMLER, Anton, BAN, Irena, ČREPINŠEK-LIPUŠ, Lucija. Magnetic water treatment for scale control in heating and alkaline conditions. Desalination water treat. (Print). Oct. 2010, vol. 22, iss. 1/3, pp. 65-71.
MARČIČ, Milan, AVSEC, Jurij, WENSING, Michael, SCHMIDT, Marcus, LEIPERTZ, Alfred, FETTES, Christian. Calculation and measurements of self-ignition nuclei in diesel combustion. Energy fuels., 2010, 24, 2, pp. 811-820.
MARČIČ, Tine, ŠTUMBERGER, Bojan, ZAGRADIŠNIK, Ivan, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, VIRTIČ, Peter, PIŠEK, Peter. Comparison of induction motor with capacitors in the auxiliary phase and line-start IPM synchronous motor performance. Prz. Elektrotech., 2010, vol. 85, issue 12, pp. 87-90
NATERER, Greg F., SUPPIAH, S., STOLBERG, L., LEWIS, M., WANG, Z., DAGGUPATI, V., GABRIEL, K., DINÇER, Ibrahim, ROSEN, Marc A., SPEKKENS, P., LVOV, S. N., FOWLER, Michael, TREMAINE, P., MOSTAGHIMI, J., EASTON, E. B., TREVANI, L., RIZVI, G., IKEDA, B. M., KAYE, M. H., LU, L., PIORO, I., SMITH, W. R., SECNIK, E., JIANG, J., AVSEC, Jurij. Canada's program on nuclear hydrogen production and the thermochemical Cu-Cl cycle. Int. j. hydrogen energy., Oct. 2010, vol. 35, iss. 20, pp. 10905-10926.
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PREDIN, Andrej, AVSEC, Jurij, HREN, Gorazd. Rain energy as a green energy source? = Energija dežja kot zeleni vir električne energije?. Journal of energy technology, Nov. 2010, vol. 3, iss. 4, pp. 13-18.
ŠTUMBERGER, Bojan, MARČIČ, Tine, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd. Line-start permanent magnet synchronous motors for semi-hermetic compressor drives. Prz. Elektrotech., 2010, vol. 85, issue 12, pp. 144-148.
ŠTUMBERGER, Bojan, PULKO, Renato, GORIČAN, Viktor, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem. Influence of permanent magnet material on characteristics of permanent magnet assisted reluctance motor. Prz. Elektrotech., 2010, vol. 85, issue 12, pp. 142-144.
ZAGRADIŠNIK, Ivan, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, RITONJA, Jožef, SLEMNIK, Bojan. The emLook software package for the analytical and numerical analyses of electrical machines. Prz. Elektrotech., 2010, vol. 85, issue 12, pp. 175-178.
AVSEC, Jurij. Hydrogen technologies in connection with nuclear power plant = Vodikove tehnologije v povezavi z jedrsko elektrarno. V: Dnevi Posavske Energetike 2010 (Konferenca Pomen jedrske energetike za Slovenijo, Seminar Učinkovita raba energije v lokalnih skupnostih Srednješolski kviz Energetika v Posavju), 10. do 12. novembra 2010, Krško. Posavje Energy Technology Days, (Journal fo Energy technology, Vol. 3, spec. issue (2010)). Krško: Fakulteta za energetiko, 2010, Nov. 2010, vol. 3, special iss., pp. 11-26.
BEKOVIĆ, Miloš. FEM thermal calculation of the warming of magnetic fluid exposed to alternating magnetic field. V: XII International PHD Workshop OWD 2010, [Wis³a, 23 - 26 October 2010], (Conference archives PTETiS, Vol. 28), 2010, pp. 221-225.
BEKOVIĆ, Miloš, BAN, Irena, HAMLER, Anton. Assessment of magnetic fluid losses out of magnetic properties measurement. V: International Conference on Magnetism (ICM 2009) 26- 31 July 2009, Karlsruhe, Germany, Magnetic Thin Films, Particles, and Nanostructures, (Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 200, section 7, 2010). 2010, 2010, vol. 200, sec. 7 (072010), 7 pp.
BEKOVIĆ, Miloš, HAMLER, Anton. Uporaba MKE za izračun segrevanja magnetne tekoČine izpostavljene izmeniČnemu magnetnemu polju = FEM thermal analysis for calculation of the warming of magnetic fluid exposed to alternating magnetic field. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 520-523
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RODIČ, Miran, JEZERNIK, Karel, TRLEP, Mladen. Dynamic emulation of mechanical loads - position control approach. V: 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 6-8 September, 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. EPE-PEMC 2010.: IEEE, cop. 2010, 8 pp., ilustr..
ZAGRADIŠNIK, Ivan, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, SLEMNIK, Bojan. Solution framework for knowledge driven systems in the field of electrical machines. V: XIX International Conference on Electrical Machines, September 6-8, 2010, Rome, Italy. ICEM 2010 : proceedings. [S. l.]: IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 1-4, ilustr..
AVSEC, Jurij, NATERER, Greg F., MARČIČ, Milan. Statistical mechanics in nanophysics. V: SATTLER, Klaus (ur.). Handbook of nanophysics, Principles and methods. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC; London: Taylor & Francis [distributor], 2010, cop. 2011, pp. 16-1-16-15.
ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, ŠTUMBERGER, Bojan, MARČIČ, Tine, HADŽISELIMOVIĆ, Miralem, DOLINAR, Drago. Magnetically nonlinear dynamic models of synchronous machines : their derivation, parameters and applications. V: JOO ER, Meng (ur.). New trends in technologies: devices, computer, communication and industrial systems. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. [291]-312, ilustr..
PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep Invited lecture FEM modelling of grounding systems by FIELD_GS in the scope of the Brain Gain programme, Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia University, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia, 29. September 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Štumberger Invited lecture Fundamentals of permanent magnet synchronous motor: design, modelling and testing in the scope of the »ERASMUS Mobility for teaching agreements«, Department of Electrical Engineering, Częstochowa, University of Technology, Częstochowa, Poland, from 8. to 16. April 2010.
DECORATIONS, AWARDS AND HONOURS
Miloš Beković Award for article introduced at XII. International conference for postgraduate students OWD 2010, Gliwice, Poland, October 23-26, 2010.
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CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep Reviewer for COMPEL, The International Journal Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Štumberger for Computation and Mathematics in Electrical and Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Jesenik Electronic Engineering.
Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep Reviewer for Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications Progress in Electromagnetic Research.
Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Magnetics. Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Štumberger
Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Štumberger Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications.
Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep Member of editorial board, CEFC 2010, The 14th Biennial IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation, Chicago, Illinois ZDA, May 9-12, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep Reviewer, CEFC 2010, The 14th Biennial IEEE Miloš Beković Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation, Chicago, Illinois ZDA, May 9-12, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep Reviewer of the international conference »19. mednarodno posvetovanje Komunalna energetika 2010«, Maribor, Slovenia, May 11-13, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Štumberger President of international scientific committee of a symposium The third Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics, Ptuj, Slovenia, May 30- June 2, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Štumberger Organization of a symposium The third Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics, Ptuj, Slovenia, May 30- June 2, 2010.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Prof. Dr. Mladen Trlep Visit of the Faculty of Engineering, Multimedia
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University, Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia, September 26- October 3, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Jesenik Participation at the scientific symposium The third Miloš Beković Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics, Ptuj, Slovenia, May 30- June 2, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan Štumberger Participation at the international conference CEFC Miloš Beković 2010, The 14th Biennial IEEE Conference on Electromagnetic Field Computation, Chicago, Illinois ZDA, May 9-12, 2010.
Miloš Bekovič Participation at the scientific international conference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenia, September 20-22, 2010.
Miloš Beković Participation at CEEPUS summer school for postgraduate students, Gliwice, Poland, October 18-31, 2010.
Miloš Beković Participation at XII. International conference for postgraduate students OWD 2010, Gliwice, Poland, October 23-26, 2010.
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INSTITUTE OF ROBOTICS
Head: Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik until 31.3.2010 Prof. Dr. Miro Milanovič since 1.4.2010 Phone: +386 2 220 73 30 E-mail: milanovic @uni-mb.si URL: http://www.ro.feri.uni-mb.si
The Institute of Robotics performs basic and applied research for the development and building of robotic systems, production automatization, sensor systems, control theory, modelling, identifications, computer process control, industrial robotics, servo-systems, robot controllers, and real-time control systems. We develop advanced-control algorithms for the control of position, speed, and torque, with the use of various kinds of executive modules and constructions of robotic mechanisms. We continually develop and build new educational tools to improve the quality of the educational process, and to introduce new technologies to students.
In the Kinematics and Simulation Laboratory, we conduct robot and robotization kinematic control and process simulations. We use both real, simulated controllers and mechanisms. Simulations deal with virtual and real systems and processes. For this reason, we also investigate the nonlinear and robust control.
In the Power Electronics Laboratory, we study different converter structures, which can be applied in different areas, such as the automotive industry, and alternative energy sources that are based on fuell cell technology. We develop new converter structures and advanced control approaches, based on digitalization of the control algorithm by different microcontrollers and different FPGA
Institute of Robotics RO – 2 circuits. The laboratory is well connected with very important industrial companies in Slovenia, such as Iskra Avtoelektrika, DOMEL, TECES ... and European companies such as Daimler- Stuttgart, Fiat-Torino and STM-Catania.
The Institute of Robotics co-operates with many universities abroad. In the Socrates-Erasmus project we co-operate with Universidade do Minho - Portugal, Technische Universität Braunschweig - Germany, Technische Universität Wien - Austria, Universitat Politechnica de Catalunya - Spain, Universitat Rovira i Virgili - Spain, Loughborough University - United Kingdom. In the CEEPUS programme we co-operate with Technical University of Timisoara - Romania, Budapest University of Technology and Economics - Hungary, Cracow University of Technology - Poland, Vienna University of Technology - Austria and Technical University of Košice - Slovak Republic.
Institute of Robotics Head: Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik until 31.3.2010 Prof. Dr. Miro Milanovič since 1.4.2010
Power Industrial Electronics Robotics Laboratory Laboratory Head: Head: Prof. Dr. Miro Milanovič Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik
Kinematics and Laboratory for cognitive Simulations systems in mechatronics Laboratory Head: Head: Prof. Dr. Riko Šafarič Asst. Prof. Dr. Peter Cafuta
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The members of the insitute are listed below, according to the laboratory with which they are associated.
Power Electronics Laboratory
Head: Prof. Dr. Miro Milanović
Employees: Asst. Prof. Dr. Alenka Hren; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Franc Mihalič; Anton Otič; Dr. Mitja Truntič.
Industrial Robotics Laboratory
Head: Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik
Employees: Milan Čurkovič, MSc; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Hace; Jože Harnik; Robert Horvat; Jože Korelič, MSc; Jernej Otič; Janez Pogorelc, MSc; Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič; Asst. Prof. Dr. Andreja Rojko
Kinematics and Simulation Laboratory
Head: Asst. Prof. Dr. Peter Cafuta
Employees: Asst. Dr. Boris Curk, Marijan Španer, MSc
Laboratory for Cognitive Systems in Mechatronics
Head: Prof. Dr. Riko Šafarič
Employees: Asst. Prof. Dr. Suzana Uran.
Part-time employees: Jure Čas, Gregor Škorc, Franc Hanžič
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POWER ELECTRONICS LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Miro Milanovič Phone: +386 2 220 73 30 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
International projects
Hi-CEPS - FP6 EU Highly Integrated Combustion Electric Propulsion System Leader: Vittorio Ravello (Centro Ricerche Fiat Societa Consortile per Azioni), Prof. Dr. Miro Milanovič (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Project partners: Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Getrag Ford Transmissions Sweden AB, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique – CNRS, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Ricardo UK Limited, FEV Motorentechnik GmbH, Aristoteljeva univerza v Solunu, Oddelek za informatiko, Institut fuer Physikalische Chemie, Uni Wien, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique (ENSMA), EICAS Automazione S.p.A, Center for Research and Technology, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, ELDOR., Ecocat Oy, Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG, AVL List GmbH, Ford Forschungszentrum Aachen GmbH, Peugeot Citroën Automobiles, Eneftech Innovation SA, Centro Ricerche Fiat Societa Consortile per Azioni, Bertrandt AG, Saft S.A. Financed by: European Commission
Duration: September 2006 to August 2010 – extended until August 2011
On the initiative of the project leader, the project duration period was extended to 5 years up
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to August 2011. The primary objective of the project is to perform the research in the field of innovative and competitively priced highly integrated thermal-electric (electric + internal combustion drive) hybrid configurations suitable for mass production for the European market in years 2010 – 2012. The research is conducted on three different complex hybrid solutions, namely petrol, diesel and natural gas. The aim is to design and develop innovative vehicles that allow optimization of the electrical energy and heat flow on the basis of additional functional assemblies and the development of a dedicated internal combustion engine for hybrid applications and use of new fuels.The guidelines for the design of coupled magnetic components used in the converter have been prepared for the client FIAT.
Applied projects
L2-2358 Multi-phase bidirectional DC-DC converter system for hybrid and electric vehicles Leader: Prof. Dr. Miro Milanovič Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič, J. Korelič, Asst. Prof. Dr. Alenka Hren, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Franc Mihalič Project partners: Iskra Avtoelektrika, TECES
Financed by: Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
Duration: May 2009 to April 2012
As the main research hypothesis the digitization of the current loop that will enable the implementation of current modulator was set. Current modulator will replace the classical current control scheme, known as a current regulator with a PWM unit. In the first project year, the structure of DC-DC converter was chosen and the measurement chain made of u/f converter was proposed. All developed electronic components were tested. A protocol for testing was defined where the mode for measurement, test signals and dynamic requirements were considered. Only one leg of the multiphase system was tested. For the purpose of these tasks the simulation models of converters were built in Matlab/Simulink software environment. The operation of single-phase, two phase and four-phase converters in both directions, at different working points and under different load conditions were tested. The model of the measurement chain that consists of the current (or voltage) sensor, u/f converter and properly configured digital counter has been developed. A mathematical description of these processes was done and on its basis the prototype of the measurement chain was experimentally verified.
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Completed research projects 2010
International projects
HySYS - FP6 EU Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle System Component Development Leader: Prof. Dr. Miro Milanovič (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science), Joerg Wind (Daimler-Chrysler AG) Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Project partners: Université de Montpellier, MicroChemical Systems SA, EPFL, Robert Bosch Gmbh, AVL List GmbH, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbH, Centro Ricerche Fiat Societa Consortile per Azioni, Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente, Fischer AG Praezisionsspindeln, FuMA-Tech Gesellschaft für funktionelle Membranen und Anlagentechnologie mbH, Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG, Peugeot Citroën Automobiles, Rivoira S.p.A., Saft S.A., Renault Recherche Innovation, ATB Technologies GmbH, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Volvo Technology Corporation, Volkswagen AG, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Fachhochschule Esslingen, Selin Sistemi S.p.A.
Financed by: Daimler-Chrysler AG, European Commission
Duration: December 2005 to November 2009 – extended until November 2010
On the initiative of the project leader, the project duration period was extended until November 2010. In the research project framework, the control algorithm for the power train of Fuel Cell (FC) Vehicle engine has been developed (Interior Permanent Magnets Synchronous Motor of 120 kW power is used). The improvements in the systems and components of FC, improvements of electric drive train components (synergy of FC and ICE- hybrid) for market readiness, the optimization of system architecture for low energy consumption, high performance and reliability, optimization of energy management, the development of low cost components for mass production and validation of component and system performance on FC vehicles have been done. In the project framework, three technical workshops were organized, where the research project results were reported. Two workshops were organized in Germany (Aachen, Erlangen), and the third one took place in Maribor, which was organized by Power Electronics Laboratory.
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PUBLICATIONS
MIHALIČ, Franc, HREN, Alenka. Isolated bi-directional DC-DC converter. Journal of energy technology, Aug. 2010, vol. 3, iss. 3, pp. 27-39.
STOJAN, David, MILANOVIČ, Miro. Over-modulation phenomena and its influence on the pulse width modulated single-phase inverter output voltage. Automatika (Zagreb), 2010, vol. 51, no. 2, pp. 174-180.
CARREJO, Carlos, SIMON MUELA, Adán, RAMOS-PAJA, Carlos Andres, ALONSO, Corine, TRUNTIČ, Mitja, MILANOVIČ, Miro. High-frequency digital controller applied to voltage regulator modules. V: 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 6- 8 September, 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. EPE-PEMC 2010. IEEE, cop. 2010, 7 pp., ilustr..
HREN, Alenka, MIHALIČ, Franc. Project orientied teaching of electromagnetics. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Proceedings of Nineteenth International Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference - ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010. Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenian IEEE Section , 2010, Vol. B, pp. 373-376.
MIHALIČ, Franc, HREN, Alenka. Safe start-up procedures of isolated bi-directional DC-DC converter. V: 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 6-8 September, 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. EPE-PEMC 2010. [Piscataway]: IEEE, cop. 2010, 7 pp., ilustr.
POPOVIĆ, Jelena, DOLINAR, Drago, MILANOVIČ, Miro. Calculation of the temperature for the half-bridge power module with various methods. V: ÐONLAGIĆ, Denis (ur.), ŠORLI, Iztok (ur.), ŠORLI, Polona (ur.). Proceedings. Ljubljana: MIDEM - Society for Microelectronics, Electronic Components and Materials, 2010, pp. 277-281.
RODIČ, Miran, TRUNTIČ, Mitja, DREVENŠEK, Dušan, MILANOVIČ, Miro. Power management approach for hybrid multi-input/multi-output converter. V: 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 6-8 September, 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. EPE-PEMC 2010. [Piscataway]: IEEE, cop. 2010, 8 pp., ilustr.
TRUNTIČ, Mitja, MILANOVIČ, Miro. FPGA platform for the implementation of digital algorithms used for DC-DC switching converters. V: ÐONLAGIĆ, Denis (ur.), ŠORLI, Iztok (ur.), ŠORLI, Polona (ur.). Proceedings. Ljubljana: MIDEM - Society for Microelectronics, Electronic Components and Materials, 2010, pp. 271-275.
TRUNTIČ, Mitja, MILANOVIČ, Miro, JEZERNIK, Karel. Discrete-event switching control for buck converter based on the FPGA. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Proceedings of Nineteenth International Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference -
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ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010. Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenian IEEE Section, 2010, Vol. A, pp. 67-70.
TRUNTIČ, Mitja, MILANOVIČ, Miro, VIDAL-IDIARTE, Enric, CARREJO, Carlos, ALONSO, Corine. Digital current mode and voltage control for the DC-DC step-up converter based on the FPGA technology. V: 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 6-8 September, 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. EPE-PEMC 2010. [Piscataway]: IEEE, cop. 2010, 5 pp., ilustr.
PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
prof. dr. Miro Milanovič »Converters for hybrid vehicles«, lecture for Slovenian Electric Vehicles Association, FERI, June 24, 2010.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
prof. dr. Miro Milanovič Conference co-chair: MIDEM 2010 – 46th International Conference on Microelectronics, Devices and Materials with the Workshop on Optical Sensors, Radenci, Slovenija, Sept. 29 – Oct. 1, 2010.
prof. dr. Miro Milanovič Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.
prof. dr. Miro Milanovič Reviewer for IET Power Electronics.
prof. dr. Miro Milanovič Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
izr. prof. dr. Franc Mihalič Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility.
izr. prof. dr. Franc Mihalič Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
dr. Mitja Truntič Reviewer for IFAC Automatica.
dr. Mitja Truntič Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Industrial
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Electronics.
doc. dr. Alenka Hren Reviewer, international conference, IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, Bari, Italy, 4. - 7. July 2010.
doc. dr. Alenka Hren Reviewer, international conference, 36th Annual Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 7. - 10. Nov.2010.
doc. dr. Alenka Hren Reviewer, international conference, 12th International Conference on Electrical and Electronic Equipment OPTIM 2010, Brasov, Romania, 20. - 22. May, 2010.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Prof. Dr. Miro Milanovič Member of PhD Defence Committee Tonija Bjažića »Adaptive control of the DC/DC output converter powered by fuel cell stack«. Zagreb, Faculty of electrical engineering and computing, 2010.
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INDUSTRIAL ROBOTICS LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Phone: +386 2 220 73 00 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
International projects
510586-LLP-1-2010- E-Learning and Practical Training of Mechatronics and 1-SI-LEONARDO- Alternative Technologies in Industrial Community (E-učenje in LNW praktični tečaji iz mehatronike in alternativnih tehnologij v industriji)
E-PRAGMATIC Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Andreja Rojko Participants: Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik, Dr. Darko Hercog, MSc. Marijan Španer, Jernej Otič Project partners: University of Maribor, Faculty of electrical engineering and computer science, Institute of robotics; B2 d.o.o. (Ljubljana, Slovenia); ECPE European Center for Power Electronics e.V. (Nurmberg, Germany); University of Deusto, Faculty of Engineering (Bilbao, Spain); Poznan University of Technology (Poznan, Poland); Carinthia University of Applied Sciences (Spittal an Drau, Austria); Delft University of Technology, (Delft, Netherland); Chamber of small business and craft (Ljubljana, Slovenia); Elson Electrónica S.A. (Zamudio, Spain ); Simulation Research (Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherland); Wielkopolska Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Poznan, Poland); Flowserve (Austria) GmbH Control Valves – Villach Operation (Villach, Austria), EXENDIS b.v. (Ede, Netherland); University of Applied Sciences (Bern, Switzerland); Siemens Schweiz AG Industry Automation and Drive Technologies (Zürich,
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Switzerland); GAIA, the Telecom Association Cluster of the Basque Country (Spain)
Financed by: Lifelong Learning Programme, European Union
Duration: November 2010 to October 2012
Institute of Robotics is the initiator and coordinator of E-PRAGMATIC network. The network is an association of 13 regular and 3 associated partners from seven European countries. The main network’s aim is to modernize mechatronics and engineering vocational training of the professionals through enhancement of existing or establish new, in-house training methods in the enterprises included in the network. Additionally, the E-PRAGMATIC Community of professionals that share knowledge, information and expertise will be established and supported by all network’s members.
BI-SR/10-11-021 Development of an advanced industrial mechatronic product and validation of its spatial analytical model with experiments and CAE simulations Leader: Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik (SLO), Prof. Dr. Mihailo Lazarević (SR) Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Hace, Vasilije Vlasić (Energy Agency), Miloš Živanović (SR), Nikola Lukić (SR), Milica Petrović (SR) Project partners: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Financed by: Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
Duratione: January 2010 to December 2011
Project goals: i) State of the art - experimental and analytical models for mechatronics product development; ii) Formulation of mathematical-physical model, CAE model and experimental model with control and regulation; iii) Evaluation of possible process models and a direct link among the mathematical-physical model in CAE environment with experimental model; iv) Preparation of feasibility study for formal proposal regarding mechatronic (robotic) product development implemented in industrial environment. We have focused on the hardware for process control that is based on FPGA technology, and experimental mechatronic systems (robotic systems, washing machine). A theoretical approach to modeling of multibody mechanisms, biomechanics, fractional PID control and iterative learning control algorithm was presented.
Hi-CEPS - FP6 EU Highly Integrated Combustion Electric Propulsion System Leader: Vittorio Ravello (Centro Ricerche Fiat Societa Consortile per Azioni),
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Prof. Dr. Miro Milanovič Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Project partners: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Università degli Studi dell'Aquila, Getrag Ford Transmissions Sweden AB, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique – CNRS, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Ricardo UK Limited, FEV Motorentechnik GmbH, Aristotle University of Solun, department of informatics, Institut fuer Physikalische Chemie, Uni Wien, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Mécanique et d'Aérotechnique (ENSMA), EICAS Automazione S.p.A, Center for Research and Technology, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Selin Sistemi S.p.A., Ecocat Oy, Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG, AVL List GmbH, Ford Forschungszentrum Aachen GmbH, Peugeot Citroën Automobiles, Eneftech Innovation SA, Centro Ricerche Fiat Societa Consortile per Azioni, Bertrandt AG, Saft S.A.
Financed by: European Commission
Duration: September 2006 to August 2010 – prolonged to August 2011
On the initiative of the project leader, the project implementation period was extended to 5 years, until August 2011. The project aims to perform research on innovative and cost competitive highly integrated thermo-electric (electric drive + internal combustion drive engines) hybrid configurations for high-volume production for the European market in 2010- 2012. Research is conducted for three different solutions of a complex hybrid drive (petrol, diesel and natural gas). The aim is to design and develop innovative vehicles, which on the basis of additional functional units, allow optimization of electrical and thermal energy flow, and the development of a dedicated internal combustion engine for hybrid applications and use of alternative fuels. Instructions for design of magnetic components that are installed in the converter, namely for the coupled coils, are prepared for the customer (FIAT).
Applied projects
L2-2358 Multi-phase bidirectional DC-DC converter system for hybrid and electric vehicles Leader: Prof. Dr. Miro Milanovič Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič, MSc. Jože Korelič, Asst. Prof. Dr. Alenka Hren, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Franc Mihalič Project partners: Iskra Avtoelektrika, TECES
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Financed by: Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
Duration May 2009 to April 2012
The digitization of current loop, which will enable the implementation of current modulator, was set as the main research hypothesis. Current modulator will replace the classical current control scheme, applied as a current controller with a PWM unit. During the last year we designed the structure of DC-DC converter and the proposed measurement chain using u/f converter. All developed electronic components were tested. For the purpose of testing, we prepared a protocol where we prescribed a means of measurement, test signals and dynamic requirements, which were tested on a laboratory model of the converter, produced for this purpose. A single branch of the multiphase system was tested. For the purposes of these tasks we have built simulation models of converters in the Matlab Simulink software. We tested the operation of a single-phase, two phase and four-phase converter in both directions. Also, other designs such as one-and two-phase structure operating at different working points and under different load conditions were tested. Additionally, we developed a model of the measurement chain that consists of the current (or voltage) sensor, u/f converter and properly configured digital counter. A mathematical description of these processes was made and on the basis of these results an experimental prototype of the measurement chain has been produced.
Completed research projects 2010
International projects
BI-HU/09-10-002 Event Driven Robot System in Communication with Lifecycle Management of Product Information Leader: Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik , Prof. Dr. László Horváth (H) Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Hace, Asst. Prof. Dr. Andreja Rojko, Prof. Dr. Riko Šafarič, Asst. Prof. Dr. Suzana Uran Project partners: Budapest Tech Polytechnical Institutions, John von Neumann Faculty of Informatics
Financed by: Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
With the aim to improve and ease the implementation of developed methodology for industry, the motion control method in continuous sliding mode regime is adapted. The method is already implemented on an industrial direct drive robot and some other mechatronic devices. In a control fuzzy logic system has also been integrated, therefore the final method is also suitable for control of group of mechanisms with nonlinear dynamics, where most of the mechatronic devices belong. System has been handled as a whole also from a viewpoint of
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communication with lifecycle management of product information. Some practical problems have been analyzed and solved such as formalization of inclusion sensors into event driven robot system.
HySYS - FP6 EU Development of Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle System Component Leader: Joerg Wind (Daimler-Chrysler AG), Prof. Dr. Miro Milanovič Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Project partners: Université de Montpellier, MicroChemical Systems SA, EPFL, Robert Bosch Gmbh, AVL List GmbH, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Conti Temic Microelectronic GmbH, Centro Ricerche Fiat Societa Consortile per Azioni, Ente per le Nuove Tecnologie, l'Energia e l'Ambiente, Fischer AG Praezisionsspindeln, FuMA-Tech Gesellschaft für funktionelle Membranen und Anlagentechnologie mbH, Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG, Peugeot Citroën Automobiles, Rivoira S.p.A., Saft S.A., Renault Recherche Innovation, ATB Technologies GmbH, Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, Volvo Technology Corporation, Volkswagen AG, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Fachhochschule Esslingen, Selin Sistemi S.p.A.
Financed by: Daimler-Chrysler AG, European Commission
Duration: December 2005 to November 2009
On the initiative of the project leader, the project implementation period was extended to 2010. As part of the project, a control algorithm for the automotive drive (a 120 kW interior permanent magnet synchronous motor), powered by fuel cells and batteries was developed. Improvements of the systems and components, fuel cells (FC), and electric drive vehicle components (synergies of FC and ICE-hybrids), as well as optimization of systems architecture for low power consumption, high performance and reliability, energy consumption were carried out. The development of low-cost components for high-volume production and evaluation of systems and components for FC vehicles were also performed. As part of the project, three workshops, where it was reported on the status of the project, were organized. Two workshops were conducted in Germany (Aachen and Erlangen), and the third one was organized by the Institute of robotics at FERI in Maribor.
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PUBLICATIONS
HORVAT, Robert, JEZERNIK, Karel. Tokovno vodenje trifaznega motorja s FPGA vezjem = Current direction of three-phase motor with FPGA circuit. Inf. MIDEM, Mar. 2010, vol. 40, no. 1(133), pp. 10-16.
MATKO, Vojko, JEZERNIK, Karel. Greatly improved small inductance measurement using quartz crystal parasitic capacitance compensation. Sensors, 2010, vol. 4, iss. 10, pp. 3954- 3960.
NATORI, Kenji, TSUJI, Toshiaki, OHNISHI, Kouhei, HACE, Aleš, JEZERNIK, Karel. Time- Delay compensation by communication disturbance observer for bilateral teleoperation under time-varying Delay. IEEE trans. ind. electron. (1982. Print). Mar. 2010, vol. 57, no. 3, pp. 1050- 1062.
ROJKO, Andreja, HERCOG, Darko, JEZERNIK, Karel. Power engineering and motion control web laboratory: design, implementation, and evaluation of mechatronics course. IEEE trans. ind. electron. (1982. Print). Oct. 2010, vol. 57, no. 10, pp. 3343-3354.
FRANC, Marko, ČURKOVIČ, Milan, HACE, Aleš. Napredna metoda meritve hitrosti z FPGA digitalnim krmiljem = Advanced speed measurement with the FPGA digital controller. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, vol. A, pp. 75-78.
HACE, Aleš, JEZERNIK, Karel. Bilateral teleoperation by sliding mode control and reaction force observer. V: IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, 4-7 July, 2010, Bari, Italy. ISIE 2010. The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering: = IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 1809-1816.
HORVAT, Robert, OTIČ, Jernej, JEZERNIK, Karel. Komandni panel za vodenje sinhronskega motorja na FPGA = Command panel for control of synchronous motor. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, vol. A, pp. 327-330.
HORVÁTH, László, RUDAS, Imre J., JEZERNIK, Karel. Engineering for industrial robots in content based virtual space. V: 19th International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe-Adria- Danube Region, June 23-27, 2010, Budapest [and] Balatonfüred. RAAD 2010 : [proceedings]. IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 463-468, ilustr.
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JEZERNIK, Karel. Nonlinear torque control for PMSM. V: MELECON 2010, 15th IEEE Mediterranian Electromechanical Conference, 25-28 April, 2010, Valletta, Malta. Proceedings. [Piscataway]: IEEE, 2010, pp. 784-789, ilustr.
JEZERNIK, Karel. Power control strategy for unity power factor. V: IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics, 4-7 July, 2010, Bari, Italy. ISIE 2010. [Piscataway]: The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering: = IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 998-1003.
JEZERNIK, Karel, HACE, Aleš. Hybrid system for event-based planning and control of robot operation. V: 19th International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, June 23- 27, 2010, Budapest [and] Balatonfüred. RAAD 2010 :IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 211-217, ilustr.
JEZERNIK, Karel, HORVAT, Robert. FPGA hybrid controller for unity power factor. V: 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 6-8 September, 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. EPE-PEMC 2010.: IEEE, cop. 2010, 6 pp., ilustr.
JEZERNIK, Karel, HORVAT, Robert. High performance control of PMSM. V: First symposium on Sensorless control for electrical drives, July 9th - 10th, 2010, Padova, Italy. SLED 2010 : [proceedings]. Piscataway: IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 188-193, ilustr.
JEZERNIK, Karel, HORVAT, Robert, ČURKOVIČ, Milan. Nonlinear torque control of BLAC motor. V: 2010 IFAC Symposium on mechatronics systems, September 13 - 15, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. IFAC Mechatronics 2010. [S. l.]: IFAC, cop. 2010, 8 pp., ilustr.
POGORELC, Janez, HORVAT, Darko. Brezkontaktni merilnik temperature na osnovi mikrokrmilnika. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.- 22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniske konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, vol. A, pp. 374-377
RODIČ, Miran, JEZERNIK, Karel, TRLEP, Mladen. Dynamic emulation of mechanical loads - position control approach. V: 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 6-8 September, 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. EPE-PEMC 2010. IEEE, cop. 2010, 8 pp., ilustr.
RODIČ, Miran, TRUNTIČ, Mitja, DREVENŠEK, Dušan, MILANOVIČ, Miro. Power management approach for hybrid multi-input/multi-output converter. V: 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 6-8 September, 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. EPE-PEMC 2010. IEEE, cop. 2010, 8 pp., ilustr.
ROJKO, Andreja, HERCOG, Darko, JEZERNIK, Karel. Mechatronics E-course for regular students and adults: realization and comparison of efficiency. V: 1st Annual IEEE Engineering
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Education Conference, 14-16 April 2010 in Madrid, Spain. IEEE EDUCON 2010 : proceedings. [S. l.]: EDUCON ORGANIZERS, cop. 2010, pp. 959-966.
ROJKO, Andreja, HERCOG, Darko, JEZERNIK, Karel. Practical blended learning approach in mechatronics. V: 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 6-8 September, 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. EPE-PEMC 2010. [Piscataway]: IEEE, cop. 2010, 7 pp., ilustr.
ROJKO, Andreja, ŠPANER, Marijan, JEZERNIK, Karel. Mechatronics projects at the University of Maribor. V: 4th IEEE International conference on e-learning in industrial electronics, Glendale, USA, 07-10 November, 2010. ICELIE 2010 : proceedings. [S. l.]: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: = IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 61-66, ilustr.
ROJKO, Andreja, ŠPANER, Marijan, JEZERNIK, Karel. Projects in mechatronics program: practical examples. V: 19th International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, June 23-27, 2010, Budapest [and] Balatonfüred. RAAD 2010: IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 285-289, ilustr.
SUTNAR, Zdenìk, PEROUTKA, Zdenìk, RODIČ, Miran. Comparison of sliding mode observer and extended Kalman filter for sensorless DTC-controlled induction motor drive. V: 14th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference, 6-8 September, 2010, Ohrid, Macedonia. EPE-PEMC 2010. IEEE, cop. 2010, 8 pp., ilustr.
ŠKORC, Gregor, ŠAFARIČ, Riko, ROJKO, Andreja. Polynomial control technique for adaptive positioning within sub-micrometer scale. V: 19th International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe- Adria-Danube Region, June 23-27, 2010, Budapest [and] Balatonfüred. RAAD 2010 : IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 131-136, ilustr.
TRUNTIČ, Mitja, MILANOVIČ, Miro, JEZERNIK, Karel. Diskretno-dogodkovno vodenje stikalnega pretvornika navzdol izvedeno na FPGA = Discrete-event switching control for buck converter based on the FPGA. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, vol. A, pp. 67-70.
PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
MSc. Janez Pogorelc: „RoboT 2010, RoboLiga 2010“,Slovenian open competition with mobile robots for faculty and high school students, final competition of robotics league for high school students, Maribor, May 18, 2010.
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Assist. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič: »Electric vehicles in "hydrogen society"«, lecture for Slovenian Electric Vehicles Association, FERI, June 24, 2010.
DECORATIONS, AWARDS AND HONOURS
Zdenek Sutnar Best student paper award at EPE-PEMC 2010 Zdenek Peroutka conference in Ohrid, Macedonia.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Paper title: Comparison of sliding mode observer and extended Kalman filter for sensorless DTC- controlled induction motor drive.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Member of the editorial board, Journal of Systems and Control Engineering.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Member of the editorial board, Acta Polytechnica Hungarica.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Member of the editorial board, Robotica & Management.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Member of the editorial board, Elektrotehniški vestnik.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Hace Electronics. Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Asst. Prof. Dr. Andreja Rojko
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer for Automatika Zagreb.
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Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer for International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer for ASME Journal of Dynamic Systems, Measurement, and Control Online.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Andreja Rojko Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Andreja Rojko Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Education.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Andreja Rojko Reviewer for International Journal of Advanced Corporate Learning.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Reviewer for IET Control Theory & Applications.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer for IET Electric Power Applications. Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič
Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Reviewer for IET Power Electronics.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer for Elektrotehniški vestnik.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer, international symposium, IEEE Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE), Bari, Italy, July 4 -7, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer, international conference, 12th Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič International Conference on Optimization of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (OPTIM), Brasov, Romania, May 20 – 22, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer, international conference, IEEE Energy Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE), Atlanta, USA, Sept. 12 – 16, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer, international conference, Power Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Electronics and Motion Control Conference (EPE- PEMC), Ohrid, Macedonia, Sept. 6 – 8, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer, international symposium, 5th IFAC
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Symp. Mechatronic Systems, Cambridge, USA, Sept. 13 – 15, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer, international conference, 36th Annual Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Conference of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IECON), Phoenix, USA, Nov. 7 – 10, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer, international conference, 4rd Int. Conference e-Learning in Industrial Electronics (ICELIE), Phoenix, USA, Nov. 7 – 10, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer, international conference, 18th IFAC World Congress, Milano, Italy, Aug. 28 – Sept. 2, 2011.
Prof. Dr. Karel Jezernik Reviewer, international conference, 20th International Symposium on Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion (SPEEDAM), Pisa, Italy, June 14 – 16, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Reviewer, international conference, XIX. International Conference on Electrical Machines (ICEM), Rim, Italy, Sept. 6 – 8, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Reviewer, international conference, 2010 IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT'10), Viña del Mar – Valparaiso, Chile, March 14 – 17, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Miran Rodič Review research projects for Czech Science Foundation, GA CR.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Hace Working meeting as part of the bilateral collaboration, BI/SR-10-11, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia, Sept. 1 – 3, 2010.
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GUESTS AND VISITORS
Prof. Dr. Ing. Armando Walter Colombo Invited tutorial ”Integrating Service-Oriented (Schneider Electric Automation, Architecture and Collaborative Automation Germany) Paradigms. The SOCRADES Approach”, March 30 - 31, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Mihailo Lazarević (Faculty of Working meeting as part of the bilateral Mechanical Engineering, University of collaboration, BI/SR-10-11, May 31 - June 2, 2010. Belgrade, Serbia)
David Uzel (University of West Student mobility programme Erasmus/Socrates, Bohemia, Faculty of Electrical February – June 2010. Engineering, Czech Republic)
Martin Zeman (University of West Student mobility programme Erasmus/Socrates, Bohemia, Faculty of Electrical February – June 2010. Engineering, Czech Republic)
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KINEMATICS AND SIMULATIONS LABORATORY
Head: Asst. Prof. Dr. Peter Cafuta Phone: +386 2 220 73 40 E-mail: [email protected]
PUBLICATIONS
CHOWDHURY, Amor, SARJAŠ, Andrej, CAFUTA, Peter, SVEČKO, Rajko. Robust controller synthesis with consideration of performance criteria. Optim. control appl. methods, Article first published online: 3 DEC 2010.
GRČAR, Bojan, CAFUTA, Peter, ŠTUMBERGER, Gorazd, STANKOVIĆ, Aleksandar M., HOFER, Anton. Non-holonomy in induction machine torque control. IEEE trans. control syst. technol.
PETRIČ, Tadej, CURK, Boris, CAFUTA, Peter, ŽLAJPAH, Leon. Modelling of the robotic Powerball : a nonholonomic, underactuated and variable structure-type system. Math. comput. model. dyn. syst., 2010, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 327-346.
MILINČIČ, Oliver, KLAMPFER, Saša, CHOWDHURY, Amor, CURK, Boris. Sestavljanje z manipulatorjem Motoman HP6 z upoštevanjem vodenja po položaju in sili. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 199-202.
RITONJA, Jožef, POLAJŽER, Boštjan, DOLINAR, Drago, GRČAR, Bojan, CAFUTA, Peter. Active magnetic bearings control. V: CHEN, Jie (ur.). Proceedings of the 29th Chinese control conference, July 29 - 31, 2010, Beijing, China. Beijing: Beihang University Press, 2010, 6 pp.
ROJKO, Andreja, ŠPANER, Marijan, JEZERNIK, Karel. Mechatronics projects at the University of Maribor. V: 4th IEEE International conference on e-learning in industrial electronics, Glendale, USA, 07-10 November, 2010. ICELIE 2010 : proceedings. [S. l.]: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: = IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 61-66, ilustr.
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ROJKO, Andreja, ŠPANER, Marijan, JEZERNIK, Karel. Projects in mechatronics program: practical examples. V: 19th International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, June 23-27, 2010, Budapest [and] Balatonfüred. RAAD 2010 . IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 285-289, ilustr.
ŠPANER, Marijan. Superkondenzator kot hranilnik energije pri hibridnem pogonu. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 195-198.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Asst. Prof. Dr. Peter Cafuta Simulation of dynamical systems, Gazi university Ankara, Turkey, 2.–8. july 2010.
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LABORATORY FOR COGNITIVE SYSTEMS IN MECHATRONICS
Head: Prof. Dr. Riko Šafarič Phone: +386 2 220 73 02 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Erasmus Intensive Programme (IP) Leader: Prof. Dr.Riko Šafarič Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Suzana Uran, David Lukman Duration: until 31. 10. 2012
Organisation of a Summer school for undergraduate students from EU in the areas of Systems of remote control in mechatronics, where our group has given lectures in the areas of of Matlab and telerobotics. Five students from the University of Maribor have participated in the summer school hosted by Karlskrona, Sweden.
Completed research projects 2010
International projects
BI-UKR/09-10-014 A remote controllable laboratory for the research of physical properties multilayer nanoscale systems with the spin-dependent electron scattering Leader: Prof. Dr.Riko Šafarič Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Suzana Uran, David Lukman Project partners: Asst. Prof. Dr. Serhiy Ivanovych Protsenko, Sumy State University, Ukraine
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Financed by: Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
Development of laboratory components has been realized for a three dimensional measurement of nano objects in the workspace of a nano robot with Akyjamo .
PUBLICATIONS
ČAS, Jure, ŠKORC, Gregor, ŠAFARIČ, Riko. Improved micropositioning of 2 DOF stage by using the neural network compensation of plant nonlinearities. Stroj. vestn., no. 10, 2010, pp. 599-608.
ČAS, Jure, ŠKORC, Gregor, ŠAFARIČ, Riko. Neural network position control of XY piezo actuator stage by visual feedback. Neural comput. appl. 2010, vol. 19, no. 7, pp. 1043-1055.
ŠKORC, Gregor, ŠAFARIČ, Riko, LUKMAN, David, IVANOVICH PROTSENKO, Sirhiy, ZAPUSEK, Simon. Interface between macro and nano worlds. Int. j. online eng. [Online ed.], 2010, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 52-59.
ŠKORC, Gregor, ZAPUŠEK, Simon, ČAS, Jure, ŠAFARIČ, Riko. Virtual user interface for the remote control of a nano-robotic cell using a haptic-device. Stroj. vestn., vol. 56, no. 7-8, pp. 423-435.
HANŽIČ, Franc, ŠAFARIČ, Riko. ARM-Cortex Microcontroller fuzzy position control on an automatic door test-bed. V: 19th International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe-Adria-Danube Region, June 23-27, 2010, Budapest [and] Balatonfüred. RAAD 2010 : [proceedings]. IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 417-422, ilustr.
ŠKORC, Gregor, ŠAFARIČ, Riko, ROJKO, Andreja. Polynomial control technique for adaptive positioning within sub-micrometer scale. V: 19th International Workshop on Robotics in Alpe- Adria-Danube Region, June 23-27, 2010, Budapest [and] Balatonfüred. RAAD 2010 : IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 131-136, ilustr.
ŠAFARIČ, Riko, ŠKORC, Gregor. From telerobotic towards nanorobotic applications. V: FUERSTNER, Igor (ur.). Advanced knowledge application in practice. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. [313]-326.
PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Prof. Dr. Riko Šafarič Presented a lecture entitled: Challenges in nanorobotics as part of the program: Idea from the box, at the University of Maribor.
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VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
David Lukman Visit at Sumy State University, Ukraine.
GUESTS AND VISITORS
Prof. Dr. Lejla Mehmedovič Visit from the University of Tuzla.
MP – 1 Institute of Mathematics and Physics
INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS
Head: Prof. Dr. Vitodrag Kumperščak Phone: (02) 220 73 90 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.mp.feri.uni-mb.si
Members of the Institute of Mathematics and Physics participate in research activities at the Faculty for Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and at the Institute of Mathematics, Physics, and Mechanics in Ljubljana. Because our research work is not unilaterally organised, we report upon the individual contributions.
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Members of the Institute of Mathematics and Physics are organised into one laboratory.
Institute of Mathematics and Physics Head: Prof. Dr. Vitodrag Kumperščak
Applied Mathematics Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Vitodrag Kumperščak
Applied Mathematics Laboratory
Head: Prof. Dr. Vitodrag Kumperščak
Employees: Dr. Vladimir Grubelnik; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gorazd Lešnjak. Milan Kutnjak, MSc; Dr. Marjan Logar; MSc; Assoc. Prof. Dr Tatjana Petek; Assist. Prof. Dr. Iztok Peterin; Jasna Strnad, MSc; Dr. Aleksandra Tepeh
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APPLIED MATHEMATICS LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Vitodrag Kumperščak Phone: +386 2 220 73 90 E-mail: [email protected]
PUBLICATIONS
BREŠAR, Boštjan, CHANGAT, Manoj, SUBHAMATHI, Ajitha R., TEPEH, Aleksandra. The periphery graph of a median graph. Discuss. Math., Graph Theory, 2010, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 17-32.
CHANGAT, Manoj, MATHEWS, Joseph, PETERIN, Iztok, PRASANTH, G. N. n-ary transit functions in graphs. Discuss. Math., Graph Theory, 2010, vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 671-685.
IMRICH, Wilfried, PETERIN, Iztok, ŠPACAPAN, Simon, ZHANG, Cun-Quan. NZ-flows in strong products of graphs. J. graph theory, 2010, vol. 64, iss. 4, pp. 267-276.
PETEK, Tatjana. Mappings preserving the idempotency of products of operators. Linear multilinear algebra, 2010, vol. 58, no. 7, pp. 903-925.
GOSAK, Marko, REPNIK, Robert, GRUBELNIK, Vladimir, KRAŠNA, Marjan, AMBROŽIČ, Milan. Digital competence in physics in the frame of the national project Development of Natural Science Competences. V: AURER, Boris (ur.), BAČA, Miroslav (ur.), SCHATTEN, Markus (ur.). 21th Central European Conference on Information and Inteligent Systems, September 22-24, 2010, Varaždin, Croatia. Conference proceedings. Zagreb: University of Zagreb; Varaždin: Faculty of Organisation and Informatics, 2010, pp. 141-148.
GRUBELNIK, Vladimir, MARHL, Marko, REPNIK, Robert. Modelling of realistic dynamical systems and development of natural science competences in education. V: International Conference on New Horizons in Education - 2010 : proceedings book. [Famagusta: Sakarya University], 2010, pp. 574-578, ilustr.
HUS, Vlasta, GRUBELNIK, Vladimir. With the constructivist approach in the subject environmental studies to realisation of young learner's competences. V: GÓMEZ CHOVA, Louis (ur.), MARTÍ BELENGUER, D. (ur.), CANDEL TORRES, I. (ur.). International
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conference of education, research and innovation, 15th-17th November 2010, Madrid : proceedings CD. Valencia: International Association of Technology, Education and Development, 2010, pp. 7162-7168.
KUZMA, Bojan, LEŠNJAK, Gorazd, LI, Chi-Kwong, PETEK, Tatjana, RODMAN, Leiba. Conditions for linear dependence of two operators. V: BALL, Joseph A. (ur.), BOLOTNIKOV, Vladimir (ur.), HELTON, J. William (ur.), RODMAN, Leiba (ur.), SPITKOVSKIJ, Ilia M. (ur.). Topics in operator theory. Vol. 1, Operators, matrices and analytic functions : proceedings of the XIXth International Workshop on Operator Theory and its Applications, College of William and Mary, 2008 : a tribute to Israel Gohberg on the occasion of his 80th bithday, (Operator theory, 202). Basel: Birkhäuser, cop. 2010, pp. 411-434.
GRUBELNIK, Vladimir, GRUBELNIK, Lidija, MARHL, Marko. Globalno segrevanje ozračja in vloga projekta ekošola kot način življenja = Global warming and the role of the project eco- school as a lifestyle. V: DUH, Matjaž (ur.). Okolje kot edukacijska vrednota : znanstvena monografija. Maribor: Pedagoška fakulteta; RakiČan: RIS Dvorec, 2010, pp. 37-50, ilustr.
GRUBELNIK, Vladimir, MARHL, Marko. Razvijanje generičnih kompetenc v okviru modeliranja dinamičnih sistemov na področju naravoslovja v osnovni šoli=Development of generic competences in the frame of dynamical systems in area of natural sciences in elementary school. V: GRUBELNIK, Vladimir (ur.). Opredelitev naravoslovnih kompetenc : znanstvena monografija. Maribor: Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko, 2010, pp. 182-190, ilustr.
HUS, Vlasta, GRUBELNIK, Vladimir. S konstruktivističnim načinom pri pouku spoznavanja okolja do uresničevanja kompetenc uencev= With the constructivist approach in the subject environmental studies to realisation of young learner's competences. V: GRUBELNIK, Vladimir (ur.). Opredelitev naravoslovnih kompetenc : znanstvena monografija. Maribor: Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko, 2010, pp. 191-199.
PETEK, Darija, GRUBELNIK, Vladimir. Pomen raziskovanja kot sistema učenja pri razvoju naravoslovnih sposobnosti in spretnosti v zgodnjem otroštvu=The importance of exploration as a system of learning in childhood. V: GRUBELNIK, Vladimir (ur.). Opredelitev naravoslovnih kompetenc : znanstvena monografija. Maribor: Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko, 2010, str. 200-208.
REPNIK, Robert, GERLIČ, Ivan, GRUBELNIK, Vladimir, FERK, Eva. Predstavitev projekta=Exposition of the project. V: GRUBELNIK, Vladimir (ur.). Opredelitev naravoslovnih kompetenc : znanstvena monografija. Maribor: Fakulteta za naravoslovje in matematiko, 2010, pp. 8-17.
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PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Assist. Prof. Dr. Iztok Peterin Intervals and convex sets in strong product of graphs. International Conference on Recent Trends in Graph Theory and Combinatorics (ICRTGC- 2010) : a Satellite Conference of the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) 2010 : 12-15, August 2010, Cochin, India, Cochin, 13. 8. 2010. Pre-hull number and graph products. Sixth Cracow Conference on Graph Theory, Zgorzelisko, Poland on September 12-17, 2010, PETERIN, Iztok. Zgorzelisko, 16. 9. 2010.
Konveksnost in grafovski produkti=Convexity and graph products, FNM, Maribor, 22. 2. 2010.
Pre-hull število na grafu in grafovskih produktih= Pre-hull number of a graph and on graph products, FNM, Maribor, 25. 10. 2010.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Assist. Prof. Dr. Iztok Peterin Reviewer for Math. Reviews [Math Sci Net]: Imrich, Wilfried (A-MNT); Klavžar, Sandi (SV-LJUBMP): Transitive, locally finite median graphs with finite blocks. (English summary). - Graphs Combin. 25 (2009),no. 1, 81--90. MathSciNet. [Spletna izd.], 2010, mR2506871. http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/pdf/2506871.pdf
Assist. Prof. Dr. Iztok Peterin Polat, Norbert: Netlike partial cubes. IV. Fixed finite subgraph theorems. (English summary). - European J. Combin. 30 (2009), no. 5, 1194-1204. MathSciNet. [Spletna izd.], 2010, mR2514642. http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/pdf/2514642.pdf
Assist. Prof. Dr. Iztok Peterin Polat, Norbert; Sabidussi, Gert (3-MGL-C): On the geodesic pre-hull number of a graph. (English summary). - European J. Combin. 30 (2009), no. 5, 1205--1220. MathSciNet. [Spletna izd.], 2010,
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mR2514643. http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/pdf/2514643.pdf
Assist. Prof. Dr. Iztok Peterin Polat, Norbert (F-LYON3-IA): Netlike partial cubes. V. Completion and netlike classes. (English summary). - Discrete Math. 309 (2009), no. 13, 4362-4376. MathSciNet. [Spletna izd.], 2010, mR2519170. http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/pdf/2519170.pdf
Dr. Aleksandra Tepeh Reviewer for Math. Reviews [Math Sci Net]: Ibarra, Louis: The clique-separator graph for chordal graphs. Discrete Appl. Math.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gorazd Lešnjak Santhakumaran, A. P.; John, J.: The connected edge geodetic number of a graph. Sci. Ser. A Math. Sci.
Reviewer (Electronic Linear Algebra, Linear Algebra and its Applications).
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tatjana Petek Reviewer (Linear Algebra and its Applications, Linear and Multilinear Algebra).
Dr. Aleksandra Tepeh Reviewer (Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory, -Ars Combinatoria, FILOMAT).
CS – 1 Institute of Computer Science
INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
Head: Prof. Dr. Viljem Žumer until 31.3.2010 Prof. Dr. Nikola Guid since 1.4.2010 Phone: ++386 2 220 74 70 E-mail: guid @uni-mb.si URL: http://www.cs.feri.uni-mb.si/rac/
The Institute of Computer Science has 60 employees, including 9 full and associate professors, and 7 assistant professors. The rest are assistants, researchers, and technical staff. The main activities of the Institute of Computer Science are to teach graduate and postgraduate courses and to carry out the research work. The current research work includes the national programme group Computer Systems, Methodologies and Intelligent Services projects, financed by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, more development research, international, applied research and industrial projects.
During the past year, the institute has published around 100 papers, presented a great deal of research work, and in addition, organised meetings, conferences, and visits to other institutions. The main research areas of the institute are: computer graphics, artificial intelligence, computer animation, multimedia, programming languages, computer architecture, internet computing, medical informatics, software engineering, signal and image processing, and system software. Institute of Computer Science CS – 2
Members of the institute are divided into seven laboratories and seven centres of technology.
Institute of Computer Science Head: Prof. Dr. Viljem Žumer until 31.3.2010 Prof. Dr. Nikola Guid since 1.4.2010
Computer Graphics and Computer Architecture Artificial Intelligence and Languages Laboratory Laboratory Head: Head: Prof. Dr. Nikola Guid Prof. Dr. Viljem Žumer
System Design System Software Laboratory Laboratory Head: Head: Prof. Dr. Peter Kokol Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula
Heterogeneous Computer Geometric Modelling and Systems Laboratory Multimedia Algorithms Laboratory Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Ojsteršek Head: Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik
Programming Methodologies Laboratory Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik CS – 3 Institute of Computer Science
Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Nikola Guid Employees: Asst. Prof. Dr. Simon Kolmanič; Asst. Prof. Dr. Damjan Strnad; Andrej Nerat; David Zakonjšek Centre for Computer Animation and Multimedia Head: Prof. Dr. Niko Guid
Computer Architecture and Languages Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Viljem Žumer Employees: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest; Dr. Borko Bošković; Dr. Sašo Greiner; Dr. Iztok Fister; Aleš Zamuda, MSc; Simon Tutek; Damjan Casar Centre for Programming Languages Head: Prof. Dr. Viljem Žumer
System Design Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Peter Kokol Employees: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Zorman; Dr. Mateja Verlič; Sandi Pohorec; Bojan Žlahtič Centre for Medical Informatics Head: Prof. Dr. Peter Kokol
System Software Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula Employees: Asst. Prof. Dr. Božidar Potočnik; Asst. Prof. Dr. Danilo Korže; Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar; Dr. Boris Cigale; Smiljan Šinjur; Dr. Matjaž Divjak; Dr. Rok Istenič; Vojko Glaser; Šprager Sebastjan; Jurij Munda; Janko Slatenšek; Gašper Sedej Centre for Interactive Network Applications Head: Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula Centre for Biomedical Signal and Image Processing Head: Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula
Heterogeneous Computer Systems Laboratory Institute of Computer Science CS – 4
Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Ojsteršek Employees: Ervin Schaff, MSc; Branko Horvat, MSc; Borut Gorenjak, MSc; Albin Bregant; Janez Brezovnik, MSc; Marko Ferme; Marko Višić; Goran Hrovat Centre for Heterogeneous Processing Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Ojsteršek
Laboratory for Geometric Modelling and Multimedia Algorithms Head: Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Employees: Asst. Prof. Dr. David Podgorelec; Asst. Prof. Dr. Gregor Klanjšek; Dr. Bogdan Lipuš; Dr. Vid Domiter; Boštjan Pivec; Denis Špelič; Bojan Rupnik; Sašo Pečnik; Domen Mongus; Gregor Smogavec; Renato Mikša; Blaž Repnik; Denis Obrul; Denis Žganec; Simon Gangl Centre for Geometric Modelling Head: Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik
Programming Methodologies Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Employees: Dr. Matej Črepinšek; Dr. Tomaž Kosar; Marjan Horvat; Dejan Hrnčič; Ines Čeh CS – 5 Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
COMPUTER GRAPHICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Nikola Guid Phone: +386 2 220 74 70 E-mail: [email protected]
Current research projects
Research and developement projects
Development of a learning application of interventions related to fire Leader: Prof. Dr. Nikola Guid Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Simon Kolmanič, Andrej Nerat Financed by: Ministry of Defence, Administration for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief
Duration: 21.6.2010 to 21.5.2011
In this project, we have developed a learning application SIN - Intervention Simulator to teach correct procedures to intervene in fires. The application SIN enables fast and easy building of teaching scenarios that involve fire. The scenarios are then modified on the basis of a discussion between the lecturer and participants where the lecturer directs participants towards better decisions. To receive a better attention from the audience in the given scenarios, the environment is enclosed, which participants know from their life. This can be done through the use of a photo as the background. In this photography the scenario building components are added involving "Chroma key" technique. These building components can be static or dynamic. Static components are 3D objects of interventionists and their technique and buildings or vehicles that are involved in the accident. The dynamic building components are flames and smoke which change their form in time. To generate realistic smoke images we have modified the well-known methods for spatial modelling of clouds, which can be used to generate smoke in 3D space. Instead of implicit spheres we have used implicit circles whose structure has been defined by an array of pre-calculated 3D noise. The lecturer can control their structure and form a flame and smoke by the minimal number of parameters. All Computer Graphics and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory CS – 6
components can be added or removed at any time. The same is also true for their positions and sizes that can be changed at will. Since the use of this tool does not require additional training, it can also be used to test students’ knowledge, where an instructor prepares the script, which students have to resolve. The application is accompanied by a library of objects that appear either by accident or at the rescue side.
PUBLICATIONS
STRNAD, Damjan, GUID, Nikola. A fuzzy-genetic decision support system for project team formation. Applied soft computing, Sep. 2010, vol. 10, iss. 4, pp. 1178-1187.
STRNAD, Damjan, GUID, Nikola. Primerjava nevronskih modelov vedenja na primeru loterije. V: BOHANEC, Marko (ur.), GAMS, Matjaž (ur.), RAJKOVIČ, Vladislav (ur.), URBANČIČ, Tanja (ur.), BERNIK, Mojca (ur.), MLADENIĆ, Dunja (ur.), GROBELNIK, Marko (ur.), HERIČKO, Marjan (ur.), KORDEŠ, Urban (ur.), MARKIČ, Olga (ur.), LENARČIČ, Jadran (ur.), ŽLAJPAH, Leon (ur.), GAMS, Andrej (ur.), BRODNIK, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik 13. mednarodne multikonference Informacijska družba - IS 2010, 11.-15. oktober 2010 : volume A, (Informacijska družba). Ljubljana: Institut Jožef Stefan, 2010, pp. 47-50, ilustr.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Prof. Dr. Nikola Guid Member of an international programme committee, 33rd International Conference MIPRO, Opatija, Croatia, 24.-28. May 2010.
Prof. Dr. Nikola Guid Member of an international programme committee, International Conference Informacijska družba 2010, Ljubljana, 11.-15. October 2010.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Asst. Prof. Dr. Simon Kolmanič Education center for protection and rescue, Adjustment meeting for a project of Making of education application in case of fire, 30. June 2010
Asst. Prof. Dr. Simon Kolmanič Education center for protection and rescue, Adjustment meeting for a project of Making of education application in case of fire, 22. September 2010 CS – 7 Computer Architecture and Languages Laboratory
COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE AND LANGUAGES LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Viljem Žumer Phone: +386 2 220 74 50 E-mail: [email protected]
PUBLICATIONS
FISTER, Iztok, MERNIK, Marjan, FILIPIČ, Bogdan. A hybrid self-adaptive evolutionary algorithm for marker optimization in the clothing industry. Applied soft computing, 2010, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 409-422.
BREST, Janez, SEPESY MAUČEC, Mirjam. Self-adaptive differential evolution algorithm using population size reduction and three strategies. Soft computing. Published online: 16 September 2010.
SEPESY MAUČEC, Mirjam, BREST, Janez. Reduction of morpho-syntactic features in statistical machine translation of highly inflective language. Informatica (Vilnius), 2010, vol. 21, no 1, pp. 95-116.
SEPESY MAUČEC, Mirjam, BREST, Janez, ŽGANK, Andrej. Modelling highly inflective language for target applications using natural language. V: SARRAFZADEH, Majid (ur.), PETRATOS, Panagiotis (ur.). Strategic advantage of computing information systems in enterprise management. Athens: Athens institute for education and research, cop. 2010, pp. 219-229.
BREST, Janez, BOŠKOVIĆ, Borko, ŽUMER, Viljem. An improved self-adaptive differential evolution algorithm in single objective constrained real-parameter optimization. V: IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Barcelona, July 18-23, 2010. WCCI 2010 Proceedings. [S. l.]: IEEE, cop. 2010, CEC IEEE, pp. 1073-1080.
BREST, Janez, ZAMUDA, Aleš, FISTER, Iztok, SEPESY MAUČEC, Mirjam. Large scale global optimization using self-adaptive differential evolution algorithm. V: IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence, Barcelona, July 18-23, 2010. WCCI 2010 Proceedings. [S. l.]: IEEE, cop. 2010, CEC IEEE, pp. 3097-3104. Computer Architecture and Languages Laboratory CS – 8
ZAMUDA, Aleš, BREST, Janez, BOŠKOVIĆ, Borko, ŽUMER, Viljem. Woody plants model recognition by differential evolution. V: FILIPIČ, Bogdan (ur.), ŠILC, Jurij (ur.). Bioinspired optimization methods and their applications: proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Bioinspired Optimization Methods and their Applications, BIOMA 2010, 20-21 May 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ljubljana: Jožef Stefan Institute, 2010, pp. 205-215.
ZAMUDA, Aleš, BREST, Janez. Večkriterijska rekonstrukcija numerično kodiranih proceduralnih modelov dreves z diferencialno evolucijo. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 169- 172
BOŠKOVIĆ, Borko, BREST, Janez, CASAR, Damjan, ŽUMER, Viljem. Evolucijska arena. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol.. B, pp. 165-168.
CASAR, Damjan, BOŠKOVIĆ, Borko, BREST, Janez, ŽUMER, Viljem. Avtomatizacija varnostnih nastavitev strežnika Debian. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp.155-158.
PULKO, Milan, BOŠKOVIĆ, Borko, BREST, Janez. KDE4 namizje - plazma in javascript plazmoidi. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol.. B, pp. 18-21.
PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Aleš Zamuda, MSc „Linux Course“ winter vacation course of Computer Science and Informatics, Maribor, Slovenia, 15. February 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Workshop on Computer Systems, Methodologies, Dr. Borko Bošković and Intelligent Services programme, Maribor, Slovenia, 10. February 2010. CS – 9 Computer Architecture and Languages Laboratory
DECORATIONS, AWARDS AND HONOURS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Award for research achievements from FERI.
Iztok Fister Advisor of the winning paper in the student paper competition at the 2010 ERK conference.
Iztok Fister Advisor for a student, who has won the FERI student research award.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Reviewers for IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Aleš Zamuda, MSc Computation. Dr. Borko Bošković
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Reviewer for Evolutionary Computation (MIT).
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Reviewers for IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man Aleš Zamuda, MSc and Cybernetics – Part B.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Reviewers for Information Sciences. Aleš Zamuda, MSc
Aleš Zamuda, MSc Reviewer for Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Reviewers for International Journal of System Aleš Zamuda, MSc Science.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Reviewer for Soft Computing.
Dr. Borko Bošković Reviewer for Knowledge-based systems.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Reviewer for Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications (JEMWA) Progress in Electromagnetic Research (PIER, PIER, B,C,M, PIER Letters). Computer Architecture and Languages Laboratory CS – 10
Dr. Iztok Fister Reviewer for Informatica.
Dr. Iztok Fister Reviewer for International Journal of Metaheuristics.
Aleš Zamuda, MSc Reviewer for Swarm and Evolutionary Computation.
Aleš Zamuda, MSc Reviewer for Informatica.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Reviewers for IEEE World Congress on Dr. Borko Bošković Computational Intelligence (WCCI 2010) Aleš Zamuda, MSc conference.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Reviewer for International Multiconference on Computer Science and Information Technology – Workshop on Computational Optimization (IMCSIT- WCO 2010) conference.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Reviewers for International Conference on Swarm, Aleš Zamuda, MSc Evolutionary and Memetic Computing (SEMCCO 2010).
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Reviewer for International Conference on Bioinspired Optimization Methods and their Applications, BIOMA.
Aleš Zamuda, MSc Reviewer for ICEM 2010: IEEE Industrial Electronics Society conference.
Aleš Zamuda, MSc Reviewer for ERK 2010 conference.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Janez Brest Committee member (opponent) for a PhD dissertation, Jyvaskyla, Finland.
CS – 11 Laboratory for System Design
LABORATORY FOR SYSTEM DESIGN
Head: Prof. Dr. Peter Kokol Phone: +386 2 220 74 57 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Completed research projects 2010
Industrial projects
LSD 2009/06-01 Expert system for healthy living Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Zorman (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Zorman, Dr. Mateja Verlič, Sandi Pohorec, Bojan Žlahtič Project partners: Agito, d. o. o.
Financed by: Agito, d. o. o.
The aim of this project was to develop an expert system for healthy living, with the help of expert-based user profiles.
PUBLICATIONS
ŠTIGLIC, Gregor, BAJGOT, Mateja, KOKOL, Peter. Gene set enrichment meta-learning analysis: next-generation sequencing versus microarrays. BMC bioinformatics, 2010, vol. 11, pp. 176 [1-10].
ŠTIGLIC, Gregor, KOKOL, Peter. Stability of ranked gene lists in large microarray analysis studies. J. Biomed. Biotechnol. (Online), 2010, vol. 2010, pp. 1-9. Laboratory for System Design CS – 12
ŠTIGLIC, Gregor, RODRIGUEZ, Juan J., KOKOL, Peter. Finding optimal classifiers for small feature sets in genomics and proteomics. Neurocomputing (Amst.). 2010, vol. 73, pp. 2346- 2352.
BLAŽUN, Helena, KOKOL, Peter. GEROM - On-line virtual environment for postgraduate health care education. V: DILLON, Tharam (ur.). Proceedings of the 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems CBMS 2010, October 12-15, 2010 Perth, Australia. Piscataway: IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 445-449.
BUTOLEN, Bojan, ZORMAN, Milan. Learning to play poker from expert knowledge and playing experience. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.- 22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, vol. B, pp. 177-180.
HERCAN, Tina, KOKOL, Peter, BLAŽUN, Helena. Mnenje študentov o vpeljavi e- izobraževanja v učni proces zdravstvene nege = Students oppinion about using e-learning method in nursing education. V: BOBNAR, Albina (ur.), VETTORAZZI, Renata (ur.). Partnerstvo, znanje in razvoj na zdravstvenem področju : zbornik predavanj z recenzijo. V Ljubljani: Zdravstvena fakulteta, 2010, pp. 130-138.
KAMIŠALIĆ, Aida, MONGUS, Domen, PAVLIČ, Luka, POHOREC, Sandi, SEVČNIKAR, Andrej, VERLIČ, Mateja, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, HÖLBL, Marko. Aspects in information modelling and knowledge bases research. V: WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana (ur.), JAAKKOLA, Hannu (ur.), KIYOKI, Yasushi (ur.), TOKUDA, Takehiro (ur.), YOSHIDA, Naofumi (ur.). Information modelling and knowledge bases XXI, (Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, vol. 206). Amsterdam [etc.]: IOS Press, cop. 2010, pp. 418-437.
KOCBEK, Simon, ŠTIGLIC, Gregor, PERNEK, Igor, KOKOL, Peter. Stability of different feature selection methods for selecting protein sequence descriptors in protein solubility classification problem. V: DILLON, Tharam (ur.). Proceedings of the 23rd IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems CBMS 2010, October 12-15, 2010 Perth, Australia. Piscataway: IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 50-55.
NOVAK, Simona, PLAJNŠEK, Marija, KOKOL, Peter, BLAŽUN, Helena. Prepoznavnost e- aplikacij v organizaciji zdravstva in socialnega varstva = Visibility of e-applications in the scope of health and social care organization. V: BOBNAR, Albina (ur.), VETTORAZZI, Renata (ur.). Partnerstvo, znanje in razvoj na zdravstvenem področju : zbornik predavanj z recenzijo. V Ljubljani: Zdravstvena fakulteta, 2010, pp. 139-150.
POHOREC, Sandi, ČEH, Ines, ZORMAN, Milan. Sistem za centralizirano obdelavo besedil v naravnem jeziku. V: Dnevi slovenske informatike 2010 - DSI, Portorož, Slovenija, 14.-16. april CS – 13 Laboratory for System Design
2010. Uravnotežite naložbe, tveganja in razvoj za uspeh : zbornik prispevkov. Ljubljana: Slovensko društvo Informatika, 2010, 8 pp., ilustr.
POHOREC, Sandi, ČEH, Ines, ZORMAN, Milan, KOKOL, Peter. Automated parametrization of custom search ranking functions. V: International Conference on Electronics and Information Engineering, 1-3__ August, 2010, Kyoto, Japan. Proceedings. Chengdu: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, cop. 2010, vol. 1, pp. 374-378.
POHOREC, Sandi, VERLIČ, Mateja, ZORMAN, Milan. Information extraction from concise passages of natural language sources. V: CATANIA, Barbara (ur.), IVANOVIĆ, Mirjana (ur.), THALHEIM, Bernhard (ur.). Advances in databases and information systems : 14th East European conference, ADBIS 2010, Novi Sad, Serbia, September 20-24, 2010 : proceedings, (Lecture notes in computer science, 6295). Berlin: Springer, 2010, 2010, vol. 6295, pp. 463- 474.
POHOREC, Sandi, ZORMAN, Milan. Uporaba in deljenje strukturiranih podatkov na spletu. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, vol. B, pp. 34-37.
ZORMAN, Milan, POHOREC, Sandi, BRUMEN, Boštjan. Opening the knowledge tombs - web based text mining as approach for re-evaluation of machine learning rules. V: CATANIA, Barbara (ur.), IVANOVIĆ, Mirjana (ur.), THALHEIM, Bernhard (ur.). Advances in databases and information systems : 14th East European conference, ADBIS 2010, Novi Sad, Serbia, September 20-24, 2010 : proceedings, (Lecture notes in computer science, 6295). Berlin: Springer, 2010, 2010, vol. 6295, pp. 533-542.
ČEH, Ines, POHOREC, Sandi, MERNIK, Marjan, ZORMAN, Milan. Robot learning of domain specific knowledge from natural language sources. V: JABIN, Suraiya (ur.). Robot learning. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. 43-64.
PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Dr. Mateja Verlič "Detecting elements of subjectivity in text-streams", demonstration at the information science and media studies department of the University of Bergen, Norway, 3. May 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Zorman "Intelligent systems", demonstration at the information science and media studies department at the University of Bergen, Norway, 20. Jul. 2010. Laboratory for System Design CS – 14
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Zorman Organization and realization of the »PokerBot Dr. Mateja Verlič Challenge« competition, Maribor, 25. May 2010. Sandi Pohorec Bojan Žlahtič
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Dr. Mateja Verlič EEA and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, Bergen, Norway, 6. Apr.–8. May 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Zorman EEA and the Norwegian Financial Mechanism, Bergen, Norway, 19. Jul.–18. Avg. 2010. CS – 15 System Software Laboratory
SYSTEM SOFTWARE LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula Phone: +386 2 220 74 80 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Basic research project
J3-0674 Quantitative monitoring of perifollicular vascularisation and the development of corpus luteum during a natural cycle in the dominant follicle (Kvantitativni prikaz perifolikularne vaskularizacije in ožiljenja corpus luteuma pri dominantnem foliklu iz naravnega ciklusa) Leader: Prof. Dr. Veljko Vlaisavljević (UCC Maribor) Participants: Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula, Asst. Prof. Dr. Boris Cigale, Smiljan Šinjur, Vojko Glaser, MSc Project partner: University Clinical Centre Maribor
Financed by: Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS), Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology
We studied echographic ovarian recordings to determine the development of the dominant follicle, its luteinization and corpus luteum. In 2010, the main goal of our research was to complete an automated ultrasound volume processing that minimally depends on interventions of medical personnel. Developed software and hardware enable user to export ultrasound volumes from the ultrasound machine to the external flash drive. The developed software imports ultrasound volumes and analyses them in the external computer. All results are stored into a database for further statistical analysis by medical specialists. Our research confirmed that it was possible to automatically detect the position, volume and diameter of vessels that surround the follicle in the ultrasound volume. We showed that the System Software Laboratory CS – 16
implementation of wavelet-based detection of follicles is highly noise resistant and, consequently, leads to reliable follicle detection. Our mathematical model that uses 3D wavelets was developed and improved during the research. Perifollicular vascularisation was located and estimated statistically after the position of a follicle was found. Since the resolution of vascularisation as detected by power Doppler volumes is low, we paid a lot more attention to a post-processing algorithm that reconstructs blood vessels by using minimal spanning trees. We also implemented the method for elastic ultrasound volumes registration. Thus, it has been possible to monitor the growth of follicles over a period of a few days.
International projects
iMOVE Extraction of information on muscle control during movements Leader: Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula Participant: Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar Project partners: Politecnico di Torino, Italy, Aalborg University, Denmark, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Financed by: The European Commission, 7th Framework Programme
The main objective of the iMOVE project is to design and implement automated signal processing techniques capable of extracting the information about the individual motor units from the dynamic surface electromyograms (EMG), recorded during controlled dynamic contractions of skeletal muscles. The main objective is to study the feasibility, efficiency and repeatability of information extraction during movements, and to define the recommendations for sensors, sensor placement and signal processing in dynamic conditions. Possible collateral applications of the proposed project include objective assessment of effectiveness of rehabilitation and training of athletes, prevention of work-related neuromuscular disorders and diseases, and monitoring of the musculoskeletal deterioration in the microgravity environment. In the first 23 months of the project, two decomposition techniques were developed. They are both based on previously published Convolution Kernel Compensation (CKC) technique [A. Holobar, D. Zazula, “Multichannel blind source separation using convolution kernel compensation,” IEEE trans. signal process, 2007, 55(9), pp. 4487-4496]. First method, the so-called cyclostationary CKC, requires recordings over several repetitions of dynamic muscle contractions. Second method, the so-called sequential CKC, identifies individual motor units online and does not rely on cyclostationarity of measurements. Both methods were tested on experimental surface EMG, recorded during dynamic contractions of biceps brachii muscle. In addition, tests on isometric contractions were performed in order to systematically assess their performance on signal epochs of different lengths and with different configurations of surface electrode arrays. Preliminary results revealed the CS – 17 System Software Laboratory
sequential CKC matches the performance of classical CKC, down to the epoch length of 1 second. For shorter signals the performance declines rapidly. Cyclostationary CKC is suitable for offline analysis only and requires approx. five repetitions of dynamic contraction to successfully decompose motor units. In preliminary tests on dynamic EMG, the cyclostationary CKC decomposed up to 12 motor units.
TREMOR-EEU An ambulatory BCI driven tremor suppression system based on functional electrical stimulation Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar Participants: Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula, Dr. Matjaž Divjak, Dr. Rok Istenič Project partners: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC, Madrid, Spain, University of Aalborg, Denmarks, Technaid S.L., TCN, Spain
Financed by: The European Commission, 7th Framework Programme
Tremor is the most common movement disorder and it is strongly increasing in incidence and prevalence with ageing. It is typically managed by means of drugs, surgery (thalamotomy), and deep brain stimulation, but treatments are not effective in approximately 25% of patients. The main objective of the TREMOR project is to validate, technically, functionally and clinically, the concept of mechanically suppressing tremor through selective Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) based on a (Brain-to-Computer Interaction) BCI-driven detection of involuntary (tremor) motor activity. The main responsibility of System Software Laboratory is twofold: a) to increase the robustness of the TREMOR BCI system by developing and validating the online and self-learning signal decomposition techniques, capable of suppressing artefacts and extracting the central tremor component from multichannel electroencephalograms (EEG), and b) to decompose tremor affected surface electromyograms (EMG) in order to quantify neurophysiological mechanisms contributing to muscle tremor. In the first project year, 51 different signal separation techniques were systematically tested on EEG signals from six different tremor-affected patients. It was demonstrated that, although partially successful, the existing state-of-the-art techniques experience problems in convergence and are not capable of separating the central tremor component from ongoing EEG activity and artefacts. These findings motivated the development of novel decomposition approach, the so-called EMG-driven decomposition of EEG. In preliminary testing, the novel technique successfully identified the central tremor component in EEG signals from five out of six tremor-affected patients. A robust surface EMG decomposition tool, referred to as tremor-optimized Convolution Kernel Compensation (CKC) technique, has also been developed. This technique modifies and extends the previously published CKC method [A. Holobar, D. Zazula, “Multichannel blind source separation using convolution kernel compensation,” IEEE trans. signal proces., System Software Laboratory CS – 18
2007, 55(9), pp. 4487-4496] in order to circumvent the typical assumption on regularity and asynchrony of motor unit firings in normal condition and adapt to the discharge patterns in pathological tremor. In twenty-four recordings of high-density surface EMG signals from four tremor-affected patients, the modified CKC technique identified 134 motor units (6 ± 4 motor units per contraction).
Completed research projects 2010
Research and development project
V4-0537 Development of a register for fruit harvesting forecast for apples and pears based on visualisation of trees growing volumes (Priprava registra napovedi in pridelkov jabolk in hrušk s pomočjo vizualizacije rodnega volumna dreves) Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Denis Stajnko (Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences) Participants: Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula, Smiljan Šinjur Project partners: Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Financed by: Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS), Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology Duration: January 2008 to August 2010
The project was completed in collaboration between the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. It focused on monitoring and prediction of fruit harvest, specifically of apples and pears, since in Slovenia, 72% of the fruit area is cultivated for those two types. Today's crop assessment is based on manual counting of fruits in smaller areas, resulting in a large difference between the forecast and actual annual yield. The project aimed to develop an effective, simple and, above all, a rapid data collection system for field-measurements, and thus improve the accuracy of existing harvesting- prediction methods and models. The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science was involved in developing a computer application for data gathering, storing and processing the collected data. In 2009, we developed the subsystem for navigation, which guides a user to selected crops, as fast as possible. Data acquisition subsystem for field-measurement was based on a mobile device and connected to a computer to store the collected data. Several users can operate the system simultaneously, whereas the collected data are synchronized CS – 19 System Software Laboratory
by the central computer at a later stage. In 2010, an evaluation of the implemented subsystems and the system as a whole followed. We were verifying whether the GPS positioning system used is reliable enough to guide user to the same plantation and trees several times. Therefore, we checked the accuracy of three different GPS modules. The ASUS P565 phone proved the best, having repeatable accuracy close to 10 meters. Unfortunately, such accuracy is not sufficient to identify a particular tree in the plantation. By using GPS modules, we can only identify entire rows of trees, as the average distance between the trees in a row is 0.7 meters. The project was successfully completed in 2010 and the developed system showed to be very helpful and will be also used in the future to predict fruit harvest..
PUBLICATIONS
Boris Cigale, Smiljan Šinjur, Damjan Zazula: ”Automated quantitative assessment of perifollicular vascularization using power doppler ultrasound images,” WSEAS Trans. Comput., 2010, vol. 9, iss. 2, pp. 194-203.
Boris Cigale, Damjan Zazula: “Influence of noise on the results of rigid registration of segmented ovarian volumes using spherical correlation in frequency domain,” WSEAS Trans. Comput., 2010, vol. 9, iss. 8, pp. 898-908.
Aleš Holobar, Marco Alessandro Minetto, Alberto Botter, Francesco Negro, Dario Farina: “Experimental analysis of accuracy in the identification of motor unit spike trains from high- density surface EMG,” IEEE trans. neural syst. rehabil. eng., 2010, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 221- 229.
Rok Istenič, Prodromos Kaplanis, Constantinos Pattichis, Damjan Zazula: ”Multiscale entropy-based approach to automated surface EMG classification of neuromuscular disorders,” Med. biol. eng. comput., 2010, vol. 48, no. 8, pp. 773-781.
Roberto Merletti, Matteo Aventaggiato, Alberto Botter, Aleš Holobar, Hamid Marateb, Taian Vieira: “Advances in surface EMG: recent progress in detection and processing techniques,” Crit. rev. biomed. eng., 2010, vol. 38, iss. 4, pp. 305-345.
Harri Piitulainen, Aleš Holobar, Janne Avela: “Changes in motor unit characteristics after eccentric elbow flexor exercise,” Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, web-published on Oct. 25, 2010. System Software Laboratory CS – 20
Peter Podbreznik, Božidar Potočnik: “Estimating correspondence between arbitrarily selected points in two widely-separated views,” Advanced engineering informatics, Aug. 2010, vol. 24, iss. 3, pp. 367-376.
Veljko Vlaisavljević, Elko Borko, Branko Radaković, Damjan Zazula, Marko Došen: “Changes in perifollicular vascularity after administration of human chorionic gonadotropin measured by quantitative three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound,” Wien. klin. Wochenschr., 2010, vol. 122, suppl. 2, pp. 85-90.
Damjan Zazula, Rok Istenič: “Segmentation of compound signals using higher-order activity indexes,” Int. j. circuits syst. signal process., 2010, vol. 4, iss. 3, pp. 120-128.
Roberto Merletti, Aleš Holobar, Dario Farina: “Advances in surface EMG: applications for better and safer living,” ISSNIP Biosignal and Biorobotics Conference: Biosignal and Biorobotics for better and safer living, 2010, 11 pp.
Boris Cigale, Damjan Zazula: “Rigid registration of segmented volumes in frequency domain using spherical correlation,” Mathematical methods, computational techniques, intelligent systems: the 12th WSEAS International Conference on Mathematical Methods, Computational Techniques and Intelligent Systems, 2010.
Vojko Glaser, Aleš Holobar, Damjan Zazula: “Analiza natančnosti dekompozicije kratkočasovnih površinskih signalov EMG z metodo kompenzacije konvolucijskih jeder,” Proceedings of the 19th Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenia, Sept. 2010, vol. B, pp. 315-318.
Rok Istenič, Damjan Zazula: “Modelling the activity index variance for noisy multichannel observations,” ISSNIP Biosignal and Biorobotics Conference: Biosignal and Biorobotics for better and safer living, 2010, pp. 143-146.
Rok Istenič, Damjan Zazula: “Vpliv interpolacije signalov na vsebino indeksa aktivnosti,” Proceedings of the 19th Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenia, Sept. 2010, vol. B, pp. 257-260.
Jurij Munda, Damjan Zazula: “Izvedba gonilnika za okna,” Proceedings of the 19th Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenia, Sept. 2010, vol. B, pp. 6-9.
Gašper Sedej, Boris Cigale, Jurij Munda, Damjan Zazula: “Uporaba digitalnega kompaktnega fotoaparata za video nadzor,” Proceedings of the 19th Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenia, Sept. 2010, vol. B, pp. 62- 65. CS – 21 System Software Laboratory
Smiljan Šinjur, Damjan Zazula, Denis Stajnko: “Analiza zbranih podatkov in izboljšave sistema za avtomatsko lociranje drevesnih nasadov,” Proceedings of the 19th Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenia, Sept. 2010, vol. B, pp. 99-102.
Sebastijan Šprager, Boris Cigale, Denis Đonlagić, Damjan Zazula: “Zajemanje in predobdelava multimodalnih biomedicinskih signalov za nadzor človekovih vitalnih funkcij,” Proceedings of the 19th Electrotechnical and Computer Science Conference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenia, Sept. 2010, vol. B, pp. 299-302
Sebastijan Šprager, Boris Cigale, Damjan Zazula: “Estimation of growth of ovarian follicles using rigid and elastic ultrasound image registration,” BIOSIGNALS 2010: proceedings of the third International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing, Valencia, Spain, 2010, pp. 333-338.
Sebastijan Šprager, Denis Đonlagić, Damjan Zazula: “Monitoring of basic human vital functions using optical interferometer,” ICSP2010, IEEE 10th international conference, Beijing, China, 2010, vol. 2, pp. 1738-1741.
Damjan Zazula, Rok Istenič: “Properties of activity index extended by higher-order moments,” Latest trends on circuits, systems and signals: 4th International Conference on Circuits, Systems and Signal (CSS'10), Corfu Island, Greece, WSEAS, 2010, pp. 151-157.
Luca Mesin, Aleš Holobar, Roberto Merletti: “Blind Source Separation: Application to Biomedical Signals,” Advanced Methods of Biomedical Signal Processing, May 2010, pp. 379-409.
Dario Farina, Aleš Holobar, Roberto Merletti, Roger M. Enoka: “Decoding the neural drive to muscles from the surface electromyogram,” Clin. Neurophysiol., May 2010.
Aleš Holobar, Damjan Zazula: “Gradient-Based Decomposition of Surface Electromyograms,” ISEK 2010, Aalborg, Denmark, June 2010.
Marco Alessandro Minetto, Aleš Holobar, Alberto Botter, Roberta Ravenni, Dario Farina: “Motor Unit Discharge Properties during Muscle Cramps Electrically-Elicited after Peripheral Nerve Block,” Motoneuron Meeting 2010, Paris, France, July 2010.
Roberto Merletti, Aleš Holobar, Dario Farina: “Advances in Surface EMG: Applications for Better and Safer Living,” ISSNIP Biosignals and Biorobotics Conference 2010, Vitoria, Brasil, Jan. 2010.
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PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar, Decomposition of surface EMG, presentation at the Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula: workshop The investigation of the neuromuscular system through intramuscular and surface electromyography, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, Feb. 1 , 2010.
Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula, Research on biomedical signal processing at the Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar, University of Maribor (and other research activities), Dr. Rok Istenič, presentation at the workshop The investigation of Sebastijan Šprager: the neuromuscular system through intramuscular and surface electromyography, Politecnico di Torino. Torino, Italy, Feb. 1,.2010.
Sebastijan Šprager, Multivariantna analiza načina hoje in identifikacija Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula: oseb s pomočjo pospeškometrov (Multivariant analysis of gait and person identification using accelerometers), presentation at the yearly workshop of the programme group Computer Systems, Methodologies and Intelligent Services, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Maribor, Feb. 10, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Boris Cigale, Odkrivanje in rekonstrukcija jajčnih mešičkov in Smiljan Šinjur, njihovega ožilja v ultrazvočnih volumnih (Detection Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula: and reconstruction of ovarian follicles and perifollicular vascularisation using 3D ultrasound volumes), presentation at the yearly workshop of the programme group Computer Systems, Methodologies and Intelligent Services, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Maribor, Feb. 10, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula, TREMOR-EEU partner presentation: University of Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar: Maribor, presentation at the international TREMOR meeting, Brussels, Belgium, Apr. 28, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar: Decomposition of Surface EMG: Data Models, Algorithms and Limitations, presentation at the workshop Introduction to EMG Decomposition, ISEK 2010, Aalborg, Denmark, June 16, 2010. CS – 23 System Software Laboratory
Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar: Decomposition of HDEMG into the Constituent Action Potential Trains, presentation at the workshop High Density Surface EMG, ISEK 2010, Aalborg, Denmark, June 16, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar: Predstavitev projekta TREMOR (Presentation of the TREMOR project), presentation at the Informative days of the 7th EU Framework programme organised by the Slovenian Business and Research Association, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Sept. 9-10, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula, Akcijski potenciali – potujoči potenciali: pojav in Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar: meritve mišičnih električnih signalov (EMG) (Action Potentials – Potentials Travelling: Phenomena and Measurement of EMG), invited lecture at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Nov. 23, 2010.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Božidar Potočnik, Organization and management of the conference Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula, Računalniška obdelava slik in njena uporaba v Jurij Munda, Sloveniji, ROSUS 2010 (Computer Image Sebastijan Šprager, Processing and its Application in Slovenia), Asst. Prof. Dr. Boris Cigale, Maribor, March 18, 2010. Smiljan Šinjur, Asst. Prof. Dr. Danilo Korže, Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar, Dr. Rok Istenič, Vojko Glaser, MSc, Gašper Sedej:
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar: Visit as part of the iMOVE project at the Laboratory of Engineering of Neuromuscular System – LISiN, Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, Feb. 1-5, 2010. System Software Laboratory CS – 24
Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar: Research visit to the Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), University of Aalborg, Denmark, Mar. 12-16, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar, Working meeting as part of the Tremor project Prof. Dr. Damjan Zazula: and measurement of the biomedical signals at the Institute for biomechanics in Valencia, Valencia, Spain, June 27 – July 2, 2010.
Dr. Rok Istenič: Research visit and measurements of electroencephalograms at the Centre for Sensory-Motor Interaction (SMI), University of Aalborg, Denmark, Avg. 23-27, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleš Holobar: Visit to the European Commission for the conference ICT 2010, Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 27-29, 2010.
Dr. Rok Istenič: Working meeting as part of the TREMOR project and measurement of bioelectrical signals at the Institute for biomechanics in Valencia, Valencia, Spain, Dec. 13-15, 2010.
GUESTS AND VISITORS
Prof. Dr. Bernard Lapatki (University Visit to the System Software Laboratory and Medical Centre, Ulm, Germany): collaboration proposal meeting, Sept. 17, 2010.
Mojmir Mavrič, Prof. (Centre for Project proposal meeting, Nov. 4, 2010. Education, Rehabilitation and Training, Kamnik, Slovenia): CS – 25 Heterogeneous Computer Systems Laboratory
HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTER SYSTEMS LABORATORY
Head: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Ojsteršek Phone: +386 2 220 74 51 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Applied projects
EKOFARM3 A centralized system for eco-farming control Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Ojsteršek Participants: Ervin Schaff MSc, Marko Višić, Marko Ferme Financed by: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
Duration: 2006 -
Farmers, who want to trade their crops products or meat as ecological products, have to breed, grow or produce them in a way that meets strict ecological criteria. As part of this project, we have upgraded applications from previous projects, so they can support multiple control organizations. They can operate through a central server, located at the Ministry and in such way, a full control is provided. In 2010, the degree of automatization of report creation has increased. Also, we have adapted current functionalities and automized new tasks.
CHP CHP Web portal Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Ojsteršek Participants: Branko Horvat MSc., Ervin Schaff MSc, Albin Bregant, MSc. Borut Gorenjak, MSc. Janez Brezovnik, Marko Ferme, Marko Višić, Goran Hrovat Heterogeneous Computer Systems Laboratory CS – 26
Financed by: Municipality of Oplotnica, Municipality of Postojna, Municipality of Hoče-Slivnica, Municipality of Muta, Municipality of Zagorje ob Savi, Municipality of Moravske Toplice, Municipality of Pivka, Municipality of Kidričevo, Municipality of Kranj, Municipality of Slovenska Bistrica, Municipality of Maribor, Municipality of Radovljica, Municipality of Sveti Jurij ob Ščavnici, Municipality of Videm pri Ptuju, Municipality of Sežana, Municipality of Kungota, Ljudska univerza Koper, Razgoršek d.o.o., Geological Institute of Republic of Slovenia
Duration: 2000 -
Portal infrastructure facilitates creation, integration, and management of information documents. This way, we can achieve higher efficiency in accessing such information, since users spend less time to find, use, and analyse information. In addition, administrators spend less time with helping users. The basic features of portals are: document management, information search, integration of application services and content within the information system with external information systems, cross-referencing of content and services, provide collaboration services, information categorization, provide independence between data and its presentation in various media, multi-lingua information presentation, authentication and authorization of access to data and services, security consideration, personalization, and customization. The portal is being updated with new functionalities.
Completed research projects 2010
Applied projects
eSO-Mreža Municipality e-services: A model solving citizen's requests for communal tax calculation Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Milan Ojsteršek Participants: MSc. Branko Horvat, MSc. Ervin Schaff, Albin Bregant, MSc. Borut Gorenjak, Marko Višić, Marko Ferme, MSc. Janez Brezovnik Project partners: 3 Port, FERI UM Financed by: Structural funds EU, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology CS – 27 Heterogeneous Computer Systems Laboratory
We have developed a system that uses semantic description of processes, databases and web services for question answering in the Slovenian language. Knowledge can be obtained from employees in public administration or from a variety of content that it publishes (web portals, forms, output documents, documents describing the operation of back-end IT solutions...). This knowledge is also used in the e-testing system to check understanding of processes in public administration. For test domain, a calculation of communal tax for investors is used in prototype.
PUBLICATIONS
BREZOVNIK, Janez, OJSTERŠEK, Milan. Detekcija plagiatov v digitalni knjižnici Univerze v Mariboru. V: Dnevi slovenske informatike 2010 - DSI, Portorož, Slovenija, 14.-16. april 2010. Uravnotežite naložbe, tveganja in razvoj za uspeh : zbornik prispevkov. Ljubljana: Slovensko društvo Informatika, 2010, 10 pp., ilustr.
BREZOVNIK, Janez, OJSTERŠEK, Milan. Digital library of University of Maribor : (more than just a bunch of documents). V: DEO, Narsingh (ur.), DEMIRALP, Metin (ur.), STORK, Milan (ur.), MILKOVÁ, Eva (ur.), WAKAMATSU, Hidetoshi, TCHIZAWA, Kiyoyuki. Applied computer science, (International Conference on Applied Computer Science). [S. l]: WSEAS, cop. 2010, pp. 473-478.
BREZOVNIK, Janez, OJSTERŠEK, Milan. TextProc - a natural language processing framework. V: MLADENOV, Valeri (ur.). Advances in communications, computers, systems, circuits and devices : [proceedings] : European conference of systems (ECS '10) : European conference of circuits technology and devices (ECCTD '10) : European conference of communications (ECCOM '10) : European conference of computers science (ECCS '10), Puerto De La Cruz, Tenerife, November 30 - December 2, 2010. [S. l.]: World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society: = WSEAS, cop. 2010, pp. 208-212.
FERME, Marko, OJSTERŠEK, Milan. Sequence matching with subsequence analysis. V: MLADENOV, Valeri (ur.). Advances in communications, computers, systems, circuits and devices : [proceedings] : European conference of systems (ECS '10) : European conference of circuits technology and devices (ECCTD '10) : European conference of communications (ECCOM '10) : European conference of computers science (ECCS '10), Puerto De La Cruz, Tenerife, November 30 - December 2, 2010. [S. l.]: World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society: = WSEAS, cop. 2010, pp. 234-238.
GORENJAK, Borut, FERME, Marko, OJSTERŠEK, Milan. Ontology-driven question answering system with semantic web services support. V: MLADENOV, Valeri (ur.). Advances in communications, computers, systems, circuits and devices: European conference of systems Heterogeneous Computer Systems Laboratory CS – 28
(ECS '10) : European conference of circuits technology and devices (ECCTD '10) : European conference of communications (ECCOM '10) : European conference of computers science (ECCS '10), Puerto De La Cruz, Tenerife, November 30 - December 2, 2010. [S. l.]: World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society: = WSEAS, cop. 2010, pp. 199-202.
OJSTERŠEK, Milan. Pomenski opis procesov na področju javne uprave. V: Dnevi slovenske informatike 2010 - DSI, Portorož, Slovenija, 14.-16. april 2010. Uravnotežite naložbe, tveganja in razvoj za uspeh : zbornik prispevkov. Ljubljana: Slovensko društvo Informatika, 2010, 10 pp., ilustr
OJSTERŠEK, Milan, BREZOVNIK, Janez, FERME, Marko, LEGAT, Dunja. Zagotavljanje prostega dostopa do digitalnih virov na Univerzi v Mariboru. V: ZEMLJIČ, Igor (ur.), BOŽIČ, Maja (ur.). Prost dostop do dosežkov slovenskih znanstvenikov : zbornik prispevkov 4. skupnega posvetovanja Sekcije za specialne knjižnice in Sekcije za visokošolske knjižnice Zveze bibliotekarskih društev Slovenije : proceedings of 4th Joint Conference of the Special Libraries Section and the Academic Libraries Section of the Slovenian Library Association, [Ljubljana, 27. in 28. oktober 2010]. Ljubljana: Zveza bibliotekarskih društev Slovenije, 2010, pp. 76-90.
OJSTERŠEK, Milan, FERME, Marko, BREGANT, Albin, GORENJAK, Borut, SCHAFF, Ervin, BREZOVNIK, Janez, HORVAT, Branko, HROVAT, Goran, VIŠIČ, Marko. Odgovarjanje na vprašanja v slovenskem jeziku s pomočjo pomenskega opisa procesov. V: Informatika kot gonilo razvoja javne uprave : zbornik konference Informatika v javni upravi 2010, Kongresni center Brdo pri Kranju, 22.-23. november 2010. 1. izd. Ljubljana: Slovensko društvo Informatika, 2010, 8 f. CS – 29 Geometric Modelling and Multimedia Algorithms Laboratory
GEOMETRIC MODELLING AND MULTIMEDIA ALGORITHMS LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Phone: +386 2 220 74 71 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Applied projects
KBB – SI-AT Knowledge for Business in Border Regions Leader: Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Participants: Dr. David Podgorelec, Dr. Gregor Klajnšek Project partners: Public Agency for Technology of the Republic of Slovenia, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Štajerska, Pomurje Technology Park, University of Maribor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, SFG-Innofinanz, FH Joanneum, ACstyria Autocluster GMBH, ISIS - Institut für Systemwissenschaften, Innovations- & Nachhaltigkeitsforschung - Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz
Financed by: Government Office for Local Self-Government and Regional Policy, European Commission – European Regional Development Fund
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The KBB project has been developed to boost activities of technology transfer in the Slovenian-Austrian border region in order to provide relevant stakeholders with the methodology to train facilitators and to pilot projects in companies until they are finished. The project is carried out as part of the Operational Programme Slovenia-Austria 2007-2013.
L2-3650 Processing of massive geometric LIDAR data Leader: Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Participants: Dr. Bogdan Lipuš, Dr. Sebastian Krivograd, Domen Mongus, Denis Špelič Project partners: Jožef Stefan Institute (IJS) Primorska Institute of Science and Technology (PINT) IGEA d.o.o. X-Lab d.o.o.
Financed by: Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS) DAT-CON d.o.o. IGEA d.o.o. X-Lab d.o.o. Geoin d.o.o.
Duration: 2010 to 2013
Acquisition and processing of geometric data from the Earth surface are complex processes that used to be considered difficult, slow and expensive. However, modern technologies enable development of devices capable of fast and cost-efficient data capturing. The focus has therefore been moved to data storage and processing. LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) scanners can capture up to 24 points in a square metre, with the acquisition speed as high as 200.000 points per second. The results of this are huge amounts of geometric data – 3D points with attached specific data that exceed the storage capacities of a computer system. Their storage and processing require special approaches. The development of software for huge datasets processing hardly follows capabilities of data capture devices. This implies many challenges and problems in the field of geometric data processing. In the proposed project, we deal with some of them in close cooperation with final users. The expected solutions will directly support the quality of their services. To achieve the set goals, thorough theoretical knowledge of the field, new theoretical solutions and practical experiences are necessary. Proven excellence of our previous research results and successful transfers to practice provide a good starting point. CS – 31 Geometric Modelling and Multimedia Algorithms Laboratory
International projects
BI-CN/09-11/25 Data compression in computer graphics Leader: Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science), Dr. Yong Kui Liu (Dalian Nationalities University, College of Computer Science and Engineering) Participants: Dr. Gregor Klajnšek, Dr. Vid Domiter, Denis Obrul, Boštjan Pivec, Blaž Repnik, Bojan Rupnik, Denis Špelič, Sašo Pečnik, Gregor Smogavec Project partners: Dalian Nationalities University, College of Computer Science and Engineering, Dalian, People's Republic of China
Financed by: The Government of the People's Republic of China, Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
The amount of geometric data with modern sweep techniques increases dramatically. In collaboration with Chinese researchers we are developing algorithms for domain-specific geometric data compression (3D points, chain codes and voxels).
Completed research projects 2010
Applied projects
INT_GEOPI Interoperability of Geo-Spatial Data Infrastructure for Spatial Development Leader: Dr. Vid Domiter Participants: Dr. Gregor Klajnšek, Dr. Bogdan Lipuš, Boštjan Pivec, Bojan Rupnik, Gregor Smogavec, Denis Obrul, Denis Žganec Project partners: IGEA d.o.o.
Financed by: Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia, European Union – European Regional Development Fund
The project is aimed towards the construction of modern geospatial data infrastructure, especially intended for local communities and other entities that play an important role in land development. The project partners want to create technological capabilities for easier access to spatial data for both users and applications that use these data in their daily routines. The geospatial data infrastructure will be based on the latest geoinformation standards OGC and Inspire as well as on the open-source GeoServer infrastructure. This infrastructure should Geometric Modelling and Multimedia Algorithms Laboratory CS – 32
also be compatible with the interoperable infrastructure that is being built by the state. Additionally, the project partners have set a goal to raise awareness of spatial data and promote related knowledge to general public. This will be done by creating a system that will support easy and clear presentation of key characteristics of spatial data to end-users and by creating a feedback loop with the education process through which results and new knowledge obtained in the project will be available in the university education process.
System development for interesting roads Leader: Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Participants: Blaž Repnik, Denis Žganec Project partners: IGEA d.o.o.
Financed by: IGEA d.o.o.
Duration: 2010
In this project, we have developed additions to the capabilities offered by the open-source solution Geoserver. The addition encloses building of cartography for the most interesting Slovenian tourist bike routes.
P-235/2006 The IGEA GeoServer development Leader: Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Participants: Domen Mongus, Blaž Repnik, Bojan Rupnik, Gregor Smogavec, Denis Žganec Project partners: IGEA d.o.o.
Financed by: IGEA d.o.o.
Duration: 2010
The project was performed as a series of smaller subprojects agreed in a form of subcontracts to the principal contract. The main project goals were development, configuration and usage of the server-side application Geoserver for presentation of raster and vector data through the help of an image mosaic. Among the main tasks that have been solved inside the project, we emphasize: authentication for WMS requests and usage of the WFS authentication server, translation of the Geoserver source code into JDeveloper in order to enable functionality in Oracle IAS environment, integration of security system in Geoserver, expansion of MapBuilder functionality, integration of data-store for MrSID format in Geoserver infrastructure and update of data-store for ArcSDE spatial data, implementation of WFS-T specifications for spatial data manipulation for usage in Oracle Spatial and CS – 33 Geometric Modelling and Multimedia Algorithms Laboratory
ArcSDE, the support for EPSG projection for the system of coordinates used in Slovenia, and development of tools for state maps and DOF infrastructure for Geoserver.
Generation of graphical textual sets Leader: Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Participants: Denis Obrul Project partners: Jakša Group d.o.o.
Financed by: Jakša Group d.o.o.
Duration: 2010
In cooperation with Jakša Group d.o.o. we have developed a generator of graphic text sets to check the validity of data in input fields on webpages. Graphical text sets are selected sequences of characters presented by a masked image that can only be read by humans.
Application for visualization of LiDAR data on personal computers Leader: Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Participants: Sašo Pečnik Project partners: Geoin d.o.o.
Financed by: Geoin d.o.o.
Duration: 2010
Presented in this project is an interactive tool that allows efficient processing and analysis of data collected by LiDAR technology. The LiDAR technology allows quick capturing of geometric data of a large geographical area with high precision and resolution. The scope covered by data set grows rapidly and the ability of modern computer systems requires introducing optimization algorithms through the whole process of visualization, processing and analysis. We present an algorithm of point reduction from the scene, based on a hierarchical division of space using a quad-tree. We reduce points according to their visibility and distance from the viewpoint, thus ensuring real-time visualization on computer systems with a lower graphic power. Such visualization provides high system responsiveness, and presents a framework that allows processing of LiDAR data. Geometric Modelling and Multimedia Algorithms Laboratory CS – 34
PUBLICATIONS
GLOBAČNIK, Timotej, ŽALIK, Borut. An efficient raster font compression for embedded systems. Pattern recogn.. Dec. 2010, vol. 43, iss. 12, pp. 4137-4147.
JERMAN BLAŽIČ, Andrej, JERMAN-BLAŽIČ, Borka, NOVAK, Franc. Social software tools in vocational e-learning : an empirical exploratory study. Int. Rev. Comp. Softw. (Testo stamp.), 2010, vol. 5, no. 6, pp. 731-739.
KOVAČ, Boštjan, ŽALIK, Borut. Visualization of LIDAR datasets using point-based rendering technique. Comput. geosci.., Nov. 2010, vol. 36, iss. 11, pp. 1443-1450.
RIZMAN ŽALIK, Krista. Cluster validity index for estimation of fuzzy clusters of different sizes and densities. Pattern recogn.. , Oct. 2010, vol. 43, iss. 10, pp. 3374-3390.
GANGL, Simon, MONGUS, Domen. Comparison of face recognition algorithms in terms of the learning set selection. In: WIMMER, Michael (ed.), HLADÙVKA, Jiŕi (ed.), ILČÍK, Martin (ed.). Proceedings of the 14th Central European Seminar on Computer Graphics, CESCG 2010, May 10-12, 2010, Budmerice, Slovakia. Vienna: University of Technology, Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms, 2010, pp. 37-43.
KAMIŠALIĆ, Aida, MONGUS, Domen, PAVLIČ, Luka, POHOREC, Sandi, SEVČNIKAR, Andrej, VERLIČ, Mateja, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, HÖLBL, Marko. Aspects in information modelling and knowledge bases research. In: WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana (ed.), JAAKKOLA, Hannu (ed.), KIYOKI, Yasushi (ed.), TOKUDA, Takehiro (ed.), YOSHIDA, Naofumi (ed.). Information modelling and knowledge bases XXI, (Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, vol. 206). Amsterdam [etc.]: IOS Press, cop. 2010, pp. 418-437.
MONGUS, Domen, ŠPELIČ, Denis, ŽALIK, Borut, RUPNIK, Bojan. Geometry compression of scanned point-clouds. In: ICSTE 2010 : proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on software technology and engineering, 3 - 5 October, 2010, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA. Vol. 1. Piscataway: IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. V1-279 - V1-282.
OBRUL, Denis, ŽALIK, Borut. Progressive transmission and visualization of losslessly compressed DICOM data. In: ARABNIA, Hamid R. (ed.), DELIGIANNIDIS, Leonidas (ed.). IPCV 2010 : proceedings of the 2010 international conference on image processing, computer vision, & pattern recognition, WORLDCOMP'10, July 12-15, 2010, Las Vegas Nevada, USA. Las Vegas: CSREA Press, cop. 2010, vol. 2, pp. 602-609.
PEČNIK, Sašo, MONGUS, Domen, ŽALIK, Borut. System for digital elevation model generation from Lidar data. In: 10th International multidisciplinary scientific geoconference CS – 35 Geometric Modelling and Multimedia Algorithms Laboratory
SGEM 2010 : modern management of mine producing, geology and environmental protection, 20-26 June 2010, Bulgaria. Sofia: SGEM, cop. 2010, vol. 1, pp. 957-963.
PIVEC, Boštjan, ŽALIK, Borut. Patch peeling from 3D convex hull. In: 10th International multidisciplinary scientific geoconference SGEM 2010 : modern management of mine producing, geology and environmental protection, 20-26 June 2010, Bulgaria. Sofia: SGEM, cop. 2010, vol. 1, pp. 1085-1092.
MONGUS, Domen, ŽALIK, Borut. A method and apparatus for LiDAR data compression and decompression : U. S. Patent and trademark office, U. S. Department of commerce, Appl. no.: 61410522, EFS ID: 8778528, confirmation number: 7349. [S. l.: s. n.], 2010. [37] f., illustr.
LIPUŠ, Bogdan, ŽALIK, Borut. Postopek rekonstrukcije kontrolirano okvarjene slike z delovnim krogom (Algorithm for reconstruction of controlled distorted image using a working circle) : patent : SI 22942 (A), 2010-07-10. Ljubljana: Urad RS za intelektualno lastnino (The Slovenian Intellectual Property Office), 2010. 16 pages, illustr.
REPNIK, Blaž, ŽALIK, Borut. Rekonstrukcija vodotesnega trikotniškega površja iz 3D vzorčenih točk (Reconstruction of waterproof triangulated surface from 3D sampled points): patent confirmation number 23083, patent application number P-200900178 from date 29. 06. 2009 : holder UM FERI. Ljubljana: Ministry of the Economy, Urad RS za intelektualno lastnino (The Slovenian Intellectual Property Office), 2010. [10] pages.
YONGKUI, Liu, LIJUN, He, PENGJIE, Wang, ŽALIK, Borut. Metoda brezizgubnega stiskanja tridimenzionalnih geometrijskih mrežnih modelov s transformacijo v enodimenzionalni prostor (Lossless compression method for 3D geometric mesh models with transformation into 1D space) : patent certificate, People's Republic of China , State Intellectual Property Office : patent number ZL 2008 1 0012888.5, patent application date: 20. 08. 2008 : certificate number 6245548. Beijing: State Intellectual Property, 2010. 6 f.
PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Algorithmic solutions for geometric data processing, Domen Mongus presentation at Geološki zavod Slovenije, Ljubljana, Slovenija, May 10, 2010.
Gregor Smogavec Medial axis approximation of simple polygons, presentation at the Department for Computer Graphics and Geometry, Dalian Nationalities University, Dalian, People's Republic of China, November 16, 2010. Geometric Modelling and Multimedia Algorithms Laboratory CS – 36
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Program Committee member at MATCOS-10 mini conference.
Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Reviewer at CESCG 2010 conference.
Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Reviewer for International journal of geographical information science.
Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Reviewer for Computers & graphics journal.
Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Reviewer for Informatica journal.
Prof. Dr. Borut Žalik Reviewer for Cartography and geographic information science journal.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Boštjan Pivec Visit as part of the bilateral project »Data Gregor Smogavec compression in computer graphics«, Dalian, People's Republic of China, Nov. 3–19, 2010.
GUESTS AND VISITORS
Yongkui Liu Visit as part of the bilateral project »Data Bo Wang compression in computer graphics«, August 12–24, Zhijie Li 2010. Yian Yun (Dalian Nationalities University, College of Computer Science and Engineering) CS – 37 Programming Methodology Laboratory
PROGRAMMING METHODOLOGY LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Phone: +386 2 220 74 55 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
International projects
BI-TR/10-12-004 Domain specific modeling language for multi-agent systems, founded for semantic web Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Participants: Dr. Tomaž Kosar, Dr. Matej Črepinšek, Dejan Hrnčič, Ines Čeh, Marjan Horvat Financed by: Government of the Republic of Turkey, Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
Duration: 1.1.2010 to 31.12.2012
Programe agents and multi-agent systems (MAS) present an efficient technology for modeling and construction of complex divided systems. Programe agents are basically autonomous programe components, which are capable to come up with a decision instead of users whose intentions are to execute given tasks. The study of multi-agent systems is currently more or less concentrated on studying intelligent agents that communicatie amongs each other. As part of this project, we will introduce domain specific modeling languages (DSML) for development of multi-agent systems by taking into consideration agents that support semantic web. The aim of this project is to create domain specific modeling language for multi-agent systems that would have a clear syntax and semantic to define multi-agent systems. It would also be based on a graphic notation from which it would be possible to automatically generate a code through the help of model transformations. Programming Methodology Laboratory CS – 38
BI-PT/10-11-230 Evaluation of understanding domain specific programs Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Participants: Dr. Tomaž Kosar, Dr. Matej Črepinšek, Dejan Hrnčič, Ines Čeh, Marjan Horvat Financed by: Government of the Republic of Slovakia, Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
Duration: 1.1.2010 to 31.12.2011
Domain specific languages are those that are suited for specific application domain and offer the user a more comparable notation and abstraction. According to the definition, domain specific languages are more pronounced and simpler to use in a specific domain as basic purpose languages and they bring benefits into productivity and in lowering the maintenance costs. However, are those claims also true in practice? All claims have a common denominator, which makes domain specific programe a lot easier to understand. Understanding of programs is a hard cognitive work, which includes construction of a mental model of the program and thoughts of the programmer who wrote the programe. That process can be simplified with concrete presentations that can be automatically acquired and they reveal different aspects of the programme as well as its structure and behavior. Therefore, the visualization and animation of programs is an important aid in order to reach previously mentioned goal. Even more important is the possibility to create visual presentations that enable the programmer to link the realization of programe sequence with their effects and with such visualize the link between a problem and a solution. In order to better understand the link between the problem domain and program domain, we will research different formalisms such as ontologies and domain analyses.
Industrial projects
DEWESoft Consultation for development of programe tool Sequencer Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Project partners: DEWESoft d.o.o.
Financed by: DEWESoft d.o.o.
Duration: 2009 to 2011
The aim of the project is to provide consultations to client, DEWESoft, for development of modelling tool Sequencer for construction of sequences. The application is used in the field of measuring technics where measurements are visually composed by the user. The tool also includes debugger called Ladybird. The purpose of the debugger is easier development and CS – 39 Programming Methodology Laboratory
detection of eventual errors during the development of measuring sequences.
Completed research projects 2010
International projects
BI-SK/08-09-002 Software Evolution by Language Adaptation Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Participants: Dr. Tomaž Kosar, Dr. Matej Črepinšek, Marjan Horvat, Dejan Hrnčič, Asst. Dr. Boštjan Slivnik (FRI) Financed by: Government of the Republic of Slovakia, Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
Duration: 1.7.2008 to 30.6.2010
The proposed research focused on a new approach for the development of software, based on languages that are adaptive for a specific domain. The goal of the project has been to investigate the changing software (evolution) and suggest possible solutions based on language adaptation. Computer language (modeling and program) also included language constructs that supported development (evolution) of software in a more direct way.
PUBLICATIONS
ARORA, Ritu, BANGALORE, Purushotham, MERNIK, Marjan. Raising the level of abstraction for developing message passing applications. J. supercomput., Published online: 09 November 2010, pp. [1-12], ilustr
ARORA, Ritu, BANGALORE, Purushotham, MERNIK, Marjan. A technique for non-invasive application-level checkpointing. J. supercomput., Published online: 16 February 2010, pp.
ČREPINŠEK, Matej, KOSAR, Tomaž, MERNIK, Marjan, CERVELLE, Julien, FORAX, Rémi, ROUSSEL, Gilles. On automata and language based grammar metrics. Comput. Sci. Inf. Syst., Apr. 2010, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 309-329.
FISTER, Iztok, MERNIK, Marjan, FILIPIČ, Bogdan. A hybrid self-adaptive evolutionary algorithm for marker optimization in the clothing industry. Applied soft computing, 2010, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 409-422.
HRNČIČ, Dejan, MERNIK, Marjan, KNEZ HRNČIČ, Maša. Use of genetic algorithm for fitting Sovova's mass transfer model. Acta chim. slov.. 2010, vol 57, no. 4, pp. 788-797. Programming Methodology Laboratory CS – 40
HRNČIČ, Dejan, MERNIK, Marjan, KNEZ HRNČIČ, Maša, KNEZ, Željko. Fitting Sovova's mass transfer model using an evolutionary algorithm and differential evolution. International journal of innovative computing and applications. 2010, vol. 2, no. 4, pp. 237-243.
KOSAR, Tomaž, OLIVEIRA, Nuno, MERNIK, Marjan, VARANDO PEREIRA, Maria Joao, ČREPINŠEK, Matej, DA CRUZ, Daniela, HENRIQUES, Pedro Rangel. Comparing general- purpose and domain-specific languages : an empirical study. Comput. Sci. Inf. Syst., Apr. 2010, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 247-264.
WU, Xiaoqing, BRYANT, Barrett Richard, GRAY, Jeffrey G., MERNIK, Marjan. Component- based LR parsing. Comput. syst. struct., Apr. 2010, vol. 36, iss. 1, pp. 16-33.
LIU, Qichao, BRYANT, Barrett Richard, MERNIK, Marjan. Metamodel recovery from multi- tiered domains using extended MARS. V: COMPSAC 2010 : proceedings 34th Annual IEEE international computer software and applications conference, 19 - 23 July, 2010, Seoul, Korea. Vol. 1, Main conference, (Proceedings - International Computer Software & Applications Conference). Los Alamitos; Washington; Tokyo: IEEE, cop. 2010, vol. 1, pp. 279-288.
BRYANT, Barrett Richard, GRAY, Jeffrey G., MERNIK, Marjan. Domain-specific software engineering. V: FoSER'10 : proceedings of the FSE/SDP workshop on Future of software engineering research. New York: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), cop. 2010, pp. 65-68.
BRYANT, Barrett Richard, MERNIK, Marjan, HRNČIČ, Dejan, JAVED, Faizan, LIU, Qichao, SPRAGUE, Alan. Grammar inference technology applications in software engineering. V: GARCÍA, Pedro (ur.), SEMPERE, José M. Grammatical inference : theoretical results and applications : 10th international colloquium, ICGI 2010, Valencia, Spain, September 13-16, 2010 : proceedings, (Lecture notes in computer science, Lecture notes in artificial intelligence, 6339). Berlin: Springer, 2010, 2010, vol. 6339, pp. 276-279.
ČEH, Ines, ČREPINŠEK, Matej, KOSAR, Tomaž, MERNIK, Marjan. Using ontology in the development of domain-specific languages. V: BARBOSA, Luís S. (ur.), CORREIA, Miguel P. (ur.). INForum 2010 : actas do II simpósio de informátika, 9 - 10 Setembro, 2010, Universidade de Minho. 2010: Universidade de Minho, 2010, pp. 185-196.
ČEH, Ines, ČREPINŠEK, Matej, KOSAR, Tomaž, MERNIK, Marjan, PORUBÄN, Jaroslav, VÁCLAVÍK, Peter, KOLLÁR, Ján. Ontology construction from DSL. V: KOLLÁR, Ján (ur.). Proceedings of CSE 2010 International scientific conference on computer science and engineering, September 20-22, 2010, Košice - Stará L'ubovòa, Slovakia. Košice: Department of computers and informatics FEEI TU of Košice, cop. 2010, pp. 84-92. CS – 41 Programming Methodology Laboratory
ČEH, Ines, MERNIK, Marjan. Od RDFS do OWL 2. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, Vol. B, pp. 127- 130.
ČREPINŠEK, Matej, MERNIK, Marjan, ZADOBOVŠEK, Barbara, LIU, Shih-Hsi. Ancestry tree as base for analysis of exploration and exploitation in evolutionary algorithms. V: FILIPIČ, Bogdan (ur.), ŠILC, Jurij (ur.). Bioinspired optimization methods and their applications : proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Bioinspired Optimization Methods and their Applications, BIOMA 2010, 20-21 May 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ljubljana: Jožef Stefan Institute, 2010, pp. 31-42.
ČREPINŠEK, Matej, ZEMLJAK, Aleš. Grid-enabled grammar inference. V: LUŽAR - STIFFLER, Vesna (ur.), JAREC, Iva (ur.), BEKIĆ, Zoran (ur.). 32nd International Conference on Information Technology Interfaces, June 21-24, 2010, Cavcat / Dubrovnik, Croatia. ITI 2010 : proceedings of the ITI 2010, (ITI ... (Tisak)). Zagreb: SRCE University Computing Centre, cop. 2010, pp. 135-140, ilustr.
HRNČIČ, Dejan, MERNIK, Marjan, KNEZ HRNČIČ, Maša, KNEZ, Željko. Applications of evolutionary algorithms in chemical engineering : a case study on fitting Sovova's mass transfer model. V: FILIPIČ, Bogdan (ur.), ŠILC, Jurij (ur.). Bioinspired optimization methods and their applications : proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Bioinspired Optimization Methods and their Applications, BIOMA 2010, 20-21 May 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Ljubljana: Jožef Stefan Institute, 2010, pp. 131-140.
JACOB, Ferosh, ARORA, Ritu, BANGALORE, Purushotham, MERNIK, Marjan, GRAY, Jeffrey G. Raising the level of abstraction of GPU-programming. V: ARABNIA, Hamid R. (ur.). PDPTA 2010 : proceedings of the 2010 International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications, Worldcomp'10, July 12-15, 2010, Las Vegas Nevada, USA. Vol. 1. [S. l.]: CSREA Press, cop. 2010, vol. 1, pp. 339-345.
JACOB, Ferosh, WHITTAKER, D. Hugh, THAPALIYA, Sagar, BANGALORE, Purushotham, MERNIK, Marjan, GRAY, Jeffrey G. CUDACL: a tool for CUDA and OpenCL programmers. V: HiPC : [proceedings]. [S. l.]: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: = IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 1-11.
KOS, Tomaž, KOSAR, Tomaž, KNEZ, Jure, MERNIK, Marjan. Improving end-user productivity in measurement systems with a domain-specific (modeling) language sequencer. V: CATANIA, Barbara (ur.), IVANOVIĆ, Mirjana (ur.), THALHEIM, Bernhard (ur.). Advances in databases and information systems : 14th East European conference, ADBIS 2010, Novi Sad, Programming Methodology Laboratory CS – 42
Serbia, September 20-24, 2010 : proceedings, (Lecture notes in computer science, 6295). Berlin: Springer, 2010, pp. 61-76.
LIU, Shih-Hsi, CARDENAS, Adam, XIONG, Xang, MERNIK, Marjan, BRYANT, Barrett Richard, GRAY, Jeffrey G. A SOA Approach for Domain-Specific Language Implementation. V: Services 2010 : proceedings. Los Alamitos (California); Washington; Tokyo: Conference Publishing Services: IEEE Computer Society, cop. 2010, pp. 535-542.
LUKMAN, Tomaž, MERNIK, Marjan, DEMIREZEN, Zekai, BRYANT, Barrett Richard, GRAY, Jeffrey G. Automatic generation of model traversals from metamodel definitions. V: 48th ACM Southeast Conference, April 15-17, Oxford, Mississippi. ACM SE 2010. New York: ACM, 2010, 6 pp
POHOREC, Sandi, ČEH, Ines, ZORMAN, Milan. Sistem za centralizirano obdelavo besedil v naravnem jeziku. V: Dnevi slovenske informatike 2010 - DSI, Portorož, Slovenija, 14.-16. april 2010. Uravnotežite naložbe, tveganja in razvoj za uspeh : zbornik prispevkov. Ljubljana: Slovensko društvo Informatika, 2010, 8 pp., ilustr.
POHOREC, Sandi, ČEH, Ines, ZORMAN, Milan, KOKOL, Peter. Automated parametrization of custom search ranking functions. V: International Conference on Electronics and Information Engineering, 1-3__ August, 2010, Kyoto, Japan. Proceedings. Chengdu: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, cop. 2010, vol. 1, pp. 374-378.
ČEH, Ines, POHOREC, Sandi, MERNIK, Marjan, ZORMAN, Milan. Robot learning of domain specific knowledge from natural language sources. V: JABIN, Suraiya (ur.). Robot learning. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. 43-64.
PRESENTATIONS
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik »MAGIc: a memetic algorithm for grammatical inference«, invited lecture, Department of Computer Science, California State University, Fresno, USA, February 12, 2010.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Reviewer for Acta Electrotechnica et Informatica.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Reviewer for Applied Soft Computing. CS – 43 Programming Methodology Laboratory
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Reviewer for Computer Science and Information Systems.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics. Part C – Applications and Review.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Reviewer for IET Software.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Reviewer for Information and Software Technology.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Reviewer for Information Sciences.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Reviewer for Science of Computer Programming.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Reviewer for Software Quality Journal.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Co-editor of anthology of workshop summaries "Algorithms influenced by nature " in 2009/2010 study year.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Co-leader, conference, Programming Languages Track, ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, SAC’10, Sierre, Switzerland, March 22.– 26, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Co-leader, conference, AI and Software Engineering Track at 5th International Conference on Bio-Inspired Models of Network, Information and Computing Systems, BIONETICS’10, Boston, USA, December 1.- 3, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Co-leader of workshops, conference, European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, ECOOP’10, Maribor, Slovenia, June 21- 25, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Co-organizer, conference, International Workshop on Formalization of Modeling Languages, FML 2010, Maribor, Slovenia, June 21, 2010. Programming Methodology Laboratory CS – 44
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Member of programe committee, conference, 4th Dr. Tomaž Kosar Workshop on Compilers, Programming Languages, Dr. Matej Črepinšek Related Technologies and Applications CoRTA 2010, Braga, Portugal, September 9 - 10, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Member of programe committee, conference, International Scientific Conference on Computer Science and Engineering, CSE’2010, Stara Lubovna, September 20 - 22, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Member of programe committee, conference, Workshop Model Driven Approaches in System Development, MDASD’10, Novi Sad, September 20 – 24, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Member of programe committee, conference, 9th International Conference on Generative Programming and Component Engineering, GPCE 2010, Eindhoven, October 10 - 13, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Member of committee member, conference, 3rd International Conference on Software Language Engineering, SLE 2010, Eindhoven, October 12 - 13, 2010.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Dejan Hrnčič Scientific collaboration, working visit, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, February 22 – 26, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Visiting professor, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, From January 1. to May 9, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Scientific collaboration, working visit, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA, June 27. to August 19, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Mernik Scientific-research collaboration, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal, September 7 - 11, 2010. CS – 45 Programming Methodology Laboratory
Dr. Matej Črepinšek Scientific-research collaboration, Ege University, Dr. Tomaž Kosar Izmir, Turkey, October 18 to 22, 2010.
GUESTS AND VISITORS
Jaroslav Porubän Scientific-research collaboration,June 19 – 23, Peter Vaclavik 2010. (Technical University of Košice, Košice, Slovakia )
Geylani Kardas Scientific-research collaboration, June 20 – 27, Moharram Challenger 2010. (Ege University, Izmir, Turkey)
Institute of Informatics IN – 1
INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS
Head: Prof. Dr. Ivan Rozman Phone: +386 2 220 74 10 E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.in.feri.uni-mb.si/
Contemporary society is highly dependent on information communication technologies and their applications. The efficiency of using them is related to the successful usage and fusion of technical/technological and business/organizational knowledge and skills. Therefore, studies of Informatics, as well as Informatics and technologies of communications, in addition to some foundation knowledge that is common to computing (such as computer networks, algorithms, operation systems, programming, and databases) offer an in-depth knowledge that is related to the analysis, design, and implementation of information systems, strategic planning of informatics, and organization. The acquired knowledge enables a successful project management and usage of modern methodologies for the development and reengineering of information systems. The main mission of informatics is to assure (better) business decision making, which is a consequence of modelling, modernizing, and improving of the efficiency of business processes. To achieve this, it is reasonable to rest on existing comprehensions, reference models, and applications of methods and technologies for knowledge management. To recognize the importance of systematic approaches, usage of standards and establishment of quality assurance systems is reflected in better information systems and business solutions. The significance of information security and protection originates from the characteristics of contemporary operations – openness and interoperability. In addition to technology-related aspects of integration, informatics need to be capable to manage the gap between information technologies and different groups of users. The connecting role of informatics requires them to be familiar with knowledge IN – 2 Institute of Informatics
and skills that are related to communication methods and technologies, collaboration and team- work. Nevertheless, they should be aware of the ever growing impact of advanced technological solutions on societal processes.
Institute of Informatics Head: Prof. Dr. Ivan Rozman
Information Database System Technologies Laboratory Laboratory Head: Head: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer Družovec
Computer Mediated Real-Time Communication Systems Laboratory Laboratory Head: Head: Prof. Dr. József Györkös Prof. Dr. Matjaž Colnarič
Laboratory for Communication Technologies Head: Prof. Dr. Matjaž Branko Jurič until 30.9.2010 Institute of Informatics IN – 3
Information Systems Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Employees: Prof. Dr. Ivan Rozman; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bojan Novak; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vili Podgorelec; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič; Asst. Prof. Dr. Gregor Polančič; Davor Bonačić, MSc; Boštjan Kežmah, MSc; Dr. Luka Pavlič; Andrej Krajnc, BSc; Dr. Boštjan Šumak; Kristjan Košič, BSc; Uroš Goljat, BSc; Jernej Novak, BSc; Katja Kous, BSc; Miha Pavlinek, BSc; Boštjan Grašič, BSc; Črt Gerlec, BSc; Rok Žontar, BSc; Miha Strehar; Saša Kuhar, BSc; Tomaž Korelič, BSc; Mitja Gradišnik, BSc; Jernej Huber, BSc; Jan Božnik, BSc; Mitja Hegediš, BSc; Gregor Jošt, BSc; Mitja Krajnc, BSc; Boris Ovčjak, BSc; Gregor Plavčak
Database Technology Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer Družovec Employees: Asst. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Brumen; Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Hölbl; Aida Kamišalić Latifić, BSc; Mirjam Bonačić, BSc; Andrej Sevčnikar, BSc; Borut Zlatolas, Bsc; Lili Nemec, BSc
Computer Mediated Communication Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. József Györkös Employees: Boris Lahovnik, BSc
Real-Time Systems Laboratory Head: Prof. Dr. Matjaž Colnarič Employees: Asst. Prof. Dr. Domen Verber; Asst. Prof. Dr. Matej Šprogar; Stanislav Moraus, BSc; Bojan Hadjar, Eng.; Rok Ostrovršnik, MSc; Damjan Obal, BSc; Simon Bračič, Eng.; Aleš Zemljak, BSc
Laboratory for Communication Technologies Head: Prof. Dr. Matjaž Branko Jurič Employees: Maja Pušnik, BSc; Marcel Križevnik, BSc; Gregor Srdić, BSc
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INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Phone: +386 2 220 72 95 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Basic research projects
Z2-3678 Ontology-based Adoption Improvement of E-Services (Ontološko podrto pospeševanje uporabe e-storitev) Leader: Dr. Luka Pavlič Financed by: ARRS
Duration: 2 years
E-services market has grown considerably. However, we can observe a poor use of these services and believe that by only providing e-service, it does not automatically mean that consumers use them. To use e-services effectively, users should primarily be aware of an e- service existence, or they should be able to find them easily. Furthermore, users should know how to use e-services easily or how to connect them in a logical sequence. In real life situations it is very rarely that we encounter situations that can be supported only with one e- service. The project deals with reduction of the presented gap between providing the e-services and using them. We are going to develop a holistic methodology, which will, in addition to offering e-services, also support to search for them in a straightforward way. The methodology will be realized with the use of a prototype platform. Inforamtion Systems Laboratory IN – 5
International projects
CII-HU-0019-05-0910 CEEPUS International Cooperation in Computer Science (Srednjeevropski program za izmenjavo študentov in profesorjev) Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Participants: Boris Lahovnik Project partners: Faculty of Informatics, Eötvös Loránd University; Institute for System Software, Johannes Kepler University, Linz; Institute of Informatics, University of Szeged; Department of Computers and Informatics, Technical University of Kosice; Department of Mathematics and Computation Science, Polytechnical Engineering College of Subotica; Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca; Pedagogical Faculty, Janos Selye University Komárno; Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra; Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad; Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Paissi Hilendarski University of Plovdiv. Financed by: CEEPUS
Duration: 2010
The CEEPUS network supports the cooperation of eleven international partners from the central and eastern Europe. The aim is to foster knowledge transfer and improve the mobility of students and teachers, as well as to improve the study programs in the field of informatics, information technology and computer science. Organisation of summer schools and new study programs are also part of the CEEPUS program.
BI-SRB/10-11-027 Towards a useful software metrics framework (K uporabnejšemu orodju za programske metrike) Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič; Črt Gerlec; Jernej Novak; Uroš Goljat; Andrej Krajnc Project partners: ARRS Duration: 2 years (2010 to 2011) In order to improve the success of software projects, the research is performed in the fields of software metrics and corresponding frameworks. We found that main problems of existing software metrics are related to problems of corresponding techniques and frameworks. Therefore, primary objectives of the bilateral project are to solve the problem with consistent IN – 6 Inforamtion Systems Laboratory
gathering of software metrics input data and to improve the support for object-oriented metrics. Based on those objectives we want to ensure a valid interpretation of input data and simplify the selection of software metrics used for the evaluation of project objectives.
Completed research projects 2010
Basic research projects
V2-0456 Analysis and development guidelines of user centric e-services in Slovenia (Analiza in smernice razvoja uporabniško usmerjenih e-storitev v Sloveniji) Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Gregor Polančič; Dr. Boštjan Šumak; Dr. Luka Pavlič; Boris Lahovnik; Miha Pavlinek; Katja Kous Financed by: Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology; Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
Based on a systematic analysis related to the question why are existing e-services not used in a larger scope, we have developed guidelines for development of acceptable e-services. The main research outcomes are identified and demonstrated factors that have an impact on acceptance of e-services, a general taxonomy of e-services which helps to classify e-services and a knowledge system, which supports the development of usefull e-services.
International projects
BI-AT/09-10-004 Service Innovation in small and medium Enterprises (SMEs) (Inovativnost na področju storitev v majhnih in srednje velikih podjetjih) Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič; Dr. Luka Pavlič; Kristjan Košič; Boštjan Šumak Financed by: MCI Management Center Innsbruck
Approaches that are based on IT services and solutions have a high innovation potential in the service area, particularly in the small and medium enterprises. Since the future trends are going in the direction of service economy, where the majority of the BDP comes from the services, it is crucial to develop new business and organizational models that will consider these new trends. The main goal of the project, within new service ecosystems, is to address Inforamtion Systems Laboratory IN – 7
service innovations and to develop approaches for the faster development of new innovative services that will be offered by small and medium enterprises (SME). These new services are enabled by IT solutions and established based on open standards and interoperable service infrastructures. The improved opportunities to join and collaborate in new service ecosystems will significantlly increase the competitiveness of SMEs.
Applied projects
JARSE-2010 Requirements analysis, development of specifications, design of database and development of web application for the support of regulation of quality supply (Analiza zahtev, izdelava specifikacij in zasnova podatkovne baze ter spletne rešitve za podporo reguliranju s kakovostjo oskrbe) Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Participants: Boštjan Kežmah, MSc; Uroš Goljat; Jernej Novak; Jan Božnik; Miha Pavlinek; Rok Žontar; Črt Gerlec; Andrej Krajnc; Katja Kous Financed by: Slovenian Public Agency for Energy
Duration: 2010
The project objective was to analyze the supply of field of electrical energy. Requirements specifications were generated with the aim to supplement information support of the working process of monitoring and reporting the quality of the electrical energy supply for the Javna agencija RS za energijo. Additionally, a definition of the required database and the whole web solution was provided which enhanced the overall efficiency of reception of time-sensitive data which has been needed for ongoing and periodical analysis and reporting about all dimensions of quality of electrical energy supply.
CF-2010 Consultation during the implementation and adaptation of the Challenge:Future platform (Svetovanje pri implementaciji in prenovi platforme Challenge:Future) Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Participants: Dr. Luka Pavlič, Damjan Obal Financed by: VIS FUTURA d.o.o.
Duration: March to September 2010
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and development of innovative ideas. It also supports a global student competition on innovative ideas about the presented challenges. In 2010, the platform has had 14 000 active students from as many as 184 countries and nearly 1,000 universities and business schools. So widespread and live online community has shown a lot of potential for upgrade and improvement - both processes, as well as existing online platforms. Therefore, at the Institute of Informatics, we have performed an analysis of the current situation and identified possible improvements. We have also prepared a comprehensive review of the existing system and prepared some new functionalities of the system. We have also studied and proposed appropriate technological solutions to address identified challenges. In order to enable further expansion of the community as well as to make the processes more manageable, we have prepared a full specification of the processes in the community Challenge: Future and the role of the web-based platform in them.
Research and development projects
iHUB e-Health Service Platform (Storitvena platforma za zdravstvo) Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič; Katja Kous; Jernej Huber Financed by: SRC d.o.o.
Duration: 2010
The iHUB project is a research and development project where the Slovenian partners, in the multidisciplinary consortium, are developing an advanced interoperable e-health service platform. The platform will be used for demonstration of the pilot e-services, from the health domain. Within the project, Laboratory for information systems is responsible for the reference architectural model and the definition of appropriate security mechanisms.
TU-IZUM-2010 Usability testing of the COBISS/OPAC V6.0 system (Testiranje uporabnosti programske opreme COBISS/OPAC V6.0) Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič Participants: Katja Kous; Jan Božnik; Tomaž Korelič; Saša Kuhar; Boštjan Kežmah, MSc. Financed by: IZUM
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The aim of the project has been to conduct a usability test of a chosen web application. Testing has been performed through the use of international standards ISO/IEC 25062, ISO/IEC 14598-5 and ISO/IEC 9126. Formal part of the test has been based on user observation when executing a set of predefined tasks and scenarios. The second method used has been the heuristic evaluation. It was centered on rating the system by a control list and performing an expert audit on usability of the web application. The outcome of testing was a report on the achieved level of usability and a list of recommendations that has allowed application developers to enhance the level of usability for all groups of users or just the chosen ones.
ZRSZ-OS-2010 The study of suitability and justification of usage of open source solutions in the application portfolio of the ZRSZ (Študija primernosti in upravičenosti uporabe odprtokodnih rešitev v portfoliju aplikacij ZRSZ) Leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič Participants: Gregor Jošt; Asst. Prof. Dr. Gregor Polančič; Jernej Huber Financed by: ZRSZ
Duration: October 2010 to January 2011
The scope of the project was to analyze the possibilities of introduction of open source solutions into the information infrastructure of the Zavod RS za zaposlovanje (ZRSZ) and the accompanying expenses of such substitution. The result of the project was an extended presentation of the prominence of open source software in Slovenia and abroad. A view of licensing models and good practices was also provided. Furthermore, some pitfalls and downsides were addressed and resolutions were proposed. The study also offered a review of proprietary open source solutions for a theoretical portfolio of application solutions for the ZRSZ. Based on the analysis, the study presented a possible scenario for migration to the open source, which has acknowledged present solutions and past investments. The second part of the study contained a research of financial impacts of proposed migration scenarios for a five year period.
OpenERP-SaaS Adaptation of the OpenERP solution for the transition into Amazon EC2 (Prilagoditve rešitve OpenERP za prehod v produkcijo na Amazon EC2) Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič; Boštjan Grašič; Kristjan Košič; Tomaž Korelič IN – 10 Inforamtion Systems Laboratory
Financed by: ENSIS d.o.o.
Duration: 2010
Within the research and development project we analyzed and evaluated architectural concepts of the open source solution OpenERP. We also evaluated the suitability of the architecture for Amazon EC2 and offered support for the implementation of plug-ins and testing of the OpenERP. One of the main objectives of the research were related to the analysis of the cloud computing, including Saas, PaaS in IaaS.
BPMN-IRC-2010 Best practices of business process modelling with BPMN (Dobre prakse modeliranja poslovnih procesov z uporabo BPMN) Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Gregor Polančič; Dr. Boštjan Šumak Financed by: Razvojni center IRC Celje d.o.o.
Duration: 2010
We designed and developed the best practices of business process modelling with BPMN (Business Process Modelling Notation) and assured the knowledge transfer, consulting and support for BPMN in the domain of processes of design and development of information solutions of RC IRC company.
ZRSZ-BZ Knowledge base development and implementation plan preparation (Izdelava načrta izgradnje in uvedbe (učne) baze znanja) Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vili Podgorelec; Boštjan Grašič Financed by: Zavod RS za zaposlovanje
Duration: August to October 2010
The main goal of the project was to conduct a feasibility study for the development of knowledge base within the scope of ZRSZ Contact Centre. In this manner, problem analysis was performed, user requirements identified, possible technological solutions for the construction of knowledge base studied and compared, the most appropriate approach suggested and discussed. Operational, organizational, technical, economical and time- dependent aspects of the suggested solution were also given, alongside with the plan for the implementation of knowledge base and supportive applications. Inforamtion Systems Laboratory IN – 11
PUBLICATIONS
GRAŠIČ, Boštjan, PODGORELEC, Vili. Automating ontology based information integration using service orientation. WSEAS Trans. Comput., Jun. 2010, vol. 9, iss. 3, pp. 547-556.
POLANČIČ, Gregor, HERIČKO, Marjan, PAVLIČ, Luka. Developers' perceptions of object- oriented frameworks : an investigation into the impact of technological and individual characteristics. Comput. hum. behav.., Available online 10 November 2010.
POLANČIČ, Gregor, HERIČKO, Marjan, ROZMAN, Ivan. An empirical examination of application frameworks success based on technology acceptance model. J. syst. softw.. Apr. 2010, vol. 83, iss. 4, pp. 574-584.
POLANČIČ, Gregor, ŠUMAK, Boštjan. Pregled in iskanje programskih ogrodij in sorodnih tehnologij. Uporab. inform. (Ljubl.), 2010, vol. 18, no. 3, pp. 144-154.
ŠUMAK, Boštjan, HERIČKO, Marjan, POLANČIČ, Gregor, PUŠNIK, Maja. Investigation of e- learning system acceptance using UTAUT. Int. j. eng. educ., 2010, vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 1327- 1342.
ŽIVKOVIČ, Aleš, GOLJAT, Uroš, HERIČKO, Marjan. Improving the usability of the source code quality index with interchangeable metrics sets. Inf. process. lett.., Feb. 2010, vol. 110, iss. 6, pp. 236-240.
BOŽNIK, Jan, Analysis of the Sharepoint application templates. V: BOHANEC, Marko (ur.), GAMS, Matjaž (ur.), RAJKOVIČ, Vladislav (ur.), URBANČIČ, Tanja (ur.), BERNIK, Mojca (ur.), MLADINIĆ, Dunja (ur.), GROBELNIK, Marko (ur.), HERIČKO, Marjan (ur.), KORDEŠ, Urban (ur.), MARKIČ, Olga (ur.), LENARČIČ, Jadran (ur.), ŽLAJPAH, Leon (ur.), GAMS, Andrej (ur.), BRODNIK, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik 13. mednarodne multikonference Informacijska družba - IS 2010, 11.-15. oktober 2010 : vol. A : volume A, (Informacijska družba). Ljubljana: Institut Jožef Stefan, 2010, pp. 219-222, ilustr.
GERLEC, Črt, HERIČKO, Marjan. Evaluating refactoring with a quality indexu. V: ARDIL, Cemal (ur.). [Proceedings of] World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology : celebrating six years of innovative scientific publishing and conferences, (Proceedings of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 63, March 2010). [S. l.]: WASET.ORG, [2010], pp. 132-136, ilustr.
GERLEC, Črt, KRAJNC, Andrej, GOLJAT, Uroš. A method for evaluating the actual functional size in model driven software development. V: ICSTE 2010 : proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on software technology and engineering, 3 - 5 October, 2010, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA. Vol. 1. Piscataway: IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. V1-185 - V1-189. IN – 12 Inforamtion Systems Laboratory
KAMIŠALIĆ, Aida, MONGUS, Domen, PAVLIČ, Luka, POHOREC, Sandi, SEVČNIKAR, Andrej, VERLIČ, Mateja, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, HÖLBL, Marko. Aspects in information modelling and knowledge bases research. V: WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana (ur.), JAAKKOLA, Hannu (ur.), KIYOKI, Yasushi (ur.), TOKUDA, Takehiro (ur.), YOSHIDA, Naofumi (ur.). Information modelling and knowledge bases XXI, (Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, vol. 206). Amsterdam [etc.]: IOS Press, cop. 2010, pp. 418-437.
KEŽMAH, Boštjan. Kako do varnih aplikacij skozi varnostno osveščen proces razvoja programske opreme (SDLC) = How to build secure appliacations trough security aware development lifecycle (SDLC). V: 18. mednarodna konferenca o revidiranju in kontroli informacijskih sistemov, Ptuj, 28.-30. september 2010. Zbornik referatov. Ljubljana: Slovenski inštitut za revizijo, 2010, pp. 131-142.
KORELIČ, Tomaž, Evaluation of Service-Oriented Systems Using Software Metrics. V: BOHANEC, Marko (ur.), GAMS, Matjaž (ur.), RAJKOVIČ, Vladislav (ur.), URBANČIČ, Tanja (ur.), BERNIK, Mojca (ur.), MLADINIĆ, Dunja (ur.), GROBELNIK, Marko (ur.), HERIČKO, Marjan (ur.), KORDEŠ, Urban (ur.), MARKIČ, Olga (ur.), LENARČIČ, Jadran (ur.), ŽLAJPAH, Leon (ur.), GAMS, Andrej (ur.), BRODNIK, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik 13. mednarodne multikonference Informacijska družba - IS 2010, 11.-15. oktober 2010 : volume A, (Informacijska družba). Ljubljana: Institut Jožef Stefan, 2010, pp. 235-238, ilustr.
KOUS, Katja. Comparative analysis versions of BPMN and its support with control-flow patterns. V: GOLUBIĆ, Stjepan (ur.). MIPRO 2010 : 33rd International Convention, May 24- 28, 2010, Opatija, Croatia : proceedings = 33. međunarodni skup : zbornik radova. [Vol. 2], Telecommunications & Information, = Telekomunikacije i informacije. Rijeka: MIPRO, cop. 2010, vol. 2, pp. 54-58.
KRAJNC, Andrej, GOLJAT, Uroš, GERLEC, Črt. Improved method for calculating acknowledged project effort. V: LING, Li (ur.). ICMT 2010 : proceedings : 2nd International Conference on Information and multimedia technology, 28 - 30 December, 2010, Hong Kong, China. Piscataway: IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. V1-348 - V1-352.
KUHAR, Saša, HERIČKO, Marjan. Utilizing the user's subconscious knowledge with the implementation of metaphors in user interfaces. V: UDEN, Lorna (ur.), SZABÓ, Lajos (ur.), OBERMAYER-KOVÁCS, Nóra (ur.). Roles and challenges of knowledge management in innovation for services and products : conference proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations, May 18th-19th, 2010, Veszprém, Hungary. [S. l.]: Knowledge Management in Organizations, cop. 2010, pp. 270-279.
NOVAK, Bojan. Odprta koda in računalništvo v oblaku. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in Inforamtion Systems Laboratory IN – 13
računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, vol. B, pp. 14-17.
NOVAK, Bojan. Open source software for cloud computing. V: BOHANEC, Marko (ur.), GAMS, Matjaž (ur.), RAJKOVIČ, Vladislav (ur.), URBANČIČ, Tanja (ur.), BERNIK, Mojca (ur.), MLADINIĆ, Dunja (ur.), GROBELNIK, Marko (ur.), HERIČKO, Marjan (ur.), KORDEŠ, Urban (ur.), MARKIČ, Olga (ur.), LENARČIČ, Jadran (ur.), ŽLAJPAH, Leon (ur.), GAMS, Andrej (ur.), BRODNIK, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik 13. mednarodne multikonference Informacijska družba - IS 2010, 11.-15. oktober 2010: volume A, (Informacijska družba). Ljubljana: Institut Jožef Stefan, 2010, pp. 251-254, ilustr.
NOVAK, Bojan. Pospešitev izračunov z uporabo grafičnih kartic. V: ZAJC, Baldomir (ur.), TROST, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik devetnajste mednarodne Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK 2010, Portorož, Slovenija, 20.-22. september 2010, (Zbornik ... Elektrotehniške in računalniške konference ERK ...). Ljubljana: IEEE Region 8, Slovenska sekcija IEEE, 2010, vol. B, pp. 26-29.
NOVAK, Jernej, KRAJNC, Andrej, ŽONTAR, Rok. Taxonomy of static code analysis tools. V: GOLUBIĆ, Stjepan (ur.). MIPRO 2010 : 33rd International Convention, May 24-28, 2010, Opatija, Croatia : proceedings = 33. međunarodni skup : zbornik radova. [Vol. 2], Telecommunications & Information, = Telekomunikacije i informacije. Rijeka: MIPRO, cop. 2010, vol. 2, pp. 169-173. [
NOVAK, Jernej, RAKIĆ, Gordana. Comparison of software metrics tools for .NET. V: BOHANEC, Marko (ur.), GAMS, Matjaž (ur.), RAJKOVIČ, Vladislav (ur.), URBANČIČ, Tanja (ur.), BERNIK, Mojca (ur.), MLADINIĆ, Dunja (ur.), GROBELNIK, Marko (ur.), HERIČKO, Marjan (ur.), KORDEŠ, Urban (ur.), MARKIČ, Olga (ur.), LENARČIČ, Jadran (ur.), ŽLAJPAH, Leon (ur.), GAMS, Andrej (ur.), BRODNIK, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik 13. mednarodne multikonference Informacijska družba - IS 2010, 11.-15. oktober 2010 : volume A, (Informacijska družba). Ljubljana: Institut Jožef Stefan, 2010, pp. 227-230, ilustr.
PAVLINEK, Miha, HERIČKO, Marjan. A comparison of ontology development tools : choosing an appropriate tool to develop an ontology. V: UDEN, Lorna (ur.), SZABÓ, Lajos (ur.), OBERMAYER-KOVÁCS, Nóra (ur.). Roles and challenges of knowledge management in innovation for services and products : conference proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations, May 18th-19th, 2010, Veszprém, Hungary. [S. l.]: Knowledge Management in Organizations, cop. 2010, pp. 218-227.
PFEIFER, Jože, PODGORELEC, Vili. Consuming linked data on mobile devices. V: BOHANEC, Marko (ur.), GAMS, Matjaž (ur.), RAJKOVIČ, Vladislav (ur.), URBANČIČ, Tanja (ur.), BERNIK, Mojca (ur.), MLADINIĆ, Dunja (ur.), GROBELNIK, Marko (ur.), HERIČKO, Marjan (ur.), KORDEŠ, Urban (ur.), MARKIČ, Olga (ur.), LENARČIČ, Jadran (ur.), ŽLAJPAH, IN – 14 Inforamtion Systems Laboratory
Leon (ur.), GAMS, Andrej (ur.), BRODNIK, Andrej (ur.). Zbornik 13. mednarodne multikonference Informacijska družba - IS 2010, 11.-15. oktober 2010 : volume A, (Informacijska družba). Ljubljana: Institut Jožef Stefan, 2010, pp. 247-250, ilustr.
PODGORELEC, Vili. Expert-assisted classification rules extraction algorithm. V: CATANIA, Barbara (ur.), IVANOVIĆ, Mirjana (ur.), THALHEIM, Bernhard (ur.). Advances in databases and information systems : 14th East European conference, ADBIS 2010, Novi Sad, Serbia, September 20-24, 2010 : proceedings, (Lecture notes in computer science, 6295). Berlin: Springer, 2010, 2010, vol. 6295, pp. 450-462.
PODGORELEC, Vili, GRAŠIČ, Boštjan. Adoption of semantic web technologies for developing medical software systems and services. V: WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana (ur.), JAAKKOLA, Hannu (ur.), KIYOKI, Yasushi (ur.), TOKUDA, Takehiro (ur.), YOSHIDA, Naofumi (ur.). Information modelling and knowledge bases XXI, (Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, vol. 206). Amsterdam [etc.]: IOS Press, cop. 2010, pp. 263-274.
PUŠNIK, Maja, ŠUMAK, Boštjan, HERIČKO, Marjan. Investigation of virtual learning environment in the context of Web 2.0. V: The Second International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-Line Learning, eL&mL 2010 : 10-16 February 2010, Saint Maarten, Netherlands, Antilles. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, cop. 2010, [1-6] pp.
PUŠNIK, Maja, ŠUMAK, Boštjan, JURIČ, Matjaž B. The optimal approach to building XML schemas. V: MERTIK, Matej (ur.). The proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Information Society and Information Technologies - ISIT 2010, [Dolenjske Toplice, 10-12 November 2010]. Novo mesto: Faculty of Information Studies, 2010, [6] pp., ilustr.
PUŠNIK, Maja, ŠUMAK, Boštjan, JURIČ, Matjaž B. Razširitev XML shem za potrebe računalništva v oblaku. V: Dnevi slovenske informatike 2010 - DSI, Portorož, Slovenija, 14.- 16. april 2010. Uravnotežite naložbe, tveganja in razvoj za uspeh : zbornik prispevkov. Ljubljana: Slovensko društvo Informatika, 2010, 8 pp., ilustr.
SOINI, Jari, POLANČIČ, Gregor. Toward adaptable communication and enhanced collaboration in global crisis management using process modeling. V: KOCAOGLU, Dundar F. (ur.). Technology management for global economic growth : proceedings. Portland: Portland State University, cop. 2010, pp. 981-990.
ŠUMAK, Boštjan, HERIČKO, Marjan, POLANČIČ, Gregor, PUŠNIK, Maja. Development, validation and application of e-service taxonomy. V: UDEN, Lorna (ur.), SZABÓ, Lajos (ur.), OBERMAYER-KOVÁCS, Nóra (ur.). Roles and challenges of knowledge management in innovation for services and products : conference proceedings of the 5th International Inforamtion Systems Laboratory IN – 15
Conference on Knowledge Management in Organizations, May 18th-19th, 2010, Veszprém, Hungary. [S. l.]: Knowledge Management in Organizations, cop. 2010, pp. 249-258.
ŠUMAK, Boštjan, HERIČKO, Marjan, PUŠNIK, Maja, POLANČIČ, Gregor. Sprejetost in uporaba sistema Moodle v Sloveniji. V: JEŽOVNIK, Alen (ur.). Moodle.si 2010 : zbornik 4. mednarodne konference, Koper, 21. maj 2010 = 4th international conference proceedings, Koper, 21 May 2010. Koper: Fakulteta za management, 2010, pp. 139-148, ilustr.
ŠUMAK, Boštjan, POLANČIČ, Gregor, HERIČKO, Marjan. An empirical study of virtual learning environment adoption using UTAUT. V: The Second International Conference on Mobile, Hybrid, and On-Line Learning, eL&mL 2010 : 10-16 February 2010, Saint Maarten, Netherlands, Antilles. Piscataway: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, cop. 2010, pp. 17-22.
ŽIVKOVIČ, Aleš. Identification in the e-health inforamtion systems. V: ICCCI 2010 : proceedings of the International conference on computers, communication & intelligence, 22nd & 23rd July 2010, Madurai, India. [S. l.: s. n., 2010], pp 402-405.
ŽIVKOVIČ, Aleš, HERIČKO, Marjan. Dobre prakse pri pripravi strategije IT in vloga strategije pri reviziji IS = IT strategy best practices and their role in information system audits. V: 18. mednarodna konferenca o revidiranju in kontroli informacijskih sistemov, Ptuj, 28.-30. september 2010. Zbornik referatov. Ljubljana: Slovenski inštitut za revizijo, 2010, pp. 29-39.
ŽIVKOVIČ, Aleš, HERIČKO, Marjan. Uporaba metodologije EBIX - pridobitve in priložnosti. V: PIES 2010 : posvetovanje informatikov energetikov Slovenije : [Fiesa, 24. - 26. 11. 2010]. [S. l.]: Informatika, 2010, 8 pp.
HERIČKO, Marjan, ŽIVKOVIČ, Aleš. Elektronsko podpisovanje - temelj elektronskega poslovanja in komuniciranja : prispevek na konferenci Informatika v javni upravi 2010, 22. - 23. november 2010, Brdo pri Kranju. 2010.
ŽIVKOVIČ, Aleš, HAJTNIK, Tatjana, ŠKOFLJANEC, Jože. Using the MoReq2 specification as a foundation for national electronic record management legislation : lecture, presented at DLM Forum Members Meeting Madrid, Consolidation & New Ventures and Challenges, 25th-26th May 2010, Madrid. 2010.
PODGORELEC, Vili, GRAŠIČ, Boštjan. Implementing innovative IT solutions with semantic web technologies. V: FUERSTNER, Igor (ur.). Products and services; from R&D to final solutions. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. [357]-376.
ŽONTAR, Rok, KRAJNC, Andrej, NOVAK, Jernej, HERIČKO, Marjan. Internationalization aspects in developing web applications for Central and East Europe. V: CEE SECR 2010 : IN – 16 Inforamtion Systems Laboratory
[the 6th Central and Eastern European Software Engineering Conference]. [s. l.: s. n.], 2010, pp. 131-132.
PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Asst. Prof. Dr. Gregor Polančič Business process modelling : lecture (8 hours), invited lecture, Erasmus program, Tampere University of Technology, Pori, Finland, Sep. 5 – 12, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Gregor Polančič Leveraging business success with BPMN : lecture (6 hours), invited lecture, CEEPUS program, Paissi Hilendarski University of Plovdiv, Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Apr. 11 – 18, 2010.
Dr. Luka Pavlič Semantic Web Technologies: Fundamentals, Tools, Cases and Best Practices, CEEPUS program, Institute for System Software, Johannes Kepler University (JKU) Linz, Linz, Austria, Oct. 11 – 15, 2010.
Dr. Luka Pavlič Introduction to OO-programming with Java, CEEPUS program, Department of Informatics, Pedagogical Faculty, János Selye University in Komárno, Slovakia, Feb 9 – 16, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič Evaluation of different functional solutions of satellite toll, E-toll in Slovenia, Faculty of Civil Engineering, the University of Maribor, Slovenia, June 17, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič Introduction of Service Science into the New Bologna Master Program at the University of Maribor, WI-Symposium, Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften, Fachhochschule Deggendorf, Germany, Nov. 19, 2010. Inforamtion Systems Laboratory IN – 17
DECORATIONS, AWARDS AND HONOURS
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko FERI Award for pedagogical work, Maribor, Slovenia, Dec. 9, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Matjaž B. Jurič Award for Software Services R&D in New Member Prof. Dr. Ivan Rozman States: the best paper in software services Asst. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Brumen published in a journal with high impact factor on the Prof. Dr. Matjaž Colnarič scientific community: Comparison of performance Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko of Web services, WS-Security, RMI, and RMI–SSL (http://sprers.eu/events/awards-on-software- services-in-new-member-states).
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vili Podgorelec Programme committee member, international conference, Software Engineering SE-2010, Innsbruck, Austria, Feb. 16 – 18, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Programme committee member, international Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič conference, Knowledge Menagement in Organisations 2010 – Roles and Challenges of Knowledge Management on Innovation for Services and Products, Veszprém, Hungary, May 18 – 19, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Programme committee member, 11th International Conference XP 2010, 11th International Conference on Agile Software Development, Trondheim, Norway, May 31 - June 4, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Programme committee member, 20th International Conference EJC2010, 20th European - Japanese Conference on Information Modelling and Knowledge Bases, Jyväskylä, Finland, May 31 - June 4, 2010.
Črt Gerlec Organising committee member, conference, the Uroš Goljat 15th conference OTS'2010 Advance technology Mitja Gradišnik and services, Maribor, Slovenia, June 15 – 16, IN – 18 Inforamtion Systems Laboratory
Tomaž Korelič 2010. Kristjan Košič Katja Kous Andrej Krajnc Saša Kuhar Jernej Novak Miha Pavlinek Miha Strehar Dr. Boštjan Šumak Rok Žontar
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Programme committee chairman, conference, the 15th conference OTS'2010 Advance technology and services, Maribor, Slovenia, June 15 – 16, 2010.
Boštjan Kežmah, MSc Organising committee chairman, conference, Informatics and Law, Maribor, Slovenia, June 16, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Programme committee member, conference, Boštjan Kežmah, MSc Informatics and Law, Maribor, Slovenia, June 16, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič 2009.
Uroš Goljat Organising committee member, conference, Andrej Krajnc Informatics and Law, Maribor, Slovenia, June 16, Jernej Novak 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič Programme committee member, conference, the Prof. Dr. Ivan Rozman 15th conference OTS'2010 Advance technology Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vili Podgorelec and services, Maribor, Slovenia, June 15 - 16, Boštjan Kežmah, MSc 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič Organising committee chairman, conference, the 15th conference OTS'2010 Advance technology and services, Maribor, Slovenia, June 15-16, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Chairman, Scientific coordinator, Slovenian Technology Platform For Software And Services, Maribor, Slovenia, June 16, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Programme committee chairman, conference, Inforamtion Systems Laboratory IN – 19
Slovenian Technology Platform For Software And Services, Maribor, Slovenia, June 16, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Chairman, international conference, ECOOP 2010 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič – 24th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, Maribor, Slovenia, June 21-25, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič Organising committee chairman, international conference, ECOOP 2010 – 24th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, Maribor, Slovenia, June 21-25, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Organising committee member, international Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vili Podgorelec conference, ECOOP 2010 – 24th European Asst. Dr. Gregor Polančič Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, Dr. Luka Pavlič Maribor, Slovenia, June 21-25, 2010. Boštjan Kežmah, MSc Katja Kous Jernej Huber Dr. Boštjan Šumak Andrej Krajnc Uroš Goljat Kristjan Košič Saša Kuhar Miha Strehar Mitja Gradišnik Tomaž Korelič
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vili Podgorelec Steering committee member, international conference, Computer-based Medical Systems CBMS-2010, Perth, Australia, Oct. 12-15, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vili Podgorelec Programme committee member, international conference, Computer-based Medical Systems CBMS-2010, Perth, Australia, Oct. 12-15, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Chairman, conference, Collaboration, software and services in information society, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Oct. 11-15, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Member of the international programme board, IN – 20 Inforamtion Systems Laboratory
Prof. Dr. Ivan Rozman international conference, Information society 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Oct. 11-15, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Programme committee member, international Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič conference, Collaboration, software and services in information society, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Oct. 11-15, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vili Podgorelec Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vili Podgorelec Reviewer for Uporabna informatika.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vili Podgorelec Reviewer for Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Reviewer for International Journal of Knowledge and Learning (IJKL).
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Reviewer for Uporabna informatika.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič President of the proven information systems auditors section, The Slovenian Institute of Auditors.
Boštjan Kežmah, MSc Board member of the proven information systems auditors section, The Slovenian Institute of Auditors.
Boštjan Kežmah, MSc President of the Slovenian branch of ISACA international association.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič Board member of the Slovenian branch of ISACA international association.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič Reviewer for Information and Software Technology (IST).
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič Reviewer for Acta Electrotechnica et Informatica.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič Reviewer for Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice. Inforamtion Systems Laboratory IN – 21
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Črt Gerlec CEEPUS exchange program visit, Constantine The Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Slovakia, Apr. 28 - May 23, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Lecture, Erasmus program, Blekinge Tekniska Assoc. Prof. Dr. Aleš Živkovič Högskola, Sweden, May 8-17, 2010.
Saša Kuhar CEEPUS exchange program visit, University Babes-Bolyai (University of Cluj-Napoca), Cluj, Romania, June 1-30, 2010.
Jernej Huber CEEPUS exchange program visit, Plovdivski Universitet Paisij Hilendarski (Plovidv University Paisii Hilendarski), Plovdiv, Bolgaria, July 1-31, 2010.
Jernej Novak Working visit as part of the bilateral co-operation at University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, July 7-13, 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vili Podgorelec Working visit as part of the bilateral co-operation at University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, Sep. 19- 25, 2010.
Jernej Huber CEEPUS exchange program visit, Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai (Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj- Napoca), Cluj, Romania, Oct. 1-31, 2010.
Tomaž Korelič CEEPUS exchange program visit, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 1-31, 2010.
Črt Gerlec CEEPUS exchange program visit, Linz, Austria, Nov. 1- 30, 2010.
GUESTS AND VISITORS
Igor Furstner, MSc (Polytechnical CEEPUS visiting professor, May 10-21, 2010. Engineering College, Subotica, IN – 22 Inforamtion Systems Laboratory
Department of Mathematics and Computation Science)
Dr. Aljoša Pašić (Atos Research and Invited guest at the conference OTS'2010 Innovation, Madrid, Španija) Advanced Technologies and Services in Slovenia, visit, June 15-16, 2010.
Robin Wilton (Future Identity Ltd., Invited guest at the conference OTS'2010 Velika Britanija) Advanced Technologies and Services in Slovenia, visit, June 15-16, 2010. Database Technologies Laboratory IN – 23
DATABASE TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Phone: + 386 2 220 72 99 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
International projects
142814-LLP-1-2008- ELLEIEC – Enhancing Lifelong Learning for the Electrical and FR-ERASMUS-ENW Information Engineering Community Leader: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Participants:: Mirjam Bonačić Financed by: European Union – Erasmus Network
Duration: October 1, 2008 – September 30, 2011
The consortium is composed of 60 partners from all around Europe. The main goal of the project is a virtual centre for the development of enterprise skills and competencies and to investigate and report on the implementation issues and impact of Lifelong Learning on the employability of people over Europe in the Electrical and Information Engineering field.
NFM-NFM-2010-6802 Leader: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer Družovec Participants: Lili Nemec Project partners: University of Bergen
Financed by: EGP and NFM programs
Duration: January 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011 IN – 24 Database Technologies Laboratory
The project will enable familiarization with the partner institution and its individual educational and research units. Mutual presentation was focused on detailed description of teaching and research work of UM FERI. Based on these principles, we have discussed options for further cooperation and arranged suitable contracts (bilateral research cooperation, mutual inclusion in international research projects and Erasmus program).
NFM-NFM-2010-6803 Leader: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer Družovec Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Družovec Project partners: University of Lichenstein, Vaduz, Lichenstein
Financed by: EGP and NFM programs
Duration: January 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011
Project will enable familiarization with the partner institution and its individual educational and research units. Mutual presentation was focused on detailed description of teaching and research work of UM FERI. Based on these principles, we have discussed options for further cooperation and arranged suitable contracts (bilateral research cooperation, mutual inclusion in international research projects and Erasmus program).
NFM-NFM-2010-6804 Leader: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer Družovec Participants: Lili Nemec Project partners: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Financed by: EGP and NFM programs
Duration: January 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011
In this project, our institution and individual educational and research units have been presented to the partner institution. Mutual presentation has been focused on a detailed description of teaching and research work of UM FERI. Based on these principles, we have discussed options for further cooperation and arranged suitable contracts (bilateral research cooperation, mutual inclusion in international research projects and Erasmus program).
SI-549/2010 Leader: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer Družovec Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr Marko Hölbl, Jernej Burkeljca, Jaka Polutnik Database Technologies Laboratory IN – 25
Project partners: Opni háskólinn, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Financed by: EGP and NFM programs
Duration: January 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011
The project has enabeled staff training of Slovenian participants in the following fields: international cooperation, internationalization of higher education, intercultural communication as well as in the field of research cooperation with the point on project preparation and writing scientific papers and documents.
Applied projects IPMGEN Training for the field of data modeling Leader: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer – Družovec Participants: Aida Kamišalić, Mirjam Bonačić, Andrej Sevčnikar Project partners: GENIS, d. o. o., SRC, d.o.o. EIM, d.o.o.
Financed by: GENIS, d. o. o. SRC, d.o.o. EIM, d.o.o. Duration: October 1, 2010 to December 30, 2011 The project includes training for the field data modeling; which includes consulting from mentioned area.
Completed research projects 2010
International projects
BI-SCG/08-09-017 E - learning – support to data mining and security Leader: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec, Prof. Dr. Mirjana Ivanović, Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Brumen, Aida Kamišalić, Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Hölbl
Financed by: Government of Republic Serbia, Slovenian Research Agency
Duration: January 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010
The project goal has been to define the methodology for usage of integrated supported system for e-learning in networks (Moodle). The project has been oriented on administrative, educational and methodological point of view as patterns in the process of integration of data mining to increase the contents for e-learning. The specific attention has also been dedicated IN – 26 Database Technologies Laboratory
on security, data protecting and privacy in systems used for e-learning. Results have been published at conferences and in journals.
PUBLICATIONS
HÖLBL, Marko, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana. Students' feedback and communication habits using Moodle. Elektron. elektrotech., 2010, Nr. 6, pp. 63-66.
HÖLBL, Marko, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, BRUMEN, Boštjan. Two proposed identity- based three-party authenticated key agreement protocols from pairings. Comput. secur., 2010, Vol. 29, Iss. 2, pp. 244-252.
HÖLBL, Marko, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, BRUMEN, Boštjan. Attacks and improvement of an efficient remote mutual authentication and key agreement scheme. Cryptologia, 2010, Vol. 34, No. 1, pp. 1-9.
HÖLBL, Marko, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, BRUMEN, Boštjan. An improved two-party identity-based authenticated key agreement protocol using pairings. J. comput. syst. sci., Available online 22 January 2011.
WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, DRUŽOVEC, Marjan, HÖLBL, Marko, ZORIČ-VENUTI, Metka. Experiences in international cooperation in teaching. Elektron. elektrotech., 2010, Nr. 6, pp. 19-22.
JEREB, Borut, BRUMEN, Boštjan. Upravljanje IT tveganj s pomočjo Risk IT. In: Dnevi slovenske informatike 2010 - DSI, Portorož, Slovenija, 14.-16. april 2010. Uravnotežite naložbe, tveganja in razvoj za uspeh : Preoceedings. Ljubljana: Slovensko društvo Informatika, 2010, 14 pp.
KUREŽ, Bojan, BRUMEN, Boštjan. Security and tourism. V: Scientific proceedings : Choose excellence. Novi Sad: The Centre for Tourism Research, 2010, pp. 112-128. [
HEIMBÜRGER, Anneli, SASAKI, Shiori, YOSHIDA, Naofumi, VENÄLÄINEN, Teijo, LINNA, Petri, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana. Cross-cultural collaborative systems : towards cultural computing. In: WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana (Ed.), JAAKKOLA, Hannu (Ed.), KIYOKI, Yasushi (Ed.), TOKUDA, Takehiro (Ed.), YOSHIDA, Naofumi (Ed.). Information modelling and knowledge bases XXI, (Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, Vol. 206). Amsterdam [etc.]: IOS Press, cop. 2010, pp. 403-417.
KAMIŠALIĆ, Aida, MONGUS, Domen, PAVLIČ, Luka, POHOREC, Sandi, SEVČNIKAR, Andrej, VERIČ, Mateja, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, HÖLBL, Marko. Aspects in Database Technologies Laboratory IN – 27
information modelling and knowledge bases research. In: WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana (Ed.), JAAKKOLA, Hannu (Ed.), KIYOKI, Yasushi (Ed.), TOKUDA, Takehiro (Ed.), YOSHIDA, Naofumi (Ed.). Information modelling and knowledge bases XXI, (Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, Vol. 206). Amsterdam [etc.]: IOS Press, cop. 2010, pp. 418-437.
KAMIŠALIĆ, Aida, RIAÒO, David, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana. First approach to micro- temporality generation for clinical algorithms. In: WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana (Ed.), JAAKKOLA, Hannu (Ed.), KIYOKI, Yasushi (Ed.), TOKUDA, Takehiro (Ed.), YOSHIDA, Naofumi (Ed.). Information modelling and knowledge bases XXI, (Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, Vol. 206). Amsterdam [etc.]: IOS Press, cop. 2010, pp. 315-323.
SEVČNIKAR, Andrej, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, HÖLBL, Marko. Vpeljava podatkovnega skladišča na področju energetike. In: Dnevi slovenske informatike 2010 - DSI, Portorož, Slovenija, 14.-16. april 2010. Uravnotežite naložbe, tveganja in razvoj za uspeh : zbornik prispevkov. Ljubljana: Slovensko društvo Informatika, 2010, 6 pp.
WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, DRUŽOVEC, Marjan, CAFNIK, Petra, JAAKKOLA, Hannu, ZORIČ-VENUTI, Metka. Awareness of culture in e-learning. In: ITHET 2010. [S. l.]: IEEE, cop. 2010, pp. 312-315.
WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, DRUŽOVEC, Marjan, HÖLBL, Marko, BONAČIĆ, Mirjam. Need for the intercultural awareness in Erasmus mobility - administrative point of view. In: REYNOLDS, Nicholas (Ed.), TURCSÁNYI-SZABÓ, Márta (Ed.). Key competencies in the knowledge society : IFIP TC 3 international conference, KCKS 2010, held as part of WCC 2010, Brisbane, Australia, September 20-23, 2010 : proceedings, (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 324). Berlin; Heidelberg; New York: Springer, cop. 2010, pp. 435-439.
WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, DRUŽOVEC, Marjan, ZORIČ-VENUTI, Metka, WARD, Anthony E., YAHOUI, Hamed. Implementation of an e-learning module in virtual centre for entrepreneurship : the development of cultural awareness in students. In: TAWFIK, Hissam (Ed.). Third international conference on developments in esystems engineering [DESE 2010], London, UK, 6 - 8 september, 2010. Proceedings the third international conference on developments in esystems engineering [DESE 2010], London, UK, 6 - 8 September, 2010. Los Alamitos, California; Washington; Tokyo: IEEE computer society, cop. 2010, pp. 119-122.
WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, HÖLBL, Marko, DRUŽOVEC, Marjan, BRUMEN, Boštjan, HABJANIČ, Ana. Crosscultural communication in social media. In: MERTIK, Matej (Ed.). The proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Information Society and Information Technologies - ISIT 2010, [Dolenjske Toplice, 10-12 November 2010]. Novo mesto: Faculty of Information Studies, 2010, [6] pp. IN – 28 Database Technologies Laboratory
WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, ZORIČ-VENUTI, Metka, WARD, Anthony E. Collaboration in the virtual center for entreprenuership. In: BOHANEC, Marko (Ed.), GAMS, Matjaž (Ed.), RAJKOVIČ, Vladislav (Ed.), URBANČIČ, Tanja (Ed.), BERNIK, Mojca (Ed.), MLADENIĆ, Dunja (Ed.), GROBELNIK, Marko (Ed.), HERIČO, Marjan (Ed.), KORDEŠ, Urban (Ed.), MARKIČ Olga (Ed.), LENARČIČJadran (Ed.), ŽLAJPAH, Leon (Ed.), GAMS, Andrej (Ed.), BRODNIK, Andrej (Ed.). Zbornik 13. mednarodne multikonference Informacijska družba - IS 2010, 11.-15. oktober 2010. Volume A, (Informacijska družba). Ljubljana: Institut Jožef Stefan, 2010, pp. 255-258.
ZORIČ-VENUTI, Metka, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, WARD, Anthony E. Key issues concerning the simultaneous development of technical and linguistic competences in a single e-module. In: TAWFIK, Hissam (Ed.). Third international conference on developments in esystems engineering [DESE 2010], London, UK, 6 - 8 September, 2010. Proceedings the third international conference on developments in esystems engineering [DESE 2010], London, UK, 6 - 8 september, 2010. Los Alamitos, California; Washington; Tokyo: IEEE computer society, cop. 2010, pp. 127-130.
ZORMAN, Milan, POHOREC, Sandi, BRUMEN, Boštjan. Opening the knowledge tombs - web based text mining as approach for re-evaluation of machine learning rules. In: CATANIA, Barbara (Ed.), IVANOVIĆ Mirjana (Ed.), THALHEIM, Bernhard (Ed.). Advances in databases and information systems : 14th East European conference, ADBIS 2010, Novi Sad, Serbia, September 20-24, 2010 : proceedings, (Lecture notes in computer science, 6295). Berlin: Springer, 2010, 2010, Vol. 6295, pp. 533-542.
PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Asst. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Brumen Data security - selected topics, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland, April 2010.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS, AND COMMITTEES
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Programme Committee member, conference, 17. Days of Slovenian Informatics, Portorož, Slovenia, April 14 - 16, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer – Družovec, Programme committee member, scientific Assis.Prof.Dr. Marko Hölbl conference, 25 th IFIP International Information Security Conference, Brisbane, Australia, September 20 - 23, 2010. Database Technologies Laboratory IN – 29
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Steering Committee Member, scientific conference, Advances in Databases and Information Systems – ADBIS, Novi Sad, Serbia, September 20 – 24, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Programme Committee member, scientific conference, Advances in Databases and Information Systems – ADBIS, Novi Sad, Serbia, September 20 – 24, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Program Committee member, conference, The 15th conference OTS'2010, Advanced Technologies and Services, Maribor, Slovenia June 15 – 16, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Programme Committee member, scientific conference, Medinfo 2010, Cape Town, South Africa, September 12 – 15, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Programme Committee member, scientific conference, Conference on Databases and Information Systems – DB & IS, Riga, Latvia, July 5 – 7, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Programme Committee member, scientific conference, Communications and Multimedia Security – CMS'2010, Linz, Austria, May 31 – June 2, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Conference co- chairman, scientific conference, EAEEIE'2010, Palanga, Lithuania, June 28.–30, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Programme Committee member, scientific conference, Developments in e-Systems Engineering - DeSE 2010, London, UK, September 6 – 8, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Book co-editor, Information modelling and Knowledge bases XXI, Frontiers in artificial intelligence and applications, vol. 206, IOS Press, IN – 30 Database Technologies Laboratory
2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Reviewer and editor committee member of the journal Uporabna informatika, SDI.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer – Družovec, Reviewers, Computers & Security Journal, Assis.Prof.Dr. Marko Hölbl Elsevier.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Aida Kamišalič Erasmus teaching mobility, working visit,, University Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona, Spain, Februar 1 - 12, 2010.
Aida Kamišalič Erasmus teaching mobility, working visit,, Universidade do Madeira, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September 22 - 29, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Hölbl Identity-based authenticated key agreement protocols Erasmus teaching mobility, working visit, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, September 6 - 9, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Hölbl Methodology of Writing Scientific Papers, Opni háskólinn, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland, June 7 – 11, 2010. Staff training as part of EGP and NFM programs, working visit.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec International Office - From Good to Great, Opni háskólinn, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland, June 7 – 16, 2010. Staff training within EGP and NFM programs, working visit.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Erasmus teaching mobility, working visit, Tampere University of Technology, Pori, Finland, August 21,– 26, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Brumen Project Cooperation, working visit, University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland, April 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec National representative at the IFIP TC 11 meeting, Database Technologies Laboratory IN – 31
working visit, Brisbane, Australia, September 19, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Hölbl, Prof. Dr. Scientific research collaboration – project E - Tatjana Welzer - Družovec learning – support to data mining and security, working visit, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia, May 16 – 19, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec, Slovenian Erasmus co-coordinators meeting, Lili Nemec working visit, International School for Social and Business Studies Celje, Slovenia, December 2, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Project meeting ELLEIEC, working visit, University of Vigo, Vigo, Spain, January 13 – 17, 2010.
Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer - Družovec Project meeting ELLEIEC, working visit, Copenhagen University College of Engineering Copenhagen, Denmark, March 18, 2010 March 21, 2010.
GUESTS AND VISITORS
Prof. Dr. Hannu Jaakkola (Tampere Preparing research project, working visit, July 4 – 5, University of Technology, Pori, Finland) 2010.
Prof. Dr. Mirjana Ivanović, Prof. Dr. Preparing a common scientific paper, working visit, Zoran Budimac (Univerza v Novem April 23 - 24, 2010. Sadu, Novi Sad, Serbia)
Prof. Dr. Robert Wrembel (Poznan Erasmus teaching mobility, working visit, July 6 – University of Technology, Poznan, July 10, 2010. Poland)
Sonia Betalu Ramirez, Ana Maria Erasmus staff mobility, working visit, May 18, 2010. Carrea Abellaaa, Lidia Torrijos Coma (UPC Barcelona TECH, Barcelona, Spain)
Agnes Saurez (Université Paul Erasmus staff mobility, working visit, May 18, 2010. Cézanne, Marseille III, Marseille, France) IN – 32 Database Technologies Laboratory
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Slavica Ćosović Bajić, Erasmus teaching mobility, working visit, March 9, (Polytechnics of Zagreb, Zagreb, 2010. Croatia)
MSc. Fisnik Dalipi (State University of Erasmus teaching mobility, working visit, May 30 – Tetovo, Faculty of Mathematics and June 4, 2010. Natural Sciences, Tetovo, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
Valon Abidu (State University of Erasmus staff mobility, working visit, May 20, 2010. Tetovo, Tetovo, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) Computer Mediated Communication Laboratory IN – 33
COMPUTER MEDIATED COMMUNICATION LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Jozsef Györkös Phone: (02) 220 73 51 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Basic research projects
International projects
CII-HU-0019-05-0910 CEEPUS International Cooperation in Computer Science CII-HU-0019-06-1011 (Srednjeevropski program za izmenjavo študentov in profesorjev) Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Participants: Boris Lahovnik Project partners: Faculty of Informatics, Eötvös Loránd University; Institute for System Software, Johannes Kepler University, Linz; Institute of Informatics, University of Szeged; Department of Computers and Informatics, Technical University of Kosice; Department of Mathematics and Computation Science, Polytechnical Engineering College of Subotica; Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca; Pedagogical Faculty, Janos Selye University Komárno; Faculty of Natural Sciences, Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra; Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad; Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Paissi Hilendarski University of Plovdiv. Financed by: CEEPUS
Duration: 2010
The CEEPUS network supports the cooperation of eleven international partners from the central and eastern Europe. The aim is to foster knowledge transfer and improve the mobility IN – 34 Computer Mediated Communication Laboratory
of students and teachers, as well as to improve the study programs in the field of informatics, information technology and computer science. Organisation of the summer schools and new study programs are also part of the CEEPUS program.
Completed research projects 2010
Basic research projects
V2-0456 Analysis and development guidelines of user centric e-services in Slovenia (Analiza in smernice razvoja uporabniško usmerjenih e-storitev v Sloveniji) Leader: Prof. Dr. Marjan Heričko Participants: Asst. Prof. Dr. Gregor Polančič; Dr. Boštjan Šumak; Dr. Luka Pavlič; Boris Lahovnik; Miha Pavlinek; Katja Kous Financed by: Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology; Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS)
Based on a systematic analysis related to the question why are existing e-services not used in a larger scope, we developed guidelines for the development of acceptable e-services. The main research outcomes are identified and demonstrated. Factors have an impact on the acceptance of e-services, a general taxonomy of e-services which help to classify e-services and a knowledge system, which supports the development of useful e-services.
MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND COMMITTEES
Boris Lahovnik Organising committee member, conference, the 15th conference OTS'2010 Advance technology and services, Maribor, Slovenia, June 15–16, 2010.
Boris Lahovnik Organising committee member, international conference, ECOOP 2010 – 24th European Conference on Object-Oriented Programming, Maribor, Slovenia, June 21-25, 2010.
Prof. Dr. József Györkös Vice-chairman, Programme committee vice- chairman, international conference, Information society 2010, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Oct. 11-15, 2010.
Prof. Dr. József Györkös Reviewer for Uporabna informatika. Real – Time Systems Laboratory IN – 35
REAL-TIME SYSTEMS LABORATORY
Head: Prof. Dr. Matjaž Colnarič Phone: +386 2 220 74 30 E-mail: [email protected]
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
International projects
SEE Eol/A/219/1.1 I3E – Promoting Innovation in the Industrial Informatics and Embedded Systems Sectors through Networking Leader: Prof. Dr. Matjaž Colnarič Participants: Dr. Matej Šprogar, Dr.Domen Verber, MSc Rok Ostrovršnik, Simon Bračič, Aleš Zemljak, Suzana Horvat, Nada Gumzej, Uroš Goljat, Kristjan Košič, Katja Kous, Jernej Novak, Miha Pavlinek Project Partners: Project consortium consists of 12 partners from the SEE region: Industrial Systems Institute/R.C. ATHENA, Greece ; Austrian Academy of Sciences, Austria ; Ecoplus, The Business Agency of Lower Austria, Ltd., Austria ; Cluster of Information and Communication Technologies, Bolgaria ; Institut Jožef Stefan, SIovenia ; Italian Executives Alliance, Italy ; Technical University of Sofia, Bolgaria ; University of Kragujevac, Serbia ; Odessa National Polytechnic University, Ukraine ; Foundation for New Bulgarian University, Bolgarija; Technical University Cluj - Napoca, Romania
Financed by: The South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme
Duration: June 2009 to May 2012
The aim of the project is to help transform the SEE area into a knowledge-based innovation- driven economy. The project places emphasis on two leading edge knowledge-intensive and IN – 36 Real – Time Systems Laboratory
export-oriented technology sectors that may create a competitive advantage for the area, namely industrial informatics and embedded systems. The main project outcomes include a Strategic Research Agenda in the previously mentioned sectors, which makes possible for the alignment of research efforts in the area and a Methodology Guideline for Innovation stemming from best practices relevant to the transformation of research into innovation. In 2010, we have collected and evaluated best practices, in total 120 best practices were collected. Also, the foundation of the Strategic Research Agenda was set, which is supposed to fit the specifics of the SEE region. Additionally, we presented the project on several workshops and public presentations.
Completed research projects 2010
Industrial projects
IT-FERI RR-2009 AN6211AX Leader: Prof. Dr.Matjaž Colnarič Participants: Dr.Domen Verber, MSc. Rok Ostrovršnik Project Partners: Iskratel d.o.o., Kranj
Financed by: Iskratel d.o.o., Kranj
Duration: September 2009 to December 2010
The aim of the project was to build a local data store (LDB – Local Data Base) and storage for dynamic SNMP parameters (DCT – Dynamic Configuration Table) for AN6211AX hubs in order to optimize access to large SNMP tables and to reduce network traffic. In addition, a model of DSP manager (DSP mediator) was built, which allows the addressing of several communication nodes inside the hub through the use of only one IP address. The prototype was produced in the test environment with VS2005 development tool and according to internal directives of Iskratel. All products have been installed into the customer test environment.
PUBLICATIONS
VERBER, Domen. Utilization of high performance computing in everyday business applications. V: MERTIK, Matej (ur.). The proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Real – Time Systems Laboratory IN – 37
Information Society and Information Technologies - ISIT 2010, [Dolenjske Toplice, 10-12 November 2010]. Novo mesto: Faculty of Information Studies, 2010, [5] pp., ilustr.
ŠPROGAR, Matej. Autonomous evolutionary algorithm. V: FUERSTNER, Igor (ur.). Products and services; from R&D to final solutions. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. 295-314.
VERBER, Domen. Decentralized fault and resource management for distributed control systems. V: GRZECH, Adam (ur.), ŚWIĄTEK, Paweł (ur.), BRZOSTOWSKI, Krzysztof (ur.). Applications of systems science. Warsaw: EXIT, cop. 2010, pp. 237-243.
VERBER, Domen, COLNARIČ, Matjaž. Operating system Kernel coprocessor for embedded applications. V: JOO ER, Meng (ur.). New trends in technologies: devices, computer, communication and industrial systems. Rijeka: Sciyo, cop. 2010, pp. [135]-144, illustr.
PRESENTATIONS BY THE LABORATORY MEMBERS
Prof. Dr.Matjaž Colnarič Presentation of I3E for the Artemis Technological Platform Ljubljana, Jan. 2010
Prof. Dr.Matjaž Colnarič Lecture for the FERI alumni: Embedded Systems – Challenges and Opportunities Maribor, June 2010
Prof. Dr.Matjaž Colnarič Presentation of I3E at IJS Ljubljana, Oct. 2010
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS AND COMMITTEES
Prof. Dr.Matjaž Colnarič IFAC technical board member.
Prof. Dr.Matjaž Colnarič CIT – Journal of Computing and Information Technology, editor.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Prof. Dr. Matjaž Colnarič Ecoplus: I3E project cooperation, Vienna, Austria, Dr. Matej Šprogar May 2010. IN – 38 Real – Time Systems Laboratory
Prof. Dr. Matjaž Colnarič BICT – Foundation “Cluster of Information and Dr. Matej Šprogar Communication Technologies” : project cooperation for I3E, Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov. 2010.
Prof. Dr. Matjaž Colnarič Eutema Technology Management GmbH: Cosine Strategies for Embedded Computing Research International policy conference, Vienna, Mar. 2010.
Prof. Dr. Matjaž Colnarič IFAC Technical Board, meeting, Baltimore, ZDA, jun. 2010.
Prof. Dr. Matjaž Colnarič IJS – Institut Jožef Stefan: Project presentation and Dr. Matej Šprogar workshop, Ljubljana, Oct. 2010, Aleš Zemljak
GUESTS AND VISITORS
Dr. Vladimir Jovan Scientific cooperation, March 2010. Dr. Dejan Gradišar (IJS – Institut Jožef Stefan, Ljubljana)
Aleksey Bratukhin Scientific cooperation, March 2010. Albert Treytl (ÖAW – Austrian Academy of Sciences)
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INSTITUTE OF MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
Head: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer Družovec Phone: +386 2 220 7299 E-mail: [email protected] URL: http://www.in.feri.uni-mb.si
University undergraduate Media Communication Studies is a multidisciplinary study program that integrates knowledge from the areas of radio- and TV-production, information systems, graphical communication (computer graphics, art and design), and telecommunication.
The multidisciplinary program provides students with all the technological and organizational knowledge they need for their professional work and further professional and academic development. Having in mind the development of press and electronic media in the future, the university level of studies at the Institute of Media Communications provides the foundation, not only to perform work in radio, TV and production houses, but to prepare students for a career in marketing companies, interactive media publishing companies, Internet-service providers, industry, especially in developing company marketing material and selling products or services on the Internet. In the first year of studies, an emphasis is given to the theoretical part, while the practical work is carried out in the final years. The program is, in part, carried-out in media houses and similar environments so the students can gain experience with specific working areas. The above mentioned directives are also presented in the modernized study programs (Bologna study programs) for all three cycles. The first cycle begun in 2007, while the third one begun in October of 2009. In 2010 the first student graduated from the first cycle and matriculate for the MC – 2 Institute of Media Communications second cycle, which actually stands for the end of study programs renovation. The program has been carefully developed, and takes into account the development of disciplines, covered by the program, which considers the specifics of Slovenia and the regions. The curriculum is harmonized with similar programs from all over the world.
The knowledge, gained through leading and carrying out various projects by the members of the institute in the above-mentioned areas, is, therefore, directly incorporated into the educational process.
Employees: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Družovec; Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Ivanišin ; Asst. Prof. Dr. Melita Zajc; Asst. Prof. Dr. Suzana Žilič - Fišer; Prof. Dr. Mario Plenković; Dr.Tina Tomažič; Petra Cafnik, MSc; Katja Udir – Mišič, MSc; Jernej Burkeljca; Jaka Polutnik
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Current research projects
Targeted research project
V5-1024 Importance of digital technologies on the development of Slovenian AV production in the light of Europe 2020 strategy. Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Melita Zajc Participants: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer Družovec, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Družovec, Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Hölbl, Dr. Tina Tomažič, MSc Petra Cafnik, Andrej Sevčnikar, Jernej Burkeljca
Financed by: Slovenian Research Agency, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology.
Duration: October 2010 to March 2012
In this research, data is being collected and the content, technology and cost dimensions of modern Slovenian AV production are analyzed. We wish to verify the assumption that we are witnessing the development of a new business model, which could serve as the basis for developing additional steps to promote AV production, which would also be financially more efficient. We analyze the role of digital technologies and determine their influence on market entry as well as individual entities, cost of production and distribution options. Our goal is to determine which of these should be included in strategic planning. The collected data will enable an overview of different levels of equipment and cost demands of individual projects and as such simplify practical decisions by project managers. The platform – a database in a MC – 3 Institute of Media Communications
user friendly form – will serve as the key source of information about Slovenian AV producers and will enable them to find the most appropriate project partners. It will also act as a showroom through which Slovenian creators, experts and producers will be able to offer their services to partners in other European countries or further afield. The platform will promote further content creation for publication on the web and thus directly contribute to fulfilling the Europe 2020 strategy.
International projects
Tempus E-internationalization for collaborative learning EICL Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Ivanišin Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matjaž Debevec, MSc Katja Udir Fachhochschule Kärnten, St. Petersburg State Polytechnical Project partners: University, Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute, Taurida National V. I. Vernadsky University
Financed by: TEMPUS IV
Duration: 2010 to 2013
NFM-NFM-2010-6803 Leader: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer Družovec Participants: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Družovec Project partners: University of Lichtenstein, Vaduz, Lichtenstein
Financed by: EGP and NFM programs
Duration: January 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011
The mentioned project will enable familiarization with the partner institution and its individual educational and research units. Mutual presentation was focused on a detailed description of teaching and research work of UM FERI. Based on these principles, we have discussed options for further cooperation and have arranged suitable contracts (bilateral research cooperation, mutual inclusion in international research projects and Erasmus program).
SI-549/2010 Leader: Prof. Dr. Tatjana Welzer Družovec MC – 4 Institute of Media Communications
Participants: Marko Hölbl, Jernej Burkeljca, Jaka Polutnik Project partners: Opni háskólinn, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Financed by: EEA Grants and Norway Grants
Duration: 1.1.2010 to 31.1.2011
The project has enabeled training of Slovenian staff participants in the following fields: international cooperation, internationalization of higher education, intercultural communication as well as in the field of research cooperation with the emphasis on project preparation and writing scientific papers and documents.
Completed research projects 2010
Research and development projects
ASMDZ Analysis and starting points for renovation of the National Assembly Web Site Leader: Asst. Prof. Dr. Suzana Žilič Fišer Participants: MSc Petra Cafnik Project partners: University of Ljubljana – Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Primorska - Science and Research Centre of Koper
Financed by: National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia
PUBLICATIONS
WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, DRUŽOVEC, Marjan, HÖLBL, Marko, ZORIČ-VENUTI, Metka. Experiences in international cooperation in teaching. Elektron. elektrotech., 2010, nr. 6, str. 19-22.
CAFNIK, Petra. Imperialism, orientalism and media. V: LABAŠ, Danijel (ur.). Okrugli stol s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem, Skradin, 29. do 31. svibnja, 2009. Mediji i društvena odgovornost : zbornik radova znanstvenoga Okrugloga stola s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem, Studijsko središte Hrvatskih studija u Skradinu, 29. do 31. svibnja 2009, (Biblioteka Komunikologija, Sv. 3). Zagreb: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatski studiji, 2010, str. 283-297. MC – 5 Institute of Media Communications
GEDER, Mateja, PIVEC, Franci, ŽILIČ FIŠER, Suzana. Learning ethics to change the future. V: Converging technologies: body, brain and being : preliminary proceedings. [Maribor: s. n.], 2010, [6] f.
IVANIŠIN, Marko. Can understanding interpersonal communication help understanding media? : an attempt to match theories and problems of two forms of communication. V: LABAŠ, Danijel (ur.). Okrugli stol s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem, Skradin, 29. do 31. svibnja, 2009. Mediji i društvena odgovornost : zbornik radova znanstvenoga Okrugloga stola s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem, Studijsko središte Hrvatskih studija u Skradinu, 29. do 31. svibnja 2009, (Biblioteka Komunikologija, Sv. 3). Zagreb: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatski studiji, 2010, str. 29-57.
IVANIŠIN, Marko, MUJAČIĆ, Samra, DEBEVC, Matjaž. Introducing e-learning to institutions and classrooms : contributions to quality assurance of e-education and e-contents. V: ITHET 2010. [S. l.]: IEEE, cop. 2010, str. 336-342.
POLUTNIK, Jaka. Low-cost tourism and internet. V: KRPAN, Tomislav (ur.). Mediji i turizam : zbornik radova s međunarodnog znanstvenog skupa, Zadar-Nin, 20.-22. ožujka 2009. Zadar: Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za turizam i komunikacijske znanosti sveučilišta u Zadru, 2010, str. 61-69.
WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, DRUŽOVEC, Marjan, CAFNIK, Petra, JAAKKOLA, Hannu, ZORIČ-VENUTI, Metka. Awareness of culture in e-learning. V: ITHET 2010. [S. l.]: IEEE, cop. 2010, str. 312-315.
WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, DRUŽOVEC, Marjan, HÖLBL, Marko, BONAČIĆ, Mirjam. Need for the intercultural awareness in Erasmus mobility - administrative point of view. V: REYNOLDS, Nicholas (ur.), TURCSÁNYI-SZABÓ, Márta (ur.). Key competencies in the knowledge society : IFIP TC 3 international conference, KCKS 2010, held as part of WCC 2010, Brisbane, Australia, September 20-23, 2010 : proceedings, (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 324). Berlin; Heidelberg; New York: Springer, cop. 2010, str. 435-439.
WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, DRUŽOVEC, Marjan, ZORIČ-VENUTI, Metka, WARD, Anthony E., YAHOUI, Hamed. Implementation of an e-learning module in virtual centre for entrepreneurship : the development of cultural awareness in students. V: TAWFIK, Hissam (ur.). Third international conference on developments in e-systems engineering [DESE 2010], London, UK, 6 - 8 September, 2010. Proceedings the third international conference on developments in e-systems engineering [DESE 2010], London, UK, 6 - 8 September, 2010. Los Alamitos, California; Washington; Tokyo: IEEE computer society, cop. 2010, str. 119-122. MC – 6 Institute of Media Communications
WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, HÖLBL, Marko, DRUŽOVEC, Marjan, BRUMEN, Boštjan, HABJANIČ, Ana. Crosscultural communication in social media. V: MERTIK, Matej (ur.). The proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Information Society and Information Technologies - ISIT 2010, [Dolenjske Toplice, 10-12 November 2010]. Novo mesto: Faculty of Information Studies, 2010, [6] str., illustr.
ZAJC, Melita. Human identity in times of computers. V: RICHIR, Simon (ur.), SHIRAI, Akihiko (ur.). VRIC 2010 - Laval virtual : 12th Virtual reality international conference, 7-9th April, 2010, Laval, France : proceedings. [S. l.]: IEEE Computer Society France, [2010], str. 209-213.
ŽILIČ FIŠER, Suzana. Social responsibility and economic success of public service broadcasting Channel 4 : distinctiveness with market orientation. V: Public Service Media After the Recession. [London, 2010], 18 f.
ŽILIČ FIŠER, Suzana. Tourism as a part of media world. V: KRPAN, Tomislav (ur.). Mediji i turizam : zbornik radova s međunarodnog znanstvenog skupa, Zadar-Nin, 20.-22. ožujka 2009. Zadar: Sveučilište u Zadru, Odjel za turizam i komunikacijske znanosti sveučilišta u Zadru, 2010, str. 15-24.
ŽILIČ FIŠER, Suzana, DVORŠAK, Slavko. The model of an effective public communication in remediation of acid tar dump : case of Pesniski dvor. V: Hazardous and industrial waste management : second international conference, October 5th - 8th, 2010, Chania (Crete - Greece) : [proceedings]. [S. l.: s. n., 2010], 8 f.
IVANIŠIN, Marko. Juggling with war to have peace?. V: VODEB, Oliver (ur.), JANOVIĆ, Nikola (ur.). Demonstrating relevance: response-ability : teorija, praksa in imaginacija družbeno odzivnega komuniciranja = theory, practice and imagination of socially responsive communication, (Knjižna zbirka Psihologija vsakdanjega življenja). Ljubljana: Fakulteta za družbene vede, Založba FDV: Memefest, 2010, str. 262-267.
ŽILIČ FIŠER, Suzana. The management of a hybrid broadcasting model : reconciling public and commercial interests. V: BADILLO, Patrick-Yves (ur.), LESOURD, Jean-Baptiste (ur.). The media industries and their markets : quantitative analyses, (Applied Econometrics Association series). Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, str. 49-63.
PLENKOVIĆ, Mario, TOMAŽIČ, Tina, KUČIŠ, Vlasta. Holistic strategy of public action and visual digitalization in convergent environment. Observatorio, 2010, vol. 4, no. 2, str. 197-210.
TOMAŽIČ, Tina, JURIŠIĆ, Jelena. Etički odnosi s javnošću i društvena odgovornost poduzeća. V: LABAŠ, Danijel (ur.). Okrugli stol s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem, Skradin, 29. do 31. svibnja, 2009. Mediji i društvena odgovornost : zbornik radova znanstvenoga Okrugloga stola s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem, Studijsko središte Hrvatskih studija u MC – 7 Institute of Media Communications
Skradinu, 29. do 31. svibnja 2009, (Biblioteka Komunikologija, Sv. 3). Zagreb: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Hrvatski studiji, 2010, str. 142-162
BURKELJCA, Jernej, POLUTNIK, Jaka. Content and technology patterns in online video sharing community. V: Avanca Cinema : [International conference cinema art, technology, communication]. Avanca, Portugal: Edicões Cine-Clube de Avanca, 2010, str. 178-183.
PRESENTATIONS BY THE INSTITUTE MEMBERS
Jernej Burkeljca AVANCA | CINEMA, International Conference Cinema - Art, Technology, Communication, July 28–August 1,2010, Avanca, Portugal, 2010.
MSc Petra Cafnik Visual representation of the Orient: Komunikološka škola Matice Hrvatske 2010, Zagreb, Croatia, March 3, 2010.
MSc Petra Cafnik Credible representation of Islam in the media: International conference – media credibility, University of Maribor, Faculty of political sciences, Zagreb, Croatia, June 30, 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Melita Zajc Visible Evidence XVII – The 2010 International Visible evidence conference, August 9-August 12, 2010, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2010.
CONGRESSES, MEETINGS, AND COMMITTEES
Asst. Prof. Dr. Melita Zajc Program committee member, International computer art festival, MFRU, Maribor, November 19- 28, November 2010.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Melita Zajc Program concept author and head, Symposium – Re-play: FILM IN VIDEO IGRE, Maribor, November 19- 21, November 2010.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Družovec Program committee member – reviewer, The International Multi-Conference on Complexity, Informatics and Cybernetics: IMCIC 2010, Orlando, Florida, ZDA, 6- 9, April 2010. MC – 8 Institute of Media Communications
Asst. Prof. Dr. Suzana Žilič - Fišer Board member of Maribor – European capital of culture 2012.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Suzana Žilič - Fišer Expert committee member for preparation of media law and RTV law, Ministry of culture.
Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko Ivanišin, Jaka Design and organization of the Media Day 2010, a Polutnik display of yearly student audiovisual production and invited lectures, June 17, 2010.
VISITS TO OTHER INSTITUTIONS
Dr. Tina Tomažič 'Ethical aspects of covert advertising', lecture at the University of Zagreb, University Centre for Croatian Studies, Zagreb, Croatia, September 2010.
Dr. Tina Tomažič 'Covert advertising in print media', lecture at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Arts, Zagreb, Croatia, October 2010.
Petra Cafnik, MSc 'Orientalism: Tool of Imperialism', lecture at Gazi Üniversitesi, Ankara, Turkey, February 26, 2010, Erasmus teaching staff mobility, working visit.
Petra Cafnik, MSc 'Orientalism and Visual Representation of the Orient', lecture at Gazi Üniversitesi, Ankara, Turkey March 2, 2010, Erasmus teaching staff mobility, working visit. ‘Creating in a digital age’, lecture at the University Jaka Polutnik of Lapland, Faculty of Art and Design, Rovaniemi, 15 - 19, February 2010. Rovaniemi, Finland, 2010. Erasmus teaching staff mobility, working visit.
‘Differences at creating digital video content’, Jaka Polutnik lecture at the University of Lapland, Faculty of Art and Design, Rovaniemi, 15 - 19, February 2010. Rovaniemi, Erasmus teaching staff mobility, working visit. MC – 9 Institute of Media Communications
‘Improving films with animation’, lecture at the Jaka Polutnik Computing department, University of Minho, 26 – 30, April 2010, Braga, Portugal, 2010. Erasmus teaching staff mobility, working visit.
Methodology of Writing Scientific Papers, Opni Jaka Polutnik, Jernej Burkeljca háskólinn, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland. 7- 11, June 2010. Staff training within EGP and NFM programs, working visit.
‘Audiovisual Technics’, lecture at the University of Technology Tampere-Pori, Finland,. 21 –26, August Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marjan Družovec 2010. Erasmus teaching staff mobility, working visit.
GUESTS AND VISITORS
Maja Malus Documentary film production today, lecture during the Media Day 2010, June 17, 2010.
Nenad Cizl Illustration and graphic design in advertising, lecture during the Media Day 2010, June 17, 2010.
Samo Vidic Introducing sports photography, December 7, 2010.