UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB F A C U L T Y O F ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING A N D C O M P U T I N G PROGRESS REPORT 2004 & 2005 ZAGREB November 2005 FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND COMPUTING Unska 3 HR-10000 ZAGREB C R O A T I A Tel.: (+ 385 1) 612 99 99; Fax: (+ 385 1) 617 00 07; E-mail: [email protected]; URL: http://www.fer.hr D e a n: Prof. Mladen Kos, Ph.D. E-mail: [email protected] Vice - Deans: Prof. Vedran Mornar, Ph.D. E-mail: [email protected] Prof. Željko Štih, Ph.D. E-mail: [email protected] Prof. Tomislav Tomiša, Ph.D. E-mail: [email protected] Head of Secretary’s Offi ce: Chief Accountant: Vladimir MalariÊ, dipl.iur Snježna ŠokËeviÊ, dipl.oec. Dean’s Offi ce: Vice-Deans' Offi ce: Marija Rumac Sanja LovriÊ Tel.: (+ 385 1) 612 96 42 Tel.: (+ 385 1) 612 97 28 DEAN'S PREFACE The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER) as a part of University of Zagreb, has its roots in the Technical Faculty Zagreb, founded in 1919, which evolved into the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in 1956 and was upgraded into the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in 1994. Due to the increasing progress and advances in electrical and electronic engineering as well as in computer science and information technologies, the Faculty has become the largest technical faculty and the leading educational and R&D institution in the fi elds of electri- cal engineering and computing in Croatia. More than 13000 graduate students, more than 1900 postgraduate students who received the Master degree and more than 540 students with PhD degree, are today's total numbers, which highlights our highly spirited activities in teaching. Additional to this number are also 3800 un- dergraduate students as well as about 500 graduates each year. Organised in 11 departments, the present educational staff comprises 130 professors and 200 teaching assistants and researchers operating in more than 60 laboratories and area of more than 35000 m2. Education and research is the crucial factor determining the economic and social progress and the equality of opportunity in our societies. It becomes even more so in the digital age in order to ensure life-long-learning and the emergence of new generations of creators, researchers and entrepreneurs and to empower playing an active role in the knowledge society. The experiences at the university level should be transferred to the others. We can help to do that, as a chain in the global challenge. The Faculty offers a broad spectrum of services to business and industry, from research and con- sultancy to conference facilities, training and postgraduate recruitment. The Faculty is a leading research-led institution and undertakes research at the highest levels of international standing. The Faculty is an integral part of the community, making a major contribution to the economic, social and cultural life of the city and region. We extend a warm welcome to those discovering The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing through the Progress Report and hope your association with the Faculty, in whatever sphere of activity, will be enjoyable and profi table. I would like to extend my acknowledgment and gratitude to all my colleagues who contributed to any part of our activities as well as to this brochure. Prof. Mladen Kos, Ph.D. Dean CONTENTS 1. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW 1 2. GENERAL OUTLINES 3 3. DEPARTMENTS 8 3.1. Department of Applied Physics 8 3.1.1. Courses 9 3.1.2. Research goals and results 10 3.1.3. Publications 11 3.1.4. International Links 14 3.1.5. Doctor of Science Degree 14 3.1.6. Master of Science Degree 15 3.2. Department of Applied Mathematics 16 3.2.1. Courses 18 3.2.2. Research Goals and Results 19 3.2.3. Publications 20 3.2.4. International Links 22 3.2.5. Doctor of Science Degree 23 3.2.6. Master of Science Degree 23 3.3. Department of Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Measurements 26 3.3.1. Courses 27 3.3.2. Research Goals and Results 28 3.3.3. Publications 30 3.3.4. International Links 32 3.3.5. Doctor of Science Degree 33 3.3.6. Master of Science Degree 33 3.4. Department of Electric Machines, Drives and Automation 36 3.4.1. Courses 37 3.4.2. Research Goals and Results 39 3.4.3. Publications 40 3.4.4. International Links 41 3.4.5. Doctor of Science Degree 42 3.4.6. Master of Science Degree 42 3.5. Department of Power Systems 44 3.5.1. Courses 46 3.5.2. Research Goals and Results 47 3.5.3. Publications 49 3.5.4. International Links 53 3.5.5. Doctor of Science Degree 54 3.5.6. Master of Science Degree 55 3.6. Department of Telecommunications 58 3.6.1. Courses 59 3.6.2. Research Goals and Results 60 3.6.3. Publications 62 3.6.4. International Links 67 3.6.5. Doctor of Science Degree 68 3.6.6. Master of Science Degree 68 3.7. Department of Electronic Systems and Information Processing 72 3.7.1. Courses 73 3.7.2. Research Goals and Results 74 3.7.3. Publications 77 3.7.4. International Links 82 3.7.5. Doctor of Science Degree 83 3.7.6. Master of Science Degree 83 3.8. Department of Control and Computer Engineering in Automation 84 3.8.1. Courses 86 3.8.2. Research Goals and Results 87 3.8.3. Publications 88 3.8.4. International Links 94 3.8.5. Doctor of Science Degree 94 3.8.6. Master of Science Degree 95 3.9. Department of Electroacoustics 98 3.9.1. Courses 99 3.9.2. Research Goals and Results 100 3.9.3. Publications 100 3.9.4. International Links 102 3.9.5. Doctor of Science Degree 102 3.9.6. Master of Science Degree 103 3.10. Department of Electronics, Microelectronics, Computer and Intelligent Systems 104 3.10.1. Courses 105 3.10.2. Research Goals and Results 107 3.10.3. Publications 110 3.10.4. International Links 116 3.10.5. Doctor of Science Degree 116 3.10.6. Master of Science Degree 117 3.11. Department of Radiocommunications and Microwave Engineering 118 3.11.1. Courses 119 3.11.2. Research Goals and Results 120 3.11.3. Publications 122 3.11.4. International Links 127 3.11.5. Doctor of Science Degree 128 3.11.6. Master of Science Degree 128 4. ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT STAFF 130 4.1. Secretary’s Offi ce 130 4.2. Accounting 130 4.3. Student Administration 130 4.4. Central Library 131 4.5. Information Support Centre 131 4.6. Departments' Administration 131 4.7. Laboratories 132 4.8. Technical Support and Maintenance 132 1. HISTORICAL OVERVIEW When the University of Zagreb was reorganised in 1874 to become the first modern university in Croatia, it still established only the humanistic trivium of the Faculty of Law, the Theological College and the Faculty of Arts and Letters. However, documents show that in the wake of the momentous scientific discoveries at the end of the 19th century, its reformers had already made provision for the future establishment of faculties of natural sciences, engineering and other related disciplines. Although the Academy traditionally promoted mainly arts and sciences, a strong technical culture and tradition developed alongside, particularly electrical engineering. Zagreb established its first telegraph connection with Vienna as early as 1850, when, on September 28, the first telegram was sent from Vienna to Zagreb by Josip JelaËiÊ, the Civil Governor of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia; in 1875, a major scientific book was printed in Zagreb: Betriebsstörungen oberirdischer Telegraphen-Leitungen, deren Aufsuchung und Behebung, by Ferdinand KovaËeviÊ, a pioneer and the first Croatian designer in the field of telegraphy; the first exchange in Zagreb was set up by Wilim Schwarz in 1886 and the first telephone was introduced in 1887; near the city of Šibenik, on the river Krka, on the beautiful waterfalls of Skradinski buk the hydro-power plant "Krka" was put in operation on August 28, 1895 (power generator 320 kVA, frequency 42 Hz), together with a polyphase transmission system (a 3 kV transmission line, 11 km long) to supply the city of Šibenik with electrical power - the first system of this kind in Croatia. Zagreb was the cradle of the study of electrical engineering and electro technical sciences in Croatia: the first electric bulbs were described by Bogoslav Šulek in 1880, and the book On Magnetism and Electricity by Oton KuËera was published in 1891 by the Cultural Society of Croatia (Matica hrvatska). The Society of Engineers and Architects of Croatia and Slavonia, at their Annual Assembly held on February 21, 1898, proposed to establish a Technical College with an Engineering Department in Zagreb. In 1910, Dr. Juraj ŽerjaviÊ, the abbot and parson of Marija Bistrica established by a deed of donation a foundation for the establishment and maintenance of the College of Engineering at the University of Zagreb and a year later, the Civil Governor of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia, Dr. Nikola TomašiÊ, carried out a poll which resulted in the decision to set up a Technical College. At the beginning of the 20th century, the Cultural Society of Croatia published quite a number of books dedicated to the application of natural sciences (electrical engineering), under the common title Modern Time Inventions, in which Oton KuËera, Stanko PliveliÊ and Juraj BožiËeviÊ dedicated The building in VukotinoviÊeva street where some departments large chapters to electrical generators, motors, electric vehicles, were located from 1947 to 1963 electric energy transmission and accumulators.