Short Bio

1.1  EDUCATION

2006 Doctor of Philosophy (Electrical Engineering), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA, major: Applied Electromagnetics.

2001 Master of Science (Electrical Engineering), University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA, major: Applied Electromagnetics.

1996 Bachelor of Science (Electrical Engineering), University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, major: Radiocommunications and Professional Electronics.

1.2  WORK HISTORY

07/2018 – present Professor. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering, Rijeka, Croatia.

03/2013 – 06/2018 Associate Professor. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering, Rijeka, Croatia.

12/2007 – 02/2013 Assistant Professor. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering, Rijeka, Croatia.

2000 – 12/2007 Various Research Assistant positions at University of New Mexico, Portland State University, and University of Rijeka 

1996 – 1999 RF Engineer. Croatian Radio and Television, Transmitters and Links Division, Zagreb, Croatia.

1.3  MAJOR ACADEMIC DUTIES

Head of the Communications Systems Group, Chair of the Graduation Committees, Chair of the Department of Computer Engineering, Wireless Communications Lab Director

1.4  OTHER ACADEMIC DUTIES

served on 8 Ph.D. dissertation defense committees

participated in 2 work groups for curriculum development or self-evaluation

2.1  PARTICIPATION IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROJECTS

participated in R&D projects involving: antenna design, electromagnetic modeling, computer code development, high-power microwaves, computer-controlled measurements

2.2  INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

        RF Engineer (Transmitters & Links Division of Croatian Radio and Television)

2.3  PRESENTER AT SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES: 

17 conferences, including Best Oral Presentation Awards.

2.4 COMMITTEES OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS, CONFERENCES, AND OTHER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

member of several editorial boards, 

reviewer for many conferences

session co-chair of several conferences

Chair of IEEE Antennas & Propagation Chapter of Croatia

2.5  MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• IEEE and some other

3.1 TEACHING

taught multiple courses in electrical- and microwave- engineering, antennas and communications, programming, at three universities 

3.2  MENTORING STUDENTS

over 57 bachelor and master’s theses

6 foreign students for their internships

3.3  INVITED TALKS

6 invited talks at international conferences

10 invited talks at universities and other institutions

4.  AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Best Oral Presentation Award 

IEEE Senior Member 

Graduate office research and travel grant

5.  COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

articles in popular media on education reform and curriculum development, effects of EM radiations, school science fairs

6.  FOREIGN LANGUAGES: English: fluent

7. PUBLICATIONS: CROSBI, ORCID ID, ResearchGate, Google Scholar