Wednesday, 27 November 2019 New rector of UP, Prof. Dr. Klavdija Kutnar sworn in and assumed rector's honors and duties
On Monday, 25th of November 2019, the new rector of University of Primorska, Prof. Dr. Klavdija Kutnar solemnly sworn in and assumed rector's honors and duties.
Monday, 25 November 2019 FREE & ANONYMOUS TESTING FOR HIV & HEPATITIS C
On the World AIDS Day we invite you to participate in the anonymous and free HIV and Hepatitis C testing.
Testing will take place on Monday, December 2, 2019, between 8:30 and 10:30 in the vaccination clinic at the NIJZ OE (National Institute of Public Health) Koper (Vojkovo nabrežje 4a, Koper).
Friday, 22 November 2019 Mathematical Advent Calendar 2019
Elementary School students (8th and 9th year) and High School students are invited to compete in solving problems as part of the Mathematical Advent Calendar. The competitors are divided into three categories: 1st level (Elementary School, 2nd level (High School, first and second year) and 3rd level (High School, third and fourth year).
You will have fun with the Mathematical Advent Calendar from December 2nd to December 20th 2019.
There is one day (24 hours) available for solving each of the problems (from midnight till midnight).
In each category three awards will be given, each award will be a USB together with a T-shirt.
Only High School students and Elementary School students (8th and 9th year) are allowed to compete; they have to create an account here.
Others can join here.
The rules of the quiz are available here.
Wednesday, 20 November 2019 Prof. Enes Pasalic, PhD awarded with the Zois Award for outstanding scientific achievements
We are happy and honoured to announce that our professor and researcher Prof. Enes Pasalic, PhD received the Zois Award for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of cryptography. Zois Awards and Recognitions are the most prestigious awards for exceptional achievements in scientific research and development activities, awarded to researchers in the Republic of Slovenia.
Prof. Enes Pasalic, PhD, has been recognized as one of the world's leading researchers in the area of design and analysis of symmetric ciphers and cryptographically interesting discrete combinatorial structures, especially the Boolean functions. He was part of the research team that developed the new S-box used in the 3G mobile network protocol and in the stream cipher SNOW for use in the 3GPP standard. Between 2012 and 2018, he published 41 scientific articles in high quality journals such as IEEE and Finite Fields and their Applications. Since 2018, he is also leading the UP FAMNIT Center for Cryptography at the University of Primorska.
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One of his main research contributions is the use of Boolean functions in finding sets of orthogonal sequences for the use in mobile networks. With the use of these results the number of users per cell in CDMA networks can be doubled. Other research areas are connected to new cryptoanalysis methods, the use of Boolean functions in testing machine circuits, effective probabilistic algorithms for discovering properties of cryptographic primitives, and to theoretical development of new cryptographic primitives possessing optimal resistance to certain cryptoanalytic attacks.
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Recall that last year UP FAMNIT and UP IAM recieved a research program entitled "Mathematical Modelling and Encryption: From Theoretical Concepts to Everyday Applications", led by Prof. Enes Pasalic, PhD. Until 2025 they will develop innovative opportunities for thorough research in the field of mathematics. Concrete results will ensure secure communication with blockchain technology in modelling to generate preliminary results in different domains. The emphasis will be on the themes regarding sustainable built environments.
Last year, Prof. Enes Pasalic,PhD was awarded as a professor and researcher at UP FAMNIT and UP IAM, with the 2017 Scientific Excellence Award in Natural Sciences and Engineering.
We congratulate Prof. Enes Pasalic, PhD for this excellent achievement and important award!
(Group picture with the Dr. Jernej Pikalo,
Minister for Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Slovenia)
Tuesday, 19 November 2019 Assoc. Prof. Ademir Hujdurović, PhD is the new Dean of UP FAMNIT
The Rector of the University of Primorska, Prof. Dragan Marušič, PhD confirmed Assoc. prof. Admiral Hujdurović as the new Dean of UP FAMNIT, who was elected in the early elections held on November 14, 2019.
The former vice-dean for International and inter-university cooperation at UP FAMNIT began his academic career nine years ago as a young researcher at UP IAM under the mentorship of Prof. Dragan Marušič, PhD. Then, in 2013, he completed his doctoral studies with the thesis “Algebraic Aspects of Graph Theory” and received the PhD title. A year ago he became the editor of the international scientific journal “Ars Mathematica Contemporanea”, which is the fifth most prestigious Slovenian scientific journal on the SCImago Journal & Country Rank for the fifth consecutive year. He also became the vice dean for international and inter-university cooperation of UP FAMNIT. Earlier this year, as a professor and researcher at UP FAMNIT and UP IAM, he received the 2018 Scientific Excellence Award in Natural Sciences and Engineering, and in May became an Associate Professor in Mathematics and a Senior Associate at UP.
In his application program, he wrote, "We will continue the development of our faculty in the direction set by my predecessors through excellent professional support from support services, hard work by members of Famnit's academic community, and proactive co-creation of the faculty by Famnit students."
An important place in his program of work is taken by research activity and student involvement in research projects, as well as the global involvement of the faculty and the spatial solutions at the faculty, which has greatly increased the number of students in recent years.
We sincerely congratulate the dean on his appointment and wish him a successful mandate!
Monday, 18 November 2019 Dr. Marko Tkalcic guest of the International Artificial Intelligence Journey Forum
On November 8-9, 2019, Assoc. Prof. Marko Tkalčič attended Artificial Intelligence Journey, the largest forum in Eastern Europe that is aimed to become one of the important international platform in the field of AI.
The conference in the field of data analysis and artificial intelligence was organized in Moscow by Sberbank in collaboration with leading Russian universities, as well as Russian and international companies.
It was attended by over 5,000 participants, including leading international and Russian experts in AI and data analysis, as well representatives of over 1,000 companies – leaders in developing and applying AI technologies in business processes.
The first day of the conference was dedicated to science and applied research, while the second day focused on the challenges faced by businesses, as well as national strategies for AI development. On Friday, the 8th of November, Assoc. prof. Marko Tkalčič, PhD gave a lecture with the title From Behavioural to Cognitive Modeling in Recommender Systems. In his lecture he explains two of the cognitive models; personality and emotions, and sets some examples on how they can be used in recommender systems. Click here to watch his lecture.
After the conference he also gave out three interviews, one for Forbes Magazine and two for the famous Russian broadcaster RBK.
Source: AI Journey - https://ai-journey.ru/en/conference-moscow/photo
Saturday, 16 November 2019 UP FAMNIT Dean Election – ELECTION RESULTS
Distinguished colleagues,
We would like to inform you that the Election Commission has concluded its work and in its report notes that the electoral turnout rate was different for each group of voters, so:
- for higher education teachers, scientific workers and higher education staff a turnout of 73 % has been recorded,
- for students there was a turnout of 9 % and
- for other employees a turnout of 86 % has been reached.
A total of 162 voters turned out to vote in the elections.
For the election of Assoc. Prof. Ademir Hujdurović, PhD votes in favor 152 of voters that represents 57 out of a total of 100 points.
As Assoc. Prof. Ademir Hujdurović, PhD was the only candidate for the position, he has achieved more than 50% of total 57 valid points and so he won the UP FAMNIT Dean election.
The formal decision concerning the election result and the proposal for the appointment of Assoc. Prof. Ademir Hujdurović, PhD to the position of Dean UP FAMNIT for a four-year mandate (23 November 2019 – 22 November 2023) to present to the Rector UP will be adopted by the Senate UP FAMNIT on Monday, 18 November 2019.
CONGRATULATION to the new Dean on the appointment and we wish him a successful leadership and a lot of positive and stimulating challenges at work!
Election Commission
Friday, 15 November 2019 Fruitful Core Group meeting of the COST Action
The two-day opening meeting of the COST Action CA18201 "An Integrated Approach to Conservation of Threatened Plants for the 21st Century", signed by Assist. Prof. Živa Fišer, PhD from the Biodiversity Department, concluded today. UP FAMNIT hosted partners from Slovenia, Croatia, Italy, the Czech Republic, Poland and Portugal. They have discussed the first steps, goals and results and planned activities for the next 4 years.
The next meeting will be in February 2020 in Prague, and in the meantime you can follow the action on the ConservePlants Facebook page.
Even though plants represent an essential part of our lives offering exploitational, supporting and cultural services, we know very little about the biology of the rarest and most threatened plant species, and even less about their conservation status. The main aim of this Action is to improve plant conservation in Europe through the establishment of a network of scientists and other stakeholders who deal with different aspects of plant conservation, from plant taxonomy, ecology, conservation genetics, conservation physiology and reproductive biology to protected area's managers, not forgetting social scientists, who are crucial when dealing with the general public.
Thursday, 14 November 2019 Giovanna Aronne: Reproductive ecology and conservation of the endangered Primula palinuri
We invite you to the lecture
»Reproductive ecology and conservation of the endangered Primula palinuri«,
by Giovanna Aronne.
The lecture will take place today,
on Thursday, November 14th, at 18:00
in classroom FAMNIT-VP2 (Glagoljaška 8).
Abstract
Primula palinuri is a narrowly endemic species that thrives in only a few locations along the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in southern Italy. The species is endangered by various factors, such as the destruction of its habitat by the construction of facilities, mainly for tourism purposes, by the specimen collection in the most accessible sites. As for other Primula species, Primula palinuri is heterostylous so it has a complex reproductive cycle. The lecture will present the reproductive ecology and conservation of this rare and interesting species.
About Giovanna Aronne
Prof. Giovanna Aronne is a full professor at the Department of Agronomy at the University of Naples Federico II. Her area of interest is the influence of ecological factors on plant morphology and physiology. Currently, most of her research is being devoted to environmental factors that affect plant reproduction, to the protection of endangered plant species, and to the effects of space factors on plant growth.
Wednesday, 6 November 2019 Another successful collaboration with the Mississippi State University
On Saturday and Sunday, October 26 and 27, 2019, the 7th Mississippi Discrete Mathematics Workshop, traditionally organized by Mississippi State University and the University of Primorska, was held at Mississippi State University in Starkville, USA. UP FAMNIT professors Ted Dobson and Russ Woodroofe were also present at the workshop. Of the 40 participants, 17 also gave a talk. The lectures were from various fields of discrete mathematics and combinatorics with many connections to topology and algebra.
You can read more here.
