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The Zois Award for outstanding achievements in algebra and its applications has been awarded to Prof. Igor Klep, PhD from the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Mathematics and Physics and the University of Primorska's Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies, as well as the Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics. Prof. Igor Klep, PhD is recognized as one of the most influential and internationally renowned mathematicians in Slovenia, particularly for his contributions to the application of algebra in quantum physics, functional analysis, and computational mathematics. He solved a key problem in matrix theory that had remained unresolved for nearly 40 years and, along with his colleagues, proved significant properties of matrix tufts, which have opened new research areas in algebra. Additionally, his work includes applying mathematical theories to quantum physics, enhancing our understanding of quantum networks.

Source: ; 14. 10. 2024

The Zois Recognition for significant achievements in the field of environmental and animal ethics will be presented to Assoc. Prof. Tomaž Grušovnik, PhD from the University of Primorska, Faculty of Education. Grušovnik's research focuses on the relationship between humans, the environment, and animals. His work highlights the disconnect between our awareness of environmental problems and animal exploitation and our tendency to ignore these uncomfortable truths. This willful ignorance complicates efforts to address these issues. He emphasizes that merely providing information is insufficient; it is also essential to foster a genuine desire to learn about the world. Through his original thesis, he has contributed to a better understanding of the public's indifference toward the critical environmental challenges facing humanity.

Source: ; 14. 10. 2024

The Zois Recognition for significant achievements in the field of numerical mathematics is given to Prof. Vito Vitrih, PhD from the University of Primorska, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Information Technologies, specifically at the Andrej Marušič Institute. Vitrih's research in numerical mathematics and computer-aided geometric design has greatly enhanced the efficiency of solving engineering challenges and advancing fields such as robotics, computer graphics, and animation. His contributions to isogeometric analysis are especially noteworthy, as they improve technological processes and the design of industrial products. By developing new mathematical tools, he effectively bridges the gap between theoretical knowledge and its practical application in industry.

Source: ; 14. 10. 2024

Prof. Bojan Kuzma, PhD works at the University of Primorska and the Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics. Research in the field of linear algebra, which is also intertwined with operator theory, graph theory and abstract algebra. Linear algebra is essential for the modern world, as it is used in most scientific disciplines, both natural and social sciences. Mathematical objects can be studied directly, and it is often more prudent to study their symmetries, which represent the majority of Prof. Kuzma's works. Conservation problems in linear algebra do not have only theoretical value, but their applications can be found in other areas of mathematics and physics. Prof. Kuzma, PhD developed innovative approaches, which are important in solving more difficult, non-linear, conservation problems. Of his recent achievements, the study of commutativity graphs and orthogonality graphs on many mathematical structures should be mentioned. The key question is whether the graph itself uniquely determines the structure in question. Prof. Kuzma, PhD is the author of pioneering works that give an affirmative answer in many cases. With such graphs, which are generally infinite, it is also worth pointing out the calculations of their diameters, which surprisingly turn out to be finite. With his calculations, Prof. Kuzma, PhD together with other colleagues, provided the final graphological invariants, which enable the distinction between different objects in linear algebra.

Source: ; 19. 12. 2022

István Kovács, PhD works as a scientific advisor at the University of Primorska. He is one of the leading researchers of the program group, which is considered one of the two centers of algebraic graph theory in the world of mathematics, the other works at The University of Western Australia in Australia. Algebraic graph theory is a field of mathematics that is essential for the normal functioning of a high-tech society in the 21^st century. Without algebraic graph theory and related cryptographic solutions to various communication efficiency and security issues, there would be no banking e-commerce, no smartphones, no everyday use of the World Wide Web today. Symmetrical combinatorial structures, which are closest to the conditions of safe and efficient communication and business, play a key role in all this. The symmetry of combinatorial structures is a question that István Kovács, PhD discusses in the context of algebraic graph theory. In doing so, he uses a variety of tools from other fields of mathematics, such as finite geometries, configurations, associative schemes, Schur rings, permutation group theory, and character theory. His research work, which he carries out in the framework of numerous domestic and international research projects, makes an important contribution to the development of all these areas of mathematics. Recently, his outstanding contribution to solving one of the most important open problems in algebraic graph theory, namely the problem of Cayley's isomorphism, should be highlighted. He is the author of solutions that are important guidelines in finding the final solution to this problem.

Source:  13. 12. 2021

Vita Poštuvan, PhD is an internationally recognized researcher in the field of psychology, suicidology and mental health. She is employed as a researcher and deputy head of the Slovenian Center for Suicide Research at the Andrej Marušič Institute at the University of Primorska and is Slovenia's representative at the International Association for Suicide Prevention (IASP). She is the (co) author of numerous articles in renowned scientific journals and chapters in scientific monographs and is one of the most successful Slovenian experts. She has been a guest at prestigious institutions and international conferences abroad. Her work includes studying factors related to mental health and suicidal behaviour of different population groups, preventing suicidal behaviour by developing psychological and public health interventions, and studying mourning and reintegration after the death of a loved one. She is also intensively involved in the development of competencies and attitudes of experts in the field of mental health, ethics and professional development in psychology and methodological approaches in research. Her findings significantly contribute to the development of science and profession in Slovenia and abroad.

Source:  13. 12. 2021

Since 2016, Lara Lusa, PhD has been employed as an Associate Professor at the University of Primorska, Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technology. Her research work is focused on the development of a statistical methodology for the needs of medical statistics. This is not only an important aspect of the actual analysis of the data, but it is also crucial for the development of new approaches to statistical modelling as well as to the mathematical and statistical issues that arise in such research work. Her work thus includes the entire path from statistical modelling, assessment of the suitability of statistical models, computer implementation and substantive assessment of results in a medical context.

Bibliography of Lara Lusa, PhD comprises 75 original scientific works, of which 71 in journals included in the Web of Science collection. Her publications range from methodological statistics to biomedicine, where her work is focused on the appropriate use of statistical knowledge. During her work at the Institute of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics of the Faculty of Medicine (University of Ljubljana), she established a completely new field in Slovenia – the analysis of high-dimensional data.

Since 2016 she has been a member of the , namely in the High-dimensional data working group (Topic group 9) and in the working group Initial data analysis, Topic group 3.

Since 2013 she has been the co-editor of the Journal Advances in Statistics and Methodology, and since 2016 she is also the president of the programme committee of the international conference .

Source: ; 1. 12. 2020.

Prof. Enes Pasalic, PhD is a researcher in the field of cryptography and is one of the world's leading scientists in the field of symmetric cypher design and analysis, as well as studying cryptographically interesting discrete combinatorial structures, especially Boolean functions. He participated in the development of the S-box primitive in the new encryption standard used on the 3G mobile network and in the SNOW 3G streaming code for use in the 3GPP standard. Between 2012 and 2018, he published 41 scientific papers in high-quality journals such as IEEE and Finite Fields and their Applications. The main contribution of his research work is related to the use of Boolean functions in determining orthogonal sequences in mobile networks. Using these findings, it is possible to double the number of users per cell on CDMA networks. Other important research areas are related to new cryptanalytical methods, the use of Boolean functions for testing broken circuitry, efficient probability algorithms for detecting the algebraic properties of cryptographic primitives, and to the theoretical development of cryptographic primitives that have the best-known resistance to certain cryptoanalytic attacks. In 2015, he organized the first international cryptographic conference in Slovenia, BalkanCryptSec, in Koper. From the year 2018, he leads the Center for Cryptography at the University of Primorska, and in the same year, he became the head of the research program Mathematical Modeling and Encryption: From Theoretical Concepts to Everyday Applications.

Source:; 30. 1. 2020

Andreja Kutnar is Associate Professor at the University of Primorska and Director of the InnoRenew CoE Research Institute. She is one of the world's leading scientists in the fields of wood composites, thermo-hydromechanical woodworking, sustainable built environments and environmental impact analysis. Through penetrating research based on an interdisciplinary and international approach, she has co-created and established a new research area - restorative environmental and ergonomic design. In her work, she has coordinated several international consortia, including through the COST Action, networking with researchers from 39 countries. A major achievement of her such and scientific efforts is the InnoRenew CoE Project and Research Institute, which continue to develop a restorative environmental and ergonomic design, among others. In doing so, they are designed to promote the regional development of science and to integrate it into the international arena. Assoc. Prof. Kutnar, PhD in less than ten years after her doctorate became not only a top expert in the field of timber but also a successful leader of a scientific institute and a sought-after guest lecturer at foreign universities and a guest of high-profile scientific conferences.

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; 2. 28. 2019

Martin Milanič, PhD researches in the field of discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science at the University of Primorska. His bibliography includes more than 70 original scientific articles and a chapter in a scientific monograph, and the resonance of his work is shown by more than 290 pure citations in the last ten years.

In his research work, Milanič places special emphasis on the study of structural and algorithmic aspects of graph classes. His most important research contributions are based on new concepts and findings in graph class theory (equitable and CIS graphs, threshold concepts and dominance), on the introduction of new graph parameters in the field of connectivity and dominance in graphs (separability and Grundy dominant number), on computational complexity study optimization problems on graphs and networks (independent set, vector connectivity, viral marketing) and model development and discovery of new possible applications of graph theory and combinatorial optimization methods in bioinformatics. With his research, mentoring and organizational work, he thus makes a key contribution to the development of this subfield of mathematics in Slovenia.

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 7. 12. 2020

Prof. Tomaž Pisanski, PhD is a top researcher working in the field of discrete and computer mathematics, with applications in science, technology and social sciences. The breadth of his work is evidenced by an extensive bibliography, which includes 146 original scientific articles, one scientific monograph published in 2013 by the renowned publishing house Birkhäuser, and four chapters in international monographic publications. The exceptional resonance of his work is confirmed by more than 1000 standardized pure citations in the last ten years and the standardized H-index of 19. Prof. Pisanski, PhD is one of the pioneers of topological graph theory in the world and the founder of the world-famous Slovenian school of graph theory. In 2008 he co-founded the first international mathematical journal in Slovenia, Ars Mathematica Contemporanea, which in 2014 was included in the first half of SCI journals in the field of mathematics. In the last seven years, Prof. Pisanski, PhD himself or in co-authorship published 47 original scientific articles in renowned international journals. In 2011, he obtained the GReGAS project from the European Science Foundation and became the first Slovenian coordinator of a project under the EUROCORES program. His most important contribution to the world treasury of knowledge is based on the use of discrete mathematics methods in science and technology. His contribution to the development of graph representation theory, which is used in mathematics itself, as well as in chemistry, biology and other sciences, is remarkable.

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; 28. 2. 2019

Prof. Dušanka Janežič, PhD is a full professor at the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies of the University of Primorska and a scientific advisor at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology of the University of Ljubljana. The basic orientations of her scientific research work are refinement and development and application of new methods and algorithms in molecular modelling, ie in theoretical research in natural and technical sciences such as chemistry, pharmacy, molecular physics, structural biology and development of new materials. Professor Dušanka Janežič, PhD with her top achievements in the field of molecular modelling, which she brought to Slovenia 20 years ago, has permanently contributed to the development of scientific research and development activities in the Republic of Slovenia. Through her many years of scientific research, pedagogical and professional work in the field of molecular modelling, she has gained a great reputation among leading experts and scientists in the world and at home. The bibliography of Professor Dušanka Janežič, PhD comprises more than 400 items. She co-authored a scientific monograph on her work entitled Graph Theoretical Matrices, seven chapters in monographs by foreign publishers and 86 scientific articles in foreign journals of the highest quality class with domestic and foreign collaborators.

In the last seven years, Professor Dušanka Janežič, PhD has published 40 original scientific articles in renowned international journals with high profile, two chapters in monographic publications of foreign publishing houses and one scientific monograph published by a foreign publishing house. Her scientific achievements are innovative and have a usable value setting.

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; 28. 2. 2019

Associate Prof. Štefko Miklavič, PhD is an associate professor at the University of Primorska. His research work belongs to the field of graph theory or, in everyday language, Prof. Štefko Miklavič, PhD researches networks. Networks of all kinds strongly shape our daily lives: the World Wide Web is a network, molecular structures are networks, social communities are networks. From the scientific work of Prof. Štefko Miklavič, PhD follows that those networks whose nodes - its parts - are connected as balanced as possible are more efficient, more successful and also more long-lived. In professional language, the focus of research is Prof. Štefko Miklavič, PhD algebraic graph theory, especially Terwilliger algebras of distance-regular graphs, Q-polynomial distance-regular graphs, graph decks and structures of symmetric graphs. He solved several research problems that had been open until then. In the last seven years, Prof. Štefko Miklavič, PhD published 27 original articles, all in reputable mathematical journals with an impact factor, eight as the sole author and the others as co-authors. His works have attracted attention in Slovenia and the wider international public. His scientific achievements are innovative and also have a value for use.

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; 28. 2. 2019

Štefan Bojnec is a professor at the Faculty of Management, University of Primorska. With his research work, published works at home and abroad, and with his professional and pedagogical activity, he ranks among the leading Slovenian economists. His research work is diversified and covers several areas, especially his research and analysis of marketing, international trade, business dynamics, labour dynamics and his research and analysis of economic effects and characteristics of transition in Central and Eastern European countries. Of course, it is also worth noting his overall contribution to the development of economics at home and abroad.

Professor Štefan Bojnec's scientific work is distinguished by conceptual and methodological innovation and a high degree of integration of econometric methods, especially in researching the dynamics of companies, the workforce and market relations. His scientific research work also has important useful and developmental effects in the economy and its research and pedagogical infrastructure in Slovenia and abroad.

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; 28. 2. 2019

Prof. Sara Dolničar, PhD works scientifically in Australia. She first worked at the University of Wollongong, and from the summer of 2013, she worked at the prestigious University of Queensland. Scientifically deals with methodology and marketing tools, especially in the fields of tourism, volunteerism and sustainable water use. In these areas, she has carried out numerous high-profile international researcher, which ranks her globally among the 2% of the most successful researchers in the field of marketing. More than 300 scientific works with more than 6,000 citations speak of the excellence of her scientific research. She is a member of the prestigious International Academy for the Study of Tourism and the editorial board of the nine most prestigious international scientific reviews. She received 12 prestigious international awards for her work. ARRS still recognizes her as one of the 129 most distinguished Slovenian scientists in the world. Prof.  Sara Dolničar, PhD is intensively involved in the Slovenian scientific space. Since the summer of 2012, she has been teaching and researching with the Faculty of Tourism Studies of the University of Primorska, and since the summer of 2014, also with the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana. Her cooperation is expressed in the transfer of scientific research knowledge to researchers and students, and in co-creating resounding scientific achievements together with them. Her research activity in Slovenia also has a useful value in the sense of cooperation with many (mainly tourist) companies.

Source: ; 28. 2. 2019