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Research and Projects

There are large number of researchers at the Faculty of Engineering, whose research activities are mostly focused on four scientific fields: mechanical engineering, naval architecture, electrical engineering and computer science. They also cover fundamental and interdisciplinary technical sciences. This structure enables the interdisciplinarity of the research and enables the achievement of significant results by interconnecting, as well as connecting with the wider academic community.


Active projects

RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED BY CROATIAN SCIENCE FUNDATION

Title Principal investigator  
Nonlocal mechanical models of nanobeams Marko Čanađija  
Machine Learning for Knowledge Transfer in Medical Radiology Ivan Štajduhar  
Development of machine learning-based models for materials behavior estimation Robert Basan  
Autonomous UAV system for oceanic search and rescue Stefan Ivić  
Optical diagnostics of dermal infections Ivan Štajduhar  
Reliability and uncertainty of ship decision support system for greener navigation Jasna Prpić-Oršić  


EU PROJECTS

Title of the project

Project participants

Project type

YUFE transforming research and innovation through Europe-wide knowledge transfer - YUFERING

Project applicant – University of Ciprus, Ciprus

RITEH research team:

Saša Zelenika

Ivan Štajduhar

EU H2020
Strengthening the capacity for excellence of Slovenian and Croatian innovation ecosystems to support the digital and green transitions of maritime regions - INNO2MARE

Project applicant – University of Ljubljanja

RITEH research team:

Jonatan Lerga coordinator

Duško Pavletić

Roko Dejhalla

Jasna Prpić-Oršić

Tomislav Mrakovčić

Anton Turk

Franko Hržić

Ivan Sulovsky

Lucija Žužić

Deni Klen

Horizon Europe
North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley - NAHV

Project applicant – Holding Slovenske elektrarne d.o.o.

RITEH research team:

Lado Kranjčević – coordinator

Jonatan Lerga

Ivana Lučin

Luka Grbčić

Franko Hržić

Horizon Europe
National Competence Centres in the framework of EuroHPC Phase 2 - EuroCC 2

Project applicant University of Stuttgart, High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart, Njemačka

RITEH research team:

Lado Kranjčević – coordinator

Goran Mauša

Luka Grbčić

Marta Alvir

Andro Rak

Digital Europe
Artificial Intelligence for Smart Healthcare and Medicine - AI4Health.Cro

Project applicant  Ruđer Bošković Institute

RITEH research team:

Lado Kranjčević – coordinator

Digital Europe
Introduction of joint short-cycle ICT courses for better employability of students and graduates - WICT

Project applicant – Faculty of Engineering in Rijeka

Project manager – Zlatan Car

ERASMUS+ (KA220-HED  Cooperation partnerships in higher education)
Blended Learning Implementation for reSilient, acceSsible and efficient higher education - BLISS

Project applicant – KTH - Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan, Sweden

Project manager – Antonio Maffei

RITEH collaborators:

Sandi Ljubić – coordinator

Ivan Štajduhar

Arian Skoki

Franko Hržić

Alen Salkanović

ERASMUS+ (KA220-HED  Cooperation partnership in higher education)
Transversal Skills in Applied Artificial Intelligence - TSAAI

Project applicant – University of Malaga, Spain

Project manager – Francisco L. Valverde

RITEH collaborators:

Ivan Štajduhar – coordinator

Sandi Ljubić

Franko Hržić

Arian Skoki

ERASMUS+ (2021-1-ES01-KA220-HED-000030125) 2022 - 2025
Girls go STEM

Project applicant – University of Zagreb

RITEH collaborators:

Ivan Dražić – coordinator

Angela Bašić Šiško

Vanja Čotić Poturić

ERASMUS+ (KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices; Strategic partnerships for higher education)

Exchange of renewable energy harvesting experience in Europe for improving competence of young engineers - EVERYONE

Project applicant – Faculty of Engineering in Rijeka

Principal investigator – Zoran Čarija

RITEH research team:

Lado Kranjčević

Siniša Družeta

Stefan Ivić

Ivana Lučin

Marta Alvir

Andro Rak

ERASMUS+ (KA220-HED  Cooperation partnerships in higher education)

New energy competence system and technology for WB energy stability system curriculum reform - NEST4WB

Project applicant – Kosovo and Metohija Academy of Applied Studies Leposavić, Kosovo 

Project manager – Bojan Prlinčević

RITEH collaborators:

Rene Prenc – coordinator

Dubravko Franković

Saša Vlahinić

Michele Rojnić

Ivan Markovinović

Alen Jakoplić

ERASMUS+ (CBHE - Capacity Building in higher education)
An artificial intelligent platform to support students by assessing their performance skills through predictive models created from their writing skills – AISE

Project applicant – Diefthinsi Defterovathmias Ekpedefsis Nomou Prevezas, Grčka

RITEH collaborators:

Zlatan Car – coordinator

Nikola Anđelić

Jelena Štifanić

Sandi Baressi Šegota

Daniel Štifanić

ERASMUS+ (KA220-SCH  Cooperation partnerships in school education)
Optimising Design for Inspection - ODIN

Project applicant – Cardiff University, School of Engineering, Cardiff, UK

Project manager – Rhys Pullin

RITEH collaborators:

Saša Zelenika

COST Action 2019 - 2023

Connecting Education and Research Communities for an Innovative Resource Aware Society - CERCIRAS

Project applicant – University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Serbia

Project manager – Gordana Rakić

RITEH collaborators:

Goran Mauša

COST Action 2020 - 2024

European Network for assuring food integrity using non-destructive spectral sensors - SensorFINT

Project applicant – University of Cordoba, Spain

Project manager – Dolores Perez-Marin

RITEH collaborators:

Ivan Štajduhar

COST Action 2020 - 2024
Advanced Composites under HIgh STRAin raTEs loading: a route to certification-by-analysis - HISTRATE

Project applicant – Ghent University, Belgium

Project manager – Patricia Verleysen

RITEH collaborators:

Zlatan Car

COST Action 2022 - 2026
Pan-European Network for Sustainable Hydropower - PEN@Hydropower

Project applicant – TU Wien, Austria

Project manager – Eduard Doujak

RITEH collaborators:

Zoran Čarija

COST Action 2022 - 2026
Network for implementing multiomics approaches in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease prevention and research - AtheroNET

Project applicant – Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy

Project manager – Paolo Magni

RITEH collaborators:

Ivan Štajduhar

COST Action 2022 - 2026
European Network for the Mechanics of Matter at the Nano-Scale - MecaNano

Project applicant – University of Kassel, Germany

Project manager – Benoit Merle

RITEH collaborators:

Saša Zelenika

COST Action 2022 - 2026
Randomised Optimisation Algorithms Research Network - ROAR-NET

Project applicant – University of Coimbra, Portugal

Project manager – Carlos Fonseca

RITEH collaborators:

Rene Prenc

Michele Rojnić

COST Action 2023 - 2027

 

PROJECTS FUNDED BY UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA

Title

Principal investigator

                                                       

Research and development of machine learning-based predictive models of design-relevant materials' behavior

Robert Basan

 

Investigation, analysis and modeling the behavior of structural elements stressed at room temperature and high temperatures

Josip Brnić

 

Nonlinear dynamic behavior of rotating machines

Sanjin Braut

 

Advanced control structures in modern regulated electric drives

Neven Bulić

 

Development of an Intelligent Expert System for Online Bladder Cancer Diagnosis

Zlatan Car

 

Investigation of alternative cooling-lubrication techniques for sustainable machining of difficult-to-cut materials

Goran Cukor

 

Mechanical behaviour of nanostructures

Marko Čanađija

 

Interdisciplinary research on fluid flow in macro and micro systems using supercomputer simulations

Zoran Čarija

 

Analysis of mathematical models of fluid mechanics and technical systems using data-driven algorithms for Koopman operator

Nelida Črnjarić-Žic

 

Characterization and behavior research of advanced materials for mechanical components

Marina Franulović

 

Smart Jacket Development

Miroslav Joler

 

Application of incremental forming technologies in individual production of parts from advanced polymer materials

Zoran Jurković

 

Hybrid 2D/3D model development for efficient flow modeling in rivers, lakes and seas

Lado Kranjčević

UNIRI projects 2018-2023

Numerical modeling of FG composite beam type structures

Domagoj Lanc

 

Embedded systems for 3D perception

Kristijan Lenac

 

Computer-aided digital analysis and classification of signals

Jonatan Lerga

 

Optimization of heat pumps and refrigeration systems with low global warming potential refrigerants using numerical simulation

Branimir Pavković

 

Design principles and calibration method of reconfigurable inspection system

Duško Pavletić

 

Uncertainties of ship speed loss evaluation under real weather conditions

Jasna Prpić-Oršić

 

Advanced methods of simulating the operational preparation of production planning

Mladen Perinić

 

Time-Frequency Distribution Reconstruction from the Signal Compressively Sensed Ambiguity Function

Viktor Sučić

 

Development of machine-learning-based techniques for illness and injury detection in medical images

Ivan Štajduhar

 

Finite element models for nonlinear analysis of thin-walled beam-type structure

Goran Turkalj

 

Thermal energy storage and heat transfer in renewable energy systems

Anica Trp

 

Utjecaj opterećenja okoliša na značajke sustava dinamičkog pozicioniranja plovnih objekata

Marko Valčić

 

Development of Methodology for Ship Design and Production towards Industry 4.0. Concept

Albert Zamarin

 

Advanced mechatronics devices for smart technological solutions


Energy optimisation of industrial robotic manipulators using evolutionary computing algorithms

Saša Zelenika


Nikola Anđelić

 


 

Application of aritifical intelligence for loss detection in urban water networks (SmartDetect)

Luka Grbčić

 

Improvement of ecological aspects and hydropower turbines efficiency using artificial intelligence

Ivana Lučin

 

Development of an intelligent system for estimating the maximum power point of a photovoltaic system with application to autonomous vessels

Ivan Lorencin

 

Application of nanoindentation technique to assess the mechanical properties of AM metallic materials

Jelena Srnec Novak

UNIRI PROJECTS OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS

Analysis of solution properties for the micropolar real gas flow problem

Angela Bašić-Šiško 

 

Interdisciplinary Multiscale Characterisation of Friction

Marko Perčić

 

Microstructure and properties of thin surface layers developed upon nitriding of nickel and Ni-based alloy

Matej Fonović

 

Sensor placement using reinforcement learning

Diego Sušanj

 

Preparation and characterization of advanced polymer materials

Andrej Borić

 

Research and development of a modified simulation framework for determining the optimal time utilization of manufacturing systems


Lokalizacija gubitaka vode u vodoopskrbnim cjevovodima koristeći algoritme umjetne inteligencije

David Ištoković                      


Lado Kranjčević

                                                                                                

 

Artificial Intelligence for Gene Expression Prediction

Goran Mauša

UNIRI INOVA

Establishment of a framework for the application of reverse engineering and a digital twin for hydrofoil optimization for windsurfing


Environmental Engineering - project-oriented interdisciplinary micro-qualification pilot program                                                          

Tin Matulja


Lado Kranjčević

 

UNIRI CLASS

Advanced computational analytics in engineering

Siniša Družeta

 

 

 

BILATERAL AND OTHER PROJECTS

Title

Principal investigator

Type

Storage and visualization of biomedical optics data Sandi Ljubić Bilateral project Croatia - Slovenia
​Cost effective Renewable Energy harvesting in Croatian Islands (CRECI) Zoran Čarija Bilateral project Croatia - Norway
An energy park based on hydrogen technology and a battery system in the low-carbon transition of the northern Adriatic Lado Kranjčević The Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund  

 

 

 

Completed projects

RESEARCH PROJECTS FUNDED BY CROATIAN SCIENCE FUNDATION

Title Principal investigator  
Greener Approach to Ship Design and Optimal Route Planning Jasna Prpić-Oršić  
Development of evolutionary procedures for characterization of biological tissues behavior Marina Franulović  
Enhancement of the heat exchanger energy efficiency Anica Trp  
Decision support system for green and safe ship routing Jasna Prpić-Oršić  
Modelling and simulation in development of advanced materials Marina Franulović  
Estimation of limit load capacity of engineering structures Domagoj Lanc  


EU PROJECTS

Title of the project

Project participants     

Project type

Metal Centre Čakovec

Zlatan Car

OP Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 - 2020
A computational model of flow, flooding and pollution dispersion in rivers and coastal marine area - KLIMOD Lado Kranjčević OP Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 - 2020
Development of ecological production processes and new products of high quality through research and development activities Sandro Doboviček OP Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 - 2020
ABsistemDCiCloud Jonatan Lerga OP Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 - 2020
DATACROSS: Advanced methods and technologies in data science and cooperative systems

Zlatan Car

Viktor Sučić

Kristijan Lenac

OP Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 - 2020
FOCUSING EDUCATION ON COMPOSABILITY, COMPREHENSIBILITY AND CORRECTNESS OF WORKING SOFTWARE Goran Mauša ERASMUS+ (Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices) 2017 - 2019
Use of Regressive Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Methods in Modelling of COVID-19 spread Zlatan Car CEI (Central European Initiative)
Maritime Environment-friendly TRanspOrt systems (METRO) Roko Dejhalla Interreg HR-ITA
Interactive course for Control Theory Sandi Ljubić Erasmus+ (Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices) 2018 - 2021
National Competence Centres in the framework of EuroHPC - EUROCC Lado Kranjčević EU H2020
Digital empowering trough HPC education - HiPowerEd Lado Kranjčević ERASMUS+ (KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices; KA226 - Partnerships for Digital Education Readiness) 2020 - 2023
Promoting sustainability as a fundamental driver in software development training and education - SUSTRAINABLE Goran Mauša ERASMUS+ (KA2 - Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices; Strategic partnerships for higher education) 2020 - 2023
A network for Gravitational Waves, Geophysics and Machine Learning - G2net

Jonatan Lerga

Ivan Štajduhar

COST Action 2018 – 2022

 

PROJECTS FUNDED BY UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA

Title

Principal investigator

                                                                 

Development of advanced methods to assess the elasto-plastic material behaviour using nanoindentation data

Jelena Srnec Novak

 
Multiscale Characterization of Friction by Using an Innovative Interdisciplinary Approach

Marko Perčić

UNIRI PROJECTS OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS

MQL lubrication technique in combination with vortex tube cooling for sustainable turning of difficult-to-cut austenitic stainless steel

Graciela Šterpin Valić

 


 


 


 

Development of intelligent systems for the prediction of medical and economical effect of COVID-19

Saša Vlahinić

UNIRI MULTIDISCIPLINARY COVID-19 PROJECT

 


 


 

Behavior of monolithic compliant mechanisms developed by additive technologies

Kristina Marković

UNIRI PLUS

Applying machine learning for the discovery of peptides with catalytic activity


 

Goran Mauša


 

                                                                       


 

Development of advanced rehabilitations device by using machine learning approach

Ervin Kamenar

UNIRI INOVA

 


 


 

Development of a new hybrid course of the Lifelong Learning Program “Elementary Mathematics for students from the STEM field“

Ivan Dražić

UNIRI CLASS

 

BILATERAL PROJECTS

Title

Principal investigator

Type

Strengthening and Toughening Mechanisms of Mg2(SixSn1-x) Phase in Fine-grained Mg-Sn-Si- Al-Zn-Sb(-Sr) alloys Marko Čanađija Bilateral project Croatia - China
Thorax motion management in radiotherapy using machine learning techniques Ivan Štajduhar Bilateral project Croatia - Slovenia
Hyperspectral Image Analysis Using Machine Learning and Adaptive Data-Driven Filtering Jonatan Lerga Bilateral project Croatia - Slovenia
Tribological material characterisation from the mamometric to the macrometric domain Saša Zelenika Bilateral project Croatia - Slovenia

 

RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR ECONOMY

Title

Principal investigator

Client

Railway wagon electrification for reefer containers transport (REEWA) Dubravko Franković BICRO
Mechatronics design of a full arm rehabilitation device Saša Zelenika ZABA projekti
The Physics of Artificial Inteligence (PAI)" Senka Mačešić Defence Advanced Reseach Project Agency
Expertise on Report of development of IMCS rules based on correction factors for ISO standard for motor and sailing mono-hulls with the length over 24 meters Albert Zamarin International Marine Certification Institute, IMCI