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
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Title of the project |
Project participants |
Project type |
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Blue Economy sYnergies fOr sustaiNable Development - BEYOND |
Project applicant – IRENA - Istrian Regional Energy Agency Ltd. RITEH research team: Stefan Ivić – coordinator Ivana Lučin Marta Alvir |
Interreg Italy - Croatia 2021-2027 |
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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) |
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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) |
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| 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 |
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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
BILATERAL AND OTHER PROJECTS
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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
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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 Italy - Croatia 2014 - 2020 |
| 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
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Principal investigator |
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Jelena Srnec Novak |
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| Multiscale Characterization of Friction by Using an Innovative Interdisciplinary Approach |
Marko Perčić |
UNIRI PROJECTS OF YOUNG SCIENTISTS AND ARTISTS |
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Graciela Šterpin Valić |
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Development of intelligent systems for the prediction of medical and economical effect of COVID-19 |
Saša Vlahinić |
UNIRI MULTIDISCIPLINARY COVID-19 PROJECT |
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Behavior of monolithic compliant mechanisms developed by additive technologies |
Kristina Marković |
UNIRI PLUS |
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Applying machine learning for the discovery of peptides with catalytic activity
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Goran Mauša
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Development of advanced rehabilitations device by using machine learning approach |
Ervin Kamenar |
UNIRI INOVA |
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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
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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
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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 |