Invitation to
11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MARINE TECHNOLOGY
in memoriam of the academician Zlatko Winkler
20 - 21 November 2025
at Faculty of Engineering University of Rijeka

Under auspieces of
The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Department of Technical Sciences
Class for Technical Sciences

Mission

Professor Zlatko Winkler was not only a prominent scientist and expert in the field of shipbuilding and the founder of the Section for sea technology HAZU Research Council but also the President of the Scientific Council of Maritime Academy. On year 1969 to his encouragement study of naval architecture is established at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Rijeka. The scientific research and activities in the field of marine technology in Croatia are promoted and encouraged by his scientific work, where the importance of marine technology for the development of Croatian economy is recognised. As an acknowledgement of his life work in the field of naval architecture and marine engineering technology, this conference is devoted to him.

The Conference is organised by Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Maritime studies - University of Rijeka, Croatia, and Association for Research and Development of Maritime Industries. The Conference will take place from 20th to 21th November 2025 at the Faculty of Engineering in Rijeka, Croatia, and it will last two days.

Up to the present, conferences on Marine Technology held in Croatia:
  • November 21-23, 1979 Zagreb: 1st Conference on Marine Technology, held within 3rd Conference of Association of Engineers and Technicians of Croatia (SITH) organized in cooperation with the Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia.

  • December 11, 1980 Rijeka: Colloquium on marine technology organized by Faculty of Engineering. Topic: One of the activities developed by the Department of Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering at The Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia.

  • November 16–18, 1983 Opatija: International round table. Topic: Adriatic Sea – Possibilities for development of marine technology. Organizer: SITH and University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering Rijeka, Croatia.

  • April 14-15, 1987 Zagreb: Conference - Structural Integrity Problems of Marine Technology Constructions. Organized by: the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb

  • September 29, 1994 Zagreb: International round table. Topic: Adriatic Coastal Zone and Subsea – Real Challenge for Croatian tourism. Organizers: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Maritime Studies in Rijeka.

  • March 1-4, 1995 Opatija: International Conference - Adriatic Coastal Zone and Subsea – Real Challenge for Croatian tourism. Organizer: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Scientific Council for Marine Affairs.

  • November 28–29, 2005 Rijeka: 1st Conference on marine technology in memoriam of academician Zlatko Winkler. Organizers: Croatian Academy of Science and Arts, Scientific Council for Marine Affairs and Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia

  • November 26–27, 2007 Rijeka: 2nd Conference on marine technology in memoriam of academician Zlatko Winkler. Organizers: Croatian Academy of Science and Arts, Scientific Council for Marine Affairs. Section for Marine technology and Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia.

  • November 30 and December 1, 2009 Rijeka: 3rd Conference on marine technology in memoriam of academician Zlatko Winkler. Organizers: Croatian Academy of Science and Arts, Scientific Council for Marine Affairs. Section for Marine technology and Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia.

  • November 25-26, 2011 Rijeka: Fourth Conference on marine technology in memoriam of academician Zlatko Winkler. Organizers: Croatian Academy of Science and Arts, Scientific Council for Marine Affairs. Section for Marine technology and Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia.

  • November 22-23, 2013 Rijeka: Fifth Conference on marine technology in memoriam of academician Zlatko Winkler. Organizers: Croatian Academy of Science and Arts, Scientific Council for Marine Affairs. Section for Marine technology and Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka, Croatia.

  • November 20, 2015 Rijeka: Sixth Conference on Marine Technology - in memoriam of the academician Zlatko Winkler Auspices: The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Department of Technical Sciences; Organisation: Faculty of Engineering University of Rijeka, Co-organisation: Association for Research and Development of Maritime Industries.

  • November 17, 2017 Rijeka: Seventh Conference on Marine Technology - in memoriam of the academician Zlatko Winkler Auspices: The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Department of Technical Sciences; Organisation: Faculty of Engineering University of Rijeka and co-organisations: Faculty of Maritime Studies University of Rijeka and Association for Research and Development of Maritime Industries.

  • November 15-16, 2019 Rijeka: Eighth International Conference on Marine Technology - in memoriam of the academician Zlatko Winkler Auspices: The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Department of Technical Sciences; Organisation: Faculty of Engineering University of Rijeka and co-organisations: Faculty of Maritime Studies University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport University of Ljubljana and Association for Research and Development of Maritime Industries.

  • November 11-12, 2021 Rijeka: Ninth International Conference on Marine Technology - in memoriam of the academician Zlatko Winkler Auspices: The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Department of Technical Sciences; Organisation: Faculty of Engineering University of Rijeka and co-organisations: Faculty of Maritime Studies University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport University of Ljubljana and Association for Research and Development of Maritime Industries.

  • November 16 – 17, 2023 Rijeka: Tenth International Conference on Marine Technology - in memoriam of the academician Zlatko Winkler Auspices: The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Department of Technical Sciences; Organisation: Faculty of Engineering University of Rijeka and co-organisations: Faculty of Maritime Studies University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport University of Ljubljana and Association for Research and Development of Maritime Industries.

11th International Conference on Marine Technology - in memoriam of the academician Zlatko Winkler will take place in Rijeka, Croatia, at the Faculty of Engineering University of Rijeka, on November 20 – 21, 2025. The Conference is being organized by the Faculty of Engineering University of Rijeka and co-organisations Faculty of Maritime Studies University of Rijeka, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport University of Ljubljana and Association for Research and Development of Maritime Industries under auspices of the The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Department of Technical Sciences.

Registration fees

Participants/Authors: 300 € (pdv included)
PhD students: 100 € (pdv included)
Students and retired persons: Free

The conference fee per participant includes conference attendance to all sections, presentation of paper and certificate of attendance for authors, printed materials and publication of paper in the special issue of the Journal of Maritime & Transportation Sciences, dinner and refreshments during breaks. Payments can be made to the account number IBAN HR6024020061100110092 (Erste&Steiermärkische Bank), the reference number 428-VAT No.

Key dates

The completed application form and abstracts should be submitted not later than July 31, 2025.

Abstracts acceptance notice, together with a template for writing full papers (up to 5000 words / 16 pages) will be sent to authors by August 15, 2025.

Deadline for submitting full papers is September 30, 2025.

Notice of full paper review, and acceptance will be sent to the authors by October 20, 2025.

The final deadline for submission of revised/final papers is October 30, 2025.

Final programme of the Conference, November 10, 2025.

Host Organization

Faculty of Engineering University of Rijeka

Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport University of Ljubljana

Faculty of Maritime Studies University of Rijeka

Association for Research and Development of Maritime Industries

Committees

Organizing Committee

  1. Prof. dr. sc. Albert Zamarin, predsjednik
  2. Prof.dr.sc. Tomislav Mrakovčić, dopredsjednik
  3. Prof.dr.sc. Marko Hadjina, tajnik
  4. Prof. emeritus Julijan Dobrinić
  5. Prof.dr.sc. Zoran Vukić
  6. Prof.dr.sc. Jakov Dulčić
  7. Prof.dr.sc. Elen Twrdy
  8. Prof.dr.sc. Tin Matulja
  9. Prof.dr.sc. Goran Vukelić
  10. Prof. dr.sc. Špiro Ivošević
  11. Prof. dr. sc. Merica Slišković
  12. Izv. prof.dr.sc. Siniša Vilke
  13. Izv.prof.dr.sc. Lidija Runko Luttenberger
  14. Doc. dr. sc. Ozren Bukovac
  15. Dr. sc. Marko Perčić

Honorary Committee

  1. Prof. dr. sc. Davor Vašiček, Rector, University of Rijeka
  2. Akademik Ivo Senjanović, Chairman of the Scientific Council for Maritime Affairs - Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
  3. Prof. dr. sc. Vedran Mornar, President of the Croatian Academy of Engineering
  4. Oleg Butković, dipl.ing., Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure
  5. Ivica Lukanović, dipl.ing, County President of Primorsko-goranska County
  6. Iva Rinčić, prof.dr.sc., City of Rijeka Major
  7. Prof. dr. sc. Heri Bezić, President of the Croatian Chamber of Economy - County Chamber Rijeka
  8. Prof. dr. sc. Lado Kranjčević, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka
  9. Prof.dr.sc. Ana Perić Hadžić, Dean, Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka
  10. Izv.prof.dr.sc. Peter Vidmar, Dean, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, Slovenia
  11. Robert Blažinović President of the Board JADROLINIJA, Rijeka, Croatia
  12. Prof. dr. sc. Joško Parunov, Vicedean, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb
  13. Teuta Duletić, dipl.ing., Director, Maritime Center of Excellence, Rijeka, Croatia
  14. Marijan Lorencin, dipl.ing, Director, AITAC, Rijeka, Croatia
  15. Marijeta Miklić, dipl.ing, Technical Manager, IHC Engineering Croatia, Rijeka, Croatia
  16. Ivo Rebić, dipl.ing, TSI, Rijeka Croatia
  17. Siniša Ostojić, mag.ing., Commercial manager 3. MAJ Shipyard JSC, Rijeka, Croatia

Executive Committee

  1. Prof. dr. sc. Albert Zamarin, chairman
  2. Prof. dr. sc. Tomislav Mrakovčić
  3. Prof.dr.sc. Marko Hadjina
  4. Prof.dr.sc. Tin Matulja
  5. Doc. dr. sc. Ozren Bukovac
  6. Dr.sc. Marko Perčić
  7. Dr.sc. Davor Bolf

International Scientific Committee

  1. Prof. dr. sc. Tomislav Mrakovčić, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka
  2. Prof. emeritus Julijan Dobrinić, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka
  3. Prof. dr. sc. Bernard Franković, University of Pula
  4. Prof. dr. sc. Zoran Vukić, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
  5. Prof. dr. sc. Jakov Dulčić, Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Split
  6. Prof. dr. sc. Albert Zamarin, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka
  7. Prof. dr. sc. Branko Blagojević, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture University of Split
  8. Prof. dr. sc. Smiljko Rudan, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb
  9. Prof. dr. sc. Boris Ljubenkov, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture University of Split
  10. Prof. dr. sc. Jerolim Andrić, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb
  11. Prof.dr.sc. Goran Vukelić, Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka
  12. Izv.prof. Siniša Vilke, Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka
  13. Prof.dr.sc. Elen Twrdy, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, Slovenia
  14. Prof.dr.sc. Špiro Ivošević, Maritime Faculty Kotor, Montenegro
  15. Prof.dr.sc. Andrzej Grzsdziela, Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering University of Gdynia, Poland
  16. Dr.sc. Zoran Mravak, Marine and Offshore Division, Offshore Operations & Services, Bureau Veritas, Paris, France
  17. Asist. Prof. Dr.sc. Jasmin Jelovica, University of British Columbia Faculty of Applied Science, Vancouver, Canada
  18. Prof.dr.sc. Lidija Runko Luttenberger, Polytechics University of Rijeka
  19. Prof. D. Sc. António M. Pascoal, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) , Lisbon, Portugal
  20. Prof. dr. sc. Nikola Mišković, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
  21. Izv.prof. dr. sc. Aleksandar Cuculić, Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Rijeka, Croatia
  22. Izv. prof. dr. sc. Bosiljka Mustać, Department of Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture, University of Zadar, Croatia
  23. Prof. dr. sc. Merica Slišković, Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Split, Croatia
  24. Dr.sc. Marko Perčić, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka
  25. Prof. dr. sc. Marko Hadjina, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka
  26. Prof. dr. sc. Tin Matulja, Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka

Accommodation

To book accommodation in Rijeka, Hotel Jadran or Opatija, Grand hotel Adriatic please contact via@viaonline.hr