
At the session of the Committee for the Allocation of State Science Awards, appointed by a decision of the Croatian Parliament, held on December 23, 2024, the decision to grant the State Science Awards for 2023 was made. This year, FER scientists received an impressive three awards!
The Lifetime Achievement Award in the field of technical sciences was presented to Prof. Zdenko Kovačić, PhD, for his comprehensive scientific, educational, and professional work in the field of robotics and intelligent control systems.
The Annual Award for Young Researchers/Scientists was awarded to Assist. Prof. Marko Đurasević, PhD, in the field of technical sciences and Assist. Prof. Stjepan Šebek, PhD, in the field of natural sciences.
Marko Đurasević was recognized for significant scientific achievements in the field of technical sciences, specifically for his research on new methods of scheduling and routing, with a particular emphasis on the automatic development of heuristics. Stjepan Šebek received the annual award for young scientists in the field of natural sciences, specifically in mathematics, in the branches of probability theory and statistics, for outstanding results in the study of geometric properties and potential theory of random walks.
Congratulations to our colleagues on their well-deserved awards!