Members
Meet the FIPUlab team.
Associate Professor, PhD Goran Oreški
AI, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Vision, Object Recognition
Goran Oreški has been teaching at Juraj Dobrila University of Pula since 2019, focusing on programming and artificial intelligence. His scientific work centers on AI systems, and he has published numerous papers and presented at international conferences. During his studies he attended Karl-Franzens University of Graz through an international student exchange. He graduated in 2010, enrolled in doctoral studies at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics in 2013, and completed them in 2016. Since 2022 he has led the laboratory at the Faculty of Informatics and received several scientific awards and recognitions.
Associate Professor, PhD Darko Etinger
Business Process Management, Simulation Modelling, Digital Process Automation
Darko Etinger is an associate professor and dean of the Faculty of Informatics at Juraj Dobrila University of Pula. His research areas include business process management, process mining, management of digital technologies in business systems, and modeling and simulation. He has published numerous scientific papers in these areas and participated in international conferences. As a course lead, he teaches IT Management, Business Process Management, Business Information Systems, and Modeling and Simulation. Since 2021 he has served as dean of the Faculty of Informatics in Pula and is an active member of several professional organizations, including IEEE, ACM, and the Croatian Society for Operational Research.
Assistant Professor, PhD Nikola Tanković
Distributed Computing, Model-driven Development, Performance Engineering, Natural Language Processing
Nikola Tanković is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Informatics in Pula and has participated as a researcher in scientific projects since 2016. He graduated and earned his PhD in computer science at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in 2009 and 2017. From 2009 to 2014 he worked at Superius d.o.o. as a software engineer and became CTO in 2015. His research interests include modeling and optimizing the performance of software systems. He is also a member of the university digitization board at Juraj Dobrila University of Pula.
Assistant Professor, PhD Ivan Lorencin
AI, Computer Vision, Object Recognition, Evolutionary Computation
Ivan Lorencin is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Informatics, Juraj Dobrila University of Pula. He holds the title of research associate in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and computing and is an editor of the journal Mathematics. He has authored or co-authored more than 90 scientific papers, 31 of which were published in first- and second-quartile journals. At the University of Rijeka he has served as lead and collaborator on numerous scientific projects, and in 2022 he completed his doctoral studies with a dissertation on an intelligent system for bladder cancer diagnosis.
PhD Robert Šajina
AI, Peer-To-Peer Networks, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain
Robert Šajina is a teaching and research assistant at Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Faculty of Informatics. His research interests include applied artificial intelligence in peer-to-peer networks and AI methodologies and solutions for improving autonomous driving technology. Robert has participated in numerous international conferences and published scientific papers in artificial intelligence. In 2025 he completes his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies in Rijeka.
MSc Romeo Šajina
AI, Pattern Recognition, Deep Learning, Tracking, Time Series Analysis
Romeo Šajina is a PhD student at the Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies in Rijeka and works as an assistant at Juraj Dobrila University of Pula. His research focuses on the application of artificial intelligence in computer vision and time-series forecasting.
MSc Luka Blašković
Backend Development, Natural Language Processing, DevOps, Process-Driven Architecture
Luka Blašković is a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Informatics in Pula and a doctoral student at the Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies in Rijeka. His interests include web application development, video games, DevOps, process-driven development, and the application of artificial intelligence in natural language processing and autonomous AI agents. He has published several scientific papers in human-computer interaction and participated in the international MIPRO23 conference.
MSc Alesandro Žužić
Web Development, UI/UX Design, Game Development
Alesandro Žužić is a teaching assistant at the Faculty of Informatics in Pula and a doctoral student at the Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies in Rijeka. His areas of interest include web application development and video games. He has published several scientific papers in human-computer interaction and participated in the SISY23 conference.
Partners
The Faculty of Informatics in Pula collaborates with many Croatian and international companies. Thanks to these partnerships, our students work on real projects, solve relevant industry challenges, and gain valuable experience.
Alumni
Alumni are former FIPUlab team members whose work and dedication contributed to the development of the lab.
We thank all former members for their collaboration and wish them every success in their future work.
Simon Aničić
Lucija Babić
Luka Brodarič
Alan Bubalo
Luka Grubeša
Josip Tomo Licardo
Stjepan Markovčić
Srđan Daniel Simić
Lucijan Tin Udovičić
Lucija Vareško
Open positions
Join our team and get involved in exciting projects.
Work on the AI.Shuttle project
Join the AI.Shuttle project and work on an autonomous vehicle based on the JetBot platform. This is an opportunity to build autonomous driving models in teams and take part in a competition on a local track.
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