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Happy International Women's Day!

Happy International Women's Day!

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LARES wishes a happy International Women's Day! The photo brings you current and alumni laresses that we are very proud to do research with - Marina, Sruthy, Mia, Lucija, Helena, Naomi, Ivana, another Ivana and Mateja, and together with them also to join the club are Anita, Nicole, Kristina and Ana.

LARES at GITEX Global

LARES at GITEX Global

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Our LARES member, Assoc. Prof. Vinko Lesic, PhD, was a co-organizer of AI Doctorate Symposium , a competition on research commercialization for PhD students and recent graduates, which took place at GITEX Global summit in Dubai, October 16-20, 2023. The competition was organized by IEEE Region 8 Entrepreneurship together with IEEE Region 8, R8 Member Activities and R8 Technical Activities, in organization with GITEX Global - DevSlam, and attracted current or recent PhD students to present their published research papers related to their theses in the topic of AI. Out of 47 participants, 5 were selected for the finals in Dubai. Judging panel included Dr. Simon See , Global Head Nvidia AI Technology Centre, Dr. Wathiq Mansoor , Dean of College of Engineering & IT at University of Dubai, Omar Hatamleh , Chief Advisor, Artificial Intelligence & Innovation - NASA, Christopher Abraham , CEO & Head - Dubai Campus, S P Jain School of Global Management, and Vinko Lesic , IEEE R8 Vice Chair for Member Activities and LARES member. Three authors were awarded on stage, first prize of 2,000 USD for Paolo Testolina (Italy), second prize of 1,000 USD for Sofia Bourhim (Spain) and third prize of 700 USD for Abir Abid (Tunisia). Global DevSlam is inspired by GITEX Global, the largest tech show in the world, which gathers over 170,000 attendees, 5000 exhibitors and 1400 speakers from 176 countries. The 43rd edition of GITEX Global took place in Dubai World Trade Center, bringing together major players in academia, government, and industry. The event consisted of eight co-located shows on coding and software development, AI, fintech, future urbanism, blockchain and more. Photos are available in detailed news content.

Mateja Car defended her PhD thesis

Mateja Car defended her PhD thesis

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On December 22, 2023, LARES researcher Mateja Car successfully defended her doctoral dissertation and received a PhD degree in Electrical Engineering. Mateja's thesis, entitled "Model predictive control of battery systems in a microgrid" , elaborates model predictive control of heterogeneous battery storage systems in a microgrid by taking into account the chemical processes inside a battery which are reflected in variable battery efficiency and consequently, battery longevity. Our congratulations to Doctor Mateja Car!

LARES @ IEEE CDC 2023

LARES @ IEEE CDC 2023

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LARES team attended IEEE  CDC 2023  – 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control that took place on December 13-15, 2023, in Singapore. Assoc. Prof. Vinko Lešić, PhD , presented SmartCityLight project results in the paper  "Street Lighting Optimal Dimming with Model Predictive Control" by Husam I. Shaheen, Marina Gapit, Ana Martinović, Vinko Lešić

LARES @ TELFOR 2023

LARES @ TELFOR 2023

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TELFOR 2023  – 31st Telecommunications Forum took place in Belgrade, Serbia during November 21-22, 2023. Ana Martinović, MSc , presented SmartCityLight project results in the paper  "Embedded Implementation of Optimal City Lighting Lamp Control" by Ana Martinović, Husam I. Shaheen, Marina Gapit, Nikolina Jurković, Denis Kereži, Mario Vašak and Vinko Lešić. Marina Gapit, MSc , presented SmartCityLight project results in the paper  "Intelligent System for Monitoring and Control of Street Lighting" by Marina Gapit, Nikolina Jurković, Husam I. Shaheen, Ana Martinović, Denis Kereži, Mario Vašak, Vinko Lešić. Mihael Jakšić, MSc , presented DECIDE project results in the paper "Data-Driven Model Identification of Building Thermal Dynamics" by Mihael Jakšić and Vinko Lešić.

LARES @ PowerAfrica 2023

LARES @ PowerAfrica 2023

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PowerAfrica 2023  – IEEE PowerAfrica Conference, organized by IEEE Power and Energy Society and IEEE Industry Applications Society with strong involvement of IEEE Smart Village, took place in Marrakesh, Morocco from November 6-10, 2023. Marina Gapit, MSc , presented SmartCityLight project results in the paper:  "Ray Tracing Model of LED Street Lighting for Energy Efficiency Simulation"  by Marina Gapit, Husam I. Shaheen, Sruthy Gireesan and Vinko Lešić.  Assoc. Prof. Vinko Lešić, PhD  participated as a speaker in the panel "Young Professionals Panel on Climate Change".

RESURGENCE -  new Horizon Europe...

RESURGENCE - new Horizon Europe project in LARES

Kristina Radoš Cvišić

A new project in LARES Industrial Water Circularity: Reuse, Resource Recovery and Energy Efficiency for Greener Digitised EU Processes – RESURGENCE started on 1 st December 2023. It addresses industrial circular water systems in a wide perspective which embraces efficient technologies for water circularity, energy and feedstock recovery, with the aim of contribute to EU climate neutrality, circularity, and competitiveness. RESURGENCE will work in 4 case studies that include 3 industrial sectors – Pulp&Paper, Chemical and Steel – as well as a 4th case to explore the synergies between urban water treatment and industries. Innovative solutions will be tested for water treatment – membranes, electrochemical technologies, adsorbents, advanced oxidation processes and hybrid biological systems – exploring also the recovery of energy (heat, electricity, biogas, H2) and feedstocks ( bioactive fenols, biopolymers, cellulose, lignin, latex, acrylic polymers, phosphate & nitrogen, biochar, MOFs and metals, including Critical Raw Materials). Digital tools will be also developed and applied, including models for energy, water and risk management, physical and software sensors for data acquisition, digital twins, and decision-support tools enabling optimal water treatment technology set-up and day-to-day operation with seized flexibility opportunities on smart grids. The project will be guided by a comprehensive sustainability and economic assessment to support by evidence the gains of these technologies, togheter with H&S analysis. Local effects multiplication of case studies is pursued by promoting seeds of future hubs for circularity. A comprehensive consortium of 20 partners from 11 countries covering the whole geographical scope of the EU, and with international cooperation with Turkey and Pakistan will work together to achieve significant outcomes and produce long-term impact.


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