Students can choose one of the following mentors for guidance in their research and projects.

Descriptions of research areas, potential topics and other information about each mentor can be found at https://www.fer.unizg.hr/djelatnici/mentorstvo by selecting the desired mentor from the drop-down list.

Our assistants will also be available to help you succeed in mentor-guided courses — see the full team at LARES – About us .

LARES students are also recognised through prestigious university and industry awards for outstanding project, thesis and research work.

• Werner von Siemens Excellence Award, 2025: Lovrić, Petar
• IEEE RTSI 2025 Best Paper Award (student), 2025: Ratkovčić, Mihael

At LARES, students work closely with their mentors to turn ideas and prototypes into recognised research results. Projects we identify as most promising are actively guided toward conference publications — and in some cases, even result in a patent. Below are selected examples of research outcomes that originated from student work or collaboration with students:

• Ratkovčić, Mihael; Jakšić, Mihael; Lešić, Vinko. Prediction of Windows Openness in Smart Building by Supervised Machine Learning // Proceedings of the 2025 IEEE 9th Forum on Research and Technologies for Society and Industry (RTSI 2025). Tunis, Tunisia.
• Banjac, Anita; Prvonožec, Dorotea. Optimizing insulation thickness for energy and cost efficiency in residential buildings: A case study // Proceedings of the 2025 International Conference on Control, Decision and Information Technologies (CoDIT 2025). Split, Croatia. 
• Alaber, Filip; Novoselnik, Branimir. IoT-Driven Weather Station for Comprehensive Data Collection // 2025 MIPRO 48th ICT and Electronics Convention (MIPRO 2025). Opatija, Croatia.
• Jelić, Luka; Kenda, Jurica; Banjac, Anita; Rukavina, Filip; Lešić, Vinko. Identification of Window Openness in Smart Buildings by Random Forest Algorithm // Proceedings of International Conference on Smart Systems and Technologies (SST 2022).  Osijek, Hrvatska.
• Perić, Nikica; Novak, Hrvoje; Rukavina, Filip; Lešić, Vinko. Prediction of User-defined Room Temperature Setpoints by LSTM Neural Networks // Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Process Control (PC 2021), Visoke Tatre, Slovačka.
• Vrbanc, Filip; Lešić, Vinko. Distributed Optimal Heating Control of Building Zones // Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Process Control (PC 2021), Visoke Tatre, Slovačka.
• Bucić, Petra; Lešić, Vinko; Vašak, Mario. Distributed Optimal Batteries Charging Control for Heterogenous Electric Vehicles Fleet // Proceedings of the 26th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED 2018). Zadar, Croatia.
• Martinčević, Anita; Vašak, Mario; Marušić, Danko; Kovačević, Borna. Sustav za detekciju začepljenja zrakom izmjenjivača topline ventilokonvektora — consensual patent PK20181196, 23.7.2018 – 27.7.2024 (link to patent).
• Car, Mateja; Lešić, Vinko; Vašak, Mario. DC link voltage control of back-to-back converter robust to grid conditions // Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Electrical Drives and Power Electronics (EDPE 2017). Dubrovnik, Hrvatska.
• Lončarek, Tomislav; Lešić, Vinko; Vašak, Mario. Increasing Accuracy of Kalman Filter-based Sensorless Control of Wind Turbine PM Synchronous Generator // Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Industrial Technology (ICIT 2015). Sevilja, Španjolska.
   

Such achievements often open the door to further research within LARES projects, encouraging students to continue developing innovative solutions.

Over the years, LARES students have explored diverse research topics and real-world applications under mentorship guidance. Browse their work by academic year to discover projects, theses, and innovations that shaped our research community.