LIST OF POTENTIAL MENTORS IN DOCTORAL STUDIES
| LIST OF POTENTIAL DOCTORAL SUPERVISORS | Bibliographic indicators of research performance (2016-2021) | |
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Chair for Economics and Management in Transport | Z | A1/2 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marina ZANNE, Head | 592.12 | 228.72 |
| Asst. Prof. Dr. Damjana JERMAN, Member | 320.00 | 320.00 |
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Chair for Traffic Engineering | Z | A1/2 |
| Asst. Prof. Dr. Franc DIMC, Head | 489.48 | 237.37 |
| Asst. Prof. Dr. Blaž LUIN, Member | 253.02 | 164.27 |
| Prof. Dr. Stojan PETELIN, External Member | 120.43 | 53.66 |
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Chair for Quantitative Methods | Z | A1/2 |
| Prof. Dr. Aleksej TURNŠEK, Head | 324.21 | 259.23 |
| Asst. Prof. Dr. Danijela TULJAK-SUBAN, Member | 575.71 | 216.91 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evelin KRMAC, Member | 822.07 | 467.14 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marijan ŽURA, External Member | 141.14
| 54.9 |
| Chair for Maritime and Transport Systems | Z | A1/2 |
| Prof. Dr. Elen TWRDY, Head Asst. Prof. Dr. Maja SOJAKOVIĆ, Member | 1448.55 277.11 | 237.94 |
| Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan BEŠKOVNIK, Member | 794.22 | 372.53 |
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Chair for Vehicle Systems | Z | A1/2 |
| Asst. Prof. Dr. Robert MUHA, Head | 224.39 | 146.73 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oliver BAJT, Member | 760.07 | 608.41 |
| Asst. Prof. Dr. Sebastjan ŠKERLIČ, Member | 389.18 | 195.11 |
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Chair for Transport Logistics | Z | A1/2 |
| Asst. Prof. Dr. Patricija BAJEC, Head | 491.26 | 244.74 |
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Chair for Foreign Languages | Z | A1/2 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Violeta JURKOVIĆ, Head | 682.84 | 483.76 |
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Chair for Traffic Safety | Z | A1/2 |
| Prof. Dr. Milan BATISTA, Head | 1075.67 | 368.46 |
| Prof. Dr. Vlado MALAČIČ, Member | 303.23 | 261.77 |
| Prof. Dr. Jadran FAGANELI, External Member | 507.69 | 303.45 |
| Prof. Dr. Matija SVETINA, External Member | 410.76 | 340.69 |
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Chair for Mechanical Engineering | Z | A1/2 |
| Asst. Prof. Dr. Marko PERKOVIČ, Member | 883.53 | 427.82 |
| Prof. Dr. Peter VIDMAR, Member Asst. Prof. Dr. Aleksander GRM, Member | 677.44 305.41 | 257.62 235.41 |
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Chair for Law | Z | A1/2 |
| Prof. Dr. Marko PAVLIHA, Head | 205.00 | 100.00 |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Patrick VLAČIČ, Member | 170.6 | 75.6 |
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Chair for Navigation | Z | A1/2 |
| Asst. Prof. Dr. Andrej ANDROJNA | 311.6 | 178.4 |
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SUGGESTED DOCTORAL DISSERTATION TOPICS - 2021/2022
Third-cycle doctoral degree study programme of Maritime and Transport Science
1) Asst. Prof. Dr. Andrej ANDROJNA
Title: Model for the use of autonomous underwater drones for the protection of critical maritime infrastructure
Short content description: The maritime industry is facing new challenges and strategies to ensure the security of critical maritime infrastructure. Among the more modern ways of ensuring safety and security is the use of autonomous underwater drones.
2) Asst. Prof. Dr. Patricija BAJEC
Title: Understanding the preferences of users/providers of logistics services
Short content description: 1. Theory of user/provider behaviour, 2. Segmentation of users/providers, 3. Motivation for use/offer of logistics services, 4. Determination of attributes, 5. Qualitative and quantitative analysis
2) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oliver BAJT
Maritime and Transport Science
Title: Environmental Pollution with Plastics and Microplastics
Short content description: Plastics and microplastics in the environment are very long-lasting. The amounts of these substances in the environment are growing rapidly. Plastics have a detrimental effect on organisms. Maritime transport is an important source of plastics and microplastics in the sea.
Title: Degradation of contemporary environmental pollutants
Short content description: Contemporary pollutants, such as residues from medicines and cosmetics, are becoming increasingly important. Microbial and photochemical degradation takes place in the natural environment. It is important to determine the rate of degradation, the reaction pathways and also the products formed.
Environmental Protection
Title: Road Transport as a Source of Microplastics in the Environment
Short content description: Particles accumulate on the road surface due to the wear of tires, other components of road vehicles, and cargo residues. Precipitation washes these particles off the road surface and with rainwater they enter the environment. The dissertation would include measurements on a specific road section.
4) Asst. Prof. Dr. Bojan BEŠKOVNIK
Title: Defined in agreement with the doctoral candidate.
5) Asst. Prof. Dr. Franc DIMC
Title: Reduction of Multipath Effects on Navigational Safety in Multipath Conditions
Short content description: Multi-beam propagation of electromagnetic waves from radio navigation satellites due to reflections from objects is a well-known phenomenon that is difficult to describe analytically and that increases the scattering of a vessel's position results. The dissertation would include the analysis of raw data in the GNSS receiver. Following appropriate modelling of port facilities, it would show the advantages of using raw data of ships and GNSS compass in ship-independent integrity determination.
6) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evelin KRMAC
Title: All topics involving the use of information technology and intelligent systems (based on artificial intelligence and machine learning) and multi-criteria decision-making methods to optimise processes in logistics and/or transport.
Short content description: AI techniques and algorithms enable the creation of intelligent software machines that, given a large number of different, variable and unpredictable parameters, can successfully predict and forecast, support business decision-making, activity planning, etc. Multi-criteria decision-making methods can also be used for this purpose, also in conjunction with artificial intelligence and machine learning methods.
7) Prof. Dr. Marko PAVLIHA
Title: Defined in agreement with the doctoral candidate concerning transport policies.
8) Asst. Prof. Dr. Sebastjan ŠKERLIČ
Maritime and Transport Science
Title: Methodology of Warehousing Process Management
Short content description: Warehousing as a support process within logistics plays an important function of coordinator between business functions in the material operations of a company, and bridges the differences between the time of production and the time of use of different products. It has a significant impact on the company’s costs. In fact, according to several international studies, warehousing costs represent the second largest category of logistics costs, second only to transport costs. The development of a systemic methodology can lead to the improvement of the warehousing decision-making process in companies and bridge the research gap in existing research studies.
Environmental Protection
Title: Methodology of introducing sustainable packaging in the company's business process
Short content description: The efficient use of sustainable packaging helps to reduce waste, costs and potential transport damage. Businesses and society as a whole can achieve economic benefits from reusable packaging and also make a significant contribution to environmental protection. The aim of the doctoral research is to develop a methodology that allows the comparison of the use and implementation of different sustainable packaging systems (non-returnable packaging, returnable packaging and returnable folding packaging) in a company's business process. The methodology should take into account in a meaningful way both the economic and the environmental impacts of the choice of the different packaging systems and, as such, build on existing scientific studies. It should also be a practical decision-making tool for manufacturing companies and the logistics industry to ensure an effective sustainable packaging management system.
9) Asst. Prof. Dr. Danijela TULJAK – SUBAN
Title: Multi-criteria decision making, fuzzy logic or numerical optimisation in transport or logistics
Short content description: The content will be defined based on the research interests/needs of the doctoral candidate and trends in operational research in transport and/or logistics.
10) Prof. Dr. Aleksej Turnšek
Title: Defined in agreement with the doctoral candidate concerning complex mathematical methods.
11) Prof. Dr. Elen Twrdy
Title: Identification of the factors of sustainable port development
Short content description: Sustainable port development, analysis of the factors influencing the development of ports in the world, development of a framework for the evaluation of these factors, establishment of weights.
12) Prof. Dr. Peter VIDMAR
Maritime and Transport Science
Title: Safety Assessment of Maritime Transport Systems
Short content description: The dissertation includes the identification of appropriate methods for risk analysis in maritime transport systems, such as waterways, anchorages, or port terminals. Additional parameters concern the specific properties of ports located near populated areas and the analysis of cross-border impacts.
Environmental Protection
Title: Sustainable Maritime Transport Model
Short content description: Research on efficient maritime transport with reduced carbon footprint and efficient use of energy.
13) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marina Zanne
Title: Reliability of journey time in freight transport
Short content description: Today's society and economy depend heavily on the punctuality and consistency of traffic flows. Around 11 billion tonnes of freight are transported by sea, while on the European continent alone over 13.6 billion tonnes of freight travel by road, 1.8 billion tonnes by rail, and around half a billion tonnes by inland waterways. All this freight travels in order to reach production facilities or final customers on time. However, this is not always the case, and the consequences in terms of losses are large and multidimensional. In this thesis, we would first identify these consequences, assess the probability of their occurrence and finally quantify them financially.