Research Abroad

Gal Zmazek

Gal is a Master’s student of Computer Science and Mathematics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, and a graduate of Mathematics. His research interests include mathematical foundations of machine learning and graph neural networks. He is currently a Data Science Researcher at the Jožef Stefan Institute and has gained diverse experience

Urša Zevnik

Urša Zevnik is currently pursuing an MSc in Molecular Life Science at Karolinska Institute, KTH, and Stockholm University. Her current research focuses on improving machine-learning–based models for protein sequence design. Her long-term vision is to leverage machine learning to advance medical research, a direction she will pursue further during her DPhil in Medical Sciences at

Urban Železnik

Urban Železnik is a PhD candidate in Physics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana. He is currently in the third year of his doctoral studies, where his research is situated at the interface of theoretical physics and biology. His work focuses on the mechanics of cell aggregates, with particular emphasis on

Ivana Vukšinić

Ivana Vukšinić is a Master’s student of biochemistry at ETH Zürich, Switzerland. Her research interests span cell biology, immunology, and the molecular mechanisms underlying disease, with a long-term goal of developing novel therapeutic strategies. She completed her undergraduate studies in biochemistry at the University of Ljubljana and conducted her Bachelor’s thesis at the Jožef Stefan

Aljoša Škorjanc

Aljoša Škorjanc is a sixth-year medical student at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, with a strong interest in neurosurgery. As an ASEF Junior Fellow, he was selected for a research visit with Prof. Richard Aplenc at the University of Pennsylvania. He aims to deepen his understanding of CAR-T therapies, contribute to ongoing research,

Lana Prijon

Lana is a first-year master’s student of mathematics at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana. She has long enjoyed immersing herself in mathematical problem-solving, and during her high school years she participated in numerous international mathematics competitions. She gained her first research experience at the Jožef Stefan Institute, where she worked on

Oliver Majer

Oliver Majer is finishing his undergraduate studies in Computer Science and Mathematics at the University of Ljubljana and works as junior Artificial Intelligence researcher at the Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenia. His primary research interests lie in computational biology and graph neural networks. He has gained research experience at the Jožef Stefan Institute, National Institute of

Mark David Longar

Mark David Longar is an MSc Machine Learning student at University College London and a machine learning researcher focused on AI reasoning and generalisation through graph-based methods. He completed his BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Ljubljana, where his undergraduate thesis was supervised by Assoc. Prof. dr. Lovro Šubelj and focused

Sebastian Korenič Tratnik

Sebastian Korenič Tratnik (1993, Novo mesto) is a computer scientist with an interdisciplinary background in philosophy, art history, audio-visual media and information technologies. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and Art History from the Faculty of Arts and a parallel Master’s degree in Film Directing from the Academy of Theater, Radio, Film and Television