Janez Žibert is a professor at the University of Ljubljana and at the University of Primorska, Slovenia. He received his PhD degree from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Ljubljana. He is an applied mathematician. His research interests include data analysis, statistical modelling, machine learning and signal processing in medicine and healthcare with a focus …
Marjorie Cantine joined the University of Washington as a faculty member in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences in autumn 2023, where she is a primary investigator in the UW TraceLab and leads the CarbChron research group. She received her BA in 2013 from Wellesley College and her PhD from MIT in 2021, with …
Dr. Saša Čaval is a lecturer and a researcher at Stanford Archaeology Center (SAC) and the Institute for Research in Social Sciences (IRiSS) at Stanford University. She obtained her undergraduate and graduate degrees at the Department of Archaeology, University of Ljubljana in Slovenia. She explores religion in past plural societies from the perspective of astronomical …
Nataša Gliha Komac, PhD, is deputy head of the Fran Ramovš Institute of the Slovenian Language (2018−) and a researcher at the Lexicological Section. Her research focuses on applied linguistics and sociolinguistics, especially on language planning and language policy, with particular emphasis on needs and practices of different groups of language users. She specifically focuses …
Professor of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and a researcher at the Centre for Political Science Research at the same faculty. He is an associate researcher at the University of Edinburgh, School of Law, where he acts as a country expert in the Citsee project. His …
Tamara Pavasović Trošt is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. She holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Harvard University (2012) and a M.A. in Political Science from Syracuse University. Her research interests include nationalism, ethnic identity, and youth values, with a geographical focus on the …
Dr. Luka Pocivavsek is an Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Chicago. He is a vascular surgeon who specializes in peripheral vascular, cerebrovascular, and aortic disease. He received his MD and PhD from The University of Chicago, as well as a BS in physics and BA in history from Duke University. He completed …
Anamarija Šporčič is a TA in the field of English-language literatures at the Department of English, Faculty of Arts (University of Ljubljana). She received her bachelor’s degree in English and doctoral degree in literary studies (within the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Programme in the Humanities and Social Sciences) from the institution where she now teaches. She was …
Prof. Matjaž Zwitter, MD, PhD is a consultant in oncology and radiotherapy. During 41 years of his work at the Institute of Oncology in Ljubljana, he covered a broad spectrum of activities. When serving as the director of the Institute (1991-1995), his role was crucial in implementation of plans for an urgently needed renovation. He …
