CV
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Work Experience
Software Developer, FIFTY2 Technology (Feb 2024 – Present)
- Research of Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) for fluid flow simulations
- Implementation of physics/math models in PreonLab
- C++, cmake, python, Qt6, Catch2, CI/CD
- Licensing backends (FlexNet, RLM) and licensing in general
- Documentation (mkdocs, zensical, LaTeX): migratiion from LaTeX to online documenation
- Direct communication with customers and our test department
Self-employed (Dec 2017 – Jan 2025)
Different projects, such as:
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Development of software (WingDesigner) used for constructing paragliders and their simulations (structural analysis and fluid dynamics). Most of the project was done in Free Pascal and EXCEL VBA. Some parts also written in the form an Excel AddIn (C#) and python.
- A sophisticated Excel file with hand-written macros.
- DXF pattern exporter written in Pascal.
- Development of dedicated FEM meshing tool for paragliders.
- Ongoing support and new feature request developments.
- Quality assurance Excel AddIn.
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Development of simulated trading tools and providing data for the analysts (our main customers).
- Various scripts for gathering data to and prediction models.
- Database management.
- Frontend (vue) and backend (.net) development.
- Research and implementation of downscaling mesoscopic meteorological models using CALMET. Final spatial resolution of meteorologic fields below 100 m. Worked in a team of 3 people. The tool we developed was released to production.
- Other projects include:
- Webpages (wordpress or custom API + frontend development).
- Hobby or sports related talks
Scientific Researcher, Jožef Stefan Institute (Mar 2019 – Mar 2024)
- Research on adaptivity (h, p and hp) in meshless methods for solving PDEs.
- Development of a meshless PDE library for practical applications.
- Parallel and distributed computing on GPUs (CUDA).
- Simulation of plastic deformation and moving boundary problems (dendritic growth).
- Dynamic Thermal Rating (DTR) of overhead power lines, including uncertainty analysis.
- PhD dissertation research: hp-adaptive strong-form mesh-free solution procedure.
Assistant to Head of R&D, NOVA Vertriebsgesellschaft m.b.H. (Jul 2014 – Dec 2017)
- Developed a "ballooning effect" model and integrated it into the prototyping process using Mathematica/Python.
- Production quality assurance with precise experimental methods.
- Assisted with translations and web maintenance.
Research Intern, Jožef Stefan Institute (Oct 2016 – Nov 2017)
- Master's thesis: Identification of dynamic systems using deep Gaussian Processes.
- Successfully predicted air temperature using deep models, demonstrating overperformance of simpler models.
Student Work (Nov 2009 – Jun 2011)
- Organized and led large-scale events (+1000 attendees).
- Entertainment for all age groups and organized birthday parties for children.
Education
PhD in Computer Science
International Postgraduate School Jožef Stefan, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dissertation: hp-adaptive strong-form mesh-free solution procedure
Focus: Efficient methods for solving PDEs.
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M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Thesis: Identification of dynamic systems using deep Gaussian Processes
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B.Sc. in Physics
Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Thesis: Lattice modelling of liquid crystals in spherical shells
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Awards and Scholarships
- 12-month World Federation of Scientists scholarship awarded during PhD studies.
Skills
- Programming Languages: Python, C++, C#, FreePascal, CMake.
- Web Development: Vue.js, PostgreSQL, MySQL, TypeScript, HTML, .NET, CSS.
- Parallel Computing: OpenMP, CUDA.
- Operating Systems: Windows, Linux, WSL.
- Version Control: Git.
Languages
- Slovenian: Native
- English: Full proficiency
- German: Basic proficiency
- Croatian: Basic proficiency
Certifications
- Quantum Programming - QLatvia Software.
- Parallel Programming Workshop - HLRS, Stuttgart.
- Iterative Solvers for Linear Systems - HLRS, Stuttgart.
- Modern Scientific C++ - IDRIS.
- ENCCS Workshop on CMake - ENCCS.
- CodeRefinery Workshop - Arctic University of Norway.
- Introduction to GPU Programming with OpenACC - IDRIS.
- CFD on HPC: OpenFOAM - Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana.
- Advanced Paraview Workshop.
Organizational Skills
- Team leader of the Slovenian national paragliding team at the European and World Championships (2016–2019).
- Editor-in-chief of the Slovenian paragliding magazine IKAR (2018).
- President of the Slovenian Paragliding Team Club (2016–2020).
- Main administrator for the local paragliding club DJP Metulj Rimske Toplice (2013 – Present).
- Organized large-scale events (1000+ attendees) in previous roles.
- Managed students at the Jožef Stefan Institute during my employment.
- Successfully balanced freelance work, PhD research, employment, and personal life.
Hobbies and Interests
Sports
- Experienced paragliding pilot attending world cup competitions.
- Recently fallen in love with cycling
- I enjoy winter mountaineering