| Nikola Vladimir, Ph.D., Associate Professor |
| Dr. Nikola Vladimir is Associate Professor and Head of the Chair of Marine Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (UNIZAG FSB), University of Zagreb. He obtained MSc degree in Naval Architecture in 2007 at UNIZAG FSB, and PhD in the field of Hydroelasticity of ship structures in 2011, at the same University. His research interest include: energy efficiency, environmental friendliness and sustainability of ships and other floating structures, ship power systems, design and operation of special ships (fishing vessels, ro-ro passenger vessels, inland waterway vessels), aquaculture, LCA & LCCA, fluid-structure interaction, static and dynamic analyses of ships and floating structures, etc. As a guest researcher he was appointed at the Technical University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal, Research Department of Bureau Veritas, Paris, France and at the Pusan National University, Busan, South Korea. During his career Dr. Nikola Vladimir was involved in a number of projects funded though the competitive programmes (EU FP7, Horizon Europe, Interreg ADRION, Global Core Research Center for Ships and Offshore Plants (GCRC-SOP) South Korea, European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), European Social Fund (ESF), European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), Croatian Science Foundation (CSF), Bilateral Croatian-Chinese Science and Technology Cooperation, Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, etc.). He conducted number of technical projects for respectable domestic and international clients. Dr. Nikola Vladimir is a member of editorial boards of several international journals, member of International Ship and Offshore Structure Congress (ISSC) as well as the member of the Scientific Council for Maritime Affairs of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. He reviewed number of papers for journals and conferences and has authored of more than 250 papers in international journals and specialized conference proceedings. |