Three project team members defended doctoral thesis topics

On November 2, 2023, Željko Majstorović, M.Sc. a member of the Department for Intelligent Transport Systems, successfully defended his doctoral thesis topic titled “ Signalized intersections control in mixed road traffic flow based on speed transition matrices and machine learning.” He proposed mentors Prof. Tonči Carić, Ph.D., and Prof. Edouard Ivanjko, PhD. The examining committee included:

· Assoc. Prof. Luka Novačko, Ph.D. (Chair)

· Prof. Tonči Carić, Ph.D., mentor, member

· Prof. Edouard Ivanjko, Ph.D., mentor, member

· Assoc. Prof. Nikola Čelar, Ph.D., External Member (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Serbia)

· Prof. Ivan Marković, Ph.D., External Member (University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing)

On January 8, 2024, Filip Vrbanić, M.Sc. a member of the Department for Intelligent Transport Systems, successfully defended his doctoral thesis topic titled “ Spatial-temporal variable speed limit control on motorways based on congestion detection and machine learning in connected and autonomous vehicles environment.” He proposed mentors Assist. Prof. Martin Gregurić, PhD, and Prof. Edouard Ivanjko, PhD. The examining committee included:

· Assoc. Prof. Marko Šoštarić, PhD, (Chair)

· Assist. Prof. Martin Gregurić, PhD Mentor, Member

· Prof. Edouard Ivanjko, PhD, Mentor, Member

· Assist. Prof. Tamara Petrović, PhD, External Member (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing)

· Assoc. Prof. Ivana Dusparic, PhD, External Member (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)

On January 9, 2024, Mladen Miletić, M.Sc. a member of the Department for Intelligent Transport Systems, successfully defended his doctoral thesis topic titled “Learning cooperative multi-agent adaptive control system for signalized intersections with mixed traffic flows” He proposed mentors Assoc. Prof. Luka Novačko, PhD, and Prof. Edouard Ivanjko, PhD. The examining committee included:

· Assoc. Prof. Pero Škorput, PhD, (Chair)

· Assoc. Prof. Luka Novačko, PhD Mentor, Member

· Prof. Edouard Ivanjko, PhD, Mentor, Member

· Assist. Prof. Tamara Petrović, PhD, External Member (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing)

· Assoc. Prof. Ivana Dusparic, PhD, External Member (Trinity College Dublin, Ireland)