Name: Mario Cifrek
Scientific-teaching grade: Tenured Professor
Institution: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Born: 1964

Education:
BSc: 1987, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
MSc: 1992, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering
PhD: 1997, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing

Business address: University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Unska 3, 10000 Zagreb
Telephone number: +385 1 6129 933
e-mail address: mario.cifrek@fer.unizg.hr
https://www.fer.unizg.hr/en/mario.cifrek

Membership in the Academy: Member
Year of admission to the Academy: 2005
Affiliation with the Academy department: Department of Systems and Cybernetics

 

Professional activities

Leading of scientific and/or professional projects:

1. International Master in Brain and Data Science NeuroData. 2021 – 2027, Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters;
2. Body Area Network for Athlete Fatigue Monitoring. 2019–2022, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou University, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fujian Province, P.R. China. Croatian-Chinese Scientific and Technological Cooperation;
3. KneEMG – Personal electromyograph for knee rehabilitation, Horizon 2020 EIT Health RIS Innovation Call 2019, partners Aquilonis d.o.o. and Peharec Polyclinic, Pula;
4. Research and development of the system for driver drowsiness and distraction identification (DFDM). 10/2018-01/2022. Strengthening capacities for research, development and innovation (IRI), Operational Programme Competitiveness and Cohesion 2014 – 2020, Principal Investigator, Coordinator XYLON d.o.o.;
5. ChairSense NeoCon2. Logicdata Electronic & Software Entwicklungs GmbH, 2018;
6. Intrabody Communication as a Key Technology for Internet of Things in Health Applications. 2015–2017 Fuzhou University, Fuzhou University, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fujian Province, P.R. China. Croatian-Chinese Scientific and Technological Cooperation;
7. Intrabody communication system, Proof of Concept Grant Fund for Researchers – PoC Public. Business Innovation Croatian Agency, BICRO, 2014;
8. System for measurement of oxygen and hydrogen produced by metabolism of single-cell photosynthetic organisms, Proof of Concept Grant Fund for Researchers – PoC Public. Business Innovation Croatian Agency, BICRO, 2011;
9. Research of Intrabody Communication for Body Area Networks, 2011–2013, Fuzhou University, Key Laboratory of Medical Instrumentation & Pharmaceutical Technology, Fujian Province, P.R. China. Croatian-Chinese Scientific and Technological Cooperation;
10. Development of wireless sensor network prototype with ultra-low power requirements, (TI-SAN d.o.o.), 2008–2009.

 

Scientific and professional interest:

1. Sensors
2. Electronic measurements and instrumentation
3. Signal processing
4. Biomedical Engineering

 

Scientific and professional associations:

1. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) – Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Instrumentation and Measurement Society, Signal Processing Society
2. International Federation for Medical and Biological Engineering (IFMBE)
3. European Society for Engineering and Medicine (ESEM)
4. Croatian Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics Society (CBEMPS)
5. Scientific Council for Technological Development of the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts (HAZU)
6. Scientific Council for Medicine and Technique of the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts (HAZU)
7. Croatian Society for Communications, Computing, Electronics, Measurement and Control (KOREMA)

 

Awards and Recognitions:

1. ZESOI Award for Exceptional University Teachers Prof. Mario Cifrek for exceptional achievements in university education and mentoring, 2023.
2. Annual State Science Award for 2020 in the field of technical sciences
3. Gold plaque “Josip Lončar”, 2019, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
4. Annual award of the City of Zagreb in 2014
5. Annual Award “Rikard Podhorsky” of the Croatian Academy of Engineering in 2014
6. Silver plaque “Josip Lončar” for outstanding doctoral dissertation, 1997, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
7. Silver plaque “Josip Lončar” for outstanding master dissertation, 1992, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing.
8. Bronze plaque “Josip Lončar” for the best student of Industrial electronics module, 1988, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
9. Award from the University Rector for academic year 1986/1987

 

Bibliography:

Link to CroRIS: https://www.croris.hr/osobe/profil/11555

Link to researchgate.net: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mario-Cifrek

Link to scholar.google.com: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=hr&user=0-TEptYAAAAJ

ORCID: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-7554-0824

Publons: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/S-9753-2018