REGISTRATION

International Conference on Information Technologies and Information Society 2024

REGISTRATION

Conference program

The conference program (in PDF) is also available at this link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NneJe9XUh8-d1oWZQqtBKwLcr8UN-XjI/view?usp=sharing

DAY 1: 2025 – Hotel Šport Otočec

  • 8.30 – 9.00: Registration of participants
  • 9.00 – 9.30: Opening of the conference
    • prof. dr. Matej Makarovič, Dean of the Faculty of Information Studies in Novo mesto
SLAIF (Chair: Biljana Mileva Boshkoska)
  • 9.30 – 10.15: Sagnika Sen (Penn State Great Valley) – From Insight to Impact: AI-Powered Process Improvement in Healthcare and Curriculum Design (Keynote speech)
  • 10.15 – 10.30: Pavle Boškoski – Tracking Physiological System Integration in Cardiac Rehabilitation Using the Cross-Vector Approach
  • 10.30 – 10.45: Albert Zorko – Advancing AI-Based Depression Detection: A Preliminary Study on Feature Optimization and Model Robustness
  • 10.45 – 11.00: Borut Lužar; Nika Robida – Evolution of topics in Slovenian science
  • 11.00 – 11.30: Coffee break
Cybersecurity and Data-Driven Innovation (Chair: Blaž Rodič)
  • 11.30 – 11.45: Matjaž Drev – Extending the Privacy by Design Model to Address NIS 2 Cybersecurity Requirements
  • 11.45 – 12.00: Boštjan Delak; Matjaž Drev – Cybersecurity Auditing
  • 12.00 – 12.15: Andrej Bregar – Collaborative Decision-Making for Cybersecurity
  • 12.15 – 12.30: Short break
  • 12.30 – 12.45: Martin Žnidaršič – Multi-criteria model for evaluation of sustainable transportation initiatives
  • 12.45 – 13.00: Srdjan Škrbic – Impact of Filtering Policy Changes on Wikipedia Pageview Metrics
  • 13.00 – 13.15: Matija Klančar – Climate Cards: Battle of the Weather Stations!
  • 13.15 – 14.30: Lunch
AI4VET4AI (Chair: Alenka Pandiloska Jurak)
  • 14.30 – 15.15: Dan Podjed (ZRC – SAZU) – Staying Human in the Age of AI (Keynote speech)
  • 15.15 – 15.30: Tea Golob; Matej Makarovič; Romina Gurashi – Loneliness, Reflexivity, and AI in Youth
  • 15.30 – 15.45: Ana Hafner – Can artificial intelligence invent in Slovenia?
  • 15.45 – 16.00: Urša Lamut – Social Infrastructure for Digitalization
  • 16.00 – 16.30: Coffee break
AI and Heritage (Chair: Vesna Pungerčar)
  • 16.30 – 16.45: Ines Vodopivec – Reliable and Trustworthy Use of AI in Cultural Heritage Digital Transformation
  • 16.45 – 17.00: Lucijano Berus; Vesna Pungerčar – Cultural Heritage analysis with YOLO based object detection
  • 17.00 – 17.15: Branimir Kolarek; Davor Davidović – A Two-Phase AI Framework for Fresco Analysis and Digital Restoration
  • 17.15 – 17.30: Nenad Kuzmanović; Ivana Vasiljević; Miloš Obradović; Ratko Obradović – AI-Driven Reconstruction and Immersive Visualization of Limanski Park during the Chinese Lantern Festival
  • 17.30 – 17.45: Short break
AI in Education – AI2MED (Chair: Biljana Mileva Boshkoska)
  • 17.45 – 18.00: Katarina Rojko – The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Education
  • 18.00 – 18.15: Branka Klarić – Promoting Digital Inclusion through Digital Tools: The Role of eAsistent in the Work of Secondary School Teachers in Slovenia
  • 18.15 – 18.30: Nejra Arnautović; Denis Kantić – A Digital Transformation for Student Living in Slovenia: Addressing Key Challenges
  • 18.30 – : Dinner and social program (at the venue)

Day 2: 13. 11. 2025 – Hotel Šport Otočec

SLAIF (Chair: Borut Lužar)
  • 9.00 – 9.45: Tatjana Petrov (University of Trieste) – To sting or not to sting: Unraveling Collective Behavior in Honeybees via Stochastic Modeling (Keynote speech)
  • 9.45 – 10.00: Miloš Ivanović; Milan Matijević; Lazar Krstić – Inverse Modeling of Flexible Rotational Systems via Physics-Informed Deep Learning
  • 10.00 – 10.15: Andrej Furlan – PINN: machine learning on complex systems described by small or limited quality datasets
  • 10.15 – 10.30: Robi Pritržnik – How should we benchmark community detection algorithms in complex networks?
  • 10.30 – 11.00: Coffee break
Smart Industry and Infrastructure (Chair: Aljaž Blatnik)
  • 11.00 – 11.15: Nika Brili – Smart AI-Based System for Turning Tool Condition Monitoring
  • 11.15 – 11.30: Jelena Topic Bozic; Andreja Dobrovoljc; Simon Muhič – Time-resolved Life Cycle Assessment for Sustainable Industry: Integrating Hourly Analysis into Smart Infrastructure and Energy Management
  • 11.30 – 11.45: Valerij Grasic; Biljana Mileva Boshkoska – Global Electric Circuit as a Driver of Space Weather Impacts: Cross-Sectoral Risks for Energy and Digital Infrastructures with a Spain Blackout Case Study
  • 11.45 – 12.00: Short break
  • 12.00 – 12.15: Mare Srbinovska; Zivko Kokolanski; Vladimir Dimcev; Dimitar Taskovski; Marija Markovska Dimitrovska; Maja Celeska Krstevska – Digital Twin and Machine Learning for Industrial Measurement and Diagnostics in Industry 4.0
  • 12.15 – 12.30: Tomaž Podobnikar – Perceived vs. Actual Spatial Data Quality: Challenges, Consequences, and an Innovative Management Framework
  • 12.30 – 12.45: Andrej Dobrovoljc – Establishing a Data-Driven Feedback Loop for the Optimization of Production Processes
  • 12.45 – 14.00: Lunch
AI and Machine Learning Applications (Chair: Zoran Levnajić)
  • 14.00 – 14.45: Boštjan Gabrovšek (Rudolfovo – Science and Technology Centre Novo mesto) – Classifying knotted proteins in the age of AlphaFold and machine learning (Keynote speech)
  • 14.45 – 15.00: Maja Cerjan; Leo Mršić; Kornelije Rabuzin; Biljana Mileva Boshkoska – Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Models for Telecommunications Churn Prediction
  • 15.00 – 15.15: Tomaž Aljaž, Uroš Kosanovič – Transforming Generic Flyers into Tailored Promotions: A Case Study in AI-Powered Grocery Retail
  • 15.15 – 15.30: Peter Zupančič; Panče Panov – User Evaluation as Part of Doctoral Research on Intelligent HR Decision-Support Systems
  • 15.30 – 16.00: Coffee break
Technology, Innovation, and Society (Chair: Maruša Gorišek)
  • 16.00 – 16.15: Tamara Besednjak Valič; Karin Dobravc Škof – Following Quantum Innovation Flows: The Feedback Loop Between Strategic Timing and Patent Activity (2014–2023)
  • 16.15 – 16.30: Kseniia Gromova – Methodological Framework for Studying Industrial Path Development: Social Fields Analysis
  • 16.30 – 16.45: Milica Stankovic; Gordana Mrdak; Jovana Džoljić; Stevan Simic – Sustainable Practices and Digital Innovation in Serbia and Slovenia: Comparative Analysis and Economic Implications
  • 16.45 – 17.00: Matevz Mandl; Martina Plantak – From Tool to Co-Author: Legal and Ethical Thresholds of Authorship in the Age of Generative AI
  • 17.00 – 17.15: Nadia Molek; Annmarie Gorenc Zoran; Lejla Imamović Lerić – Exploring the Adoption of Generative AI in Higher Education – A Cross-National Comparison
  • 17.15 – 17.30: Short break
Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence: Technology and Innovations for Agenda 2030 – EU Global Leadership (TIA2030) (Chair: Kseniia Gromova)
  • 17.30 – 18.30: Kseniia Gromova, Victor Cepoi, Borut Rončević – Round table discussion: The European Union and public diplomacy for Agenda 2030