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Dubrovnik Maritime and Technical School Students visit LARIAT
On February 4, 2026, we had the pleasure of welcoming students from the Dubrovnik Maritime and Technical School, accompanied by their teacher Dalija Milić Kralj. During the visit, the students learned more about our work, projects, and the opportunities for young people interested in science, technology, and research. We would like to thank the students…
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ONE-BLUE Consortium meeting and Cross-sectorial meeting at UNIDU
As a partner in the Horizon Europe project ONE-BLUE, Laboratory for Intelligent Autonomous Systems – LARIAT hosted the annual consortium meeting and cross-sectorial meeting of the ONE-BLUE project on 27 and 28 January at its main campus. The events gathered project partners, researchers, institutional representatives, and stakeholders with the aim of strengthening cooperation, exchanging knowledge,…
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The Maritime Technical School Students visit LARIAT
On January 29, 2026, LARIAT was visited by students from the Maritime Technical School, Department of Electrical Engineering (Class 3.e), accompanied by their professor, Damir Dilberović. During the visit, our associates delivered a presentation about LARIAT’s work and introduced the students to autonomous robots. The visit provided valuable insight into modern technologies and practical applications.…
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Ivana Palunko on IWACS 2025
As part of the DATACROSS 2 project, Ivana Palunko, head of the LARIAT , held a workshop presenting the lab’s activities at IWACS 2025 – The 9th International Workshop on Advanced Cooperative Systems. The workshop took place on 5 December 2025 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb (UNIZG-FER). The DATACROSS…
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𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐓’𝐬 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐜̌𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞
On Friday, December 12, 2025, Vicko Prkačin successfully defended his doctoral dissertation titled “𝑪𝙤𝒏𝙩𝒓𝙤𝒍 𝑺𝙮𝒔𝙩𝒆𝙢𝒔 𝒇𝙤𝒓 𝒂 𝑻𝙚𝒕𝙝𝒆𝙧𝒆𝙙 𝙐𝒏𝙢𝒂𝙣𝒏𝙚𝒅 𝑨𝙚𝒓𝙞𝒂𝙡 𝙑𝒆𝙝𝒊𝙘𝒍𝙚” at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER). This defense took place as part of the Research Seminar in Automatic Control. The mentors for Vicko’s doctoral candidacy were Prof. Dr. Sc. Ivan Petrović…
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𝐌𝐀𝐒𝐞𝐦 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐊𝐢𝐜𝐤-𝐨𝐟𝐟!
On December 9th, 2025, the kick-off meeting of the institutional MASem project was successfully held. The project officially started on October 1st, 2025. The MASem project focuses on the development and validation of algorithms for multi-agent unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for environmental research and monitoring. We look forward to a…
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𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐫.𝐬𝐜. 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐥𝐞
We are proud to share that our Dinka Lale delivered her inaugural lecture on “𝑆𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑐𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐸𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐸𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑦 𝑜𝑛 𝑆ℎ𝑖𝑝𝑠” as part of the undergraduate program in Electrical and Communication Engineering in Maritime Studies. The lecture took place on December 8, 2025, at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Applied Computing, University of Dubrovnik, and…
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CNN features SeaClear 2.0: European robotic system transforming the fight against marine litter
SeaClear 2.0 — Europe’s leading initiative for developing autonomous robotic systems to detect and remove marine litter — was recently featured on CNN. The CNN article highlights how SeaClear 2.0 uses intelligent underwater robots equipped with sonar, cameras, and a “smart grapple” capable of lifting objects up to 250 kg, alongside autonomous surface vessels that transport…
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LARIAT at DKKI – Days of Creative and Cultural Industries
As part of this year’s Dubrovnik Days of Creative and Cultural Industries, an event organized for the twelfth consecutive year, Laboratory for Autonomous Intelligent Systems (LARIAT) actively participated in the program dedicated to the preservation of the Adriatic seabed and the promotion of interdisciplinary collaboration between science, art, and the creative industries. On the second…
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IPA ADRION ARCA Project – Installation of Fire Detection and Data Collection Sensors at the Institute for Mediterranean Plants, University of Dubrovnik
As part of the IPA ADRION ARCA (ARtificial intelligence platform to prevent Climate change natural hazArds) project, on October 15, 2025, sensors for fire detection and environmental data collection were installed at the Institute for Mediterranean Plants of the University of Dubrovnik. Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ivana Palunko, head of the LARIAT and…