Europass CV - FIŠ - Fakulteta za informacijske študije
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Europass CV - FIŠ - Fakulteta za informacijske študije
Europass Curriculum Vitae Personal information First name(s) / Surname(s) Address Blaž Rodič Gubčeva 7, SI-8250 Brežice (Slovenia) Telephone(s) +38673737884 Fax(es) +38659087903 E-mail(s) Google Scholar Link SI.CRIS link Mobile +38641358208 blaz.rodic@fis.unm.si http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uEw_j8oAAAAJ http://www.sicris.si/public/jqm/rsr.aspx?lang=eng&subopt=300&code1=cmn&search_ter m=20934 LinkedIn http://si.linkedin.com/pub/blaz-rodic/4/11/6a6 Website http://www.fis.unm.si/si/o-fakulteti/sodelavci/predavatelji/doc-dr-blaz-rodic/#tab-R Nationality Slovenian Year of birth 1974 Gender Male Research interests My research interests include the development of new and original methods and tools for simulation and modelling (continuous and agent-based); solutions for real-life optimization problems in manufacturing, transport/logistics and service systems within the regional and national economy; development of multi-agent simulation models of societal and organizational systems. Work experience Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Page 1 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of Blaž Rodič 1 Jan 2000 - 1 Feb 2007 Researcher and teaching assistant Project proposal development Project execution and management Lecturing (laboratory classes) University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences Kidričeva 55a, 4000 Kranj (Slovenia) Education For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu © European Communities, 2003 20060628 Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector Dates Occupation or position held Main activities and responsibilities Name and address of employer Type of business or sector 1 Feb 2007 → Senior researcher Project proposal development Project management and execution University and research centre Novo mesto Novi trg 5, 8000 Novo mesto (Slovenia) Professional, scientific and technical activities 1 Oct 2007 → Assistant professor Teaching several IT courses Project proposal development, management, and execution School of Advanced Social Studies Kidričeva 9, 5000 Nova Gorica (Slovenia) Education 1 Oct 2008 → Associate professor Teaching several IT courses Project proposal development, management, and execution Faculty of Information Studies Sevno 13, 8000 Novo mesto (Slovenia) Education Education and training Dates Title of qualification awarded 1993 - 1996 Electrical engineer - telecommunications Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Telecommunications Name and type of organisation providing education and training University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering (University) Tržaška 25, 1000 Ljubljana (Slovenia) Level in national or international classification 6 Dates Title of qualification awarded 1996 - 1999 University graduated organizer - informatics Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Information systems development and management Name and type of organisation providing education and training University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences (University) Kidričeva 55a, 4000 Kranj (Slovenia) Level in national or international classification 7 Dates Title of qualification awarded Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Name and type of organisation Page 2 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of Blaž Rodič 1999 - 2002 Master of science - information systems management Information systems management Decision support systems System simulation and modelling University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences (University) For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu © European Communities, 2003 20060628 providing education and training Kidričeva 55a, 4000 Kranj (Slovenia) Level in national or international classification 8 Dates Title of qualification awarded 2002 - 2004 Doctor of philosophy - information systems management Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Information systems management Decision support systems System simulation and modelling Name and type of organisation providing education and training University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences (University) Kidričeva 55a, 4000 Kranj (Slovenia) Level in national or international classification 8 Dates 2000 Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Technology transfer workshop Name and type of organisation providing education and training Josef Stefan Institute (Science Institute) Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana (Slovenia) Dates 2001 Principal subjects / occupational skills covered How to Write a Competitive Proposal for the Fifth Framework Programme Name and type of organisation providing education and training Dr. Sean McCarthy, Hyperion Ltd. (Private institute) (Ireland) Dates 2003 Principal subjects / occupational skills covered How to Write a Competitive Proposal for FP6 Name and type of organisation providing education and training Dr. Sean McCarthy, Hyperion Ltd. (Private Institute) (Ireland) Dates 2003 Principal subjects / occupational skills covered How to Negotiate, Manage, Administer & Finish an EU Contract Name and type of organisation providing education and training Dr. Sean McCarthy, Hyperion Ltd. (Private institute) (Ireland) Dates 2005 Principal subjects / occupational skills covered PREACTOR sheduling tool seminar Name and type of organisation providing education and training Inea d.o.o. (Private company) Ljubljana (Slovenia) Dates 2006 Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Licensing of Intelectual Property, two day seminar Name and type of organisation providing education and training European Patent Academy Ljubljana (Slovenia) Dates Principal subjects / occupational skills covered Page 3 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of Blaž Rodič 2014 Simulation and modelling workshop, Anylogic tool, four day seminar For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu © European Communities, 2003 20060628 Name and type of organisation providing education and training Mother tongue(s) Fair Dynamics Consulting (Anylogic Company Rep.) Milan (Italy) Slovenian Other language(s) Understanding Self-assessment Listening European level (*) English Reading Speaking Writing Spoken interaction Spoken production C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user Croatian B2 Independent user B2 Independent user B1 Independent user B1 Independent user A2 Basic User German A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User A1 Basic User (*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level Social skills and competences Teamwork skills and good communication skills acquired through teamwork in several organizations and in several project teams Ability to adapt to multicultural environment, gained through participation in several international projects Organisational skills and competences Good sense of organization (experience with several large projects) Experience in project management Good Knowledge of Organizational Theory Technical skills and competences System modelling and simulation (gained through several years of experience in the Laboratory of Cybernetics and Decision Support Systems at FOV, University of Maribor) Information systems design and development (experience from several projects) Decision Support System Design (decision modelling, multicriteria decision modelling) Computer skills and competences Good skills in relational database design Good skills with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) Good skills with audio editing tools (Audacity, Soundforge, Audition) Basic image editing skills (GIMP, Photoshop) Good skills in Internet information Search and Gathering Good skills in research database usage Basic software design and development skills Driving licence(s) B SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE Research Projects Experience, Consultancy, Publications, Mentorships International projects: 1. 2. Page 4 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of Blaž Rodič IRC - Innovation relay centre of Slovenia, (EU Framework programme 5), 2001-2003, budget: 417.811 EUR, role: collecting, preparing and publishing technology offers and requests of companies in the network of several dozen of IRC centres in the EU, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey and Chile, http://www.irc-slovenija.ijs.si Collaboration: Faculty of Organisational Sciences at University of Maribor (Kranj, Slovenia), Josef Stefan Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia) 2. Mo.Di - Montagne Digitale, digital divide in mountain communities (Mo.Di, Interreg IIIC South), 2005-2007, Lead partner: Tecla, Rome, Italy, budget: 1.022.450 EUR, producing a model for the improvement of IT literacy and access to online public For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu © European Communities, 2003 20060628 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Page 5 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of Blaž Rodič services in remote mountain communities, role: internet access and public e-service analysis, training and coordination of work of tutors at public internet points, equipping of internet points, technical support, support in physical exchanges of experiences, http://www.bsc-kranj.si/O-nas/Reference Collaboration: Faculty of Organisational Sciences at University of Maribor and Business Support Centre (Kranj, Slovenia), TECLA - Associazione per la cooperazione interregionale locale ed europea (Rome, Italy), regional governments of Province de Modena, Province de Bergamo, Province Autonome de Trento (Italy), Conseil Général de Huesca (Spain), Foundation Business Incubator Centre, Kalisz (Poland) M-Lab – Youth Laboratory, improvement and development of youth’s employment opportunities, (M-LAB, EU EQUAL programme), 2005-2006, budget: 312.848 EUR, development of a model for improvement of employability of vulnerable youth groups and its support information system, http://www.bsc-kranj.si/O-nas/Reference Collaboration: Faculty of Organisational Sciences at University of Maribor and Business Support Centre (Kranj, Slovenia) ARRGOS 3% - “Advance of European regions’ R&D governance systems to reach the 3% objective” (Regions of Knowledge 2, Framework programme 6), 2006-2007, budget: 700.000 EUR, analysis of regional RTD governance systems and development of tools for development of regional RTD systems, role: researcher (regional application of tools and feedback collection), http://www.arrgos3.eu/ Collaboration: regions de Bretagne and d'Aquitaine (France), region Madrid (Spain), region Hessen (Germany), Erhvervsudvikling Vest (Netherlands), region Wielkopolska (Poland), One North East agency (UK), University and research centre Novo mesto (Slovenia) CRIPREDE - Creating a Research and Technology Development (RTD) Investment Policy for Regions in Emerging and Developed Economies (Regions of Knowledge 2, Framework programme 6), 2006-2007, budget 500.000 EUR, The purpose of this project was to analyse the current RTD policy processes of the partner regions constituting the consortium; and to clearly identify the bottlenecks that are hindering effective R&D investments to, and accordingly the economic development of, these regions. Project result: adaptive model for regional RTD strategy development and tools for its application, http://www.criprede.com Collaboration: Waterford Institute of Technology – WIT (Waterford, Ireland), Saxion Universities (Netherlands), Cumbria County Council (UK), BICEPS (Latvia), University of Siegen (Germany), University of Central Lancashire(UK), University and research centre Novo mesto (Slovenia) INSARTY - Introducing Science and Art to Slovenian Youth and Citizens, ‘European Researchers’ Night’ is a pan-European event involving a wide range of scientific and research organisations – including museums, laboratories and academic institutions – hosting a variety of entertaining and fun events planned to run late into the night of Friday, 23 September 2011. The aim is to give the public, and in particular young people, the opportunity to meet researchers within the context of festive and ‘fun’ activities and to highlight the appeal of pursuing a research career. Financed by the European Commission FP7 Marie Curie programme. Collaboration: Faculty of Information Studies (Novo mesto, Slovenia), Josef Stefan Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Technology Park Ljubljana (Slovenia), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (Ljubljana, Slovenia) ReNATECH - REsearchers for NAture preservation and TECHnology use for the benefit of the society , ‘European Researchers’ Night’ is a pan-European event involving a wide range of scientific and research organisations – including museums, laboratories and academic institutions – hosting a variety of entertaining and fun events planned to run late into the night of Friday, 27 September 2013. The aim is to give the public, and in particular young people, the opportunity to meet researchers within the context of festive and ‘fun’ activities and to highlight the appeal of pursuing a research career. Financed by the European Commission FP7 Marie Curie programme. Collaboration: Faculty of Information Studies (Novo mesto, Slovenia), Josef Stefan Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia), National Institute of Biology (Ljubljana, Slovenia), For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu © European Communities, 2003 20060628 Technology Park Ljubljana (Slovenia), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Faculty of Economics at University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering at University of Ljubljana (Slovenia) 8. WEFORYOU - Meet and learn What excellent science does for you and the society (WeForYou). "Researchers 'Night 2014-2015' is a pan-European event involving a wide range of scientific and research organizations - including museums, laboratories and academic institutions. The aim is to promote research careers. It is financed by the European Commission's H2020 Programme. Collaboration: Faculty of Information Studies (Novo mesto, Slovenia), Josef Stefan Institute (Ljubljana, Slovenia), National Institute of Biology (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Institute of Chemistry (Ljubljana, Slovenia), Technology Park Ljubljana (Slovenia), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Faculty of Economics at University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering at University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Faculty of Computer and Information Science at University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Higher Education Centre Novo mesto (Novo mesto, Slovenia) National projects: 1. 2. Reingeneering of a manufacturing scheduling system in automotive company Iskra Avtoelektrika d.d., Kranj, Šempeter pri Novi Gorici, 2000-2003, applied project at Faculty of Organisational Sciences at University of Maribor (Kranj, Slovenia) 3. Development of a human resource scheduling solution, for company BLOK d.o.o., 2006, applied project at Faculty of Organisational Sciences at University of Maribor (Kranj, Slovenia) 4. Development of solutions for the scheduling of human resources and other resources, for company ICIT d.o.o. (subsidiary of HIT d.d.), 2005-2006, applied project at Faculty of Organisational Sciences at University of Maribor (Kranj, Slovenia) 5. GambLib: public online database of publications in gambling and gaming research, for company HIT d.d., 2007-ongoing, applied project at Faculty of Advanced Social Studies (Nova Gorica, Slovenia) 6. IS model for Slovenian higher education institutions, (CRP), 2008-2009, budget 90.000 EUR, financed by the Slovenian Research Agency Collaboration: Faculty of Information Studies (Novo mesto, Slovenia), Faculty of Advanced Social Studies (Nova Gorica, Slovenia), VIRIS - varnost in razvoj informacijskih sistemov, d.o.o. (Ljubljana, Slovenia) 7. 8. Page 6 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of Blaž Rodič Member of programme group “Decision Support Systems in Global Electronic Commerce”, 2004-2009, appr. budget 300.000 EUR, financed by the Slovenian Research Agency Collaboration: Faculty of Organisational Sciences at University of Maribor (Kranj, Slovenia), Faculty of Health Sciences at University of Ljubljana (Ljubljana, Slovenia) Use of ICT for higher energy efficiency, 2010-2011, app. budget 50.000 EUR, financed by the Slovenian Research Agency Collaboration: Faculty of Information Studies (Novo mesto, Slovenia), Institute of high technologies and systems (Novo mesto, Slovenia), TECES - Research and Development Centre for Electrical Machines (Maribor, Slovenia), Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Sciences at University of Maribor (Maribor, Slovenia) Creative Core FISNM-3330-13-500033 'Simulations' project funded by the European Union, The European Regional, Development Fund. The operation is carried out within the framework of the Operational Programme for Strengthening Regional Development Potentials for the period 2007-2013, Development Priority 1: Competitiveness and research excellence, Priority Guideline 1.1: Improving the competitive skills and research excellence.", 2013-2015, budget: 999.120 EUR. Collaboration: Faculty of Information Studies (Novo mesto, Slovenia) For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu © European Communities, 2003 20060628 9. Developing the Quality System at the Faculty of Information Studies; funded by the European Union, European Social Fund, Operational Programme for Human Resources Development, 2012-2015, Budget: 243.000 EUR Collaboration: Faculty of Information Studies (Novo mesto, Slovenia) 10. Development of information literacy of university students as a support for solving authentical science problems, 2013-2016, budget 100.000 EUR, financed by the Slovenian Research Agency Collaboration: Faculty of Information Studies (Novo mesto, Slovenia), Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering at University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Biotechnical Faculty at University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Faculty of Education at University of Ljubljana (Slovenia), Faculty of natural sciences and mathematics at University of Maribor (Slovenia), Faculty of Organisational Sciences at University of Maribor (Kranj, Slovenia) 11. National infrastructure programme “Online Support for Development of Project Proposals”, 2012-2020, appr. budget 200.000 EUR, financed by the Slovenian Research Agency Collaboration: Faculty of Information Studies (Novo mesto, Slovenia) 12. Member of programme group “Complex networks”, 2013-2017, appr. budget 500.000 EUR, financed by the Slovenian Research Agency Collaboration: Faculty of Information Studies (Novo mesto, Slovenia) Selected publications: Books: RODIČ, Blaž. Distribuirani sistemi za podporo odločanju in programski agenti. (Distributed decision support systems and software agents), Nova Gorica: Fakulteta za uporabne družbene študije, 2008. 170 pgs.. ISBN 978-961-6718-05-9. BRESKVAR, Uroš, RODIČ, Blaž. Optimiranje operatorjev genetskih algoritmov. (Optimizing the operators of genetic algorithms), Ljubljana: Vega, 2011. 158 pgs., ilustr. ISBN 978-96193138-6-2. Chapters in books: RODIČ, Blaž. Issues of collaboration in a virtual environment. In: LEVNAJIĆ, Zoran (ed.). Facing ICT challenges in the era of social media. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, cop. 2014, pgs. 11-22. JAMBROŠIĆ, Andi, RODIČ, Blaž. Perceived effects of web classrooms in primary schools in Slovenia. In: LEVNAJIĆ, Zoran (ed.). Facing ICT challenges in the era of social media. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang, cop. 2014, pgs. 41-51. Articles in peer reviewed journals: 1. 2. 3. Page 7 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of Blaž Rodič RODIČ, Blaž, BAGGIA, Alenka. Dynamic airport ground crew scheduling using a heuristic scheduling algorithm. International journal of applied mathematics and informatics, ISSN 2074-1278, 2013, vol. 7 RODIČ, Blaž, VUKOVIČ, Goran, ZAVRŠNIK, Bruno, MIGLIČ, Gozdana. Issues in introducing training needs analysis in Slovenia´s public administration. Transylvanian review of administrative sciences, 2012, no. 37 E, str. 155-171, ilustr. http://rtsa.ro/en/files/TRAS-37E-2012-10RODIC, %20VUKOVIC,%20BZAVRSNIK,%20MIGLIC.pdf. [COBISS.SI-ID 2048002835], [JCR, WoS up to 5. 12. 2012: no. of citations (TC): 0, without self-citations (CI): 0, weighted no. of citations (NC): 0, Scopus up to 16. 11. 2012: no. of citations (TC): 0, pure citations (CI): 0, normalized no. of pure citations (NC): 0] RODIČ, Blaž. Mobile agents for distributed decision support systems. Int. Sci. J. Manag. Inf. Syst., 2011, vol. 6, no. 1, str. 20-27. [COBISS.SI-ID 1024296769] For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu © European Communities, 2003 20060628 4. 5. 6. VUKOVIČ, Goran, ZAVRŠNIK, Bruno, RODIČ, Blaž, MIGLIČ, Gozdana. The training of civil servants in the Slovene state administration: issues introducing training evaluation. Int. rev. adm. sci., dec. 2008, vol. 74, no. 4, str. 653-676. [COBISS.SI-ID 6357779], [JCR, WoS up to 15. 2. 2013: no. of citations (TC): 5, without self-citations (CI): 4, weighted no. of citations (NC): 19, Scopus up to 16. 11. 2012: no. of citations (TC): 6, pure citations (CI): 5, normalized no. of pure citations (NC): 24] RODIČ, Blaž, KLJAJIĆ, Miroljub. Accessing distributed data sources with mobile agents and XML. V: JAŠKOVÁ, Mária (ur.). ECON '05 : [selected research papers], (Research works proceedings, Vol. 12, 2005). Ostrava: Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Economics, 2005, str. 280-287. [COBISS.SI-ID 4689683] KLJAJIĆ, Miroljub, BRESKVAR, Uroš, RODIČ, Blaž. Computer aided scheduling with use of genetic algorithms and a visual discrete event simulation model. WSEAS Trans. Syst., 2004, vol. 3, no. 3, str. 1021-1026, graf. prikazi. [COBISS.SI-ID 4018451] Mentorships: 1. 2. 3. 4. Doctoral thesis “Simulation model of a food self-supply system in Slovenia” at Faculty of Organizational Social Studies, in progress Doctoral thesis “Influence of gender on the management in schools” at School of Advanced Social Studies, in progress Doctoral thesis “Success factors in distance education” at Faculty of Information Studies, in progress Doctoral thesis “Influence of IT support for project management in companies on their success in national and EU calls” at School of Advanced Social Studies, in progress Consultancy: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Page 8 / 8 - Curriculum vitae of Blaž Rodič 2007 - 2008: Member of the research committee of the Municipality of Novo mesto 2008 - 2011: Member of the expert council at the University and Research Centre of Novo mesto 2009 - present: Member of the expert council at the Business Incubator Podbreznik in Novo mesto 2010 - 2010: Evaluation of project proposals for the Research Promotion Foundation (RPF), Cyprus 2011 - 2013: Member of the institute council at the University and Research Centre of Novo mesto 2011 – present: member of the Nahtigal Award council at the University and Research Centre of Novo mesto 2012 - 2014: Member of the board of management of the Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS) 2014 – present: Member of the board of management of the Slovenian Society for Simulation and Modelling (member of EUROSIM - Federation of European Simulation Societies). 2015 – present: evaluation of project proposals for European Commission's Horizon 2020 programme (call FoF8-2015) For more information on Europass go to http://europass.cedefop.europa.eu © European Communities, 2003 20060628