Work
2022-ongoing
Research Scientist, ECMWF
Topic: High-Resolution Earth-System Data Assimilation for Destination Earth
March-April 2022
Visiting Scientist, ECMWF
Topic: Ozone-wind tracing
2021-2022
Senior Academic Lecturer, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathemtics and Physics
Subjects: Weather Analysis and Forecasting, Dynamic meteorology, Meteorological Observations and Instrumentation
2018-2021
Postdoc, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathemtics and Physics
Topic: studying the contribution of different circulation types to vertical velocity Omega and momentum fluxes
May 2016 - June 2016
Visiting researcher, SMHI
Advisor: dr. Nils Gustafsson
Duties
2023-ongoing
Education
2014-2018
Ph.D in Physics, Meteorology, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathemtics and Physics
Supervisor: Prof. Nedjeljka Žagar
Topic: Coupling of the aerosols, moisture and winds in 4D-Var data assimilation
2011-2014
Master of Science in Computational Physics, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathemtics and Physics
Supervisor: Prof. Simon Širca
Thesis Topic: Independent Component Analysis in Physics
2008-2011
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology and Geophysics, University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mathemtics and Physics
Other work experiences
2015-2018
Computer vision engineer (part time, non-profit) at Kardiobit (startup)
Developed visual ID readers, brand-logo detectors, vehicle detection methods etc.
2013-2014
Analyst in Department of product development and portfolio analysis at Gen-I, d.o.o.
Duties included: developed automated nonlinear regression numerical models for prediction of natural gas and electricity consumption, solar power forecasting etc.
2011-2012
Collaborator on the research project “Reducing the uncertainties of the input parameters for the calculation of earthquake hazard”
Advisors: Prof. Jurij Bajc and mag. Mladen Živčić
Duties included: upgraded numerical model for determining the earthquake magnitude based on the multi-decade statistics of earthquake events in Slovenia
Skills
- Programming languages: Fortran, Python, C/C++, Mathematica, Matlab
- OpenCV (computer vision), git, Linux
- Mathematical modelling
Awards
- Outreach Award 2020 for RESCCCUE (REminding Slovenian authorities Climate Change Crisis requires Urgent Effort), together with dr. Lina Boljka, Nina Črnivec and Aljoša Slameršak link PDF
- Zois Scholarship, intended for distinctly talented pupils and students (2004-2014)
- Golden Matura award (2008)
- Dean’s Award for academic achievement (2009, 2010, 2011)
Personal
- Partner to Jerca, father to Brina (born 2015), Izabela (born 2017), Laura and Julija (born 2023)
- volleyball, running, hiking, windsurfing (lacking time)