Dr. Uroš Trstenjak and Luka Reisman from Databox delivered a lecture to third-year Informatics and Data Technologies students, presenting integration challenges and solutions offered by the company. The session included a practical challenge where students developed their own data boards to visualize metrics from various data sources, enriching their knowledge and skills in information systems integration. More

FERI conducted a workshop entitled Pedagogical Innovation and Collection of Good Practices: Exploration of AI Tools for Pedagogical Innovation and Development of Good Practices in Inclusive Education in the framework of AI ENABLE project. More

Members of the Institute of Informatics received the Best Paper Award at the DIGIN conference for their contribution titled “Definition of a Framework for a Self-Evaluation Tool: Optimizing Evaluation Practices for Enhanced Performance in Higher Education Institutions,” developed in collaboration with project partners from the SET4Inclusion initiative. More

From September 18-20, Špela Pečnik represented our lab at the ACEEU Europe-Africa Forum in Lisbon, highlighting the GRIT project’s tools for building student grit. Later, on October 1-2, Lucija Brezočnik participated in the HITS Project meeting in Valladolid, focused on enhancing digital learning with AI, Nudge Theory, and gamification. More

Lucija Brezočnik, member of the Institute of Informatics, led a workshop on “Advancing Technology for Humanity In Action” with IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Consortium at IEEE RTSI 2024. More

The final meeting of the TechWhiz project took place in Crete from September 25 to 27. As part of the meeting, a multiplier event was also held, where the project results were presented to the public. More

On Wednesday, 25 September 2024, the kick-off meeting of the RINKO project: Development of Digital Competences and Basic Knowledge of Computer Science and Informatics in Kindergartens, took place at UM FERI. More

The TechWhiz project, which we have been running at the Institute of Informatics since January 2022, is coming to an end and the main results are available. More

The IEEE Member Recruitment and Recovery Committee has awarded Lucija Brezočnik, an assistant at the Institute of Informatics, for her activities in this area for the second year in a row. More

Between September 9th and 11th, 2024, the eleventh international workshop SQAMIA 2024, organized by the University of Novi Sad, featured 63 authors from 11 countries presenting on various aspects of software quality. The Zoran Budimac Best Paper Award was given to Vasilka Saklamaeva for her paper on AI in software development. More

On 5.7.2024, the Institute of Informatics, UM FERI organised an event, dedicated to presenting the results of the INTUX project. More

Between 2.7.2024 and 5.7.2024 CERCIRAS Closing conference (https://www.cerciras.org/action-events/cerciras-closing-conference/) took place at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and computer science, hosting several young researchers, educators and engineers from academia and industry, travelling from all over Europe.  More

On 5.3.2024, the Institute of Informatics, UM FERI, in cooperation with NSIOS, organised a workshop titled: Empowering Users with Disabilities to participate in the User Testing Process, which was attended by people with different disabilities. More

On February 21st and 22nd 2024, the SET4Inclusion project transnational meeting was held at Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa in Istanbul, Türkiye. More

Lucija Brezočnik and Jani Dugonik participated at the IEEE Central European Student and Young Professionals (CEuSYP) Congress in Krakow, Poland. More

On Monday, 4th of December 2023, Uroš Trstenjak and Luka Reisman from Databox presented the integration challenges and Databox solutions for modern solutions and services to the students of the 3rd year of the university study program Informatics and Communication Technologies. More

On November 30th and December 1st, a kick-off meeting for the Erasmus+ Project Enhancing Inclusive Education in Higher Education Institutions with Artificial Intelligence (AI-ENABLE) was held at the University of Deusto (Bilbao, Spain). More

The third meeting of the JEMSHI consortium took place on 23 and 24 October at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science  at the University of Maribor. The meeting was dedicated to discuss the current status of the project, the accreditation of the JEMSHI Master’s programme and future activities. More