An interdisciplinary student team from the University of Maribor won 1st place at the regional round of the international Global Competition on Design for Future Education (GCD4FE), held in Zagreb (Zagreb University of Applied Sciences), and has qualified for the global finals, which will take place from July 26 to… More
From March 10 to 14, 2025, third-year Informatics and Data Technologies students and two staff members joined an international Blended Intensive Program in Portugal focused on AI-driven digital transformation. The event united 43 students and 11 professors from seven countries in developing innovative, interdisciplinary solutions using AI tools. More
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
We are pleased to announce that Lucija Brezočnik, a member of the Institute of Informatics at UM FERI, received an award at the 10th Jubilee International Conference NT-2024 (New Technologies, Development, and Application) for her contribution to the development of the scientific conference NT-2024. 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 Wednesday, 13 December 2023, the course Evaluation of User Experience at the Master’s degree programme Informatics and Data Technologies hosted an invited lecture by Norman Fischer, an experienced user interface designer from the digital agency Povio. 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
