Lili Nemec Zlatolas

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Lili Nemec Zlatolas
Associate Professor , Database Technology Laboratory
Email: lili.nemeczlatolas@um.si
Title:PhD
Telephone:+386 (02) 220 7393
Room:G2-M.30
Contact hours:link
LinkedIn profile:link

Main research topics

  • user aspects on security,
  • user privacy,
  • privacy and security with the use of social networking sites,
  • use of mobile applications and security and privacy,
  • anonymity in stored data,
  • teaching and optimization of databases.

Important publications

  • HRGAREK, Luka, NEMEC ZLATOLAS, Lili. A model of factors influencing continuance intention and actual usage of self-hosted software solutions. Sustainability. 2025, vol. 17, iss. 22, [article no.] 10009, 43 pp. ISSN 2071-1050. DOI: 10.3390/su172210009. [COBISS.SI-ID 266106371]
  • HRGAREK, Luka, NEMEC ZLATOLAS, Lili. Software self-hosting : a systematic review of quantitative research. Journal of Systems and Software. Aug. 2025, vol. 26, [article no.] 112443, 18 pp. ISSN 1873-1228. DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2025.112443. [COBISS.SI-ID 232481795]
  • NEMEC ZLATOLAS, Lili, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, LHOTSKA, Lenka. Data breaches in healthcare: security mechanisms for attack mitigation. Cluster Computing. 2024, vol. 27, pp. 8639–8654. ISSN 1573-7543. DOI: 10.1007/s10586-024-04507-2. [COBISS.SI-ID plus-legacy.cobiss.net/cobiss/si/sl/bib/192678403" target="_blank" rel="noopener">192678403]
  • NEMEC ZLATOLAS, Lili, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, HÖLBL, Marko, HERIČKO, Marjan, KAMIŠALIĆ, Aida. A model of perception of privacy, trust, and self-disclosure on online social networks. Entropy, ISSN 1099-4300, Published: 7 August 2019, str. 1-17, doi: 10.3390/e21080772. [COBISS.SI-ID 22518038]
  • NEMEC ZLATOLAS, Lili, HRGAREK, Luka, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, HÖLBL, Marko. Models of privacy and disclosure on social networking sites: a systematic literature review. Mathematics. 2022, vol. 10, no. 1, 37 str. ISSN 2227-7390. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7390/10/1/146, DOI: 10.3390/math10010146. [COBISS.SI-ID 92238083]
  • HÖLBL, Marko, KOMPARA, Marko, KAMIŠALIĆ, Aida, NEMEC ZLATOLAS, Lili. A systematic review of the use of blockchain in healthcare. Symmetry, ISSN 2073-8994, 2018, vol. 10, iss. 10, str. 1-22, doi: 10.3390/sym10100470. [COBISS.SI-ID 21768214]
  • NEMEC ZLATOLAS, Lili, HERIČKO, Marjan, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, HÖLBL, Marko. Models of privacy and security issues on mobile applications. V: PELET, Jean-Éric. Mobile platforms, design, and apps for social commerce. Hershey (Pa.): IGI Global. cop. 2017, str. 84-105, doi: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2469-4.ch006. [COBISS.SI-ID 20588566]
  • NEMEC ZLATOLAS, Lili, WELZER-DRUŽOVEC, Tatjana, HERIČKO, Marjan, HÖLBL, Marko. Privacy antecedents for SNS self-disclosure : the case of Facebook. Computers in human behavior, ISSN 0747-5632. [Print ed.], April 2015, vol. 45, str. 158-167, doi: 10.1016/j.chb.2014.12.012. [COBISS.SI-ID 18341142]
  • NEMEC ZLATOLAS, Lili, FEHER, Nataša, HÖLBL, Marko. Security perception of IoT devices in smart homes. Journal of cybersecurity and privacy. 14 Feb. 2022, vol. 2, iss. 1, str. 65-73, ilustr. ISSN 2624-800X. DOI: 10.3390/jcp2010005. [COBISS.SI-ID 97592067]
  • HÖLBL, Marko, NEMEC ZLATOLAS, Lili. The impact of students' pre-knowledge on learning computer programming. V: BUDIMAC, Zoran (ur.), KOTESKA, Bojana (ur.). SQAMIA 2019 : proceedings. Novi Sad: Department of mathematics and Informatics, Faculty of Sciences. cop. 2019, str. 1-8. https://perun.pmf.uns.ac.rs/pracner/down/sqamia2019/sqamia2019-proc.pdf. [COBISS.SI-ID 22648086]
  • SQAMIA 2019 : proceedings. Novi Sad: Department of mathematics and Informatics, Faculty of Sciences. cop. 2019, str. 1-8. https://perun.pmf.uns.ac.rs/pracner/down/sqamia2019/sqamia2019-proc.pdf. [COBISS.SI-ID 22648086]

Invited talks

  • July 11, 2022, webinar series Gender Equality held by Informatics Europe
  • December 1, 2015, talk at CUPS (CyLab Usable Privacy and Security) lab at the School of Computers Science at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, USA
    • Talk on disclosure of personal information of users on Facebook
  • May 9, 2012, lecture at the Helsinki Institute for information technology, HIIT in Helsinki, Finland
    • Overview of the field of privacy and social networking site Facebook

CV

  • Associate Professor, University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics, since 2026
  • Assistant Professor, University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics, 2020–2026
  • PhD, 2016
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics, 2011–2020
  • Junior researcher, University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2010-2015
  • Bachelor's Degree in Media Communications, 2008

Professional competence

Active assistant professor in the following courses:

  • Databases I (2nd year of Informatics and technologies of communication and Computer Science and Information Technologies, 1st cycle Bologna studies)
  • Databases for Media (2nd year of Media communications, 1st cycle Bologna studies)
  • Databases I (1st year of Computer Science and Information Technologies, 1st cycle Bologna studies)
  • Dynamic Web Solutions (3rd year of Media Communications, 1st cycle Bologna studies)
  • Fundamentals of Web Programming (1st year of Media Communications, 1st cycle Bologna studies)
  • Information Privacy and Security (Computer Science and Informatics, 3rd cycle Bologna studies)

Active assistant in the following courses:

  • Fundamentals of information security (2nd year of Informatics and technologies of communication, 1st cycle Bologna studies)

Was previously assistant in the following courses:

  • Security of ICT (3rd year of Informatics and technologies of communication, 1st cycle Bologna studies)
  • Data protection (2nd year of Informatics and technologies of communication, 2nd cycle Bologna studies)
  • Data warehouse (3rd year of Informatics and technologies of communication, 1st cycle Bologna studies)
  • Information security (2nd year of Informatics and technologies of communication, 2nd cycle Bologna studies)
  • Databases I (2nd year of Informatics and technologies of communication and Computer Science and Information Technologies, 1st cycle Bologna studies)
  • Databases for Media (2nd year of Media communications, 1st cycle Bologna studies)
  • Programming for Media (1st year of Media communications, 1st cycle Bologna studies)

Projects

  • 2026-2028: Widening Excellence and Mentoring in Cybersecurity (WEM Cyber), Horizon Europe no. 101216854
  • 2025-2028: SafeWeb - Cybersecurity and VET (SafeWeb), Erasmus+ 2025-1-SE01-KA220-VET-000352410
  • 2022-2024: European Network For Gender Balance in Informatics (EUGAIN), Cost action CA19122
  • 2022-2024: Strategic approach to recruiting women in STEM fields, Bilateral agreement with Howard Univeristy, ZDA
  • 2021-2023: Razvoj programov usposabljanj za kibernetsko varnost (RUKIV), CRP
  • 2021-2023: Digital Technologies for Lecturing and Learning (DiT4LL), Erasmus+
  • 2020-2022: Co-created Interactive Courseware (CiC), Eramus+
  • 2019 - 2022: Cyber security cOmpeteNce fOr Research anD Innovation (CONCORDIA), H2020
  • 2019-2022: An analysis of models predicting privacy and self-disclosure on social networks, Bilateral agreement with University of Pittsburgh, USA

Awards

  • Slovenian Informatics Society Award for contribution to the national and international promotion of the information security profession and cyber security, 2022
  • Slovenian Congress Ambassador 2021
  • Award for professional excellence in 2018 given by the University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. November 2018.
  • 3rd place at the competition for the best student project in the field of Informatics in the year 2010

Program committees and reviews

Member of the committees

Certificates

In media

International exchange

  • June–September 2023, Visiting Researcher at the Czech Institute of Informatics, Robotics and Cybernetics, Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
    • Research on healthcare data breaches
  • February 2012, participation at the Erasmus Intensive Programme at the EFACEC company in Porto, Portugal
    • Developing the solutions for the presented problem in the group of PhD candidates
  • January – June 2007, participation at the Erasmus exchange at the University of Vaasa, Finland
    • Erasmus study exchange within the Bachelor study of Media Communications

Conference organization

  • September 2024 – October 2025, Program Chair of the international conference IFIP SEC 2025
    • Chair of the Program Committee of IFIP SEC 2025
  • December 2021 - , organizing committee of the event
  • December 2025- , program chair of the conference
  • October 2021, organizing committee of the event
  • September 2019 – October 2020, Local Chair at the international conference IFIP SEC 2020
    • Head of conference office, organization of financial transactions, organization of events at the international conference IFIP SEC 2020
  • January 2019 – December 2019, Local Chair at the international conference ADBIS 2019
    • Head of conference office, organization of financial transactions, organization of events at the international conference ADBIS 2019
  • March 2018 – December 2018, Local Organizing team at the international conference EAPRIL 2019
    • Help with the organization of events at the international conference EAPRIL 2019
  • June 2015 – September 2015, Substitute of Local Chair at the international conference KMO 2015
    • Head of conference office, organization of financial transactions, organization of events at the international conference KMO 2015
  • January 2015 – September 2015, Local Chair at the international workshop LTEC 2015
    • Head of conference office, organization of financial transactions, organization of events at the international workshop LTEC 2015
  • January 2015 – July 2015, Member of the Organising Committee at the international conference EJC 2015
    • Head of conference office, organization of financial transactions, organization of events at the international conference EJC 2015
  • January 2011 – July 2011, Member of the Organising Committee at the international conference EAEEIE 2011
    • Head of conference office, organization of financial transactions, organization of events at the international conference EAEEIE 2011
  • May 2009 - June 2009, Head of reception at the EJC 2009
    • Head of conference office, organization of financial transactions, helping with the organization of events at the 19th international conference EJC (European Japanese conference

Publications

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