DEPARTMENT OF Mathematics, Informatics and Descriptive Geometry

The areas of scientific interest of the Department’s employees range from C*-algebras, Hilbert C*-moduls, orthonormal wavelets, synthetic geometry, geometry of Euclidian and non-Euclidian plains, constructive projective geometry, mathematical modelling, mathematical analysis and homogenization of multiphase flow through porous media, physics of plasma and astrophysics, planetology, natural EM in the environment, environmental protection (Light and EM pollution) to hydrology and hydrogeology, seismology and soil mechanics.

In the course of the academic year 2016/2017, scientific research activity of the Department was financed by the Croatian science foundation's scientific research projects entitled “Mathematical modeling and numerical simulations of processes in thin or porous domains“ and “Operators on C*-algebras and Hilbert modules“; University of Zagreb’s financial grant of the 2017  scientific research entitled “Optimizing the exploitation of mineral raw materials by increasing energy efficiency“ and “Mathematical research in geology II“ as well as the Faculty's Fund for development.
Department’s employees collaborate scientifically and professionally with the employees of other Faculties belonging to the University of Zagreb (the Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, the Faculty of Textile Technology, the Faculty of Civil Engineering), as well as other universities and scientific organizations all over the world (HTWK, Leipzig, Germany; University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland; Ferdowsi University of Mashad, Iran; Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Dolgoprudny, Russia; Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, Pau, France) and with Science and Education Center Višnjan and the Višnjan Observatory.
In the course of the academic year 2016/2017, the Department’s staff published three scientific papers in journals with international reviews, one scientific paper in the proceedings from conferences with international reviews and one professional paper. One member of our Department, as the first author in a scientific paper published in the first quartile of the journals in a relevant research field, received the Faculty award. Staff members are also the editors of the scientific magazine “Operators and Matrices“ and scientific and professional magazine “KoG“. They are also active in the organization of scientific and professional gatherings. This academic year,  members of our Department participed in the organization of “20th International Conference on Geometry and Graphics“ held in Fužine, which brought together numerous international and domestic experts in the fields of geometry, computer graphics and geometrical education, with the aim of improving knowledge, skills and competences in these fields. One member of our Department gave an invited lecture at  “Conference on Geometry: Theory and Applications“, which was held in Plzen. Moreover, the staff gave lectures at international scientific meetings: “Man and Karst 2017“ held in Zadar, “Equadiff 2017“ held in Bratislava, “8th Linear Algebra Workshop“ held in Ljubljana, at international scientific-professional colloquiums “The 6th International Scientific Colloquium Mathematics and Children“ held in Osijek and “20th Scientific-Professional Colloquium on Geometry and Graphics“ held in Fužine, and participated in several workshops: “Modern Challenges in Continuum Mechanics“ held in Zagreb,  “Young Researcher Workshop on Differential Geometry in Minkowski Space“ held in Granada and “1st Croatian-Chinese Workshop on Graph Theory in Nanomaterials“ held in Zagreb.
The Department’s staff members hold prominent positions in professional associations from their scientific fields: vice-president and a member of the Managing and Organizing Committee of the Croatian Society for Geometry and Graphics, vice-president of the International Society for Geometry and Graphics. The staff regularly participates in the Science festival; this academic year, one member of our Department gave a lecture „Interesting science photos“.