DEPARTMENT OF Mathematics, Informatics and Descriptive Geometry

The areas of scientific interest of the Department’s employeesrange from C*-algebras, Hilbert C*-moduls, 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 2017/2018, scientific research activity of the Department was financed by the Croatian science foundation’s research projects entitled „Operators on C*-algebras and Hilbert modules“, „Mathematical modeling and numerical simulations of processes in thin or porous domains“ and „Mathematical analysis and numerical methods for diffusion driven multiphase systems“; University of Zagreb’s financial grant of the 2018 scientific research entitled „Optimizing the exploitation of mineral raw materials by increasing energy efficiency“, „Mathematical research in geology III“ and „Development of the measurement and data collection process during in situ strain determination and rock mass deformability module“ 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 Civil Engineering, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing), as well as other universities and scientific organizations all over the world (HTWK, Leipzig, Germany; University of Life Sciences, Lublin, Poland; 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. Staff members are the editors of the scientific magazine „Operators and Matrices“ and scientific and professional magazine „KoG“.In the course of the academic year 2017/2018, the Department’s staff published seven scientific papers in journals with international reviews, four scientific papers in the proceedings from conferences with international reviews and two professional papers.They are active in the organization of scientific and professional gatherings. This academic year, a member of our Department participed in the organization of scientific meetings „ICGG 2018– The 18th International Conference on Geometry and Graphics“ held in Milan and „4th Croatian Conference on Geometry and Graphics“ held in Vodnjan. The staff gave lectures at international scientific meetings: „ApplMath 2018“ held in Šibenik, „The 6th International Conference on Geometry and Graphics Mongeometrija 2018“ held in Novi Sad, „4th Conference on Geometry and Graphics“ held in Vodnjan, „ICGG – 2018 The 18thInternational Conference on Geometry and Graphics“ held in Milan, „Mathematical Inequalities and Applications 2018“ held in Zagreb and „EWM General Meeting 2018“ held in Graz. They also participated in several workshops: „International workshop on PDEs: analysis and modelling“, „Workshop on calculus of variations and applications“ and „Parametric modeling and Grasshopper“ held in Zagreb.The Department participates actively in the work of the Functional analysis seminar, Geometry seminar, Differential geometry seminar, Differential equations and numerical analysis seminar and Teaching practice seminar at the Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics, and the Seminar RGNF-a, where they present their scientific achievements.The Department’s staff members hold prominent positions in professional associations from their scientific fields: a member of the Managing Committee of the Croatian Society for Geometry and Graphics, vice-president of the International Society for Geometry and Graphics.