Department of Informatics, Faculty of Science, University of Split, Croatia
Phone: +385 21 619 267 , Location: room B2-31, Ruđera Boškovića 33, Split
Personal web page: www.pmfst.unist.hr/~bzitko , E-mail: branko.zitko@pmfst.hr

Znanstveno područje: Tehničke znanosti , Znanstveno polje: Računarstvo

Područja znanstvenog interesa

• Intelligent Tutoring Systems
• Natural Language Processing
• Knowledge Representation

Acknowledgments and awards

• silver plaque “Josip Lončar” for outstanding PhD’s thesis, 2010

Education

• 2006. – 2010. PhD degree in Computer Science, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb
• 2002. – 2005. MS degree in Computer Science, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb
• 1993. – 2001. Graduate degree in Mathematics and Informatics, Faculty of Science, University of Split

Work experience

• 2024. – today , Full Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2013. -2024. , Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2013. – today, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2010. – 2013, Senior Research Assistant, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2003. – 2010. Research Assistant, Faculty of Science, University of Split

Matični broj znanstvenika : 257351
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Projects

• 2015 – today, “Adaptive Courseware based on Natural Language Processing (AC & NL Tutor)”, N00014-15-1-2789, Office of Naval Research grant – Co-Principal Investigator
• 2007 – 2014, ” Design and evaluation of intelligent e-learning systems”, 177-0361994-1996, Ministry of Science grant, scientific and research project – Collaborator
• 2003 – 2005, ” Web-oriented intelligent authoring shell”, TP-02/0177-01, Ministry of Science grant, technological project – Collaborator
• 2002 – 2006, ” Computational and didactical aspects of intelligent authoring tools in education“, 177110, Ministry of Science grant, scientific and research project– Collaborator

Invited lectures

• Cognitive Science of Learning Program Review, Los Angeles, California, USA, September 18-19, 2016.
• Cognitive Science of Learning Program Review, Seattle, Washington, USA, June 28-19, 2017.
• NATO’s Science and Technology Organization – “Assessment of Intelligent Tutoring System Technologies and Opportunities” (Human Factors and Medicine Panel HFM-237) – RTO Task Group Meeting, Bonn/Wachtberg, Germany, April 7-11, 2014

Reviewer

• Expert Systems with Application – 2013
• KES International Conferences in Knowledge-Based and Intelligent Engineering & Information Systems – 2009
• CIT Journal of computing and Information Technology – 2017

Undergraduate

• Introduction to Computer Science, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2002 – 2005
• Introduction to Computer Science, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, University of Split, 2003 – 2010
• Computer Science Lab I, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2002 – 2005
• Computer Science Lab II, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2004 – 2006
• Visual Modeling, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Split, 2005 – 2006
• Programming I, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2006 – 2008
• Software Engineering, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2007 – 2010
• Computer Science Lab V, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2009 – 2010
• Solving Problems, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2010 – 2013
• Introduction to Software Engineering, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2010 – today
• Solving Problems by Programming, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2013 – today
• Introduction to Software Engineering, Faculty of Science, University of Mostar, 2011 – today
• Expert Systems, Faculty of Science, University of Mostar, 2011 – today

Graduate

• Modeling software systems, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2010 – today
• Introduction to Natural Language Processing, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2013 – today
• Introduction to Natural Language Processing, Faculty of Science, University of Mostar, 2010 – today
• Expert Systems, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2007 – 2015
• Development Environments for Object Oriented Programming, Faculty of Science, University of Split, 2010 – 2015

Postgraduate

• Designing Object Oriented Systems – Research in education in the field of natural sciences and engineering (postgraduate university programme), Faculty of Science, University of Split – 2014 – present
• Natural Language Processing in E-learning Systems – Research in education in the field of natural sciences and engineering (postgraduate university programme), Faculty of Science, University of Split – 2014 – present
• Projecting E-learning Systems – Electrical Engineering and Information Technology (postgraduate university programme), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Split – 2014 – present

Mentor – Undergraduate thesis

1. Undergraduate thesis

Graduate thesis

1. Graduate thesis

PhD thesis

1. PhD thesis