Damir Kovačić
Docent, istraživač , Odjel za fiziku
Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Sveučilište u Splitu, Hrvatska
Telefon: +385 21 619 233 , Lokacija: soba B3-08, Ruđera Boškovića 33, Split
Osobna stranica: www.kovaciclab.org
E-mail: damir.kovacic@pmfst.hr
Researcher ID: D-4970-2017
Google Scholar: Damir.Kovacic@pmfst.hr
Znanstveno područje: Prirodne znanosti , Znanstveno polje: Fizika , Znanstvena grana: medicinska fizika i biofizika
Područja znanstvenog interesa
• Biofizika i medicinska neuroelektronika
• Kohlearni implantati (umjetne pužnice)
• Istraživanja slušanja i govora
• Auditorna neurofiziologija
Članstva
• Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
• Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)
• Society for Neuroscience
Znanstveno usavršavanje i studijski boravci
2011 Gostujući znanstvenik na Katholieke Universiteit Leuven i IMEC Leuven, Belgija
2010 Istraživač na IMEC, Leuven (Group for neuro-electronic interfaces)
2008-2010 Postdoktorand (Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship), Laboratory for Auditory Neurophysiology, Department of Neurosciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
2003-2010 Znanstveni novak – asistent; Poliklinika SUVAG
2000-2007 PhD student – Odjel za kognitivnu neuroznanost, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy
2010 rujan 1-dnevni specijalistički tečaj “Electrophysiology Masterclass III” at Cochlear Academy, Mechelen
2010 rujan 1-dnevni specijalistički tečaj “Electrophysiology Masterclass I” at Cochlear Academy, Mechelen
2010 svibanj 3-dnevni specijalistički tečaj “Training Course for Framework 7 Advisors” by Hyperion Ltd (Dr.Sean McCarthy)
2010 ožujak 2-dnevni specijalistički tečaj “Introductory cochlear implant (CI) course” at Cochlear academy, Mechelen, Belgium
2008 rujan Jedno-semestralni predmet i položeni ispit “Laboratory Animal Science” at KU Leuven, Belgium
2004 srpanj Gostujući znanstvenik (4 tjedna). The Cooperative Research Centre for Cochlear Implant, Speech & Hearing Research and The Bionic Ear Institute, Melbourne, Australia (project leaders: dr. Andrew Vandali and dr. Peter Seligman)
2004 ožujak 3-dnevni specijalistički tečaj Neuroscan SynAmp2 system (32 channels) for evoked potential recordings, Zagreb, Croatia
2001 prosinac 3-dnevni specijalistički tečaj EGI system (128 channels) for evoked potential recordings, Trieste, Italy.
2001 srpanj 14-dnevni Summer Institute in Cognitive Neuroscience, Dartmouth College, USA (director: Michael Gazzaniga)
2001 lipanj 3-dnevni specijalistički tečaj Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM), Brighton, UK (director: Karl Friston, UCL, London)
2000 listopad 14-dnevni znanstveni posjet Laboratoire de Sciences Cognitives et Psycholinguistique, C.N.R.S, Paris. Training in the optical topography and ERP (Dr. Marcela Pena, Professor Jacques Mehler)
1996 siječanj 6-mjesečni boravak: Department of Biophysics, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Nizozemska, radi izrade diplomskog rada “Spontaneous Otoacoustic Emissions Simulated by Two Coupled Van der Pol Oscillators” . Mentori Prof.dr. Hendrikus Duifhuis i doc.dr. Selma Supek.
Priznanja i nagrade
2015 Slobodna Dalmacija & University of Split – Godišnja nagrada za znanost “Kruno Prijatelj”
2011 Marie Curie CIG Fellow
2008 Marie Curie IEF Fellow
1998 Oticon Focus on People Awards
1997 Rektorova nagrada za izvanredni studentski rad ‘Dynamics of Coupled van der Pol Oscillators as Generators of Otoacoustic Emissions’
1996 Volta Scholarship Award of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
1996 Second Century Award of the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
Obrazovanje
2000-2007 PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy
1992-1999 Diplomirani inženjer fizike, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu
1988-1992 Prirodoslovno-matematička XV gimnazija (MIOC), Zagreb
1980-1988 Osnovna škola Nikola Tesla, Zagreb
Radno iskustvo
2016-danas Docent medicinske fizike i biofizike, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu (100% radnog vremena)
2015 Docent medicinske fizike i biofizike, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu (55% radnog vremena) i Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu (45% radnog vremena)
2013 Docent medicinske fizike i biofizike, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu
2012 Osnivač i voditelj Laboratorija za istraživanje slušanja i govora, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu
2010 Viši asistent – znanstveni novak – postdoc, Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu
2011 Gostujući znanstvenik na Katholieke Universiteit Leuven i IMEC Leuven, Belgija
2010 Istraživač na IMEC, Leuven (Group for neuro-electronic interfaces)
2008-2010 Poslijedoktorand (Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship), Laboratory for Auditory Neurophysiology, Department of Neurosciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
2003-2010 Znanstveni novak – asistent; Poliklinika SUVAG
2000-2007 PhD student – Odjel za kognitivnu neuroznanost, International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy
Projekti
Godina | Naziv projekta | Vrsta potpore | Izvor potpore |
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2016 | EvoNA – Istraživačke stipendije za profesionalni razvoj mladih istraživača i poslijedoktoranada u području medicinske neuroelektronike | Structural grant European Commission HR.3.2.01-0320 | Structural grant
European Commission HR.3.2.01 |
2015-2016 | STRIPMED – Jačanje kapaciteta Sveučilišta u Splitu za istraživanje, razvoj i inovacije u području medicinske neuroelektronike | Jačanje kapaciteta za istraživanje, razvoj i inovacije – ) RC.2.2.08.-0059 | Strukturni fond za znanost i inovacije |
2013-2014 | CortexSTIM | Science Innovation Investment Fund (SIIF) | IPA IIIc |
2012-2013 | Auditory neuro-electronic interfaces | Proof of Concept IV | BICRO – Poslovno inovacijska agencija d.d. |
2012-2014 | BrainCI: Neural basis of auditory processing in young congenitally deaf subjects with cochlear implants
FP7-PEOPLE-2011-CIG-303927 |
Research Career Integration Grant | European commission |
2010 | Spiral ganglion cells on chip | Research fellowship and consumables | imec |
2008-2010 | Neurophysiological correlates of the anatomically discrete organization of the auditory nerve | FP7 Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowship | European Commission |
2008 | Neurophysiological correlates of the anatomically discrete organization of the auditory nerve | Postdoc fellowship | National Science Foundation of Croatia |
2006-2007 | Pitch and size information in cochlear implant users | Research equipment, project consumables | Foundation of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts |
2006 | Pitch Extraction from Voices: Behavioral and Event Related Potentials (ERP) Studies In Children With Cochlear Implants | Research fellowship for Damir Kovačić | Central European Initiative Science and Technology Network |
2004-2005 | Cognition, Language and Auditory Performance in Pediatric Cochlear Implant Users between 3-12 years of age | Research fellowship for Damir Kovačić | Central European Initiative Science and Technology Network (May 2 2004 – December 31 2005).
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