Experience

  1. [California State University, Northridge](https://www.csun.edu)
  2. [NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory](https://jpl.nasa.gov), [California Insitutute of Technology](https://www.caltech.edu)
  3. [NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory](https://jpl.nasa.gov), [California Insitutute of Technology](https://www.caltech.edu)
  4. [Jožef Stefan Institute](https://ijs.si/ijsw/V001/JSI)
  5. [ATR Institute International](https://www.atr.jp/index_e.html)
  6. [Jožef Stefan Institute](https://ijs.si/ijsw/V001/JSI)
  7. [ATR Institute International](https://www.atr.jp/index_e.html)
  8. [Jožef Stefan Institute](https://ijs.si/ijsw/V001/JSI)
  9. [University of Ljubljana](https://www.uni-lj.si/eng)

Education

  1. [University of Ljubljana](https://www.uni-lj.si/eng)

    Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science

    University of Ljubljana
    Visual Cognitive Systems Laboratory, Faculty of Computer and Information Science
    Proposed novel self-supervised multi-view learning vector quantization algorithms for online developmental learning of basic object affordances in a robotic system.
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  2. [University of St Andrews](https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk)

    M.Phil. in Mathematics and Statistics

    University of St Andrews
    School of Mathematics and Statistics
    Developed techniques for calculating the Hausdorff measure of fractal sets, in particular a 2D Sierpinski carpet and a 3D Sierpinski sponge.
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  3. [Dublin City University](https://www.dcu.ie)

    B.Sc. in Computer Applications

    Dublin City University
    School of Computing
Awards
JPL Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Bonus Award
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ∙ June 2024
Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Team Bonus Award for significant contributions as part of the heli operations team to Ingenuity’s successful system identification campaign.
JPL CADRE GNC Team Bonus Award
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ∙ June 2023
CADRE GNC Team Bonus Award for the successful completion of DDR and SDR, as well as the first autonomous drive with the development model (DM) as flight software.
JPL SubT Team Bonus Award
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory ∙ September 2021
Team Bonus Award for exceptional contributions to the JPL SubT team during the DARPA SubT final.
Japan Trust International Research Cooperation Program Fellowship
NICT National Institute of Information and Communications Technology ∙ May 2018
Awarded by NICT National Institute of Information and Communications Technology to fund living, travel & research expenses.
European Union Marie Curie RTN Early-Stage Research Fellowship
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions ∙ January 2006
Awarded to fund fees, subsistence and research training for doctoral studies at the University of Ljubljana as part of the VISIONTRAIN Research Training Network (RTN).
Irish National Department of Education Scholarship
Irish Department of Education ∙ September 1998
Awarded for academic excellence to fund fees for undergraduate study and three years of graduate study.