FER WIN - Women in Innovation conference

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The scientific conference FER WIN – Women in Innovation will be held on 5 February 2026 in the Grey Hall at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb (FER), starting at 9:30 AM, and will present current achievements in research and innovation in electrical engineering and computing.

This event brings together researchers, students and industry representatives to highlight the role of women in electrical engineering and computing. The conference program consists of invited lectures and a panel discussion on gender equality in STEM and industry:

1. Invited Lectures by Two Distinguished Women Researchers:

Prof. Lea Skorin-Kapov, PhD and Barbara Arbanas Ferreira, PhD

2. Panel discussion with the topic: Institutional Support for the Career Development of Women Researchers

Invited lectures will be joined by Antonella Barišić Kulaš, PhD and Assoc. Prof. Anamari Nakić, PhD.

📍 FER, University of Zagreb / Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Grey Council Hall 
🕤 9:30 – 13:00 
🔗 Registration: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/e/Df99U3KRxR
 
Registration deadline: 01.02.2026. 


You can see more about the FER-WIN conference on the official website: https://www.fer.unizg.hr/jednake_mogucnosti/ferwin 


  Date and Time

  Location

  Hosts

  Registration


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  • Unska 3
  • Zagreb, Grad Zagreb
  • Croatia 10000
  • Building: Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb
  • Room Number: Siva vijećnica (Gray Hall)
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  • Contact Event Host

  • IEEE WIE chair: matea.zilak@fer.hr

    IEEE WIE co-chair: ana.radovic@fer.hr 

  • Co-sponsored by FER – Equal Opportunities Committee, ICENT, CoE MARBLE

  Speakers

UNIZG FER

Topic:

From Technology to Experience: User Experience in the Era of Immersive Technologies

Prof. Lea Skorin-Kapov, PhD
Head of the MUEXLab research laboratory and winner of the FER Science Award for 2025. Her lecture is titled: From Technology to Experience: User Experience in the Era of Immersive Technologies.

 

Address:Croatia

CoE MARBLE

Topic:

Cooperative Heterogeneous Robotic Systems for Autonomous Operations in Maritime Environments

Dr. Barbara Arbanas Ferreira, PhD
Head of Research at the Centre of Excellence for Marine Technologies – MARBLE and winner of the Danubius Young Scientist Award 2025. Her lecture is titled: Cooperative Heterogeneous Robotic Systems for Autonomous Operations in Maritime Environments.

Address:Croatia





Agenda

09:30–09:45
Welcome and Opening Remarks

09:45–10:30
Invited Lecture: Prof. Lea Skorin-Kapov, PhD

10:30–11:15
Invited Lecture: Barbara Arbanas Ferreira, PhD

11:15–11:45
Coffee Break and Networking

11:45–12:45
Round Table: Institutional Support for the Career Development of Women Researchers

12:45–13:00
Closing Remarks

13:00
Lunch and Networking


  Media

FER Women in Innovation (WIN) 345.65 KiB