Branko Jeren
Branko Jeren | |
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Minister of Science and Technology | |
In office 23 February 1993 – 7 November 1995 | |
Prime Minister | Hrvoje Šarinić Nikica Valentić |
Preceded by | Ivo Sanader |
Succeeded by | Ivica Kostović |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 March 1951 FPR Yugoslavia |
Political party | Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) |
Alma mater | University of Zagreb (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing) |
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Branko Jeren (born 27 March 1951) is a Croatian university professor, former
Early life, education and career
Jeren was born in Zagreb in 1951, where he finished elementary and secondary school.[2] In 1973, he graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Zagreb (today Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing), and gained his PhD in 1984 at the same Faculty.[3]
He worked as a postgraduate assistant at the Electronics Department of the
In the period from February 1998 to April 2002 he was the rector of the University of Zagreb.[5]
Minister and memberships
Prof. Jeren held many important political duties, he was assistant Minister and then deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Informatics, both in 1991 year. Branko Jeren was the
It is significant his contribution to the establishment of a system for the employment of Novice scientists as part of scientific research projects, which laid the foundations for personnel renewal and the development of scientific community in Croatia.[3]
He is a member of the Croatian Society for Communications, Computing, Electronics, Measurements and Automation (KoREMA), the international organization European Association for Signal Processing (EURASIP), the technical committee of the Distributed Intelligence systems of the world association IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control), and the international organization The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).[2]
Awards and projects
In 1978, he received the federal award Dr. Vratislav Bednjanić for the master's thesis entitled "Processor for digital filtering", in 1986 he won the Josip Lončar silver plaque for his doctoral dissertation and in 1995 he was awarded the Order of Danica with the image of Rudjer Bosković.[2] In 1997 prof. Jeren received National Science Award and in 2004 Golden Plaque "Josip Lončar" for dedicated teaching and scientific work and exceptional contribution to the development of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing. He was awarded the "Nikola Tesla" award of the Croatian IEEE section in 2015, and the State Award for Lifetime Achievement in the field of technical sciences, in 2019.[3]
He is one of the initiators of the Croatian Academic Computer Network (CARNet).[1]
He was the manager of several scientific research projects (domestic and international) in the field of digital signal processing and computer systems for measuring, guidance and control of processes.[2]
References
- ^ a b enciklopedija.hr: Jeren, Branko [Biography](in Croatian), (retrieved 2022-12-12)
- ^ a b c d "Branko Jeren - životopis, savjest.com". savjest.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ a b c d e "Prof. dr. sc. Branko Jeren izabran u počasno zvanje professor emeritus". www.fer.unizg.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ "prof. dr. sc. Branko Jeren – Klub dekana" (in Croatian). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
- ^ rektori: Branko Jeren (in Croatian), (published 2020-10-06, retrieved 2022-12-12)