About

Hydraulic engineer specializing into river engineering, torrent control, and landslide mitigation. Hydrologist, specializing into hydro-meteorology, sediment transport, fluvial and torrent hydraulics, and erosion & sedimentation processes.

Career Type:

Scientist/Researcher/Academic

Organization Type:

Universities and Academia

Expertise Fields/Interests:

Soil Erosion; Sediment Transport; River Engineering; Watershed Hydrology; Risk Management; Landslides; Torrent hydraulics; Computer-Assisted Numerical Analysis; Laboratory Experiments; Field Works; Open Channel Hydraulics; Natural Hazards; Rock falls; Scientometrics; Scientific Publishing; Hydraulics; Fluvial Geomorphology; Hydrometry; Mathematical Modelling; Topography; Debris flows; Mass movements; Digital terrain models; Gravel-bed rivers; River sediments; Hazard Assessment; Mitigation of landslides; Floods; Rainfall; Remote Sensing; Flash floods; Field Studies; Torrent control; Field Experiments; Hydraulic Engineering; Dam Engineering; Water Science; Student competences; Engineering curriculum; Land Use; Integrated River Basin Management; Hydrometeorology; Field Experimentation; Water Law; Water act; Forest Management; Snow avalanches; Drainage Engineering; Risk Assessment; Soil bioengineering; Statistics; Fishways; Fluid Mechanics; River mechanics; Hydraulic models; Scientific networking; Scientific cooperation; Fluvial abrasion; Computer Simulations; Water Resources Management; Ecohydrology; River ecosystems; River rehabilitation; River corridors; Rainfall Runoff Modelling; Computer Modeling; Empirical models; Hydraulic Structures; Scientific terminology; Professional terminology; Digital Elevation Models; Spatial Planning; Environmental Engineering; Hydrology; Water Management; Hydrometeorology; Surface Hydrology; Public perception; Hydro power; University Curriculum; Rivers; Sediment management; Water Chemistry; Forest Hydrology; Coordination; Editing; Alluvial Sediments; Numerical Modeling; Higher Education; Watershed Modeling; Slope Stability; Turbulent Flow; Statistical Analysis; Watershed Management; River (Fluvial) and Watershed Restoration; Erosion; Terminology; Sediment balance; Water legislation; Sediment Budget; Slope processes; Hillslope processes; Drainage; Risk Mitigation; Climate Change and Water; Flood control; Landslide risk mitigation; Remote Sensing Applications; Torrential fans; Grain Size Analysis; Higher Education Research; Extreme Events; Statistical Data Analysis; Applied Electronics; Scientific Research; Granulometry; Measuring Devices; River morphology; Data Analysis; Reservoir Engineering; Monitoring; Sensitivity Analysis; Calibration; Digital Terrain Analysis; Turbulence; Mathematical Models; Correlation Analysis; Empirical Research; Torrents; Computer Programming; Rainfall erosivity; Cartography; Risk Management and Insurance; Prototype Development; Rock abrasion; Modelling Slope Stability; Integrated Water Resources Management; Flood Modelling; Applied Statistics; Study programs; Torrential hydraulics; Applied hydrology; Modeling; Hydromorphology; Water Resources; Precipitation; Seasonality; Water regime; Hillslope Hydrology; Land Use Change; Water-related disasters; Alluvial fans; Drainage works; Sediment supply; Engineering Research Methodology; Ecohydraulics; Hydro power plants; Water energy; Sediment sources; Sediment production; Hydraulic and Water Structures; Check dams; Hydraulic Modelling; Torrential floods; International Cooperation; Risk Governance; Lidar Remote Sensing; Hazard zoning; Research Management; Research Policy; Bibliometrics; Field Measurement; Civil Engineering; Sediments; Hydrological Modeling.

Major Achievements:

Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers. President Slovenian Academy of Engineering. Full Professor of Hydraulic engineering. Full Professor of Hydrology.