Irena Žmak
Associate Professor
University of Zagreb , Croatia
Croatia
Biography
Irena Žmak graduated Mechanical Engineering and completed Master’s and PhD studies in Materials Engineering at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, where she currently holds the tenured assistant professor position at the Department of Materials. Her primary research and teaching fields include the artificial neural network modelling of material properties and process parameters, and the analysis of structure and properties of composite materials, modern bio- and biodegradable materials, and materials recycling. She teaches advance materials technologies too. She has published many scientific papers in relevant scientific journals, edited a special issue of a high-impact journal, written a few book chapters, and edited two conference proceedings .
Research Interest
Artificial Neural Network Modelling of Material Properties and Process Parameters,Analysis, Structure and properties of Composite Materials, Modern Bio- and Biodegradable Materials,Materials Recycling