Nikola Protrka

Nikola Protrka serves as an Associate Professor at Algebra University, where he teaches the core course 'Security, Privacy and Ethics of Digital Data'. He concurrently holds significant professional appointments as a permanent court expert in IT appointed by the Zagreb County Court, a member of Croatia's national contact point for CEPOL (European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training), and an external GDPR expert for the Personal Data Protection Agency's Twinning projects.

His academic credentials include:

• Graduation from the Mathematical Gymnasium and Faculty of Criminal Sciences
• Postgraduate studies at University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics (Varaždin) specializing in 'Computer Forensic Analysis'
• Doctoral research on 'International Cooperation and Security in Combating Crime in Cyberspace'

Professor Protrka's research integrates law enforcement practice with academic rigor, focusing on electronic evidence collection, cybercrime investigation methodologies, and regulatory compliance frameworks. His work bridges technical computer security with legal requirements for data protection, particularly examining international cooperation mechanisms in cybercrime prosecution and GDPR implementation challenges for organizations.

His professional engagement extends to guest lectures at University of Zagreb's Faculty of Law (Information Systems Law) and Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (Computer Forensics), while maintaining active law enforcement connections through his prior service as a criminal police inspector specializing in economic crime and computer crime at Croatia's Ministry of the Interior.