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Kruno Lepoglavec is an Assistant Professor at the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, specializing in forestry infrastructure and sustainable forest management. He holds a PhD and has been affiliated with the Department of Forestry Techniques and Technology since 2008. His work focuses on optimizing forest road systems, GIS applications, and energy-efficient forestry practices. He teaches courses on forest road design, environmental technologies, and mobile applications in forestry.
Research interests include forest road planning, multi-criteria analysis, and environmentally friendly construction techniques. He has led projects on forest transport infrastructure optimization, energy-efficient timber transport, and wildfire prevention infrastructure. Notable projects include strategic planning of forest road networks and analysis of skidder fuel consumption in mountainous terrain.
Dr. Lepoglavec has published extensively on topics ranging from battery-powered chainsaw performance to hybrid skidder development. His work emphasizes practical solutions for sustainable forestry operations, including accessibility improvements for disabled users in urban parks and emission reduction strategies for forestry machinery.
His academic qualifications include roles as Assistant Professor (2018–present), Senior Assistant (2014–2018), and Scientific Novice (2008–2014). He has participated in international conferences and collaborated on software development for forest road design, such as the RoadEng and RoadPac packages.
