Tomislav Šmuc

Tomislav Šmuc serves as Head of the Division of Electronics and Research Professor at Zagreb's Ruđer Bošković Institute, leading the Laboratory for Machine Learning and Knowledge Representation. Previously, he taught Machine Learning at the University of Zagreb's Faculty of Science (2010-2021) while maintaining his primary research affiliation.

His educational background includes a PhD (1994), MSc (1991), and BSc (1986) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Zagreb. Research interests span machine learning, data science, computational biology, and complex systems, with emphasis on redescription mining, network analysis, and biomedical applications. Current projects include EU-funded initiatives SUSA, Ai4Health.Cro, MAESTRA, and MultiPlex focused on healthcare AI and data science.

His publication portfolio shows strong continuity in bioinformatics and machine learning, with recent work emphasizing multi-view data integration, drug discovery, and network analysis. The 15 most recent articles demonstrate consistent output across top journals like Nature Communications and Scientific Reports, with growing emphasis on translational biomedical applications.

As academic advisor, he has mentored four doctoral students including Fran Supek and Matija Piškorec. His research is supported through multiple EU grants including FP7 projects MAESTRA and MultiPlex, and current DIGITAL EU initiatives Ai4Health.Cro and SUSA.

The Laboratory for Machine Learning and Knowledge Representation under his leadership focuses on developing novel algorithms for complex data analysis, with applications spanning computational biology, healthcare informatics, and network science, maintaining active collaborations across European research institutions.