Ante Panjkota, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Sciences at the University of Zadar. He earned his PhD from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Naval Architecture University of Split in 2015 with a dissertation on machine learning titled “Shadow Clustering Methods for Imbalanced Datasets.” under the supervision of Prof. Tamara Šupuk (University of Split) and Prof. Igor Kononenko (University of Ljubljana). His research interests include applying fuzzy logic methods in sports, data clustering in customer segmentation problems, topic modeling, and using large language models as assistants in various tasks. He also publishes papers with PhD students on applying machine and deep learning methods in predicting stock market index movements and data analysis in football.
He collaborated as a researcher in several scientific projects, among which are the bilateral project CRO-SLO, “Supervised and unsupervised learning from imbalanced datasets for assistance in movement of persons with low vision,” and the project TRIPLE (Transforming Research through Innovative Practice for Linked Interdisciplinary Explanations), which led to the development of the GoTriple platform. Most recently, as partners in the approved Interreg project “Cooperation for Development of Cross Border Business Environment Strengthened” – CODES, he and his collaborators are working on establishing the Laboratory for Cognitive Modeling and Intelligent Systems at the University of Zadar.
Since 2006, he has been a regular external collaborator at the Laboratory for Biomechanics, Automation, and Systems at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Naval Architecture in Split. He has also been a member of the Laboratory for Interactive Systems and Experience at the University of Zadar since its inception. He has taught or currently teaches several courses on undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral study levels. Notably, since December 2019, he has been the head of the undergraduate professional study program in Information Technology at the University of Zadar.