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Nikola Vladimir, Ph.D.
Full Professor
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture,
Department of Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering
Ivana Lucica 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
E-mail: nikola.vladimir@fsb.hr
Nikola Vladimir, Ph.D.
Full Professor
University of Zagreb,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture,
Department of Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering
Ivana Lucica 5, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
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Biographical note

Nikola Vladimir was born on 5 November 1980 in Metković, Croatia. He is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb (UNIZAG FSB), and Head of the Chair of Marine Engineering. He graduated in Naval Architecture in 2007 and obtained his PhD in 2011 from the same Faculty.

His research interests include structural mechanics, marine structures and hydroelasticity; risk, reliability and life-cycle assessment; and sustainable, digital and low-emission maritime systems. Nikola Vladimir has participated, mainly as project leader, in numerous national and international research projects funded through European, national and bilateral programmes, and has provided consultancy for national and international clients.

Nikola Vladimir is an associate member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts (HAZU) within the Department of Technical Sciences and a member of several scientific and professional bodies, including the HAZU Scientific Council for Maritime Affairs and the International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC). He serves on the editorial boards of international scientific journals and is the author or co-author of more than 350 papers published in journals and in the proceedings of national and international conferences.

He is proficient in English and German, and is married with four children.

Employment

UNIZAG FSB

Since 12/2025
Full Professor
10/2020 – 12/2025
Associate Professor
06/2015 – 09/2020
Assistant Professor
02/2012 – 05/2015
Senior Researcher
01/2008 – 01/2012
Junior Researcher

Center of Technology Transfer LLC, Zagreb, Croatia

Since 10/2024
Scientific Adviser

Institutional roles

Since 10/2024
Vice Chair of the Committee for Postgraduate Studies
Since 10/2020
Member of the Committee for Strategy
Since 10/2018
Chair of the Committee for International Projects
10/2018 – 09/2024
Member of the Personnel Commission
Since 10/2017
Head of the Chair of Marine Engineering
10/2016 – 09/2022
Member of the Committee for Study Programmes
12/2013 – 09/2017
Head of the Laboratory for Marine Engineering

Fellowships and research visits

09/2014 – 02/2015
Pusan National University, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Busan, Republic of Korea
01/2014 – 02/2014
Pusan National University, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Busan, Republic of Korea
10/2013 – 01/2014
Bureau Veritas, Marine & Offshore Division, Research Department, Paris, France
01/2013 – 02/2013
Pusan National University, Department of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Busan, Republic of Korea
04/2009 – 06/2009
Technical University of Lisbon, Instituto Superior Técnico, Centre for Marine Technology and Engineering (CENTEC), Lisbon, Portugal