About us

The excursion to the West Coast of the United States of America that students take part in at the conclusion of their study on the faculty, has become an annual tradition.

The goal of the excursion, this year's twelfth in a row, is to establish contacts with world-renowned companies and universities and learn their way of business, organization and work. We will learn important new knowledge, skills and experiences, which will help us when applying for a job in Slovenian companies. Our excursion starts in March 2012 and will last about six weeks. We will meet with representatives of leading computer companies and their development centers. Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Google, Oracle and HP are just some of the companies we will visit during our trip. They are considered to be top IT companies and trend setters in this industry. We will also visit a few world-renowned universities, where we intend to learn about their study program and habits and attend lectures of some very known lecturers.

After our return to Slovenia we are going to share experiences gained on the excursion with other Slovenian students and company representatives. This excursion is also an excellent opportunity to promote Slovenia and its technological companies in the US and making contacts with US companies for further cooperation between both countries in the field of IT. It will also contribute to a tighter collaboration between our homeland companies and the faculty.

We would like to invite you to follow our tour on this blog. All the news and submissions regarding the excursion will be published here. You can also take a look at the presentation of this year's participants.


This year 17 graduate students of The Faculty of Computer and Information Science from University of Ljubljana will take part in the excursion. If you would like to get additional information about each participant, click on the images below.

Didka Birova
Rok Banko
Uroš Jenko
Žiga Makuc
Leon Košak
David Jeras
Katja Zalokar
Grega Kešpret
Rok Pajk Kosec
Simon Repar
Andraž Podobnik
Milan Nedović
Anja Štrukelj
Nejc Žerjal
Luka Kacil
Klemen Istenič
Matej Bešter
Didka Birova
17.05.1987
facebook.com/didka.birova

Skills
Java, PHP, C#, SUPB (Oracle SQL, MS SQL)
Operating systems: Windows, Linux
Tools: Power Designer, MS Visual Studio 2010, Eclipse, Netbeans, Toad for Oracle, MS Office

References
Active participant in the student council at the Faculty of computer and information science since 2010.

Languages
Bulgarian (first language)
Slovenian (active)
English (active)
German (passive)

Education
2006- student at Faculty of computer and information science, course Information science
2001-2006 Mathematical Gymnasium "Akad. Kiril Popov", Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1994-2001 OŠ 20. April, Panagyurishte, Bulgaria

Hobbies and interests
Music, movies, travel, learning about foreign cultures, rollerblading, ice-skating, volleyball...

Rok Banko
28.08.1987

Skills
Java, PHP, CSS, ASP.NET (C#), BPEL, Python, SUPB (Oracle SQL, MySQL), SOA
Operating systems: Windows, Linux
Tools: MS Project, Power Designer, MS Visio, MS Visual Studio 2008/2010, Eclipse, Netbeans, Toad for Oracle, SQL Developer (Data Modeler), TOra, Adobe Photoshop, Gimp

References
Intereuropa – work in administration (2006)
T-2 – work in the call center (2007)
Set up and management of the website Pandolo.si (2008 - )
Banka Koper – programming of web interfaces and preparation of data for new database (2010)

Languages
English (active)
Italian (active)
Croatian

Education
Elementary school Dušana Bordona (1994-2002)
Gymnasium Koper (2002-2006)
FRI (Information science) 2006 - today (senior student)

Hobbies and interests
Volleyball, running, biking, swimming, football, travel, cinema, photography, ...

Uroš Jenko
08.10.1988

Skills
Java, C#, SQL, PHP, BPEL, HTML, PHP, CSS, AJAX, XML, XML SCHEMAS, WSDL, JOOMLA, SUPB (Oracle, MS Access, MySQL, MS SQL 2008)
Operating systems: Windows, Linux
Tools: Eclipse, MS Visual Studio, .NET, Power Designer, MS Project, JDeveloper, Adobe Flash

Languages
English (active)
German (passive)

Education
1995-2003 Elementary school Mengeš
2003-2007 ŠCRM Kamnik, general gymnasium
2007-2011 senior student at Faculty of computer and information science, course Information science

Hobbies and interests
Volleyball, basketball, biking, electronic devices

Žiga Makuc
30.06.1988
facebook.com/zigamakuc

Skills
Java, C#, PHP, Bash, HTML, CSS; Databases: Oracle, MySql
Operating systems: Windows, Linux
Tools: Power Designer, NetBeans, MS Visual Studio, Toad for Oracle, MS Project, Adobe Premiere, Open Office, MS Office, VMWare, Corel PhotoImpact, Autodesk 3D Studio Max

References
Faculty of computer and information science - Demonstrator at subjects Operating systems and Basics of operating systems

Languages
Slovenian (first language)
English (active)
German (passive)

Education
1995-2003 Elementary school Riharda Jakopiča
1995-2005 Elementary music school (piano, trombone)
2003-2007 Gymnasium Šentvid (2003-2007)
2007-2011 Senior student at Faculty of computer and information science

Hobbies and interests
Karate, hills, bike, swimming, travel, recording, playing instruments (piano, trombone, guitar), photography, technical books (computer science, psychology,...)

Leon Košak
08.03.1987
facebook.com/leonkosak

Skills
Java, PHP, HTML, JavaScript, jQuery, MySQL, CSS, .NET
Operating systems: Windows, Linux
Tools: eclipse, Microsoft Visual Studio, Aptana Studio, Adobe Dreamweaver, Sybase PowerDesigner, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Encore, Media Encoder, Fireworks

References
Perfektum d.o.o. (additional functionality for the web site)

Languages
English (active)
German

Konference in tečaji
Študent je car 2007, 2009

Education
1994-2002 Elementary school Mengeš
2002-2006 ŠCRM Kamnik (Gymnasium)
2006- Faculty of computer and information science

Hobbies and interests
Playing baritone, trombone and bass guitar in various orchestras, folk and other occasional ensambles.
In nice weather I like to go biking on forest trails. With great interest I keep up to date with the technological world (both software and hardware).

David Jeras
19.04.1987
facebook.com/david.jeras

Skills
Java, C#, Python, PHP, JavaScript, AJAX, ASP, SUPB (Oracle, MySQL, SQLServer), BPEL, SOA
Operating systems: Windows, Linux
Tools: Visual Studio 2010, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign

References
SRC d.o.o. – Development of Use case scenarios
Hermes d.o.o. – user support for information system IRIS
EESTEC – president of association

Languages
Slovenian (first language)
English (active)

Conferences and courses
Hermes summer school

Education
Elementary school Ivana Cankarja, Vrhnika
Gymnasium Šentvid, Ljubljana
Senior student at Faculty of computer and information science

Hobbies and interests
Gracie Jiu Jitsu

Katja Zalokar
20.08.1987
facebook.com/kat.zalokar

Skills
Java, PHP, SUPB (Oracle, MySQL), .NET, BPEL, SOA
Operating systems: Windows, Linux
Tools: MS Project, Octave, Power Designer, NetBeans, Eclipse, MS Visio, MS Visual Studio, Adobe Photoshop

References
Work at an insurance company
Work in kindergarten

Languages
Slovenian (first language)
English (active, CPE certificate)
German (passive)

Education
1994-2002 Elementary school Šentjernej
1995-2002 Elementary music school (piano)
2001-2006 Gymnasium Novo mesto
2006-today Faculty of computer and information science (course Information science - senior student)

Hobbies and interests
Computers, travel, cooking, TV shows, movies, music, books


Grega Kešpret

19.07.1987

Skills
Java, Python, Matlab, Groovy, C#, C++, Objective C, PHP, R
Operating systems: Windows, Linux, Mac OS X
Databases: Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL, BerkeleyDB, postgreSQL
Tools: NetBeans, Eclipse, IntelliJ IDEA, MS Visual Studio

References
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. Global (Panasonic Group)
Osaka, Japonska (januar 2011–avgust 2011)
Practitioner and a member of control systems department. Responsible for planning and development of algorithms for Praktikant in član oddelka za kontrolne sisteme. Responsible for planning and development of forecasting algorithms for Electricity Consumption in Kasai Green Energy Park, making scheduler commands for large battery systems and a simulation system for the purpose of comparing different algorithms and budgeting the cost of electricity savings. Also collaborated with other engineers in the implementation of simulation system and system for balancing multi-battery and battery degradation models.

SETCCE
Ljubljana, Slovenia (September 2007–May 2010)
Java and Groovy developer of multi-thread core system for issuing e-invoices (procedural part). My responsibilities among others included the implementation of a graphical interface for the design and modeling process (process designer), reporting and process-level modules (kernel process) and management processes (process manager).
Systems analyst and integrator. Responsible for defining integration scenarios, writing functional specifications and coordinate with the client (T-Mobile) in the integration of electronic signature solutions (ePero).
Java and PHP/Ajax developer of web portal intended for managing electronically retained documents and front/back-end for connecting to online services and the internal eKeeper system. Also responsible for implementing the server side web services for different products (DomIRIS, eKeeper).
Analysis and security policies for Web services ParlayX (SEI project). Responsible for analyzing technologies for integration of protocol ParlayX Iskratel and for guidance and models to ensure security to providers and users of this implementation.
Java Swing Developer. The development of graphical user interfaces for multiple products (eTiskarna, eKeeper, eHramba).

EESTEC International
(since October 2008)
International trainer in soft skills. Responsible for training organization and management. Successfully conducted 19 training sessions in the areas of project management, team building, motivation, time management and others with a total of more than 300 participants at the local and international level (Ljubljana, Ankara, Zagreb).

EESTEC Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia (January 2008–January 2010)
Vice president of EESTEC (Electrical Engineering STudents' European assoCiation) and project organizer. Among other things, organized an international motivational weekend (Oct. 2009, 101 participants), an international expert workshop on "Next Generation Mobile Services" (April 2009), business fair Jobfair at the Faculty of Computer and Information Science (November 2008, 26 companies present). Helped organize EESTEC Congress in Ljubljana and Rijeka (April 2008, 105 participants) and business fair Jobfair (November 2007, 25 companies present).


Languages
Active: Slovenian (first language), English, Japanese, German, Serbian.
– Naganuma School of Tokyo, 4-month special intensive course, Tokyo, Japonska (September 2010–December 2010)
– Goethe-Institut, german language course, CEFR level B2, Ljubljana, Slovenia (October 2007–July 2008)
– Filozofska fakulteta, University of Ljubljana, certificate in advanced english (April 2008)
– Gymnasium Bežigrad, „Deutsches Sprachdiplom II (Zweite Stufe)“, (maj 2006)
– European exchange, „Ost- westeuropäischer Umweltdialog“, Deutschen Bundesstiftung Umwelt, Erasmus-Widmann Gymnasium, Schwäbisch Hall, Germany (2004)
– Standard English course, Intermediate level, Greenwich School of English, London (November 2000)


Education
2002-2006 Gymnasium Bežigrad, Ljubljana
2006- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of computer and information science


Excanges and workshops
- International exchange „Vulcanus in Japan“, organized by EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Tokio, Japan (September 2010–September 2011)
- International workshop „Training for Trainers“, organized by EESTEC International, Zagreb, Croatia (August 2009)
- International workshop „Leadership summerschool“, organized by IFISO, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey (July 2008)
- International workshop „Oracle's Industrial Solutions“, organized by Oracle, Budapest, Hungary (October 2007)
- International workshop „SummerCamp for IT Students“, organized by Skype and Microsoft, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia (August 2007)
- Workshop „Making Java Applications in Eclipse“, Faculty of computer and information science, University of Ljubljana (July 2005)


Special accomplishments
- 2x award for best students of the year (December 2008, October 2007)
- Diamond graduate (maximum number of points) and a commendation from the prime minister J. Janša (generation 2006)
- Zois scholarship recipient(since 2002)


Hobbies and interests
Salsa, snowboarding, fitness, roleplaying games, languages, travel



Rok Pajk Kosec
18.02.1988

Skills
Java, SQL, C#, PHP, HTML, CSS, AJAX, XML, XML SCHEMAS, BPEL, WSDL, JOOMLA, SUPB (Oracle, MS Access, MySQL)
Operating systems: Windows, Linux, OS X
Tools: Eclipse, NetBeans, MS Visual Studio, .NET, Power Designer, MS Project, JDeveloper, Adobe Flash, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Soundbooth

References
Administration of the online ordering system in the firm Oprimed d.o.o.

Languages
Slovenian (first language)
English (active)
German (passive)
Croatian (passive)

Education
1994-2002 Elementary school Šmartno pod Šmarno goro
2002-2006 Gymnasium Šentvid
2006-2011 senior student at Faculty of computer and information science, course Information science

Hobbies and interests
Volleyball, speedminton, biking, autoacoustics, travel



Simon Repar
19.04.1988

Skills
Java, C#, XML, CSS, PHP, PHP framework(Zend), XTML, XML JavaScript, jQuery, MooTools, ActionScript, AJAX, ASP.NET, SQL(MySQL, MS SQL, PostgreSQL), Joomla, Version control system (SVN, git), Apache, CoffeeScript, Erlang, MongoDb, Mochiweb(server), Python, Ruby
Operating systems: Windows, Linux
Tools: Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, PowerDesigner, Adobe Flash, Adobe Dreamweaver, Visual Studio, Zend Studio, NetBeans, Eclipse, Toad for Oracle, ...

References
Scout leader 2007-2011 (Brezovica 1)
Scouts project organizator at steg Brezovica 1 (2007-2011)
Project work (management, production) http://www.virtecho.com 2010-2011
Project work (management, production) http://www.treetr.com 2011

Conferences and courses
Workshop for high schools "Education for information society" 2005
Financial and stock market conference (15 years of student stock exchange) 2008
Financial congress Brokerjet Sparkasse 2008
Seminars of Student stock exchange in years 2008-2009,
Seminar Bulls & Bears academy »Basics of technical analysis« 2009
Seminar: Motivation 2009
15. technical consultation Modern aspects of business analysis and organization 2009
Business days 2010,
PHP conference 2010

Languages
Slovenian (first language)
English (active)
German (active)
Latin (passive)
Croatian (passive)

Education
1995-2003 Elementary school Preserje, Preserje
2003-2007 Gymnasium Želimlje, gold gymnasium graduate
2007-today (senior student), Faculty of computer and information science

Hobbies and interests
Badminton (active training), volleyball, biking, interest in technological start-ups, reading http://techcrunch.com/, http://mashable.com/, http://thenextweb.com/




Andraž Podobnik
03.08.1988

Skills
Java, C#, HTML, PHP, AJAX, JavaScript, ZendFramework, SUPB (Oracle SQL, MySQL)
Operating systems: Windows, Linux
Tools: MS Project, Power Designer, NetBeans, Eclipse, Zend Studio, MS Visual Studio, HeidiSQL, Toad

References
Work on user login management system for web site Manawai

Languages
Slovenian (first language)
English

Education
1995-2003 Elementary school Žiri
2003-2007 Gymnasium Bežigrad
2007-today Faculty of computer and information science (course Information science)

Hobbies and interests
Basketball, Running, Surfing, Travel, Computers




Milan Nedović
05.08.1988

Skills
Java, C#, HTML, PHP, AJAX, JavaScript, SUPB (Oracle SQL, MySQL)
Operating systems: Windows, Linux
Tools: MS Project, Power Designer, NetBeans, Eclipse, MS Visual Studio, HeidiSQL, Toad

References
2004-2005 Work in the archive at Intereuropa d.d.
2005-2007 Work in the warehouse at Alpetour d.d.
2007 Help in organizing the World Swimming Championship for veterans in Kranj
2011-2013 Help in organizing the European Basketball Championship in Slovenia in 2013
Work on user login management system for web site Manawai

Languages
Slovenian (first language)
English (active)
Serbo-Croatian (active)
German (passive)
Spanish (passive)

Education
1995-2003 Elementary school Orehek
2003-2007 Gymnasium of Economics Kranj
2007-danes Faculty of computer and information science (course Information science)
2008-2009 CISCO license 1

Hobbies and interests
Basketball, Football, Entertainment, Watching movies and TV shows, Surfing, Travel, Computers


Anja Štrukelj
24.11.1987

Skills
Java, C, C#, PHP, Prolog, SQL
Operating systems: Windows, Linux
Tools: Microsoft Office, Adobe, Octave, Power Designer, Visual Studio

References
2008/2010
Evening workout trainer - at the Blagovica school once a week

2007/2009
Hostess at the company Hiša vizij d.o.o. - Occasionally I work as a hostess at various events and fairs. The work requires me to be communicative, friendly, organized and helpful.

Additional education
March 2009
Course: Java programming (organized by EESTEC)

October 2010
Lecture: Emotional inteligence (organized by EESTEC)

Languages
Slovenian (first language)
English (active)

Education
2006- Faculty of computer and information science, undergraduate studies
2002-2006 Gymnasium Bežigrad, Ljubljana

Hobbies and interests
I am a very optimistic person, always smiling and in good spirits. I love working with people and I respect the sincerity of team work. At work I am systematic, flexible and I take initiative. In my free time I usually like to do sports - Biking, surfing, rollerblading, skiing, dancing, ... I am a part of the dance group Angels for 10 years now, with whom we perform regularly at various events, but also participate in competitions at national and European level. I love traveling, the important thing, however, is that it is an active vacation.


Nejc Žerjal
17.11.1987
facebook.com/nejczerjal

Skills
Java, PHP, C#, InstallScript, SUPB (Oracle SQL, MS SQL)
Operating systems: Windows, Linux
Tools: Power Designer, MS Visual Studio 2010/2008, Eclipse, Toad, Microsoft SQL Management Studio, Installshield

References
Analitica(september 2009 - today) - developer

Languages
Slovenian (first language)
English (active)
Italian (passive)

Education
1994-2002 Elementary school Komen
2002-2006 Gymnasium Srečka Kosovela Sežana
2006- Faculty of computer and information science, course Information science

Hobbies and interests
Books, basketball, movies, travel,...



Luka Kacil
20.12.1987

Skills
C, Java, Python, Perl, Matlab/Octave, Bash/Zsh, PHP, JavaScript
Operating systems: Windows, Linux, HP-UX
Databases: CouchDB, MongoDB, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL
Tools: vim, NetBeans, Eclipse, revision control (git, mercurial), …

References
AppMonsta, llc
Palo Alto, ZDA (since August 2011)
Working on project development and administration software for distributed data acquisition and cloud processing (Amazon AWS, NoSQL, Python).

Comtrade d.o.o.
Ljubljana, Slovenia (September 2010 - October 2010)
Research work on the possibility of integration of certain software components into Microsoft Hyper-V in Microsoft Exchange Server.

Hermes-Softlab d.o.o.
Ljubljana, Slovenia (July 2008 - June 2009)
Working on a research project within the team responsible for the development of Data Protector software, developed for Hewlett-Packard. My responsibilities included the development of a simulator for the simulation algorithms and actual classification algorithms and manufacturing and analysis of new prototypes (Java).

EESTEC LC Ljubljana
Ljubljana, Slovenia (December 2008 - October 2011)
2010/2011 – memeber of the supervisory board
2009/2010 - president
2008/2009 – contact person

Organization of events:
Jobfair 2010 (main organizer, www.jobfair.si)
International Motivational Weekend 2009 (main organizer)
Student vs Economic Crisis 2010 (assistence with organization)
FE vs FRI 2010 (assistence with organization)
International Motivational Weekend 2010 (assistence with organization)
FE vs FRI 2009 (assistence with organization)
EESTEC Congress 2008 (assistence with organization)

EESTEC International
(2008 - 2009)
Board Assistant for Internal Affairs v EESTEC International and participation in international legislative meetings.

Students Club Koroška
Ravne na Koroškem, Slovenia (since January 2011)
Member of the supervisory board, the organizer of soft skills training, which include: public speaking, moderation, feedback, communication, conflict negotiation.


Languages
Slovenian (first language)
English (active)
Serbo-Croatian (active)
German (passive)
Filozofska fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani, Certificate in Advanced English(2011)

Education
2006 - Univerza v Ljubljani, Faculty of computer and information science
2002 - 2006 Gymnasium Ravne na Koroškem


Exchanges, workshops, and additional education
Discovery Management Program, organized by IEDC Bled School of Management, Bled, Slovenia (5.July - 13.July 2011)

Lugano goes Mobile, organized by IEEE Lugano SB and EESTEC LC Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland (2.March - 4.March 2011)

Leadership incubator, organized by Glotta Nova, Ljubljana, Slovenia (13.February - 6.June 2009)

EESTEC Chairpersons' meeting, organized by EESTEC Int. and EESTEC LC Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia (22.November - 28.November 2009)

International SummerCamp for IT Students, organized by Tallin University of Technology and EECTEC LC Tallin, Tallin, Estonia (11.–17.8.2009)

Do IT safe, organized by Politehnica University of Bucharest in EESTEC LC Bucharest, Bukarest, Romania (27.October - 2.November 2008)

EESTEC Congress 2009, organized by EESTEC LC Belgrade and EESTEC LC Sarajevo, Beograd, Srbija and Sarajevo, BiH (20.March – 30.March 2009)

NTK 2008, organized by Microsoft, Portorož, Slovenia (13.May 2008)

Hermes-Softlab summer school, organized by Hermes-Softlab, Ljubljana, Slovenia (2.July - 13.July 2007)


Hobbies and interests
Fitness, running, skiing, tennis, reading books, nutrition, travel.



Klemen Istenič
29.4.1988

Skills
Java, SQL, C#, PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, XML, SUPB (Oracle, MySQL)
Operating systems: Windows, Linux, OS X
Tools: NetBeans, Eclipse, MS Visual Studio, Adobe Photoshop

References
Exhibition Digital transpositions – creating an interactive installation Toying with words (2010)
T-2 work in the call center (2008)
Dfg Consulting - assistance in creating digital cadastral plans (2007)

Languages
Slovenian (first language)
English (active)
Spanish (passive)
French (passive)
Croatian (passive)

Education
1994-2002 Elementary school Valentina Vodnika, Ljubljana
2002-2006 Gymnasium Šentvid, Ljubljana
2011 Universitat de Barcelona, Facultat de Matematiques in Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Facultat d'Informatica de Barcelona (Erasmus student exchange)
2006- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of computer and information science, university program, course Information science

Hobbies and interests
Basketball, volleyball, football, rollerblading, travel, computer vision


Matej Bešter
14.6.1988

Skills
Java, C#, HTML, PHP, AJAX, JavaScript (jQuery), SUPB (Oracle SQL, MySQL)
Operating systems: Windows, OS X, Linux
Tools: MS Project, Power Designer, NetBeans, Eclipse, MS Visual Studio, HeidiSQL, Toad, Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Photoshop

References
2006: Kovinostrugarstvo Florjančič s.p. (student work)
2007: Sava Tires, d.o.o (student work)
2009: RTV (student work – sound production Radio Slovenija)
2009: Technix d.o.o (student work – installation of control systems and programming)
2010: OmnicomMediaGroup (student work – web strategy)
2004-danes: Web design and application development (freelance)
2011-danes: Internet marketing and search engine optimization (freelance)

Languages
Slovenian (first language)
English (active)
German (passive)
Serbo-Croatian (passive)

Education
1995-1999: Elementary school Besnica
1999-2003: Elementary school Stražišče
2003-2007: Gymnasium Kranj
2007-danes: Faculty of computer and information science (course Information science)
2008-2009: CISCO CCNA1

Hobbies and interests
Web strategies (marketing, user experience, search engine optimization), Psychology
(personal growth and motivation), Sports (basketball, fitness), Electronic music



Information Science Students Association (ISSA) is a non-profit association of students of the Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana. The association was founded with the intention of offering senior students insight into the world-renowned IT companies and universities, where they would gather experience and additional skills that will benefit them in finding their first employment.

Members of the association organize an annual excursion to the United States of America. Our faculty contributes to the trip with a letter of support from the Dean and other heads of the faculty.

Basic information
Title: Društvo študentov informatike
Address: Šmartno 9
1211 Ljubljana-Šmartno
Bank Account: NLB d.d.
02011-0253441905
Tax number: 23481340
Registration number: 1678744


President of association: Rok Pajk Kosec
Phone: +386 41 531 631
E-mail: