TECH4LIFE
Project team
Prof. Anita Papić, PhD, Project Leader, is a full professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She holds a degree in mathematics and computer science and earned her PhD in the field of information and communication sciences. Her research and professional interests include information and intelligent systems, user information behaviour, informetrics, and artificial intelligence. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include conducting research and publishing scientific papers; managing and coordinating project activities; providing strategic leadership to the research team; managing the project budget; communicating with stakeholders; and disseminating results to the public and the scientific community.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/anita-papic/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=EhJiFpYAAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/28177
Prof. Sanjica Faletar, PhD, is a tenured full professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified English language teacher and graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. Her research and professional interests include library services for socially excluded groups—such as members of national minorities, prisoners, people with Alzheimer’s disease, and people with reading difficulties and dyslexia—as well as their information needs and behaviour, library architecture, and education in information and communication sciences. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include providing insight into the specific needs of particular groups, which is essential for digital inclusion, conducting research, and publishing scientific papers on users’ information behaviour when seeking health information.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/sanjica-faletar/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=6rTiewYAAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/osobe/profil/27013
Prof. Kornelija Petr Balog, PhD, is a tenured full professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified English language teacher and graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. Her research and professional interests include library services for socially excluded people living with dementia, particularly those with Alzheimer’s disease, as well as their information needs and behaviour, information organisation, the evaluation of information services, and education in information and communication sciences. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include providing insight into the specific needs of particular groups, which is essential for digital inclusion, conducting research, and publishing scientific papers on users’ information behaviour when seeking health information.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/kornelija-petr-balog/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=S_ARVLwAAAAJ&hl=hr
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/7412
Prof. Boris Badurina, PhD, is a full professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. He is a qualified sociology teacher and graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. His research and professional interests include theories of the information society, research methods, web technologies, and user experience (UX). His role in project implementation and the expertise he brings to the research team include developing and maintaining the project website, designing research instruments, analysing research findings and interpreting user behaviour patterns, and developing applications and databases.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/boris-badurina/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=bFNe3d8AAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/24603
Prof. Boris Bosančić, PhD, is a full professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. He is a mechanical engineer and graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. His research and professional interests include the development of the Semantic Web and linked data technologies, as well as the potential these technologies offer in the context of machine understanding and artificial intelligence. His role in project implementation and the expertise he brings to the research team include analysing existing and emerging technologies, conducting research, and publishing scientific papers in the field of artificial intelligence.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/boris-bosancic/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=ICNNCo4AAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/8389
Prof. Jelena Lakuš, PhD, is a tenured full professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified history teacher and holds a PhD in the humanities. Her primary research and professional interest is the history of the book. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include conducting research, publishing scientific papers, and analysing the cultural and historical perspectives of transformations driven by digital technology.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/jelena-lakus/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=ryKqpEkAAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/1141
Assoc. Prof. Snježana Katavić, PhD, is an associate professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified teacher of Croatian language and literature and a graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. Her research and professional interests include health information needs and information behaviour in health contexts. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include conducting qualitative research, analysing the social aspects of technology use, providing insight into the specific needs of particular groups—which is essential for digital inclusion—and conducting research and publishing scientific papers on users’ information behaviour when seeking health information.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/snjezana-stanarevic-katavic/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=w2hwyUoAAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/28148
Assoc. Prof. Darko Lacović, PhD, is an associate professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. He holds degrees in pedagogy and librarianship and a PhD in information and communication sciences. His research and professional interests include user information behaviour and library services for socially excluded groups. His role in project implementation and the expertise he brings to the research team include conducting qualitative research, analysing user experience and accessibility from a pedagogical perspective, contributing to an understanding of the experiences of socially excluded groups, and conducting research and publishing scientific papers on the information behaviour of selected user groups.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/darko-lacovic/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=NqZ3VhQAAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/29873
Assoc. Prof. Kristina Feldvari, PhD, is an associate professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified history teacher and graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. Her research and professional interests include information organisation, information retrieval, thesauri, and fitness literacy. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include conducting qualitative research and conducting research and publishing scientific papers in the field of information literacy, particularly AI literacy and fitness literacy.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/kristina-feldvari/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=8kb5EPsAAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/28356
Asst. Prof. Milijana Mićunović, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified teacher of Croatian language and literature and a graduate librarian and holds a PhD in the humanities. Her research and professional interests include the information society, human–technology interaction, digital anthropology, posthumanism, and artificial intelligence. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include analysing existing and emerging technologies, conducting research, and publishing scientific papers in the fields of human–technology interaction and artificial intelligence.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/milijana-micunovic/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dIETRroAAAAJ&hl=en
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/4582
Asst. Prof. Marija Erl Šafar, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek. She is a qualified teacher of English language and literature and German language and literature, as well as a graduate librarian, and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. Her research and professional interests include libraries, the historical and contemporary development of librarianship, access to knowledge and information, and information literacy. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include conducting research and publishing scientific papers in the field of information literacy.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/marija-erl-safar/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=W21nqv8AAAAJ&hl=hr
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/31024
Tamara Zadravec, PhD, is a lecturer at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified teacher of Croatian language and literature and a graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. Her research and professional interests include libraries and information literacy. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include conducting research and publishing scientific papers in the field of information literacy.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/tamara-zadravec/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=4gMZd3wAAAAJ&hl=hr
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/33264
Mirna Gilman Ranogajec is a teaching and research assistant at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She holds a master’s degree in information science and publishing and is a doctoral candidate in the postgraduate programme Knowledge Society and Information Transfer at the University of Zadar. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include conducting research and publishing scientific papers, applying practical skills in visual communication and the dissemination of scientific findings, and creating graphic designs and promotional materials related to project activities.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/mirna-gilman-ranogajec/
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/34755
Students enrolled in the graduate programme in Information Technology at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek, who will participate in the project as researchers and prepare their master’s theses on topics related to the project, are Doris Greger, Lorena Ober, and Roman Šimunović.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/anita-papic/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=EhJiFpYAAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/28177
Prof. Sanjica Faletar, PhD, is a tenured full professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified English language teacher and graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. Her research and professional interests include library services for socially excluded groups—such as members of national minorities, prisoners, people with Alzheimer’s disease, and people with reading difficulties and dyslexia—as well as their information needs and behaviour, library architecture, and education in information and communication sciences. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include providing insight into the specific needs of particular groups, which is essential for digital inclusion, conducting research, and publishing scientific papers on users’ information behaviour when seeking health information.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/sanjica-faletar/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=6rTiewYAAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/osobe/profil/27013
Prof. Kornelija Petr Balog, PhD, is a tenured full professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified English language teacher and graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. Her research and professional interests include library services for socially excluded people living with dementia, particularly those with Alzheimer’s disease, as well as their information needs and behaviour, information organisation, the evaluation of information services, and education in information and communication sciences. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include providing insight into the specific needs of particular groups, which is essential for digital inclusion, conducting research, and publishing scientific papers on users’ information behaviour when seeking health information.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/kornelija-petr-balog/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=S_ARVLwAAAAJ&hl=hr
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/7412
Prof. Boris Badurina, PhD, is a full professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. He is a qualified sociology teacher and graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. His research and professional interests include theories of the information society, research methods, web technologies, and user experience (UX). His role in project implementation and the expertise he brings to the research team include developing and maintaining the project website, designing research instruments, analysing research findings and interpreting user behaviour patterns, and developing applications and databases.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/boris-badurina/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=bFNe3d8AAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/24603
Prof. Boris Bosančić, PhD, is a full professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. He is a mechanical engineer and graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. His research and professional interests include the development of the Semantic Web and linked data technologies, as well as the potential these technologies offer in the context of machine understanding and artificial intelligence. His role in project implementation and the expertise he brings to the research team include analysing existing and emerging technologies, conducting research, and publishing scientific papers in the field of artificial intelligence.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/boris-bosancic/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=ICNNCo4AAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/8389
Prof. Jelena Lakuš, PhD, is a tenured full professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified history teacher and holds a PhD in the humanities. Her primary research and professional interest is the history of the book. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include conducting research, publishing scientific papers, and analysing the cultural and historical perspectives of transformations driven by digital technology.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/jelena-lakus/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=ryKqpEkAAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/1141
Assoc. Prof. Snježana Katavić, PhD, is an associate professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified teacher of Croatian language and literature and a graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. Her research and professional interests include health information needs and information behaviour in health contexts. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include conducting qualitative research, analysing the social aspects of technology use, providing insight into the specific needs of particular groups—which is essential for digital inclusion—and conducting research and publishing scientific papers on users’ information behaviour when seeking health information.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/snjezana-stanarevic-katavic/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=w2hwyUoAAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/28148
Assoc. Prof. Darko Lacović, PhD, is an associate professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. He holds degrees in pedagogy and librarianship and a PhD in information and communication sciences. His research and professional interests include user information behaviour and library services for socially excluded groups. His role in project implementation and the expertise he brings to the research team include conducting qualitative research, analysing user experience and accessibility from a pedagogical perspective, contributing to an understanding of the experiences of socially excluded groups, and conducting research and publishing scientific papers on the information behaviour of selected user groups.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/darko-lacovic/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=NqZ3VhQAAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/29873
Assoc. Prof. Kristina Feldvari, PhD, is an associate professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified history teacher and graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. Her research and professional interests include information organisation, information retrieval, thesauri, and fitness literacy. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include conducting qualitative research and conducting research and publishing scientific papers in the field of information literacy, particularly AI literacy and fitness literacy.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/kristina-feldvari/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=8kb5EPsAAAAJ&hl=hr&oi=ao
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/28356
Asst. Prof. Milijana Mićunović, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified teacher of Croatian language and literature and a graduate librarian and holds a PhD in the humanities. Her research and professional interests include the information society, human–technology interaction, digital anthropology, posthumanism, and artificial intelligence. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include analysing existing and emerging technologies, conducting research, and publishing scientific papers in the fields of human–technology interaction and artificial intelligence.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/milijana-micunovic/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dIETRroAAAAJ&hl=en
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/4582
Asst. Prof. Marija Erl Šafar, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek. She is a qualified teacher of English language and literature and German language and literature, as well as a graduate librarian, and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. Her research and professional interests include libraries, the historical and contemporary development of librarianship, access to knowledge and information, and information literacy. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include conducting research and publishing scientific papers in the field of information literacy.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/marija-erl-safar/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=W21nqv8AAAAJ&hl=hr
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/31024
Tamara Zadravec, PhD, is a lecturer at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She is a qualified teacher of Croatian language and literature and a graduate librarian and holds a PhD in information and communication sciences. Her research and professional interests include libraries and information literacy. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include conducting research and publishing scientific papers in the field of information literacy.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/tamara-zadravec/
Google scholar:
https://scholar.google.hr/citations?user=4gMZd3wAAAAJ&hl=hr
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/33264
Mirna Gilman Ranogajec is a teaching and research assistant at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek. She holds a master’s degree in information science and publishing and is a doctoral candidate in the postgraduate programme Knowledge Society and Information Transfer at the University of Zadar. Her role in project implementation and the expertise she brings to the research team include conducting research and publishing scientific papers, applying practical skills in visual communication and the dissemination of scientific findings, and creating graphic designs and promotional materials related to project activities.
Personal web page:
https://www.ffos.unios.hr/nastavnik/mirna-gilman-ranogajec/
CroRIS:
https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/34755
Students enrolled in the graduate programme in Information Technology at the Department of Information Sciences, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek, who will participate in the project as researchers and prepare their master’s theses on topics related to the project, are Doris Greger, Lorena Ober, and Roman Šimunović.
The project is funded by the European Union – Next Generation EU. However, the views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.
