Team

Darijan Jelušić

I am an undergraduate student of Computer Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering in Rijeka. My task in the DeShPet project is to examine the architecture and core modules of AlphaFold 2 and evaluate its suitability for predicting structures of short peptides.

My hobbies include music, film, photography and sleeping.

Dino Ilic

I graduated computing at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka and at the moment I work as a software engineer in Microsoft, Norway. My main task in Deshpet project was the supervision of web interface development. When I am not at the computer, you might find me in a local records shop looking for a good vinyl offers. 🙂

Erika Radović

I am a master student of Medicinal chemistry at the Department of biotechnology in Rijeka. My role in the DeShPet project is development and validation of MALDI method for microplastic analysis in seawater samples.

In my free time I love to watch TV shows or hike. My favorite molecule is rudolphomycin - antitumor  antibiotic  compound named after an opera character!

Filip Čendak

I am a computer science master student at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka. In Deshpet project, I am investigating the concept of semi-supervised learning for developing a machine learning-based prediction model using limited amount of labeled data.

Ivan Erjavac

I am an undergraduate student of computing at the Faculty of Engineering, Rijeka. My Deshpet task is to develop a prediction model using machine learning techniques for finding antimicrobial peptides.

Ivana Žužić

I'm a computer science student at the University of Rijeka Faculty of Engineering. As part of this project, I worked on the genetic algorithm for finding peptide libraries and the web site for using the algorithm. In my free time, I'm solving competitive programming problems and mentoring younger competitive programmers. I also like to spend some time on my creative hobbies.

• • Favorite algorithms: segment tree, knapsack

Katarina Budić

I am a master student of Biotechnology in medicine at the Department of biotechnology in Rijeka. My DeShPet task is to determine design strategies for SARS-CoV-2 spike protein mimetics based on peptide self-assembly.

Lana Miličević

I am an undergraduate Computer Engineering student at the Faculty of Engineering in Rijeka. My task in this team is to conduct a catalytic triad search in enzymes and detect optimal patterns using the genetic algorithm.

When I'm not at the computer, you can either find me at gigs where I work as a lights technician or enjoying some form of art - especially cinema.

Loic Rethore

I am an organic chemistry student at the engineering school SIGMA Clermont in Clermont-Ferrand, France. During my internship in the DESHPET lab, my main role was the synthesis of catalytic peptides and their characterization.

I love hiking and discover new landscapes, cities and cultures (I was in paradise with Rijeka and all the cities around)

My favorite molecule : 7a-methyl-1,2,3,6,7,7a-hexahydroinden-5-one impossible to read, completely useless but my first multi step synthesis <3

Lorena Šimunić

I am a Master's student of Medicinal chemistry at the Department of Biotechnology, University of Rijeka. My role in the DeShPet project is synthesis of short peptides and their characterization.

My hobbies include reading books and writing.

Favourite molecule: Chlorophyll

Lucija Žužić

I am a third year computer science student at the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering, currently working on my bachelor's degree. As a part of this project, I worked on predicting the aggregation propensity of longer amino-acid sequences based on known aggregation propensities of short peptides.
I like to read and craft in my spare time.

• Favourite algorithm: Donald Knuth's Algorithm X

Marin Vidaković Lipovac

I am a software enginnering master's student at the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Enginnering. As part of this project, I am working on the machine learning-based model for predicting the antimicrobial activity of peptides. The subject of my master thesis is constructive peptide design based on adversarial networks principle.

In my free time, I like to play sports, read books and watch funny youtube videos.

Mario Negovetić

I completed undergraduate programs for Computer Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering and International Business at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Rijeka. As part of this project, I worked on analysing the theoretical and implementational techniques of data preprocessing and machine learning procedures applied in predicting the catalytic and antimicrobial activity of peptides.

I like to spend my free time with friends or discovering new technologies.

Mateja Napravnik

Romano Polić

I am pursuing a Master's degree in Computer Science at the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Engineering. My contribution to the Deshpet project is to develop a prediction model using machine learning techniques for finding antimicrobial peptides and to integrate a trained model in the DeShPet Web application.

I fill my free time with running and researching new technologies in the world of software engineering and also like to solve competitive programming problems.

Sabino Sepčić

I am a master's student of Medicinal chemistry at the Department of biotechnology, University of Rijeka. My main task in DeShPet is the synthesis of peptides. Never a bad idea to have some experimental validation of designed molecules. 

Favourite molecule: Moronic acid (no really google it, it is a natural triterpene)

Sara Moržan

I am an undergraduate "Biotechnology and drug research" student at the Department of Biotechnology, University of Rijeka. In DeShPet, I work on peptide synthesis. I like to spend my free time volunteering and watching movies.