Ivan Slapnicar
Professor at FESB - Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
Split, Split-Dalmatia County, Croatia
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Top SchoolIvan Slapnicar is a mathematician and full professor based in Split, Croatia, specializing in numerical linear algebra and its applications, with a strong emphasis on modern, reproducible teaching using environments like Julia. He earned a summa cum laude PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) from Fernuniversität Hagen and has held long-term academic posts and international fellowships, including sabbaticals at MIT, TU Berlin, and Utah State. Over decades of research and instruction he blends deep theoretical work with practical computational tools, creating interactive online materials that broaden access to advanced numerical methods. Notably, his career bridges classic mathematical rigor and contemporary open computational practices, making his courses and code particularly useful for both researchers and practitioners.
11 years of coding experience
1 year of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Dr. rer. nat., Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) - Dr. rer. nat., Mathematics at Fernuniversität HagenB.S, M.S, Mathematics, B.S, M.S, Mathematics at University of Zagreb/Sveuciliste u Zagrebu
English, German, Spanish
Github Skills (42)
matrix9
quaternions9
julia9
science8
decimal8
interval-arithmetic8
multiprecision8
dnd-tools7
linear-algebra7
polynomials7
root-finding7
pure-python7
extended-precision7
python7
factorization7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
JuliaLinearAlgebra/SpecialMatrices.jl
Oct 2014 - May 2021
Julia package for working with special matrix types.
Contributions:1 release, 50 commits, 11 PRs in 6 years 8 months
julia-packageeigenvalueslinear-algebramatrixjulia
ivanslapnicar/Julia-Course
Dec 2014 - Apr 2022
Contributions:65 commits, 39 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years 5 months
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