Luka Zajc
Associate Professor
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Summary
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Top SchoolLuka Zajc is an associate professor at the University of Ljubljana with 18 years of experience bridging computer vision, machine learning, remote sensing and human–computer interaction. He leads research at the Visual Cognitive Systems Lab and co-organizes the influential VOT Challenge, contributing backend evaluation code to its widely used toolkit. Luka’s academic trajectory—from PhD to visiting roles across Europe—reflects a strong blend of teaching, research and international collaboration. He also brings practical software skills from earlier frontend and design roles, enabling clear, reproducible experimental systems. His work often focuses on systematic evaluation of visual trackers and translating research-grade methods into robust toolchains for the community. Based in Ljubljana, he combines deep technical rigor with a knack for building infrastructure that advances both research and open-source practice.
18 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information ScienceŠkofijska klasična gimnazija – Diocesan Classical Gymnasium (High School)
Slovenian, English, German
Github Skills (5)
python10
c-language8
data-processing8
cprogramming-language8
test-driven-design4
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
votchallenge/toolkit-legacy
May 2013 - Apr 2021
Visual Object Tracking (VOT) challenge evaluation toolkit
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:753 commits, 26 PRs, 217 pushes in 8 years
Contributions summary:Luka appears to be working on the VOT (Visual Object Tracking) challenge evaluation toolkit. The commits show the implementation of core evaluation code, creation of sequences, handling region data, and other functions to support tracking evaluation. The code contributions are primarily focused on the backend functionality of the toolkit.
evaluationtrackingvisual-object-trackingeye-trackingvot
votchallenge/toolkit
Nov 2019 - Aug 2022
The official VOT Challenge evaluation and analysis toolkit
Contributions:7 releases, 291 commits, 6 PRs in 2 years 9 months
ldaevaluation-frameworksecurityanalysisevaluation
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