I am Distinguished Researcher Lecturer at the Center for Intelligent Information Technologies and their Applications (CETINIA)  of the University Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid, Spain, as part of the Beatriz Galindo excellence initiative of the Spanish Ministry of Universities. 

As Associate Professor ("Maître de Conférences", qualified by the "Conseil National des Universités" (CNU) 27 - Informatique), I am on leave from the Centre for Education, Research and Innovation (CERI) Digital Systems, Graduate School of Engineering (Grande école d'ingénieur de l'Institut Mines-Télécom)  IMT Nord Europe, University of Lille in France since April 2021.

My scientific work relates to Artificial Intelligence and Combinatorial Optimization distributed and decentralized coordination and decision-making approaches for decentralized Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS). These are the physical systems in which software components (agents) located on networked computers, robots, sensors, vehicles, or other embedded systems coordinate their actions by exchanging information through wireless networks and Internet without any access to a shared memory. They are the prevailing software architecture on the Internet. In the long run,  they are the means to sustainable design and scalability in large and complex physical systems whose components are owned by mutually different stakeholders. For more details, please visit my Research section. 

I apply my research to resolving societal challenges including smart and green transport, emergency management, and multi-robot coordination.

For collaboration, please, contact me via e-mail: marin dot lujak at urjc dot es . I will be glad to speak with you in any of the following languages with related proficiencies: English—C2 (mastery), Spanish—C2 (mastery), Italian—C2 (mastery), French—B2 (upper-intermediate), and Croatian (mother tongue).

Note to prospective students: If you are interested in and highly motivated about preparing a PhD thesis or a Master's thesis or if you are looking for a mentor in one of the topics mentioned above and you think you have the required background, abilities, energy, and drive, please do not hesitate to contact me.