University of Primorska
Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies
On Sunday, November 8, 2026, this year’s Zois Awards and Recognitions, the highest national awards for achievements in the field of scientific research and development in the Republic of Slovenia, and the Puh Awards and Recognitions, the highest national awards for inventions, technological and non-technological developments and the application of scientific findings in all fields of science in the introduction of innovations into economic and social practice, were awarded at a gala event in the Gallus Hall of the Cankarjev dom. They are awarded to researchers and innovators whose achievements have made a lasting contribution to the development of scientific research, development and innovation in the Republic of Slovenia.
Among this year’s recipients of the Zois Award, announced by the respective ministry and its committee at an event in October, is a recipient from the University of Primorska: Prof. Dr. Ademir Hujdurović received the Zois Recognition for significant achievements in in the field of algebraic and structural graph theory. We sincerely congratulate!
The award, named after the Slovenian researcher Žiga Zois, has been awarded in Slovenia since 1998 to all outstanding researchers whose work has made a lasting mark on scientific research and development in the Republic of Slovenia and has made a significant contribution to its development. Since last year, 10 November has been celebrated in Slovenia as a public holiday – Science Day – on which the University of Primorska also pays special attention to the award winners.
The Zois Recognition for significant achievements in in the field of algebraic and structural graph theory goes to Prof. Dr. Ademir Hujdurović (UP FAMNIT, UP IAM)
When using the internet, navigation systems, mobile phones or social networks, we become part of complex systems of connections that can be described mathematically. Mathematician Prof. Dr. Ademir Hujdurović studies the structure of these systems. He studies graph theory, a branch of mathematics that examines networks and the relationships between connected elements. It primarily reveals hidden patterns and symmetries, enabling us to better understand the functioning of highly complex systems and predict their properties. Such mathematical models are used to understand a wide variety of systems, ranging from transport and communication networks to connections between data, people and molecules. In recent years, he has developed new mathematical approaches and solved several important open problems in the field of algebraic graph theory. As a researcher, mentor and dean, he also makes a significant contribution to the international recognition of Slovenian mathematics and continues the tradition of the world-renowned Slovenian school of graph theory.
