{"id":3474,"date":"2026-02-24T15:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fpz.unizg.hr\/zits\/?p=3474"},"modified":"2026-02-24T15:26:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T14:26:08","slug":"as-a-visiting-researcher-nikola-topic-univ-mag-ing-traff-presented-his-work-in-the-company-rimac-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fpz.unizg.hr\/zits\/?p=3474","title":{"rendered":"As a visiting researcher, Nikola Topi\u0107 univ. mag. ing. traff. presented his work in the company Rimac Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We are delighted to share that on June 17 our student Nikola Topi\u0107 held a presentation at the prestigious automotive industry company Rimac Technology in Zagreb, Croatia, where he presented his master\u2019s thesis research titled \u201eCo-simulation empowered multicriteria analysis of autonomous vehicles impact on traffic flow\u201c, conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Kre\u0161imir Ku\u0161i\u0107 and Nino \u0160ehagi\u0107, univ. mag. ing. traff. (link to the thesis https:\/\/repozitorij.fpz.unizg.hr\/en\/islandora\/object\/fpz%3A3491<\/a>). In his work, he applied the state-of-the-art CARLA-SUMO co-simulation framework to perform a multi-criteria analysis of the impact of various autonomous vehicles penetration rates on motorway traffic performance, safety, and energy consumption across different traffic volumes and operational conditions. His visit was hosted by Nino \u0160ehagi\u0107, Head of Program Management for Powertrain and Electronics at Rimac Technology. We extend our sincere thanks to all the staff at Rimac Technology for the engaging discussions during Nikola\u2019s presentation, and we look forward to future collaborations. We also express our gratitude to the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences for fostering an interdisciplinary and innovative academic curriculum that provides our students with high-quality education, enabling them to conduct contemporary research aligned with the latest industry demands. Special thanks to MathWorks, and Mr. J\u00e1nos Kert\u00e9sz, Regional Sales Manager \u2013 Education & SDR\/ISR Team Lead (SciEngineer), for providing Nikola with a student research license for the RoadRunner software. We also thank Nikola\u2019s co-supervisor, Nino \u0160ehagi\u0107, univ. mag. ing. traff., from the company Rimac Technology, for his valuable expert advice from the perspective of the automotive industry. Special thanks to Professors Vinny Cahill and Ivana Dusparic from Trinity College Dublin for their valuable expert advice, which contributed to the extension of Nikola\u2019s thesis into a conference paper. We also acknowledge the support of the Croatian Science Foundation of this research under grant MOBODL-2023-12-5261.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, we wish Nikola all the best in his future career and hope he continues to pursue the impactful work he has started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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