Andrej Mrvar
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Andrej Mrvar | |
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| Alma mater | |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer Science |
| Institutions | University of Ljubljana |
| Thesis | Analiza in prikaz velikih omrežij (1999) |
| Doctoral advisor | Vladimir Batagelj Saša Divjak |
| Website | http://mrvar.fdv.uni-lj.si/ |
Andrej Mrvar is a Slovenian computer scientist and a professor at the University of Ljubljana's Faculty of Social Sciences.[1] He is known for his work in network analysis, graph drawing, decision making, virtual reality, timing and data processing of sports competitions.[2]
He is well known for his work on Pajek,[3] a free software for analysis and visualization of large networks.[4] Mrvar began work on Pajek in 1996 with Vladimir Batagelj.
His book Exploratory Social Network Analysis with Pajek, coauthored with Wouter de Nooy and Vladimir Batagelj, is his most cited work. It was published by Cambridge University Press in three editions (first 2005, second 2011, and third 2018).[4] The book was translated into Japanese (2009) and Chinese (first edition 2012, second 2014).
With Anuška Ferligoj, he was a founding co-editor-in-chief of the Metodološki zvezki - Advances in Methodology and Statistics journal.[5]
Awards and honors
- Vidmar Award (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Ljubljana): 1988, 1990[2]
- First prizes for contributions (with Vladimir Batagelj) to Graph Drawing Contests in years: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2005 / Graph Drawing Hall of Fame.[6]
- Award of University of Ljubljana for contributions in education and research (Svečana listina Univerze v Ljubljani za pomembne dosežke na področju vzgojnoizobraževalnega in znanstvenoraziskovalega dela): 2001[2]
- The INSNA's William D. Richards Software award for work on Pajek (with Vladimir Batagelj): 2013[7]
- Award of Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana for scientific excellence (Priznanje za znanstveno odličnost): 2013[2]
