Asst. Prof. Mateja Jemec Auflič, PhD

Research Fellow at the Geological Survey of Slovenia, Assistant Professor in Geology at the Postgraduate School ZRC SAZU.
+386 1 2809 825
mateja.jemec-auflic@geo-zs.si
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree: 2006: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering.
- PhD: 2012: University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering.
Scientific fields:
Landslides, rockfalls, dynamic processes on the Earth’s surface, warning systems, monitoring, landslide management, rock slope failures in the Alps.
International experience:
- 2023: Technical university of Munich, 3 months research work on the project The impact of climate change on the rock slope failures in the Alps.
- Continuous work in international teams.
Awards:
- 2022 Lipold’s plaquette by GeoZS.
- 2021 Award for innovation National bronze award for innovation MASPREM (Slovenian landslide early warning system) from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia
Expert committees:
- Vice president of the Earth observation and landslides (EOEG) within EuroGeoSurveys EGS (2020 – ).
- Co-convener of session “Landslide monitoring: recent technologies and new perspectives” in the frame of European Geosciences Union (EGU) (2019 – ).
- Member of EuroGeoSurveys (EGS), in the expert group for Earth observation and landslides (EOEG) (2015 – ).
- Member of International consortium of Landslides (ICL, International Consortium on Landslides) (2015 – ).
Editorial work:
- Geologija (Editorial Board, 2024 – ), ISSN 0016-7789.
- Landslides (Editorial Board, 2018 – ), ISSN 1612-510X.
Selected Publications:
- Jemec Auflič, M., Oštir, K., Grabrijan, T., Ivačič, M., Peternel, T., Šegina, E. (2024) Towards the development of a landslide activity map in Slovenia. Frontiers in earth science.10.3389/feart.2024.1368405.
- Jemec Auflič, M., Bezak, N., Šegina, E., Frantar, P., Gariano, S.L., Medved, A., Peternel, T (2023) Climate change increases the number of landslides at the juncture of the Alpine, Pannonian and Mediterranean regions. Scientific reports. 2023, vol. 13, 10.1038/s41598-023-50314-x.
- Jemec Auflič, M., Herrera, G., Mateos, R.M. et al. (2023) Landslide monitoring techniques in the Geological Surveys of Europe. Landslides. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10346-022-02007-1
- Šegina, E., Jemec Auflič, M., Zupan, M., Jež, J., & Peternel, T. (2022). Composite landslide in the dynamic alpine conditions: a case study of Urbas landslide. Geologija, 65(2), 161–175. https://doi.org/10.5474/geologija.2022.010
- Peternel, T., Šegina, E., Jež, J., Jemec Auflič, M., Janža, M., Logar, J., Mikoš, M., & Bavec, M. (2022). Review of the research and evolution of landslides in the hinterland of Koroška Bela settlement (NW Slovenia). Geologija, 65(2), 129–147. https://doi.org/10.5474/geologija.2022.008
- Jemec Auflič, M., Bokal, G., Kumelj, Š., Medved, A., Dolinar, M. and Jež, J., (2021). Impact of climate change on landslides in Slovenia in the mid-21st century. Geologija,64(2), pp.159–171. doi:10.5474/geologija.2021.009.
- Bezak, N., Jemec Auflič, M. and Mikoš, M., (2021). Reanalysis of soil moisture used for rainfall thresholds for rainfall-induced landslides: the Italian case study. Water, [online] 13(14, 1977), pp.1–16.doi:10.3390/w13141977.
- Bezak, N., Jež, J., Sodnik, J., Jemec Auflič, M. and Mikoš, M., (2020). An extreme may 2018 debris flood case study in northern Slovenia: analysis, modelling, and mitigation. Landslides, [online] 17(10), pp.2373–2383. doi:10.1007/s10346-019-01325-1
- Jordanova, G., Gariano, S.L., Melillo, M., Peruccacci, S., Brunetti, M.T. and Jemec Auflič, M., (2020). Determination of empirical rainfall thresholds for shallow landslides in Slovenia using an automatic tool. Water, [online] 12(5), pp.1–16. doi:10.3390/w12051449
- Šegina, E., Peternel, T., Urbančič, T., Realini, E., Zupan, M., Jež, J., Caldera, S., Gatti, A., Tagliaferro, G., Consoli, A., Reyes González, J. and Jemec Auflič, M., (2020). Monitoring surface displacement of a deep-seated landslide by a low-cost and near real-time GNSS system. Remote sensing, [online] 12(20), pp.1–26. doi:10.3390/rs12203375.
- Mateos, R.M., López-Vinielles, J., Poyiadji, E., Tsagkas, D., Jemec Auflič, M. (2019). Integration of landslide hazard into urban planning across Europe. Landscape and urban planning, [online] (196), p.12. doi:10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.103740.
- Jemec Auflič, M., Kumelj, Š., Peternel, T. and Jež, J., (2018). Understanding of landslide risk through learning by doing: case study of Koroška Bela community, Slovenia. In: Landslides, Landslides. p.10 doi:10.1007/s10346-018-1110-1.
- Haque, U., Blum, P., da Silva, P.F., Andersen, P., Pilz, J., Chalov, S.R., Malet, J.-P., Jemec Auflič, M., Andres, N. and Poyiadji, E., (2016). Fatal landslides in Europe. Landslides, [online] 6(13), pp.1545–1554. doi:10.1007/s10346-016-0689-3.
