Ciglič – Podiplomska šola ZRC SAZU

Asst. Prof. Rok Ciglič, Ph. D.

Research Fellow at Anton Melik Geographical Institute ZRC SAZU, lecturer at 3rd Cycle study at Postgraduate School ZRC SAZU.

rok.ciglic@zrc-sazu.si.

Education:

B.Sc. in Geography (University of Ljubljana, 2008)
Ph.D. in Geography (University of Ljubljana, 2013)

Fieldwork and research interests:

Ciglič is involved in various natural and human geographical research. He frequently participates in spatial analyses, acquisition and processing of spatial data using modern technologies, and preparation of cartographic materials, including web applications. As a co-editor of the journal Acta Geographica Slovenica, he also devotes much time to scientific publishing.

Main visiting appointments:

Scholarship award of Society for conservation GIS, SCGIS and UC Davis, USA (2010),
Fieldwork in the field of karst research in Italy (2022) and Australia (2022, 2024).

Other

editor-in-chief of scientific review Acta geographica Slovenica (2020-)
head of institute’s Department for GIS (2014-2021)
managing editor and member of editorial board of scientific review Geographical Bulletin (Geografski vestnik) (2011-2020)
member of editorial board of scientific review Acta Geobalcanica (2015-)
member of editorial board of book serie Geografija Slovenije (2014-)
member of editorial board of book serie Georitem (2015-)
coeditor of the Natural hazards (Naravne nesreče) book serie (2011-)
member of editorial board of GIS in Slovenia (Geografski informacijski sistemi v Sloveniji) book serie (2010-)
cartographer of Ljubljana geographical society tourist guides (Vodniki Ljubljanskega geografskega društva) book series (2009-2015)
referee for publishing for Ljubljana geographical society (2009-2015)
vice-president of Slovenian Young Geographers Association (Društvo mladih geografov Slovenije) (2004-2006)
coordinator of SCGIS Scholarship program for Slovenia (2011-)

Selected publications:

Ciglič, R., Glušič, A., Štaut, L., Čehovin Zajc, L. 2024: Towards the deep learning recognition of cultivated terraces based on Lidar data: The case of Slovenia. Moravian Geographica Reports 32-1.
Ciglič, R., Čonč, Š., Breg Valjavec, M. 2022: The impact of digital elevation model preprocessing and detection methods on Karst depression mapping in densely forested Dinaric mountains. Remote Sensing 14.
Ciglič, R., Štrumbelj, E., Češnovar, R., Hrvatin, M., Perko, D. 2019: Evaluating existing manually constructed natural landscape classification with a machine learning-based approach. Journal of Spatial Information Science 18.
Ciglič, R., Perko, D. 2017: A method for evaluating raster data layers according to landscape classification scale. Ecological informatics 39.
Ciglič, R., Perko, D. 2015: Modelling as a Method for Evaluating Natural Landscape Typology: The Case of Slovenia. Landscape Analysis and Planning. Heidelberg.
Ciglič, R., Oštir, K. 2014: Application of MODIS products to analyze forest phenophases in relation to elevation and distance from sea. Journal of applied remote sensing 8-1. Bellingham.
Ciglič, R., Perko, D. 2013: Europe’s landscape hotspots. Acta geographica Slovenica/Geografski zbornik 53-1. Ljubljana.