Publication of a paper on adaptive knowledge distillation in federated learning
E5 researchers published a paper in IEEE Access on a distillation framework that improves the robustness and efficiency of federated learning.
Comparative study of missing data imputation methods for electricity consumption time series
A paper in *Electric Power Systems Research* compares eleven missing data imputation methods for electricity consumption data.
ATHENA: Newcomer Gender Equality Champion Award
The Jožef Stefan Institute received the Newcomer Gender Equality Champion Award for its Gender Equality Plan adopted in 2022.
INDEPENDENT project meeting
The regular INDEPENDENT project meeting took place in Portorož from 14 to 16 October 2025 as a three-day working conference with workshops.
Presentation of a Power System Optimisation Method at the ERK 2025 Conference
At the ERK 2025 conference in Portorož, authors from E5 and the University of Tuzla presented a paper on combining combinatorial methods to improve unit commitment solutions.
Open day at the Jožef Stefan Institute
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks presented its research work to the general public during the Jožef Stefan Institute Open Day on 25 March 2023.
Available PhD Student Positions
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks at Jozef Stefan Institute is offering PhD student positions.
Testing of the new board game “INFINITY”
Within the Erasmus+ project DiGiBLEND we developed the board game INFINITY for assessing digital literacy among older adults.
Open Day 2024 at Jožef Stefan Institute
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks presented its research work at the 2024 Open Day as part of the programme block 'Building the modern world'.
SiQUID – Slovenian test network for quantum communication
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks is part of project SiQUID, which will establish quantum key distribution links between government nodes in Slovenia and a test network between research institutions in Ljubljana.
Project RESONANCE
The department has obtained a new project RESONANCE from the Horizon Europe programme.
Call for Ph.D. Student Research Positions
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks at the Jožef Stefan Institute is offering Ph.D. student research positions in cybersecurity and novel technologies for cyber-physical security, advanced Internet technologies, smart digital services in energetics, and trust and identity management.
Available Ph.D. student positions
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks at the Jozef Stefan Institute is offering Ph.D. student positions in the areas of cryptography and cyber security, new Internet technologies and services, and the use of data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Open Day at the Jožef Stefan Institute
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks will present its research work as part of the Open Days at the Jožef Stefan Institute.
Interview with prof. dr. Borka Jerman Blažič in the daily newspaper Delo
An interview with prof. dr. Borka Jerman Blažič was published in the daily newspaper Delo, in which she discusses how Slovenia obtained its first internet line.
Puh's Lifetime Achievement Award for Prof. Dr. Borka Jerman Blažič
Prof. Dr. Borka Jerman Blažič received the Puh's Lifetime Achievement Award for achievements in the field of information and communication technologies.
30th anniversary of the first internet connection in Slovenia
Jozef Stefan Institute and Computer Communications Association – Internet Society Slovenia organized an online event marking the 30th anniversary of the first internet connection in Slovenia.
Participation in the 1st European Festival of Science
The infrastructure centre of the Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks supported the implementation of the 1st European Festival of Science, organised by the Slovenian Research Agency.
Paper at the 15th Conference of Slovenian Electric Power Engineers CIGRE CIRED
At the 15th CIGRE CIRED conference in Laško, results of the UPORABLJAJ PAMETNO project were presented and a best paper award was received.
INDEPENDENT project meeting
The regular INDEPENDENT project meeting took place on 14–16 October 2025 in Portorož as a three-day working conference with workshops.
Support for the 27th Slovenian Festival of Science
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks supported the implementation of the 27th Slovenian Festival of Science, organized by the Slovenian Science Foundation.
Best paper at the 13th international conference INTERNET 2021
The program committee of the INTERNET 2021 conference awarded the Best paper prize to the authors of a paper on web application vulnerabilities.
26th Slovenian Science Festival with International Participation
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks, with the support of the e-Research Environments infrastructure group, enabled the virtual implementation of the 26th Slovenian Science Festival 2020.
Publication of an article on information disorder
Colleague dr. Tanja Pavleska published an article on information disorder on the Better Internet for Kids portal.
Internet congestion during the COVID-19 pandemic
Prof. dr. Borka Jerman Blažič published an article on the ISOC-SI website about Internet resilience and the digital divide during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Web platform CoronaLive.info
Primož Cigoj, associate of the Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks, developed the web platform CoronaLive.info to monitor the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
In memory of Peter Kirstein
Professor Peter Kirstein passed away on 8 January 2020.
Paper presentation at the ERK 2019 conference
Researcher dr. Samed Bajrić presented a paper on reducing the number of solutions in the unit commitment problem at the ERK 2019 international conference in Portorož.
How Internet arrived in Slovenia
A book by prof. Borka Jerman Blažič on the development of computer networks and the arrival of the Internet in Slovenia has been published.
GIRDA Workshop – Learning Digital Skills for Elderly People
Members of the Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks organized the closing workshop of the GIRDA project on 4 July 2019 in Orehov Gaj.
25th Anniversary of the ISABEL Videoconferencing System
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks at the Jožef Stefan Institute, together with 19 partners from 12 countries, marked the 25th anniversary of the ISABEL videoconferencing system.
Start of the EIO-LAPD project within the EU JUST programme
In May 2019, implementation of the EIO-LAPD project, funded within the EU JUST programme, began with partners from five countries.
The Laboratory has joined CONCORDIA
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks of the Jožef Stefan Institute has joined the European Centre of Excellence CONCORDIA in the field of cybersecurity.
Completion of the SI-PASS project
The SI-PASS project, co-financed from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF Telecom), was successfully completed at the end of April 2019.
Call for a Young Researcher Position
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks is calling for a young researcher position in the field of new internet technologies and services.
New CEF projects: SI-PASS and eID4U
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks started two new projects from the EU Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme in 2018: SI-PASS and eID4U.
2nd Annual SENTER Conference
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks and the SENTER Network of Centres of Excellence are organizing the 2nd annual conference on OSINT and the fight against cybercrime, to take place on 8 November 2017 at Hotel Park in Bled.
Open Doors Day
The Jožef Stefan Institute held its traditional Open Doors Day on 25 March, visited by 45 visitors in five groups.
Discussion on the early, collegial atmosphere of the Internet
Borka Jerman Blažič describes in an RTV SLO discussion how the Internet's atmosphere has changed from its collegial beginnings.
Slovenia marks 25th anniversary of its first internet connection
On 27 November 1991, the first IP packets from Ljubljana were routed into the global internet via a router at the Institute for Physics and Mathematics in Amsterdam.
LIVE_FOR Kick-Off Meeting
The first meeting of partners of the LIVE_FOR project, funded by the Directorate-General for Justice of the European Commission, took place at the Jožef Stefan Institute.
A battle over the Internet governance: the IANA from Internet Society transition to corporation ICANN
An article in the newspaper Delo, Sobotna priloga, 1 October 2016, on U.S. senator Ted Cruz's accusations against president Obama regarding the transfer of Internet governance.
25th anniversary of the first international Internet line in Slovenia and opening of the Information Society 2016 confer
On 10 October 2016, a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the first Internet line in Slovenia was held in the Main Lecture Hall of the Jožef Stefan Institute as part of the opening of the Information Society 2016 conference.
1st Annual SENTER Project Conference
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks and Mykolas Romeris University are organizing the 1st annual SENTER project conference in Vilnius, Lithuania.
Second place for the “MUPOSS” innovation at the 9th International Technology Transfer Conference
The “MUPOSS” product, developed by members of the Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks, won second place in the best innovation competition at the 9th International Technology Transfer Conference.
Two articles in Telematics and Informatics and International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
Researchers at the Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks published two articles in international journals on information security, privacy, and graphical authentication.
REDIRNET Final Demonstration (EU FP7)
The final demonstration of the EU FP7-funded project REDIRNET took place in Bratislava on 29 July 2016.
Interview with Prof. Borko Jerman Blažič in the Vzajemna journal
Prof. Borko Jerman Blažič spoke in the Vzajemna journal about the establishment of Slovenia's first international internet connection and the registration of the .si domain.
New project LIVE_FOR
Laboratory members have obtained the LIVE_FOR project from the EU Justice Programme (2014–2020).
An approach to education in digital forensics based on cloud infrastructure
A novel approach to education in digital forensics based on a cloud-based infrastructure was presented at conferences and in articles.
Book on cybercrime and cyberterrorism
Two members of the laboratory contributed a chapter to a book on cybercrime and cyberterrorism published by Springer.
Interview on the 25th anniversary of the first internet connection in Slovenia
Prof. dr. Borka Jerman Blažič spoke about the history of the internet in Slovenia in an interview.
Call for applications for the World Summit Awards
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks (E5) announces a call for applications for the World Summit Awards with a deadline of 15 July.
Call for a research position in the field of new internet technologies and services
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks is calling for a research position for obtaining a PhD degree in the field of new internet technologies and services.
Best Paper Award at the ICCCS 2015 Conference
Blaž Ivanc and Tomaž Klobučar received the Best Paper Award at the International Cloud Computing and Security Conference ICCCS 2015 in Nanjing, China.
Reportage from Researchers' Night 2015
Reportage from the Researchers' Night 2025 event held on 25 September 2025 in Ljubljana.
Macedonian researcher brought the first internet connection to Slovenia
Dr. Borka Džonova Jerman-Blažič is a Slovenian internet pioneer who brought the internet to former Yugoslavia and Slovenia.
Network of Excellence – SENTER
The Directorate-General for Home Affairs of the European Commission has approved funding for the operation and development of the Network of Centres of Excellence in the fight against cybercrime – SENTER.
DigSec 2015 Conference
A one-day international conference on information security and digital forensics to be held on 23 October 2015 in Ljubljana.
An Authentication and Authorization Solution for a Multi-Platform Cloud Environment (MUPOSS)
Publication of the MUPOSS solution for authentication and authorization of users and administrators in a multi-platform cloud environment.
STORK 2.0 General Assembly
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks at Jožef Stefan Institute is organizing the STORK 2.0 General Assembly.
Cyber Security and Digital Forensics Event
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks (E5) at the Jožef Stefan Institute, in cooperation with ISOC-SI and the EU Digital Forensics Educational Community, organises an event on 16 October 2015.
New International Cyber Academy
On Wednesday, 6 May 2015, the International Cyber Academy was officially launched in Edinburgh, a collaboration between the Jožef Stefan Institute, Edinburgh Napier University and Stockholm University.
Foundations and Practice of Digital Forensics Seminar
The Foundations and Practice of Digital Forensics Seminar, organised within the DFET project, took place in Ljubljana on 22 January 2015.
Researchers' Night 2025
Researchers' Night was held on 25 September 2015 at several locations across Slovenia.
Five new EU projects
The Laboratory for Open Systems and Networks obtained five new research projects from the 7th EU Framework Programme and the ISEC programme in 2013.
TUTOREM Training School: Research Methods for Human-Computer Interaction
TUTOREM Training School on research methods for bilingual post: the Slovenian side is the primary post; the English side is its faithful translation.
7th Slovenian IPv6 Summit
Go6 Institute, ARNES and LTFE hosted the 7th Slovenian IPv6 Summit on 18 October, focused on progress and best practices in IPv6 adoption.
World IPv6 Day
The Slovenian Internet Society ISOC-SI participated in organizing World IPv6 Day, which took place on 8 June 2011.
Successful organisation and execution of the Researchers' Night 2011 event
The Researchers' Night 2011 event took place on 23 September 2011 in Ljubljana and Novo mesto.