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Vinko is an academic guy, working as an assistant professor at Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Zagreb, Croatia, in the area of control theory and various applications. With 12 years in IEEE, he is currently chairing IEEE Region 8 Young Professionals and co-leading the IEEE Region 8 Entrepreneurship Initiative. Vinko acquired his PhD in 2014 with a research stage at Universidad de Sevilla, Spain, and continued his academic career in the area of control theory, renewable energy systems, building energy efficiency and electrical machines. His entrepreneurial dreams kicked-off by commercializing his patented PhD research to a multinational aerospace R&D company, followed by several technology transfer projects. Today he is a member of scientific-professional council of Innovation Centre Nikola Tesla, his faculty spin-off for commercializing university research. He is also a founder of local student innovations program and a co-founder of start-up Urban Oasis for smart aeroponic IoT gardens.