Vedran Krevh, PhD / Engineer | Researcher
Developing innovative systems and workflows that transform how we use resources, reduce environmental impact, and enable more sustainable ways of living and production.
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Professional Experience
2026 - present / Advisor @ Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries / Directorate for Professional Support for Agricultural Development / Department for Mechanisation and Application of Innovative Technologies in Agriculture
- Providing advisory and technical support for the adoption of precision and smart agriculture technologies.
- Operating and supporting the use of unmanned aerial systems (multispectral, thermal, spray) and ground sensors.
- Supporting a nationwide IoT network of agrometeorological stations, phenophase cameras and pest traps, contributing to optimisation of agricultural production.
- Participating in R&D and testing of digital tools for smart and precision agriculture, aligned with national and EU strategy.
- Contributing to policy and strategic planning on digitalisation and technology adoption in agriculture.
2023 - 2024 / Postdoctoral Researcher @ University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture / Division of Agroecology / Department of Soil Amelioration
- Conducted interdisciplinary research in hydrology, soil science, environmental science, agroecology and meteorology, focusing on soil–water dynamics and agrochemical transport.
- Managed field instrumentation, sensor network and long-term environmental monitoring at the SUPREHILL Critical Zone Observatory.
- Operated and maintained high-precision weighing and wick lysimeters, soil-water sensors, runoff and leachate collection systems.
- Managed, processed and analysed high-resolution environmental datasets, integrating sensor and field measurements with modelling approaches.
- Applied field monitoring, tracer experiments, soil-water sampling and numerical modelling to investigate infiltration, preferential flow, water balance and solute transport.
2022 / Visiting Research Scientist @ Forschungszentrum Jülich - Institute of Bio- and Geosciences - Agrosphere
- Environmental data management, quality assurance and high-resolution data processing.
- Statistical analysis and processing of high-resolution agrometeorological data from weighing lysimeters.
- Development, calibration and validation of agroecological data models.
- Collaboration within international, multidisciplinary research teams.
2019 - 2023 / Doctoral Researcher @ University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture / Division of Agroecology / Department of Soil Amelioration
- Conducted interdisciplinary research in hydrology, soil science, agroecology and environmental monitoring across multiple projects and field sites throughout Croatia.
- Designed, deployed and maintained real-time environmental monitoring systems and field instrumentation.
- Managed data acquisition, quality control, processing, statistical analysis and environmental modelling.
- Conducted scientific writing, publication and dissemination, contributing to peer-reviewed publications and international research collaborations.
- Supported project management, field operations, planning, logistics and financial administration.
2017 - 2019 / Expert Associate @ Pinova Ltd
- Conducted R&D of precision agriculture technologies and digital solutions.
- Implemented environmental monitoring and data-driven modelling approaches.
- Developed real-time data acquisition, monitoring and communication systems.
- Provided technical consulting, customer support and product development assistance.
Selected First-Author Publications:
- Complete publication list available on Google Scholar.
Teaching Experience
(UniZg module catalogue id; academic level; language)
- Advances in Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Modelling and Measurements (216150; PhD; Croatian)
- Modelling Soil Processes (198008; MS; Croatian)
- Agricultural Amelioration (143877; BS; Croatian)
- Performance of Drainage and Irrigation Systems (169243; BS; Croatian)
- Programming and Design of Irrigation Systems (144457; MS; Croatian)
- Use and Conservation of Water Resources (144081; MS; Croatian)
- Agricultural Hydrotechnics (144542; MS; Croatian)
- Regulation of Water (152093/144525; MS; Croatian/English)
- Hydrology and Water Resources (146033; MS; English)
- Use of Wastewater in Agriculture (197991; MS; Croatian)
Selected Certified Trainings:
- 2021/08/30 - 2021/09/01: University of California - Advanced Modeling of Water Flow and Contaminant Transport in Porous Media Using the HYDRUS Software Packages
- 2021/03/15 - 2021/04/15: Algebra - Python Fundamentals
- 2020/02/17 - 2020/02/20: University of Zagreb - Geostatistics for Soil and Geoenvironmental Science
- 2019/06/09 - 2019/06/14: University of Napoli Federico II - New Technologies for Supporting Water Resources Management for a Sustainable Agriculture in the Mediterranean and Middle East Regions
- 2018/02/05 - 2018/02/09: Prehnit - QGIS Basic Course
- 2017/07/10 - 2017/07/15: Kyrgyz State Technical University - International Summer School on Land degradation
Active Scientific Conference Attendances
- 2022/11/6 - 2022/11/9 - SSSA - International Annual Meeting of Soil Society of America
- 2022/09/12 - 2022/09/16 - HTD - 14th Congress of the Croatian Society of Soil Science
- 2022/06/19 - 2022/06/24 - SA - 57th Croatian and 17th International Symposium on Agriculture
- 2022/05/23 - 2022/05/27 - EGU - General Assembly 2022
- 2021/05/18 - 2022/05/22 - ISMC - Advances in Modeling Soil Systems
- 2020/12/06 - 2020/12/08 - ISWEE - International Symposium on Water, Ecology and Environment
- 2019/10/24 - 2019/10/26 - IEEE - International Workshop on Metrology for Agriculture and Forestry (MetroAgriFor)
Awards
- 2023 - Best scientific paper written by a PhD candidate at University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
- 2022 - Best scientific paper written by a PhD candidate at University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture
Education
- PhD in Agricultural Sciences, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
Dissertation: Estimation of Soil Water Balance in Arable Hillslope Using High-Resolution Field Measurements and Numerical Simulations
(Procjena vodne bilance poljoprivrednog padinskog tla primjenom terenskih mjerenja visoke razlučivosti i numeričkih simulacija)
- MSc in Agricultural Engineering, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture
Thesis: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles’ Utilisation in Agriculture
(Primjena bespilotnih letjelica u poljoprivredi)
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