PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Vitomir Štruc

Also known as Vitomir Struc

Vitomir Štruc is an AI researcher whose work connects biometrics, face recognition and computer vision. He earned electrical engineering degrees at the University of Ljubljana, led its BAMBI face-recognition project and joined its faculty. His AI work includes deepfake detection: he leads DeepFake DAD and collaborated on M-Task-SS, a model for detecting image tampering. He received the University of Ljubljana’s Golden Plaque in 2025 and became an IAPR Fellow in 2026. As of October 2026, he is a full professor at the university’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering and a researcher at its Laboratory for Machine Intelligence.

Born
1981
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Timeline

  1. 2005–2010

    An electrical engineering doctorate

    He earns a BSc in electrical engineering at the University of Ljubljana’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering in 2005 and a PhD there in 2010.

  2. 2010–2013

    Leading the BAMBI project

    After his 2010 PhD, he joins Alpineon as a software developer focused on biometric technology. In 2011, he leads the University of Ljubljana’s BAMBI postdoctoral project on face recognition in ambient-intelligence settings; the project ends in August 2013, and he takes a research position at the faculty.

  3. 2013–2017

    Assistant professor in Ljubljana

    He serves as an assistant professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, from 2013 to 2017. In summer 2015, he is a guest assistant professor in the University of Notre Dame’s CSE department.

  4. 2017–2025

    Leading biometric systems research

    From 2017 to 2022, he is an associate professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering. He leads the Metrology and Biometric Systems research programme from 2018 to 2024, with research spanning artificial intelligence, biometrics, face recognition, computer vision and deep learning. He serves as Vice President for Technical Activities of the IEEE Biometrics Council during the 2024–2025 term.

  5. 2023–2026

    DeepFake DAD and M-Task-SS

    From 2023 to 2026, he leads DeepFake DAD, a research project on deepfake detection. In 2025, he collaborates on M-Task-SS, a model that detects image tampering and identifies altered facial areas using conventional and transformer-based neural networks.

  6. 2025

    A Golden Plaque and TIFS editorship

    The University of Ljubljana awards him its Golden Plaque in 2025. In March 2025, he becomes Deputy Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security. He is a full professor and AI researcher who leads the Metrology and Biometric Systems programme.

  7. 2026

    An IAPR Fellowship

    In 2026, IAPR elects him a Fellow for contributions to biometrics and service through its Technical Committees and conferences.

  8. Since 2022

    Professor in the Machine Intelligence Lab

    Since 2022, he is a Full Professor at the University of Ljubljana’s Faculty of Electrical Engineering and a researcher at its Laboratory for Machine Intelligence. He leads Opti-AI, a 2025–2027 project on AI-based spatial planning for power-system infrastructure.

Career

  1. Since 2011University of LjubljanaPostdoctoral project lead, Assistant professor
  2. 2015University of Notre DameGuest assistant professor
  3. 2010–2013AlpineonSoftware developer

Education

  1. 2010University of LjubljanaPhD
  2. 2005University of LjubljanaBSc in electrical engineering

From the biography.

  1. The United States employs an estimated 48% of people shaping AIIncludes University of Ljubljana. We estimate where the people shaping AI work today, how universities, companies and research institutes split across countries, and how country shares have changed since the 1960s.
  2. More people shaping AI studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology than at any other institutionIncludes University of Ljubljana. We estimate where the people shaping AI studied and where their careers led. Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads with 467 former students, including 291 recorded doctorates.
  3. The company share of AI researchers’ top papers was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974Includes University of Ljubljana. We estimate where the people shaping AI worked when their most-cited papers appeared: the company share was 31% in 2020–2024 and 8% in 1970–1974, and Google led all organizations in 2020–2024.
  4. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other universityIncludes University of Notre Dame. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology trained or employed 44 of the 187 AI major-prize winners, more than any other university. We compare doctorate and 5+ year employment links, career timing and current workplaces for 187 major-prize and 1,111 best-paper winners.

Colleagues

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Sources and credits

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  1. Vitomir Štruc – Laboratory for Machine Intelligence lmi.fe.uni-lj.si. Checked 20 October 2026.
  2. Vitomir Štruc – Laboratorij za strojno inteligenco lmi.fe.uni-lj.si. Checked 20 October 2026.
  3. Past Committee Members | IEEE Biometrics Council ieee-biometrics.org. Checked 20 October 2026.
  4. New Tools to Combat Deepfakes | University of Ljubljana uni-lj.si. Checked 20 October 2026.
  5. March 2025: Vitomir Struc appointed Deputy Editor-in-Chief for IEEE TIFS – Laboratory for Machine Intelligence lmi.fe.uni-lj.si. Checked 20 October 2026.
  6. The Golden Plaque | University of Ljubljana uni-lj.si. Checked 20 October 2026.
  7. Vitomir Štruc elected IAPR Fellow 2026 – Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana fe.uni-lj.si. Checked 20 October 2026.
  8. Chronological List of IAPR Fellows iapr.org. Checked 20 October 2026.