
ASEF Podcast
The American Slovenian Education Foundation (ASEF) is the leading foundation fostering talented individuals and higher education of deserving Slovenians worldwide through its exchange Fellowship programs and promotion of Slovenian culture and language. In the ASEF Podcast, we interview professors about their research, best practices in their field, and their vision for the development of the field in Slovenia as well as collaboration amongst Slovenians worldwide.
Visit us at https://www.asef.net/ or reach us at podcast@asef.net.
The podcast's introductory theme is the "C Minor Jazz Blues Backing Track" by Quist.
Podcasting since 2021 • 35 episodes
ASEF Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode #35: Tech for Nature with Tom Vodopivec from Bird Buddy/Wonder
In this episode of the ASEF Podcast, we explore the journey of Bird Buddy/Wonder, a Slovenian startup that has successfully blended AI, computer vision, and hardware to create a smart bird feeder loved by over half a million people worldwide. J...
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Season 4
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Episode 35
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43:02

Episode #34: Understanding Deformable Objects in Computer Graphics - Jernej Barbic
We explored Jernej Barbič’s journey from mathematics to computer science, highlighting key moments in his academic career. We discussed the simulation of deformable objects, their application, and their challenges. The discussion touched...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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1:07:04

Episode #33: Technology Transfer
In this special live episode of the ASEF Podcast, recorded at Dragon Days in Celje, we hosted Michael Stucky - a partner at Serpentine Ventures, visiting from Zurich, Switzerland, and Jure Vindišar - Head of Technology Transfer at...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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52:08

Episode #32: Let's talk about Slovenian art! Aljaž Bezjak
In this episode, we host Aljaž Bezjak, an accomplished Slovenian digital artist currently working as a digital nomad while based in London. Aljaž studied photography at the Faculty for Applied Sciences in Ljubljana, graduating in 2018 wi...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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1:02:45

Episode #31: Computational biology - Peter Cimermancic
In this episode, we dive into computational biology, discussing protein structure prediction and the challenges of mapping the sequence-function relationships of proteins. We also touch on cryptic sites in proteins. Our guest, Peter Cimermančič...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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53:12
