Mirko is a PhD candidate in physical oceanography at the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University. He studied Applied Geography at the University of Zadar (Croatia) where he gained his Master degree in 2017, with a specialization in GIS and geospatial technologies. During study, he received Rector’s award for the outstanding academic results. Later, he worked as a research assistant at the Centre for Karst and Coastal Research and at the Centre for Geospatial technologies in Zadar (2017 – 2019), with a focus on digital terrain modelling.

In November 2019, he moved to UK to start a PhD position in coastal (estuarine) flood modelling at the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University. PhD work includes application of LISFLOOD-FP hydrodynamic model in modelling different flood management scenarios and compound flooding in estuaries, as well as satellite image analysis of flood events and application of UKCP18 climate change projections in assessing the future flood risk in estuaries. He published several scientific papers with his colleagues, including a book in digital terrain modelling, and has attended many international conferences with active participation.