He was a young researcher granted by the Slovenian research agency from 2008 to 2012. He received UM-FERI awards for research excellence in 2012 and pedagogic excellence in 2013. He is an author of more than 20 scientific papers and USA patent application. His research interests include geographic information system, pattern recognition in geographic information, and mathematical morphology. Currently, he participates in several national and EU founded projects and is in strong collaboration with the industry.