91桃色

Kaunas Faculty

Sukurta: 08 July 2018

khf8 Muitin臈s, LT-44280 Kaunas

Tel. 37 423 222, fax 37 423 222

E-mail:

Dean 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr K臋stutis Driaunys

 

STAFF

95 teachers (incl. 64 holding research degree), 8 research fellows (incl. 5 holding research degree), 29 doctoral students.

DEPARTMENTS OF THE FACULTY

Institute of Economics, Finance and Management
Institute of Applied Informatics
Institute of Languages, Literature and Translation Studies

RESEARCH AREAS

Modelling and management of social and economic development of Lithuania
Poetics, rhetoric and linguistics: fundamental and applied research into literary and non-literary texts
Informatics: Identification processes, data analysis and visualisation, artificial intelligence, the modelling of processes and systems, mathematical logic and discrete structures, innovative teaching methods
Informatics Engineering: the technologies of images and signals, parallel calculations, system engineering, estimate experiments, application of information technologies

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS DEFENDED IN 2017

R. 艩picas. Statistical credit risk assessment model of small and very small enterprises for Lithuanian Credit Unions.

D. 艩idi拧kyt臈. The transformations of the expression of humour in audio-visual translation.

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANISED IN 2017

International conference Texts and Contexts: the Phenomenon of Boundaries
International conference Thought Elaboration: Linguistics, Literature, Media Expression: TELL ME
Workshop on applications of knowledge-based technologies in business 20th International Conference on Business Information Systems
13th international conference Culture and Creativity
|Workshop on intelligent methods for data analysis and computer aided software engineering  23rd international conference on Information and Software Technologies (ICIST 2017)

MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2017

Dra拧kovi膷, M. (ed.), 艩treimikien臈, D. (ed.), Baldesku, E., Bale啪entis, T., Bauk, S., Bilan, Y., Deliba拧i膷, M., Deliji膷, K., Dra拧kovi膷, D., Dra拧kovi膷, V., Ilysheva, N., Jasinskas, E., Jereb, B., Jovovi膷, R., Laki膷, S., Lojpur, A. Popov, E., Pupavac, D., 艩katari膷, G., 艩vag啪dien臈, B., Zupanc, I. V.,  Erznkyan, B. 2017. Sustainable Development: Crisis or Regulation? In M. Dra拧kovi膷, Streimikiene D. (eds), Baldesku, E., Bale啪entis, T., Bauk, S., Bilan, Y., Deliba拧i膷, M., Deliji膷, K., Dra拧kovi膷, D., Dra拧kovi膷, V., Ilysheva, N., Jasinskas, E., Jereb, B., Jovovi膷, R., Laki膷, S., Lojpur, A. Popov, E., Pupavac, D., 艩katari膷, G., 艩vag啪dien臈, B., Zupanc, I. V.,  Erznkyan, B. Podgorica. ELIT - Ekonomska laboratorija za istra啪ivanje tranzicije, scientific monograph, 538 p.

Nie, D., L盲ms盲, A.M., Pu膷臈tait臈, R. 2017. Effects of Responsible Human Resource Management Practices on Female Employees鈥 Turnover Intentions. Business Ethics: European Review, vol. 27, p. 29鈥41.

 

INSTITUTE OF ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND MANAGEMENT

8 Muitin臈s, LT-03225 Kaunas
Tel. 37 422 477
E-mail:

Head 鈥 Dr. Giedrius Romeika

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. R. 膶iegis, Dr. E. Jasinskas, Dr. V. Jur臈nien臈, Dr. R. Kanapickien臈 (part-time), Dr. A. Mikalauskien臈, Dr. K. Rud啪ionien臈, Dr E. Stancikas (part-time), Habil. Dr. D. 艩treimikien臈, Dr. V. Vitkien臈 (part-time), Dr. G. 沤igien臈 (part-time).
Senior research fellows: Prof. Dr. R. 膶iegis (part-time), Prof. Dr. V. Fomin (part-time), Prof. Dr. D. 艩treimikien臈 (part-time), Dr. A. Novelskait臈 (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr. G. Gipien臈, Dr. E. Freitakas, Dr. I. Kiau拧ien臈 (part-time), Dr. R. Klimaitien臈, Dr. A. Novelskait臈 (part-time), Dr. R. Pu膷臈tait臈 (part-time), Dr. R. Pu拧inait臈-Gelgot臈, Dr. A. Rimkut臈, Dr. I. 艩arki奴nait臈, Dr. A. Urbonien臈, Dr. V. Tamulien臈 (part-time).
Lecturers: R. Antanaitien臈 (part-time), Dr. R. Bartkut臈 (part-time), J. Dabravalskyt臈-Radezevi膷臈 (part-time), M. Gubtor (part-time), S. Jur臈n臈 (part-time), E. Kisielius (part-time), J. Knyvien臈 (part-time), L. Matusevi膷ien臈 (part-time), A. R. Medei拧ien臈 (part-time), E. Merkyt臈 (part-time), M. Radzevi膷ius (part-time), Dr A. Ramanauskait臈 (part-time), Dr. I. 艩ik拧nelyt臈 (part-time), D. Tomkevi膷ien臈 (part-time), J. Vilkevi膷i奴t臈 (part-time),I. Vitkauskait臈 (part-time), A. 沤alpys (part-time), G. 沤altauskait臈 (part-time).
Assistants: Dr. I. Griesien臈 (part-time), Dr. G. Romeika (part-time), Dr. M. Valukonis.
Junior assistants: D. Jankauskait臈 (part-time), D. Ro膷k臈 (part-time), M. Sueldo (part-time), M. Vij奴nas (part-time).
Research fellows: Dr I. 艩ik拧nelyt臈 (part-time), Dr M. Valukonis (part-time).
Junior research fellows: D. Jankauskait臈 (part-time).
Doctoral students: D. Ro膷k臈, R. 沤emaityt臈 (on academic leave), G. Vilutyt臈, M. Radzevi膷ius, K. Andriu拧kevi膷ius, M. Sueldo, S. Jurgel臈nas, P. Boreika, I. Vitkauskait臈, D. Jankauskait臈, I. Mikalauskas, I. 艩膷iukausk臈, A. R. Medei拧ien臈, D. Gliaubicas, M. Vij奴nas, S. Mirinavi膷ien臈,
A. 弄sas, D. Gliaubicas, L. Matusevi膷ien臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Innovation management
Human resource management
International human resource management
Sustainable development of tourism
Business models
Social entrepreneurship, young social entrepreneurs
Social enterprises
Sustainable development, social acceptance of technologies, economic trends, innovations, technological advances
Research of corporate finance in Central and Eastern Europe
Evaluation, accounting and reporting on intellectual capital
Theoretical and practical aspects of taxation
The problems of commercial bank and central bank in Central and Eastern Europe
Research of accounting quality in small and medium-sized enterprises
Development of cultural industries in Lithuania
Cultural tourism industry
Cultural heritage industry
Activities and management of cultural centres
Creative cities and clusters
Culture and consumption, peculiarities of contemporary cultural needs in Lithuanian society
Educational issues in cultural organisation management
Gender issues
Organisational ethics and corporate social responsibility
Research ethics
Organisational communication
Strategic management
Organisational behaviour and development

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2017

Projects Supported by University Budget

An Assessment of Income Inequality on Sustainable Economic Growth in the Context of Saving. Prof. Habil. Dr. R. 膶iegis, PhD student K. Andriu拧kevi膷ius.

Links between inequality of income and sustainable economic development in the context of savings were analysed.

Main publication:

膶iegis, R., Dilius, A., Andriu拧kevi膷ius, K. 2017. An Assessment of Income Inequality on Sustainable Economic Growth in the Context of Saving. In啪inerin臈 ekonomika-Engineering Economics. Kaunas: Technologija, No. 3 (28), p. 232鈥239.

Developments and Challenges of Measuring M&A Performance on Corporate and Macroeconomic Levels. Prof. Habil. Dr. R. 膶iegis, PhD student K. Andriu拧kevi膷ius.

Developments and challenges of measuring M&A performance on corporate and macroeconomic levels were analysed.

Main publication:

Andriu拧kevi膷ius, K., 膶iegis, R. 2017. Developments and challenges of measuring M&A performance on corporate and macroeconomic levels. Oeconomia Copernicana, p. 2083鈥1277, Torune, vol. 8. iss. 2, p. 199鈥220, doi:10.24136/oc.v8i2.13.

The Assessment of Flexicurity Model Elements and Perspectives in Lithuanian Labour Market. Prof. Habil. Dr. R. 膶iegis.

The assessment of three elements of flexicurity model and perspectives (in Lithuanian labour market) is carried out by analysing the flexibility of labour market, active labour market policy measures and social security system. It was found out that labour market in Lithuania is relatively less flexible and less secure than in Denmark and EU 28.

Main publication:

膶iegis, R., Taurait臈, V. 2017. Lankstisaugos modelio element懦 vertinimas ir perspektyvos Lietuvos darbo rinkoje (The Assessment of Flexicurity Model Elements and Perspectives in Lithuanian Labour Market). Taikomoji ekonomika: sisteminiai tyrimai. Kaunas: VDU, vol. 11, no. 1, p.57鈥79.

Investigation of Customer Attitudes and Technologies on Customer Satisfaction in Banking Industry. Prof. Dr. D. 艩treimikien臈.

The modified SERVQUAL model was applied for the assessment of the effects of customer attitude and technology on customer satisfaction in banking industry. The mediation, moderation and conditional process analysis was conducted. The study revealed the gap between customer expectations in terms of corporate social responsibility of banks and real situation, which also had a negative impact on customer satisfaction with bank services.

Main publications:

Ahmed, R. R., Vveinhardt, J., 艩treimikien臈, D., Ashraf, M., Channar, Z. A. 2017. Modified  SERVQUAL model and effects of customer attitude and technology on customer satisfaction in banking industry: mediation, moderation and conditional process analysis.  Journal of business economics and management. Vilnius: Technika, vol. 18, iss. 5, p. 974鈥1004, doi: 10.3846/16111699.2017.1368034.

Saeidi, S. P., Othman, M. S. H., 艩treimikien臈, D., Saaeidi, S. A., Saeidi, P., Mardani, A. 2017. Identifying the gap and differences between customers鈥 expectations for banks鈥 corporate social responsibility and the actual scenario. Transformations in business and economics. Vilnius: 91桃色 Kaunas Faculty of Humanities, vol. 16, no. 2, p. 106鈥123.

Analysis and Assessment of Impact of Demographic, Social and Organizational Characteristics and Social-cultural Capital on the Levels of Mobbing in Specific Organizations. Prof. Dr. D. 艩treimikien臈.

The analysis of the impact of the main demographic, social and organisational characteristics on the levels of mobbing in enterprises was performed. The gender equality and social capital assessment techniques were employed to investigate the impact of social capital on the competitiveness of countries and organisations. The recommendations for incorporating social capital and gender equality in sustainability assessment were developed.

Main publications:

Vveinhardt, J., 艩treimikien臈, D. 2017. Demographic, social and organizational characteristics on the levels of mobbing and single cases of harassment: the multicomplex approach. Ekonomika a management. Praha: Vysok谩 拧kola ekonomick谩 v Praze, vol. 20, no. 3, p. 52鈥69; doi: 10.15240/tul/001/2017-3-004.

Draskovic, M. V., Jovovic, R. M., Draskovi, V. D., 艩treimikien臈, D. 2017. 协褉芯蟹懈褟 褋芯褑懈芯泻褍谢褜褌褍褉薪芯谐芯 泻邪锌懈褌邪谢邪 胁 褋褌褉邪薪邪褏 褞谐芯-胁芯褋褌芯褔薪芯泄 袝胁褉芯锌褘 (Erosion of socio-cultural capital in South Eastern Europe. 小芯褑懈芯谢芯谐懈褔械褋泻懈械 懈褋褋谢械写芯胁邪薪懈褟). M芯褋泻胁邪: 袧邪褍泻邪, no 7, p. 99鈥106. Online:

Petkevi膷i奴t臈, N., 艩treimikien臈, D. 2017. Gender and sustainable negotiation. Economics & sociology. Szczecin: Centre of sociological research, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 279鈥295. Online: .

Incorporating Carbon Intensity and Globalization Indices in Sustainability Assessment Techniques. Prof. Dr. D. 艩treimikien臈, Prof. Dr A. Mikalauskien臈.

The main indicators of carbon intensity and globalisation and their interactions were analysed and systematised. The sustainability assessment techniques were developed by integrating carbon intensity and globalisation indices. The proposed sustainability assessment techniques were applied in the Baltic States to assess energy sector sustainability.

Main publications:

Mikalauskien臈, A., 艩treimikien臈, D.  2017. The main drivers of GHG emission reduction in Baltic States. Proceedings of the 7th Economics & Finance Conference, Tel Aviv, 08鈥10 March 2017. Prague: International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences, p. 245鈥257; doi: 10.20472/EFC.2017.007.015.

Mikalauskien臈, A., 艩treimikien臈, D., Mulagalejeva, K. 2017. Assess the impact of globalisation processes by indices. Economics and sociology. Ternopil: Centre of Sociological Research, vol. 9, no. 4, p. 82鈥100, doi: 10.14254/2071-789X.2016/9-4/5.

Sustainability of Energy Sector. Dr. I. 艩ik拧nelyt臈.

Energy companies are increasingly stimulated to deal with the growing societal challenges such as scarcity of resources, climate change, pollution, employment, etc. The drivers of corporate social responsibility in energy sector are the mix of incentives and requirements. The research deals with the development of corporate social responsibility in the energy sector.

Main publication:

Stjepcevic, J., Siksnelyte, I. 2017. Corporate social responsibility in energy sector, Transformations in Business & Economics, vol. 16, no 1 (40), p. 21鈥33.

Entrepreneurship Development Problems: Human Resource Management Factors. PhD Student D. Ro膷k臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. 艩arki奴nait臈.

The research deals with expatriate challenges during the repatriation and their potential solutions, formation of skills necessary for the expatriate career during studies.

Main publication:

Ro膷k臈, D. 2017. Expatriation: challenges and success factors of an international career. Rural environment. Education. Personality. (REEP): proceedings of the 10th international conference. Jelgava: Latvia University of Agriculture, 12鈥13 May, no. 10, p. 451鈥456.

Perspectives of Sustainable Tourism Development. Prof. Dr. E. Jasinskas.

The analysis is presented indicating what objectives of sustainable development have been set by international organisations in order to develop a sustainable tourism and to decrease the greenhouse gas emissions as well as additional factors, which could contribute to better implementation of sustainable development principles. The empirical research of tourism development challenges is presented and analysed providing new insights for further analyses of sustainable tourism development challenges.

Main publication:

Dra拧kovi膷, M. 艩treimikien臈, D. (eds.), Baldesku, E., Bale啪entis, T., Bauk, S., Bilan, Y., Deliba拧i膷, M., Deliji膷, K., Dra拧kovi膷, D., Dra拧kovi膷, V., Ilysheva, N., Jasinskas, E., Jereb, B., Jovovi膷, R., Laki膷, S., Lojpur, A. Popov, E., Pupavac, D., 艩katari膷, G., 艩vag啪dien臈, B., Zupanc, I. V.,  Erznkyan, B. 2017. Sustainable Development: Crisis or Regulation? (A monograph). Podgorica: ELIT - Ekonomska laboratorija za istra啪ivanje tranzicije, 538 p.

Organizational Communication/Strategic Management/Organizational Behavior & development. PhD Student M. Sueldo.

Strategic management of organisational communication is examined with a focus on the drivers and trends towards integration. Synergising external and internal stakeholders facilitates the achievement of corporate goals, amongst which corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability issues should be included.

Main publications:

Sueldo, M. 2016. The impact of integrated organizational communication on organizational sustainability. Management of Organizations. Systematic research. (Online) .

Sueldo, M, 艩treimikien臈, D. 2016. Organizational rituals as tools of organizational culture creation. Transformations in Business and Economics, vol. 15, no. 2 (38), p. 89.

Evaluation, Accounting and Reporting on Intellectual Capital. Dr. A. Ramanauskait臈.

The research deals with evaluation and disclosing of intellectual capital in company鈥檚 report and analysis of the relationship between intellectual capital and company鈥檚 performance indicators.

Main publications:

Li膷kien臈, D., Ramanauskait臈, A. 2016. 漠mon臈s intelektinio kapitalo ataskaitos formavimas (Creation of company鈥檚 intellectual capital report0. Apskaitos ir finans懦 mokslas ir studijos: problemos ir perspektyvos (Science and studies of accounting and finances: problems and perspectives). Kaunas: Aleksandro Stulginskio universitetas, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 109鈥121, doi: 10.15544/ssaf.2016.11.

Ramanauskait臈, A., R奴tyt臈, L. 2016. 漠moni懦 intelektinio kapitalo ir veiklos rodikli懦 ry拧io analiz臈 (The analysis of the relationship between intellectual capital and company鈥檚 performance indicators). Apskaitos ir finans懦 mokslas ir studijos: problemos ir perspektyvos (Science and studies of accounting and finances: problems and perspectives). Kaunas: Aleksandro Stulginskio universitetas, vol. 10, no. 1, p. 138鈥150; doi: 10.15544/ssaf.2016.14.

The Problems of Commercial Bank and Central Bank in Central and Eastern Europe. Assoc. Prof. E. Freitakas, Assoc. Prof. G. Gipien臈, Prof. Dr. R. Kanapickien臈, Dr. M. Valukonis, PhD student M. Vij奴nas, Dr. R. 艩picas.

Research was conducted on liquidity risk management for local banks and the liquidity risk management model was created. In addition, business model evolution of credit unions was created. An assessment of the efficiency of Lithuanian commercial banks was made. An optimal loan performance window and a bad loan definition for the credit risk assessment model were settled for credit unions in Lithuania.

Main publications:

Ani奴nas, P., Gipien臈, G., Valukonis, M., Vij奴nas, M. 2017. Liquidity risk management model for local banks (Likvidumo rizikos valdymo modelis vietinio kapitalo komerciniams bankams). Transformations in business and economics, 91桃色. Kaunas Faculty of Humanities, Brno University of Technology. Faculty of Business and Management, University of Latvia. Faculty of Management and Economics. Kaunas: Vilniaus universiteto Kauno humanitarinis fakultetas, vol. 16, no. 1, p. 21鈥33.

艩picas, R., Vij奴nas, M. 2016. Ankstyvoji kredito unij懦 istorija ir veiklos modelio raida (Early history and business model evolution of credit unions). Ekonomika ir vadyba: aktualijos ir perspektyvos. 艩iauliai : 艩iauli懦 universiteto leidykla. No. 1, p. 120鈥130. Online: (belated publication)

Freitakas, E. 2017. Assessment of Lithuania鈥檚 commercial banks efficiency. Management and engineering鈥17: XV international scientific conference, June 25-28, Sozopol, Bulgaria: conference proceedings, vol. 2. Sofia: Sofia Technical University, p. 767鈥773.

Research of Accounting Quality in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises. Assoc. Prof. G. Gipien臈.

Analysis on advantages and disadvantages of Positive Accounting Theory was made.

Main publication:

Gipien臈, G., Budginait臈, A. 2017. Positive accounting theory: advantages and disadvantages. Management and engineering鈥17: XV international scientific conference, June 25鈥28, Sozopol, Bulgaria: conference proceedings, vol. 2. Sofia: Sofia Technical University, p. 760鈥766.

Gender Issues in Lithuania. Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Urbonien臈, Prof. Dr. V. Jur臈nien臈.

A theoretical discussion that focuses on the motives and barriers that make impact on adult learning as well as on their dynamics related to the change of social roles.

Main publication:

Stani拧auskien臈, V., Urbonien臈, A. 2016. Dynamics of learning motives and barriers in the context of changing human life roles. Cognitive science - New media - Education. Toru艅: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toru艅. vol. 1, p. 29鈥46, doi: 10.12775/CSNME.2016.002.

Exploring the role of women in the Lithuanian society during the movement of the first half of the 20th century, focusing on the characteristics of Jewish women activities in this period and analysis of the organisations. A Lithuanian family is described as a hearth of resistance during soviet occupation, which contributed to reestablishment of the state in 1990.

Main publications:

Jur臈nien臈, V. 2016. Lithuanian family 鈥 A Hearth of the Unarmed Resistance against the Soviet Occupation. Studia Podlaskie XXIV Bialystok, p. 259鈥293.

Jur臈nien臈, V. 2016. Jewish Women Activity in the Lithuanian Women鈥檚 Movement in the First Half of the 20th Century. International Relations and Diplomacy, vol. 4, no. 11, November 2016 (Serial Number 38), p. 729鈥736.

Organizational Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Social Entrepreneurship, Human Resource Management. Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Pu膷臈tait臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Novelskait臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Pu拧inait臈-Gelgot臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Rimkut臈, D. Tomkevi膷ien臈, PhD student D. Jankauskait臈, PhD student R.A. Medei拧ien臈.

Research of the relationship between socially responsible human resource management practices and turnover intentions moderated by supervisor鈥檚 gender, construction of unity and fragmentation in organisational culture through discourses of trust and distrust was explored in Finnish organisations. Results of an international intensive course Cases in Organizational Ethics were presented in a research publication. Empirical data for an international project CSR Research and Teaching in Central and Eastern Europe led by Sussex University (UK) were collected. Research proposal on dignity management in public organisations was submitted to Research Council of Lithuania.

Main publications:

Nie, D., L盲ms盲, A.-M., Pu膷臈tait臈, R. 2017. Effects of responsible human resource management practices on female employees鈥 turnover intentions. Business Ethics: European Review, vol. 27, p. 29鈥41.

L盲ms盲, A. M., Pu膷臈tait臈, R., Kujala, J., Heikkinen, A., Riivari, E., Medei拧ien臈, R. A. 2017. Teaching and learning business ethics in a multicultural group. International Journal of Knowledge Management Studies, vol. 8 (1/2), p. 83鈥98.

Kujala, J., Lehtim盲ki, H. Pu膷臈tait臈, R. 2016. Trust and distrust constructing unity and fragmentation of organisational culture. Journal of Business Ethics, vol. 139 (4), p. 701鈥716.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Evaluation of Socio-Economic Impact of Social Business: Comparison of Lithuania and Finland 鈥 SOCImpact (contract No. P-MIP-17-483).

This 3-year (2017鈥2020) project aims at evaluating socio-economic impact of social business on internal and external stakeholders from a cross-cultural perspective. In 2017, research methodology for qualitative part was tuned with the researchers from Finland and collection of data on the ethical perspective of motives of social entrepreneurs in Lithuania was started.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

University of Latvia (Latvia)
Birmingham City University (United Kingdom)
Swedish School of Social Sciences (Sweden)
University of Jyv盲skyl盲, School of Business and Economics (Finland)
University of Tampere, School of Management (Finland)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. R. 膶iegis 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Engineering Economics.
  • editorial board member of the journal Transformations in Business & Economics, http://www.transformations.khf.vu.lt/;
  • editorial board member of the journal Technological and Economic Development of Economy,
  • editorial board member of the journal International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, ;
  • editorial board member of the journal Social Research, .

Prof. Dr. E. Jasinskas 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Leisure Time Research, ;
  • editorial board member of the journal Tourism and Recreation Journal, ;
  • editorial board member of the journal European Journal of Contemporary Education, .

Dr. I.  艩ik拧nelyt臈 鈥

  • the World Federation of Scientists (Switzerland) fellowship to organise research The development of Lithuanian electricity system incorporating new innovative technologies fostering RES-Electricity, ;
  • scientific committee member of international conference Sustainable Development: Theory and Practice 2017,  ;
  • member of the Association for Energy Economics, .

Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Kiau拧ien臈 鈥

  • member of the Winnet Centre of Excellence, .

Prof. Dr. A. Mikalauskien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association for Energy Economics, ;
  • Technical Committee member of Lithuanian Department of Statistics, ;
  • member of International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences (IISES);
  • senior member of Economics Development Research Centre (IEDRC).

Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. 艩arki奴nait臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Leisure Time Research, .

Prof. Dr. D. 艩treimikien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association for Energy Economics,. ;
  • Chief Editor of the scientific journal Transformations in Business & Economics,
  • Vice-editor of the journal Intellectual Economy, ;
  • editorial board member of the journal Technological and Economic Development of Economy since 2010, ;
  • editorial board member of the journal Economics & Sociology since 2013, ;
  • group member of the Commission鈥檚 Horizon 2020 AGE (Advisory Group for Energy).

Prof. Dr. K. Rud啪ionien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association of Lithuanian Accounting Educators and Researchers;
  • editorial board member of the journal Accounting Theory and Practice.

Prof.  Dr. R. Kanapickien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association of Lithuanian Accounting Educators and Researchers;
  • editorial board member of the journal Accounting Theory and Practice;
  • member of the Certification Board for Internal Auditors of Public Legal Persons Managing and/or Using State and/or Municipal Property and Having it at their Disposition as well as of Persons Occupied in the Field of Internal Audit (since 2009), .

Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. Gipien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association of Lithuanian Accounting Educators and Researchers.

Assoc. Prof.  Dr. R. Klimaitien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association of Lithuanian Accounting Educators and Researchers.

Dr. A. Ramanauskait臈 鈥

  • member of Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors (LCA) (since 2012), ;
  • certified internal auditor (CIA) by IIA Lithuania (since 2011), ;
  • certified auditor (CA) by LCA (since 2012), .

Dr. M. Valukonis 鈥

  • member of Association of Financial Analysts (Lithuania), ;
  • financial brokerage licence (Bank of Lithuania),

Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Pu膷臈tait臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the international journal EJBO 鈥 Electronic Journal of Business Ethics and Organizational Studies, publisher: Business and Organization Ethics Network (BON), Finland (ejbo.jyu.fi);
  • editorial board member of the international peer-reviewed Journal of Management and Change, published by Estonian Business School, included in EBSCO Business Source Complete database ();
  • member of a follow-up group to a doctoral student Soilikki Viljanen at the University of Jyv盲skyl盲, Finland;
  • member of international advisory board in the We All 鈥 Social and Economic Sustainability of Future Working Life project funded by the Strategic Research Council of the Academy of Finland (2015-2020), carried out by Universities of Helsinki and Jyv盲skyl盲 and Hanken School of Economics, ();
  • expert on the data base Lituanistika

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Urbonien臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici Pedagogika, published by The Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toru艅, Poland, ;
  • editor of the International Journal on Global Business Management and Research, publisher Rajalakshmi Engineering College, India,

Prof. Dr. V. Jur臈nien臈 鈥

  • 2011 鈥 to present 鈥 the expert at the European Institute for Gender Equality,
  • 2012 鈥 to present 鈥 the expert at the Faculty of Economic Science and Information Technology, North West University: Vaal Triangle Campus, South Africa, ;
  • 2015 鈥 to present 鈥 the expert on the data base Lituanistika;
  • editorial board member of the international journal Economics and Sociology, ;
  • editorial board member of the international journal Developing World Women Issues: Law, Justice and Health,
  • editorial board member of the international Journal of Cultural and Religious Studies,  
  • editorial board member of the international journal Problems of World History: Scientific Journal (Institute of World History of the NAS of Ukraine),

 

INSTITUTE OF LANGUAGES, LITERATURE AND TRANSLATION STUDIES

12 Muitin臈s, LT-44280 Kaunas

Tel. 37 422 926

E-mail:

Director 鈥 Prof. Dr. Jadvyga Kr奴minien臈

STAFF

Professors: Dr. D. Ali奴kait臈 (part-time), Dr. G. Bankauskait臈-Sereikien臈, Dr. H. H. Droessiger (part-time), Dr. A. Krasnovas (part-time), Dr. J. Kr奴minien臈, Dr. D. Mikul臈nien臈 (part-time), Dr. S. Radzevi膷ien臈 (part-time), Dr. D. Satkauskait臈, Dr. T. Solomonik-Pankra拧ova, Dr. S. 艩arkauskien臈, Dr. L. Ulvydien臈.
Senior research fellows: Dr. G. Bankauskait臈-Sereikien臈 (part-time), Dr. Habil. O. Poliakovas (part-time), Dr. I. Stepukonien臈 (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr. R. Baranauskien臈, Dr. S. Bir啪ietien臈, Dr. S. Juzel臈nien臈, Dr. J. Kerevi膷ien臈, Dr. E. Keturakien臈, Dr. S. Keturakis (part-time), Dr. R. Kudirka, Dr. S. Lanza, Dr. I. Mickien臈, Dr. 沤. Nemickien臈, Dr. G. Rum拧ien臈, Dr. D. Vengalien臈 (part-time).
Assistants: Dr. E. Alosevi膷ien臈 (part-time), Dr. M. Grigaitis, Dr. I. Koverien臈 (part-time), Dr. V. Linkevi膷i奴t臈 (part-time), Dr. L. Niedzviegien臈, Dr. J. Radavi膷i奴t臈 (part-time).
Junior assistant: J. Astrauskien臈 (part-time).
Lecturers: L. Abraitien臈 (part-time), J. Amoson (part-time), D. Aleksandravi膷ien臈 (part-time), D. Bytautien臈 (part-time), G. Dubauskien臈 (part-time), R. Deksn臈 (part-time), L. Fedor膷enkien臈 (part-time), Dr E. Gabr臈nait臈, L. Grikietis (part-time), L. Kami膷aityt臈 (part-time), E. Kmitait臈 (part-time), A. Kuzmickien臈, R. Ma膷iulskien臈, V. Norvai拧a (part-time), T. Ru拧kien臈 (part-time), J. Skovorodko, Dr. I. 艩le啪ait臈.
Doctoral students: J. Astrauskien臈, L. Abraitien臈, G. Buivyt臈, L. Buividavi膷i奴t臈, G. Gibavi膷ien臈, E. Merkyt臈-艩varcien臈, V. Sered啪i奴t臈, D. Burbien臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Linguistic Means of Social Discourse
Cognitive Aspects of Media and Political Discourse Analysis
Sociolinguistic Research of Dialectal Speech
Perceptual Analysis of Dialectal Discourse
Cultural Significance of Dialects
Exploration of Toponyms
Visual Metaphors: Methodological Approaches
Terminological Basis of Translation Studies
Translation of Culture-bound Units
Vernacular Translation as Modus Interpretandi
Interdisciplinary Approach to Audiovisual Translation
Development, Characteristics and Perception of Voice-over
Strategies and Problems of Audio Description
Theatre and Opera Surtitling as a Multimodal Construct
Polysemiotic Cohesion in Film Dubbing
Fictional Worlds within Conceptual Categories: From Etymology to Pragmatics
Literary Discourse of Contemporary English and American Literature
Interpretative Understanding of Literature: Hermeneutical Approach
Inter-textual Criticism: Shifts of Reading Horizons
Modernist Poetics: History, Fantasy and Fiction
Generic Deconstruction as Reflected in Literary Discourse
The Phenomenon and Instrumentarium of Literary Wit
Historical Awareness in the Lithuanian Poetry of the 19th Century
Contemporary Reception of Literary Heritage and Literary Criticism
Poetics, Stylistics and Rhetoric in Fictional Texts and Public Discourse

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2017

Projects Supported by the University Budget

Applied Aspects of Linguistic and Interdisciplinary Language Research. Prof. Dr. D. Satkauskait臈, Prof. Dr. H. H. Droessiger, Prof. Dr. L. Ulvydien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Alosevi膷ien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Kerevi膷ien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. Rum拧ien臈, Dr. L. Niedzviegien臈, Dr. I. Koverien臈, D. 艩idi拧kyt臈, L. Abraitien臈.

The research carried out under this project deals with audiovisual translation, culture-bound translation, strategies and problems of dubbing and translation editing, conceptualisations of swear words and invectives, translation as a means of social integration, especially with regard to audio description. 

Main publications:

Abraitien臈, L., Astrauskien臈, J., Urbonien臈, M. 2016. Translation as a Means of Social Integration (Vertimas kaip priemon臈, padedanti suma啪inti socialin臋 atskirt寞) Acta humanitarica universitatis Saulensis, vol. 23, p. 232鈥242.

Alosevi膷ien臈, E., Niedzviegien臈, L., 2016. Garsinio vaizdavimo raida Lietuvoje ir voki拧kai kalban膷iuose kra拧tuose (The Development of Audio Description in Lithuania and German-speaking Countries). Acta humanitarica universitatis Saulensis, vol. 23, p. 243鈥256.

Droessiger, H. H. 2017. On evaluative conceptualizations of swear words and invectives. Athens Journal of Philology. Athens: Athens Institute for Education & Research, vol. 4, no. 3, p. 201鈥217.

The Interaction of Text and Context. Prof. Dr. J. Kr奴minien臈, Prof. Dr. T. Solomonik-Pankra拧ova, Prof. Dr. A. Krasnovas, Prof. Dr. G. Bankauskait臈-Sereikien臈, Prof. Dr. S. 艩arkauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Keturakien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Bir啪ietien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Keturakis, Dr. I. 艩le啪ait臈, Dr. M. Grigaitis, R. Ma膷iulskien臈, V. Norvai拧a, PhD Student J. Astrauskien臈, PhD Student G. Buivyt臈, PhD Student L. Buividavi膷i奴t臈, PhD Student V. Sered啪i奴t臈, PhD Student G. Gibavi膷ien臈.

The research explored the metamorphosis of myth into poetry and film; the operation of image-schematic metaphors in the Latin mourning poetry of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; the motif of 鈥渄ispassionate passion鈥 in Gregory of Nyssa鈥檚 works; generic deconstruction as reflected in English epithalamic tradition; the rhetoric of public (press, advertising) discourse from the perspective of gender criticism within the frame of complex interaction between text and context.

Main publications:

Bankauskait臈-Sereikien臈, G., B奴blaityt臈, I. 2017. Normatyvinis vyri拧kumas tarpukario Lietuvos spaudoje ir reklamoje: karininko 寞vaizdis (Normative Masculinity in the Interwar Lithuanian Press and Advertising: the Image of an Officer). Respectus Philologicus, 91桃色 Kaunas Faculty, Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, vol. 31 (36), p. 148鈥163.

Kr奴minien臈, J. 2017. Generic Challenges: English Epithalamic Tradition and Its Deconstruction (The Case of John Donne). Respectus Philologicus, vol. 31 (36), p. 9鈥19.

Sered啪i奴t臈, V. 2017. Vaizdin臈s-schemin臈s gyvenimo metaforos XVI am啪iaus pabaigos lotyni拧koje LDK gedulingoje poezijoje (Image-schematic Metaphors of Life in Latin Mourning Poetry of the Late 16th Century in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania). Respectus Philologicus, vol. 32 (37), p. 132鈥143.                              

Solomonik-Pankra拧ova, T. 2017. 鈥淏eaistr臈 aistra鈥 Grigaliaus Nysie膷io In Canticum Canticorum (Dispassionate Passion鈥 in Gregory of Nyssa鈥檚 In Canticum Canticorum) LOGOS, vol. 92, p. 18鈥26.

Sociolinguistic and Cognitive Research of the Lithuanian Language.  Prof. Dr. D. Ali奴kait臈, Prof. Habil. Dr. O. Poliakovas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Juzel臈nien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Mickien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Baranauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Kudirka, Dr. E. Gabr臈nait臈, PhD Student D. Burbien臈, PhD Student E. Merkyt臈-艩varcien臈.

The research carried out under this project focused on the analysis of the variant ability of the Lithuanian language from the perspective of perceptual dialectology and sociolinguistics aiming at working out cultural and social characteristics of the horizontal and vertical language continuum; advertising discourse analysis by applying cognitive and multimodal approaches; considerable attention was given to the problems of the evolution of the Lithuanian language.

Main publications:

Baranauskien臈, R., Juzel臈nien臈, S., 艩arkauskien臈, S. 2017. Social Advertisements as a Tool for Language Teaching and Learning. EDULEARN17: 9th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, 3鈥5 July 2017, Barcelona, Spain: conference proceedings. Valencia: IATED Academy, 2017, 9275-9278; doi: 10.21125/edulearn.2017.0742.

Gabr臈nait臈, E., Mikalauskas, A. 2016. Politin臈s retorikos pragmatika (The Pragmatism of Political Rhetoric) Valoda 鈥揤aloda da啪膩du kult奴ru kontekst膩. Daugavpils: Saule, p. 1鈥10.

Linguistic and Extralinguistic Parameters of Language. Assoc. Prof Dr. J. Kerevi膷ien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. 沤. Nemickien臈, Assist. Prof. Dr. V. Linkevi膷i奴t臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Vengalien臈, Dr. J. Radavi膷i奴t臈.

The research carried out under this project is based on the exploration of the characteristics of the urban linguistic landscape, linguistic parameters of the translated texts, also focusing on the problems and creative solutions with regard to translated text editing.

Main publications:

Nemickien臈, 沤. 2016. The comparative analysis of English-Lithuanian equivalents of 鈥榤ust鈥 in the Witch of Portobello. Mokslo taikomieji tyrimai Lietuvos kolegijose. Kauno kolegijos leidybos centras, no.12, p. 197鈥205:

Radavi膷i奴t臈, J. 2017. Linguistic landscape of Tbilisi: a case study of graffiti. Respectus Philologicus, vol. 31 (36), p. 9鈥19.

Kerevi膷ien臈, J. 2017.Verstinio teksto redagavimas: problemos ir k奴rybiniai sprendimai (Translated Text Editing: Problems and Creative Solutions) Tarp eilu膷i懦: lingvistikos, literat奴rologijos, medij懦 erdv臈: TELL ME, Kaunas: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, p. 166鈥179: .

International Research Projects

COST programme IS1312. Structuring Discourse in Multilingual Europe (TextLink). 2013鈥2017. Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Juzel臈nien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Baranauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Mickien臈, Prof. Dr. S.  艩arkauskien臈.

The project aims at unifying linguistic resources on discourse structure and building systems to allow cross-linguistic investigations. In 2017, a Lithuanian research group was involved in developing a multilingual, crosslinguistic corpus of TED talks where transcripts are annotated in the PDTB style. This resource includes annotations on six languages and is intended to be extended to new languages with richer annotations involving aspects of spoken language. A meeting on DRDs Multilingual and Multimodal Challenges was held on 12鈥14 June 2017.

National Research Projects

State Commission of the Lithuanian Language. The Spectrum of Regional Variants and Quasi-standard Language at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Perceptual Approach (No. K-2/2017/MTS-620000-223). Prof. Dr. D. Ali奴kait臈. 2017鈥2019.

The project aims at the analysis of the perceptual competence of ordinary members of language community by applying the principles of perceptual dialectology. In 2017, the analytical model within the methodological platform of perceptual methodology was worked out; respondent selection criteria were determined; text-stimuli were prepared for the variant research; the analysis of variant perception was performed in 10 locations; the data of variant perception research was systemically and analytically estimated; several methodological seminars were organised.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain)
Institute of Lithuanian Language (Lithuania)
State Commission of the Lithuanian Language (Lithuania)
Lithuanian Association of Literary Translators (Lithuania)
Lithuanian Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired (Lithuania)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. D. Ali奴kait臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the international journal Respectus Philologicus, ;
  • editorial board member of the international journal of scholarly papers Taikomoji kalbotyra, ;
  • expert for database Lituanistika, ;
  • Board member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics, ;
  • member of the State Commission of the Lithuanian Language, ;
  • member of the International Society for Dialectology and Geolinguistics, .

Prof. Dr. G.  Bankauskait臈-Sereikien臈 鈥

  • editor-in-chief of the international journal Respectus Philologicus, ;
  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics (LITAKA), ;
  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Comparative Literature, ;
  • expert for Database 鈥淟ituanistika鈥, ;
  • member of Antanas Va膷iulaitis Literary Award Commission.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Baranauskien臈 鈥

  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics, .

Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Bir啪ietien臈 鈥

  • member of the Lithuanian Classical Association Societas Classica, .

Prof. Dr. H. H. Dr枚脽iger 鈥

  • editorial board member of the journal Studies about Languages, Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania), .

Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Juzel臈nien臈 鈥

  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics, .

Prof. Dr. A. Krasnovas 鈥

  • editorial board member of the international journal Respectus Philologicus, .

Prof. Dr. J. Kr奴minien臈 鈥

  • member of the European Humanities University, American Studies Centre (Belarus) Supported by Public Affairs Section of the US Embassy in Belarus, ;
  • member of The John Donne Society. Bldg. 250/251F, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2020, , ;
  • editorial board member of the international journal Respectus Philologicus, ;
  • member of International Advisory Board of the International Multidisciplinary Research Journal European Academic Research (EAR), .

Assoc. Prof. Dr Ilona Mickien臈 鈥

  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics, .

Assoc. Prof. Dr. 沤. Nemickien臈 鈥

  • scientific editor of the English Language of the international journal of scholarly papers TELL ME 2017: Thought Elaboration: Linguistics, Literature, Media Expression, Kaunas Faculty of 91桃色, .

Prof. Dr. O. Poliakovas 鈥

  • editorial board member of the international journal Respectus Philologicus, ;
  • member of the Commission of History of Slavistics of the International Committee of Slavists;
  • member of the Commission of the Study of Relations between Baltic and Slavonic Languages of the International Committee of Slavists.

Prof. Dr. S. Radzevi膷ien臈 鈥

  • member of the Association of Lithuanian Comparative Literature, ;
  • member of the European Network of Comparative Literary Studies;
  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Literary Translators, ;
  • member of World Lithuanian Language Community, ;
  • member of the Association of Lituanistics (Baltistics) Centres.

Prof. Dr. D.  Satkauskait臈 鈥

  • editorial board member of the international journal of scholarly papers TELL ME 2017: Thought Elaboration: Linguistics, Literature, Media Expression, Kaunas Faculty of 91桃色, ;
  • member of Lithuanian DAAD Club, .

Prof. Dr. S. 艩arkauskien臈 鈥

  • member of the Lithuanian Classical Association Societas Classica, .

Prof. Dr. L. Ulvydien臈 鈥

  • deputy editor-in-chief of Respectus Philologicus, ;
  • member of ESSE The European Society for the Study of English, ;
  • member of European Humanities University, American Studies Centre (Belarus) supported by Public Affairs Section of the US Embassy in Belarus, ;
  • member of the Creative Group for Institute of Science and Encyclopedia Publications, .

Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Vengalien臈 鈥

  • member of the Lithuanian Association of Applied Linguistics,

 

INSTITUTE OF APPLIED INFORMATICS

2 Naugardo, LT-44280 Kaunas
Tel. 37 422 566
E-mail:

Head 鈥 Prof. Dr. Audrius Lopata

STAFF

Professors: Dr. R. Butleris (part-time), Dr. G. Gar拧va, Dr. S. Gudas, Dr. A. Lopata, Dr. D. Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, Dr. V. Sakalauskas.
Associate professors: Dr. L. Bikul膷ien臈 (part-time), Dr. K. Driaunys, Dr. S. Masteika, Dr. V. Rud啪ionis.
Assistants: Dr. M. Ambrazi奴nas (part-time), Dr. P. Astromskis (part-time).
Lecturers: Dr. R. Danielien臈 (part-time), Dr. D. Dilijonas, Dr. V. Moskaliova, A. Stravinskien臈 (part-time), D. Tribandis (part-time), I. Veitait臈 (part-time).
Junior assistant: M. Vaitonis (part-time).
Doctoral Students: P. Tamo拧i奴nas, L. Dovydaitis, T. Rasymas, M. Liutvinavi膷ius, K. Korovkinas, M. Vaitonis, N. 沤emaityt臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Enterprise modelling methods, requirements engineering, enterprise data and knowledge modelling, management of information processing and CASE tools
Decision support systems in financial and currency markets, portfolio management and loan risk analysis, logistic capital accumulation models, financial anomalies and bubbles
Intelligent computational models for integrated research of marketing, e-commerce, e-banking, e-learning and social network information
Complex evaluation of customer behaviour
Dynamic process modelling by applying fuzzy cognitive models
Designing the Quality and Cost containment coherence framework for prudent modelling of innovative health care systems
Development, integration, and implementation of high frequency trading models in financial markets on high-performance computing platforms
Implementing the smart contracts via online transactions and other peer-to-peer-based solutions for the sharing economy in online market places
Development block chain or public ledger via peer-to-peer technology based solutions in autonomous decentralised organisations
Artificial intelligence for speech recognition and analysis technologies (Lithuanian language)
Intelligent models for marketing systems, social networks, e-business, e-learning and e-government

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2017

Projects Supported by University Budget

Intelligent Decision Support Systems and Knowledge-Based Applications in Finance, E-Business, Marketing, Health Care. Prof. Dr. V. Sakalauskas, Prof. Dr. D. Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Masteika, Dr. D. Dilijonas, Dr. V. Moskaliova, PhD Student M. Vaitonis, PhD Student M. Liutvinavi膷ius, PhD Student K. Korovkinas.

A new method of selecting the best e-shop clients, which can be offered the personalised advertising campaign, was proposed. The research is based on real clickstream data of two e-shops.

The healthcare quality was evaluated by taking into account the importance of indicators by applying expert-based AHP (Analytic Hierarchy Process) method and the regression analysis of health statistics. The rankings of the EU countries according to their healthcare investment types and costs were developed and evaluated.

Main publications:

Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, D., Sakalauskas, V. 2017. Targeting Advertising Scenarios for e-Shops Surfers. Series: Lecture notes in business information processing, vol. 263. Berlin: Springer International Publishing. p. 36鈥44.

Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, D., Sakalauskas, V. 2017. AHP Model for Quality Evaluation of Healthcare System. Cham: Springer Nature, vol. 756, p. 129鈥141.

Sakalauskas, V., Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, D. 2017. DEA Based Algorithm for EU Healthcare Efficiency Evaluation. Series: Lecture notes in business information processing, vol. 303, Berlin: Springer International Publishing. p. 97鈥115.

Enterprise Modeling and Knowledge-Based Information Systems Engineering Research.   Prof. Dr. A. Lopata, Prof. Dr. S. Gudas, Prof. Dr. R. Butleris, I. Veitait臈, PhD Student M. Ambrazi奴nas, A. Stravinskien臈.

The generation of knowledge-based UML models from enterprise model technique was created and transformation algorithms of the generation of knowledge-based UML dynamic models were presented. 袝nt械rpris械 kn芯wl械dg械-bas械d UML timing and interaction m芯d械l g械n械r邪tion pr芯褋械sses were investigated and transformation algorithms were presented.

Main publications:

Veitait臈, I., Lopata, A. 2017. Knowledge-Based UML Models Generation from Enterprise Model Technique. Cham: Springer Nature, p. 314鈥325: .

Veitait臈, I., Lopata, A. 2017. Transformation Algorithms of Knowledge-Based UML Dynamic Models Generation. Business Information Systems Workshops BIS 2017, Poznan, Poland, 28-30 June. Witold Abramowicz (ed.) - Series: Lecture notes in business information processing, vol. 303. Cham: Springer International Publishing, p. 59鈥68; doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-69023-0.

Lopata, A., Veitait臈, I., 沤emaityt臈, N. 2017. Enterprise Model-Based UML Interaction Overview Model Generation Process. Business Information Systems Workshops: BIS 2016 international workshops, Leipzig, Germany, July 6-8, 2016: revised papers. Abramowicz, Witold, Alt, Rainer, Bogdan, Franczyk (eds). Series: Lecture notes in business information processing, Berlin: Springer International Publishing, vol. 263, p. 69鈥78; doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-52464-1_7.

Development of Digital Technologies in Phonetics and Voice Recognition. Assoc. Prof. Dr. K. Driaunys, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Rud啪ionis, Phd Student T. Rasymas, PhD Student L. Dovydaitis, Prof. Dr. G. Gar拧va.

LSTM-based deep neural networks for speaker identification were investigated. The most efficient topologies of LSTM networks were found for this type of deep networks. It has been shown that for all the tested data sets LSTM-based speaker identification outperforms baseline HMM-based speaker identification methods by at least 20%. The average correct speaker identification level with LSTM networks exceeded 98%. The increase of recognition accuracy is between 4 and 7 per cent.

Main publications:

Rasymas, T., Rud啪ionis, V. 2017. Voice-Based Interface for Route Search System. Proc. of Open Conference of Electrical, Electronic and Information Sciences (eStream), Vilnius, .

Dovydaitis, L., Rud啪ionis, V. 2017. Identifying Lithuanian Native Speakers using Voice Recognition. Business Information Systems Workshops - BIS 2017 International Workshops, Pozna艅, Poland, June 28鈥30, 2017, Revised Papers. 303, Springer.

Research Projects

COST action: European Network for Cost Containment and Improved Quality of Health Care, . Management committee members: Prof. Dr. D. Krik拧膷i奴nien臈, 91桃色, Lithuania, Prof. Dr. V. Sakalauskas, 91桃色, Lithuania, Project participant M. Liutvinavi膷ius.

This aims at supporting the scientific research and technology development necessary for a breakthrough in the field of cost-containment in healthcare while also maintaining the quality of health care. So far, the EU R&D agenda has under-examined this aspect while in nearly every COST Member Country rising costs of healthcare are becoming a major societal problem.

COST Action CA15123: The European Research Network on Types for Programming and Verification (EUTYPES), http://www.cost.eu/COST_Actions/ca/CA15123. Management committee members: Prof. A. Lopata, I. Veitait臈.

Types are pervasive in programming and information technology. A type defines a formal interface between software components, allowing the automatic verification of their connections, and greatly enhancing the robustness and reliability of computations and communications. In rich dependent type theories, full functional specification of a program can be expressed as a type. Type systems have rapidly evolved over the past years, becoming more sophisticated, capturing new aspects of the behaviour of programs and the dynamics of their execution.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

IT-onBase GmbH (Switzerland)
KPT/CPT (Switzerland)
Poznan University of Economics (Poland)
Cordoba University (Spain)
Intellerts BV Utrecht (Netherlands)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. A. Lopata 鈥

  • member of Lithuanian Computer Society (LIKS),
  • organiser of master and PhD students conference IVUS 2016;
  • member of the Programme Committee of Workshop on Applications of Knowledge-Based Technologies in Business (AKTB) in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 in International Conference on Business Information Systems (BIS).
  • member of Programme Committee of 20th International Conference on Information and Software Technologies (ICIST 2016, ICIST 2017),
  • chair of special session Intelligent Methods for Data Analysis and Computer Aided Software Engineering (International Conference ICIST 2016), .

Prof.  Dr. V. Sakalauskas 鈥

  • member of the programme committee of  20th international conference on Business Information Systems (BIS 2017),
  • co-chair, member of the programme committee and the organiser of  9th Workshop on applications of Knowledge-Based Technologies in Business (AKTB 2017) in conjunction with BIS 2017, Poznan, Poland, ;
  • member of the Lithuanian Union of Statisticians, ;
  • member of the Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs), ;
  • member of Spanish Research Group Knowledge Discovery and Intelligent Systems (KDIS) at the University of Cordoba, .

Prof. Dr. D. Krik拧膷i奴nien臈 鈥

  • editor-in-chief of international Journal of Marketing Principles and Practices (IJMPP) (Online)(Print),
  • associated editor of international Journal of Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management Applications,
  • associated editor of the international journal Electronic Commerce Research and Applications (indexed ISI WOS, impact 5 year: 2,831,
  • member of the editorial committee International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems (IARIA),
  • co-chair of the programme committee of workshop of international conference Workshop on Applications of Knowledge-Based Technologies in Business (AKTB) at International Conference on Business Information Systems (BIS), ;
  • member of the programme committees of the following international scientific conferences:
  1. ACIIDS 2017 international conference of intelligent information and database systems,
  2. BIS 2017, international conference on Business Information Systems,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Masteika 鈥

  • reviewer of Journal of Business Economics and Management,
  • associated partner of Marie Curie Actions EU project Training in Modern Quantitative Methods and High-Performance Computing for Finance, ;
  • associated partner of Tampere University of Technology in research project  Efficient numerical methods on high-performance computing platforms for the underlying financial models;
  • member of the programme committee of 9th Workshop on Applications of Knowledge-Based Technologies in Business (AKTB 2017 in conjunction with 20th International Conference on Business Information Systems (BIS 2017) Poznan, Poland;
  • editorial board member of the journal Transformations in Business and Economy;
  • member of the programme committee of Information Systems in Business, Accounting, Finance and Banking, International Business Management Masters study programme.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Rud啪ionis 鈥

  • editorial board member of the international journal Northern European Language Technologies, 
  • member of the programme committee and organiser of 7th Workshop on Applications of Knowledge-Based Technologies in Business (AKTB 2016 in conjunction with 17th international conference on Business Information Systems (BIS 2016) Leipzig, Germany,