Faculty of Humanities in Kaunas

Faculty of Humanities in Kaunas

Sukurta: 30 August 2013

khf8 Muitinės, LT-44280 Kaunas
Tel. 42 3222, fax 42 3222,
E-mail:
www http://www.khf.vu.lt

Dean – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kęstutis Driaunys

STAFF

76 teachers (63 holding research degree), 3 research fellows (1 holding research degree), 39 doctoral students.

 

RESEARCH AREAS

Modelling and Management of Lithuania’s Social and Economic Development

Poetics, Rhetoric and Linguistics: Fundamental and Applied Research into Literary and Non-literary Texts

Informatics: Identification Processes, Data Analysis and Visualization, Artificial Intelligence, Modelling of Processes and Systems, Mathematic Logic and Discrete Structures, Innovative Teaching Methods

Informatics Engineering: Technologies of Images and Signals, Parallel Calculations, System Engineering, Estimate Experiments, Application of Information Technologies

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2015

M. Dilys. Managerial factors of sustainable cooperation between sports organizations and sponsors.

I. Šikšnelytė. Sustainability assessment of electricity market models.

I. Koverienė. Dubbing as an audiovisual translation mode: English and Lithuanian phonemic inventories in the context of visual phonetics.

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2015

National conference Sustainable Development: Theory and Practical Implementation 2015.

International conference Ethical Organizations and Sustainable Innovations.

International interdisciplinary conference TELL ME: Thought Elaboration: Linguistics, Literature, Media Expression.

18th international conference Business Information Systems.

12th professor Vladas Gronskas international conference for young scientists Economy Development: Theory and Practice.

MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2015

Poljakov, O. 2015. The Marvel of Indo-European Cultures and Languages: the Lithuanian Bridge to Indo-European. Monograph. Vilnius: Vilnius University Publishing House, 637 p.

Pučėtaitė, R., Novelskaitė, A., Pušinaitė, R. 2015. Organizacijų etika, novatoriškumas ir darniosios inovacijos. Monograph, Vilnius: Akademinė leidyba, 558 p.

Jurėnienė V., Mostenska T., Fedulova I. (eds.). 2015. Population and Social Development, Monograph. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 278 p. 

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT

8 Muitinės, LT-03225 Kaunas
Tel. (8-37) 422 344
E-mail:

Head – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Asta Mikalauskienė 

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. R. Čiegis, Dr. D. Štreimikienė.
Associate professors: Dr. E. Jasinskas (part-time), Dr. A. Mikalauskienė, Dr. E. Bartkus, Dr. D. Pilinkus, Dr. R. Pušinaitė, Dr. I. Šarkiūnaitė, Dr. V. Tamulienė (part-time), Dr. I. Kiaušienė (part-time).
Lecturers: Dr. R. Bartkutė (part-time), Dr. I. Griesienė (part-time), Dr. B. Toluba, Dr. M. Dilys (part-time), Dr. I. Šikšnelytė (part-time), D. Ročkė (part-time), M. Sueldo (part-time), Dr. D. Žvirdauskas (part-time), G. Romeika (part-time).
Doctoral students: D. Ročkė, R. Žemaitytė, G. Vilutytė, A. Pukis, M. Radzevičius, K. Andriuškevičius, M. Sueldo, S. Jurgelėnas, P. Boreika, I. Vitkauskaitė, D. Jankauskaitė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Entrepreneurship development problems: economic, social, demographic, human resource management, organizational learning factors.

Consumer behaviour for increasing the competitiveness and business development, marketing factors in the environment of sustainable economic development, and social-ethical marketing factors in modern marketing theories.

Intercultural Communication and Management expression in the general business management practice.

The processes of globalization and the general principles of sustainable development, sustainable development indicators and their application in Lithuania and the world economy.

Links between quality of life and sustainable development and its evaluation.

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

Consumer Behaviour. Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Tamulienė.

Factors influencing customer retention are important in the study of consumer relationship conception since they have implications for organizational business strategy and regulatory policies. Globalization, competition and changes in market cause difficulties for companies to attract and retain customers. So in practice transition from transactional marketing to relationship marketing is increasingly important. One of the main objectives of relationship marketing is customer retention.

Main publication:

Tamulienė, V., Gabrytė, I. 2015. Factors influencing customer retention: case study of Lithuanian mobile operators. Procedia: Social and Behavioural Sciences. Amsterdam: Elsevier BV, vol. 156: 19th International Scientific Conference; Economics and Management 2014, ICEM 2014, 23–25 April 2014, Riga, Latvia, p. 447–451. 

Sustainability Assessment of Electricity Market Models.Prof. Dr. D. Štreimikienė, Dr. I. Šikšnelytė.

There were analysed, how to develop a tool for comparative assessment of electricity market models and evaluate electricity market organization models in various world countries that have liberalized their electricity markets based on sustainability criteria. The proposed assessment allows reviewing and comparing electricity market models in terms of achieving main targets of sustainable power sector development.

Main publications:

Siksnelyte, I., Streimikiene, D. 2015. Sustainability Assessment of Electricity Market Models in World Countries. Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. Manuscript Draft. Manuscript Number: RSER-D-15-00367.

Šikšnelytė, I. 2015. Darnus vystymasis: teorija ir praktinis įgyvendinimas 2015.  Kolektyvinė monografija. VU, ASU.

Environmental Taxes Impact on Sustainable Energy Development. Prof. Dr. D. Štreimikienė, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Mikalauskienė.

The research carried out deals with comparative assessment of the impacts of environmental taxes on sustainable development in selected EU member states. Environmental taxes are the main policies to internalize external costs of energy production. The main policies and measures to improve energy efficiency were investigated and compared in Ukraine and EU member states and assessment of implemented policies on sustainability of energy development scenarios was performed.

Main publications:

Gontareva, I.,Streimikiene, D.,Ivanenko, O. 2015. Theoretical Background and Problems of Energy Efficiency in Ukraine. Transformations in Business and Economics. Vilnius University. Kaunas Faculty of Humanities, Brno University of Technology. Faculty of Business and Management, University of Latvia. Faculty of Management and Economics. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, vol. 14, no. 2A, p. 563–584.

Štreimikienė, D. 2015. Impact of environmental taxes on sustainable energy development in Baltic States, Czech Republic and Slovakia.  E+M journal Ekonomie a Management, iss. 4, p. 1212–3609.

Entrepreneurship Development Problems: Human Resource Management Factors. Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Šarkiūnaitė, PhD Student D. Ročkė.

There were analysed the factors of expatriate international assignment success. The results showed that one of most complex stages of the expatriation process is the adjustment of expatriates during international assignment. It has been proved that the success of the adjustment stage and the entire expatriation process is mostly influenced by the personal strengths of employees, their professional, social, adjustment skills, international experience and a favorable situation of their families.

Main publication:

Šarkiūnaitė, I., Ročkė, D. 2015. The expatriate experience: the factors of international assignment success. Transformations in Business and Economics, vol. 14, no. 1 (34), p. 20–47.

Entrepreneurship Development Problems: Social Factors. Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Bartkus.

There were analysed the rapid expansion of the Internet and content products' digital distribution. The number of users copying and distributing these products without the legal consent of their authors is increasing. In order to determine how digital piracy and its management in the music industry are evaluated by the users of music creators, the empirical studies were conducted to summarize the positions and opinions of the persons engaged in the music industry.

Main publication:

Bartkus, E. Akulavičius, M. 2015. Possibilities of digital piracy management in music records industry. Transformations in Business and Economics, vol. 14, no. 1, 236–251 p.

Evaluation of Economic Growth in Terms of Sustainability. Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Mikalauskienė.

There were analysed, how to achieve economic growth taking into account the sustainability of economic, social and environmental spheres. The fast pace of growth in production may lead to the high level of inflation. Damage may be caused by the increased use of natural resources and due to the increased air and water pollution as well as waste generation. The insufficient growth of production may have an influence on the increased unemployment and poverty levels.

Main publication:

Čiegis, R., Dilius, A., Mikalauskienė, A. 2015. Evaluation of economic growth in terms of sustainability. Transformations in Business and Economics, vol. 14, No. 1 (34), p. 105–125. 

Promotion of Sustainable Innovation Implementation. Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Pušinaitė.

Promoting of sustainable inovation implementation (liet. Darniųjų inovacijų diegimo skatinimas)

There was analysed concept of sustainable innovation, the legal, political, economic and educational measures to promote sustainable innovation in Lithuania, corporate social responsibility.

Main publications:

Pušinaitė, R., Pučėtaitė, R. 2015. Darniųjų inovacijų diegimo skatinimas. Rekomendacijos politikams. Mokymo ir metodinė priemonė.  Vilnius: VšĮ Akademinė leidyba, 23 p.

Pučėtaitė, R., Novelskaitė, A., Pušinaitė, R. 2015. Organizacijų etika, novatoriškumas ir darniosios inovacijos: mokslo monografija. Vilnius: VšĮ Akademinė leidyba, 560 p. 

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

Lithuanian Sports University

National University of Food Technologies (Ukraine)

Institute of World Economy & International Relations NAS Ukraine (Ukraine)

Information Systems Management Institute (ISMA) (Latvia)

Latvia University of Agriculture (Latvia)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Šarkiūnaitė –

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Mikalauskienė –

Prof. Dr. R. Čiegis –

Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Jasinskas -

Prof. Dr. D. Štreimikienė –

 

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING

12 Muitinės, LT-44280, Kaunas
Tel. (8-37) 422 926
Email:

Head – Assoc. Prof. Gailutė Gipienė

STAFF

Professors: Dr. R. Kanapickienė, Dr. K. Rudžionienė, Dr. G. Žigienė.
Associate professors: Dr. G. Gipienė, Dr. E. Freitakas, Dr. D. Teresienė.
Lecturers: Dr. P. Aniūnas, Dr. R. Klimaitienė, Dr. A. Ramanauskaitė.
Doctoral students: D. Gliaubicas, M. Valukonis, P. Paškevičius, L. Matusevičienė, M. Vijūnas, R. Špicas, S. Mirinavičienė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Internal control systems and financial condition and evaluation

Fiscal decentralization peculiarities of Lithuania

The problems of commercial bank and central bank in Central and Eastern Europe

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

Internal Control Systems and Financial Condition and Evaluation. Assoc. Prof. G. Gipienė, PhD Student S. Mirinavičienė.

Research dealt with the theoretical aspects and practical problems of long term tangible assets accounting. On the grounds of the theoretical and practical long term tangible assets accounting aspects investigation the methodology and the model of long term tangible assets accounting was presented.

Main publications:

Gipiene, G. 2015. Модель методики бухгалтерского учета долговременного материального имущества (ДМИ). Management and Engineering '15'. Proceedings of 13th international conference, June 21–24, Sozopol, Bulgaria, vol. II. Sofia, Technical University, p. 898–916.

Mirinaviciene, S. 2015. Complex accounting and auditing issues and auditor responsibility. Proceedings of 30th international business research conference, 20–22 April, Dubai, UAE. Melbourne, World Business Institute Australia p. 1–9.

Fiscal Decentralization Peculiarities in Lithuania. Dr. P. Aniūnas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. Gipienė, PhD student M. Valukonis, PhD Student M. Vijūnas.

Purpose of research is to create fixed income portfolio risk assessment model, which lets to separate portfolio’s credit and market risk components. Risk assessment model consists of combining the VaR methodology, modified duration measure and use of future contracts for portfolio hedging. Fixed income portfolio risk assessment model testing results showed that there were no deviations or they did not exceed 1 percent of the permissible limit for more than one year.

Main publication:

Aniūnas, P., Gipienė, G., Valukonis, M., Vijūnas, M. 2015. Fixed income portfolio management by using VaR method. Transformations in Business & Economics.

The Problems of Commercial Bank and Central Bank in Central and Eastern Europe. Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Freitakas.

The investigation sought to identify the main differences between the fifth and the sixth edition of BPM, and to assess the influence of change in methodology of drawing up the balance of payments of the country on the condition of balance of payments of Lithuania and sustainability of its current account. It was determined that the change in methodology influenced the volumes of country balance and its accounts.

Main publication:

Freitakas, E., Kairyte, E. 2015. Influence of balance of payments formation methodology changes to assessment of current account of Lithuania sustainability. Management and Engineering '15'. Proceedings of 13th international conference, June 21–24, Sofia, Technical University, vol. II, p. 948–957.

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

Fribourg University (Switzerland)
School of Business Administration Turiba (Latvia)
University College of Economics and Culture (Latvia)
University of Latvia (Latvia)
Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES 

Prof. Dr. K. Rudžionienė –

  • member of the Association of Lithuanian Accounting Educators and Researchers;
  • editor-in-chief of the journal Accounting Theory and Practice.

Prof. Dr. R. Kanapickienė – 

  • president 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), www.lar.lt.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. Gipienė –

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

Assoc. Prof. Dr.  G. Žigienė –

  • member of National Council for Higher Education, Lithuania, www.smm.lt;
  • member of the Association of Financial Analysts, Lithuania, www.finansai.lt.

Dr. R. Klimaitienė –

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

Dr. D. Teresienė –

Dr. P. Aniūnas –

  • member of Internal Auditors Association;
  • member of Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).

Dr. A. Ramanauskaitė –

  • member of Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors (LCA) (since 2012), www.lar.lt;
  • Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) by IIA Lithuania (since 2011), www.theiia.org;
  • Certified Auditor (CA) by LCA (since 2012), www.lar.lt .

 

DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

8 Muitinės, LT-44280 Kaunas
Tel. (8-37) 422 477, fax 423 222
E-mail

Head – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jurgita Kerevičienė 

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. O. Poliakovas (part-time), Dr. T. Solomonik-Pankrašova (part-time), Dr. H. H. Droessiger (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr. D. Deltuvienė, Dr. A. Diomidova, Dr. O. Perov, Dr. Ž. Nemickienė (part-time).
Lecturers: Dr. V. Linkevičiūtė, Dr. J. Radavičiūtė, Dr. D. Vengalienė, Dr. J. Kerevičienė (part-time).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Linguistic means of the social discourse

Cognitive aspects in the media discourse

Translation problems from English to Lithuanian

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015 

Projects Supported by University Budget

Literary View on the Military-Political Relationship. Assoc. Prof. Dr. O. Perov.

Analysis of the literary texts describing the correlation between the humanity and global mega-systems.

Main publication:

Perov, O. 2015. Образ Империи: человек и мега система государства в военной прозе Александра Проханова (роман «Восточный бастион»). Русский язык и литература в пространстве мировой культуры: материалы XIII конгресса МАПРЯЛ. Spain, Granada – Saint Peterburg.

Cognitive Analysis of Advertising Discourse. Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Diomidova, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ž. Nemickienė.

Cognitive analysis of the advertising process associated with a slogan, a new brand, trademark, image, or appearance of a product or service, including advertising products for women. It covers both the re-branding process and peculiarities of advertising discourse ideology aimed at women.

Main publications:

Diomidova, A. 2015. Новое естественное сияние: новые значения слов в женском рекламном дискурсе. Trends in Slavic Studies. Mоscow: КРАСАНД. p. 347–357.

Nemickienė, Ž. 2015. Linguistic networks of slogan stylistics in re-branding. In Szymanski, L. and Kuczynski, M. (eds.) Language, thought and education: exploring networks. Zielona Gora: Uniwersytet Zielonogorski. p. 137–148

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

St. Petersburg State University (Russia)
Belarussian University of Linguistics (Belorussia)
University of Latvia (Latvia)
Daugavpils Pedagogical University (Latvia) 

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. Habil. Dr. O. Poliakovas – 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Diomidova –

  • editorial board member of the international journal Man in the Space of Language.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ž. Nemickienė –

  • scientific editor of the English language of the international journal of scholarly papers Respectus Philologicus, http://www.rephi.khf.vu.lt/en/editorial-board;
  • scientific editor of the English language of the international journal of scholarly papers Management of Regional Development in the European Union Countries - the State and Perspectives issued by Bialystok University of Technology.

Dr. J. Radavičiūtė –

  • editorial board member of the international journal Man in the Space of Language.

 

DEPARTMENT OF GERMANIC PHILOLOGY

8 Muitinės, LT-44280, Kaunas
Tel. (8-37) 422 604
E-mail:

Head – Assoc. Prof. Danguolė Satkauskaitė

STAFF

Professors: Dr. H.-H. Droessiger, Dr. T. Solomonik-Pankrašova, Dr. J. Krūminienė, Dr. L. Ulvydienė, Dr.  V. Pasvenskienė.
Associate professors: Dr.  G. Rumšienė, Dr.  E. Alosevičienė, Dr.  J. Kerevičienė, Dr. D. Satkauskaitė.
Lecturers: Dr. I. Šležaitė, Dr. L. Niedzviegienė, Dr. I. Bartkuvienė, R. Mačiulskienė, A. Kuzmickienė, S. Stankevičienė, J. Astrauskienė, G. Jankauskas, L. Abraitienė, M. Urbonienė.
Doctoral students: J. Astrauskienė, D. Šidiškytė, G. Buivytė, L. Abraitienė.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Strategies and problems of audiovisual translation

Terminological foundations of (audiovisual) translation

Interdisciplinarity of audiovisual translation studies

Multimodal research of audiovisual texts

Semantic and pragmatic problems of text translation

Cognitive aspects of discourse analysis

Translation of culture-bound units; rendering of culturally charged humour in voiceover translation

Verbal and paraverbal aspects of translation

Translation of structurally complex lexical units

Studies on the conceptual basis of emotion and feelings

Intercultural communication and translation

Fictional worlds within conceptual categories: from etymology to pragmatics

Interpretative understanding of literature: leading aspects of hermeneutical approach to literature

Inter-textual criticism: poetic text within the change of horizons of reading

Literature and history: re-reading traditions of Postmodernism

Poetics of Modernism: history, fantasy and fiction

Conceptualization of emotions in lyrics: metaphor and metonymy

Strategies and problems of audio description

Localization of video games

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

The Interaction of Text and Context. Prof. Dr. A. Krasnovas, Prof. Dr. J. Krūminienė, Prof. Dr. G. Bankauskaitė-Sereikienė.

The research explores the translation of proper names in fiction and analyses how speech discloses their characteristics in the original work and its translation into Lithuanian. The research also investigated the conceptualization of emotion FEAR (ANGST) in Lithuanian and German lyrics.

Main publications:

Niedzviegienė, L. 2015. Zum Emotionskonzept ANGST in der Dichtung von Else Lasker-Schüler und von Salomėja Nėris. In Triangulum, p. 123 –137.

Onskulytė, M., Krūminienė, J., Pasvenskienė, V. 2015. Onomastics in literary translation: a case study of the Lithuanian translation of C.S. Lewis’ "The screwtape letters". Tarp eilučių: lingvistikos, literatūrologijos, medijų erdvė: TELL ME 2014 (Thought elaboration: linguistics, literature, media expression: TELL ME 2014). Mokslinių straipsnių rinkinys. Kaunas, Vilniaus universiteto Kauno humanitarinis fakultetas. p. 116–135.

Applied Aspects of Linguistic and Interdisciplinary Language Research. Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Satkauskaitė, Prof. Dr. H. Droessiger.

The conceptualisation, systematization, terminology of audiovisual translation and case studies of various translations were explored. Translations of film subtitles and voice-over were investigated. The research also analysed audio description as a relative new field of AVT. Deictic reference as a tool for constructing character’s image in dubbed animation was examined. The research carried out the cognitive analysis of physiological and emotional concepts.

Main publications:

Drößiger, Hans-Harry. 2015. Realienbezeichnungen in den Kinder- und Hausmärchen der Brüder Grimm. Intrakulturelle und interkulturelle Aspekte.

Kerevičienė, J., Zaizeva, N. 2015. Conceptual structure of pain in Lithuanian and English. Santalka: Filologija. Edukologija. Vilnius, Technika, vol. 23, Nr 1, p. 38–49.

Alosevičienė E., Satkauskaitė D. 2015. Zur Untertitelung und Voice-over- Übersetzung deutscher filme. Eine Pilotstudie zur Filmübersetzung ins Litauische. In Triangulum, p. 13–28. 

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

Lithuanian Association of Literary Translators (Lithuania)

Lithuanian Association of Conference Interpreters (Lithuania)

Kaunas National Drama Theatre (Lithuania)

Kaunas State Musical Theatre (Lithuania)

Lithuanian Library for the Blind

Lithuanian Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired

Association of Lithuanian Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Joint-stock Company Ltd. SDI Media Lithuania

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)

Universitat Jaume I (Spain)

Middlesex University in London (Great Britain)

University of Dicle (Turkey)

American Studies Centre, European Humanities University (Belarus)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. H. H. Drößiger –

Prof. Dr. J. Krūminienė –

Prof. Dr. L. Ulvydienė –

Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Satkauskaitė –

Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. Rumšienė –

  • editorial board member of the journal Tarp eilučių: lingvistikos, literatūrologijos, medijų erdvė: TELL ME 2014 (Thought elaboration: linguistics, literature, media expression: TELL ME 2014). Mokslinių straipsnių rinkinys, 2015.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Kerevičienė, Dr. I. Šležaitė, J. Astrauskienė –

  • editorial board members of the journal Tarp eilučių: lingvistikos, literatūrologijos, medijų erdvė: TELL ME 2014 Thought elaboration: linguistics, literature, media expression: TELL ME 2014). Mokslinių straipsnių rinkinys, 2015.

 

DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATICS

2 Naugardo, LT-44280 Kaunas
Tel. (8-37) 422 566, fax 42 3222
E-mail:

Head – Prof. Dr.  Audrius Lopata

STAFF

Professors: Dr. A. Lopata, Dr. S. Gudas, Dr. V. Sakalauskas, Dr. G. Garšva, Dr. D. Krikščiūnienė, Habil. Dr. R. Simutis (part-time), Dr. R. Butleris (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr. K. Driaunys, Dr. V. Rudžionis, Dr. S. Masteika.
Lecturers: Dr. D. Dilijonas, Dr. V. Moskaliova, Dr. M. Ambraziūnas (part-time).
Assistant: A. Kalnius (part-time).
Doctoral students: A. Stravinskienė, P. Tamošiūnas, I. Veitaitė,  L. Dovydaitis, Š. Dargelis, T.Rasymas, M. Liutvinavičius, K. Korovkin, M. Vaitonis, N. Žemaitytė. 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Enterprise modelling methods, requirements engineering, enterprise data and knowledge modelling, management of information processing and CASE tools

Intelligent decision support systems in financial and currency markets, portfolio management and loan risk analysis, logistic capital accumulation models, financial anomalies and bubbles

Exploring artificial intelligence methods, their advanced extensions in the domains of financial, customer analytics, decision support in management and economics in the Big Data settings

Artificial intelligence, machine learning and data mining; computational finance and risk evaluation; decision support systems engineering and development; modern business and financial information systems; business intelligence; modelling of business process; software engineering and development

Intelligent computational models for integrated research of marketing, e-commerce, e-banking, e-learning and social network information

Complex evaluation of customer behaviour

Dynamic modelling of process behaviour by applying fuzzy cognitive models

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 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

Development and Analysis of Artificial Intelligent Systems. Application of Intelligent Methods to Investigation of Financial Markets. Financial Risk Research. Prof. Dr. V. Sakalauskas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Krikščiūnienė, Prof. Dr. G.Garšva, Dr. D. Dilijonas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Masteika.

We suggested modification of classical analytical hierarchical process (AHP) model and explored its performance. The modification includes a method for defining probability values corresponding to each possible alternative outcome by using hierarchical structure of variables acquiring linguistic values.

Main publications:

Sakalauskas, V., Krikščiūnienė, D., Kriksciunas, B. 2015. Process Optimization and Monitoring Along Big Data Value Chain. Business Information Systems Workshop 2015, Poznan, Poland, Abramowicz, W. (ed.). Berlin: Springer, LNBIP 228, pp. 1–12, doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-26762-3_8.

Krikščiūnienė, D., Sakalauskas, V., Strigūnaitė, S. Masteika, S. 2015. Project performance evaluation by modified analytic hierarchy process model. Transformations in Business and Economics, vol. 14, no. 1(34), p. 192–211. Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)]

Applied Research in E-commerce, E-learning, E-business and E-government. Prof. Dr. V. Sakalauskas, Prof. Dr. D. Krikščiūnienė.

The scientific research was concentrated on quantitative analysis and simulation of factors influencing spreading business information over web. The model was designed and experimentally tested by applying principles of fuzzy cognitive mapping, which enables finding strength of interrelationships among the design widgets and dynamically modelling their weights, and defining efficiency in the deffuzification stage. The model revealed the analytical power of the conceptual approach.

Main publication:

Kriksciuniene, D.; Sakalauskas, V. 2015. Fuzzy cognitive maps and rules for modelling blog visibility dynamics. Transformations in Business & Economics, vol. 14, no 3 (36), p. 42–56.

Enterprise Modeling and Knowledge Based Information Systems Engineering Research.   Prof. Dr. A. Lopata, Prof. Dr. S. Gudas, Prof. Dr. R. Butleris, PhD Student I. Veitaitė, PhD Student Š. Dargelis, PhD Student M. Ambraziūnas, PhD Student P. Tamošiūnas.

The survey of combined usage of ISO Standards and Enterprise meta-model as an additional MOF layer that ensures enterprise model were performed.

Main publications:

Lopata, A., Ambraziūnas, M., Veitaitė, I., Masteika, S., Butleris, R. 2015. SysML and UML models usage in knowledge based MDA process. Elektronika ir elektrotechnika, vol. 21, no. 2, p. 50–57.

Valatavičius, A., Gudas, S. 2015. Enterprise software system integration using autonomic computing. Joint Proceedings of the BIR 2015 Workshops and Doctoral Consortium co-located with 14th international conference on Perspectives in Business Informatics Research (BIR 2015), Tartu, Estonia, August 26–28, Ser.: CEUR Workshop Proceedings, vol. 1420. Tartu: University of Tartu, p. 156–163.

Development of Digital Technologies in Phonetics and Voice Recognition., Assoc. Prof. Dr. K. Driaunys, Assoc. Prof. Dr.  V. Rudžionis, Phd Student T. Rasymas, PhD Student L. Dovydaitis.

A method was proposed to combine the results produced by several speech recognizers using statistical classification methods and automatic rule generation methods. Each of the adapted foreign language recognizers produces own hypothesis when recognizing Lithuanian voice command. The experimental evaluation showed that such approach allows the improvement of recognition accuracy by 7–8 %.

Main publications:

Rasymas, T., Rudžionis, V. 2015. Evaluation of Methods to Combine Different Speech Recognizers. Proceedings of the 2015 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems, Lodz, Poland, 13–16 September. Ser.: Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems, vol. 5. Warszawa, Polskie Towarzystwo Informatyczne, p. 1043–1047.

Rasymas, T., Rudžionis, V. 2015.  Lithuanian digits recognition by using hybrid approach by combining Lithuanian Google recognizer and some foreign language recognizers. 21st international conference ICIST 2015, Druskininkai, October 15–16. Proceedings. Series: Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol. 538. Springer, p. 449–459.

National Research Projects

Dr. Bronislovas Lubys foundation supported scientific project: Value Chain Evaluation Virtual Tool for Business Enterprise; No. R-187. Project manager Prof. Dr. A. Lopata. June 01, 2015–June 30, 2016. 

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

IT-onBase GmbH (Switzerland)

JSC RMD Technologies (Lithuania)

KPT/CPT (Switzerland)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. A. Lopata –

Prof. Dr. V. Sakalauskas –

Prof. Dr. R. Simutis –

Prof. Dr. D. Krikščiūnienė –

Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Rudžionis –

  • editorial board member of the international journal Northern European Language Technologies,  http://www.nejlt.ep.liu.se/board.htm;
  • organizer of the workshop with Lithuanian Forensic Centre State-of-the-art of the Speech Processing Technologies for the Forensics;
  • reviewer of the  journal Computational Intelligence and Informatica, http://www.mii.lt/informatica;
  • member of programme committee and organizer of  6th Workshop on Applications of Knowledge-Based Technologies in Business (AKTB 2015 in conjunction with 16th international conference on Business Information Systems (BIS 2015) Poznan, Poland, http://bis.kie.ue.poznan.pl/16th_bis.

Prof. Dr. G. Garšva –

  • reviewer of the journal  Nonlinear Analysis: Modelling and Control, http://www.mii.lt/NA; 
  • reviewer of the International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making (IJITDM), http://ideas.repec.org/s/wsi/ijitdm.html;
  • review of patents, Recent Patents on Computer Science (Bentham Science Publishers);
  • editorial board member of the e-collection of articles Electronic Learning, Information and Communication: Theory and Practice;
  • member of Lithuanian Computer Society (LIKS), www.liks.lt.

Assoc. Prof. Dr.  S. Masteika – 

Prof. Dr. S. Gudas –

  • member of the editorial boards of the journals: Information Sciences, Transformations in Business and Economy (TIBE),
  • scientific committee member of 1st international conference on Business Informatics and Modelling (IC-BIM 2015), October 24–25, 2015 online, Global, http://www.icbim.net/;
  • Programme Committee member of the 21st international conference on Information and Software Technologies (ICIST 2015).

 

DEPARTMENT OF LITHUANIAN PHILOLOGY

8 Muitinės, LT-44280 Kaunas
Phone no.:  (8- 37) 422 604
E-mail:

Head — Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rita Baranauskienė

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. O. Poliakovas, Dr. G. Bankauskaitė-Sereikienė, Dr. A. Krasnovas, Dr. S. Šarkauskienė, Dr.  D. Mikulėnienė (part-time), Dr. R. Miliūnaitė (part-time).
Associate Professors: Dr. D. Aliūkaitė, Dr. R. Baranauskienė, Dr. S. Biržietienė, Dr. S. Juzelėnienė, Dr. E. Keturakienė, Dr. R. Kudirka, Dr. I. Mickienė, Dr. S. Keturakis (part-time).
Lecturers: R. Deksnė (part-time), Dr. E. Gabrėnaitė, V. Norvaiša (part-time), Dr. S. Lanzo (part-time), Dr. M. Grigaitis, A. Venislovaitė.
Doctoral students: L. Bačiūnaitė-Lužinienė, D. Vilkelionok, S. Zelenkienė, S. Amankevičiūtė, L. Buividavičiūtė, V. Seredžiūtė, E. Merkytė-Švarcienė. 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Historical awareness in the Lithuanian poetry of the 19th century

Contemporary reception of the literary inheritance and criticism

Research on text and context

Research on literary criticism

Poetics, stylistics and rhetoric of fictional texts and public discourse

Poetics, stylistics and rhetoric of advertisements

Semantic functions of cases

Peculiarities of the connotative meaning of semantic units

Sociolinguistic research of dialectal speech

Perceptual analysis of the dialectal discourse

Cultural significance of dialects

Sociolinguistics of signs

Methodology of geolinguistics

Methodology of pictorial metaphors

Exploration of toponyms

Exploration of visual metaphors

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

Sociolinguistic and Cognitive Research on Lithuanian Language.  Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Aliūkaitė.

Scientific attempts were made at constructing the identity and the variability of the Lithuanian language at the end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century, linguistic and extra linguistic characteristics of the written and spoken texts and other communication systems by applying the analytical principles from the fields of sociolinguistics, perceptual dialectology, geolinguistics, cognitive linguistics, stylistics, rhetoric and semantics.

Main publications:

Gabrėnaitė, E. 2015. Retorinė skolinimosi topika reklamoje. Respectus philologicus, nr. 28 (33) A, 81–89. 

Kudirka, R. 2015. Kruonio katalikų kapinių senųjų paminklų epitafijų lingvistinės ypatybės. Kalbos istorijos ir dialektologijos problemos 3: [straipsnių rinkinys]. Vilnius: Lietuvių kalbos institutas, p. 203–212.

Poliakovas, O. 2015. The Marvel of Indo-European cultures and languages: the Lithuanian bridge to Indo-European. Vilnius: Vilnius University Publishing House, 637 p.

Interfaces of Text and Context. Prof. Dr. A. Krasnovas, Prof.  Dr. J. Krūminienė, Prof. Dr.  G. Bankauskaitė-Sereikienė.                                                   

Processes of the modernization of Lithuanian literature focusing on the reception of literary heritage, the poetics and rhetoric of fictional texts and public discourse (with special attention paid to the advertising) according to the social, cultural, genre and the others contexts, to the mutual interaction of text and context were analysed.

Main publications:

Bankauskaitė-Sereikienė, G. 2015. Mitinis vandens kodas Antano Vaičiulaičio novelėje „Akmenų laukas“. Lituanistica, vol. 61, no 4, p. 264–273.

Radzevičius, A. 2015. Klasikinė lietuvių literatūra visuotinės literatūros kontekste. Monografija. Vilnius: Vilniaus universitetas.                                                                                             

National Research Projects

The State Commission of the Lithuanian Language. Development of Standard Lithuanian, Its Dialects and Other Varieties. 2011–2020. 

National Research Project Position of Standard Language in the Mental Map of the Lithuanian Language (Bendrinės kalbos vieta mentaliniame lietuvių kalbos žemėlapyje) (Nr. K-5/2014). Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Aliūkaitė 2014–2016.

The main development and research objectives of this project are as follows: to formulate the methodology and empirical research means for geolinguistic competence research; to prepare selection criteria for the respondents in Lithuanian regions; to conduct geolinguistic competence research in the established points of regions; to prepare digital mental maps according to the empirical research data and comment on them. 

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

Institute of Lithuanian Language (Lithuania)
University of Rome “La Sapienza” (Italy)
Jaen University (Spain) 
Jesuit University School of Philosophy and Education IGNATIANUM (Poland)
Jan Kochanovski University of Humanities and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Humanities in Kielce (Poland).

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES.

Prof. Dr. G. Bankauskaitė-Sereikienė – 

Prof. Dr. A. Krasnovas –

Prof. Dr. O. Poliakovas –

  • editorial board member of the international journal Respectus Philologicus, http://www.rephi.khf.vu.lt/en/editorial-board;
  • 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. 

Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Aliūkaitė – 

 Assoc. Prof. Dr.  R. Baranauskienė –

Assoc. Prof. Dr. I.  Mickienė –

Assoc. Prof. Dr. S.  Šarkauskienė –

Assoc. Prof. Dr. S.  Biržietienė –

Assoc. Prof. Dr. E. Keturakienė –

Dr. E. Gabrėnaitė –

 

DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURAL STUDIES

8 Muitinės, LT-44280 Kaunas
Phone no.: (8-37) 202627, fax 423222
E-mail

Head – Assoc. Prof. Dr. Donatas Pilinkus

STAFF

Professor: Dr. V. Jurėnienė.
Associate professors: Dr. A. Novelskaitė (part-time), Dr. D. Pilinkus (part-time), Dr. R. Pučėtaitė (part-time), Dr. R. Pušinaitė (part-time), Dr. A. Rimkutė, Dr. A. Urbonienė.
Lecturers: M. Dilys (part-time), Dr. A. Martinkus (part-time), R. Nausėdaitė (part-time), D. Tomkevičienė (part-time).

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cultural industries development in Lithuania

Cultural tourism

Culture and consumption, peculiarities of contemporary cultural needs in Lithuanian society

Educational issues in cultural organisation management

Gender issues in Lithuania

Organizational ethics and corporate social responsibility

Research ethics

Social entrepreneurship 

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015 

Projects Supported by University Budget

Society, Culture and Consumption. Assoc. Prof. Dr. A.Urbonienė, Prof. Dr. V. Jurėnienė.

Exploring the role of cultural centres in the Lithuanian society educational aspects of these organizations were analysed. The aim of these articles was to identify functions of the educational activities of cultural centres and Lithuanian cultural organisations revealing their impact on the local community development.                     

Main publications:

Urbonienė, A., Jurėnienė, V. 2015. Cultural centers as key agents of non-formal education. International Journal on Global Business Management and Research, vol. 3, No 2, p. 5–14.

Urbonienė, A., Jurėnienė, V. 2015. Functions of educational activities in cultural centres from the community development perspective. Society, Integration, Education, Proceedings of the International Conference, May 22–23. Rēzekne, Rēzeknes Augstskola, vol. 4, p. 270–279.

Culture, Recreation, Intreculture Cooperation. Prof. Dr.  V. Jurėnienė.

Exploring the role of cultural centres in the Lithuanian society intercultural cooperation, recreation aspects of these organizations were analysed. The aim of these articles was to identify functions of the recreational activities of cultural centres and Lithuanian cultural organisations revealing their impact on the intercultural cooperation.

Main publications: 

Jurėnienė, V., Stonyte, A. A. 2015. Recreational activities in cultural centres: a theoretical approach. International Journal on Global Business Management and Research, vol. 4, iss. 1, p. 83–93, http://www.rajalakshmi.org/ijgbmr/downloads/IJGBMRAug15.pdf

Jurėnienė, V. 2015. Possibilities for intercultural cooperation development in cultural centres. Cross-Cultural Communication, vol. 11, No. 2, p. 1–12.

Creative Industry. Prof. Dr.  V. Jurėnienė.

Analysis how to achieve economic growth taking into account the creative economics of a city was performed comparing the main cities of Lithuania. The research showed that Kaunas was more technological innovative creative city than other cities.

Main publication:

Jurene, S., Jureniene, V. 2015. Kaunas – technological innovative creative city. International Journal on Global Business Management and Research, vol. 3, iss. 2, p.55–64, http://www.rajalakshmi.org/ijgbmr/downloads/IJGBMRMar15-Paper7.PDF.

Women’s social entrepreneurship in Lithuania was explored through cooperation with European Women Lobby. A report on the national results is available at: http://issuu.com/europeanwomenslobby3/docs/lithuania_web?e=0/15292259. Forms of innovativeness in cultural organizations were explored and published in a book chapter. Cross-cultural knowledge for development of ethical leadership and management was applied in an international intensive course financed by Nordplus Higher Education programme (2012–2015).

Main publication:

Lämsä, A.-M., Pučėtaitė, R., Kujala, J., Medeišienė, R. A., Riivari, E., Bulatova, J., Kooskora, M., Brinkmann, J., Heikkinen, A. 2015. Mixed Learning Approach to Teaching Ethics in Leadership and Management: A Case Course in a Multicultural Group. Proceedings of International Conference on Management Cases, Greater Noida, India, December 3–4.

International Research Projects

FP7  Marie Curie IRSES scheme. Pro-ecological Restructuring of Jobs - PRORES (No. PIRSES-GA-2010-269251). Prof. Dr. V. Jurėnienė - coordinator in Lithuania. 2011–2015.

Country analysis with respect to sustainable development policies and actions was carried out. The team carried out all the plans of interns as set in the project. Also it accepted and provided conditions for the internship of interns from the IWEIRN (Kiev Academy of Sciences) and NUFT (the National University of Food Technologies).

Main publications:

Jurėnienė, V., Griesienė, I. 2015. General statistics of countries. In Jureniene, V., Mostenska, T.L., Fedulova, I. (eds.) Population and Social Development, p.11–32.

Jankauskaitė, D., Jurėnienė, V. 2015. Comparative analysis of Lithuania’s and Ukraine’s international migration dynamics and policies. In Jureniene, V., Mostenska, T.L., Fedulova, I. (eds.) Population and Social Development, p.227–234.

Jankauskaitė, D., Jurėnienė, V. 2015. Comparative analysis of Ukraine’s and Lithuania’s population projections until 2030 policies. In Jureniene, V., Mostenska, T.L., Fedulova, I. (eds.) Population and Social Development, p. 270–277.

Education. Assoc. Prof. Dr. A.Urbonienė, Prof. Dr.  V. Jurėnienė.

The aim of the article and book was to identify reasons of quality of education in the European Higher Education Area. Education systems in Lithuania and in the world were analysed. The system of knowledge is essential in providing higher quality education and formation of competitive professionals. Evaluation of students is a key element of the quality of higher education, too.

Main publications:

Urbonienė, A. 2015. The education system in Lithuania. In Jureniene, V., Mostenska, T.L., Fedulova, I. (eds.) Population and Social Development, p.155–163.

Gutkecič, S., Jurėnienė, V., Onishchenko I., Sydorenko, P. 2015. Educational systems of the world. Kyiv-National University of Food Technologies, 262 p.

Labour Market. Prof. Dr. V. Jurėnienė, R. Poškuvienė, M. Inčerytė.

Labour market in Lithuania and Ukraine was analysed. The purpose of the research was to identify features of labour market and market risk components in it. Comparison of different counties’ labour markets was performed and certain tendencies determined.

Main publications: 

Jurėnienė, V., Poškuvienė, R. 2015. Labour market in Lithuania and Ukraine: employment and unemployment, horizontal, vertical segregation. In Jureniene, V., Mostenska, T.L., Fedulova, I. (eds.) Population and social development, p. 85–103.

Inčerytė, M., Jurėnienė, V. 2015. The tendencies of labour market in Lithuania and Ukraine: a comparative analysis. In Jureniene, V., Mostenska, T.L., Fedulova, I. (eds.) Population and Social Development, p.146–153.

European Social Fund and Research Council of Lithuania. Impact of Organizational Ethics on Transformation of Organizational Innovativeness to Sustainable Innovations (No. VP1-3.1-ŠMM-07-K-03-042). Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Pučėtaitė. 2013–2015.

A monograph, a book chapter in an internationally recognized publishing house, 2 research articles in international journals, and 2 sets of recommendations to political decision makers and business people were published. The research findings were presented at two international one national conferences.

Main publications:

Pučėtaitė, R., Novelskaitė, A., Pušinaitė, R. 2015. Organizacijų etika, novatoriškumas ir darniosios inovacijos (Organizational Ethics, Innovativeness and Sustainable Innovations). Vilnius: Academic Publishing, 560 p.

Pučėtaitė, R., Pušinaitė, R. 2015. CSR in Lithuania: fragmented attempts to respond to external pressure.  In Idowu, S.O., Schmidpeter, R., Fifka, M. S. (eds.) Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe: United in Sustainable Diversity. Springer, p. 265–280.

Pučėtaitė R., Pušinaitė R. 2015. Novatoriškumo plėtros organizacijų etikos priemonėmis galimybės: rekomendacijos verslui (Possibilities of Developing Innovativeness with Organizational Ethics: Recommendations to Business). Vilnius: Akademinė leidyba, 27 p. 

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

Birmingham City University, (UK)

National Food Technologies University of Kiev (Ukraine)

Swedish School of Social Sciences (Sweden)

University of Jyväskylä, School of Business and Economics (Finland)

University of Tampere, School of Management (Finland)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Pučėtaitė –

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Urbonienė –

  • advisory board member of the international journal IJGBMR – International Journal on Global Business Management and Research, publisher Rajalakshmi Engineering College, India, http://www.rajalakshmi.org/ijgbmr/.

 Prof. Dr. V. Jurėnienė –

  • expert at the European Institute for Gender Equality;
  • expert at the Faculty of Economic Science and Information Technology, North West University: Vaal Triangle Campus, South Africa;
  • editorial board member of the international journal Economics and Sociology, http://www.csr.ua;
  • editorial board member of the international journal Developing World Women Issues: Law, Justice and Health http://index.sciencepub.se/ojs/index.php/DWW;
  • editorial board member of the international journal Journal of Cultural and Religious Studies, http://www.davidpublishing.com.

 

CENTRE FOR SOCIO-CULTURAL RESEARCH

8 Muitines, LT-44280 Kaunas
Tel.: (8-37) 750 536; 422 344; fax 423 222
E-mail   

Head – Prof. Dr. Gabija Bankauskaitė-Sereikienė

STAFF

Professors: Prof. Dr. G.Bankauskaitė-Sereikienė (part-time), Prof. Dr. E.Lassan (part-time), Prof. Dr. D.Štreimikienė (part-time).
Research fellows: Dr. D. Kulakauskienė, Dr. V.Makarova, Dr. M. Sarvutytė-Gailiūnienė, Dr. I. Griesienė. 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

The processes of meaning formation, development and transformation in various types of texts

Analysis of methods to recognize spoken language in various contexts and acoustic environments

Problems of individual and mass consciousness, technique of manipulation in political discourse, sacralisation of authority, ethnospecific features of a verbal activity were taken into account

Sustainable development issues and sustainability assessment in all main sectors of economy

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2015

Projects Supported by University Budget

Sustainable Development Group. Prof. Dr. D. Štreimikienė, Dr. M. Sarvutytė-Gailiūnienė, Dr. I. Griesienė. 

Sustainable development issues were investigated and sustainability assessment criteria were selected for energy, agriculture and tourism sectors. Sustainability assessment of energy sector development scenarios was performed. In-depth review of theoretical issues related to rural and sustainable tourism development was performed.

Main publications:

Streimikiene, D., Bilan, Y. 2015. Review of rural tourism development theories. Transformations in Business and Economics, vol. 14, no. 4, 21–356.

Streimikiene, D.  .2015. Sustainability assessment of energy sector development scenarios. (Chapter). In Sustainable Development: Theory and Practical Implementation. Collective monograph. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla.  (In Lithuanian).

Streimikiene, D., Balezentis, T. 2015. Efficiency and productivity in Lithuanian agriculture: synthesis of research. (Chapter). In Sustainable Development: Theory and Practical Implementation. Collective monograph. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla.  (In Lithuanian).

Phonetics and Voice Technologies Group. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vytautas Rudžionis.

A method was proposed to combine the results produced by several speech recognizers using statistical classification methods and automatic rule generation methods. The efficiency of the proposed methods was verified experimentally. Prototype automatic recognizer to distinguish between two dialects of the Lithuanian language was developed.

Main publications:

Rasymas, T., Rudžionis, V. 2015. Evaluation of Methods to Combine Different Speech Recognizers. Proceedings of the 2015 Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems. Lodz, Poland, 13–16 September, 2015. Ser.: Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems, vol. 5. Warszawa, Polskie Towarzystwo Informatyczne, 1043–1047.

Rasymas, T., Rudžionis, V. 2015. Lithuanian digits recognition by using hybrid approach by combining Lithuanian google recognizer and some foreign language recognizers. Proceedings of 21st international conference ICIST 2015, Druskininkai, October 15–16. Series: Communications in computer and information science, vol. 538. Springer, p. 449–459. 

Cognitive Linguistics Group. Prof. Dr. E. Lassan, Dr. V. Makarova.

The manipulation techniques in political discourse and national behaviour were analyzed. The analysis of the Russian epos assumes that the analysis of the folklore stories might allow defining the archetypes, which in a certain manner affect the contemporary political thought in Russia. The way in which the national cultural archetypes relate to the common cultural ones (Greek myths), and contain their specific national modification.

Main publications:

Lassan, E. 2015. Сказка – ложь, да в ней намек (от мифологических архетипов к политическому сознанию) (From Mythical Thinking to Political Thought. Respectus Philologicus, no 28 (33), p. 177–187.

Makarova, V. 2015. Жизнь языка в культуре и социуме – 5 (Language in Culture and Society - 5). Respectus Philologicus, No 28 (33), p. 188–189.

Makarova, V. 2015. Еще раз о дискурс-анализе и анализе дискурса (Once Again about the Discourse Analysis). Respectus Philologicus, no 28 (33), p. 199–200.

Philological Research Group. Prof. Dr. G. Bankauskaitė-Sereikienė.

The aspects of the structures and evolution of the literary consciousness were analyzed. The national conference Genre Conference was organized. The genre features of the journey literature were analysed.

Main publication:

Bankauskaitė-Sereikienė, G. 2015. Pamatytas laikas: kelionė – kūryba – gyvenimas (Observed Time: Journey – Creation – Life).  Rec. kn.: Vaičiulaitis, Antanas, 2015. Italijos vaizdai. Sudarytoja ir teksto Lieka tik tai, kas įgijo amžinybės vertę autorė Virginija Babonaitė-Paplauskienė. Kaunas: Maironio lietuvių literatūros muziejus, 166 p. Respectus Philologicus, vol. 28(33), 190–194.

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. G. Bankauskaite-Sereikienė – 

Prof. Dr. E. Lassan –

Dr. V. Makarova –

Prof. Dr. D.  Štreimikienė –