Andrej Kitanovski is the head of the research group of 18 researchers at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ljubljana: The research activities are divided into scientific and industrial investigations. Main scientific projects: Solid state caloric energy conversion technologies, Thermal diodes and thermal switches, Micro heat transfer, Thermal management of electronic devices, Predictive control of energy devices. The most relevant applied or industrial projects in the fields of: Heat pumps, Solar heating and PVT, Thermal Storage, Waste heat management, Household "Thermal" Appliances In 2004, he co-founded the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) International Magnetic Cooling Working Party, which created the well-known IIR Thermag Conferences, and which today covers topics of research and development of all caloric technologies.