Profile: Miroslav Balog, Ing., PhD. et PhD., Researcher


Research Field

  • Innovation and industrial policy
  • Industrial transformation
  • Small and medium business

Forecasts, Prospects, Analyzes, Strategies

  • Pilot testing of expert decision-making methods (AHP) at the level of R&D teams of organizations operating in the topics of Industry 4.0.

Concise Profile

Miroslav Balog is working for the Institute for Forecasting of the Slovak Academy of Sciences in Bratislava (Slovak Republic). He received PhDs in Material Science as well as Sectoral and Branch Economies. He received Fulbright's scholarship at the Michigan State University. He worked at the Slovak Innovation and Energy Agency in 2007-2016. As Director of the Innovation Division, he was responsible for design and implementation of several supporting schemes. He has published many articles in scientific journals. He is co-author of the Slovak Smart Specialization Strategy and Operational Program Research and Innovation.


Scientific Projects


Selected Publishing Activity

BALÁŽ, Vladimír - JECK, Tomáš** - BALOG, Miroslav. Beyond financial success : success goals of creative entrepreneurs. In Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 2022, vol. 11, no. 1, art. no. 14. (2022 - SCOPUS). ISSN 2192-5372. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13731-022-00207-6 (VEGA č. 2/0097/19 : Hodnotenie a predikcia vývoja slovenskej ekonomiky v kontexte (dez)integračných tendencií v EÚ)

BALÁŽ, Vladimír - JECK, Tomáš - BALOG, Miroslav. Inter-Industry Co-Operation in Research and Innovation-Mapping Research and Innovation Networks in Slovakia. In Economic and Social Development : 66th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development: book of proceedings, Rabat, 26-27 March, 2021 [elektronický zdroj]. Editors: Khalid Hammes, Hrvoje Volarevic, Olga Kaurova. - Varazdin, Croatia : Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency, University North, 2021, p. 116-127. ISSN 1849-7535. (VEGA č. 2/0002/18 : Inštitucionálne rámce ekonomického rozvoja SR v novej etape globalizácie. Economic and Social Development : International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development)

BALÁŽ, Vladimír - JECK, Tomáš - BALOG, Miroslav. Regional Milieus and Efficiency of Business Advice Programmes. In Economic and Social Development : 74th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development Development: Book of Proceedings, Lisbon, 18-19 November, 2021. Editors: Ana Lorga da Silva, Ljerka Luic, Abdelhamid Nechad. - Varazdin : Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency, 2021, p. 193-202. ISSN 1849-7535. (Economic and Social Development : International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development Developmen)

BALOG, Miroslav - KOTOROVÁ SLUŠNÁ, Ľubica - ORLICKA, Jana. R&D Links Between Industry 4.0 and the Creative Industries - A Case Study of the Slovak Republic. In Economic and Social Development : 74th International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development Development: Book of Proceedings, Lisbon, 18-19 November, 2021. Editors: Ana Lorga da Silva, Ljerka Luic, Abdelhamid Nechad. - Varazdin : Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency, 2021, p. 142-150. ISSN 1849-7535. (VEGA č. 2/0002/18 : Inštitucionálne rámce ekonomického rozvoja SR v novej etape globalizácie. Economic and Social Development : International Scientific Conference on Economic and Social Development Developmen)

KOTOROVÁ SLUŠNÁ, Ľubica - NEMCOVÁ, Edita - POLAČKOVÁ, Zuzana - FILČÁK, Richard - DOKUPILOVÁ, Dušana - JECK, Tomáš - BALÁŽ, Vladimír - BALOG, Miroslav. Identification of Development Trends of Biobanking and Its Potential for Further Progress. In Prognostické práce : PP (FORESIGHT, ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATIONS - FAR) [serial], 2021, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 5-20. ISSN 1338-3590. Dostupné na: https://doi.org/10.31577/PPFAR.2021.13.001 (ITMS: NFP313010AFG5 : Systémová verejná výskumná infraštruktúra - biobanka pre nádorové a zriedkavé ochorenia)