On April 09, 2015 a LARICS Ph.D. student Ranko Munk (mentored by Prof. Zdenko Kovačić) successfully passed his doctoral qualification exam, presenting his gained knowledge about the intended topic of research – control of humanoid robots. Ranko’s presentation was entitled “Advanced control of biped robot motion” focusing on the intelligent control of robot balance while a robot is moving on uneven terrains and is affected by different robot balance disturbances.