LABUST has taken part in many scientific research projects relating to underwater systems and technologies in various roles. This includes numerous international (FP7, H2020, ONRG, INTERREG,...) as well as national projects.
On 22 November 2019, at the celebration of the Day of FER, Filip Mandić, PhD was awarded the Silver Plaque "Josip Lončar" for academic year 2018/2019 for particularly successful doctoral dissertation and research work titled "Control of autonomous surface marine vessels for underwater vehicle localization using single range acoustic measurements" under the mentorship of Prof. Nikola Mišković, PhD. The award was presented by FER's Dean Prof. Gordan Gledec, PhD.