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INFO & CONTACT:
Name : Arso M Vukićević
Birth : 16. June 1987. Nikšić City, Montenegro
Residence : Kragujevac City, Serbia
Contact : mobile +381 64 34 83 552 (+Viber)
e-mail arso_kg@yahoo.com
skype arso_kg
Web : researchgate, googleshoolar, linkedin, git
FIELDS OF INTEREST:
Aritificial intelligence, Computer Vision, Software Engineering, Industrial engineering, Biomedical engineering.
Image-based modeling
Visual inspection
Video & Photo editing
Monitoring
EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE:
2019 - present: Founder/Owner (AMV R&D, Industry consulting - Computer vision)
2016 - 2020: Assistant Professor of Computer Science, at The Faculty Of Information Technology, University Of Metropolitan, Belgrade, Serbia.
Courses: 2016-2020 CS430 Artificial intelligence in video games,
2016-2020 CS369 Game engines,
2018 CS323 C++.
2011 - present: Researcher/Developer at BioIRC R&D center (Preparing project proposals and releasing assigned tasks in the corresponding work packages).
Projects (tasks): ARTreat - ICT-FP7 – 224297, (Image analysis and reconstruction of
coronary arteries from X-ray angiography),
SMARTool H2020-PHC-2015 - grant 689068 (Image analysis and
reconstruction of coronary arteries from CT scans),
HarmonicSS H2020-SC1-2016-RTD - grant 731944 (Computer aided
diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome from salivary gland
ultrasonography images),
InSilc H2020-SC1-2017-CNECT-2 - grant 777119 (Patient specific
FEA of coronary stents).
2011 - present : Teaching & Scientific Associate at The Faculty Of Engineering Science, University Of Kragujevac, Serbia.
Courses: 2011-2016 Introduction to programming,
Algorithms and data structures,
C++,
2011-2014 Mechanics I - Statics Mechanics III - Dynamics;
2017-2020 Web programming, IT project management
2021- Game engines - Unity (Master 4.0, Creative industries)
2021- Deep Learning (Master 4.0, Artificial intelligence)
Projects: III41007 - Application of biomedical engineering in preclinical and
clinical practice;
Tasks:
- Segmentation of coronary arteries from IVUS and OCT images,
- 3D-reconstruction of coronary arteries from X-ray angiography images,
- Angio-IVUS fusion and subsequent CFD analysis of blood flow,
- Image-based modeling in dentistry and maxillofacial surgery.
EDUCATION:
2016-2021 PhD in Industrial engineering and industrial management – University of
Kragujevac: Thesis – "Improving process performance in LEAN industrial systems
by using Industry 4.0 technological pilars".
2011-2016 PhD in Mechanical engineering – Informatics in engineering, at the
University of Kragujevac: Thesis – "Computer methods for image- based
modeling of coronary arteries hemodynamics and assessment of coronary stent
integrity". *Award: The best PhD Thesis for 2016 (Serbian Society for
Computational Mechanics).
2009-2011 Master of Mechanical engineering – Informatics in engineering, at the
University of Kragujevac.
2006-2009 Engineer of mechanical engineering – Informatics in engineering, at
Univesity of Kragujevac.
2002-2006 Computer science – at Electrotehnical hight school in Kragujevac.
AWARDS and HONORS (as BS & MS student 2006-2011):
2007-11 The best student for the current year of study during the period 2007-11 (5x).
2009 Microsoft Imagine Cup Serbia Finals, Software Design–1st place and
audience award.
2009 Microsoft Imagine Cup World Finals Cairo, Live Services Award – 2nd place.
2010 Award regarding to 50 years of Faculty Of Mechanical Engineering in
Kragujevac - Award for worldwide promotion and affirmation of the faculty.
2011 Scholar of the Kragujevac City Council.
2011 Semifinal Microsoft Imagine Cup, Embedded design category.
2011 The best student in the generation/class at the Faculty of Engineering.
REVIEWER IN INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS (~100 review invitations):
Serving as a referee in the field of medical imaging, image-based modeling and various applications of expert systems in:
Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing (IF2020=2.602)
Expert Systems with Applications (IF2020=6.954)
International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering (IF2020=2.747)
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine (IF2020=5.428)
Computers in Biology and Medicine (IF2020=4.589, Outstanding reviewer - achieved: April 2017)
International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems (IF2020=4.63)
International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry (IF2020=3.455)
Journal of Prosthodontic Research (IF2020=4.642)
Pattern Recognition (Outstanding reviewer - achieved: May 2018) (IF2020=7.74)
IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics (IF2020=5.223)
British Journal of Surgery (IF2020=6.939)
Acta Biomaterialia (IF2020=8.947)
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging (IF2020=10.048)
Machine Vision and Applications (IF2021 = 2.012)
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IF2022 = 6.212)
Applied sciences (IF2021=2.838)
Safety Science (IF2023=6.1)
Plos ONE (IF2023=3.7)
International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics (IF2023=2.4)
Advances in Human-Computer Interaction
Computer Vision and Image Understanding (IF2024 4.5)
News:
August 2023 - Together with colleagues won 200k grant to develop robotic waste storing.
August 2022 - Started working on the interface between AI/workplace safety and robotics (a series of Q1 papers accepted in the meanwhile). I also shifted to the application of computer vision in the automotive industry. Won an EU grant towards visual inspection to make it product-ready.
Decembar 2021 - 10 reseach papers accepted in the meanwhile (average impact factor 3.5+). I won ~100k EUR grant to co'found an AI SME for QA of leather in automotive.
August 2020 - I won my second academic project (200k EUR) to develop Artificial intelligence for managing workplace safety. Check http://ai4workplacesafety.com/
January 2020 - I won my first academic project (20k EUR) and my first industry-funded project for applying AI for QA in automotive industry.
August 2019 - Five papers accepted in 2019 so far... (2 biomedical and three focused on application of AI/CV/Cloud in industry/safety).
January 2019 - I won the Nvida GPU grant (Titan V GPU) for my research on computer vision (CV). After healthcare, I stepped into applying CV for solving problems in industry (safety, quality control and logistics).
January 2018 - the web site completed;
One paper accepted by the Nature Scientific Reports & 2nd by the CMB&BE.
August 2017 - I finally launched my personal web page! :)