Nevena Marić

I am a mathematician working mainly in probability and stochastic processes. I also study combinatorial structures arising from probabilistic questions, including admissible correlations and cut polytopes. In my applied work, I develop stochastic models motivated by biology and ecology, often with a focus on phase transitions. Currently, I am an Associate Professor at the School of Computing, Union University in Belgrade.

email: nmaric at raf dot rs

Nevena Marić

Education

Academic Positions

Selected publications

Awards and Grants

Teaching philosophy in a nutshell

Education

PhD in Statistics
University of São Paulo, Brazil
2006
Thesis: Quasi-Stationary Distributions and Fleming–Viot Processes in Countable Spaces

Advisor: Pablo A. Ferrari

MSc in Statistics
UNICAMP, Brazil
2002
Thesis: Perfect Simulation for Loss Networks

Advisor: Nancy L. Garcia

BSc in Mathematics
University of Belgrade, Serbia
1998

Academic Positions

Associate Professor of Mathematics
School of Computing, Union University, Belgrade, Serbia
2020 – Present

Associate Professor of Mathematics (with tenure)
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,
University of Missouri - St. Louis, USA
2015 – 2020

Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,
University of Missouri – St. Louis, USA
2008 – 2015

Philip T. Church Teaching Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Mathematics,
Syracuse University
2006-2008

Selected publications

- Hierarchical threshold structure in Max-Cut with geometric edge weights.
  N. Marić
  arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.08876

- An Explicit Formula for Vertex Enumeration in the CUT (n) Polytope via Probabilistic Methods
  N. Marić
  arXiv preprint arXiv:2506.21787, 2025
- Stochastic model of seed dispersal with homogeneous and non-homogeneous Poisson processes under habitat reduction conditions
  N. Marić
  Journal of Biological Physics, 51(1), 1–11, 2025
- Book Review: Probability Adventures
  N. Marić
  SIAM Review, 67(1), 205–206, 2025
- On the role of reduced habitat in the phase transition of a stochastic model for seed dispersal
  C.F. Coletti, N. Marić, P.M. Rodriguez
  Mathematical Methods in the Applied Sciences, 46(9), 10540–10553, 2023
- Admissible Bernoulli correlations
  M. Huber, N. Marić
  Journal of Statistical Distributions and Applications, 6, 1–8, 2019
- Cut polytope has vertices on a line (extended abstract)
  N. Marić
  Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics, 70, 59–64, 2018
- Bernoulli correlations and cut polytopes
  M. Huber, N. Marić
  arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.06182, 2017
- Fleming–Viot Particle System Driven by a Random Walk
  N. Marić
  Journal of Statistical Physics, 160(3), 548–560, 2015
- Multivariate distributions with fixed marginals and correlations
  M. Huber, N. Marić
  Journal of Applied Probability, 52(2), 602–608, 2015
- Minimum correlation for any bivariate Geometric distribution
  M. Huber, N. Marić
  ALEA, 11(2), 459-470, 2014
- Phase Transition Behavior in a Neutral Evolution Model
  D. King, A. Scott, N. Marić, S. Bahar
  APS March Meeting Abstracts, D10.012, 2014
- Clustering and phase transitions on a neutral landscape
  A.D. Scott, D.M. King, N. Marić, S. Bahar
  Europhysics Letters, 102(6), 68003, 2013
- Minimum correlation in construction of multivariate distributions
  V.M. Dukic, N. Marić
  Physical Review E, 87(3), 2013
- Universality in a Neutral Evolution Model
  D. King, A. Scott, N. Marić, S. Bahar
  APS March Meeting Abstracts, C44.002, 2013
- Quasi stationary distributions and Fleming-Viot processes
  P.A. Ferrari, N. Marić
  Polymat Publishing Company, 2013
- On construction of random variables with prescribed marginal distributions and correlation coefficients
  V. Dukic, N. Marić
  arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.6118, 2010
- Contact process in a wedge
  J.T. Cox, N. Marić, R. Schinazi
  Journal of Statistical Physics, 139(3), 506–517, 2010
- Simulation study for the clan of ancestors in a perfect simulation scheme of a continuous one-dimensional loss network
  N.L. Garcia, N. Marić
  Methodology and Computing in Applied Probability, 10, 453–469, 2008
- Phase transitions in a cellular automaton model of a highway on-ramp
  V. Belitsky, N. Marić, G.M. Schütz
  Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 40(37), 11221, 2007
- Quasi stationary distributions and Fleming-Viot processes in countable spaces
  P. Ferrari, N. Marić
- Electronic Journal of Probability, 12, 684-702, 2007
- Existence and perfect simulation of one-dimensional loss networks
  N.L. Garcia, N. Marić
  Stochastic Processes and Their Applications, 116(12), 1920–1931, 2006
- Distribuições quase-estacionárias e o processo Fleming-Viot
  N. Marić
  Universidade de Sao Paulo, 2006 (PhD Thesis)
- Improved bounds for perfect simulation of a continuous one-dimensional loss network
  N.L. Garcia, N. Marić
  arXiv preprint math/0504254, 2005
- Ergodicity conditions for a continuous one-dimensional loss network
  N.L. Garcia, N. Marić
  Bulletin of the Brazilian Mathematical Society, 34, 349–360, 2003
- Simulaçao perfeita para redes com perdas
  N. Marić UNICAMP, 2002 (MSc Thesis)

Awards and Grants

Research Grants as Principal Investigator

Stochastic Processes with Spatial Constraints
National Science Foundation, Award DMS-1007823, 2010–2014
Correlations and Polytopes
Research Board, University of Missouri, 2017
Polyhedral Aspects of Stochastic Dependence
Research Award, University of Missouri–St. Louis, 2017
Studying Correlation Through an Algorithmic Lens
Research Award, University of Missouri–St. Louis, College of Arts and Sciences, 2014–2015
Stochastic Processes with Constraints
Research Board, University of Missouri, 2010–2011

Research Grant as Co-Principal Investigator

Phase Transitions in Silico and In Vivo
Interdisciplinary Intercampus Research Program, University of Missouri, 2015–2016

Project Team Member

Multidimensional Persistence and Toric Topology
Joint project funded by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye, 2021–2024

Selected Honors and Fellowships

Francisco Aranda Ordaz Award — Special Mention of the Jury
Awarded triennially for the best Ph.D. thesis in Probability in Latin America, 2007
Best M.S. Thesis in Probability and Statistics Award — First Place
Awarded biennially by the Brazilian Statistical Association for master’s theses defended nationally, 2003
FAPESP Fellowship for Ph.D. Research Project
São Paulo Research Foundation, Brazil, 2002–2006
FAPESP Fellowship for M.S. Research Project
São Paulo Research Foundation, Brazil, 2000–2002
National Fellowship for Gifted Youth
Yugoslavia, 1990–1994

Teaching philosophy in a nutshell

I believe teaching is a shared journey of discovery. To me, teachers are more experienced learners whose role is to create a positive and encouraging environment—one where flowers can bloom. In the classroom, I aim to act as a translator and mediator between knowledge and students, guiding their autonomous process of discovery, whether individually or in groups.

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