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Biography


Education:
  • Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics
    Department of Mathematics, University of Klagenfurt, Austria (March 2000 -- July 2003)
    Bundle Methods in Combinatorial Optimization,
    Advisor: Prof. Dr. Franz Rendl

  • Postgraduate Study in Applied Mathematics
    Department of Mathematics, University of Zagreb, Croatia (September 1997 -- February 2000)

  • Diploma, Mathematical Engineering in Applied Mathematics and Informatics
    Department of Mathematics, University of Zagreb, Croatia (September 1992 -- April 1997)



    • Academic Appointments:
  • Associate Professor
    Department of Econometrics & Operations Research , Tilburg University, The Netherlands
    (June 2009 -- ?)

  • Assistant Professor
    Department of Econometrics & Operations Research , Tilburg University, The Netherlands
    (March 2007 -- June 2009)

  • Honorable Appointment
    Department of Mathematics & Statistics, The University of Melbourne , Australia
    (March 2006 -- December 2008)

  • Researcher
    Department of Econometrics & Operations Research , Tilburg University , The Netherlands
    (March 2006 -- March 2007)
    Project Leader: Associate Prof. Etienne de Klerk

  • Research Fellow
    Department of Mathematics & Statistics, The University of Melbourne , Australia
    (September 2004 -- February 2006)
    Project Leader: Associate Prof. Natashia Boland
    Project: Open-Pit Mine Optimization, in collaboration with BHP-Billiton

  • Post Doctoral Fellow
    Advanced Optimization Laboratory, Department of Computing and Software, McMaster University, Canada
    (September 2003 -- August 2004)
    Project Leader: Prof. Tamás Terlaky
    &
    Department of Combinatorics and Optimization, University of Waterloo, Canada
    (September 2003 -- August 2004)
    Project Leader: Prof. Henry Wolkowicz

  • Research and Teaching Assistant
    Department of Mathematics, University of Klagenfurt, Austria
    (July 2000 -- August 2003)

  • Research and Teaching Assistant
    Department of Mathematics, University of J.J. Strossmayer, Osijek, Croatia
    (September 1999 -- February 2000)

  • Research and Teaching Assistant
    Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Food Technology, University of J.J. Strossmayer, Osijek, Croatia
    (July 1997 -- February 2000)



    • Scholarships and Fellowships:
  • NWO Project, The Netherlands (March 2007 - March 2011)

  • Dr. Manfred Gehring Research Fellowship
    University of Klagenfurt, Austria (September 2002 -- May 2003)

  • Scholarship from the Austrian Science Foundation (July 2000 -- August 2002 )

  • Alpe Adria Research Scholarship for a Doctoral Study
    University of Klagenfurt, Austria (February -- June 2000)

  • Research Scholarship
    University of Klagenfurt, Austria (February 1999)

  • Alpe Adria Research Scholarship
    University of Klagenfurt, Austria (January, February and July 1998)



    • Languages: Fluent in Croatian, English and German. Learning Dutch.

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