Aleksandar Jovanovic | Engineering Award | Most Reader’s Article Award

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Assoc Prof Dr. Aleksandar Jovanovic | Engineering Award | Most Reader’s Article Award

professor at Faculty of engineering University of Kraguejvac, Serbia

Dr. Aleksandar Jovanovic is a distinguished academic with extensive experience in transportation and traffic engineering. He completed his PhD at the University of Belgrade in 2017, focusing on Operations Research in Urban Transportation. His academic journey also includes an MSc and BSc in Traffic Engineering and Urban Transportation from the same institution. Dr. Jovanovic’s career encompasses a range of positions, including his current role as Associate Professor at the University of Kragujevac, Serbia, where he has been employed since November 2022. He has previously served as a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Pittsburgh, and as a Visiting Scholar there. His earlier roles include Assistant Professor at the University of Kragujevac, and Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Banja Luka. His teaching experience spans undergraduate and graduate courses in traffic engineering, both in Serbia and the United States. He has been recognized with several honors, including a Professional Development Award in 2023 and the Best Paper Award at ICCMAE 2018. Dr. Jovanovic was also a recipient of the Serbian Governmental Scholarship from 2006 to 2017.

Professional Profiles:

📚 Education:

Dr. Aleksandar Jovanovic completed his PhD at the University of Belgrade, Serbia, in October 2017, specializing in Operations Research in Urban Transportation at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering. Prior to this, he earned his MSc in Traffic Engineering from the same institution in October 2011. Dr. Jovanovic’s academic journey began with a BSc in Urban Transportation, also from the University of Belgrade, awarded in October 2010.

Pofessional Experience:

Dr. Aleksandar Jovanovic has accumulated a wealth of experience in academia and research. From November 2022 to October 2023, he served as a Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering. Prior to this, he was a Visiting Scholar at the same institution from August to November 2021. Currently, Dr. Jovanovic holds the position of Associate Professor at the Department for Motor Vehicles and Motors at the University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Engineering in Serbia, a role he has occupied since November 2022. He previously served as an Assistant Professor at the same department from September 2018 to November 2022 and as a Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Banja Luka, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, from March 2019 to October 2022. Earlier in his career, Dr. Jovanovic was a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Road Traffic at the State Engineering College of Applied Studies “Tehnikum Taurunum” in Belgrade from September 2016 to September 2018, and a Junior Teaching Assistant at the State Technical College of Applied Studies in Kragujevac from September 2013 to September 2015.

Teaching Experience:

Dr. Aleksandar Jovanovic has an extensive teaching background, spanning both undergraduate and graduate courses. At the University of Pittsburgh, he has served as a Co-Instructor for the undergraduate courses “Traffic Control Systems” in Spring 2023 and “Traffic Management and Operations” in Fall 2023. At the University of Kragujevac, his teaching roles included instructing undergraduate courses such as “Urban Transportation” from Spring 2018 to 2022, “Traffic Safety” from Fall 2018 to 2021, and “Informatics in Traffic Engineering” from Spring 2018 to 2022. He also co-instructed “Traffic and Traffic Roads” from Fall 2018 to 2020. For graduate students at the University of Kragujevac, Dr. Jovanovic taught “Informatic Systems in Traffic Engineering” in Spring 2018 to 2022, and “Operations Research Applications in Traffic Engineering” from Fall 2019 to 2021. Additionally, he provided a lecture on “Applications of Fuzzy Logic Systems in Traffic Signal Control” for graduate students at the Pittsburgh Intelligent Transportation Systems (PITTs) Lab in Fall 2021.

Awards And Honors:

Dr. Aleksandar Jovanovic has received several notable honors and awards throughout his career. In 2023, he was recognized with a Professional Development Award for his poster presentation at the Postdoctoral Data and Dine Symposium. In 2019, he earned the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Computational Mathematics and Engineering (ICCMAE) 2018 in Timisoara, specifically in the Applied/Computational Mathematics section. Additionally, between 2006 and 2017, Dr. Jovanovic was a recipient of the Serbian Governmental Scholarship, reflecting his academic excellence and commitment to his field.

Skills:

Dr. Aleksandar Jovanovic possesses a diverse set of computer skills and competencies. In the field of traffic simulation and analysis, he is proficient with tools such as PTV Vissim (including COM and VAP), HCS+T7F, Synchro, and SUMO. For design tasks, he utilizes AutoCAD. Additionally, Dr. Jovanovic is skilled in scripting languages, including Matlab and Python, which he employs for various analytical and programming tasks.

📚Publications :

“Area-wide urban traffic control: A Bee Colony Optimization approach”
Authors: A Jovanović, M Nikolić, D Teodorović
Citations: 85
Year: 2017

“Green vehicle routing in urban zones–A neuro-fuzzy approach”
Authors: AD Jovanović, DS Pamučar, S Pejčić-Tarle
Citations: 82
Year: 2014

“Pre-timed control for an under-saturated and over-saturated isolated intersection: a Bee Colony Optimization approach”
Authors: A Jovanović, D Teodorović
Citations: 26
Year: 2017

“Ecology based network traffic control: A bee colony optimization approach”
Authors: A Jovanović, A Stevanović, N Dobrota, D Teodorović
Citations: 13
Year: 2022

“Fixed-time traffic control at superstreet intersections by bee colony optimization”
Authors: A Jovanović, D Teodorović
Citations: 12
Year: 2022

“The assessment and selection of suppliers using AHP and MABAC with type-2 fuzzy numbers in automotive industry”
Authors: N Komatina, D Tadić, A Aleksić, AD Jovanović
Citations: 11
Year: 2023

“Restricted crossing U-turn traffic control by interval Type-2 fuzzy logic”
Authors: A Jovanović, K Kukić, A Stevanović, D Teodorović
Citations: 11
Year: 2023

“Type-2 fuzzy logic based transit priority strategy”
Authors: A Jovanović, D Teodorović
Citations: 10
Year: 2022

“A fuzzy logic simulation model for controlling an oversaturated diverge diamond interchange and ramp metering system”
Authors: A Jovanović, K Kukić, A Stevanović
Citations: 9
Year: 2021

“Multi-objective optimization of a single intersection”
Authors: A Jovanović, D Teodorović
Citations: 8
Year: 2021