Speakers
Vinicius Mariano de Carvalho
Dr Vinicius Mariano de Carvalho holds a PhD from the Univ. of Passau, Germany, and a BA and MA from the Federal Univ. of Juiz de Fora, Brazil. He is Reader in Brazilian and Latin American Studies at the dept. of War Studies, Vice Dean (International) for the Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy, and was director of King’s Brazil Institute (2020-2022). He was Associate Prof. for... Read more>>
Abraham (Avi) Mendelson
Avi Mendelson is a Professor at the CS department Technion and an IEEE Fellow. He has industrial and academic experience in various areas, such as Computer architecture, Hardware Security, Hardware accelerators, and Architecture for machine learning. He graduated from the CS department, Technion, BSC (1979) and MSC (1982) and got his Ph.D. (1990) from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (UMASS). Among his industrial jobs, he worked... Read more>>
Čedo Maksimović
Prof. Dr. Čedo Maksimović dipl. civ. eng. graduated from the Department of Hydrotechnics (Water and Environmental Engineering) at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Belgrade in 1971. At the same faculty, he got his MSc degree and doctorate. A part of the PhD research was conducted at Cambridge and Newcastle University... Read more>>
Ratko Ristić
Prof. Dr. Ratko Ristić, is a member of the Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia (AESS), a full professor of the Faculty of Forestry (Dean from 2015 to 2021) and Vice-Rector of the University of Belgrade (from 2021). He has published over 150 bibliographic units dealing with erosion and torrent control, hydrology, sustainable use of watersheds and natural disasters prevention, and has implemented over 150 domestic and international projects.
Nenad Zrnić
Prof. Dr. Nenad Zrnić is a member of the Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia (AESS) and a professor at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade (FMEUB). He is the director of the Innovation Center FME, and head of the Department of Material Handling, Constructions and Logistics. He is a former Vice-rector of the University of Belgrade and a member of the Management Board of the European university alliance CircleU since 2020.
David Lu
David Lu is a co - founder and the CEO of Clarity Movement Co, an environmental tech startup focused on changing how we understand the environment by deploying dense networks for real - time air quality monitoring. Prior to starting Clarity, David was a key le ader in the University of California’s Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaign and worked alongside the Arctic Campaign Director at Greenpeace. Fueled by his everlasting passion for improving ... Read more>>
Aleksandra Buha Djordjevic
Dr. Aleksandra Buha Djordjevic is a pharmacist holding a Ph.D. degree in Toxicology. Her research focuses on environmental contaminants and their effects on human health. As a member of many international working groups and consortiums, she is actively involved in environmental and global health promotion.
Меlinа Kаlаgаsidis Krušić
Dr. Меlinа Kаlаgаsidis Krušić, Full Professor and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade. Vice president of the Serbian Chemical Society. Role in the Circle U. Alliance – a lead of WP4: Student-Led Sustainable Innovation. Co-founder of the Start-up “Dr.Knight“.
Vesna Damnjanovic
Vesna Damnjanovic is the Founder and Managing Director of the Belgrade Business International Case Competition among the top 10 case competitions in the world. Vesna had visited 47 countries and was the mentor of many winning student teams at global case competitions, including innovations in sustainability and business. She is an expert for Case Solving Innovative Teaching Methodology.
Kevin Guillaume
Kevin Guillaume has been Secretary General of Circle U. since September 2021. Circle U. is an inclusive, research-intensive and interdisciplinary European university alliance. The alliance consists of nine equally-committed universities with a shared dedication to the long-term transformational process of... Read more>>