Dr. Marija Bezbradica

Marija Bezbradica obtained my B.Sc.E.E. from the School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia (2007) and MSc in Biomedical Engineering from the same University (2008). Marija then acquired extensive experience in Complex Systems Modelling and Scientific Computing, completing her PhD in the School of Computing in DCU, Ireland (2013). Specifically, the research involved building stochastic models to predict dissolution of complex drug formulations and controlled release of active pharmaceutical substances. Her subsequent postdoctoral research at DCU (2013-2015) included design and implementation of stochastic computational models and predictive methods for pedestrian behaviour, particularly in large, complex urban networks. Marija’s current areas of research, as an Assistant Professor, (2015 – date) remain strongly interdisciplinary and include implementation of computational simulation methods such as cellular automata and agent-based models, predictive and behavioural analytics in software usage, Smart Cities, as well as FinTech and InsurTech areas, drawing on a background in machine learning, applied mathematics, statistics and high performance computing. Marija received national and international funding in domain of retail analytic and Fintech.