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Academician Gradimir V. Milovanović

Personal Data

  • Birthdate: January 2, 1948
  • Birthplace: Zorunovac, Serbia, ex-Yugoslavia
  • Marital Status: Married

🎓 Education

  • May, 1976 — Ph.D. in Mathematics (Thesis advisor: D.S. Mitrinović) — University of Niš
  • June, 1974 — M.S. in Mathematics — University of Niš
  • May, 1971 — B.S. in EE, Computer Sciences — University of Niš

💼 Professional Experience

  • November, 2011 – present — Research Professor — Mathematical Institute SANU
  • July, 2008 – October, 2011 — Professor — Megatrend University
  • March, 1986 – June, 2008 — Professor — University of Niš
  • February, 1982 – February, 1986 — Associate Professor — University of Niš
  • October, 1976 – January, 1982 — Assistant Professor — University of Niš
  • September, 1971 – September, 1976 — Assistant — University of Niš

🏛️ Professional Positions

  • October, 2010 – October, 2016 — President of the Scientific Committee for Mathematics, Computer Sciences and Mechanics (Serbian Ministry of Science and Technological Development) — Belgrade
  • July, 2008 – October, 2011 — Dean of the Faculty of Computer Sciences, Megatrend University — Belgrade
  • April, 2006 – March, 2010 — President of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development — Belgrade
  • October, 2004 – November, 2006 — Rector of the University of Niš — Niš
  • October, 2002 – September, 2004 — Dean of the Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Niš — Niš
  • November, 2002 – May, 2016 — Vice-president of the Scientific Society of Serbia — Belgrade
  • July, 1997 – October, 2010 — President of the Scientific Council of the Mathematical Institute SANU — Belgrade
  • February, 2003 – February, 2006 — Member of the Managing Board of the Mathematical Society of Serbia — Belgrade
  • October, 1989 – September, 1991 — Vice-rector of the University of Niš (for Science and International Collaboration) — Niš

🏅 Membership in Academies and  Scientific and Professional Societies

🏆 Honors 

  • VPI Golden Jubilee Award, Vijnana Parishad of India (2022) 
  • "City of Belgrade" Award for the Year 2014 in the Field: Natural and Technical Sciences, Assembly of the City of Belgrade (2015)
  • Golden Award for Research and Teaching Achievements, University of Niš (1995) 
  • Anniversary Award for Distinguish Contribution in Research and Teaching Activities, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Niš (1995)
  • Niš City Liberation Anniversary Award for Distinguished Contribution to the Science Development, Community of Niš (1988) 
  • University Award for Advancement of Science, University of Niš (1985)
  • Anniversary Award for Teaching and Research Achievements, Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University of Niš (1980 and 1985)

📚 Listings in Encyclopedias

  • Who's Who in the World (8th Edition, 1987–1988, and 9th Edition, 1989–1990), Marquis Who's Who, Macmillan Directory Division, Wilmette, IL USA
  • Men of Achievement (13th Edition, 1989), International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England
  • Who's Who in Serbia (1st Edition, 1991; 2nd Edition 1995), Biblofon, Belgrade (Serbian)

📖 Teaching Activities

Several courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, such as: Numerical Analysis, Approximation Theory, Real Analysis, Linear Algebra, Special Functions, Mathematical Programming, Differential Equations, etc.

🌍 Visiting Professorship

  • Purdue University, USA (1985, 1989)
  • University of Pau, France (1987, 1990, 1992, 1994)
  • University of Basilicata, Potenza, Italy (1991, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

📝 Editorial Activities

  • Editor-in-Chief — Publ. Inst. Math. (Beograd) (N.S.) — Institut Mathématique. Publications. Nouvelle Série. Inst. Math., Belgrade, ISSN 0350-1302
  • Editor-in-Chief — Bull. Cl. Sci. Math. Nat. Sci. Math. — Bulletin, Classe des Sciences Mathématiques et Naturelles, Sciences mathématiques, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, ISSN 0561-7332
  • Associate Editor — Appl. Math. Comput. — Applied Mathematics and Computation, Elsevier, Inc., New York, USA, ISSN 0096-3003
  • Associate Editor — Optim. Letters. — Optimization Letters, Springer, ISSN 1862-4472 (print), ISSN 1862-4480 (electronic)
  • Editor-in-Chief — J. Inequal. Appl. — Journal of Inequalities and Applications, Springer, ISSN 1029-242X (electronic; open access)
  • Member of Editorial Board — FILOMAT (Formerly: Zb. Rad.), Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Niš, ISSN 0354-5180
  • Member of Editorial Board — Appl. Anal. Discrete Math. — Applicable Analysis and Discrete Mathematics (Formerly: Univ. Beograd. Publ. Elektrotehn. Fak. Ser. Mat.), University of Belgrade and Academic Mind, Belgrade, ISSN 1452-8630
  • Member of Editorial Board — Facta Univ. Ser. Math. Inform. — Facta Universitatis. Series: Mathematics and Informatics, University of Niš, Niš, ISSN 0352-9665 [Founder and Editor-in-Chief in the period 1986–2008]
  • Editor — JIPAM. J. Inequal. Pure Appl. Math. — JIPAM. Journal of Inequalities in Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vic. Univ. Technol., Melbourne, Australia, ISSN 1443-5756
  • Member of Advisory Board — Banach J. Math. Anal. — Banach Journal of Mathematical Analysis, Mashhad, Iran, ISSN 1735-8787 [2007–2010]
  • Member of Advisory Board — Ann. Funct. Anal. — Annals of Functional Analysis, Mashhad, Iran, ISSN 2008-8752
  • Member of Editorial Board — East J. Approx. — East Journal on Approximations, Darba, Sofia, Bulgaria, ISSN 1310-6236
  • Member of Editorial Board — Math. Balkanica. (N.S.) — Mathematica Balkanica, New Series, Bulgar. Acad. Sci., Sofia, Bulgaria, ISSN 0205-3217
  • Member of Editorial Board — Armenian J. Math. — Armenian Journal of Mathematics, Yerevan, Armenia, ISSN 1829-1163
  • Member of Editorial Board — J. Numer. Anal. Approx. Theory. — Journal of Numerical Analysis and Approximation Theory, Ed. Acad. Romane, Bucharest, Romania, ISSN 2457-6794
  • Member of Editorial Board — Studia Univ. Babeş-Bolyai Math. — Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai Mathematica, Univ. "Babeş-Bolyai", Cluj-Napoca, Romania, ISSN 0252-1938
  • Member of Editorial Board — Novi Sad J. Math. — Novi Sad Journal of Mathematics (Formerly: Univ. u Novom Sadu Zb. Rad. Prirod.-Mat. Fak. Ser. Mat.), Univ. Novi Sad, Novi Sad, ISSN 0352-0900
  • Member of Editorial Board — Yugosl. J. Oper. Res. — Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research, Univ. Belgrade, Belgrade, ISSN 0354-0243
  • Member of Editorial Board — Kragujevac J. Math. — Kragujevac Journal of Mathematics (Formerly: Zb. Rad. (Kragujevac)), Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, ISSN 1450-9628

🔍 Refereeing and Reviewing

Referee for various important journals (e.g. SIAM J. Math. Anal., SIAM J. Numer. Anal., Math. Comp., J. Comput. Appl. Math., J. Approx. Theory, J. Math. Anal. Appl., East J. Approx., Calcolo), and reviewer for the Mathematical Reviews and Zentralblatt für Mathematik (AMS Subject Classification: 26, 33, 41, 42, 65).

🎤 Plenary, Invited, Contributed and Colloquium Lectures

Has been invited to a number of International Conferences, e.g., Sofia, Bulgaria (1988, 1994, 2011, 2014); Banach Center, Warsaw, Poland (1992); Purdue University, USA (1993); Oberwolfach, Germany (1995, 1998); Cluj-Napoca, Romania (1996, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014); Vico Equense, Italy (1997, 1999); Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy (2000, 2004, 2009); Røros, Norway (2003); Copenhagen, Denmark (2003); University of Stellenbosch, South Africa (2005); Borovetz, Bulgaria (2006); CIRM Marseille, France (2007); Zürich, Switzerland (2007); Sao Paolo, Brazil (2008); Budapest, Hungary (2008); S. Margherita di Pula, Cagliari, Italy (2011); Port Elizabeth, South Africa (2011); Kos, Greece (2012); Ubeda, Jaen, Spain (2013); Dongguk University, Gyeongju, South Korea (2014).

Has also given a number of colloquium and seminar talks in several centers in ex-Yugoslavia and abroad.

🚩 Research Interests

  • Orthogonal Polynomials and Systems
  • Interpolation, Quadrature Processes and Integral Equations
  • Approximations by Polynomials and Splines
  • Polynomials (Extremal Problems, Inequalities, Zeros)
  • Inequalities

📑 Citations

🔬 Projects

  • 1986 – 1990 — Participant in the Project Mathematics with Applications
  • 1991 – 1995 — Leader of a subproject in 0401 (Serbian Ministry of Science): Contemporary Problems of Mathematics
  • 1996 – 2000 — Leader of the project 04M03 (Serbian Ministry of Science): Methods and Models in Theoretical, Applied and Industrial Mathematics
  • 2002 – 2005 — Leader of the project #2002 (Serbian Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection): Applied Orthogonal Systems, Constructive Approximation and Numerical Methods
  • 2006 – 2010 — Leader of the project #144004 (Serbian Ministry of Science and Technological Development): Orthogonal Systems and Applications
  • 2006 – 2008 — Leader of the Serbian Team in SCOPES Joint Research Project No. IB7320-111079 (Swiss National Scientific Foundation): New Methods for Quadrature
  • 2007 – present — Leader of the project (Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts): Interpolation and Quadrature Processes Based on the Theory of Orthogonality
  • 2011 – 2015 — Participant in the project #III 44006 (Serbian Ministry of Education and Science): Development of New Information and Communication Technologies, Based on Advanced Mathematical Methods, with Applications in Medicine, Telecommunications, Power Systems, Protection of National Heritage and Education
  • 2011 – 2015 — Leader of the project #OI 174015 (Serbian Ministry of Education and Science): Approximation of Integral and Differential Operators and Applications