Curriculum Vitae
of
Biljana Č. Popović
Address:
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University of Niš
Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics
Department of Mathematics and Informatics
18000 Niš, Višegradska 33
P. O. Box 224
Serbia
& Montenegro
Tel: +381 18 533 015
Fax: +381 18 533 014
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Personal data:
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Date and place of birth: January the 4, 1954, Niš, Serbia,
Yugoslavia
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Education:
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B. S.
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Faculty of Philosophy, University
of Niš
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1976
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M. S.
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Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University
of Belgrade
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1982
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Ph. D.
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Faculty of Mathematics, University
of Belgrade
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1990
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Master Thesis: Time Series and Prediction of Time Series
(in Serbian), University of Belgrade,
1982 (Supervisor: Z. Ivković)
Ph. D. Thesis: Predictions and Estimates of Parameters
of Exponentially Distributed ARMA Series (in Serbian), University
of Belgrade, 1990 (Supervisor: J.
Mališić)
Professional Experience:
- Junior Teaching Assistant,
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš, 1976-1983.
- Teaching Assistant,
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš, 1983-1991.
- Assistant Professor,
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš, 1991-1996.
- Associate Professor,
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Niš, 1996-1999.
- Associate Professor,
Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, 1999-2003.
- Full Professor, Faculty of
Sciences and Mathematics, University
of Niš, since 2003.
Professional Positions:
- Vice-Dean for Teaching
Processing at Faculty of Philosophy (1996-1999)
- Vice-Dean for Teaching
Processing and Scientific Research at Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics
(1999-2000)
- Head of Department for
Applied Mathematics (1998-2001)
- Head of Statistical Workshop
(since 2001)
- Member of University Board
for Natural Sciences and Mathematics (1998-2001)
- Member of Administrative
Committee of Mathematical Society of Serbia
(1996-2000)
- Head of Department for
Mathematical Statistics and Applications (since 2002)
Teaching Activities:
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Graduate studies:
Mathematical Statistics and Statistical Modeling
Introduction in Mathematical Statistics
Statistic Models
Business Statistics
Statistics (in Geography)
Statistics in Psychology
Mathematics I (in Physics)
Mathematics III (in Hydrotechnique)
Probability and Mathematical Statistics (University
of Priština)
Postgraduate studies:
Mathematical Statistics
Time Series Analysis
Monte Carlo Study
Discrete Time Stochastic Pricing Models
Statistics Quality Control
Hypothesis Testing
Linear Statistical Methods
Parameter Estimation
Multivariate Analysis
Regression and Correlation Analysis
Sampling Theory
Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics (Faculty of Civil Engineering)
Special Course in Mathematics (Department of Physics)
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Research Speciality:
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Main:
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Time Series Analysis
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Other:
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Statistical Models in Finance, Education in Mathematics,
Education in Statistics, Quality Improvement
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Membership in Professional Societies:
- Mathematical Society of Serbia
(since 1976)
- Statistical Society of Serbia
(since 1996)
- Yugoslav Association for
Applied and Industrial Mathematics (JUPIM) (since 1997)
- American Mathematical
Society (AMS) (1999)
- Kvant
Center for Contemporary
Finance (Belgrade) (since
2002)
Refereeing and Reviewing:
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FILOMAT (Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics)
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Quality Business Management
Master Theses Directed:
- M. Ristić: Time
Series with Uniform Marginal Distributions (in Serbian), Faculty of
Sciences and Mathematics, University
of Niš, 2000.
- V. Stojanović: Nonlinear Price Modeling by Means of
Conditional Heteroscedastic Time Series (in Serbian), Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University
of Niš, 2004.
Master Theses Codirected:
- T. Kitić: Computing
Methods and Techniques for Quality Improvement Concerning Standards JUS
ISO 9000 (in Serbian), Faculty of Electronic Engineering, University
of Niš, 1998.
- S. Randjelović: Correlation
Among Microdeformity of Grains and Macrodeformity of the Processing Object
During the Volumedeformity by Means of the Neural Net Algorithm for Figure
Processing and Microdeformity Determining (in Serbian), Faculty of
Mechanic Engineering, University of Niš, 1998.
Ph. D. Theses Directed:
- M. Ristić: Stationary
Uniformly Distributed Autoregressive Processes (in Serbian), Faculty
of Sciences and Mathematics, University
of Niš, 2002.
Scientific Research Projects:
- Structures and Models
in Mathematical and Functional Analysis and Topology, investigator,
1983-1985, Mathematical Institute of Serbian Academy of Science and Arts,
supported by grant of Serbian Ministry of Science and Technology.
- Mathematics with
Applications, investigator, 1986-1990, Mathematical Institute of
Serbian Academy of Science and Arts, supported by grant of Serbian
Ministry of Science and Technology.
- Contemporary Problems
in Mathematics, investigator, 1993-1995, Mathematical Institute of
Serbian Academy of Science and Arts, supported by grant of Serbian
Ministry of Science and Technology.
- Methods and Models in
Mathematics Theory, Industrial Mathematics and Applied Mathematics in
General, principal investigator of one of scientific tasks, 1996-2000,
Mathematical Institute of Serbian Academy of Science and Arts, supported
by grant of Serbian Ministry of Science and Technology.
- Discrete and
Continuous Stochastic Models with Applications, since 2002, (No.
1834, supported by grant of Serbian Ministry of Science, Technology and
Development.)
Invited Lectures:
Faculty of Science, Institute of Mathematics,
University of Novi Sad,
Novi Sad, 1999.
Reviewing Books:
Monographs:
- Z. Lozanov-Crvenković, D.
Perišić and S. Pilipović: Contributions to the Theory of Generalized
Random Processes, University
of Novi Sad, Faculty of
Science, Institute of Mathematics,
Novi Sad, 2002.
Textbooks:
- Z. Lozanov-Crvenković,
D.Rajter: Collection of Solved Problems in Probability and Statistics
(in Serbian), University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Science, Novi Sad, 1999.
- M. Stojaković: Random
Processes (in Serbian), University
of Novi Sad, Faculty of
Engineering, Novi Sad, 1999.
- M. Stojaković: Mathematical
Statistics (in Serbian), University
of Novi Sad, Faculty of
Engineering, Novi Sad, 2000.
Organizing Meetings and Conferences:
- Filomat '92, The member of
Organizing Committee, Niš, 1992.
- Statistical Methods in
Total Quality Management, Chairmen of Organizing Committee and the member
of Program Council, Niš, 1995.