asst. MA Nikola Knežević, electrical and computer engineer
Zgrada "Lola", kancelarija 917
| knezevic@etf.bg.ac.rs | |
| 011/3218-318 | |
| 011/3218-461 |
| Title | electrical and computer science engineer, MSc |
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| Scientific Area | Automation |
| Promotion Date | March 01, 2025 |
Subjects
Subjects from the curriculum 2013
Bibliography
Papers in journals with SCI list
Versatile waste sorting in small batch and flexible manufacturing industries using deep learning techniques
A. Vukićević, M. Petrović, N. Jurišević, M. Đapan, N. Knežević, A. Novaković, K. Jovanović, Versatile waste sorting in small batch and flexible manufacturing industries using deep learning techniques, Scientific Reports, Vol. 15, 2025
| Authors | Arso Vukićević, Miloš Petrović, Nebojša Jurišević, Marko Đapan, Nikola Knežević, Aleksandar Novaković, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2025 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-87226-x |
| Journal | Scientific Reports |
| Impact factor | 3.8 |
| Volumen | 15 |
Toward Industry 5.0: A Neuroergonomic Workstation for a Human-Centered, Collaborative Robot-Supported Manual Assembly Process
N. Knežević, A. Savić, Z. Gordić, A. Ajoudani, K. Jovanović, Toward Industry 5.0: A Neuroergonomic Workstation for a Human-Centered, Collaborative Robot-Supported Manual Assembly Process, IEEE ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION MAGAZINE, Nov, 2024
| Authors | Nikola Knežević, Andrej Savić, Zaviša Gordić, Arash Ajoudani, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.1109/MRA.2024.3487323 |
| Journal | IEEE ROBOTICS & AUTOMATION MAGAZINE |
| Impact factor | 5.7 (M21) |
Cartesian Stiffness Shaping of Compliant Robots—Incremental Learning and Optimization Based on Sequential Quadratic Programming
N. Knežević, M. Petrović, K. Jovanović, Cartesian Stiffness Shaping of Compliant Robots—Incremental Learning and Optimization Based on Sequential Quadratic Programming, Actuators, Vol. 13, No. 1, Jan, 2024
| Authors | Nikola Knežević, Miloš Petrović, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.3390/act13010032 |
| Journal | Actuators |
| Impact factor | 2.6 (M22) |
| Volumen | 13 |
| Number | 1 |
| Page from | 32 |
A Geometric Approach to Task-Specific Cartesian Stiffness Shaping
N. Knežević, B. Lukić, T. Petrič, K. Jovanović, A Geometric Approach to Task-Specific Cartesian Stiffness Shaping, JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & ROBOTIC SYSTEMS, Vol. 110, Jan, 2024
| Authors | Nikola Knežević, Branko Lukić, Tadej Petrič, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1007/s10846-023-02035-6 |
| Journal | JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT & ROBOTIC SYSTEMS |
| Impact factor | 3.3 (M22) |
| Volumen | 110 |
Deep Learning-Based Recognition of Unsafe Acts in Manufacturing Industry
A. Vukićević, M. Petrović, N. Knežević, K. Jovanović, Deep Learning-Based Recognition of Unsafe Acts in Manufacturing Industry, IEEE ACCESS, Vol. 11, pp. 103406 - 103418, Sep, 2023
| Authors | Arso Vukićević, Miloš Petrović, Nikola Knežević, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2023 |
| DOI | 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3318114 |
| Journal | IEEE ACCESS |
| Impact factor | 3.9 (M22) |
| Volumen | 11 |
| Page from | 103406 |
| Page to | 103418 |
Autonomous Exploration Based on Multi-Criteria Decision-Making and Using D* Lite Algorithm
N. Zagrađanin, D. Pamučar, K. Jovanović, N. Knežević, B. Pavković, Autonomous Exploration Based on Multi-Criteria Decision-Making and Using D* Lite Algorithm, INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION AND SOFT COMPUTING, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 1369 - 1386, 2022
| Authors | Novak Zagrađanin, Dragan Pamučar, Kosta Jovanović, Nikola Knežević, and Bojan Pavković |
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| Year | 2022 |
| DOI | doi:10.32604/iasc.2022.021979 |
| Journal | INTELLIGENT AUTOMATION AND SOFT COMPUTING |
| Impact factor | 3.401 (M22) |
| Volumen | 32 |
| Number | 3 |
| Page from | 1369 |
| Page to | 1386 |
Papers in journals outside the SCI list
End-effector Cartesian stiffness shaping-sequential least squares programming approach
N. Knežević, B. Lukić, K. Jovanović, L. Žlajpah, T. Petrič, End-effector Cartesian stiffness shaping-sequential least squares programming approach, Serbian Journal of Electrical Engineering, Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 1 - 14, Feb, 2021
| Authors | Nikola Knežević, Branko Lukić, Kosta Jovanović, Leon Žlajpah, and Tadej Petrič |
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| Year | 2021 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.2298/SJEE2101001K |
| Journal | Serbian Journal of Electrical Engineering |
| Volumen | 18 |
| Number | 1 |
| Page from | 1 |
| Page to | 14 |
Automated Sound Intensity Measurement With Robot And Intensity Probe
N. Knežević, M. Bjelić, K. Jovanović, Automated Sound Intensity Measurement With Robot And Intensity Probe, International Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computing, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 20 - 28, Jun, 2018
| Authors | Nikola Knežević, Miloš Bjelić, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2018 |
| DOI | 10.7251/IJEEC1801020K |
| Journal | International Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computing |
| Volumen | 2 |
| Number | 1 |
| Page from | 20 |
| Page to | 28 |
Papers from international conferences
Importance of Industry-Academia Collaboration in Robotics for Modern Education, Research and Industry
K. Jovanović, N. Knežević, Z. Gordić, Importance of Industry-Academia Collaboration in Robotics for Modern Education, Research and Industry, 10th International Scientific Conference Technics, Informatics and Education – TIE 2024, pp. 3 - 9, 2024
| Authors | Kosta Jovanović, Nikola Knežević, and Zaviša Gordić |
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| Year | 2024 |
| DOI | 10.46793/TIE24.003J |
| Page from | 3 |
| Page to | 9 |
Input-Observer-Based Estimation of the External Torque for Single-Link Flexible-Joint Robots
N. Knežević, M. Trumić, A. Fagiolini, K. Jovanović, Input-Observer-Based Estimation of the External Torque for Single-Link Flexible-Joint Robots, Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics - Proceedings of the 32th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria Danube Region (RAAD 2023), pp. 97 - 105, Springer, Bled, Slovenia, 2023
| Authors | Nikola Knežević, Maja Trumić, Adriano Fagiolini, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Page from | 97 |
| Page to | 105 |
Robot’S Cartesian Stiffness Adjustment Through the Stiffness Ellipsoid Shaping
B. Lukić, N. Knežević, K. Jovanović, Robot’S Cartesian Stiffness Adjustment Through the Stiffness Ellipsoid Shaping, Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics - Proceedings of the 32th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria Danube Region (RAAD 2023), pp. 289 - 296, Springer, Bled, Slovenia, 2023
| Authors | Branko Lukić, Nikola Knežević, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Page from | 289 |
| Page to | 296 |
AUTONOMOUS ROBOT EXPLORATION IN GAZEBO SIMULATOR
N. Zagrađanin, N. Knežević, K. Jovanović, B. Pavković, AUTONOMOUS ROBOT EXPLORATION IN GAZEBO SIMULATOR, 10th International Scientific Conference on Defensive Technologies, pp. 275 - 280, Oct, 2022
| Authors | Novak Zagrađanin, Nikola Knežević, Kosta Jovanović, and Bojan Pavković |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Page from | 275 |
| Page to | 280 |
Natural Non-Invasive Human-Machine Interface Based on Hand Gesture Recognition
J. Rodic, D. Golubovic, N. Knežević, K. Jovanović, Natural Non-Invasive Human-Machine Interface Based on Hand Gesture Recognition, Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Electrical, Electronic and Computing Engineering (IcETRAN 2017), Društvo za ETRAN, 2022
| Authors | Jelena Rodic, Darko Golubovic, Nikola Knežević, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Publisher | Društvo za ETRAN |
Maximizing the End-Effector Cartesian Stiffness Range for Kinematic Redundant Robot with Compliance
B. Lukić, K. Jovanović, N. Knežević, L. Žlajpah, T. Petrič, Maximizing the End-Effector Cartesian Stiffness Range for Kinematic Redundant Robot with Compliance, Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics. RAAD 2020. Mechanisms and Machine Science, Springer, Cham, 2020
| Authors | Branko Lukić, Kosta Jovanović, Nikola Knežević, Leon Žlajpah, and Tadej Petrič |
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| Year | 2020 |
| Publisher | Springer, Cham |
End-Effector Cartesian Stiffness Optimization: Sequential Quadrating Programing Approach
N. Knežević, B. Lukić, K. Jovanović, T. Petrič, L. Žlajpah, End-Effector Cartesian Stiffness Optimization: Sequential Quadrating Programing Approach, Proceedings of (Ic)ETRAN 2019 6th International Conference on Electrical, Electronic and Computing Engineering, ETRAN Society, Belgrade, Academic Mind, Belgrade, Srebrno Jezero, Srbija, Srebrno Jezero, Jun, 2019
| Authors | Nikola Knežević, Branko Lukić, Kosta Jovanović, Tadej Petrič, and Leon Žlajpah |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Publisher | ETRAN Society, Belgrade, Academic Mind, Belgrade, Srebrno Jezero, Srbija |
| ISSN/ISBN | 978-86-7466-785-9 |
Feedforward Control Approaches to Bidirectional Antagonistic Actuators Based on Learning
N. Knežević, B. Lukić, K. Jovanović, Feedforward Control Approaches to Bidirectional Antagonistic Actuators Based on Learning, Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics - Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria Danube Region (RAAD 2019), pp. 337 - 345, Springer, Kaiserslautern, Germany, 2019
| Authors | Nikola Knežević, Branko Lukić, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2019 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| ISSN/ISBN | 978-3-030-00231-2 |
| Page from | 337 |
| Page to | 345 |
Realizacija automatizovanog sistema za snimanje akustičkih karakteristika muzičkih instrumenata sa rezonatorskom kutijom pomoću robotske ruke
Đ. Panin, A. Jocić, N. Knežević, M. Bjelić, K. Jovanović, D. Šumarac Pavlović, Realizacija automatizovanog sistema za snimanje akustičkih karakteristika muzičkih instrumenata sa rezonatorskom kutijom pomoću robotske ruke, 18th International Symposium INFOTEH-JAHORINA, Jahorina, 2018
| Authors | Đorđe Panin, Aleksandar Jocić, Nikola Knežević, Miloš Bjelić, Kosta Jovanović, and Dragana Šumarac Pavlović |
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| Year | 2018 |
| ISSN/ISBN | 978-99976-710-1-1 |
Real-time control of human-like robot joint based on online measurement of joint position and muscle activity
N. Knežević, M. Novičić, N. Katić, M. Janković, K. Jovanović, Real-time control of human-like robot joint based on online measurement of joint position and muscle activity, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Electrical, Electronic and Computing Engineering (IcETRAN 2018), pp. 1044 - 1047, Društvo za ETRAN, Palić, Jun, 2018
| Authors | Nikola Knežević, Marija Novičić, Natalija Katić, Milica Janković, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2018 |
| Publisher | Društvo za ETRAN |
| ISSN/ISBN | 978‐86‐7466‐752-1 |
| Page from | 1044 |
| Page to | 1047 |
Automatizovano merenje intenziteta zvuka pomoću robota i intenzitetske sonde
M. Bjelić, N. Knežević, K. Jovanović, Automatizovano merenje intenziteta zvuka pomoću robota i intenzitetske sonde, Infoteh, pp. 17 - 22, Jahorina, Mar, 2018
| Authors | Miloš Bjelić, Nikola Knežević, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2018 |
| ISSN/ISBN | 978-99976-710-1-1 |
| Page from | 17 |
| Page to | 22 |
Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Safety Integration for Flexible Robotic Cell
N. Knežević, K. Jovanović, Z. Gordić, V. Potkonjak, M. Majstorović, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Safety Integration for Flexible Robotic Cell, Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Electrical, Electronic and Computing Engineering (IcETRAN 2017), Društvo za ETRAN, Jun, 2017
| Authors | Nikola Knežević, Kosta Jovanović, Zaviša Gordić, Veljko Potkonjak, and Milivoje Majstorović |
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| Year | 2017 |
| Publisher | Društvo za ETRAN |
Papers from domestic conferences
Upravljanje pasivnom krutošću završnog uređaja robota oblikovanjem elipsoida krutosti
B. Lukić, N. Knežević, K. Jovanović, Upravljanje pasivnom krutošću završnog uređaja robota oblikovanjem elipsoida krutosti, LXVI konferencije ETRAN, pp. 672 - 677, Društvo za ETRAN,, Novi Pazar, Jun, 2022
| Authors | Branko Lukić, Nikola Knežević, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2022 |
| Publisher | Društvo za ETRAN, |
| ISSN/ISBN | 978‐86‐7466‐930‐3 |
| Page from | 672 |
| Page to | 677 |
Realizacija didaktičke proizvodne ćelije sa dva industrijska robota
Z. Gordić, N. Knežević, M. Majstorović, K. Jovanović, Realizacija didaktičke proizvodne ćelije sa dva industrijska robota, Primena novih tehnologija i ideja u školskom inženjerskom obrazovanju, Požega, Srbija, May, 2017
| Authors | Zaviša Gordić, Nikola Knežević, Milivoje Majstorović, and Kosta Jovanović |
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| Year | 2017 |
Books and bibiliographies
Robotika - Zbirka rešenih zadataka
K. Jovanović, N. Knežević, Robotika - Zbirka rešenih zadataka, Akademska misao, 2021
| Authors | Kosta Jovanović and Nikola Knežević |
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| Year | 2021 |
| Publisher | Akademska misao |
| ISBN | 978-86-7466-876-4 |
| Page count | 188 |
| Book type | udžbenik |
| Page count | 188 |
Projects
International
Hijerarhijsko rezonovanje za poboljšanu integrisanu automoniju koja se bavi nesigurnošću u heterogenom -HARBOT
| Type of project | Međunarodni komercijalni projekti sa univerzitetima |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | KHALIFA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY |
| Beginning of realization | 2024-12-04 |
Hidros++-System for monitoring and analysis of water supply systems / CIRCULAR VOUCHERS 2024
| Type of project | Ostali međunarodni komercijalni projekti |
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| Head | asst. professor PhD Bogdan Brković |
| Business Partner | UJEDINJENE NACIJE PROGRAM ZA RAZVOJ |
| Beginning of realization | 2024-10-10 |
REINFORCING- RobotORRI:Responsible Research and Innovation in Robotics - Horizon Europe
| Type of project | HORIZON EUROPE |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | HAB 9 |
| Beginning of realization | 2024-09-02 |
MUSAE:a Human - Centred Factory for a Future Technological Sustainable Development Driven by Arts
| Type of project | HORIZON EUROPE |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | POLITECNICO DI MILANO (POLIMI) |
| Beginning of realization | 2023-08-23 |
Razvoj PREDIKTivnog kontrolera sa promenljivom krutoscu za industrijskog KOlaborativnog roBOTa(PREDIKT-KOBOT)
| Type of project | Projekti Bilateralna saradnja |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | MINISTARSTVO PROSVETE REPUBLIKA SRBIJA |
| Beginning of realization | 2023-04-11 |
Inovacije i nove tehnologije u MSP u centralnoj i zapadnoj Srbiji
| Type of project | Ostali međunarodni komercijalni projekti |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | NAUCNO TEHNOLOSKI PARK doo CACAK |
| Beginning of realization | 2022-10-01 |
Brain Watch- Human Centered Robotics for Connected Factories (SHOP4CF project)
| Type of project | HORIZON 2020/ Horizon 2020 cascading |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH |
| Beginning of realization | 2021-12-07 |
BOWI-Boosting Widening DIgital Innovation Hubs - for robotics and embedded systems
| Type of project | HORIZON 2020/ Horizon 2020 cascading |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | FUNDINGBOX ACCELERATOR SP Z.O.O. |
| Beginning of realization | 2021-07-30 |
Modifying institutions by developing gender equality plans MINDtheGEPs
| Type of project | HORIZON 2020/ Horizon 2020 cascading |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | INIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO |
| Beginning of realization | 2021-03-09 |
Serijski manipulatori kao covekovi asistivni sistemi u industriji (HUMAN-COMAN)
| Type of project | Projekti Bilateralna saradnja |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | MINISTARSTVO PROSVETE REPUBLIKA SRBIJA |
| Beginning of realization | 2020-06-01 |
Razvoj dijagnosticnog modula za efikasno upravljanje transformatorom
| Type of project | Ostali međunarodni komercijalni projekti |
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| Head | professor PhD Mileta Žarković |
| Business Partner | "COMEL" D.O.O. Beograd |
| Beginning of realization | 2019-10-16 |
DIH 2- A Pan European Network of Robotics DIHs for Agile Production
| Type of project | HORIZON 2020/ Horizon 2020 cascading |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT Oy (VTT) |
| Beginning of realization | 2018-12-12 |
DIH-HERO:Digital Innovation Hubs in Healthcare Robotics
| Type of project | HORIZON 2020/ Horizon 2020 cascading |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE |
| Beginning of realization | 2018-12-12 |
Inovativni pristupi ucenju u razvoju softverski projektovane instrumentacije i njena primena u sistemima koji rade u realnom vremenu
| Type of project | ERAZMUS + K2 |
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| Head | professor PhD Milica Janković |
| Business Partner | UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADU |
| Beginning of realization | 2018-11-29 |
Razvijanje novih pristupa za olaksavanje kolaborativnog rada robota najnovije generacije i coveka u zadacima zajednicke manipulacije objektima
| Type of project | Projekti Bilateralna saradnja |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | INSTITUT JOZEF STEFAN |
| Beginning of realization | 2018-10-24 |
Reconfigurable Assembly od Airport SIgnalization Lights using Collaborative Robots
| Type of project | HORIZON 2020/ Horizon 2020 cascading |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK |
| Beginning of realization | 2018-09-21 |
Scientific
Mechanical impedance estimation and planning for the next generation collaborative robots- Program PROMIS
| Type of project | Fond za nauku - PROMIS |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | FOND ZA NAUKU REPUBLIKE SRBIJE |
| Beginning of realization | 2020-08-03 |
Istraživanje i razvoj ambijentalno inteligentnih servisnih robota antropomorfnih karakteristika-NASTAVAK
| Type of project | Nauka- Projekti NIO |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | MINISTARSTVO PROSVETE REPUBLIKA SRBIJA |
| Beginning of realization | 2020-02-24 |
Istraživanje i razvoj ambijentalno inteligentnih servisnih robota antropomorfnih karakteristika
| Type of project | Nauka – tehnološki razvoj |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | MINISTARSTVO NAUKE, TEHNOLOŠKOG RAZVOJA I INOVACIJA |
| Beginning of realization | 2011-03-03 |
Commercial
Razvoj robotizovane demo celije za gradjevinsku industriju
| Type of project | Ostali domaći komercijalni projekti (podtip) |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | COSMIC BUILDINGS DOO BEOGRAD |
| Beginning of realization | 2024-09-04 |
Other
NOTRE-Novel Methods Improving Production Innovation Potential with examples of senior care- related solutions- project ID 01C0059
| Type of project | Interreg Programme |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | PANNON BUSINESS NETWORKS ASSOCIATION |
| Beginning of realization | 2024-10-14 |
Artificial Intelligence for estimating Muscle activation from human Motion videos In the Fitness Industry
| Type of project | Fond za nauku- Program Dokaz koncepta |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | FOND ZA NAUKU REPUBLIKE SRBIJE |
| Beginning of realization | 2024-05-09 |
BrAIn - BRinging Artificial INtelligence towards SMEs
| Type of project | Interreg Programme |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | PANNON BUSINESS NETWORKS ASSOCIATION |
| Beginning of realization | 2024-04-11 |
Inovacioni inkubator
| Type of project | Nauka - Inovacioni inkubator |
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| Head | professor PhD Mileta Žarković |
| Business Partner | MINISTARSTVO PROSVETE REPUBLIKA SRBIJA |
| Beginning of realization | 2023-12-29 |
Modular and versatile collaborative intelligent waste management robotic system for circular economy
| Type of project | Fond za nauku - Zeleni program saradnje nauke i privrede |
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| Head | professor PhD Kosta Jovanović |
| Business Partner | FOND ZA NAUKU REPUBLIKE SRBIJE |
| Beginning of realization | 2023-05-24 |