Vladimir Dragović

Vladimir Dragović Владимир Драговић
5th director of Matematička gimnazija
In office 2004–2008
Preceded by	Ljubomir Protić, dr sci mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade
Succeeded by	Srđan Ognjanović, dr sci mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade

Vladimir Dragović (Born 1967 in Belgrade, Serbia) was the principal of Matematička gimnazija 2004-2008. He graduated and received his Ph.D. at the Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade, in Belgrade, Serbia, former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He has been working as a mathematics professor at Matematička gimnazija, as a special teacher, for 12 years, before becoming its Principal in 2004. Professor Dragović is the author and co-author of numerous books and collections of problems for elementary and secondary schools, as well as special collections of assignments for preparation for mathematics competitions, and mathematics workbooks used as a preparation for admission to faculties.

Education

• 1987 B.Sc. in Mathematics, University of Belgrade
• 1988-1992 aspirant at Moscow State University, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Department for Higher Geometry and Topology
• 1992 Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Belgrade

thesis: R-matrices and algebraic curves advisor: Boris Dubrovin[1], Moscow State University

Awards

1987 Award for the best graduated student of the Faculty for Sciences and Mathematics. 2004. Award of the Union of mathematical societis of Serbia and Montenegro for achievements in mathematical sciences for at most 40 years old researchers.

Conducting of scientific work

• Chairman of the Seminar Mathematical Methods of Mechanics since its founding in 1993.
• Advisor for four M.Sc. theses and three Ph.D. theses at Department of Mathematics, University of Belgrade.
• 2001-2007 Member of the Committee for mathematics and mechanics of the Ministry for Sience of Serbia
• 2002-2005 Leader of Project 1643 of the Ministry for Sience of Serbia
• since 2006 Leader of Project 144014 of the Ministry for Sience of Serbia
• since 2005 Leader of the Italian-Serbian project Geometry, topology and combinatorics of manifolds and dynamical systems

Visitings

• 1999-2000 Department of Mathematics, Kyoto University, Japan
• 2000-2003 International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA), Trieste, Italy
• 2008–present University of Lisbon, Porugal
• 2008 Institute of Advanced Scientific Studies (IHES), Paris, France

Invited lectures and addresses

• 2000 ITEF, Moscow, Russia
• 2004 ICTP, Trieste, Italy
• 2005 IMPA, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• 2005 ICTP, Trieste, Italy
• 2006 ICTP, Trieste, Italy
• 2006 University of Bielsko-Biała, Poland
• 2007 Academy of Arts and Sciences of Montenegro
• 2007 SISSA, Trieste, Italy
• 2007 University of Lisbon, Portugal
• 2008 Polytechnical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

Other academic positions and duties

• 1992-2007 Special professor (Teacher with special assignments, in special divisions for gifted pupils) in Mathematical Gymnasium Belgrade
• 2004-2008 Principal, Mathematical Gymnasium Belgrade
• 1993-1998 Department of Mathematics, University of Belgrade; courses: Differential Geometry, several graduate courses
• 1996-1999 Head of the Committee for mathematical competitions of high school students of Serbia
• 1996-1999 Department of Philosophy, University of Nis; courses: Differential Geometry, Partial Differential Equations
• 2003-2008 Department of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Montenegro; courses: Geometry, Analysis and Geometry on Reimann Surfaces, Integrable Dynamical Systems 1, Integrable Dynamical Systems 2
• since 2004 regualar associate member of ICTP Abdus Salam, Trieste, Italy
• 2004-2008 head of the Mathematical High School, Belgrade

External links

• Matematička gimnazija
• prof. Boris Dubrovin, homepage at the International School for Advanced Studies - SISSA - Trieste, Italy