Dejan Vukobratovic

Dejan Vukobratovic is a Full Professor in the Department of Power, Electronic and Communication Engineering at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia. He serves as Editor for IEEE Transactions on Communications (Coding and Information Theory area), ITU Journal on Future and Emerging Technology, and Associate Editor for Frontiers in Communications and Networks, with extensive involvement in international conference organization including upcoming roles as General Chair for IEEE CSCN 2024 and Special Session Chair for IEEE ICMLCN 2025.

His research spans Wireless Communications, Machine Learning for Communications, and Internet of Things with emphasis on 5G/B5G networks and AI integration. Current projects include Serbian Science Fund's REWARDING (water quality monitoring using IoT/Edge/Cloud systems) and Horizon Europe's REMARKABLE (rural environmental monitoring in Africa), reflecting his focus on practical applications of massive machine-type communications and large-scale information processing.

Dr. Vukobratovic received the 2016 Award for Research Excellence from the Faculty of Technical Sciences. His team's PhD students won the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society UAV Innovation Challenge in 2021, demonstrating applied research impact.

He leads the ICONIC research centre (established 2017) coordinating H2020 Twinning project INCOMING with Aalborg University, Chalmers University, and DLR. His advisory roles include serving on PhD committees at Aalborg University and University of Strathclyde, while upcoming 2025 engagements feature keynotes on ML/AI integration at BalkanCom, WISPNET, and ASMS conferences.