Elena Hadzieva

Elena Hadzieva, PhD, is a Full Professor and currently serves as Dean of the Faculty of Information Systems, Visualization, Multimedia and Animation at the University of Information Science and Technology ‘St. Paul the Apostle’ in Ohrid, North Macedonia. She holds a PhD in Mathematics from the University ‘Ss. Cyril and Methodius’ (Skopje) with a thesis on Iterated Function Systems. Her academic journey includes roles from Assistant Professor (2004) to Associate Professor (2015) before attaining Full Professor status in 2020.

Education:

• PhD in Mathematics (2009), University ‘Ss. Cyril and Methodius’, Skopje
• MSc in Mathematics (2004), University ‘Ss. Cyril and Methodius’, Skopje
• BSc in Mathematics (1999), University ‘Ss. Cyril and Methodius’, Skopje

Research focuses on Fractal Geometry, Dynamical Systems, and Educational Mathematics, with contributions to software applications for fractal modeling and interdisciplinary STEM education. Recent work addresses medical imaging challenges, pandemic-era online teaching, and analog circuit design.

Her articles reflect multidisciplinary engagement: combining fractal analysis with medical diagnostics (e.g., melanoma detection), developing educational tools for 3D fractals, and analyzing pandemic-era pedagogical innovations. She also contributes to electrical engineering through low-power amplifier designs and fault-tolerant systems.

Professional roles include Membership in the American Mathematical Society (AMS), Macedonian Mathematical Society, and leadership in CEEPUS networks (e.g., Active Methods in Teaching Mathematics). She serves as National Contact Point for SEFI’s Mathematics Working Group and Editor of the journal Numerus.

Her administrative leadership includes coordinating national STEM education initiatives and managing interdisciplinary academic programs. She has pioneered software tools for fractal visualization and contributed to defense technology via IR imaging research.