Joana Katina

Joana Katina is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius University, Lithuania, teaching Internet Technologies and Algorithms and Data Structures continuously from 2016/2017 through 2025/2026 academic terms across multiple course formats including lectures, exercises, and subgroup sessions.

Her research bridges computer science with energy systems and financial engineering, focusing on household energy behavior in Lithuania/Morocco, cryptocurrency forecasting using neural networks, Industrial Control Systems cybersecurity, and queueing theory. She integrates computational modeling with socio-technical analysis to address sustainability challenges and market prediction problems.

Analysis of her 2023-2025 publications reveals a dominant trend toward renewable energy transitions (particularly waste-to-energy systems and cross-regional green strategies) combined with machine learning applications in finance. This evolution from earlier virtual stock exchange simulations demonstrates increasing interdisciplinary scope while maintaining core expertise in stochastic modeling and predictive analytics.