Prof Dragana Makajić – Nikolić, PhD, is a full professor at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade. She defended her doctoral dissertation in the scientific field of Operational Research at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences. Her professional focus is based on the following areas of research: mathematical modelling, optimisation methods, business analytics, reliability, and risk assessment.

For several years, Professor Makajić – Nikolić was the head of the master’s academic study program in Business Analytics at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences. She participates in several international and national research and consulting projects. During her career, PhD Makajić-Nikolić was the author and co-author of more than 150 papers in international and national journals and conferences, in international monographs and three books in the field of operational research.