Dr. Bajic is a Professor of Bioinformatics, and Acting and Deputy Director of the South African National Bioinformatics Institute (SANBI) at the University of the Western Cape. He has previously worked in industry and has extensive experience with academic research institutions across the globe, including Vinca Nuclear Science Institute in Yugoslavia and the Institute for Infocomm Research in Singapore, where he was Head of the Knowledge Extraction Laboratory. Across various fields, he has authored or co-authored more than 360 research publications, edited volumes, software products and invention disclosures. His work in modeling and artificial intelligence has resulted in several promoter recognition tools and knowledge discovery platforms that are currently commercial products. Thirty master’s and doctoral students have graduated under his supervision.
Dr. Bajic is an elected member of the Academy of Nonlinear Sciences (Russia), has been a registered Professional Engineer in South Africa, and was awarded the only South African Research Chair in Bioinformatics and Human Health. He has served on the editorial boards of several international journals and currently serves on the Advisory Boards of a number of research institutes. He was an elected role model of the Institute for Infocomm Research (I2R), Singapore, in 2002.
Dr. Bajic earned a graduate degree in Electrical Engineering and a master’s degree of Electrical Engineering Sciences from the University of Belgrade, Serbia, followed by a doctorate of Engineering Sciences in Electrical Engineering from the University of Zagreb, Croatia.
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