Nevena Ackovska is Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at “Sts. Cyril and Methodius” University in Skopje, Macedonia. She holds B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, Informatics and Automation at Electrical Engineering Faculty (2000) and M. Sc. in Bioinformatics (2003) and a Ph.D. in the field of Bioinformatics (2008) from Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics  at “Sts. Cyril and Methodius University” in Skopje, Macedonia. In 1995 she moved in USA and continued her education at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA. 

Currently she teaches 7 graduate and 3 postgraduate subjets at the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering. Her research interest is in two seemingly distinct areas: bioinformatics and intelligent systems. She is interested in beings, both living and artificial, and the ways to develop such beings. Ackovska participaed in 6 scientific projects. She was involved in projects about using biological knowledge in informatics, and informatics support for biological processes, such as ENGNet Copernicus (2000). As a part of the TEMPUS-Project CD-JEP-16160 she has visited the Computer Science Department of theUniversity of Dortmund (2004). During the Ph.D research she has attended several intensive courses in the project Centar of Excellence for Applications of Mathematics, held by the Bulgarian Academy of Science (2004), and several research activities in the Laboratory for Cell signaling in the Medical University of Charleston (2006), research stay in the Laboratory for Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Biocybernetisc in South Carolina State University (2006, 2007, 2008), research stay in the Laboratory of NeuroSciences in the South Carolina State University (2008).  

She holds many awards at national and regional competitions in mathematics and biology. Dr. Nevena Ackovska is author of four books (in Macedonian) and more than 40 research articles, mainly in the field of Intelligent Systems. She was organizer of 5 international conferences and 2 workshops, and is editor of one conference proceedings. Dr. Ackovska is IEEE member, and member of Computer Society of Macedonia. She is also one of the researchers for the Centar for Digitization of National Heritage of Macedonia. She has worked as a Secretary International for Save the Children – Macedonia (1996-1997). 

Born in Stip on 10th August 1984. He finished primary school in Radovis till 4th grade, and in Skopje till 8th grade. Finished high school in "Nikola Karev" Skopje. In 2003 he enrolled on studies in informatics at "Faculty of natural sciences and mathematics" in Skopje and finished them in 2008. The last two years of study he was accepted as laboratory teaching assistant at "Institute of Informatics" at "Faculty of natural sciences and mathematics". In 2008 he was employed as teaching assistant at "Faculty of information technologies MIT" in Skopje. In 2009 he was employed as teaching assistant at "Institute of Informatics" at "Faculty of natural sciences and mathematics" in Skopje. At the institute he participates in teaching the following courses: Data structures, Network operating systems, Security and cryptography, Wireless and mobile technologies, Software project management, Software design and architecture, Operating systems and Software requirements. Research fields of Pance Ribarski are application of security and cryptography in software engineering, with special interest in electronic voting. He also has interest in mobile technologies and ubiquitous technologies in everyday life. Pance Ribarski is author and co-author of several papers in the field of cryptography, e-security and electronic voting systems. After graduation he enrolled post-graduate studies in TEMPUS Software Engineering programme. He finished the post-graduate courses and is working on his master thesis in the field of cryptography and electronic voting. He is member of Computer society of Macedonia and is secretary of Association for Information and Communication Technologies ICT-ACT.

Born in 1975 in Skopje. Has attended several state competitions in mathematics, informatics and physics and received many awards. In 1993 he was admitted to the informatics studies at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Skopje – at the Institute of Informatics. During the studies he was one of the organizers of the Student Information Center, which was the first Macedonian Internet access, web hosting and email service for students. During the studies he also took part in the development of the information system of the Faculty, and realized the first Macedonian student services on Internet – submitting exam enrollment applications, for which he was awarded as the best student effort in the field of informatics at the University. He finished the studies in 1999 and by the end of the year was elected as a scientific collaborator at the Institute of Informatics. Further in 2002, he was elected a junior teaching assistant at the department of software engineering. In the period until 2006 he has finished the graduate studies and on 29.12.2006 he defended the master's thesis “Public information systems and information portals” receiving a degree of Master of Science in Informatics. In 2007 he was elected a teaching assistant at the Institute of Informatics. In 2013 he defended his doctoral dissertation - “Adaptive and social self-structuring navigational systems for public information systems”.

Natasha Ilievska was born in 1978. She enrolled the University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute for Informatics in 1996/97. She graduated in 2001 with grade average 9.94 and was awarded for best graduated student at the Institute for Informatics. She enrolled the Master studies at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute for Mathematics in 2002/2003. After passing all exams with an average grade 10.00, in 2009 she obtained M.Sc. degree with defense of the thesis entitled "Error-Detecting Codes and Application of Quasigroups in their Design". In 2015 she received her Ph.D. degree at the University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering. Her doctoral dissertation is in the field of coding theory.

In 2002 she was elected as young research and teaching assistant at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Institute for Informatics, while in 2009 in assistant at the same Faculty. She was assistant at the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering - FCSE from 2011 to 2015. In 2015 she was elected as assistant professor at the same Faculty. She has held exercises in many courses: discrete mathematics 1, discrete mathematics 2, probability and statistics, discrete structures 1, discrete structures 2, discrete structures 3, probability, probability theory, algebra, algebraic discrete structures, sets and logic, linear algebra,  vectors and matrices, information theory, basics of the information theory, basics of programing, data bases, mathematical methods for informaticians, mathematical statistics, functions of several variables, mathematical analyses, computer programing, computer practicum II, computer practicum III. As assistant professor she holds lectures in discrete mathematics 1, discrete mathematics 2 and probability and statistics to the students of the FCSE. She has written several scripts available for students in an electronic form through the appropriate web pages. She has participated on many conferences, congresses, workshops, schools and courses. She was participant in several research projects and she has published 15 scientific papers. 

Роден е 1949 во Скопје. Дипломирал и магистрирал на Електротехничкиот факултет во Загреб во 1973 и 1975 година, а докторирал на Електротехничкиот факултет во Љубљана 1979 година. Во периодот од 1973 до 1983 година работел во Математичкиот институт со нумерички центар при универзитетот „Св. Кирил и Методиј“, каде во 1982 година е избран за доцент. На Електротехничкиот факултеот во Скопје е вработен во 1983 како доцент. Во звањата вонреден и редовен професор бил биран во 1987 и 1992 година, соодветно. Во текот на својата работа имал повеќемесечни студиски престои на Електротехничкиот факултет во Загреб во 1974 година, на Електротехничкиот факултет во Љубљана во 1978 и на Одделот за биоматематика на Универзитетот на Калифорнија во Лос Анџелес во учебната 1984-1985 година. Држел настава по разни предмети од областите на интерес на додипломски и магистерски студии на повеќе факултети (Природно-математички факултет, Воена академија, Медицински факултет, Факултет за физичка култура, Факултет за драмски уметности, Институт за социолошки и политичко правни истражувања). Автор и коавтор е на повеќе од 150 трудови објавени на меѓународни конференции и списанија. Раководел и учествувал во повеќе научно-истражувачки и стручни проекти. Награден е за најдобар труд по биокибернетика на Југословенската конференција за ЕТАН. Области на неговиот интерес се: програмирање, апликативен софтвер, компјутерска графика, мултимедија и биокибернетика.

Родена е 1980 година во Скопје. Основно и средно училиште завршила во Скопје. Била член на Македонскиот тим на Меѓународните математички олимпијади за средношколци. Учествувала на повеќе Балканијади и Светски олимпијади на кои освоила пофалници и два бронзени медали. Во 1999 се запишала на студиите по теориска математика на Природно математичкиот факултет во Скопје. Дипломирала во 2004 со просек 9.88. Како стипендист на DAAD продолжила на Магистерски студии по Стохастика и финансиска математика на Техничкиот Универзитет Кајзерслаутерн во Германија. Во 2007 година под менторство на проф. Ralf Korn ја комплетирала магистерската теза под наслов “Martingale decompositions with application in Finance” за која добила оценка 10. Студиите ги завршила со просек 10 и за резултатите постигнати за време на магистерските студии добила признание за најдобар студент на институтот по Математика. За време на својот престој во Германија работела и на проектот “ Asset liability managment” во рамките на институтот ITWM Fraunhofer. Учествувала на различни семинари меѓу кои и работилницата организирана од Credit Suisse, во Frankfurt на тема “Equity derivatives. По враќањето во Македонија работела во Министерството за финансии во одделот за истражување при Секторот за јавен долг на Р. Македонија. Својот ангажман на Институтот за Информатика го започнува во 2009 година, кога и е избрана за помлад асистент. Изведува настава по повеќе предмети: Линеарна алгебра, Дискретни структури, Калкулус, Веројатност и статистика, Теорија на информации, Опрациони истражувања, Нумеричко сметање. Дел од нејзините научни интереси се веројатност и статистика, стохастички диференцијални равенки и стохастичко моделирање со акцент на нивната примена во други области ( биологија, медицина, финансии, информатика ). Во рамките на своето докторско истражување работи под менторство на проф. Светлана Јанковиќ на тема "Стаболност на модели на стохастички невронски мрежи". Има објавено неколку трудови и учествувано со свои презентации на повеќе меѓународни семинари, конференции и работилници. Дел е од организацијата на натпреварите по математика во Република Македонија.

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