Center for sensing technologies

Project goal: EnviLife project enables a multidisciplinary approach to building a reliable data processing-based tool for predicting contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) spread over arable soil and surface water used for irrigation.
About the project: The key role of BioSense in EnviLife project will be improvements to existing portable mass spectrometers with the development of a miniature membrane sample inlet and pre-concentrator for fast separation of toxic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in water. Another aspect will be providing mapping of contaminants spread in the soil, which will provide a supplementary layer for the selection of sampling locations. The dataset with relevant environmental factors will be created from open-source databases to generate the final map of contaminants spread in the soil over the study area, various machine learning algorithms will be tried out and evaluated using cross-validation. The results will be integrated into a final system in the form of a map that will include pollutants spread across all pilot locations.

Boris Brkić

After completing her studies at the Faculty of Technology, Brankica Kartalović received her doctorate in the field of environmental protection in 2018. She is the author of 2 book chapters, 32 articles in magazines, more than 28 conferences, 3 technical solutions, and has more than 466 citations. Dr. Kartalović was the manager of project tasks in two Serbian national projects. Reviewer in various scientific journals: SN Applied Sciences, Foods, Veterinary research communications, Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds. The basic expertise of Dr. Kartalović is the examination of pesticide residues, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, phthalates as vectors of microplastic pollution, instrumental analysis of gas and liquid chromatography, method development and standardization according to SRPS ISO 17025/2017.

Brankica Kartalović

Daria Ilić received her BSc degree in Environmental Engineering and MSc degree in Water Treatment and Safety Engineering at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad. Daria gained experience in the field of basics of modeling processes and plants for the treatment of waste and raw water, and water treatment methodology development, during internship work at the Institute for Water Management "Jaroslav Černi" in Belgrade, Serbia. During the master's studies, Daria had the opportunity to upgrade and expand her knowledge in the field of water treatment, detection of hazardous substances, application of natural adsorbents for the removal of arsenic from the water and wastewater and UV–VIS spectrophotometry, working on the "Bog in Box" project at the Environmental Research Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands, in Scotland. She is currently a PhD student of Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad. Daria´s primary field of research and interest are Quantum Wastewater Treatment Techniques, Adsorption Method of Wastewater Remediation with natural adsorbents, Water Management, UV-VIS Spectroscopic Analysis and Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry. Since September 2022, Daria has been joined the Center for Sensing Technologies of the BioSense Institute as a Junior Research Assistant. The application of Portable Membrane Inlet Mass Spectrometry for the detection of volatile organic compounds, as biomarkers for determining a certain natural species' condition of health, represent her currently research focus.

Daria Ilić

Milena Jakšić works at BioSense Institute as a research assistant. She is PhD student in Biochemistry at Faculty of Natural Sciences within University of Novi Sad, at which she has received her bachelor and master’s degree, as well. Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry based chemical and biochemical analysis represent her research focus, emphasizing portable mass spectrometric systems with application in volatolomics.

Milena Jakšić

Jovana Stanojev is a research assistant and a PhD student at the Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad. She studied materials engineering. She is working towards finishing her PhD thesis. Topic of her PhD thesis is "Development of uncooled infrared detector based on lead selenide". Her current research focuses are development of new materials for sensors, nanomaterials and nanomembranes, microfluidics, development of organ-on-a-chip platforms, cell culturing.

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Jovana Stanojev

Dr Branimir Bajac (M), researcher at BioSense institute, received the Ph.D. degrees in 2017 at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technology Novi Sad, Serbia, in field of materials engineering. Author and co-author of more than 30 papers in international journals and conferences and 1 book chapter. His PhD involves research in ceramic multiferroic thin films, but his current scientific interests are in fields of metal-oxide gas sensors, biopolymers and optical gas sensors in smart food packaging. Experienced in various material procesing techniques and film deposition, characterization of their structural and functional properties. In the last 5 years a member of two H2020 projects (Shealthy, PROTEIN), two COST projects, one EUREKA, and two national Serbian project.

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Branimir Bajac

Dr Boris Brkić is a research associate professor at BioSense Institute. He is an electrical engineer with his BEng and PhD obtained from the University of Liverpool. His expertise lies in simulation, design, development and implementation of portable mass spectrometers. Before joining BioSense, Dr Brkić worked as a postdoctoral researcher at University of Liverpool and as a principal project manager at Q Technologies Ltd. In this period, he was involved with research and development of portable membrane inlet mass spectrometers (MIMS) for detection of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) for environmental, security and energy applications. He led 9 research projects in total which included 1 Serbian national project, 1 IPA project, 2 UK national projects, 1 FP7 project, 2 H2020 projects and 2 industrial projects funded by British Petroleum, British Gas, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ENI and Royal DSM. His current research interests are in areas of sustainable agriculture, personalized nutrition, food security and environmental applications.

Mirjana Radulović is a Junior Research Assistant at the BioSense Institute with interests in remote sensing, geoinformatics, water resource management, agriculture, and the environment. She is currently enrolled as a Ph.D. student of Geosciences at the Faculty of Sciences, the University of Novi Sad where she also received her BSc (2017) and MSc (2018) in the field of hydrology and geoinformatics. During master studies, she spent five months at the Palacký University in Olomouc (Czech Republic) where she studied as a scholarship holder of the Erasmus+ Exchange Program. In March 2019 she joined the BioSense Institute where she works on applying geographical information systems and remote sensing tehnology for monitoring of irrigation, drought monitoring, crop monitoring, land use classification, groundwater monitoring, etc. She participates in several national and international projects related to these topics. Mirjana authored and co-authored several scientific papers and attended several scientific conferences.

Mirjana Radulović

Gordan Mimić is a research associate at Biosense Institute. Gordan Mimić received BSc (2011), MSc (2012) and PhD (2016) degrees in Physics-Meteorology at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences. He was working at Republic Hydrometeorological Service of Serbia during the period 2011-2012, in the division for Numerical Weather Prediction. Gordan Mimić was teaching assistant for the various courses in meteorology at the University of Novi Sad (Faculty of Sciences and Faculty of Agriculture) in the period 2012-2017. His current research interest is data analytics in the field of agrometeorology and biometeorology. He was the leader of the BioSense team that developed a novel algorithm for the classification of maize hybrids tolerant to drought and heat stress, which won the third prize at Syngenta Crop Challenge in Analytics 2019. He participated in several national and international projects. Gordan Mimić has co-authored 20 journal articles, 4 conference papers and 1 book chapter.

Gordan Mimić

Branislav Živaljević is a PhD student at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad. He graduated in 2017, and as of 2019 holds a MSc in geography and geoinformatics. In his end papers he wrote about processes in geomorphology and climatology and their combined impact on natural environment. During his master's studies he spent a month in China where he participated in Global Summer School Program organized on behalf the Jiao Tong University in Shanghai where he was an attendee of the course Knowing Satellite by CubeSat. As a student intern he occasionally worked at ''Here Technologies''. In 2020 he enrolled PhD studies, and as of march 2021 works at the BioSense Institute as a research trainee at the Center for Information Technologies.

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Branislav Živaljević

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Science Fund of the Republic Serbia

EnviLife – Sustainable environmental monitoring and prediction of pollutants spread

Centar za senzorske tehnologije

Cilj projekta: Projekat EnviLife omogućava multidisciplinarni pristup u izgradnji pouzdanog alata zasnovanog na obradi podataka za predviđanje prisutnosti CEC jedinjenja raširenih po obradivom zemljištu i površinskoj vodi koja se koristi za navodnjavanje.
O projektu: Ključna uloga BioSensa u EnviLife projektu biće poboljšanja postojećih portabilnih masenih spektrometra uključujući razvoj minijaturne sonde sa membranom i pred-koncentratora za brzo razdvajanje toksičnih lako isparljivih organskih jedinjenja (VOC) u vodi. Drugi aspekt biće mapiranje zagađivača raspostranjenih u zemljištu, što će obezbediti dodatni izvor za izbor lokacija za uzorkovanje. Skup podataka sa relevantnim faktorima životne sredine biće kreiran iz open-source baza podataka generišući konačnu mapu zagađivača raširenu u zemljištu iznad oblasti proučavanja. Razni algoritmi mašinskog učenja će biti isprobani i procenjivani pomoću unakrsne provere valjanosti. Rezultati će biti integrisani u konačni sistem u obliku mape koja će uključivati zagađivače raširene na svim pilot lokacijama.

Po završetku studija na Tehnološkom fakultetu, Kartalović Brankica je doktorirala u oblasti zaštite životne sredine 2018. Autor je 2 poglavlja u knjigama, 32 članka u časopisima, više od 28 konferencija, 3 tehnička rešenja i ima više od 466 citata. Dr Kartalović je bio rukovodilac projektnih zadataka u dva srpska nacionalna projekta. Recenzent u raznim naučnim časopisima: SN Applied Sciences, Foods, Veterinary research communications, Policiclic Aromatic Compounds. Osnovna ekspertiza dr Kartalović je ispitivanje ostataka pesticida, policikličnih aromatičnih ugljovodonika, polihlorovanih bifenila, ftalata kao vektora zagađenja mikroplastikom, instrumentalne analiza gasne i tečne hromatografije, razvoj metoda i standardizacija prema SRPS ISO 17025/2017.

Daria Ilić je osnovno i master akademsko obrazovanje stekla na Fakultetu tehničkih nauka Univerziteta u Novom Sadu. Daria je diplomirani inženjer zaštite životne sredine i master inženjer tretmana i zaštite voda. Iskustvo u oblasti osnova modeliranja procesa i postrojenja za tretman otpadnih i sirovih voda, kao i razvoja metodologije prečišćavanja voda, Daria je stekla tokom prakse u Institutu za vodoprivredu „Jaroslav Černi“ u Beogradu. Tokom master studija Daria je imala priliku da nadogradi i proširi svoja znanja iz oblasti tretmana vode, detekcije opasnih materija, primene prirodnih adsorbenata za uklanjanje arsena iz sirovih i otpadnih voda i UV–VIS spektrofotometrije, radeći na projektu „Bog in Box” na Institutu za istraživanje životne sredine Univerziteta „Highlands and Islands” u Škotskoj. Trenutno je student doktorskih studija Inženjerstva zaštite životne sredine na Fakultetu tehničkih nauka Univerziteta u Novom Sadu. Dariino primarno polje istraživanja i interesovanja su kvantne tehnike tretmana voda, adsorpciona metoda remedijacije otpadnih voda prirodnim adsorbentima, upravljanje vodotokovima, UV-VIS spektroskopska analiza i membranska masena spektrometrija. Od septembra 2022. godine, Daria se pridružila Istraživačkom centru za senzorske tehnologije Instituta BioSens kao istraživač pripravnik. Primena portabilne membranske ulazne masene spektrometrije za detekciju isparljivih organskih jedinjenja, kao biomarkera za određivanje zdravstvenog stanja određene prirodne vrste, predstavlja njen trenutni fokus istraživanja.

Milena Jakšić radi na Biosens Institutu na poziciji istraživač saradnik. Student je doktorskih studija biohemije na Prirodno-matematičkom fakultetu, Univerziteta u Novom Sadu, gde je završila i osnovne i master akademske studije biohemije. U fokusu njenih istraživanja su hromatografske tehnike i masena spektrometrija – sa akcentom na portabilnu masenu spektrometriju i analizu lako isparljivih organskih jedinjenja

Jovana Stanojev je istraživač saradnik i student doktorskih studija na Tehnološkom fakultetu u Novom Sadu, na Univerzitetu u Novom Sadu. Studirala je inženjerstvo materijala i trenutno završava svoju doktorsku disertaciju. Tema njene doktorske disertacije je "Razvoj nehlađenog infracrvenog detektora na bazi olovo selenida". Njeno istraživanje se fokusira na razvoj novih materijala za senzore, nanomaterijala i nanomembrana, mikrofluidiku, uzgajanje ćelijskih kultura i razvoj platformi organ-na-čipu.

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Dr Branimir Bajac (M), stariji istraživač na Institutu Biosens, doktorirao je 2017. godine na Univerzitetu u Novom Sadu, Tehnološki fakultet Novi Sad, Srbija, u oblasti inženjerstva materijala. Autor i koautor više od 30 radova u međunarodnim časopisima i konferencijama i jednog poglavlja o knjizi. Njegov doktorat obuhvata istraživanje keramičkih multiferoičnih tankih filmova, dok mu se trenutna naučna interesovanja nalaze u oblasti metal-oksidnih gasnih senzora, biopolimera i optičkih senzora gasova kod pametne ambalaže za hranu. Poseduje široko iskustvo u raznim tehnikama procesiranja materijala i depoziciji filmova, karakterizaciji njihovih strukturnih i funkcionalnih svojstava. U poslednjih 5 godina član dva H2020 projekta (SHealthy, PROTEIN), dva COST projekta, jednog EUREKA i dva nacionalna projekta republičkog ministarstva.

Dr Boris Brkić je viši naučni saradnik na Institutu Biosens. On je inženjer elektrotehnike sa osnovnim i doktorskim studijama završenim na Univerzitetu u Liverpulu. Njegova stručnost pokriva simulacije, dizajn, razvoj i implementaciju portabilnih masenih spektrometara. Pre dolaska u Biosens, dr Brkić je radio kao postdoktorski istraživač na Univerzitetu u Liverpulu i kao glavni projektni menadžer u Q Technologies Ltd. U ovom periodu bio je uključen u istraživanje i razvoj portabilnih masenih spektrometara sa membranom (MIMS) za detektovanje lako isparljivih organska jedinjenja (VOC) sa primenom u oblastima zaštite životne sredine, javne bezbednosti i energetike. Vodio je ukupno 9 istraživačkih projekata koji su uključivali 1 srpski nacionalni projekat, 1 IPA projekat, 2 nacionalna projekta u Velikoj Britaniji, 1 FP7 projekat, 2 H2020 projekta i 2 industrijska projekta koja su finansirali British Petroleum, British Gas, Chevron, ConoccoPhillips, ENI i Royal DSM. Njegova trenutna istraživačka interesovanja su iz oblasti održive poljoprivrede, personalizovane ishrane, bezbednosti hrane i zaštite životne sredine.

Mirjana Radulović je istraživač-pripravnik na Institutu Biosens čija interesovanja su okrenuta ka daljinskoj detekciji, geoinformatici, upravljanju vodnim resursima, poljoprivredi i životnoj sredini. Ona je trenutno student doktorskih studija geonauka na Prirodno-matematičkom fakultetu, Univerzitetu u Novom Sadu gde je takođe stekla diplomu osnovnih (2017) i master studija (2018) u oblasti hidrologije i geoinformatike. Tokom master studija pet meseci provela je na Univerzitetu Palacký u Olomoucu (Republika Češka), gde je studirala kao stipendista Erasmus + programa razmene. U martu 2019. godine pridružuje se Institutu Biosens gde radi na primeni geografskih informacionih sistema i tehnologija daljinske detekcije za praćenje navodnjavanih površina, suše, stanja useva, klasifikaciju iskoristivosti zemljišta, praćenje podzemnih voda itd. Učestvuje na nekoliko nacionalnih i internacionalnih projekata vezanih za navedene teme. Bila je autor i koautor na nekoliko radova i prisustvovala je na nekoliko naučnih konferencija.

Gordan Mimić je naučni saradnik na Biosens Institutu. Gordan Mimić je završio osnovne (2011), master (2012) i doktorske (2016) studije fizike-meteorologije na Prirodno-matematičkom fakultetu, Univerziteta u Novom Sadu. Radio je u Republičkom hidrometeorološkom zavodu Srbije tokom perioda 2011-2012, u odeljenju za numeričku prognozu vremena. Gordan Mimić je radio kao asistent na raznim predmetima iz oblasti meteorologije na Univerzitetu u Novom Sadu (Prirodno-matematički fakultet i Poljoprivredni fakultet) u periodu 2012-2017 godina. Trenutno se bavi analitikom podataka u oblasti agrometeorologije i biometeorologije. Predvodio je tim BioSensa koji je razvio novi algoritam za klasifikaciju hibrida kukuruza koji si otporni na sušu i toplotni stress, i za koji su osvojili treću nagradu na Sindžentinom “Izazovu za useve” 2019. godine. Učestvovao je na nekoliko nacionalnih i međunarodnih projekata. Gordan Mimić je koautor 20 naučnih radova, 4 konferencijska rada i 1 poglavlja u knjizi.

Branislav Živaljević je student doktorskih studija Prirodno-matematičkog fakulteta, na Univerzitetu u Novom Sadu. Osnovne studije završio je 2017, a master studije 2019. godine na smeru master geograf - geoinformatičar. U svojim završnim radovima bavio se klimatskim i geomorfološkim procesima i njihovim uticajem na prirodnu sredinu. Tokom master studija proveo je mesec dana u Kini, gde je pohađao kurs letnje škole u organizaciji Đao Tong Univerziteta u Šangaju pod nazivom Knowing Satellite by Cubesat. Takođe je u više navrata obavljao praksu u kompaniji ''Here Technologies''. Doktorske studije upisuje 2020. godine, a od marta 2021. godine, je zaposlen na Institutu BioSens, kao istraživač-pripravnik u Centru za informacione tehnologije.

EnviLife – Održivo praćenje životne sredine i predviđanje širenja zagađivača

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