Dr. Dragan Marinković completed his early education between 1982 and 1994 in Niš, Serbia. He earned his Dipl. Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Niš, in 1999, graduating with a perfect GPA of 10.00. He continued his studies at the same institution, completing his Magistrate Studies in 2002 with another flawless GPA of 10.00. Dr. Marinković then pursued advanced education in Germany, passing his Pre-Ph.D. exams at Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, in 2003, before earning his Ph.D. in Technical Sciences from the same university in 2006.

Dr. Dragan Marinković began his academic career as an Assistant at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Niš, from 2000 to 2002. He then served as a Research Assistant at the Institute of Mechanics, Otto-von-Guericke University, Germany, from 2006 to 2007. In 2008, he was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Niš, where he was later promoted to Associate Professor in 2013 and Full Professor in 2018. Since 2008, he has also been a Lecturer and Researcher at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Transport Systems, TU Berlin. In 2024, Dr. Marinković became a Research Fellow at Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania.

Dr. Dragan Marinković has received numerous prestigious awards throughout his career. In 1999, he was honored with the “Silver Sign” from the University of Niš for being the Best Graduate Student, followed by a Special Award in 2000 for being the Best Graduate Student in 40 years of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. His extraordinary Ph.D. thesis earned him the Special VDI Award in 2007. He was also recognized for his research excellence, winning the “Best Presented Paper” Prize at the NAFEMS World Congress in Crete, Greece, in 2009, and the “Young Researcher Best Paper” Prize at the 10th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology in Valencia, Spain, in 2010. His contributions to the development of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering earned him a Special Award in 2015, and in 2023, he received a Special Award from the University of Niš for his contributions to the institution’s development and internationalization.

Publication Top Notes:

• Recent Developments in Natural Fiber Hybrid Composites for Ballistic Applications: A Comprehensive Review of Mechanisms and Failure Criteria

• Modeling and Experimental Validation of an Off-Road Truck’s (4 × 4) Lateral Dynamics Using a Multi-Body Simulation

• Planning-Level Optimisation of Headway Regularity

• Application of the DIBR II – Rough MABAC Decision-Making Model for Ranking Methods and Techniques of Lean Organization Systems Management in the Process of Technical Maintenance

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• Stiffness of Anatomically Shaped Lattice Scaffolds Made by Direct Metal Laser Sintering of Ti-6Al-4V Powder: A Comparison of Two Different Design Variants

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