Dr. Dragan Gasevic - Associate Professor
 

Dr. Dragan Gašević

Associate Professor/Canada Research Chair in Semantic Technologies/Ingenuity New Faculty - School of Computing and Information Systems

Email: dgasevic@acm.org

Phone: +1 604 569 8515

Canada/US Toll-free: +1 866 568-7805

Fax: +1 778 782-7488

Home Page: dgasevic.athabascau.ca

Education

2003- 2004 University of Belgrade, Serbia PhD in Computer Science (Thesis: Petri Net Ontology)
2000- 2002 University of Belgrade, Serbia MSc in Software Engineering and Computer Engineering (Thesis: Universal Markup of Upgraded Petri Nets)
1995- 2000 Military Technical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia Diploma (5-year B.Sc. degree with thesis) in Computer Science (Thesis: Petri nets . A Tool for Modeling Complex Processes)

Academic Experience

January 2007- present Athabasca University, Canada Associate Professor, School of Computing and Information Systems
January 2007- present Simon Fraser University Surrey, Canada Adjunct Professor, School of Interactive Arts and Technology
March 2005- January 2007 Simon Fraser University Surrey, Canada Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Interactive Arts and Technology, involved in the LORNET project funded by the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)
January 2001- March 2005 University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Researcher, GOOD OLD AI Research Group, Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Organizational Sciences
October 2002- March 2005 University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, Military Academy
October 2000- October 2002 University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia Teaching assistant, Department of Computer Engineering and Computer Science, Military Academy

Professional Memberships

  • ACM member since 2003
    • SIGSOFT member since 2004
  • IEEE Computer Society member since 2006
  • Member of IASTED Technical Committee on The Web, Internet, and Multimedia since December 2004

Research Interests

Topics of interest Model driven (software) engineering
Knowledge management and Semantic Web
Interoperability and integration of systems, data, and modeling technologies
Technology enhanced learning (e-learning)
Petri nets

Advisory Roles

December 2006- Expert of the European Commission for review projects in Framework Program 6
March 2005- Affiliated Researcher, GOOD OLD AI Research Group, Department of Software Engineering, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

Recent Publications/Presentations (2005 - )

a. Books
  1. Gašević, D., Djurić, D, Devežić, V.; Bran Selic (foreword), Model Driven Architecture and Ontology Development, Springer, Heidelberg.Berlin, 2006, ISBN 3-540-32180-2.
  2. Gašević, D., Petri nets: applications, tools, and model sharing, FON - School of Business administration & TEMPUS, 2004, ISBN 86-7680-029-4 (in Serbian).
b. Edited Books
  1. Favre, J.-M., Gašević, D., Lämmel, R., Winter, A., 3rd International Workshop on Metamodels, Schemas, Grammars, and Ontologies (ateM 2006) for Reverse Engineering, Technical Report, Informatik Bericht 1/2006, Johannes Gutenberg-Universit?t Mainz, 2006 (http://www.informatik.uni-mainz.de/370.php.
c. Refereed Journal Publications
  1. Djurić, D., Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., "The Tao of Modeling Spaces," Journal of Object Technology, Vol. 5, No. 8, 2006, pp. 125-147.
  2. Djurić, D., Devedžić, V., Gašević, D., "Adopting Software Engineering Trends in AI," IEEE Intelligent Systems, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2007, pp. 59-66.
  3. Gašević, D., Jovanović, J., Devedžić, V., "Ontology-based Annotation of Learning Object Content," Interactive Learning Environments, 2006 (forthcoming).
  4. Gašević, D., Djurić, D, Devedžić, V., "MDA-based Automatic OWL Ontology Development," International Journal on Software Tools for Technology Transfer, 2006 (forthcoming).
  5. Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., "Interoperable Petri Net Models via Ontology," International Journal of Web Engineering and Technology, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2006 (forthcoming).
  6. Jovanović, J., Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., "Ontology-based Automatic Annotation of Learning Content," International Journal on Semantic Web and Information Systems, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2006, pp. 91-119.
  7. Gašević, D., Hatala, M., "Ontology mappings to improve learning resource search," British Journal of Educational Technology, Vol. 37, No. 3, 2006, pp. 375-389.
  8. Damjanovi., V., Gašević, D., Djurić, D., Devedžić, V., "Bolero.net in the Semantic Web and Grid Whirls," International Journal on Web-based Communities, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2006, pp. 223-236.
  9. Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., "Petri net ontology," Knowledge Based Systems, Vol. 19, No. 4, 2006, pp. 220-234.
  10. Knight, C., Gašević, D., Richards, G., "An Ontology-Based Framework for Bridging Learning Design and Learning Content," IEEE Educational Technology & Society, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2006, pp. 23-37.
  11. Verbert, K., Jovanovic, J., Duval, E., Gašević, D., Meire, M., "Ontology-based Learning Content Repurposing: The ALOCoM Framework," International Journal on E-Learning, Vol. 5, No. 1, 2006, pp. 67-74.
  12. Knight, C., Gaševic, D., Richards, G., "Ontologies to integrate learning design and learning content," Journal of Interactive Media in Education (Special Issue on Advances in Learning Design), 2005/07.
  13. Jovanovi., J., Gašević, D., "XML/XSLT-Based Knowledge Sharing," Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 29, No. 3, 2005, pp. 535-553.
  14. Gašević, D., Djurić, D., Devedžić, V., "Bridging MDA and OWL ontologies," Journal of Web Engineering, 2005, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 119-143.
  15. Djurić, D, Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., "Ontology Modeling and MDA," Journal of Object Technology, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2005, pp. 109-128.
d. Book Chapters
  1. Favre, J.M., Gašević, D., Lämmel, R., Winter, A., "Organizers' report: 3rd International Workshop on Models, Grammars, Schemas, and Ontologies for Reverse Engineering," In K?hne, T. (Ed.) MoDELS Satellite Events 2006, LNCS 4364, Springer, Heidelberg.Berlin, 2007, pp. 52-55 (forthcoming).
  2. Djurić, D., Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., "MDA Standards for Ontology Development," In Sharman, R., Ramesh, R., and Kishore, R. (Eds.) A Handbook of Principles, Concepts and Applications in Information Systems, Integrated Series in Information Systems, Vol. 14, Springer, Heidelberg.Berlin, 2006, pp. 215-264.
  3. Djurić, D, Gašević, D., Damjanović, V., Devedžić, V., "MDA-Based Ontological Engineering," In Chang, S. K. (Ed.) Handbook of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering Vol.3 - Recent Advances, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 2005, pp. 203-231.
  4. Šimić, G., Gašević, D. Devedžić, D., "Classroom for the Semantic Web," In Lytras, M., Naeve, A. (Eds.) Intelligent Learning Infrastructures in Knowledge Intensive Organizations: A Semantic Web Perspective, Information Science Publishing, London, 2006, pp. 251-283.
  5. Šimić, G., Gašević, D., Jeremić, Z., Devedžić, D., "Intelligent Virtual Teaching," In Ghaoui, C, Jain, M., Bannore, V., Jain, L.C. (Eds.) Knowledge-Based Virtual Education, Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing 178, Springer, Heidelberg.Berlin, 2005, pp.171-202.
e. Refereed Conference Publications
  1. Nešić, S., Gašević, D., Jazayeri, M., "An ontology-based framework for author-learning content interaction," 6th IASTEAD International Conference on Web-based Education, Chamonix, France, 2007.
  2. Rao, S., Kumar, V., Hatala, M., Gašević, D., "Mixed-Initiative Interfaces to Recognize Regulate and Reflect Programming Styles," In Proceedings of the Workshop on AI for Human Computing at 20th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Hyderabad, India, 2007, pp. 71-78.
  3. Brooks, C., Bateman, S., Liu, W., McCalla, G., Greer, J., Gašević, D., Eap, T., Richards, G., Hatala, M., Hammouda, K., Shehata, S., Kamel, M., Karray, F., Jovanovi., J., "Issues and Directions with Educational Metadata," In Proceedings of the 3rd Annual LORNET Conference on Intelligent, Interactive, Learning Object Repositories Network (CD Edition), Montreal, QC, Canada, 2006.
  4. Eap, T., Hatala, M., Gašević, D., "The Evaluation of Communication Protocol Infrastructures for Collaborative Learning Object Repository Networks," In Proceedings of the 3rd Annual LORNET Conference on Intelligent, Interactive, Learning Object Repositories Network (CD Edition), Montreal, QC, Canada, 2006 (selected for publication in the International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication).
  5. Kaviani, N., Gašević, D., Hatala, M., Wagner, G., "Towards Unifying Rules and Policies for Semantic Web Services," In Proceedings of the 3rd Annual LORNET Conference on Intelligent, Interactive, Learning Object Repositories Network (CD Edition), Montreal, QC, Canada, 2006 (selected for publication in the International Journal of Advanced Media and Communication).
  6. Rao, S., Kumar, V., Hatala, M., Gašević, D., "MICE - Capturing Programming Styles in a Mixed-Initiative Coding Environment," In Proceedings of the 3rd Annual LORNET Conference on Intelligent, Interactive, Learning Object Repositories Network (CD Edition), Montreal, QC, Canada, 2006.
  7. Gašević, D., Guirca, A., Lukichev, S., Wagner, G., "Rule-Based Modeling of Semantic Web Services," 2nd International Workshop on Semantic Web Enabled Software Engineering at 5th International Semantic Web Conference, Athens, GA, USA, 2006.
  8. Milanović, M., Gašević, D., Guirca, A., Wagner, G., Devedžić, V., "On Interchanging between OWL/SWRL and UML/OCL," 6th Workshop on OCL for (Meta-)Models in Multiple Application Domains (OCLApps) at the 9th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MoDELS), Genoa, Italy, 2006, pp. 81-95.
  9. Milanović, M., Gašević, D., Guirca, A., Wagner, G., Lukichev, S., Devedžić, V., "Sharing OWL/SWRL and UML/OCL rules," In Proceedings of 9th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MoDELS): Posters & Demos, Genoa, Italy, 2006.
  10. Jovanović, J., Gašević, D., Brooks, C., Knight, C., Richards, G., McCalla, G., "Ontologies to support Learning Design Context," In Proceedings of the 1st European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, Crete, Greece, 2006 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 4227, Springer), pp. 615-620.
  11. Kravcik, M., Gašević, D., "Adaptivity, Personalization, and the Semantic Web," In Proceedings of the Joint International Workshop on Adaptivity, Personalization and the Semantic Web at the 17th ACM International Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia, Odense, Denmark, 2006, pp. 3-10.
  12. Knight, C., Gašević, D., and Richards, G., "Ontologies and Context for Educational Process Modeling in IMS Learning Design," In Proceedings of the ECAI Workshop on Context & Ontologies, Riva del Grada, Italy, 2006.
  13. Kravcik, M., Gašević, D., "Sharing Knowledge in Adaptive Learning Systems," In Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (at the Workshop on Adaptive Learning and Learning Design), Kerkrade, The Netherlands, 2006, pp. 1184-1185.
  14. Jovanović, J., Knight, C., Gašević, D., Richards, G., "Learning Object Context on the Semantic Web," In Proceedings of the 6th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, Kerkrade, The Netherlands, 2006, pp. 669-673. (Best paper award).
  15. Kravcik, M., Gašević, D., "Knowledge Representation for Adaptive Learning Design," International Workshop on Adaptive Learning and Learning Design at 4th International Conference on Adaptive Hypermedia and Adaptive Web-Based Systems, Dublin, Ireland, 2006.
  16. Jovanović, J., Gašević, D., Knight, C., Richards, G., "Learning Object Context for Adaptive Learning Design," In Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Adaptive Hypermedia and Adaptive Web-Based Systems, Dublin, Ireland, 2006 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 4018, Springer), pp. 288-292.
  17. Jovanović, J., Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., "Automating Semantic Annotation to Enable Learning Content Adaptation," In Proceedings of 4th International Conference on Adaptive Hypermedia and Adaptive Web-Based Systems, Dublin, Ireland, 2006 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 4018, Springer), 151-160.
  18. Jovanović, J., Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., "Dynamic Assembly of Personalized Learning Content on the Semantic Web," In Proceedings of the 3rd European Semantic Web Conference, Budva, Montenegro, 2006 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 4011, Springer), pp. 544-558.
  19. Jovanović, J., Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., "Automatic Annotation of Content Units in TANGRAM," 15th International World Wide Web Conference, Edinburgh, UK, 2006.
  20. Li, J., Gašević, D., Nesbit, J., Richards, G., "Ontology Mappings to Enable Interoperation of Knowledge Domain Taxonomies," In Proceedings of the 2nd Annual LORNET Conference on Intelligent, Interactive, Learning Object Repositories Network (CD Edition), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2005
  21. Knight, C., Gašević, D., Richards, G., "Ontologies to Reuse Learning Design and Learning Content," In Proceedings of the 2nd Annual LORNET Conference on Intelligent, Interactive, Learning Object Repositories Network (CD Edition), Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2005.
  22. Gašević, D., Hatala, M., "Searching Web resource collections using multiple ontologies," In Proceedings of the 4th International Semantic Web Conference (Poster and Demos), Galway, Ireland, 2005, PID-64, pp.131-132.
  23. Djurić, D., Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., "Adventures in Modeling Spaces: Close Encounters of the Semantic Web and MDA Kinds," In Proceedings of the Workshop on Semantic Web Enabled Software Engineering (at 4th International Semantic Web Conference), Galway, Ireland, 2005, pp. xx-xx.
  24. Jovanović, J., Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., "TANGRAM: An Ontology-based Learning Environment for Intelligent Information Systems," In Proceedings of the 10th World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (E-Learn2005), Vancouver, Canada, 2005, pp. 2966-2971.
  25. Li, J., Gašević, D., Nesbit, J., Richards, G., "Mapping Local Ontologies: Authentic Semantics for Learning Object Evaluation," In Proceedings of the 10th World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (E-Learn2005), Vancouver, Canada, 2005, pp. 2757-2762.
  26. Verbert, K., Jovanović, J., Gašević, D., and Duval, E., "Repurposing Learning Object Components," In Proceedings of the OTM 2005 Workshop on Ontologies, Semantics and E-Learning (WOSE'05), Agia Napa, Cyprus, 2005 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 3762, Springer), pp. 1169-1178.
  27. Gašević, D., Hatala, M., "Searching context relevant learning resource using ontology mappings," In Proceedings of the 3rd International Workshop on Applications of Semantic Web Technologies for E-Learning (at the 3rd International Conference on Knowledge Capture), Banff, Canada, 2005. pp. 45-52.
  28. Gašević, D., Hatala, M., "Searching Web Resources Using Ontology Mappings," In Proceedings of the Workshop on Integrating Ontologies (at the 3rd International Conference on Knowledge Capture), (CEUR Workshop Proceedings Vol. 156, http://CEUR-WS.org/Vol-156), Banff, Canada, 2005, pp. 33-40.
  29. Knight, C., Gašević, D., Richards, G., "An Ontology-Based Framework for Bridging Learning Design and Learning Content," In Proceedings of the In Proceedings of the UNFOLD/ProLearn Joint Workshop on Current research on IMS Learning Design, Valkenburg, The Netherlands, 2005, pp. 227-243 (selected for publication in the IEEE Educational Technology & Society Journal). http://dspace.ou.nl/bitstream/1820/474/17/17_DBU_review.pdf
  30. Gašević, D., Jovanović, J., Devedžić, V., Bošković, M., "Ontologies for Reusing Learning Object Content," In Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (3rd International Workshop on Applications of Semantic Web Technologies for E-Learning), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2005, pp. 944-945.
  31. Jovanović, J., Gašević, D., Verbert, K., Duval, D., "Ontology of learning object content structure," In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Education, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2005, pp. 322-329.
  32. Bošković, M., Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., "PatternGuru: Educational System for Software Patterns," In Proceedings of the 5th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 2005, pp. 650-654.
  33. Verbert, K., Gašević, D., Jovanović, J., Duval, D., "Towards a Global Component Architecture for Learning Objects: A Slide Presentation Framework," In Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA 2005), Montreal, Canada, 2005, pp. 1429-1436.
  34. Damjanović, V., Kravcik, M., Gašević, D., "Semantic Web and Grid technologies for Emotional Intelligence," In Proceedings of the 17th World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA 2005), Montreal, Canada, 2005, pp. 3080-3088.
  35. Verbert, K., Gašević, D., Jovanović, J., Duval, D., "Ontology-based learning content repurposing," In Proceedings of 14th International World Wide Web Conference, Chiba, Japan, May 2005, pp. 1140-1141.
  36. Bezivin, J., Djurić, D., Devedžić, V., Favreau, J., Gaševic, D., Jouault, F., "An M3-Neutral infrastructure for bridging model engineering and ontology engineering," In Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Interoperability of Enterprise Software and Applications, Geneva, Switzerland, 2005, pp. 159-172.
  37. Damjanović, V., Gašević, D., Djurić, D., Devedžić, V., "Bolero.net in the Semantic Web Whirl," In Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Web-based Communities, Algarve, Portugal, 2005, pp. 159-166 (select for Publication in the International Journal of Web-based Communities).
  38. Damjanović, V., Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., "Semiotics for Ontologies and Knowledge Representation", In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Philosophy and Informatics (at the 3rd Conference on Professional Knowledge Management - Experiences and Visions), Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 11-13, 2005.
  39. Jovanović, J., Gašević, D., "Bridging knowledge bases' heterogeneity using XML/XSLT approach," In Proceedings of the 2005 IEEE International Conference on e-Technology, e-Commerce and e-Service, Hong Kong, March/April 2005, pp. 490-493.
  40. Verbert, K., Jovanović, J., Duval, E., Gašević, D., Meire, M., "Ontology-based Learning Content Repurposing: the ALOCoM Framework," In Proceedings of the POLEARN-iClass Thematic Workshop on "Learning Objects in Context", Leuven, Belgium, 2005 (selected for publication in the in International Journal of E-Learning).
f. Invited talks
  1. Gašević, D., Semantic Web and MDE (in e-learning), School of Computing and Information Systems, Athabasca University, Edmonton, AB, Canada, December 2006.
  2. Gašević, D., Model Driven Engineering of Semantic Web Ontologies and Rules, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham, UK, September 2006.
  3. Gašević, D., Model Driven Engineering of Semantic Web Ontologies and Rules, Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan, SK, Canada, August 2006.
  4. Gašević, D., Model Driven Architecture and Ontology Development, Semantic Media Interfaces, Centrum voor Wiskunde en Informatica (CWI), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 2006.
g. Panels
  1. Vassileva, J. (Moderator), Schwier, R., Amundrud, S., Richards, G., Gašević, D., "Moving Advances in e-learning to Real Classrooms," ELearn 101 - Standards, Systems and Interoperability- LORNET Research Symposium, Saskatoon, Canada, Aug 19, 2005.
h. Tutorials
  1. Gašević, D. & Wagner, G. "Model Driven Semantic Web Engineering," 16th International World Wide Web Conference, Banff, Canada, May 2007 (forthcoming).
  2. Magnan, F., Gašević, D., "Ontology-Driven Software Design," 3rd Annual LORNET Conference on Intelligent, Interactive, Learning Object Repositories Network, Montreal, QC, Canada, November 2006.
  3. Gašević, D., Djurić, D., Devedžić, V., "MDA Standards for Ontology Development," 18th Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering, Luxemburg, June 2006. http://www.tudor.lu/caise06
  4. Gašević, D., Djurić, D., Devedžić, V., "MDA Standards for Ontology Development," Canadian Semantic Web Working Symposium, Quebec, Canada, June 2006. http://www.ift.ulaval.ca/~kone/SWIG06/
  5. Hatala, M., Kumar, V., Dufresne, A., Gašević, D., Bourdeau, J., and Brooks, C., "Advanced Tools & Inference Engines for the Semantic Web," 2nd Annual LORNET Conference on Intelligent, Interactive, Learning Object Repositories Network, Vancouver, BC, Canada, November 2005, http://www.lornet.org/i2lor5/en/theme.htm
  6. Gašević, D., Djurić, D., Devedžić, V., "MDA Standards for Ontology Development," 4th International Semantic Web Conference, Galway, Ireland, November 2005. http://iswc2005.semanticweb.org/W_Tutorials.html
  7. Gašević, D., Djurić, D., Devedžić, V., "MDA Standards for Ontology Development," 2nd European Semantic Web Conference, Heraklion, Greece, May-June 2005. http://www.eswc2005.org
  8. Gašević, D., Djurić, D., Devedžić, V., "MDA Standards for Ontology Development," 7th International Conference on the Unified Modeling Language: Modeling Languages and Applications, Lisbon, Portugal, October 10 . 15, 2004. http://ctp.di.fct.unl.pt/UML2004/tutorial02.htm
  9. Gašević, D., Devedžić, V., Djurić, D., "MDA Standards for Ontology Development," 4th International Conference on Web Engineering, Munich, Germany, July 28 . 30, 2004. http://afrodita.rcub.bg.ac.yu/~gasevic/tutorials/ICWE2004

Existing/Proposed Projects

a. Externally Funded Research Projects
Sharing Learning Designs: Semantic Prototyping Canadian International Development Agency July-Aug 2006 CAD $9870.00

b. Project Participation
LORNET NSERC March 2005 -
ProLearn Network of Excellence EU IST Sept 2004 -

Research Supervision

a. Supervised Students
Masters (2006 - ) Trust-based models for multiparty computation (Nima Kaviani)
Masters (2006) Use of self-regulated learning in academic settings with gStudy tool (Wei Wang)
Masters (2006) Generic framework for federated security enabled software systems (Ashok Shah)
Dipl. Ing. (2004) Educational System for Learning Software Patterns (Marko Bošković)
Dipl. Ing. (2003) Implementation of Software Components for Development of Intelligent Systems (Srećko Jovanović)

b. Committee Member
PhD comprehensive exam (2006) Support for the process of designing metadata (David Botta)
Masters (2006) Visualization of social networks based on paper references (Victor Chen)
Masters (2002) Ontology Mappings to Enable Interoperation of Knowledge Domain Taxonomies (Jerry Li)

c. Consultant of PhD, M.Sc., and B.S. (Dipl. Ing.) Theses
PhD (2006 - ) Adaptive Learning on the Semantic Web (Jelena Jovanović)
PhD (2006 - ) Semantic models of collaborative learning authoring (Sasa Nešić)
PhD (2004- 2006) Models of the Semantic Web (Dragan Djurić)
Masters (2006 - ) Model Driven Engineering of Semantic Web Services (Marko Ribarić)
Masters (2005 - ) Model Driven Engineering of Rules on the Semantic Web (Milan Milanović)
Masters (2004 - ) Model Driven Engineering of Description Logics Reasoning (Nenad Krdžavac)
Masters (2003 - 2005) Using Semantic Web ontology annotations for Learning Objects (Jelena Jovanović)
Masters (2003 - 2005) ITS for Learning Software Patterns (Zoran Jeremić)
Masters (2003 - 2004) MDA-based Development of Software Components for Building Intelligent Information Systems (Dragan Djurić)
Dipl.Ing. (2004) XML-Based Knowledge Sharing Between Expert System Shells (Danilo Niković)
Dipl.Ing. (2004) Transforming Knowledge Bases Using XSLT (Marija Makarić)
Dipl.Ing. (2003) A GUI for Jess Objects (Jelena Jovanović)
Dipl.Ing. (2002) Implementation of analysis tools for Petri net in P3 tool (Nemanja Veselinović)

Other Interests

a. Professional Responsibilities
  • Co-organizer, 3rd International Workshop on Metamodels, Schemas, Grammars and Ontologies for Reverse Engineering (ateM2006) at 9th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Model Driven Engineering Languages and Systems (MoDELS2006), October 2006, Genoa, Italy.

b. Current Editorial Involvements
  • Book Editorial
    • Lytras, M.D., Huang, W., Gašević, D. (Eds.), Technology Enhanced Learning: Vision, Theory, and Practice, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey, PA, USA, (planned publication in 2007).
  • Guest Editor
    • Favre, J.M., Gašević, D., Lämmel, R., Winter, A. Special issue on Metamodels, Schemas, Grammars and Ontologies for Language Engineering, IET Software (previously known as IEE Proceedings Software) (planned publication 2007).
    • Richards, G., Gašević, D. Huang, W., Lytras, M., "Empirical Surveys on the Adoption of ICTs in Schools: From wishful thinking to constructivist learning and beyond," International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, 2007 (proposal accepted and open call for paper submissions), http://www.inderscience.com/browse/callpaper.php?callID=413
  • Editorial Board Member
    • International Journal of Learning Technology (2006-)

c. Program Committee Member
  • 2nd International Conference on Software and Data Technologies, Barcelona, Spain, July 22-25, 2007.
  • 7th International Conference on Web Engineering, Como, Italy, July 16-20, 2007.
  • 3rd International Conference on Web Information Systems and Technologies, Barcelona, Spain, March 3-7, 2007.
  • 4th IADIS International Conference on Web Based Communities 2007 (WBC2007), Salamanca, Spain, 2007.
  • 2nd Workshop on Semantic Web Enabled Software Engineering (SWESE 2006) at the 5th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2006), November 6, 2006, Athens, GA, USA.
  • International Workshop on Contextualized Attention Metadata: Collecting, Managing and Exploiting of Rich Usage Information (CAMA 2006) at ACM 15th Conference on Information and Knowledge Management, November 11, 2006, Arlington, VA, USA.
  • International Workshop on Semantic Modeling and Model-Driven Architecture (SMMDA.06) at 2nd European Conference on Model Driven Architecture - Foundations and Applications, Bilbao, Spain, July 10-13, 2006.
  • 1st International Conference on Software and Data Technologies, Set?bal, Portugal, September 11-14, 2006.
  • 1st International Conference on Digital Information Management (ICDIM 2006), Bangalore, India, December 6-8, 2006.
  • International Workshop on Adaptive Learning and Learning Design - Building adaptive educational hypermedia with IMS Learning Design at 4th International Conference on Adaptive Hypermedia and Adaptive Web-Based Systems, Dublin, Ireland, 2006.
  • International Workshop on Adaptive Learning - Extending IMS Learning Design for adaptive instruction, 6th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, Kerkrade, The Netherlands, 2006.
  • 10th International Conference for Distance Education in Virtual Environments (Education and Virtuality 2006), Yalta, Crimea, Ukraine, September 18-22, 2006.
  • 3rd IADIS International Conference on Web Based Communities 2006 (WBC2006), San Sebastian, Spain, 2006.
  • Workshop on Emerging Technologies for Web-based Communities (ET-WBC), IADIS International Conference on Web Based Communities 2006 (WBC2006), San Sebastian, Spain, 25 February 2006.
  • Workshop on Semantic Web Enabled Software Engineering, 4th International Semantic Web Conference, Galway, Ireland, 6 November, 2005.
  • 1st On-Line Conference on Metadata and Semantics Research (MSR.05), 2005.
  • 2nd INTEROP-EMOI Open Workshop on Enterprise Models and Ontologies for Interoperability, Porto, Portugal, 13-14 June 2005.
  • 2nd IADIS International Conference on Web Based Communities 2005 (WBC2005), Algarve, Portugal, 2005.