Prof. Zoran Rakicevic, PhD, full professor

Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology - IZIIS, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

Dr. Zoran Rakicevic is a Full Professor at the Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology (IZIIS), Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. He has been employed at IZIIS since 1992, where he obtained his MSc degree in 1995 and his PhD degree in 2001. During the period 2006–2016, he headed the Institute’s Laboratory for Dynamic Testing, and from 2017 to 2024 he held the position of Deputy Director for International Cooperation and Development.

He has more than 34 years of relevant experience in the field of Structural Control and testing of structures, mechanical and electrical equipment on seismic shaking tables. His fields of interest and expertise include scientific disciplines related to structural control, structural dynamics, experimental mechanics, structural monitoring and so-called “health monitoring” of structures, data acquisition, processing and analysis of experimental results, as well as the design and analysis of structures resistant to earthquakes and other dynamic actions.

He has published many scientific papers at national and international conferences, in which he has actively participated, as well as numerous scientific research and professional reports, papers in international journals with an impact factor, and book chapters published by renowned publishing houses. He has participated as a principal investigator or as a team member in many national and international scientific research projects and applied research projects.

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	Ljiljana Čavić, PhD, assistant professor Lisbon School of Architecture
Ljiljana Čavić is an architect and co-founder of CADO, an architectural studio operating between Belgrade and Lisbon. Her work bridges architectural practice and research, with a focus on spatial clarity, conceptual coherence, and context-sensitive design. As an Assistant Professor at the Lisbon School of Architecture, she explores the notion of urban-architectural emptiness, engaging with questions of urbanism, architectural theory, and spatial strategies through both projects and academic research. Her work integrates theoretical inquiry with design practice, fostering a critical and reflective approach to contemporary architecture.   * * * * *
	Vasil Yordanov, PhD, assistant professor Politecnico di Milano
Dr Vasil Yordanov is a researcher in Geoinformatics and Earth Observation, working on the integration of satellite data, AI and FOSS tools for environmental monitoring and climate-related risk mitigation. His work spans geospatial intelligence, satellite time-series analysis, and multi-sensor data integration, with applications to urban and natural hazards landslides, air pollution, landslides and planetary mapping. He combines passive and active remote-sensing data and when possible validating results through UAV-based observations. Vasil holds a Ph.D. in National Security an M.Sc. in Civil Engineering for Risk Mitigation. Since December 2024, he has been an Junior Assistant Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Politecnico di Milano. Since 2019 he is a member of the multidisciplinary research laboratory GEOlab, where he also coordinates the Urban Pollution working group in the BUCEA-Polimi Joint Laboratory. Dr Yordanov is a member of OSGeo (Charter Member), ISPRS WG IV/7, AIT, SIFET and GEOlab.

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