Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Split, Croatia
Phone: +385 95 850 24 01, Location: room B3-33, Ruđera Boškovića 33, Split
Personal web page:http://mapmf.pmfst.unist.hr/vukicevic, E-mail: damir.vukicevic@pmfst.hr

Znanstveno područje: Prirodne znanosti , Znanstveno polje: Matematika

Scientific interest

• Graph Theory
• Applied mathematics
• Mathematical chemistry
• Complex systems

Memberships

• International Academy of Mathematical Chemistry

Scientific training and study visits

• 2007 i 2011. HEC Montreal, Montreal, Kanada
• 2010. Óbuda University, Budapest, Hungary
• 2010. University of Kashan, Kashan i Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Teheran, Iran
• 2016. University of Langzhou, Lagzhou, China

Acknowledgments and awards

• Rector Award 1994/1995
• Rector Award 1995/1996
• Rector Award 1996/1997
• 2007 Award of the International Academy of Mathematical Chemistry
• 2008 Second award on FameLab competition in Split
• 2010 Elected as member of the International Academy of Mathematical Chemistry
• 2014 Elected as secretary of the International Academy of Mathematical Chemistry

Education

• 2000-2003. PhD degree in Mmathematics, Faculty of Science (Matematical Department) University of Zagreb
• 1998-2000. MS degree in Mathematics, Faculty of Science (Matematical Department) University of Zagreb
• 1994-1998. Graduate degree – professor of mathematics and computer science, Faculty of Science (Matematical Department) University of Zagreb

Work experience

• 2017-danas, Full Professor – Tenaure, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2011. – 2017, Full Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2007. – 2011, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2004. – 2007, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2003. – 2004, Postdoctorand, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2001. – 2003. Teaching Assistant, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 2000. – 2001. Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Science, University of Split
• 1999. – 2000. Professional Instructor, Faculty of Science, University of Split

Projects

• Project leader: Thorny Graph Analyzer – Analyzer of Topological Indices, Degrees and bond Degrees, financing: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia
• Project member: Discrete Mathematics and Applications (three cycles, codes: 037009, 0037117, 037-0000000-2779), financing: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia
• Project leader: Discrete Mathematical Models in Chemistry, financing: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia
• Project co-leader: Applicaiton of Discrete Mathematics for Identification of Chemicaly Active Compounds – interantional Croatian-Slovenian project, financing: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and Ministry of High Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia
• Project co-leader: Mathematical Modeling and Experimental Research in Analitical, Enviromental and Food Chemistry – interantional Croatian-Slovenian project, financing: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and Ministry of High Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia
• Project member: Applicaiton of Topological, Geometric, Algebraic and Combinatorial methods in Sciences– interantional Croatian-Slovenian project, financing: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and Ministry for High Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia
• Project member: Graph-Theoretical Indicators of Fullerene Stability – interantional Croatian-Slovenian project, financing: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and Ministry of High Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia
• Project member: Design and Synthesis of Peptide Antibyotics – interantional Croatian-Italian project, financing: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and Ministry of Education, University and Research of the Republic of Italy
• Project member: Topological Indices as Predictors of Fullerene Stability – interantional Croatian-Slovenian project, financing: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and Ministry of Culture and Education of the Republic of Hungary
• Project co-leader: Theoretical Properties of Adriatic Indices and Adriatic Matrices – interantional Croatian-Slovenian project, financing: Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and Ministry of High Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia
• Project member: Graph-theoretical methods fornanostructures and nanomaterials –international Croatian-Chinese project, financing: Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia and Ministry of High Education, Science and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia
• Project leader: Biophisical Design of Antimicrobial Peptides and Inovative Molecular Descriptors, financing: Croatian Science Fundation

Collaborations

I collaborate with many researchers all over the world and I am grateful for the knowledge, competence and skills that they taught me. I give the list of all my coauthors of published papers (updated 2011):

1. Ivana Anđelić, Depatment of Chemistry, University of Split, Croatia
2. Nikolinka Antcheva, Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
3. Mustapha Aouchiche, GERAD and HEC Montréal, Canada
4. Biljana Arsić, Faculty of Science, University of Niš, Serbia
5. Alexandru T. Balaban, Department of Marine Sciences, Univesity of Galveston, USA, (member of Romanian Academy of Science and Arts)
6. Adrian Beteringhe Institute of Physical Chemistry ‘Ilie Murgulescu’ of the Romanian Academy, Romania
7. Subhash C. Basak, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, USA
8. Viktor Bojović, The Rugjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
9. Snježana Braić, Department of Mathematics, University of Split, Croatia
10. Marin Bralo, (student) University of Split, Split, Croatia
11. Franco Cataldo, Actinium Chemical Research, Rome, Italy
12. Gilles Caporossi, GERAD and HEC Montréal, Canada
13. Simona Cigher, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania
14. Titus Constantinescu, Institute of Physical Chemistry ‘Ilie Murgulescu’ of the Romanian Academy, Romania
15. Qi Dai, Department of Applied Matheamtics, Dalian University of Technology, P. R. China
16. Mircea V. Diudea, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania
17. Dražan Dizdar, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Croatia
18. Tomislav Došlić, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb, Croatia
19. Jelena Đurđević, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
20. Boris Furtula, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
21. Marija Gašperov, (student) University of Split, Split, Croatia
22. Ante Graovac, The Rugjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia & Depatment of Chemistry, University of Split, Croatia
23. Tomislav Grubeša, The Rugjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
24. Brian D. Gute, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, USA
25. Ivan Gutman, Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac, Serbia (member of Serbian Academy of Science and Arts)
26. Frane Kalebić, (student) University of Split, Split, Croatia
27. Piere Hansen, GERAD and Department of Management Sciences, HEC Montréal, Canada
28. Ray Hefferlin, Southern Adventist University, Collegedale, Tennessee, USA
29. Nada Ilić, Faculty of Science and Mathemtics, University of Split
30. Dušanka Janežić, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
31. Damir Ježek, Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
32. Davor Juretić, Faculty of Science and Mathemtics, University of Split, Croatia
33. Jasminka Karoglan Kontić, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Croatia
34. Gabriel Katona, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania
35. Ana Klarić , (student) University of Split, Split, Croatia
36. Douglas J. Klein, Department of Marine Sciences, Univerity of Galveston, USA
37. Antoaneta Klobučar, Department of Mathematics, University of Osijek, Croatia
38. Harry W. Kroto, Department of Chemistry, University of Susex, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK (Nobel prize laureate)
39. Klavdija Kutnar, University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
40. Nella Lerš, The Rugjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
41. Xiao-Qing Liu, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, P. R. China
42. Bono Lučić, The Rugjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
43. Istvan Lukovits, Chemical Research Center, P.O.B. 17, H-1525 Budapest, Hungary
44. Edi Maletić, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Croatia
45. Joško Mandić, Department of Mathematics, University of Split, Croatia
46. Antonija Markovina, (student) University of Split, Split, Croatia
47. Dragan Marušić, IMFM, University of Ljubljana, Sovenia and University of Primorska, Koper, Slovenia
48. Ante Miličević, The Rugjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
49. Ketij Mehulić, School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia
50. Csaba L. Nagy, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania
51. Sonja Nikolić, The Rugjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
52. Mario Novković, Mediterranean Institute for Life Sciences, Split, Croatia
53. Ottorino Ori, Actinium Chemical Research, Rome, Italy
54. Vladan Paić, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Split, Croatia
55. Bazil Parv, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania
56. Ivan Pejić, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Croatia
57. Dražen Petrov, Labaratory of Computational Biophysics, Vienna, Austria
58. Igor Pesek, IMFM, Ljubljana, Slovenia
59. Ivan Pezo, Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Split, Croatia
60. Tomaž Pisanski, IMFM, Department of Theoretical Computer Science, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
61. Dejan Plavšić, The Rugjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
62. Matevž Pompe, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana
63. Sarah Michele Rajtmajer, University of Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik, Croatia
64. Milan Randić, 3225 Kingman Road, Ames, IA 50014, USA (member of Croatian Academy of Science and Arts)
65. Maja Rotovnik, IMFM, Ljubljana, Slovenia
66. Mahboubeh Saheli, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, University of Kashan, Kashan, I.R. Iran
67. Jelena Sedlar, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Split, Croatia
68. Dina Spahija, (student) University of Split, Split, Croatia
69. Monica Stefu, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania
70. Ana Tadić, (student) University of Split, Split, Croatia
71. Alessandro Tossi, Department of Life, Sciences, University of Trieste, Italy
72. Nenad Trinajstić, The Rugjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia (member of Croatian Academy of Science and Arts)
73. Slavko Trninić, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Croatia
74. Viktorija Trninić, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Split, Croatia
75. Tian-Min Wang, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Dalian University of Technology, P. R. China
76. Darko Veljan, Faculty of Science and Mathematice, University of Zagreb, Croatia
77. Dražen Vikić-Topić, The Rugjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
78. Aniela Vizitiu, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj, Romania
79. Tanja Vojković, Faculty of Science and Mathemtics, University of Split, Croatia
80. Aleš Vokurka, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, Croatia
81. Rundan Xing, Department of Mathematics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
82. Goran Zdunić, Institute for Adriatic Crops and Karst Reclamation, Split, Croatia
83. Bo Zhou, Department of Mathematics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, P. R. China
84. Janez Žerovnik, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Marbor, Slovenia & Department of Theoretical Computer Science, IMFM, Ljubljana, Slovenia
85. Ana Žilić, (student) University of Split, Split, Croatia
86. Petra Žigert, Department of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, PEF, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Invited lectures

• 2006. Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb: Fullerene Graphs.
• 2007. International Academy of Mathematical Chemistry: Comparing Zagreb Indices.
• 2007. HEC Montreal, Montreal, Canada: Comparing Zagreb Indices and Variable Zagreb Indices.
• 2007. Univerza v Ljubljani, Ljubljana, Slovenia: Comparing Zagreb Indices.
• 2008. University of Osijek, Osijek: Bond Degrees of Trees.
• 2009. International Academy of Mathematical Chemistry: Chor coefficient – measuring correlation in chemistry.
• 2010. International Academy of Mathematical Chemistry: Bond Additive Modelling.
• 2010. Australia-Croatia Workshop on Antimicrobial Peptides, Split: Designer Algorithm.
• 2010. The First Iranian Conference on Chemical Graph Theory, Teheran: Bond Additive Modeling.
• 2010. Visualization and Modeling in Chemistry, Split: Bond Additive Modeling.
• 2011. Science Festival, Sinj: Game Theory.
• 2014. Adriatic Conference on Graph Theory and Complexity, Split: Protecting Secrets by Distributed Keys.
• 2015. Science Festival, Rijeka: Do Gamblers Always Lose?
• 2015. Discrete Mathematics Lectures, Rijeka: Mathematical Chemistry and Complex Networks Theory.
• 2015. Golden Night Of Mathematics, Split: Game Theory.
• 2016. National Professional Congress of Mathematical Teachers – Mathematical Coomuniaitons, Zadar: Selected Topics of Communication in Mathematics
• 2016. Langzhou University, Lagzhou: Search for New Descriptors and Their Mathematical Properties – Adriatic Indices 2.1
• 2016. Langzhou University, Lagzhou: Molecular Descriptors; Comparing Zagreb Indices; Hydrophobicity Scale Grader

Reviewer

• ACM – Communications in Computer Algebra
• Acta Chimica Slovenica
• Applied Mathematics Letters
• Ars Combinatorica
• Ars Matheamtica Contemporanea
• Bulletin of the Iranian Mathematical Society
• Central European Journal of Operations Research
• Chemical Physics Letters
• Computers and Mathematics with Applications
• Croatica Chemica Acta
• Discrete Applied Mathematics
• Discrete Mathematics
• European Journal of Operational Research
• FILOMAT
• Glasnik matematički
• Hacettepe Journal of Mathematics and Statistics
• Informatica
• Information Processing Letters
• International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
• International Journal of Combinatorics
• International Journal of Quantitative Structure-Property Relationships
  International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
• Internet Mathematics
• Iranian Journal of Mathematical Chemistry
• Journal of Chemical Information and Modelling
• Journal of Chemometrics
  Journal of Computational Chemistry
• Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Application
• Journal of Mathematical Chemistry
• The Journal of Physical Chemistry
• Kemija u industriji
• Kinesiology
• MATCH – Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry
• Mathematical and Computer Modeling
• Mathematical Communications
• Mathematical Inequalities and Applications
• Molecular Diversity
• Radovi HAZU
• Scientific Reports
• Transactions on Combinatorics
• Utilitas Mathematica

Book reviews:

• Dražen Dizdar: Quantuitative Methods (in Croatian), Kineziološki fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu
  Tomislav Došlić i Nikola Sandrić: Mathematics 1 (in Croatian), Građevinski Fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu
• Li, Xueliang; Gutman, Ivan Mathematical aspects of Randić-type molecular structure descriptors, Mathematical Chemistry Monographs, 1. University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, Kragujevac.
• Tomislav Došlić: Numerical Mathematics (in Croatian), Građevinski Fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu
• Tomislav Došlić i Domagoj Vrgoč: Business Statistics I (in Croatian), Agornomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu
• Nikola Koceić-Bilan: Applied Statistics I (in Croatian), Prirodoslvno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu
  Saša Krešić-Jurić: Differentical and Integral Calculus I (in Croatian), Prirodoslvno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu
• Saša Krešić-Jurić: Diferencijalni i integralnmi račun I, Prirodoslvno-matematički fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu

Editorial Committee Member

• Editor in Chief of Acta Mathematicae Spalentesia

Courses

Integrated undergraduate and graduate

• Mathematics 1 – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Mathematics 2 – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Introduction to Computer Science – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Linear Algebra 1 – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Linear Algebra 2 – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Mathematics 1 – FESB, University of Split
• Mathematics 2 – FESB, University of Split
• Methodic of Mathematics 1 – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Mathematics 1 – Teaching Academy, University of Split
• Mathematics 4 – Teaching Academy, University of Split
• Vector Spaces – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Introduction to Probability and Statistics – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Mathematics with Introduction to Statistics – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Projective Geometry – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Discrete Mathematics – Faculty of Science, University of Split

Undergraduate

• Mathematics – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Mathematics – University Department of Mediterranean Agriculture, University of Split
• Statistics 2 – American College of Managment and Technology
• Introduction to Algebra and Analytical Geometry – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Combinatorial and Discrete Mathematics – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Combinatorial and Discrete Mathematics And Algorithms – Faculty of Science, University of Split

Graduate

• Statistics – Faculty of Science, University of Split
  Mathematics 4 – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Introduction to Strategic Games Theory – Faculty of Science, University of Split
• Methodic of Applied Mathematics – Faculty of Science, University of Split

Postgraduate

• Graphs and Networks – FESB, University of Split

Mentor

Undergraduate thesis

• Martina Kečkemet: Correlations in Statistics
• Kokan, Tea (2008). Problem cjenovne optimizacije nadogradnje kapaciteta mreže protoka.
• Tomašić, Ivana (2008) Analysis of “akuža” u game “trešeta”.
• Filipović, Ena (2009). Didactical Use of Software GrinVin.
• Kalebić, Frane (2009). Perfect matching Problem.
• Lacmanović, Tanja (2009). Game Theory.
• Popović, Ivana (2009). Recursions and Fibonacci Numbers.
• Rebić, Ivana (2009). Teaching Discrete Mathematics Using Modern Computer Technology.
• Žižić, Ivan (2009) Wining Probability in Texas Hold’em.

Graduate

• Pavić, Marina (2005) Modified Wiener Index.
• Tonković, Marina (2006). Modified Zagreb Index.
• Bartulović, Ante (2008) Randić Index and Chromatic Number.
• Tromba, Nikša (2008). The First and the Second Zagreb Index.
• Crljen, Hilda (2009). Contagion in Complex Networks.
• Zidar, Ana (2009). Game Theory.
• Aljoša Šubašić (2010). Enumeration algorithms and Certificates.
• Strunje Merica (2010) Graphical and algebraic representation of proteins.
• Gorana Lovrić: Statistical processing in enology and web application.
• Anto Marjanović: Community Structure in Social Networks.
• Jelena Pleština: Comparing Axiomatic and Strategic Approach to Negotiation.
• Renata Đapić: Statistical and Dynamical Games with Incomplete Information.

PhD thesis

• Jelena Sedlar (2008) „Extremal values of binomial graph theoretical invariants “, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
• Sarah Michele Rajtmajer (2011). „Community Structure and Hub detection in Complex Networks”, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
• Tanja Vojković (2015). “Complex Networks, Network Descriptors and Network Safety”, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb
• Suzana Antunović (2017). ”Network Descriptors and Curriculum Networks”, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb