Kanita Karađuzović-Hadžiabdić, Ph.D., is an Assoc. Prof. of Computer Sciences and Engineering and Vice-Rector for International Cooperation and Research. She holds a Ph.D. in Computer Sciences and Engineering from IUS and an MSc. in Computer Science from Oxford University. She has over 25 years of experience in industry and academia, including national and international experience as a software engineer.

Her research focuses on AI, machine learning and data science, with applications across biomedicine, engineering and other complex real-world domains, authoring scientific articles published in high impact journals. She has experience in interdisciplinary research and international collaborations, including projects involving biomedical data analysis and AI-supported technologies for safety-critical applications. Selected projects include EU-funded Horizon 2020 COVIRNA and NATO SPS project Ai4CUAV.