Gradimir V. Milovanović (January 2, 1948) is a mathematician

Mathematician

A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study is the field of mathematics. Mathematicians are concerned with quantity, structure, space, and change....

 from Serbia

Serbia

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 known for his contributions to approximation theory

Approximation theory

In mathematics, approximation theory is concerned with how functions can best be approximated with simpler functions, and with quantitatively characterizing the errors introduced thereby...

 and numerical analysis

Numerical analysis

Numerical analysis is the study of algorithms that use numerical approximation for the problems of mathematical analysis ....

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He has published over 150 papers and authored twenty books in his area.

Born in Zorunovac, in the Knjaževac

Knjaževac

Knjaževac is a town and municipality situated in the eastern part of Serbia bordering the Republic of Bulgaria and is part of Timočka Krajina region. It is found between the latitudes of 43°20' and 43°45' north and between the longitudes 22°11' and 22°41' east. The town is situated between three...

 municipality of mideastern Serbia

Serbia

Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...

,
he studied at University of Niš

University of Niš

The University of Niš is a university located in Niš, Serbia. It was founded in 1965 and it consists of 13 faculties with 1500 teachers, 630 staff and extracurricular staff, and around 30,000 students...

, obtaining a B.Sc. in electrical engineering

Electrical engineering

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 and
computer science

Computer science

Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...

 (1971), an M.Sc. in mathematics

Mathematics

Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...

 (1974) and a D.Sc. (1976) on
the thesis On Some Functional Inequalities advised by Dragoslav Mitrinović

Dragoslav Mitrinovic

Dragoslav S. Mitrinović was a Serbian mathematician known for his work in differential equations, functional equations, complex analysis...

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He was with the faculty of electronic engineering and the department of mathematics at the
same place as, promoted to professor

Professor

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 (1986) and acting as rector

Rector

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 (2004-06), until he
joined the Megatrend University

Megatrend University

The Megatrend University is a private university located in Belgrade, Serbia. It was founded in 1989 and is organized into 19 institutions....

 in Belgrade

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

 (2008).

He has been a member of the board of the Mathematical Society of Serbia (2003-06),
president of the Scientific Council of the Mathematical Institute at Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

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 in Belgrade

Belgrade

Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

 (1997-),
vice president

Vice president

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of the Scientific Society of Serbia (2002-) and
president of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (2006-).