Aleksandar Kartelj

Aleksandar Kartelj

Associate professor
Department for Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade

General

Education

Job positions

Research

Scientific Publications

Labels are the categories of the results under the Serbian rules for evaluating research (see also my eNauka profile, the research information system of Serbia). Journal ranks follow the Serbian rulebook on categorization of scientific journals (Sl. glasnik RS 80/2024); percentages are the journal's position in its field by JCR impact factor.

  • M21a+ international journal, top 5%
  • M21a international journal, 5–15%
  • M21 international journal, 15–35%
  • M22 international journal, 35–75%
  • M23 international journal, 75–100%
  • M24+ international journal indexed in SJR (Q1–Q3)
  • M53 journal outside the international citation indexes
  • M10/M40 monograph (international / national)
  • M30/M60 international / national conference contribution

Books

Papers in international journals

  1. Grbić, M., Gemović, B., Vračević, S., Davidović, R., Matić, D., & Kartelj, A.,
    Prediction of GO Terms Based on Partitioning PPI Networks into Highly Connected Components,
    IEEE Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Early Access, 2026, DOI: 10.1109/TCBBIO.2026.3706474. M22
  2. Celli, F., Kartelj, A., Đorđević, M., Suhartono, D., Filipović, V., Milutinović, V., Spathoulas, G., Vinciarelli, A., Kosinski, M., & Lepri, B.,
    Twenty Years of Personality Computing: Threats, Challenges and Future Directions,
    ACM Computing Surveys, Vol. 58, Iss. 11, pp. 1-37, 2026, DOI: 10.1145/3806009. M21a+
  3. Kartelj, A., Mladenović, M., & Vujičić Stanković, S.,
    Comparison of algorithms for the recognition of ChatGPT paraphrased texts,
    Journal of Big Data, Vol. 12, Num. 28, 2025, DOI: 10.1186/s40537-025-01082-0. M21a+
  4. Djukanović, M., Reixach, J., Nikolikj, A., Eftimov, T., Kartelj, A., & Blum, C.,
    A learning search algorithm for the Restricted Longest Common Subsequence problem,
    Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 284, p. 127731, 2025, DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2025.127731. M21a
  5. Djukanović, M., Kapunac, S., Kartelj, A., & Matić, D.,
    Graph protection under multiple simultaneous attacks: A heuristic approach
    Knowledge-Based Systems, Vol. 309, p. 112791, 2025, DOI: 10.1016/j.knosys.2024.112791. M21a
  6. Filipović, V., & Kartelj, A.,
    Topological variable neighborhood search,
    Journal of Big Data, Vol. 11, Num. 178, 2024, DOI: 10.1186/s40537-024-01017-1. M21a+
  7. Babović, Z., Bajat, B., Barać, D., Bengin, V., Đokić, V., Đorđević, F., Drašković, D., Filipović, N., French, S., Furht, B., Ilić, M., Irfanoglu, A., Kartelj, A., ..., Zak, S.,
    Teaching computing for complex problems in civil engineering and geosciences using big data and machine learning: synergizing four different computing paradigms and four different management domains,
    Journal of Big Data, Vol. 10, Iss. 1, Num. 89, pp. 1-25, 2023, DOI: 10.1186/s40537-023-00730-7. M21a+
  8. Djukanović, M., Kartelj, A., Blum, C.,
    Self-adaptive CMSA for solving the multidimensional multi-way number partitioning problem,
    Expert Systems with Applications, Vol. 232, 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2023.120762. M21a
  9. Kartelj, A., Djukanović, M.,
    RILS-ROLS: robust symbolic regression via iterated local search and ordinary least squares,
    Journal of Big Data, Vol. 10, Iss. 1, p. 71, 2023, DOI: 10.1186/s40537-023-00743-2. M21a+
  10. Kapunac, S., Kartelj, A., Djukanović, M.,
    Variable neighborhood search for weighted total domination problem and its application in social network information spreading,
    Applied Soft Computing, Vol. 143, p. 110387, 2023, DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2023.110387. M21a
  11. Babović, Z., Bajat, B., Đokić, V., Đorđević, F., Drašković, D., Filipović, N., Furht, B., Gačić, N., Ikodinović, I., Ilić, M., Irfanoglu, A., Jelenković, B., Kartelj, A., ..., Zak, S.,
    Research in computing-intensive simulations for nature-oriented civil-engineering and related scientific fields, using machine learning and big data: an overview of open problems,
    Journal of Big Data, Vol. 10, Iss. 1, Num. 73, pp. 1-21, 2023, DOI: 10.1186/s40537-023-00731-6. M21a+
  12. Đukanović, M., Kartelj, A., Matić, D., Grbić, M., Blum, C., Raidl, G.,
    Graph search and variable neighborhood search for finding constrained longest common subsequences in artificial and real gene sequences,
    Applied Soft Computing, 2022, DOI: 10.1016/j.asoc.2022.108844. M21a
  13. Nikolić, B., Kartelj, A., Đukanović, M., Grbić, M., Blum, C., Raidl, G.,
    Solving the Longest Common Subsequence Problem Concerning Non-Uniform Distributions of Letters in Input Strings,
    Mathematics, Vol. 9, Iss. 13, p. 1515, 2021, DOI: 10.3390/math9131515. M21a+
  14. Kartelj, A., Grbić, M., Matić, D., Filipović, V.,
    The Roman domination number of some special classes of graphs - convex polytopes,
    Applicable Analysis and Discrete Mathematics, 2021, DOI: 10.2298/AADM171211019K. M21a
  15. Grbić, M., Matić, D., Kartelj, A., Vračević, S., & Filipović, V.,
    A three-phase method for identifying functionally related protein groups in weighted PPI networks,
    Computational Biology and Chemistry, 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2020.107246. M22
  16. Filipović, V., Kartelj, A., Kratica, J.,
    Edge Metric Dimension of Some Generalized Petersen Graphs,
    Results in Mathematics, 2019, DOI: 10.1007/s00025-019-1105-9. M21
  17. Banković, M., Filipović, V., Graovac, J., Hadži-Purić, J., Hurson, A. R., Kartelj, A., ..., Živković, M.,
    Teaching graduate students how to review research articles and respond to reviewer comments,
    Advances in Computers, pp. 1-63, 2020, DOI: 10.1016/bs.adcom.2019.07.001. M21
  18. Grbić, M., Kartelj, A., Janković, S., Matić, D., Filipović, V.,
    Variable neighborhood search for partitioning sparse biological networks into the maximum edge-weighted k-plexes,
    IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Vol. 17, Iss. 5, pp. 1822-1831, 2020, DOI: 10.1109/TCBB.2019.2898189. M21a
  19. Kartelj, A.,
    An Improved Electromagnetism-like Method for Feature Selection,
    Journal of Multiple-Valued Logic and Soft Computing, Old City Publishing, Vol. 25, Iss. 2-3, pp. 169-187, 2015. M21a
  20. Kartelj, A., Šurlan, N., Cekić, Z.,
    Case-based Reasoning and Electromagnetism-like Method in Construction Management,
    Kybernetes, Emerald, Vol. 43, Iss. 2, pp. 265-280, 2014, DOI: 10.1108/K-06-2013-0105. M23
  21. Kartelj, A., Mitić, N., Filipović, V., Tošić, D.,
    Electromagnetism-like Algorithm for Support Vector Machine Parameter Tuning,
    Soft Computing, Springer, Vol. 18, Iss. 10, pp. 1985-1998, 2014, DOI: 10.1007/s00500-013-1180-x. M22
  22. Filipović, V., Kartelj, A., Matić, D.,
    An Electromagnetism Metaheuristic for Solving the Maximum Betweenness Problem,
    Applied Soft Computing, Elsevier, Vol. 13, pp. 1303-1313, 2013. M21a

Other journal papers or arxiv

  1. Djukanović, M., Blum, C., Kartelj, A., Džeroski, S., & Zebec, Ž.,
    Neuro-Evolved Heuristics for Variable Gapped Common Subsequence Identification.
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.00888, 2026.
  2. Grbić, M., Vilendečić, N., Kartelj, A., & Matić, D.,
    Solving Roman Domination in Multiplex Networks: Algorithms and Biological Network Applications.
    SSRN preprint, 2026, DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.6211580.
  3. Djukanović, M., Blum, C., Kartelj, A., Nikolikj, A., & Raidl, G. R.,
    Longest Filled Common Subsequence for Song Identification from Degraded Audio via Construct–Merge–Solve–Adapt Optimization.
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2509.12261, 2025.
  4. Kartelj, A., Filipović, V., & Kratica, J.,
    Integer programming model for distance-edge-monitoring problem.
    Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research, 35(2), 383-392, 2025. M24+
  5. Abdi, A., Djukanović, M., Tahmasebi Boldaji, H., Salehi, H., & Kartelj, A.,
    A Three-Stage Algorithm for the Closest String Problem on Artificial and Real Gene Sequences.
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.13023, 2024.
  6. Grbić, M., Crnogorac, V., Predojević, M., Kartelj, A., & Matić, D.,
    Supportness of the protein complex standards in PPI networks.
    Journal of Information and Telecommunication, 6(1), 6-26, 2022. M53
  7. Filipović, V., Matić, D., & Kartelj, A.,
    Solving the signed Roman domination and signed total Roman domination problems with exact and heuristic methods.
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2201.00394, 2022.
  8. Kartelj, A., Filipović, V., Vrećica, S., & Živaljević, R.,
    Topologically sensitive metaheuristics.
    arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.11164, 2020.
  9. Kratica, J., Filipovic, V., Matic, D., & Kartelj, A.,
    An Integer Linear Programming Formulation for the Convex Dominating Set Problems.
    arXiv preprint arXiv:1904.02541, 2019.
  10. Šandrih, B., Filipović, V., Malkov, S., & Kartelj, A.,
    Distributed Computing among Independent Web Browsers Applied to Text and Image Processing.
    Review of the National Center for Digitization, 31, 30-39, 2017. M53
  11. Kartelj, A.,
    Electromagnetism Metaheuristic Algorithm for Solving The Strong Minimum Energy Topology Problem,
    Yugoslav Journal of Operations Research, Vol. 23, pp. 43 - 57, 2013. M53
  12. Kartelj, A.,
    Classification of Smoking Cessation Status Using Various Data Mining Methods,
    Mathematica Balkanica, Vol. 24, pp. 199 - 205, 2010. M53

Conference papers or abstracts

  1. Kartelj, A.,
    Navigating Large Combinatorial Search Spaces: From Classical Optimization to Topological and Neural Methods.
    Book of abstracts, The Fifth Serbian International Conference on Applied Artificial Intelligence (SICAAI), p. 13, Kragujevac, Serbia, 2026. (Keynote lecture).
  2. Kartelj, A., Mladenović, M., & Vujičić Stanković, S.,
    Recovering Demographics from Survey Responses: An LLM-Based Approach.
    Book of abstracts, The Fifth Serbian International Conference on Applied Artificial Intelligence (SICAAI), p. 50, Kragujevac, Serbia, 2026. M30/M60
  3. Djukanović, M., Balaban, N., Blum, C., Kartelj, A., Džeroski, S., & Zebec, Ž.,
    On Solving the Multiple Variable Gapped Longest Common Subsequence Problem.
    In Extended Abstracts of the 20th International Conference on Computer Aided Systems Theory (EUROCAST 2026) (pp. 70-71), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 2026.
  4. Mladenović, M., Kartelj, A., & Vujičić Stanković, S.,
    Semantic Integrity and AI-Generated “Authentic” Folklore - How can oral traditions be protected?,
    Book of Abstracts, The Twenty-second National Conference Digitization of Cultural Heritage, Old Records from the Natural and Social Sciences and Digital Humanities (NCD2025), p. 10, Belgrade, Serbia, 2025. M30/M60
  5. Djukanović, M., Kartelj, A., Eftimov, T., Reixach, J., & Blum, C.,
    Efficient Search Algorithms for the Restricted Longest Common Subsequence Problem.
    In Computational Science – ICCS 2024, 24th International Conference, Malaga, Spain, Proceedings, Part V, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 14836 (pp. 58-73), Springer, Cham, 2024. M30/M60
  6. Predojević, M., Kartelj, A., & Djukanović, M.,
    Variable neighborhood search for solving the k-domination problem.
    In Proceedings of the Companion Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computation (pp. 239-242), Lisbon, Portugal, 2023. M30/M60
  7. Djukanović, M., Kartelj, A.,
    Integrating Top-level Constraints into a Symbolic Regression Search Algorithm.
    In 2023 Second Serbian International Conference on Applied Artificial Intelligence (SICAAI), Kragujevac, Serbia, 2023. (Best paper award).
  8. Djukanović, M., Matić, D., Blum, C., & Kartelj, A.,
    Application of A* to the Generalized Constrained Longest Common Subsequence Problem with Many Pattern Strings.
    In International Conference on Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence (pp. 53-64), Springer, Cham, 2022. M30/M60
  9. Zec, T., Kartelj, A., Djukanović, M., Grbić, M., & Matić, D.,
    Statistical analysis of correlation between weather parameters and new COVID-19 cases: a case study of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
    In 2021 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications (INISTA) (pp. 1-6), IEEE, 2021. M30/M60
  10. Grbić, M., Gemović, B., Davidović, R., Kartelj, A., & Matić, D.,
    Prediction of GO terms for IDPs based on highly connected components in PPI networks.
    Book of Abstracts, Belgrade BioInformatics Conference (BelBI) 2021, Biologia Serbica, 43(1) Special Edition, p. 112, Vinča, Serbia (virtual event), 2021. M30/M60
  11. Grbić, M., Crnogorac, V., Predojević, M., Kartelj, A., & Matić, D.,
    How well are known protein complexes supported in PPI networks?.
    In 2020 International Conference on INnovations in Intelligent SysTems and Applications (INISTA) (pp. 1-7), IEEE, 2020. M30/M60
  12. Grbić, M., Kartelj, A., Matić, D., Janković, S., Filipović, V.,
    A heuristic approach for clustering metabolic networks into highly connected components,
    4th NGP-NET symposium, Druskininkai, Lithuania, 2018.
  13. Matić, D., Grbić, M., Kartelj, A., Janković, S., Filipović, V.,
    On clustering large biological networks into dense components,
    US-Serbia & West Balkan Data Science Workshop, Belgrade, Serbia, 2018.
  14. Grbić, M., Kartelj, A., Matić, D., Filipović, V.,
    Partitioning biological networks in k-plex subnetworks with maximum edge weights,
    Book of abstracts, 3rd NGP-Net Symposium on non-globular proteins, Košice, Slovakia, 2017. M30/M60
  15. Grbić, M., Kartelj, A., Matić, D., Filipović, V.,
    A local search based heuristic for clustering large biological networks into highly connected components,
    1st Congress of Molecular Biologists of Serbia (COMBOS), Belgrade, Serbia 2017. M30/M60
  16. Šandrih, B., Filipović, V., Malkov, S., Kartelj, A.,
    Globalna izračunavanja u mreži Internet pregledača: primena u obradi slika,
    XV Konferencija Digitalizacija kulturne baštine, starih zapisa iz prirodnih i društvenih nauka i digitalna humanistika, Beograd, Srbija, 2017. M30/M60
  17. Grbić, M., Kartelj, A., Matić, D., & Filipović, V.,
    Improving 1NN strategy for classification of some prokaryotic organisms,
    Proceedings, Belgrade BioInformatics Conference (BelBI) 2016, pp. 43-54, Belgrade, Serbia, 2017. M30/M60
  18. Grbić, M., Kartelj, A., Matić, D., Filipović, V.,
    Improving 1NN strategy for classification of some prokaryotic organisms,
    Book of abstracts, Belgrade Bioinformatic Conference (BelBI) 2016, pp. 55-56, Belgrade, Serbia, 2016. M30/M60
  19. Kartelj, A., Dražić, Z., Mladenović, N.,
    Basic variable neighborhood search for the bipartite unconstrained 0-1 quadratic programming problem,
    Proceedings of XLII International Symposium on Operations Research (SYMOPIS), Silver Lake Resort, Serbia, 2015. M30/M60
  20. Filipović, V., Kartelj, A., Matić, D.,
    Primena keširanja u metaheuristici zasnovanoj na elektromagnetizmu,
    Peta matematička konferencija Republike Srpske - Knjiga rezimea, pp. 42, Trebinje, Bosna i Hercegovina, 2015. M30/M60
  21. Kartelj, A., Filipović, V., Milutinović, V.,
    Novel Approaches to Automated Personality Classification: Ideas and Their Potentials,
    MIPRO 2012, Proceedings of the 35th International Convention, pp. 1017-1022, Opatija, Croatia, 2012. M30/M60
  22. Kartelj, A., Filipović, V., Milutinović, V.,
    Automated Personality Classification,
    YUINFO 2012, Proceedings of the 18th Conference on Information and Communication Technologies, pp. 658-663, Kopaonik, Serbia, 2012. M30/M60
  23. Fijuljanin, J., Kartelj, A., Kojić, J.,
    Electromagnetism metaheuristic for probabilistic satisfiability problem,
    Probabilistic logics and applications, Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia, 2011. M30/M60

Software

  1. 2022, Data Do, Microloc -- software for assortment optimization on the micro-location level (backboned by the Algopto software)
  2. 2021, Data Do, Algopto -- software for assortment optimization in retailing business
  3. 2021-present, Direct Media, Software and data operations external consultant
  4. 2020, Modulor construction company, Time management software karnet.rs
  5. 2019, Data Do, Visualization algorithm for asymmetric competition with many products -- electric equipment
  6. 2018-2020, Hyperoptic, Optimization algorithm for design of large-scale fiber-optic networks
  7. 2018, FAO United Nations, Software for agricultural risks assesment
  8. 2017-2020, OlimpBet, Complete software solution for sport betting
  9. 2017-2018, International Monetary Fund, IT consultant on project of natural disaster prevention in Republic of Serbia
  10. 2016-2018, Direct Media, WOMA Software solution for public Internet information retrieval
  11. 2014, E-learning Web Portal ucenjenadaljinu.com
  12. 2013, CeSID*, Statistical Processing and Analysis Software (SPAS), statistical software package similar to SPSS
  13. 2012, Direct Media agency and CeSID*, Media Mix Optimizer, software package
  14. 2012, Blic news portal and CeSID*, Pre-elective compass, online application
  15. 2012, CeSID*, Software for monitoring and analysis of Serbian 2012 Elections
  16. 2009-2010, Ministry of Human and Minorities rights and CeSID*, Software for technical and logistic support for organizing elections for National counsels of national minorities
  17. 2008-2009, CeSID*, Centralized database with information about local government authorities
  18. 2008-2010, Municipiality of Bar (Montenegro), Elektronska opstina, E-government software
  19. 2007, 2008, CeSID*, Software for monitoring and analysis of Serbian 2007 and 2008 Elections
  20. 2007, CeSID*, RECO, software for automated recognition and analysis of paper inquiries

*CeSID - Center for Free Elections and Democracy (http://www.cesid.org)