Vedran Kasalica

Vedran Kasalica is a Research Software Engineer at the Netherlands eScience Center since September 2022, with prior experience as a Doctoral Candidate at Utrecht University from February 2018 to June 2022, where a framework for automating workflow creation in collaboration with geosciences and bioinformatics researchers was developed. Significant contributions include the introduction of a formal temporal logic-based framework for workflow representation, a constraint-solving encoding of the framework, and the implementation of a Java API and CLI named APE. Previously, Vedran co-founded See Side Montenegro, focusing on tourism promotion through the development of the TouristiKo app, and worked as a Software Engineer at Logate d.o.o. implementing banking software. Early professional experience includes a role in marketing and PR with AIESEC Montenegro. Academic qualifications include a PhD in Computer Science from Utrecht University and multiple Master’s degrees in Computational Logic from various universities, culminating with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Montenegro.