Hi there 👋
My name is Nenad.
I am a theoretical physicist and hold a PhD in Quantum Information Theory (Quantum Computing).
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🔭 I’m currently working on AI/ML-driven algorithm optimization and development via Python.
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🌱 I’m currently developing GUIs via PyQt5.
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📫 How to reach me:
Personal information
- First name: Nenad
- Last name: Balaneskovic
- Date of birth: 14. 05. 1984
- Place of birth: Nis (Serbia)
- Nationality: German
- Marital status: married
Professional experience
Institution | Time period | Type of business | Title |
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nexonar1 | since 01.01.2022 | Hardware & software research (Optical laboratory) | Optical engineer2 |
soft2tec GmbH1 | 01.03.2017 - 31.12.2021 | Information technology | Technology consultant2 |
Institute for Applied Physics, University of Technology Darmstadt |
01.10.2011 - 31.03.2016 | Information Technology | Researcher (Quantum Computing) |
Leadership and functional experience
Institution | Time period | # of people managed |
Description |
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nexonar | since 01.01.2019 | 4 | Managing maintenance, development and tests of hardware calibration procedures and validation algorithms in the laboratory department |
Institute for Applied Physics, University of Technology Darmstadt |
01. 12. 2011 - 31.12.2015 | 5 | Managing research and deployment of innovative technology |
Education
Institution | Time period | Major | Degree | Thesis title |
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University of Technology Darmstadt Institute for Applied Physics, Quantum information department |
01.10.2011 - 31.03.2016 | Physics | Dr. rer. nat. (Physics) | "Random Unitary Operations and Quantum Darwinism" Link: http://tuprints.ulb.tu-darmstadt.de/5148/ |
University of Technology Darmstadt Institute for Nuclear Physics, Cosmology department |
01.10.2008 - 30.09.2011 | Physics | MSc (Physics) | "Nonequilibrium and the Functional Renormalization Group" |
University of Technology Darmstadt Institute for Nuclear Physics |
01.10.2005 - 30.09.2008 | Physics | BSc (Physics) | "Nonequilibrium Initial Conditions for Plasma Instabilities" |
Grammar School »Carl-Schurz-Schule« in Frankfurt/M | 01.08.2000 - 30.06.2005 | Mathematics, Physics | High school diploma | "Taylor approximation: Theoretical aspects of Taylor series expansion and their practical application in modern technology" |
DPG-conferences
Location | Description | Institution | Date |
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Heidelberg | Contribution: poster | Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft | 17.03.2015 |
Berlin | Contribution: presentation | Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft | 15.03.2014 |
Hannover | Contribution: poster | Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft | 17.03.2013 |
Stuttgart | Contribution: poster | Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft | 12.03.2012 |
DPG-seminars (in Bad Honnef)
Description | Institution | Date |
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Contribution: poster | Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft | 17.01.2016 |
Contribution: poster | Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft | 15.10.2015 |
Contribution: poster | Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft | 23.05.2015 |
Contribution: poster | Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft | 07.05.2012 |
Research supervision
Description | Institution | Time period |
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Supervision of the Bachelor-Thesis | University of Technology Darmstadt | 01.05.2014 - 31.08.2014 |
Supervision of the Bachelor-Thesis | University of Technology Darmstadt | 01.05.2013 - 31.08.2013 |
Coordination of tutoring sessions
Lecture | Institution | Time period |
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Classical & Statistical Mechanics | University of Technology Darmstadt | 01.10.2015 - 31.03.2016 |
Theoretical Quantum Optics | University of Technology Darmstadt | 01.04.2015 - 30.09.2015 |
Classical Mechanics | University of Technology Darmstadt | 01.10.2012 - 31.03.2013 |
Quantum Mechanics | University of Technology Darmstadt | 01.04.2012 - 30.09.2012 |
Electrodynamics | University of Technology Darmstadt | 01.10.2011 - 31.03.2012 |
Introduction to Theoretical Physics | University of Technology Darmstadt | 01.04.2011 - 30.09.2011 |
Quantum Mechanics | University of Technology Darmstadt | 01.04.2010 - 30.09.2010 |
Classical Mechanics | University of Technology Darmstadt | 01.10.2009 - 31.03.2010 |
Additional certified experience
Institution | Time period (or Date) | Name | Description |
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AC-conference (online course) |
29.12.2023 | 1) Python Parallel and Concurrent Programming Part 2 2) Python Functions for Data Science 3) Nail Your Python Interview 4) Python Data Analysis 5) Using Python for Automation |
Contribution: tests & exercises |
AC-conference (online course) |
28.12.2023 | 1) NLP with Python for Machine Learning: Essential Training 2) Building Tools with Python |
Contribution: exercises |
AC-conference (online course) |
27.12.2023 | 1) NumPy Essential Training 1: Foundations of NumPy 2) NumPy Essential Training 2: MatPlotlib and Linear Algebra Capabilities |
Contribution: exercises |
AC-conference (online course) |
26.12.2023 | Advanced NLP with Python for Machine Learning | Contribution: exercise |
AC-conference (online course) |
24.12.2023 | Python for Data Visualization | Contribution: exercise |
AC-conference (online course) |
23.12.2023 | 1) Python Parallel and Concurrent Programming Part 1 2) More Python Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for Data Science |
Contribution: exercises & tests |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 22.12.2023 | 1) Coding Exercises: pandas 2) Data Visualization in Python with Dash 3) Data Visualizations with Plotly 4) Python Data Science Mistakes to Avoid 5) Rapid Application Development with Python |
Contribution: exercises |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 21.12.2023 | Text Analytics and Predictions with Python: Essential Training | Contribution: test |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 20.12.2023 | Faster Python Code | Contribution: exercise & test |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 19.12.2023 | 1) pandas Essential Training 2) Python Data Structures and Algorithms |
Contribution: exercises & tests |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 18.12.2023 | 1) Secure Coding in Python 2) Test Automation with Python: Python for Testers 3) Python for Algorithmic Thinking: Problem-Solving Skills 4) Algorithmic Thinking with Python: Developing Problem-Solving Skills 5) Data Ingestion with Python |
Contribution: exercises & tests |
AC-conference (online course) |
17.12.2023 | 1) Advanced Python: Working with Databases 2) Python Data Structures: Sets and Frozen Sets 3) Python Data Structures: Power of Linked Lists for Technical Interviews 4) Faster pandas 5) Advanced Pandas 6) Python for Data Science Tips, Tricks, & Techniques |
Contribution: exercises & tests |
AC-conference (online course) |
16.12.2023 | Advanced Python: Practical Database Examples | Contribution: exercise |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 15.12.2023 | 1) Effective Serialization with Python 2) Developing Secure Software 3) Multithreading mit Python |
Contribution: exercises & tests |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 14.12.2023 | 1) Python: Programming Efficiently 2) Python: Working with Files |
Contribution: exercises & tests |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 11.12.2023 | 1) Python Data Structures: Trees 2) Unit Testing and Test Driven Development in Python 3) Processing Text with Python Essential Training |
Contribution: exercises & tests |
AC-conference (online course) |
10.12.2023 | 1) Python: Recursion 2) Functional Programming with Python |
Contribution: exercises & tests |
AC-conference (online course) |
09.12.2023 | 1) Programming Concepts for Python 2) Unit Testing in Python |
Contribution: exercises & tests |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 07.12.2023 | 1) Python: Statistische Auswertungen 2) Python für Systemadministratoren Grundkurs |
Contribution: exercises |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 06.12.2023 | 1) 8 Things You Must Know in Python 2) Python: Geometrische Berechnungen |
Contribution: exercises |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 04.12.2023 | 1) Python Data Structures: Dictionaries 2) Python: Decorators |
Contribution: tests |
AC-conference (online course) |
03.12.2023 | 1) Learning Selenium 2) Level Up: Advanced Python 3) Advanced Python: Working with Data 4) GitHub Copilot First Look 5) Learning AI with GitHub Copilot |
Contribution: exercises & tests |
AC-conference (online course) |
02.12.2023 | Python Object-Oriented Programming | Contribution: test |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 01.12.2023 | Essentials of MLOps with Azure: 1) Databricks MLflow and MLflow Tracking 2) Spark MLflow Projects on Databricks 3) Spark MLflow Models and Model Registry |
Contribution: exercises & tests |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 30.11.2023 | Reinforcement Learning Foundations | Contribution: test |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 29.11.2023 | Managing Python Projects | Contribution: exercise |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 27.11.2023 | 1) Apache Spark Deep Learning: Essential Training 2) Test Automation Foundations 3) Test Automation with Python: 1 Introduction to Automated Testing |
Contribution: exercises & tests |
AC-conference (online course) |
26.11.2023 | 1) Python: Design Patterns 2) Python: Advanced Design Patterns 3) Advanced Design Patterns: Design Principles |
Contribution: tests |
AC-conference (online course) |
25.11.2023 | 1) Python Projects 2) Python: Unit-Testing 3) Python: Type Annotations |
Contribution: exercises |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 24.11.2023 | 1) Learning Hadoop 2) Software Design: Modeling with UML 3) Software Design: Developing Effective Requirements |
Contribution: exercises |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 21.11.2023 | Programming Founations: Design Patterns | Contribution: exercise |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 20.11.2023 | 1) Spark for ML and AI 2) Fuzzy Logic |
Contribution: tests |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 16.11.2023 | MongoDB essentials and Python | Contribution: test |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 30.10.2023 - 02.11.2023 | SAS Programming Essentials 2 | Contribution: test |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 09.09.2023 | Github for Data Scientists | Contribution: test |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 31.08.2023 | SAS Programming Essentials | Contribution: test |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 01.06.2023 | SAP Business One Basics & SAP Production Planning | Contribution: test |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 30.05.2023 | Develop your leadership philosophy | Contribution: test |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 07.03.2023 | Power BI: Dashboards for Beginners | Contribution: test |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 07.01.2023 | Strategic thinking and action for managers | Contribution: test |
AC-conference (Rüsselsheim am Main) | 24.11.2022 | Talent Framework Atlas Copco Course | Contribution: test |
soft2tec GmbH / nexonar | since 01.08.2021 | 14 CCMA3 research-conferences conducted (Rüsselsheim am Main) | Contribution: presentations |
VDI | 19.02.2019 | VDI-conference (Berlin) | Contribution: presentation |
Conference Series LLC | 17.11.2016 - 18.11.2016 | Atomic Physics 2016 Conference (Atlanta, USA) | Contribution: presentation & poster |
Wigner Research Centre for Physics (Budapest) | 05.05.2015 | International Collaboration Conference (Pecs, Hungary) | Contribution: presentation |
University of Technology Darmstadt | 13.05.2013 | HDA certificate | Conceptualization of lectures and research projects |
University of Technology Darmstadt | 09. 07.2010 | Gerhard Herzberg Award | Award for special commitment to teaching and research |
University of Technology Darmstadt | 01.10.2008 - 30.09.2010 | Business, Corporate and Organization Management | M. Sc. Lectures |
University of Technology Darmstadt | 01.10.2005 - 30.09.2010 | Internship Measurement Technology | Practical physical courses in measurement technology (divisions: Solid state physics, Polymer physics, Nuclear physics, Astronomy, Optics) |
Special assignments / projects
Institution / project name | Time period (or Date) | Description |
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nexonar hardware development (Desoutter & Atlas Copco Group) | Jan 01, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024 | Design of a new infra-red tracker form |
GUI development (Desoutter & Atlas Copco Group) | Apr 01, 2022 - Jun 30, 2024 | PyQt5-GUI for the automated camera calibration |
MQTT-projects (Nissan, BMW, Airbus) | Dec 01, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022 | Automation of lens aperture adjustments |
Cloud-based automation of camera validation (Atlas Copco Group) | May 01, 2021 - Jun 30, 2024 | Google Apps Script implementation of the camera validation procedure |
Faurecia ArtIFIS Project | Sep 01, 2019 - Nov 30, 2019 | ML-driven movement control of the robotic agent (ironing and steaming of car seat cushions) |
FALCON collaboration | Aug 01 2019 - Dec 31, 2021 | FEM-modeling of external stress on housings of infra-red trackers |
LIANDRI collaboration | May 01, 2019 - Jun 30, 2024 | Error estimation of distance measurements |
P&G Manufacturing GmbH (Schwalbach am Taunus) |
May 01, 2019 - Aug 31, 2019 | ML- and AI-driven mitigation of sensor noise |
soft2tec GmbH (Rüsselsheim am Main) |
Aug 01, 2018 - Oct 31, 2019 | Gauge R&R Study optimization of the robustness of distance measurements in the course of a standard camera calibration procedure |
Honda (London) | Feb 01, 2018 - May 31, 2018 | Mathematical modeling of factory workers' performance |
Sense Vojta Project at DRK-Kinderklinik (Siegen) | May 01, 2017 - Jan 31, 2020 | ML-driven frequency analysis of body part movements |
nexonar Calibration Automation | Mar 01, 2017 - Jun 30, 2024 | Automation of the camera calibration process |
Language skills
Language | Speaking Proficiency | Reading Proficiency | Writing Proficiency | Ability to translate |
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German | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent |
English | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent |
Serbo-Croatian | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent | Fluent |
Russian | Beginner | Intermediate | Intermediate | Intermediate |
Articles and publications
Article | Title | Author(s) |
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Eur. Phys. J. D 69, 232 (2015) | »Random unitary evolution model of quantum Darwinism with pure decoherence« |
Nenad Balaneskovic |
Eur. Phys. J. D 70, 177 (2016) | »Dissipation, dephasing and quantum Darwinism in qubit systems with random unitary interactions« |
Nenad Balaneskovic, Marc Mendler |
ISBN 978-3-659-83733-3, Scolar's Press (2017) |
»Random Unitary Operations and Quantum Darwinism- Environment as an efficient quantum memory« |
Nenad Balaneskovic |
Professional memberships
Organization | Position (Role) | Time period |
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Gerhard Herzberg Gesellschaft | Member | 01.07.2010 - 31.12.2023 |
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (German Physical Society), DPG |
Member | 01.09.2005 - 31.12.2017 |
Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes | Scolarship recipient | 01.09.2005 - 31.12.2007 |
Gemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung | Alumnus | 01.07.2005 - 30.09.2023 |
Gemeinnützige Hertie-Stiftung | Scolarship recipient | 06.09.2002 - 30.06.2005 |
Footnotes
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Business area: Tracking systems for automotive, aerospace and general industries ↩ ↩2
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Activity: Development and testing of algorithms for motion tracking, image processing, signal processing and data mining, as well as design, performance and analysis of experiments involving infra-red cameras and sensors ↩ ↩2
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nexonar's research division on "Camera Calibration & Measurement Accuracy" ↩