Branislav Popović, Ph.D., is a principal research fellow, senior software engineer, consultant, and lecturer with over 17 years of experience in speech technologies, speech and image processing, NLP, machine learning, deep learning, and generative AI. He has led and contributed to complex commercial and scientific R&D initiatives, including top-tier cloud and on-premise speech-to-text systems and the first high-quality speech synthesizer for Hebrew, as well as intelligent solutions across healthcare, legal, and mobile domains. He previously served as an associate professor and vice-dean for artistic and scientific research work and is the youngest doctor of technical sciences from the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad..

Branislav currently serves as an AI & ML Lead and Specialist within the AI Practice, driving the design and deployment of advanced Generative AI and agentic systems. He leads engineering teams and AI initiatives, contributes to presales and strategic business development, and architects scalable, enterprise-grade solutions. He has authored nearly 100 scientific publications, contributed to internationally applied innovations and patents, and acts as a reviewer, guest editor, and scientific committee member for leading conferences and journals. He has also been a member of the Centre of Excellence CEVAS and led the innovation working group of the Serbian AI Society. He is recognized for combining deep technical expertise with strong leadership, communication, and innovation capabilities.