Bogdan Okreša Đurić (CV) is an Assistant Professor at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics, a member of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at the Faculty, and was the assistant to the ECTS Coordinator, who participates in teaching the following courses in Croatian or English, on Master or Bachelor level:

• Databases 1,
• Introduction to Computer Games,
• Computer Game Development Platforms,
• Introduction to Artificial Intelligence,
• Declarative Programming,
• Database Theory,
• Multiagent Systems,
• Internet Security.

He participated in teaching the following courses as well: Knowledge Management and Data Structures, Computer Games Development.

His scientific interests can be found in:

• multiagent systems,
• artificial intelligence,
• computer games,
• gamification, 
• semantic and conceptual modelling (incl. knowledge graphs).

Since the beginning of his Master's studies, he has been active in international activities and promoting international relations; he:

• was an Erasmus student at Karl-Franzens University of Graz (AT),
• was an Erasmus intern at Jožef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana (SI),
• was an Erasmus+ intern at Elettra Sincrotrone in Trieste (IT),
• spent some time on a research visit to Universitat Politècnica de València in Valencia (ES),
• participated in an ITEC course at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing in Noida (IN),
• long-term research visit to Valencian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Universitat Politècnica de València in Valencia (ES).

These are the experiences he cherishes and is willing to develop further.

He considers scientific work in national and international contexts essential, interesting and beneficial, as well as social inclusion and responsibility, along with knowledge transfer and learning.

A list of publications is available on CroRIS.

The project activity overview is in his project portfolio in FOI's Projects Database.

A list of mentored bachelor and master theses is available on dabar.

He is a member of the Confederation of Laboratories for Artificial Intelligence Research in Europe (CLAIRE) and their Rising Researchers Network (R2Network).

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Invited lectures:

1. Okreša Ðurić, B. (2018, October 12). Umjetna inteligencija u marketingu: Je li budućnost sada? [Keynote]. CRODMA, Varaždin HR.
2. Okreša Đurić, B. (2021, December 12). On Gamification and Generating Serious Games [Invited Lecture]. Forschungskolloquium Pädagogische Psychologie, Martin-Luther-Universität, Halle DE.
3. Okreša Đurić, B. (2023, February 23). Past, Present, and Future in AI: Selection of Research Topics [Invited Lecture]. Sharda School of Engineering & Technology, Sharda University, Greater Noida IN.
4. Okreša Ðurić, B. (2023, October 6). Gamification via Examples in Science and Education [Invited Lecture]. 30th Doctoral Workshop of University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Varaždin HR.
5. Okreša Ðurić, B. (2025, March 7). Basics of Gamification, Game Theory, Motivation in Education and Leadership [Invited Lecture]. International Staff Week 2025: Gamification in Education and Leadership, Kranj SI.