Work experience

15/04/2023 – CURRENT Salzburg, Austria

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHER

- University of Salzburg

Developing crawlers for Telegram, Mastodon, Reddit, and Tiktok, as well as a pipeline for location entity recognition from unstructured text at Geo-Social Analytics Lab, Department of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Analytical and Digital Sciences.

01/12/2021 – 31/03/2022 Belgrade, Serbia

RESEARCH ASSISTANT INTERN

- Institute of Architecture and Urban&Spatial Planning of Serbia

Conducting scientific research with quantitative methods and GIS, as well as participating in local and regional planning processes through the development of spatial planning documents.

30/06/2021 – 30/09/2021 Belgrade, Serbia

WATER RESOURCES GIS MODELER

- Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade

Calculating hydrologic elements using software for the purpose of the Flood risk management plan of Belgrade Region.

31/01/2021 – 31/05/2021 Belgrade, Serbia

GIS AND CAD OPERATOR ON WEBGIS APPLICATION FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

- MapSoft

Transferring CAD files of Spatial plans' maps to shapefile as well as correcting multiple technical, topological, cartographic and planning errors. Preparing styled spatial database for a server.

30/09/2020 – 31/05/2021 Belgrade, Serbia

GIS COORDINATOR

- Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade

Responsible for setting the strategy and monitoring the production of evalution maps used on a WebGIS service Geodesign Hub. Developing three scenarios and identifying innovations in energy and transport infrastracture systems.

Publications (soon to be updated)

Muhammad Bilal, Madeline Mulder, & Nikola Vračević. (2023). Copernicus & Citizen Science. Poster presented at GI_Salzburg Conference, Salzburg, Austria

Živanović, Z., Tošić, B., Mirić, N., & Vračević, N. (2022). The nature of urban sprawl in Western Balkan cities. International Journal of Urban Sciences, 28(1), 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/12265934.2022.2154692

Vračević, N., Planić, A., Tomović, L., & Matić, M., (2022). Koncipiranje lokalnog razvoja Grada Pirota analizom aktera. Naučno stručni-skup Lokalna samouprava u planiranju i uređenju prostora i naselja 135-147. Beograd: Asocijacija prostornih planera Srbije, Univerzitet u Beogradu - Geografski fakultet

Vračević, N., Planić, A., & Tomović, L., (2022). Oblikovanje smernica Zelene agende za Zapadni Balkan na regionalnom nivou: primer staroplaninskog kraja konceptualizacijom dva stuba. Srbija na putu ka Evropskoj uniji: zbornik radova, 107-122. Beograd: Republika Srbija, Ministarstvo za Evropske Integracije

Vračević, N., Planić, A., Matić, M., Drljača, V., Tomović, L., & Mitrović, M., (2021). Problemi i mogućnosti sakupljanja komunalnog otpada u naselju Temska. Naučno-stručni skup sa medjunarodnim učešćem Planska i normativna zaštita životne sredine, 55-62. Beograd: Asocijacija prostornih planera Srbije, Univerzitet u Beogradu - Geografski fakultet

Planić, A., Vračević, N., Matić, M., Tomović, L., Mitrović, M., & Drljača, V. (2021). Percepcija stanovnika o potencijalima razvoja sela Temska. Naučno-stručni skup sa medjunarodnim učešćem Planska i normativna zaštita životne sredine , 63-67. Beograd: Asocijacija prostornih planera Srbije, Univerzitet u Beogradu - Geografski fakultet

Awards

01/12/2021

20th SuperMap GIS Contest 2021

Second prize in Mapping category and Third prize in Application analysis category – SuperMap Software Co., Ltd

09/11/202110/11/2021

30th International Urban Planners Exhibition

Recognition award in Students' works category – Serbian Society of Urban Planners

01/12/2020

19th SuperMap GIS Contest 2020

Challenge prize in Application analysis category – SuperMap Software Co., Ltd