Slobodan P. Simonovic

Biography

Slobodan P. Simonovic is globally recognized for his unique interdisciplinary research in Systems Analysis and the development of deterministic and stochastic simulation, optimization, multi-criteria analysis, and other decision-making methodologies. His work addresses challenging system of systems problems lying at the confluence of society, technology and the environment and has been applied with a sustainable development perspective in water resources management, hydrology, energy, climate change and public infrastructure. His main contributions include modelling risk and resilience of complex systems.  

Professor Simonovic has influenced academia, industry and government via university teaching, publication of leading-edge research, mentoring of young people, delivering stimulating research seminars at institutions around the world, carrying out joint research projects, and consulting work. He has received awards for excellence in teaching, research and outreach.

Dr. Simonovic has published over 670 professional publications (over 270 in peer-reviewed Journals) and three major textbooks. He has delivered over 340 keynote and invited talks. He has been inducted to the Canadian Academy of Engineering in June of 2013 and Royal Society of Canada in Nov of 2020 and Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts in Nov of 2021.

Dr. Simonovic is currently Professor Emeritus at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Director of Engineering Works at the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, The University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. Contact: simonovic@uwo.ca and www.slobodansimonovic.com.