Benjamin Durakovic is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering at International University of Sarajevo (IUS). He received his PhD in Industrial Engineering from International University of Sarajevo in 2016, while his M.Sci. in Industrial Engineering and Management and B.S. in Energy Engineering is from University of Sarajevo. He has taught or assisted almost all the courses in a typical IE curriculum. Similarly, he has a diverse research record in different areas of engineering and management.

He completed or participated in more than 20 R&D innovation projects trough the engagement with industry in Bosnia and the United States of America. The research includes work associated with academy and industry R&D projects such as product innovation through new product development process, design of experiments, cost reduction projects, project management, lean manufacturing etc. in the fields of heating ventilation; air conditioning systems; energy generation and transmission. His current research interests includes a variety of topics in System Design and Architecture, Statistical Modeling and Simulation, Product Development, Innovation and energy efficiency. In addition, he has authored a book and number of refereed research papers in aforementioned topics.

He has served in various managerial positions in industry and academy, such as managing of company departments, managing programs and projects, organizing / technical committees of international conferences, symposiums and workshops. Currently, he has been serving different administrative position such as a Vice Dean, Program Coordinator for Mechanical and Industrial Engineering and Editor of scientific journal “Periodicals of Engineering and Natural Sciences” at IUS.