Drasko Draskovic, Phd Email & Phone Number

Switzerland

UNDP Accelerator Labs• Leading innovation efforts by identifying and defining innovation opportunities, accelerating innovation deployment, informing the use of innovation techniques and tools in UNDP’s work, connecting knowledge and data within the organisation using digital technologies, utilising the power of data, and strengthening existing or establishing new partnerships.• Collaborating with national and global partners to find radically new approaches that fit the complexity of… Show more UNDP Accelerator Labs• Leading innovation efforts by identifying and defining innovation opportunities, accelerating innovation deployment, informing the use of innovation techniques and tools in UNDP’s work, connecting knowledge and data within the organisation using digital technologies, utilising the power of data, and strengthening existing or establishing new partnerships.• Collaborating with national and global partners to find radically new approaches that fit the complexity of current development challenges.• Accelerating the testing and dissemination of solutions within and across countries.• Identifying, visualising and communicating emerging development trends, data, technologies and issues with a particular focus on the edges and “below the radar screen” events, opportunities and players, and systemically mapping their impacts on economy, environment, society, and livelihoods of people.• Contributed to high-level strategic initiatives and documents, including: UN Common Country Analysis, UNDP Country Program Documents, UNDP Strategic Plans, UNDP Digital Strategy, UNDP Knowledge Management Strategy. Show less

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Responsible for innovation policies and programs that strengthen startup ecosystems, accelerate public services transformation, and help develop a private sector led ICT enabled segment of the economy fostering inclusive development.• Advised governments to help boost their national innovation capabilities.• Served as a facilitator of the Innovation Track at the World Summit on the Information Society, the world’s largest conference for ICT for development. • Conducted research on… Show more Responsible for innovation policies and programs that strengthen startup ecosystems, accelerate public services transformation, and help develop a private sector led ICT enabled segment of the economy fostering inclusive development.• Advised governments to help boost their national innovation capabilities.• Served as a facilitator of the Innovation Track at the World Summit on the Information Society, the world’s largest conference for ICT for development. • Conducted research on innovation ecosystems and country reviews.• Authored a white paper on best practices for developing, driving and accelerating innovation ecosystems in Europe. Show less

Geneva Area, Switzerland

Responsible for the development of new instruments for the upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (the High-Luminosity LHC)• Provided startup consulting through CERN IdeaSquare: provided technical and product advice to innovative tech startups.• Gained extensive Project Management experience: identified and analyzed internal and external stakeholders, defined requirements, created project streams, established clear roles and responsibilities, defined and monitored the cost budget… Show more Responsible for the development of new instruments for the upgrade of the Large Hadron Collider (the High-Luminosity LHC)• Provided startup consulting through CERN IdeaSquare: provided technical and product advice to innovative tech startups.• Gained extensive Project Management experience: identified and analyzed internal and external stakeholders, defined requirements, created project streams, established clear roles and responsibilities, defined and monitored the cost budget, developed concepts, created a work breakdown structure (WBS) and schedule, measured project performance using appropriate tools and techniques, performed risk reassessments for the project and updated the risk register, identified and documented lessons learned and best practices.• Coordinated the LHC Machine Development Experiment, including big data analytics and visualization (Python, SQL, pandas, numpy, scipy, matplotlib etc) Show less

Madrid Area, Spain

Awarded Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for outstanding young postdoctoralresearchers by the European Union.- Coordinated ac tivities in an EU‐funded research project with partners from six countries.- Created a new line of research within the Radio Communications Group (GRC). Investigation of microwave photonic switches for RF wireless systems.- Contributed to research project proposals and obtained research project funding- Prepared lectures, assignments, and… Show more Awarded Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellowship for outstanding young postdoctoralresearchers by the European Union.- Coordinated ac tivities in an EU‐funded research project with partners from six countries.- Created a new line of research within the Radio Communications Group (GRC). Investigation of microwave photonic switches for RF wireless systems.- Contributed to research project proposals and obtained research project funding- Prepared lectures, assignments, and examinations for 100+ engineering students; received highest performance ratings from students.- Courses: Radio Communications Technology, Architecture of Communication Systems, High Frequency Technologies, Software Defined Radio. Show less

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Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Wireless Communications

PhD Thesis in Wireless Communications: “Metacircuits for Integrated Transceiver RF Front Ends” (Investigation of Enabling Technologies.

Mathematical Finance

Master Of Science With Distinction, Telecommunications Engineering, Distinction

Passed all modules with distinction. Best Student Award. MSc Thesis: "High Efficiency Power Amplifiers for Wireless Transmitter RF Front.