Dr. Vladimir Mandić is a software engineer and scientists with rich international experience. He completed his Ph.D. education in Finland and Maryland, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in Information Processing Science and Software Engineering from the University of Oulu, Finland, and M.Sc.E.E from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. He worked for and collaborated with large corporations, such as: Nokia, Ericsson, EXFO, F-Secure, ECOPETROL, Micronas GmbH. His areas of interest are software process improvement, empirical software engineering, goal-driven measurement approaches, and value-based software engineering.
Currently he is a member of teaching staff at Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad. Where he is involved in teaching two master level courses, Empirical Software Engineering and Software Quality Assurance, and several undergraduate courses.
He worked at several EU research projects: VASPO (Value-Based Software Process Improvement and Organizational Change, focusing on goal-driven organizational measurement programs), CloudSW (Cloud Software Program, focusing on Lean Software Development), and FLEXI (Flexible Integration in Global Product Development, an ITEA2 project).
Since 2009 he is a member of IEEE Computer society.
Mandić V.: MEASUREMENT-BASED VALUE ALIGNMENT AND REASONING ABOUT ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND STRATEGIES: STUDIES WITH THE ICT INDUSTRY, UNIVERSITY OF OULU, 2012, ISBN 978-951-42-9907-0
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Mohanani R., Ralph P., Turhan B., Mandić V.: How Templated Requirements Specifications Inhibit Creativity in Software Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 2021, pp. 1-1, ISSN 0098-5589
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Salman, I., Turhan, B., Ramač, R. and Mandić, V.: Confirmation Bias and Time Pressure: A Family of Experiments in Software Testing. IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, 2023, 49(12), pp.5203-5222.
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Sávio Freire, Alexia Pacheco, Nicolli Rios, Boris Pérez, Camilo Castellanos, Darío Correal, Robert Ramač, Vladimir Mandić, Nebojša Taušan, Gustavo López, Manoel Mendonça, Davide Falessi, Clemente Izurieta, Carolyn Seaman, and Rodrigo Spínola. 2024. A Comprehensive View on TD Prevention Practices and Reasons for Not Preventing It. ACM Trans. Softw. Eng. Methodol. 33, 7, Article 178 (September 2024), 44 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3674727
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Freire S., Rios N., Pérez B., Castellanos C., Correal D., Ramač R., Mandić V., Taušan N., López G., Pacheco A., Mendonça M., Falessi D., Izurieta C., Seaman C., Spínola R.: Software practitioners’ point of view on technical debt payment, Journal of Systems and Software, 2023, 111554, ISSN 0164-1212, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2022.111554
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Julian Frattini, Davide Fucci, Daniel Mendez, Rodrigo Spinola, Vladimir Mandić, Nebojša Taušan, Muhammad Ovais Ahmad, Javier Gonzalez-Huerta: An initial theory to understand and manage requirements engineering debt in practice, Information and Software Technology, 2023, 107201, ISSN 0950-5849, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infsof.2023.107201
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Mandić V., Taušan N., Ramač R., Freire S., Rios N., Pérez B., Castellanos C., Correal D., Pacheco A., Lopez G., Izurieta C., Falessi D., Seaman C., Spínola R.: Technical and Nontechnical Prioritization Schema for Technical Debt: Voice of TD-Experienced Practitioners, IEEE Software, 2021, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 2-10, ISSN 0740-7459
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Mandić V., Gvozdenović N.: An Extension of the GQM+Strategies Approach with Formal Causal Reasoning, Information and Software Technology, 2017, Vol. 88, pp. 127-147, ISSN 0950-5849, UDK: 10.1016/j.infsof.2017.04.004
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Santos A., Vegas S., Tubío Ó., Uyaguari F., Tosun A., Fucci D., Turhan B., Scanniello G., Romano S., Karac I., Kuhrmann M., Mandić V., Ramač R., Pfahl D., Engblom C., Kyykka J., Rungi K., Palomeque C., Spisak J., Oivo M., Juristo N.: A Family of Experiments on Test-Driven Development, Journal on Empirical Software Engineering, Springer Netherlands, 2020
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Sávio F., Rios N., Pérez B., Castellanos C., Correal D., Ramač R., Taušan N., Mandić V., Pacheco A., Gustavo L., Mendonça M., Izurieta C., Falessi D., Seaman C., Spínola R.: Pitfalls and Solutions for Technical Debt Management in Agile Software Projects, IEEE Software, 2021, Vol. 38, No. 6, ISSN 0740-7459
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Ramač R, Mandić V, Taušan N, Rios N, Freire S, Pérez B, Castellanos C, Correal D, Pacheco A, Lopez G, Izurieta C. Prevalence, common causes and effects of technical debt: Results from a family of surveys with the IT industry. Journal of Systems and Software. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2021.111114
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Mišić B., Novković M., Ramač R., Mandić V.: Do the Microservices Improve the Agility of Software Development Teams?, 17. International Scientific Conference on Industrial Systems, Novi Sad, 4-6 Oktobar, 2017, pp. 170-176, ISBN 978-86-7892-978-6
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Ramač R., Taušan N., Freire S., Rios N., de Mendonça Neto M., Spínola R., Mandić V.: Technical Debt Payment Practices and Rationales Behind Payment Avoidance in the Serbian IT Industry, 18. International Scientific Conference on INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS - IS, Novi Sad: Springer, 7-9 October, 2020
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Ramač R., Mandić V.: The Challenges of Developing a Multi-Domain Microservices Platform: The Case of REQSTER, 1. International Conference on Microservices, Odense, 25-26 Oktobar, 2017
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Rakić-Skoković M., Bulatović N., Mandić V.: Process Simulation Modeling as a means of improving CMMI levels , 16. International Scientific Conference on Industrial Systems, Novi Sad: University of Novi Sad - Faculty of Technical Sciences, 15-17 Oktobar, 2014, pp. 119-124, ISBN 978-86-7892-652-5
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Ramač R., Karac I., Turhan B., Juristo N., Mandić V.: Lessons learned from a partial replication of an experiment in the context of a software engineering course, 17. International Scientific Conference on Industrial Systems, Novi Sad, 4-6 Oktobar, 2017, pp. 198-204, ISBN 978-86-7892-978-6
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Mandić V., Oivo M.: SAS: A Tool for the GQM Strategies Grid Derivation Process, Lecture notes in computer science, 2010, Vol. 6156, pp. 291-305, ISSN 0302-9743
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Mandić V., Harjumaa L., Markkula J., Oivo M.: Early Empirical Assessment of the Practical Value of GQM Strategies, Lecture notes in computer science, 2010, Vol. 6195, pp. 14-25, ISSN 0302-9743
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Mandić V., Basili V., Harjumaa ., Oivo M., Markkula J.: Utilizing GQM Strategies for business value analysis: an approach for evaluating business goals., 4. International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering and Measurement - ESEM, Bolzano: ACM, 16-17 Septembar, 2010, pp. 1-10, ISBN ISBN 978-1-4503-003
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Mandić V., Taušan N., Ramač R.: The Prevalence of the Technical Debt Concept in Serbian IT Industry: Results of a National-Wide Survey, 3. International Conference on Technical Debt, Seoul: ACM, 28-30 Jun, 2020, pp. 77-87, ISBN 978-1-4503-7960-1
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Mandić V., Markkula J., Oivo M.: Towards Multi-Method Research Approach in Empirical Software Engineering, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 2009, Vol. 32, pp. 96-110, ISSN 1865-1348
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Mandić V., Oivo M., Rodriguez P., Kuvaja P., Kaikkone H., Turhan B.: What Is Flowing in Lean Software Development?, Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 2010, Vol. 65, pp. 72-84, ISSN 1865-1348
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Mandić V., Basili V., Oivo M., Harjumaa L., Markkula J.: Utilizing GQM Strategies for an Organization-Wide Earned Value Analysis, 36. EUROMICRO Conference on Software Engineering and Advanced Applications - SEAA, Lille: IEEE, 1-3 Septembar, 2010, pp. 255-258, ISBN ISBN 978-1-4244-7901
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Mandić V., Čokrlić D.: Naziv: Component-based application development in .NET environment Naziv skupa: YUINFO 2006
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Mandić V., Gvozdenović N.: Raspoređivanje vozila u javnim gradskim saobraćajnim preduzećima , Strategijski menadžment, 2004, Vol. 7, No 4, pp. 107-109, ISSN 0354-8414
