Biography
Nikola Kadoić completed two undergraduate and one graduate program at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, where he currently works as a teaching assistant in courses related to decision-making. He is the author or co-author of around fifty scientific and professional papers and has led several EU-funded projects. He is regularly ranked among the top ten percent of the best-rated teachers at FOI, and according to research conducted by the srednja.hr portal, he was the third-highest-rated teacher in Croatia. He received the Second Prize for the Best E-Course at the University of Zagreb in 2012, the Award for Social Contribution and Volunteering in 2014, and the Young Scholar Award from the international association EDEN and the Swedish association SVERD in 2017. Since 2025, he has also been working as a technology scout.
Interest
- The role of critical and creative (design) thinking in the era of AI
- Decision making under uncertainty and risk: AI meets HI
- Quantitative vs. Qualitative decision making
- Technology scouting
Selected publications:
- Šimić, Diana; Begičević Ređep, Nina; Rako, Sabina; Kadoić, Nikola; Van Petegem, Wim; Rienties, Bart; Cabrera Lanzo, Nati; Eichhorn, Michael; Guàrdia, Lourdes; Kučina Softić, Sandra et al. HELA-CMM: capability maturity model for adoption of learning analytics in higher education // International journal of educational technology in higher education, 22 (2025), 1; 25, 29. doi: 10.1186/s41239-025-00509-1
- Kadoić, Nikola; Žajdela Hrustek, Nikolina; Gligora Marković, Maja; Eurovision Song Contest: Can juries assess the quality of songs objectively? // Central European journal of operations research, 33 (2025), 1; 1-32. doi: 10.1007/s10100-025-00971-2
- Jagačić, Tena; Kadoić, Nikola; Gusić Munđar, Jelena; Students’ Perceptions of the Ethical Aspects of Learning Analytics // TEM Journal, 13 (2024), 4; 3526-3535. doi: 10.18421/TEM134-85
- Kadoić, Nikola; Gligora Marković, Maja; Jagačić, Tena; Introducing the Intensity of Influence in Decision-Making Style Analysis // Organizacija : journal of management, information systems and human resources, 57 (2024), 3; 287-302. doi: 10.2478/orga-2024-0021
- Kadoić, Nikola; Begičević Ređep, Nina; Kupres Dragana; Using SNAP to Analyze Policy Measures in e-Learning Roadmaps // Axioms, 12 (2023), 12; 1-24. doi: 10.3390/axioms12121110
Active projects (role: collaborator):
- 2021 - now SIMON: Intelligent system for automatic selection of machine learning algorithms in social sciences
- 2025 - now OptiSolar AI: Autonomous system for optimal storage and distribution of electricity based on artificial intelligence
- 2025 - now AIoT4Therapy: Research and development of an integrated AI-IoT solution for the personalization of physical therapy and kinesitherapy
- 2025 - now SAILeR: Streamlining AI in Learning Reimagination