Nikola Vasiljevic
About Nikola Vasiljevic
Nikola Vasiljevic is a Senior Data Engineer and Subject Matter Expert for Wind Energy, Power, and Utilities at Cognite in Oslo, Norway. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechatronics and has extensive experience in data engineering and research within the energy sector.
Work at Cognite
Nikola Vasiljevic has been employed at Cognite as a Senior Data Engineer and Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Wind Energy, Power, and Utilities since 2021. In this role, he collaborates with architects, domain experts, project managers, customers, and partners to identify necessary data sources and establish data pipelines. His responsibilities include driving and managing data integrations, extractions, modeling, and analysis using Cognite data connectors, SQL, Python, and REST APIs.
Education and Expertise
Nikola Vasiljevic holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Mechatronics, Coherent Lidars, and Wind Energy from Danmarks Tekniske Universitet, which he completed from 2010 to 2014. He also earned a Master's degree in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from the University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering, during a one-year program from 2008 to 2009. Additionally, he is a Certified Precision Engineer, having studied Mechatronics, Optics, and Opto-mechatronics at DSPE / Mechatronics Academy from 2013 to 2018.
Background
Nikola Vasiljevic began his career as a System Engineer at the Electric Power Industry of Serbia in 2008, where he worked for 11 months. He later returned to the same organization in 2010 for a brief period. His academic journey includes significant research roles at DTU Wind Energy, where he served as a PhD Employee from 2010 to 2013, and later as a Postdoc from 2014 to 2016. He also held positions as a Senior Researcher and Special Consultant for Digitalization at DTU Wind Energy.
Professional Contributions
In addition to his role at Cognite, Nikola Vasiljevic has been an Ambassador for RDA Europe, the European plug-in to the Research Data Alliance, since 2019. He is also the Founder of FAIR Data Collective, established in 2020. His work focuses on improving data searchability by identifying new metadata for applications, systems, and business processes, showcasing his commitment to advancing data management practices in the energy sector.