Nemanja Janjić is an AI and Machine Learning engineer with an academic background in Computer Science from the Faculty of Electronic Engineering at the University of Niš. He has spent several years developing and deploying systems based on machine learning, natural language processing, large language models, computer vision, and MLOps infrastructure. His professional experience includes work with Zucchabar, Synechron, and CompStak, where he has connected research, engineering, and production AI systems, including through leadership of a Data Science team.
His technical work includes document processing, OCR, recommender systems, text classification, LLM-based applications, multimodal AI, and infrastructure for developing and deploying machine-learning models. As a co-founder of the Cognitive AI student club, he also worked on peer education and projects combining machine learning with visual art, including neural style transfer and neural-network visualisation.
Alongside his technology career, he has developed a sustained practice in culture. He was part of the curatorial team behind “Fake Banksy – Real Message”, an exhibition presented in several Serbian cities as a free alternative to expensive commercial Banksy exhibitions and as a space for discussion about art, authorship, and its social role. He also produces a video series dedicated to Serbian visual artists and cultural heritage, independently published a short story in a limited physical edition, and co-created a short film exploring Couchsurfing, solidarity, and human connection.
His interest in technology has also been connected to democratic processes. His final academic paper examined the use of blockchain technology in electoral processes and received an award for the best final paper of his generation. He has also participated in election monitoring, student governance, and civic initiatives, including “Liberté, égalité, fraternité”, a project focused on removing hate graffiti and strengthening social cohesion.
At Avangarda, he is particularly interested in the point where technology stops being merely a technical question: who controls the systems we use, how algorithms shape society, what digitalisation does to political participation, and how art can challenge commercial and institutional norms.