Professor Marija Bogataj is a distinguished scholar in operations research, statistics, and actuarial mathematics, applied also to Long-Term Care modelling, with an academic foundation that includes a diploma in mathematics, an M.Sc. in Operations Research, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences — Spatial (Urban) Modelling — from the University of Ljubljana. She began her career as a research and teaching assistant at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, later contributed at the Faculty of Architecture, Civil engineering and Geodesy, and served as lecturer at the University of Maribor. She was elected Full professor of Operations research and statistics at the University of Ljubljana, where she also lectured on Actuarial mathematics, Location theory, and Supply chain management. She served as dean of the Faculty of Maritime and Transport. Currently, she is the head of CERRISK at the INRISK institute, supervises doctoral students in the field of social infrastructure optimization, Long-term Care and leads both national and international research projects. She has authored, co-authored, or edited more than 50 books and over 200 papers, with more than 70 published in top WoS-indexed journals. Her academic impact is reflected in over 1,700 citations, over 300 documents, and an h-index of 24, with google scholar ranking her among the most highly cited researchers in ageing studies worldwide. Awarded - Best Researcher Award – LTC 2025 by Robotics and Automation.
