Academic Appointments:

Research Scientist (2007-2008)
The MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Projects Manager (2008)
Center for Future Banking (Bank of America $25 million initiative)
The MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Visiting Professor and Lecturer (2007-2008),
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade University

Post-doctoral Associate (2004-2007) with Hugh Herr
Biomechatronics Group
The MIT Media Lab, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Post-doctoral Associate (2001-2005) with Hugh Herr and Jovan Popovic
Leg Lab, Biomechatronics Group, Computer Graphics and Animation
Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab, MIT

Post-doctoral Fellow (2001-2002) with Howard Georgi
High Energy Theory Group
Department of Physics, Harvard University

Other Appointments:

Venture Capital Firm, STEP Fund LLC, co-founder (2006-2007)
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Advisory Board , Mission Statement, Old Proposal List (Aug 07)

STEP Fund DOO, director (2007)
Belgrade, Serbia, Europe

Boston Trade Technologies LLC, quality control & sales (2007)
@ Boston Stock Exchange, Boston, MA, USA

Education:

Boston University,
Ph.D. degree in physics 2001 (2002 Award)
Ph.D. Advisor Elizabeth H. Simmons

Ohio State University,
M.Sc. degree in physics 1996
M.Sc. Advisor Gregory Kilcup

Belgrade University,
B.Sc. degree in physics 1995
B.Sc. Advisor Maja Buric

Media Coverage
(to be updated):

November 2007
The best invention of the year 2007 in the world in category HEALTH (robotic foot-ankle prostheses -- bionic leg) according to TIME magazine and CNN; Dr Marko Popovic was member of the team from the MIT Biomechatronics Group that worked on this project. Time Magazine announcement

October 2007
Dr Marko Popovic hosted the Serbian Deputy Prime Minister Bozidar Djelic (Young Global Leader, 2005-2010, by the World Economic Forum) and Minister for Diaspora Milica Cubrilo official visit to Boston on Thursday, 18th October 2007. Delegation met with top officials from Harvard, MIT, OLPC, WIT and from several Boston based biotech companies. Flyer and MIT Media Lab webcast of public address with an introduction by Dr Marko Popovic.

July 2007
Interview with Dr Marko Popovic in Belgrade daily newspapers Evening News ("Vecernje Novosti" -- author Danijela Kljajic)

June 2007
Dr Marko Popovic and Harvard Club of Serbia organized International (Serbia, Greece & US) seminar/workshop on Entrepreneurship at the Innovation Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, Belgrade University. Overview and Flyer . Media coverage: TV Avala and TV Metropolis. Interview with Dr Marko Popovic for the Belgrade Business News.

June 2007
On Saturday, 23rd June 2007, interview with Dr Marko Popovic in the TV show Serbs abroad ("Srbi u Svetu"; duration 30 minutes -- author Aleksandar Vlajkovic) broadcasted on Serbian Satellite TV

May 2007
On Saturday, 26th May 2007, interview with Dr Marko Popovic in the TV show Brilliant People ("Izvanredni" ; duration 35 minutes -- author Ivan Saric) on Serbian TV Avala

May 2007
On Thursday, 17th May 2007, interview with Dr Marko Popovic in the radio show Infinite Blue Circle ("Beskrajni Plavi Krug"; duration 60 minutes - author Svetlana Jajic) on Radio Belgrade. Listen here (skip first ~10 minutes).

My Music:

Falling in Love Composed April 1994 by Marko Popovic, transcribed and recorded February 2009.

(click above or download 16.2 MB here )

My Painting: The Wall Mural

And everything together, practice + final version, (31.7 MB) download