Belgrade, Serbia
Dimitrije Stevanović
Software Engineering student — competitive programmer, hackathon winner, and full-stack & ML developer
About
I've been chasing hard problems for as long as I can remember. From an early age I was drawn to computers and competition, and that curiosity turned into a long run of achievements — national programming, informatics, and mathematics awards year after year, and being named High School Student of the Generation (2024/2025). What started as a hobby became the way I think and work.
Today I'm a Software Engineering student at Računarski fakultet (RAF) in Belgrade and an alumnus of the Petnica Science Center Computer Science program. I've won several hackathons — including 1st place at the FON Hackathon and an ElevenLabs Bounty Award at the Garaza x Context AI Hackathon — and I build across the stack: web platforms, machine learning and deep learning, desktop applications, and automation.
I'm driven by the same thing that got me started: the satisfaction of taking something ambitious and making it actually work. I like shipping complete, polished things fast — from award-winning products to ML research — and I'm always looking for the next problem worth solving.
Education
Računarski fakultet (RAF)
Oct 2025 – Oct 2029 (expected)
GPA 9.8 / 10Bachelor's degree, Software Engineering
Petnica Science Center — Computer Science Program
Jan 2024 – Aug 2025
Computer Science (multi-session)
- Workshops on algorithms, machine learning, assembly programming, and VHDL; CTF-style team activities; research paper writing.
- Winter '24: core topics (algorithms, data structures, ML, electronics, OS) + individual seminar paper.
- Summer '24: genetic algorithms, blockchain, social graphs.
- Autumn '24: graph theory & CTF-style treasure hunt.
- Winter '25: assembly & numerical algorithms.
- Spring '25: digital systems and VHDL.
Technical School Smederevo
Sep 2021 – Jul 2025
GPA 5.00 / 5.00High School Diploma — Information Technology Technician (Electrical Engineering)
Skills
Programming Languages
Web & Frontend
Machine Learning & Data
Frameworks & Tools
CS Fundamentals
Domains
Languages
Projects
AlphaZero from Scratch
Računarski fakultet (RAF)
May 2026
Full from-scratch implementation of the AlphaZero algorithm — PUCT Monte Carlo Tree Search, self-play training, and a convolutional policy/value network — for TicTacToe and Connect4. The trained Connect4 agent defeats untrained MCTS opponents using 5× less search, demonstrating genuine learned strategy.
Orvel
Računarski fakultet (RAF)
Apr 2026
AI-powered civic reporting platform: computer vision categorizes citizen reports into 32 issue types, deduplicates nearby reports, and clusters them into prioritized tasks for city administrators.
MojeFinansije
Računarski fakultet (RAF)
Sep 2025
Award-winning financial-literacy education platform combining AI-powered personalization, gamified learning, and comprehensive educational content.
Email Spam Detection
Petnica Science Center
Jul 2025 – Aug 2025
ML/DL project detecting spam emails, combining classical models (Random Forest, Decision Tree, Naive Bayes, Logistic Regression) with a Bi-LSTM using GloVe embeddings — including preprocessing, feature engineering, hyperparameter tuning, cross-validation, and SHAP analysis.
eProfesor
Technical School Smederevo
Jun 2025
Web platform letting students attend classes hosted by registered teachers. Users register, browse, and filter classes by lesson, time, or instructor, and receive automated links to join sessions.
Buck — Real-Time Messaging App
Technical School Smederevo
Aug 2024 – Sep 2024
Real-time messaging app built with .NET MAUI. Features user authentication, instant message send/receive, and profile management.
Chess Bot
Technical School Smederevo
Aug 2024
Desktop app for automated analysis of a browser-based chessboard. Uses Selenium for web automation, a local Stockfish engine for move evaluation, and Tkinter for the GUI — with Auto Detect Board and Automation (Grind) modes.
Honors & Awards
May 2026
ElevenLabs Bounty Award
Garaza x Context Community
Won at the Garaza x Context AI Hackathon, including $4,000 in total credits to further develop the solution.
Apr 2026
FON Hackathon — 1st Place
FONIS
1st place for a digital solution for smart management of city resources, built in 24 hours.
Sep 2025
Hackathon for High School Students — 1st Place
FONIS
Jul 2025
High School Student of the Generation (Class of 2024/2025)
City of Smederevo
Honored for exceptional achievements throughout high school education.
May 2025
Recognition — International Kangaroo Math Competition
Mathematical Society of Serbia
Apr 2025
3rd Place — Essay Competition on the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Belgrade Banking Academy
Included a €150 scholarship for the first year of undergraduate studies.
Mar 2025
4th Place (shared) — International Cybersecurity Olympiad (ICO) Qualifications
International Cybersecurity Olympiad
Placed 4th in a shared position at the qualification round; narrowly missed advancing in the subsequent tiebreaker re-match.
Dec 2024
3rd Place — HS Algorithm Competition
Faculty of Mathematics (MATF), DMS, SUMA
Nov 2024
Award of the City of Smederevo
City of Smederevo
For 3rd place at the National Programming Competition, 2023/2024 school year.
Nov 2024
Participation — National Programming Competition
Society of Mathematicians of Serbia
Mar 2024
3rd Place — Diploma in Programming
Academy of Technical and Artistic Vocational Studies Belgrade
9th Republic Competition of Electrical Engineering School Students of Serbia.
Mar 2024
Recognition — International Kangaroo Math Competition
Mathematical Society of Serbia
Feb 2024
3rd Prize — District Informatics Competition
Ministry of Education & Mathematical Society of Serbia
May 2023
Certificate of Recognition — 5th Place in Programming
Academy of Technical and Artistic Vocational Studies Belgrade
8th Republic Competition of Electrical Engineering School Students of Serbia.
Licenses & Certifications
Apr 2025
RAF IT Days 2025 — Informatics Seminar
Računarski fakultet
Apr 2024
RAF IT Days 2024 — Informatics Seminar
Računarski fakultet
May 2025
Western Balkans Cyber Camp
National Cyber Security Authority
Get in touch
Open to internships, collaborations, and interesting problems. The fastest way to reach me is email.