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Americas & Australasia1955 – Present

Dr. Mirsad Hadžikadić

Professor and Director of the Complex Systems Institute at UNC Charlotte, artificial intelligence and data science pioneer, and civic leader.

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Mirsad Hadžikadić

Computer scientist at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he was founding dean of the College of Computing and Informatics. In 2007 he co-founded, with Kenan Arnautović, the Bosnian-Herzegovinian American Academy of Arts and Sciences (BHAAAS) in Charlotte, which gathers diaspora scholars for an annual conference. He has also served as president of the Bosnian-American Advisory Council for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BAACBH) in Washington.

In 2018 he ran for the Bosniak seat in the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Why they matter
Academic visionary bridging American high-tech research institutions and Balkan civic development.

Key achievements

  • Founding Chair of Software and Information Systems at UNC Charlotte
  • Director of the Complex Systems Institute and Health Informatics programs
  • Founded the Bosniak-American Advisory Council (BAACBH) in Washington, D.C.
  • Recipient of the UNC Charlotte International Leadership Award

Origin and lineage

Originating from Banja Luka; leading figure in the Bosniak American academic community.

Sources and verification

Profile checked 2026-09-11. Quotes, videos and stock portraits from the draft were removed; ancestry claims that the source does not support are stated as contested.