Gordan
N. Bardos is Assistant Director of the Harriman
Institute, Columbia University. A specialist on Southeastern
Europe, he has written extensively on various aspects
of the crisis in the former Yugoslavia. Mr. Bardos also
serves as Executive Director of the Association for
the Study of Nationalities (ASN), the world's largest
scholarly organization devoted to the study of problems
of nationalism and ethnic conflict in the post-communist
world. Since 1998, he has also worked as a Balkans consultant
for Freedom House. In 1996-97, he worked in Bosnia-Herzegovina
as a political advisor to the U.S. military. Primary
research interests include problems of democracy in
a multinational environment, comparative state and nation
building processes, and the role of Islamic fundamentalist
groups in Southeastern Europe.
Drago
Ferš - (b. 1943, Maribor, Slovenia) retired in 2000
as a Director of the Slovenian Intelligence and Security
Agency.
Helena
S. Khotkova (b. 1955) is a political scientist specializing
on Central Europe. She graduated from the Moscow University,
Faculty of History (1977), Ph.D. (History) the Moscow
University, 1983. Since 1998 has been a head of department
at Russia's Institute for Strategic Studies. She is
the author of numerous sholarly articles. "Russia'
S and the CEE countries relations in the context of
NATO and the EU enlargment"- In: Stability and
Security of Eastern and South-Eastern Europe (Collection
studies of Center for Stategic Studies), Ljubljana,1997;
Relations between the Russian Federation, the CEE countries
and NATO. -In: The Geopolitical Position of Central
Europe.Development Tendencies in the 21 st Century.Bratislava,1998.
Tomica
Kosić. Education: holds Mr. sc. in the field of
Information Science from the Faculty of Organisation
and Informatics, Varaždin, Croatia. He is a Professor
and Higher Scientific Assistant at the University of
Zagreb, Faculty of Architecture; studied design in Zagreb
(Croatia). His research interests include: design and
information science models (operative and strategic),
relations between information design and informational
and modern business development, and approaches to classical
and modern information design systems, especially in
the field of modelling and design analysis. He has published
more than 10 papers on scientific aspects of modelling
in informatics and information design. He is finishing
his doctoral thesis on aspects and relations between
information design and modern business for Croatian
design companies.
Miroslav
Međimorec (b. 1942, Zagreb, Croatia). Education:
Faculty of Philosophy, Comparative Literature; Academy
for Theatre and Film. 1991 - Volunteered in the Croatia
Army; 1992 - Office of the President, Advisor; 1993
- Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs, Assistant Director
of HIS; 1999 - Ambassador to Switzerland. Married with
two children.
Valentin
Krastev Stankov (b. May 22, 1955) He was awarded
a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in 1988 and a Doctorate
of Science in 2000; in 2001 he became Professor of Heuristics,
Balkan ethno-psychology, and National Security. Dr.
Stankov speaks English, Spanish, French, and Russian.
His professional experience includes: 1978-1988 - Ministry
of Interior - operational officer; 1988-1991 - Academy
of Ministry of Interior - professor; 1991-1994 - Executive
Director of state-owned company "Knigorazprostranenie";
1994-2000 - in private business; founder and President
of "Davco group" Holding; 2002 - Professor
at the Academy of the Ministry of Interior. He has written
for over 90 publications - including 8 books - several
of which were published or printed abroad. Public projects
include: Chairman of the Board of the "Potential"
foundation, which supports the creative activities of
talented, but deprived children: sponsorship of talented
children in international music competitions; and supporter
of the construction of the Monument in the Academy of
Ministry of Interior. In 2002, Dr. Stankov received
an invitation from the government of the Republic of
Philippines to become its Honorable Consul in Bulgaria.
Vladimir
Šimović holds a Ph.D. from the Zagreb Faculty of
Law, Zagreb, Croatia, 2000, in the field of Informatics.
He is an Associate Professor at the University of Zagreb,
the Police College in Zagreb (Croatia), the College
for Business and Management in Zaprešić (Croatia), and
the Learning Academy in Zagreb (Croatia). He is also
senior researcher and project leader for consulting
services on behalf of the Official Consultant for the
Croatian Custom Directorate (at the Ministry of Finance
of the Republic of Croatia) on relations to the World
Bank and Croatian Government Contracts ("Project
Trade and Transport Facilitation in Southeast Europe;
IBRD Loan No: 4582-HR"). His research interests
include: problems of classical and intelligent information
systems; aspects (informational and financial, operative
and strategic) of various (criminal, competitive or
business) intelligence models; and modelling aspects
in forensic computing, digital-payment, etc. His research
interests also include approaches to classical and modern
statistical systems, especially in the field of stochastic
simulations, simulation modelling and analysis, and
statistical and informational (even artificial intelligence)
software tools processes. He has published more than
55 papers and 4 books about information science and
modelling aspects (information and financial modelling
aspects). He was also one of two authors of the intelligent
information system of the Croatian Anti -Money Laundering
Department at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic
of Croatia, and official consultant of the Chief Inspector
of the Croatian Financial Police for development of
the Croatian Financial Police integral information system
at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Croatia.
Vilko
Žiljak is a Full Professor at the University of
Zagreb (Croatia), Faculty of Graphic Engineering. He
received Ph.D. degree from the Zagreb Faculty of Electronic
Engineering, Zagreb, Croatia, 1989, in the scientific
field of Computer Science. His research interests include:
Computer Science and simulation science models, relations
between graphical and technical development (macro and
micro simulation models), and classical and modern graphical
and technical simulation systems, especially in field
of mathematical modelling and simulation analysis. He
has published more than 60 papers and 2 books about
computer simulation and modelling.
