Mateja Ilić is a researcher at the Center for Genome Sequencing and Bioinformatics IMGGE. He completed his master’s studies in Biology, with a specialization in Biophysics and Computational Biology, at the Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade. His master’s thesis focused on the application of computer vision methods based on convolutional neural networks in the analysis of biological images. During his studies, he gained practical experience through volunteering at IMGGE, where he participated in projects involving the processing and analysis of biological data.

The goal of his work is to understand cellular heterogeneity and molecular mechanisms in health and disease through the application of complementary experimental and computational approaches. The research he is involved in includes the analysis of data obtained using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics methods, as well as whole-genome and exome sequencing. A particular focus of his work is on the segmentation of cell nuclei and integration with spatial transcriptomics.