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Dejan B. Popović
Дејан Б. Поповић
Born(1950-04-02)2 April 1950
Belgrade, Serbia
Died4 October 2021(2021-10-04) (aged 71)
Belgrade, Serbia
CitizenshipSerbian
Alma materUniversity of Belgrade; Aalborg University
Known forResearch on functional electrical stimulation, neuroprostheses and assistive systems for motor rehabilitation
AwardsDiscobolos Award; European Patent Association award
Scientific career
FieldsBiomedical engineering, rehabilitation engineering, robotics
InstitutionsUniversity of Belgrade; Aalborg University; University of Miami; University of Alberta; Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts

Dejan B. Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Дејан Б. Поповић; 2 April 1950 – 4 October 2021) was a Serbian biomedical engineer and academic known for his work in rehabilitation engineering, functional electrical stimulation (FES), neuroprostheses and robotics. He was a professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Belgrade, professor of rehabilitation engineering at Aalborg University, and a full member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA).[1][2]

His research addressed the restoration and assistance of motor function in people with neurological disability, including systems for walking and hand grasping using electrical stimulation.[3] In 2022, the journal Artificial Organs published a peer-reviewed tribute to him.[4]

Early life and education

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Popović was born in Belgrade on 2 April 1950.[1] He received a BSc in 1974, an MSc in 1977 and a PhD in 1981 from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Belgrade.[1] He later received a Dr. Tech. degree from Aalborg University in Denmark in 2003.[1]

Career

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Popović began his academic career at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Belgrade in 1974 and was later appointed professor of biomedical engineering there.[1] He became a full professor at the University of Belgrade in 1995 and retired from that institution in 2015.[1][2]

He also held appointments abroad. His curriculum vitae listed appointments at the University of Alberta, the University of Miami and Aalborg University, including professor of rehabilitation engineering at Aalborg University from 1999.[5] SASA described him as professor of rehabilitation engineering at Aalborg University from 1999 to 2014 and professor emeritus at Aalborg University from 2015.[2]

Popović was elected a corresponding member of SASA on 5 November 2009 and a full member on 5 November 2015, in the Department of Technical Sciences.[1] He was also a full member of the Academy of Engineering Sciences of Serbia and a foreign member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.[2]

Research

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Popović's work focused on control of movement, restoration of movement in people with disabilities, and the design of assistive and rehabilitation systems.[5] The International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society (IFESS) described him as a scholar who helped advance the scientific and technical foundations of rehabilitation engineering and who worked on systems intended to improve walking and grasping in paralysed people.[3]

His research included control methods for FES-assisted walking, neuroprostheses for grasping, surface electrode design and therapeutic electrical stimulation. In 1999, he co-authored a study on optimal control of walking with FES in IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering.[6] In the same year, he co-authored a clinical evaluation of the Bionic Glove, a prototype FES device designed to improve hand function after cervical spinal cord injury.[7]

With Thomas Sinkjær, he co-authored the book Control of Movement for the Physically Disabled: Control for Rehabilitation Technology, published by Springer in 2000.[8] In 2009, he and Mirjana B. Popović published work on automatic determination of surface electrode shape for selective stimulation.[9] In 2014, he published the review article "Advances in functional electrical stimulation (FES)" in the Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology.[10]

Professional memberships and editorial work

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Popović was president of the Society for ETRAN and a founding and life member of IFESS.[1][5] IFESS records list him on its board of directors in several early years of the society, including 1996, 1997 and 1998.[11] He was also a fellow of the European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering and Science and a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.[1]

SASA listed his editorial roles as adjunct editor for IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, adjunct editor for Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing, and editorial-board or editor roles for Medical Engineering & Physics, Neuromodulation and the Journal of Automatic Control.[1]

Honours and legacy

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Popović received the best paper award at the IFAC Conference on Control in Biomedical Engineering in Galveston, Texas, in 1992, the Discobolos award for best ICT solution in medicine in 1998, and an award for patents from the European Patent Association with Aleksandar Veg in 2015.[1][2]

The IFESS Dejan Popovic Award was later named in his memory. The award recognises outstanding work in electrical stimulation technologies, with a focus on translation into clinical practice or industry.[3]

Death

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Popović died in Belgrade on 4 October 2021, aged 71, after a long illness.[2] A peer-reviewed tribute to him was published in Artificial Organs in 2022.[4]

Selected publications

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  • Popović, Dejan B.; Sinkjær, Thomas (2000). Control of Movement for the Physically Disabled: Control for Rehabilitation Technology. London: Springer. ISBN 1-85233-279-4.
  • Popović, D.; Stein, R. B.; Oğuztöreli, M. N.; Lebiedowska, M.; Jonić, S. (1999). "Optimal control of walking with functional electrical stimulation: a computer simulation study". IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering. 7 (1): 69–79. doi:10.1109/86.750554. PMID 10188609.
  • Popović, D.; Stojanović, A.; Pjanović, A.; Radosavljević, S.; Popović, M.; Jović, S.; Vulović, D. (1999). "Clinical evaluation of the Bionic Glove". Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 80 (3): 299–304. doi:10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90141-7. PMID 10084438.
  • Popović, Dejan B.; Popović, Mirjana B. (2009). "Automatic determination of the optimal shape of a surface electrode: selective stimulation". Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 178 (1): 174–181. doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.12.003. PMID 19109996.
  • Popović, Dejan B. (2014). "Advances in functional electrical stimulation (FES)". Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 24 (6): 795–802. doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2014.09.008. PMID 25287528.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Dejan Popović". Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Academician Dejan B. Popović passed away". Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dejan Popovic Award". International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 Popović-Maneski, Lana; Došen, Strahinja; Popovic, Milos R.; Azevedo, Christine; Keller, Thierry; Ferrante, Simona; Bergeron, Vance; Milosevic, Matija (2022). "Dejan B. Popović (1950–2021)". Artificial Organs. 46 (10): 1961–1967. doi:10.1111/aor.14356. PMID 35894805. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Dejan B. Popović" (PDF). European Alliance for Medical and Biological Engineering and Science. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  6. ↑ Popović, D.; Stein, R. B.; Oğuztöreli, M. N.; Lebiedowska, M.; Jonić, S. (1999). "Optimal control of walking with functional electrical stimulation: a computer simulation study". IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering. 7 (1): 69–79. doi:10.1109/86.750554. PMID 10188609.
  7. ↑ Popović, D.; Stojanović, A.; Pjanović, A.; Radosavljević, S.; Popović, M.; Jović, S.; Vulović, D. (1999). "Clinical evaluation of the Bionic Glove". Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 80 (3): 299–304. doi:10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90141-7. PMID 10084438.
  8. ↑ Popović, Dejan B.; Sinkjær, Thomas (2000). Control of Movement for the Physically Disabled: Control for Rehabilitation Technology. London: Springer. ISBN 1-85233-279-4. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Popović, Dejan B.; Popović, Mirjana B. (2009). "Automatic determination of the optimal shape of a surface electrode: selective stimulation". Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 178 (1): 174–181. doi:10.1016/j.jneumeth.2008.12.003. PMID 19109996.
  10. ↑ Popović, Dejan B. (2014). "Advances in functional electrical stimulation (FES)". Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 24 (6): 795–802. doi:10.1016/j.jelekin.2014.09.008. PMID 25287528.
  11. ↑ "History". International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
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