PeopleofSuperintelligence

Researcher

Sašo Džeroski

Also known as Saso Dzeroski

Sašo Džeroski is an AI researcher whose work includes inductive logic programming and relational reinforcement learning. He coauthored the 1994 book Inductive Logic Programming: Techniques and Applications with Nada Lavrač and completed a computer-science PhD at the University of Ljubljana in 1995. His career included an ERCIM postdoctoral fellowship in Germany, an ECCAI fellowship in 2008, foreign membership in the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts in 2015, and department leadership from 2020. In 2025, he presented the Artificial Intelligence for Science project at the 33rd JSI Days. As of October 2026, he heads the Department of Knowledge Technologies at the Jožef Stefan Institute, serves as technical lead for the Slovenian Artificial Intelligence Factory (SLAIF), is a full professor at the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School and coordinates AI4Science.

Now at
Jožef Stefan Institute, Slovenian Artificial Intelligence Factory and Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School
Works
589
Citations
19,584
h-index
64

Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.

Timeline

  1. 1994

    Inductive Logic Programming

    With Nada Lavrač, he publishes Inductive Logic Programming: Techniques and Applications in 1994.

  2. 1995–1996

    A PhD and ERCIM fellowship

    He completes a computer-science PhD at the University of Ljubljana in 1995 and works as an ERCIM postdoctoral fellow at the German National Research Center for Computer Science from 1995 to 1996.

  3. 2001

    Relational reinforcement learning

    With Luc De Raedt and Kurt Driessens, he publishes “Relational reinforcement learning” in Machine Learning in 2001.

  4. 2008

    An ECCAI fellowship

    He becomes an ECCAI Fellow in 2008, one of nine fellows nominated and celebrated at ECAI’08.

  5. 2015

    Macedonian Academy membership

    He becomes a foreign member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts in 2015.

  6. Since 2020

    Knowledge Technologies department head

    He becomes head of the Department of Knowledge Technologies in 2020.

  7. 2025

    Presenting AI for Science

    At the 33rd JSI Days in 2025, he presents the Artificial Intelligence for Science project.

  8. As of October 2026

    Head of Knowledge Technologies

    As of October 2026, he heads the Department of Knowledge Technologies at the Jožef Stefan Institute, serves as technical lead for the Slovenian Artificial Intelligence Factory (SLAIF) and is a full professor at the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School. In May 2026, he coordinates AI4Science and delivers its “AI for Science” course.

Sources and credits

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  1. Details for: Inductive logic programming: techniques and applications katalog.bibliothek.kit.edu. Checked 15 October 2026.
  2. Academy of Europe: Curriculum Vitae ae-info.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  3. Academy of Europe: Dzeroski Saso ae-info.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  4. Academy of Europe: Publications ae-info.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  5. Bulletin #2, September 2008 oldwebsite.eurai.org. Checked 15 October 2026.
  6. Sašo Džeroski presented the Artificial Intelligence for Science project kt.ijs.si. Checked 15 October 2026.
  7. Department Head Sašo Džeroski Highlights SLAIF Services and AI Innovation at MIPRO 2026 kt.ijs.si. Checked 15 October 2026.
  8. AI4Science team ai4science.ijs.si. Checked 15 October 2026.
  9. AI for Science course held at Jožef Stefan Institute ai4science.ijs.si. Checked 15 October 2026.
  10. AI for Science Course (20 May 2026): Overview indico.ijs.si. Checked 15 October 2026.