Professor Ludvik Bogataj, received MSc. Degrees: Operations Research, at University of  Ljubljana, 1975, and Mathematics, at University of Zagreb, 1985 and Doctor of Science Degrees from University of Ljubljana in 1979: Information – Management Science and in 1989: Mathematics. He started his teaching at University of Maribor. He was Professor of Mathematics in Economics at University of Ljubljana and Head of KMOR. He was member of many Scientific Committees in international and Slovenian Journals and Proceedings. He was author, co-author, or editor/coeditor, of 13 books, author or co-author of 134 articles, essays and working papers, of which 32 have been published in scientific journals. He was leading researcher or he has participated substantially at 24 research projects.

On behalf of I3M Local and International Committee, we would like to thank his invaluable contribution to this conference and offer our sincerest condolences to his wife, Professor Marija Bogataj, the rest of his family and friends.

Requiem In Pace