Balša Janjušević

Balša Janjušević

AI Researcher & Engineer

Podgorica, Montenegro

About

AI specialist and certified Air Traffic Controller with a strong foundation in software engineering, aviation, and artificial intelligence. Experienced in consulting, research, and building real-world AI solutions. Skilled at bridging technical innovation with mission-critical safety systems, with proven expertise in LLMs, NLP, reinforcement learning, and aviation systems consulting.

What I'm looking for

Part time job where I can apply my AI expertise.

Experience

Independent AI Consultant / Developer

Jan 2022 – Present

• Advising startups and small businesses on AI automation, workflow integration, and RAG pipelines. • Delivered solutions across NLP, classification, content generation, and fraud detection.

NLPRAG pipelinesAI Automation

Independent AI Consultant / Developer

SMATSA

Air Traffic Controller

Jan 2022 – Present

• Ensured safe and efficient management of air traffic in tower/approach operations. • Extensive use of TopSky ATM systems and Frequentis communication systems. • Developed a structured understanding of real-time, high-stakes decision-making.

TopSky ATMFrequentis VCSAir Traffic Control

SMATSA

Freelancer

Freelance Software Engineer

Jun 2018 – Present

Freelancer

AI Consultant

Jan 2023 – Jan 2024

• Delivered consulting on AI adoption roadmap for air traffic services. • Authored handbook for backup ATC system (FASOS) operations. • Evaluated feasibility of integrating AI/NLP pipelines into aviation workflows.

AI ConsultingNLPAI Roadmaps

SMATSA (Contract)

Education

University of Leeds

University of Leeds

MSc · Artificial Intelligence

2023 – 2025

SMATSA Aviation Academy

Air Traffic Management Training

2021 – 2022

University of Montenegro, Faculty of Electrical Engineering

BSc · Software Engineering

2017 – 2021

Skills

FirebaseQdrantGroq APIOpenAI APIHugging FaceLangGraphLangChainSQLTypeScriptJavaScriptJavaPythonModel Fine-TuningComputer VisionTransformersNLPGNNsReinforcement LearningRAG pipelinesLLMs

Languages

English (Native or bilingual proficiency)Serbian (Native or bilingual proficiency)