Dragan Peraković received a B.Sc. degree in 1995, an M.Sc. degree in 2003, and a PhD in 2005, all at the University of Zagreb, Croatia, EU. Dragan is Head of the Department for Information and Communication Traffic, Head of Chair of Information Communication Systems and Services Management and Head of Laboratory of Modelling and Optimizing Information and Communication Networks and Services, all at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, where he is currently a full professor.

Dragan is visiting professor at the University of Mostar, Faculty of Science and Education Sciences, Mostar / Bosnia and Herzegovina and the University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering in Doboj / Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Dragan is International Expert at the International Center for AI and Cyber Security Research and Innovations, Asia University, Taiwan and Mentor at DBA on Swiss School of Business and Management School Geneva, Genève, Switzerland.

Area of scientific interests and activities is modelling of innovative communication ecosystems in the environment of the transport system (ITS), Industry 4.0, e-Health, etc.; AI & ML in cybersecurity, DDoS, Internet of Things; AI in e-forensic of communication ecosystems (terminal devices/services); design and development of new innovative services and modules; quantum communication ecosystem.
Dragan is an author/co-author of more than 200 scientific papers in indexed journals and proceedings of international conferences and 18 chapters in international scientific books. Additionally, he is co-editor of more than ten indexed books and proceedings. He participated in the work of several international scientific projects and research & development studies. Dragan is an MC member in COST action CA17124 – Digital forensics: evidence analysis via intelligent systems and practices (DigForAsp) & MC Substitute member in COST action CA15127 – Resilient communication services protecting end-user applications from disaster-based failures (RECODIS).
Dragan is a member of TM Forum (USA), IEEE (USA), DAAAM International (EU/Austria), SDIWC (Hong Kong), EAI – European Alliance for Innovation (EU), Association for promotion of innovative technologies InnovativeFET (EU/Croatia), International Association for Technological Development and Innovations (Ukraine), International Telecommunication Society – ITS (EU). Dragan is President of the Croatian Chamber of Transport Engineers since 2020. Dragan is in the top 0.1% of individuals who achieved the greatest success on the EAI rankings in calendar 2019 among the entire EAI community (EAI Fellows Class 2020).
Dragan is the first Chief Editor of the International Journal of Cyber-Security and Digital Forensics (IJCSDF), Hong Kong, and Guest Editor in more than ten SI in WoS journals (Springer, IGI GLOBAL, MDPI, etc.). Dragan is a member of the Steering Committee and General Chair at EAI MMS and EAI Fabulous conference series, and a member of big numbers of Program / Scientific / Organization Committee of International Scientific Conference, worldwide.