Damjan Jakšić received his PhD in 2016 from the University of Novi Sad, Serbia. He is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, University of Novi Sad, where he teaches statistics, research methodology, and handball. Since 2026, he has also been affiliated with the Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia, as a member of the SLOfit research team. His research interests include the assessment and monitoring of physical fitness, physical activity among children and adolescents, and the application of statistical methods in sports science. His academic work combines quantitative research methods with the analysis of physical fitness and physical activity data.