Milena Popov is an assistant professor of Herbology at University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department for Environmental and Plant Protection. She earned her Bachelor degree in Plant protection at University of Novi Sad in 2008, Master thesis in Herbology at University of Novi Sad in 2009 and PhD in Herbology at the University of Novi Sad in 2016. Her thesis included researches on distribution, biology, ecology and control of Asclepias syriaca L., which is very invasive weed species in Serbia and Balkan region. From 2009 to 2010, Milena Popov was teaching assistant at University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture, Department for Environmental and Plant Protection, and from 2010 to 2017 she was an assistant in the same institution. From 2017, Milena is an assistant professor at University of Novi Sad. Her area of interest and expertise are weed biology, biological weed control tests, and mapping invasive weeds. She is a member of Plant Protection Society of Serbia and a member of the main board of Weed science society of Serbia. Milena has published 97 scientific publications and she is a member of a few national projects.