Ivana Maraš, PhD, Assistant Professor,  was born in 1988 in Novi Sad. She enrolled in architecture studies at the Department of Architecture and Urbanism, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad in 2007, where she completed her bachelor (2011) and master studies (2012). She defended her PhD thesis entitled "Perception and imagination of the urban landscapes in the 20th and 21st century: cinematographic projections of the city" in 2019 at the same Faculty. She has been involved in teaching at the Department of Architecture and Urbanism, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, as a teaching assistant since 2013 and as an assistant professor since 2020.She exhibited her works at collective national and international exhibitions, curated international exhibitions, and was awarded at an international architecture and urban planning competition. She is the author of a number of scientific papers presented at international conferences, as well as works in monographs. She participated as a team member in the international scientific research project during 2018 and 2019 financed by the Visegrad Fund, during 2020, 2021 and 2022 supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) and she participated, as a researcher, from 2015 to 2023, in the project of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (Serbia).