Aleksandar’s talent for math was first spotted by his mother. Though best known for his achievements in informatics Olympiads, he finds teaching younger students just as rewarding as Olympiad victories. He will be pursuing computer science at university to build an even stronger foundation of knowledge that he can apply to his work with computers. He’s eager to explore new fields as well, such as cybersecurity and machine learning.

We caught up before he started university (interview edited for length and clarity):