Section “Modelling and Optimization”

Current Projects

Research Scientific Projects

• Competition for funding fundamental scientific research of young scientists and postdoctoral fellows – 2023: КП-06-М75/3; “Study of methods and technologies for digitalization of education”; Project leader: Dr. Ava Chikurteva; 2023–2025.
• КП-06-КОСТ/23 “Collection and processing of wildfire data using WRF-FIRE”; funded by NSF – COST co-funding programme; Project leader: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nina Dobrinkova; 2022–2024.
• Protecting biodiversity at NATURA 2000 sites and other protected areas from natural hazards through a certified framework for cross-border education, training and support of civil protection volunteers based on innovation and new technologies (eOUTLAND), 2017–2022 (Assist. Prof. Dr. Nina Dobrinkova).
• “Modeling, analysis and optimization in information and management systems”, 2014–2016.
• “Modeling, Optimization and Multicriteria Decision Making”, 2011–2012.
• European Social Fund, 28.08.2009 – 27.08.2011. Ministry of Education, Youth and Science, Project BG051PO001-3.3.04/40: “Creating high qualified young researchers in modern information technologies for optimization, pattern recognition and decision support”.
• “WEB-based Interactive System, Supporting the Building of Models and Solving Optimization and Decision Making Problems” – Contract with Fund „National Investigations“ – ДТК02/71, 2009–2012.
• “Modeling and optimization of interconnected information processes”, 2007–2009.

International Scientific and Educational Projects

EU Projects (2019–2025)

Earlier International Projects

• EU 7FP IMPRESS: “Improving Preparedness and Response of Health Services in Major Crisis”, 2014–2017 (Assist. Prof. Dr. Nina Dobrinkova).
• “Advanced computing for innovation” (AComIn), FP7 № 316087, 2012–2016.
• “Agent oriented diagnostics of complex systems”, Bilateral Contract with Slovak Academy of Sciences, 2012–2014.
• “Modern paradigms in the field of intelligent systems”, Bilateral Contract with Slovak Academy of Sciences, 2015–2017.
• “Multicriterial Decision Support Systems” – with Helsinki School of Economics, University of Jyväskylä – Finland, 2011.
• “Development of intelligent methods and tools for decision making in management information systems”, with Russian Academy of Sciences, 2012–2013.
• “Theoretical methods for distributed information networks and systems design”, with Russian Academy of Sciences, 2009–2011.
• 2004–2007 FP6/2002/IST/2: “Intelligent Framework for Generating Open (Adaptable) Development Platforms for Web-Service Enabled Applications Using Semantic Web Technologies, Distributed Support Units and Multi-Agent Systems” – INFRAWEBS.
• Complex Floods Management in European Union Vulnerable Areas – EVROS2010, Duration: 01.03.2009 – 31.12.2010, Contract: 070401/2009/534328/SUB/A3.

Applied Projects

• Innovative technology for evaluating the performance of ERP systems in SMEs, 2012–2013, OP “Development of the Competitiveness of the Bulgarian Economy”.
• Collecting and Processing of Data Concerning Wild land Fires by Using WRF-FIRE; financed by National Science Fund – program Young researchers; Contract: DMU 02/14; 2009–2012.
• “Communication devices in technical security systems”, Contract with company “SEKTRON” OOD, № 5 IF-02-43/16.12.2008.
• Production scheduling and inventory control in small and medium enterprises, contract with National Innovation Fund, ИФ-02072/28.12.2007.
• Digitization and processing of standard TV signals for local networks. Contract with RETEL Ltd, 2009–2010.
• Granting to NBU the right to use the software product “A system aiding decision making MKA-2”, Contract with New Bulgarian University, 2008–2013.

Developed Software Systems

• Production scheduling and inventory control system for small and medium enterprises.
• INFRAWEBS Composer – visual tools for editing and modifying the inter-connections of semantically described web-services.