Bulgarian Academy of Scienses

2. Bulgarian Academy of Scienses Institute for Information Technologies Acad. G. Bonchev St., Block 2, 1113 – Sofia, BULGARIA Phone/fax: (+359 2) 872 04 97 www.iit.bas.bg; E-mail: danbor@iit.bas.bg

3. Structure and Staff 8 DEPARTAMENTS 2 LABORATORIES • 2 Members of BAS • 3 Full Professors • 20 Associated Professors • 34 Research Associates • 53 Specialists

4. DEPARTAMENTS Information Processes and Systems Artificial Intelligence Decision Support Systems Pattern Recognition Intelligent Systems Modeling and Optimization Soft Computing Information Media

5. LABORATORIES Telematics System Engineering

6. Information Processing and Systems • Software systems for information processing ; • Signal processing; • Radar signal processing.

7. Artificial Intelligence • Methods and architectures for domain-specific knowledge representation and processing (classification problems, natural language processing, eLearning systems; • Knowledge representation and processing with reuse of knowledge fragments and ontologies. Programme systems for processing semantic information. Semantic Web approaches and services.

8. Decision Support System • Optimization and multicriteria decision making; • Optimization and decision support systems.

9. Pattern Recognition • Segmentation and recognition of half-tone and color images, text and graphics processing, 2-D and 3-D objects recognition and scene analysis; • Speaker recognition; • Neural networks and systems; • Biometric based identification.

10. Intelligent Systems • Integrating the process of optimization and control in complex systems via intelligent procedures; • Research of intelligent soft-sensing systems using neural systems, fuzzy logic and support vector machines; • Network methods in logical and probabilistic intelligent systems.

11. Modeling and Optimization • Control systems modeling and multicriteria optimization; • Analysis and design of distributed communication and information networks.

12. Soft Computing • Analysis of dynamic systems under parameter uncertainties; • Decision making support in multicriteria problems under uncertainties from fuzzy type; • Risk management.

13. Information Media • Information media models, • Fluid information media, • Laser information media.

14. International Research Projects • FP6 LOGOS 027451Knowledge-on-Demand for Ubiquitous Learning, 2006 - 2009. • FP6/2002/IST/2 511723 INTRAWEBSIntelligent Framework for Generating Open (Adaptable) Development Platforms for Web-Service Enabled Applications Using Semantic Web Technologies, Distributed Support Units and Multi-Agent Systems, 2004 - 2007. • FP6 INCO-CT-20030003401 HUBUSKANetworking Centres of High Quality Research on Knowledge Technologies and Applications, 2004 - 2007. • FP6/IST/ BIOSECUREBiometrics for Secure Authentication Network of Excellence, 2004 - 2007.

15. LEONARDO DA VINCI PP-159052 JASONOn-The-Job eTraining Skills to Deal with Digital Cultural Heritage Content, 2004 – 2006. • LEONARDO DA VINCI PP-114025 KNOSOSNew Media Knowledge Village for Innovative e-Learning Solutions, 2003 – 2005. • LEONARDO DA VINCI PP-136029 ADONISAdvanced On-the-job e-Training Solutions in e-Business for SME's, 2002 – 2004. • INCO-COPERNICUS PL961104 AGILEAutomatic Generation of Instructions in Languages of Eastern Europe, 1998 – 2000. • INCO-COPERNICUS PL961060 ARCHIMEDAdvanced Multi-media-System Architectures and Applications for Educational Telematics,1998–2000. • INCO-COPERNICUS PR977069 EMG-NETEuropean Research Network for Intelligent Support of EMG Studies, 1998 – 2000.

16. Developed Software Systems • IIT – Learn: Open Web-based e-Learning Management System, • GNOPTI – A Program System for Network Optimization, • LIOP-1 – A Program System for Linear and Linear Integer Optimization, • MOLIP, MKO-1, MKO-2 – Program Systems for Multicriteria Optimization, • MultiChoice, MKA-1, MKA-2 – Program Systems for Multicriteria Analysis, • NEOP – A Program System for Non-linear optimization,

17. Computer-aided Handwriting Authentication, • Computer-aided Face Identification, • Computer System for CD’s Identification, • Computer System for Verification of State Emblem Replicas, • E-Learning Course: Programming in C, • E-Learning Course: Basics of Pneumatics, • E-Learning System for Self-testing, • INFO - Information System for Scientific and Application Activities of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Institutions, • System for Automatic Recognition of Car License Plates, • G-Data - Software system for combinatorial graph algorithms. • NVGpro – Web-based software system for night vision goggles design.

18. International Cooperation • Institute of Informatics – Russian Academy of Sciences, Sanct-Petersburg, Russia, • University of Malaga, Spain, • Institute of Information Transmission Problems – Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia, • International Center of Signal Processing – Finnish Academy of Sciences, Tampere, Finland, • School of Economics – Helsinki, Finland,

19. Institute of Industrial Informatics and Robotics – University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain, • Commonwealth University in Virginia, USA, • Information Technology Research Institute – University in Brighton, UK, • Technical University of Crete, Greece, • Computers and Automation Institute - Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary, • Institute of Informatics – Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia, • University of Applied Mathematics - Bon, Germany.

20. Educational Courses Teaching courses – more then 30. • Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”, • Sofia Technical University, • New Bulgarian University, • Plovdiv University, • Burgass Free University, • South-West University Blagoevgrad, • College of Library Science Education and Information Technologies, Sofia.

21. Post Graduate Education • Informatics, • Applicationof the principles and methods of the cybernetics in different scientific areas(engineering, medical, biocybernetics, etc.)

22. Publishing in international journals • IEEE Transactions on System, Man and Cybernetics • Computers and Artificial Intelligence • European Journal of Operational Research • Journal of Operational Research Society • International Transactions of Operational Research • Springer Lecture Notes on Computer Science/Artificial Intelligence • Pattern Recognition Letters • Fuzzy Sets and Systems • Electrotechnology

23. IIT Publishing • Cybernetics and Information Technologies • (ISSN 1311-9702), • Problems of Engineering Cybernetics and Robotics • (ISSN 0204-9848) – ref. Math. Rev., INSPEC, etc., • Working Papers • (ISSN 1310-652X).

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