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Born August 28, 1959 in the village Makresh, Region Vidin, Bulgaria.
Education
- 1978: College of Fine Mechanics and Optics “M. Lomonosov”- Sofia, Bulgaria
- 1987: Mechanical Engineering, M.Sc., Technology and Machine Tools Design, Technical University, Sofia, Bulgaria
- 2003: PhD, Centre of Biomedical Engineering, Thesis title: “Modelling and Optimisation of the Parameters of the Class Bioreactors”
Qualification courses
- 2008: Course “Customer Satisfaction and Decision Making in Healthcare Organization”
Academic positions held
- 2010–present: Assoc. Prof. in Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, (IBPhBME) – Bulgarian Academy of Science (BAS)
- 2007–2010: Assoc. Prof. in Centre of Biomedical Engineering (CBME) – BAS
- 2000–2007: Assist. Prof. in Centre of Biomedical Engineering (CBME) – BAS
- 1989–2000: Research associate in CBME – BAS
- 1988–1989: Mechanical Designer in Central Laboratory of Bioinstrumentation & Automation-BAS
Research interests
- Modelling and Optimization of Biotechnological Processes (BTP), Modelling and Optimization of Bioreactors for BTP, Design of Devices and Apparatus, use for Scientific Investigations in Area of the Biotechnology, Biology and Medicine Analysis, Modelling and Prognosis of Dynamics of the Pollution of the Water Ecosystems.
Research activity
- Book chapters: 3
- More than 70 original scientific papers
- More than 80 contributions to scientific conferences, published in whole text
- More than 50 citations
Project experience
- Participant in 2 projects granted by 5FP of the EC
- Leader of project with National Science Fund – Bulgaria
- Main participant in 14 projects with National Science Fund – Bulgaria
Expert activity
- Referee for the journals Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Quarterly, Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, Int. J. Bioautomation and others
- Member of Editorial Board of the Research Bulletin of the Australian Institute of High Energetic Materials, Australia
- Member of editorial board of Int. J. Bioautomation
- Member of the Organizing committee of Int. symposium „Bioprocess Systems”
- Reviewer of Master Thesis
- Reviewer of Competition for Professor
- Reviewer of Competition for Associate Professor
Implemented innovations
- Develop two number Systems Automated Bioreactor 08M
- Design and Manufacture of Sensors for Water Supply System
- Design and Development of TV Bioanalyser to Determine the Activity of Antibiotics
- Design and Manufacture of Battery Laboratory Bioreactors (BLB) with Computer Control
- Design and Development of 50 units Homogenizers
- Design and Manufacture of Magnetic Homogenizers BioMix 01
- Research, Development and Functional Testing of Equipment for Mixing Various Liquids
- Development and Manufacture of Sensors for Measuring Air Flow and Pressure
Professional Memberships
- Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Section “Biomedical Engineering”
- Union of Automation and Informatics
- Scientific and Technical Union of Mining, Geology and Metallurgy in Bulgaria
Scientific supervision
- Supervisor of 1 master student’s thesis
Scientific awards
- 2008: Award for the best paper in Int. Conference “Automatics and Informatics”
- 1998: Quadrate Private of Management’s of Fund “Scientists’ and Technical Investigations, Developments and Embedding by Board of Federation of the Scientific and Technical Unions (FSTU)
- 1998: Quadrate Private of Management’s of Fund “Scientists’ and Technical Investigations, Developments and Embedding by Board of FSTU
