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) 8720497 http://www.iit.bas.bg; E-mail: vvassilev@iinf.bas.bg

3. Structure and Staff 7 DEPARTAMENTS 2 LABORATORIES • 2 Members of BAS • 3 Full Professors • 21 Associated Professors • 34 Research Associates • 52 Specialists

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

5. LABORATORIES Telematics System Engineering

6. Information Processing and Systems • Software systems for information processing; • Non stationary signals processing; • Fluid information technologies; • Night vision devices modelling and design; • Implementation of programmable logic and VHDL for system-level descriptions • Computer aided engineering in optical data storage.

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; • Content Based Image/Object Retrieval (CBIR/CBOR).

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. International Research Projects • FP6/IST/027451 LOGOS – Knowledge-on-Demand for Ubiquitous Learning, (www.logosproject.com), 2006 - 2009. • COST 2101 – Identification on Biometric Parameters, 2006-2009 • FP6/IST/511723 INTRAWEBS – Intelligent Framework for Generating Open (Adaptable) Development Platforms for Web-Service Enabled Applications Using Semantic Web Technologies, Distributed Support Units and Multi-Agent Systems, (http://www.infrawebs.eu), 2004 – 2007. • FP6 INCO-CT-20030003401 HUBUSKA – Networking Centres of High Quality Research on Knowledge Technologies and Applications, (http://www.hubuska.com), 2004 – 2007. • ERASMUS ERASMUS/ETN-DEC/114046 – Thematic Network for Post Graduate Education in Computer Sciences, (http://ecet.ecs.ru.acad.bg/etndec), 2004 – 2007. • FP6/IST/507634 BIOSECURE – Biometrics for Secure Authentication Network of Excellence, 2004 – 2007, (http://www.biosecure.info).

14. CEEPUS/IICII/SR007301-0506– Extended Mathematics, 2004 – 2007 • LEONARDO DA VINCI PP-159052 JASON – On-The-Job e-Training Skills to Deal with Digital Cultural Heritage Content, (http://jason.mediaprimer.pt), 2004 – 2006. • LEONARDO DA VINCI PP-114025 KNOSOS – New Media Knowledge Village for Innovative e-Learning Solutions, 2003 – 2005. • LEONARDO DA VINCI PP-136029 ADONIS – Advanced On-the-job e-Training Solutions in e-Business for SME's, 2002 – 2004. • INCO-COPERNICUS PL961104 AGILE – Automatic Generation of Instructions in Languages of Eastern Europe, (http://www.itri.brighton.ac.uk/projects/agile/index.html),1998 – 2000. • INCO-COPERNICUS PL961060 ARCHIMED – Advanced Multimedia System Architectures and Applications for Educational Telematics, 1998 – 2000. • INCO-COPERNICUS PR977069 EMG-NET– European Research Network for Intelligent Support of EMG Studies, (http://www.iinf.bas.bg/EMG-Net), 1998–2000

15. 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,

16. Computer-aided Handwriting Authentication, • Computer-aided Face Identification, • Computer System for CD’s Identification, • Computer System for Verification of State Emblem Replicas, • E-Learning Courses: “Programming in C”, “Basics of Pneumatics”, • E-Learning System for Self-testing, • INFO 3 – 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. • NVDpro – Software System for Night Vision Devices Design.

17. International Cooperation • Institute of Informatics – Russian Academy of Sciences, Saint Petersburg, Russia, • University of Malaga, Spain, • Poznan University of Technology, Poland, • 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, • Institute of Industrial Informatics and Robotics – University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain,

18. Commonwealth University in Virginia, USA, • Brighton University, UK, • Technical University of Crete, Greece, • Computers and Automation Institute - Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary, • Foundation Centre for Human Sciences, Paris, France, • Consortium for Investigations and Continuous Education, Turin, Italy, • Institute of Informatics – Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia, • University of Applied Mathematics - Bonn, Germany.

19. Educational Courses Teaching courses – more then 30. • Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, • Sofia Technical University, • New Bulgarian University, • University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, • Sofia College of Library Science Education and Information Technologies.

20. Post Graduate Education Annually from 16 up to 28 PhD students work on their dissertation theses at IIT-BAS in the areas of • Informatics, • Applicationof the principles and methods of the cybernetics in different scientific areas(engineering, medical, biocybernetics, etc.)

21. 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

22. IIT Publishing • Cybernetics and Information Technologies • (ISSN 1311-9702),http://www.cit.iit.bas.bg • Problems of Engineering Cybernetics and Robotics • (ISSN 0204-9848) – ref. Math. Rev., INSPEC, etc., • Working Papers • (ISSN 1310-652X).

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