LYUBOMIR  IVANOV

 

 

 

Personal Information

 

Lyubomir Ivanov

29 Slavyanska Street

BG-1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

(+359 2)9872927; mobile (+359)887000172

lyubomail at yahoo.com

 

Bulgarian nationality

Born 7 October 1952

Married, two children

 

 

Work Experience

 

1988 – present

Senior Research Associate

Head of the Department of Mathematical Logic since 1990

Institute of Mathematics and Informatics

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Bl. 8, Acad. G. Bonchev Street

BG-1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Scientific research, teaching; Science and education

 

1994 – present

Founding President

Manfred Wörner Foundation

29 Slavyanska Street

BG-1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

Represents, directs and manages the organization; Civil society

 

1991-1992

Parliamentary Secretary

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

2 Al. Zhendov Street

BG-1040 Sofia, Bulgaria

Legislative-related issues; Government

 

1990-1991

Chair of Parliamentary Group, Member of Parliament

VII Grand National Assembly

2 Narodno Sabranie Square

BG-1169 Sofia, Bulgaria

Constitution drafting and adoption, legislation; Government

 

January-May 1985

Visiting Research Fellow

Institute of Mathematics

University of Oslo

Blindern 3

NO-0316 Oslo

Scientific research; Science and education

 

1980-1988

Research Associate

Institute of Mathematics and Informatics

Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

Bl. 8, Acad. G. Bonchev Street

BG-1113 Sofia, Bulgaria

Scientific research, teaching; Science and education

 

 

Education and Training

 

1977-1980

Ph.D. in Mathematical Logic

Abstract Theory of Computability

Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics

St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

 

1972-1977

M.S.  in Mathematics

Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics

St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia

 

1970-1972

Sergeant, conscript service

Topographic surveying

Bulgarian Army

Dolen Chiflik and Karnobat

 

1967-1970

High school diploma

National Mathematical High School

Sofia

 

 

Languages

 

Bulgarian (mother tongue), English, Russian

 

 

Fields of Scientific Interest

 

Abstract and axiomatic Recursion Theory;

Romanization of Cyrillized languages and re-Romanization of English;

Antarctic place naming, geographic surveying and mapping;

Foreign and security policy, European and Atlantic integration;

Self-determination, minority rights, immigration policies.

 

 

Organisational Skills and Competences

 

Leadership, organizational expertise and project and team management experience deriving from an extensive record of (pro bono) work as an NGO and political activist including:

 

Chair, Civil Society Development Consortium since 2008;

Founding member (1991) and chairman since 2001, Atlantic Club of Bulgaria;

Organizer and leader, scientific Antarctic expedition Tangra 2004/05;

Coordinator, Marshall Memorial Fellowship Program for Bulgaria of the German Marshall Fund – US, 1997-2002;

Board member, Civil Society Development Foundation, 1997-2001;

Member, coordinating council of the Union of Democratic Forces, 1990-91;

Co-founder, Wilderness Fund – Bulgaria; 1989;

Co-founder, Green Party of Bulgaria in 1989.

 

 

Other Skills and Competences

 

Successful promotion of significant political, social and scientific initiatives as a:

 

Sponsor of the 1990 parliamentary decision of Bulgaria to join the European Union;

Author (in 1995) of the Streamlined System adopted in 1999 as the official national system for the Romanization of Bulgarian language;

Initiator and participant in Bulgarian mapping and place naming (some 400 Bulgarian names) in Antarctica;

Participant in the National Round Table for transition to democracy;

Initiator of the 1985-88 campaign against Winter Olympics on Mount Vitosha.

 

Competences in development and fostering of new policies in the field of immigration, self-determination, ethnic and minority issues etc. developed through work as president of Manfred Wörner Foundation.

 

Expertise in Antarctic exploration, foreign and security policy and other fields exercised through (pro bono) work as a:

 

Member, Interministerial Working Group on Antarctica since 2002;

Chair, Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria since 1994;

Expert on geographic names, Standing Committee on Antarctic Geographic Information of the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) since 2006;

Topographic surveys and mapping in four Bulgarian Antarctic expeditions during the 1994/95, 1995/96, 2002/03, and 2004/05 austral summers;

Co-chair, Security Sector Reform Coalition since 2002;

Member, Streit Council, Washington, DC since 2006;

Member, Board of Trustees, Economic Policy Institute, Sofia since 2001.

Member, Presidential Council on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, 2002-05;

Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, 2001-05;

Member of Public Council, Parliamentary Committee on Civil Society, 2001-05.

 

 

Awards

 

Jubilee Honorary Diploma and Medal commemorating the Centennial of Bulgaria’s independence, 2008.

Falkland Islands Plaque bestowed by the Falkland Islands Legislative Council, 2003.

US Jubilee Medal, Centennial of US-Bulgarian Diplomatic relations, 2003

Award in Recognition of Innovative Contributions to the Academic Refugee Studies, bestowed by UNHCR Bulgaria, 2002.

1987 Nikola Obreshkov Prize, Bulgaria’s highest distinction for achievements in mathematics, awarded for the book Algebraic Recursion Theory.

 

 

Publications

 

Three books, eight monographic papers, four topographic maps, and several dozen papers in mathematics and informatics, linguistics, toponymics, foreign and security policy, and immigration policy.  Principal publications:

 

Ivanov, L. Natural Combinatory Spaces. Serdica Bulgaricae Mathematicae Publicationes. Vol. 4 (1978), 296-310 (in Russian)

Ivanov, L. Iterative Operative Spaces. Comptes rendus de l'Academie Bulgare des Sciences. Vol. 33 (1980), 735-738 (in Russian)

Ivanov, L. Some Examples of Iterative Operative Spaces. Comptes rendus de l'Academie Bulgare des Sciences. Vol. 33 (1980), 735-738 (in Russian)

Ivanov, L. P-Recursiveness in Iterative Operative Spaces. Serdica Bulgaricae Mathematicae Publicationes. Vol. 7 (1981), 281-297 (in Russian)

Ivanov, L. Logic and Information.  Modern Problems of Science (1984) Issue 6, Centre for Scientific Information, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (joint with coauthors; in Bulgarian)

Ivanov, L. Iterative Operative Spaces and the System of Scott and de Bakker. Serdica Bulgaricae Mathematicae Publicationes. Vol. 9 (1983), 275-288

Ivanov, L. Hierarchies of Iterative Operative Spaces, in: Summer School on Mathematical Logic and Its Applications, Primorsko, Sept. 22-28, 1983. Sofia: BAS Publishers, 1983. 50-53

Ivanov, L. Kleene-Recursiveness and Iterative Operative Spaces, in: D. Skordev et al., eds. Mathematical Logic: Proceedings of the Conference on Mathematical Logic, Sofia, Sept. 22-23, 1980. Sofia: BAS Publishers, 1984. 47-62

Ivanov, L. First Order Axioms for the Foundations of Recursion Theory, in: ed. I. Kalantari. Summer Institute on Recursion Theory held at Cornell University. Recursive Function Theory Newsletter (1984), 55-60

Ivanov, L. An Axiomatization of Counters. Serdica Bulgaricae Mathematicae Publicationes. Vol. 12 (1986), 358-364

Ivanov, L. Algebraic Recursion Theory. Chichester, West Sussex: Ellis Horwood, and New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1986. 256 pp. ISBN 9780130269072; ISBN 9780745801025

Ivanov, L. Skordev Spaces. Annuaire de l’Universite de Sofia, Faculte de Mathematiques et Mecanique. Livre 1, vol. 80 (1986)

Ivanov, L. Distributive Spaces, in: Mathematical Logic and Its Applications. ed. D. Skordev. New York & London: Plenum Press, 1987. 265-272

Ivanov, L. Abstract Hierarchies and Degrees. Journal of Symbolic Logic. Vol. 54 (1989), Issue 1, 16-25

Ivanov, L. Charter '89 for Preservation of the Bulgarian Nature heritage. Sofia: Independent Society of Ecoglasnost, Club for Glasnost and Restructuring, and Wilderness Fund Bulgaria, 1989. (in English and Bulgarian)

Ivanov, L. Operative vs. Combinatory Spaces. Journal of Symbolic Logic. Vol. 55 (1990), Issue 2, 561-572

Ivanov, L. and M. Milouchev. Draft Parliamentary Decision for the Full EU (EC) Membership of Bulgaria. (Adopted on 22 December 1990.) Sofia: VII Grand National Assembly, 1990. (in Bulgarian)

Ivanov, L. Romanization of Bulgarian, in: Toponymic Guidelines for Antarctica. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 1995.

Ivanov, L. St. Kliment Ohridski Base, Livingston Island. Scale 1:1000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 1996. (in Bulgarian)

Ivanov, L. Livingston Island: Central-Eastern Region. Scale 1:25000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 1996.

Ivanov, L. Skordev’s Contribution to Recursion Theory. Annuaire de l’Universite de Sofia, Faculte de Mathematiques et Informatique. Vol. 91 (1997).

Ivanov L. and S. Passy. NATO’s Global mission in the Twenty-First Century. Perceptions: Journal of International Affairs. Vol. IV(2) 1999. 54-67

Popov, S. et al. NATO's Global Mission in the 21st Century. 1998-99 NATO Manfred Wörner Fellowship. Sofia: Atlantic Club of Bulgaria, 2000. 123 pp. (coauthor)

Ivanov, L. Platek Spaces. Fundamenta Informaticae. Vol. 44 (2000), Issue 1-2, 145-181

Ivanov, L. Boldface Recursion on Platek Spaces. Fundamenta Informaticae. Vol. 44 (2000), Issue 1-2, 183-208

Shalamanov V., L. Ivanov and Petya Dimitrova. NATO Membership Readiness Indicator: Methodology for Assessment of the Readiness of Candidate Countries to Join NATO. Sofia: ISV Publishers, 2001. 36 pp.

Ivanov, L. NATO: From Marginalization to Globalization. Atlantisch Perspectief Tijdschrift. Vol. 26(7/8) 2002, 22-24

Ivanov, L. Mapping and Description of Antarctic Geographical Features with Bulgarian Names. Sofia: Antarctic Place-Names Commission of Bulgaria, 2002. 52 pp. Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/

Ivanov, L. On the Romanization of Bulgarian and English. Contrastive Linguistics. Vol. XXVIII (2003), Issue 2, 109-118

Ivanov, L. et al. The Future of the Falkland Islands and Its People. Sofia: Double T Publishers, 2003. 96 pp. ISBN 954-91503-1-3

Ivanov, L. Mapping and Description of Antarctic Geographical Features with Bulgarian Names Approved on 17 February 2004. Sofia: Antarctic Place-Names Commission of Bulgaria, 2004. 47 pp. Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/

Ivanov, L. et al. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich Island, South Shetland Islands. Scale 1:100000 topographic map. Sofia: Antarctic Place-names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005.

Ivanov, L. Mapping and Description of Antarctic Geographical Features with Bulgarian Names Approved on 11 April 2005. Sofia: Antarctic Place-Names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005. 64 pp. Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/

Ivanov, L. Tangra Mountains, Komini Peak, west slope new rock route; Tangra Mountains, Lyaskovets Peak, first ascent; Zograf Peak, first ascent; Vidin Heights, Melnik Peak, Melnik Ridge, first ascent. The American Alpine Journal, 2005. 312-315.

Ivanov, L. Mapping and Description of Antarctic Geographical Features with Bulgarian Names Approved on 4 November 2005. Sofia: Antarctic Place-Names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005. 70 pp. Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/

Ivanov, L. The role of immigration for the demographic and national development of Bulgaria in the 21st Century, in: Towards New Immigration Policies for Bulgaria. Sofia: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2006. 54 pp. (in Bulgarian, English summary) ISBN 9789549203219

Ivanov, L. and P. Pantev, eds. Joint Bulgarian-American Military Facilities: Public Attitudes and Strategic, Political, Economic and Environmental Aspects. Sofia: NI Plus Publishers, 2006. 68 pp. (in Bulgarian)

Ivanov, L. Mapping and Description of Antarctic Geographical Features with Bulgarian Names Approved on 15 December 2006. Sofia: Antarctic Place-Names Commission of Bulgaria, 2005. 27 pp. Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/

Ivanov, L. Essential History of Bulgaria in Seven Pages, in: Bezmer and Adjacent Regions, Guide for American military. Sofia: Multiprint Ltd., 2007. 40 pp. ISBN 9789549043785

Ivanov, L. and V. Yule. Roman Phonetic Alphabet for English. Contrastive Linguistics. Vol. XXXII, 2007, Issue 2, 50-64

Ivanov, L. et al. Bulgarian Policies on the Republic of Macedonia: Recommendations on the development of good neighbourly relations following Bulgaria’s accession to the EU and in the context of NATO and EU enlargement in the Western Balkans. Sofia: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2008. 80 pp. (Trilingual publication in Bulgarian, Macedonian and English) ISBN 978-954-92032-2-6

Ivanov, L. et al. Bulgarian Policies on the Republic of Macedonia. International Policy Journal. Blagoevgrad, 2008. Issue 1, 24-42 (in Bulgarian)

Ivanov, L. Mapping and Description of Antarctic Geographical Features with Bulgarian Names Approved on 12 August and 4 September 2008. Sofia: Antarctic Place-Names Commission of Bulgaria, 2008. 15 pp. Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/gaz/scar/

Ivanov, L. Antarctica: Livingston Island and Greenwich, Robert, Snow and Smith Islands. Scale 1:120000 topographic map. Made by the Military Geographic Service of the Bulgarian Army and the Antarctic Place-names Commission at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation of the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Troyan: Manfred Wörner Foundation, 2008. (in Bulgarian) ISBN 978-954-92032-4-0

 

 

Links

 

Charter ’89 for Preservation of the Bulgarian Nature Heritage

 

Bulgaria in EU: 1990 Parliamentary Decision

 

Toponymic Guidelines for Antarctica

 

Map of St. Kliment Ohridski Base

 

The Future of the Falkland Islands and Its People

 

Romanization of Bulgarian and English

 

Romanization of Macedonian

 

Map of Livingston and Greenwich Islands

 

Romanization of Russian

 

Essential History of Bulgaria in Seven Pages

 

Roman Phonetic Alphabet for English

 

Bulgarian Policies on the Republic of Macedonia

 

 

 

 


 

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