Short history of
the department of Mathematical Modelling
The
Department of Mathematical Modelling of the
Institute for Mathematics and Informatics (IMI) of the
The
Department was formed within the United Centre for Science and Education in
Mathematics and Mechanics, following a Decision of the Bulgarian government “for
endorsement of a new model in the education in mathematics and mechanics and
integration of the activities of the Faculty of Mathematics in the Sofia University
and the Institute for Mathematics with a Computing Centre of BAS”. The
Department was called sector during the period of functioning of the united
centers for science and education - till 1988. The following scientists entered
on
Acad. Blagovest Sendov, Acad. Borislav Bojanov, Corresponding member of BAS Vassil
Popov, Prof. DSc Raycho Lazarov, Prof. DSc Stefka Dimova,
Prof. DSc Svetoslav Markov,
Prof. DSc Rumen Maleev, Prof.
DSc Mihail Kaschiev, Prof. Dr Milko Petkov, Assoc. Prof. Dr Todor Boyanov, Assoc. Prof. Dr Vassil Vesselinov, Assoc. Prof. Dr Andrey
Andreev, Assoc. Prof. Dr Nikolay
Kyurkchiev, Assoc. Prof. Dr Evgeniya
Kolarova-Sendova, Assist. Prof. Dr Mitko Tsvetanov, Assist. Prof. Dr
Margarita Nikolcheva, Assist. Prof. Dr Emiliya Mateeva, Assist. Prof. Teodora Kirpikova-Jukanova,
Assist. Prof. Mara Apostolova.
As of
Assoc. Prof. Dr Nikolay Kyurkchiev (head of the Department), Prof. DSc Kamen Ivanov,
Prof. DSc Pencho Petrushev, Prof. DSc Lili Popova,
Assoc. Prof. Dr Andrey Andreev,
Assoc. Prof. Dr Nikolay Kyurkchiev,
Assoc. Prof. Dr Vladimir Hristov, Assoc. Prof. Dr Georgi Iliev, Assoc. Prof. Dr Ognyan Trifonov,
Assoc. Prof. Dr Denka Kutzarova, Assist. Prof. Dr Irina Nikolova, Assist. Prof. Dr Borislav Draganov, Veselin Kyurkchiev,
Daniela Stoyanova.
Two temporary groups existed in the Department of Mathematical Modelling till 1995, namely, a temporary problem group on mathematical modelling of the gravity impact of the Sun and the Moon on the Earth with staff Prof. DSc Ivan Ivanov, Assist. Prof. Petar Dabnishki, and Assist. Prof. Dimitar Dimitrov; Laboratory for Mathematical Chemistry and Chemical Informatics with staff Assoc. Prof. DSc Daniel Bonchev, Assist. Prof. Ivan Bangov.
Members
of the Department of Mathematical Modelling were
also:
Prof. DSc Ivan Dimov, Prof. DSc Ralitsa Kovacheva, Assoc. Prof. Dr Spas Tashev, Assoc. Prof. Dr Nataliya Kolkovska, Assoc. Prof. Dr Tatyana Chernogorova, Assist. Prof. Dr Nikola Naydenov, Assoc. Prof. Dr Panayot Vassilevski, Assist. Prof. Dr Nikola Vladov, Assist. Prof. Dr Milena Moskova, Assist. Prof. Dr Hristo Jijev, Assist. Prof. Angelina Yotova, Assist. Prof. Nikolay Bankov, Assist. Prof. Petar Shopov, Krasimira Popova, Maksim Chilev, Yanko Chernev.
Several
new groups working in closely related mathematical fields originated from
Department of Mathematical Modelling. Departments of
Numerical methods and Biomathematics of IMI-BAS separated from Department of
Mathematical Modelling. Essential parts of the
founders of Institute for Parallel Processing of BAS and the Chair of Numerical
Methods and Algorithms of the Faculty of Mathematics in the
Consecutive heads of Department of Mathematical Modelling are Acad. Blagovest Sendov, Prof. DSc Racho Denchev, Prof. DSc Pencho Petrushev, Assoc. Prof. Dr Vladimir Hristov, Prof. DSc Kamen Ivanov and Assoc. Prof. Dr Nikolay Kyurkchiev.
The
main field of research is the development of mathematical models in astronomy,
biology, economics, medicine, fusion synthesis, chemistry. The Bulgarian school
in approximation theory was founded and developed as a part of Department of Mathematical
Modelling under the leadership of Acad. Bl. Sendov. Other fields of
research are numerical analysis, numerical methods for solving differential and
integral equations, functional analysis and analytic number theory.
The
members of Depatment of Mathematical Modelling are also active as lecturers in a number of
domestic and foreign universities. More than 120 PhD dissertations were prepared
and defended under the supervision of staff of the Deparment.
The Department was the main organizer of the international conferences Constructive
Function Theory held in 1971, 1977, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1991, 2002 and 2005.
The
international recognition of the mathematical results of the school in
approximation theory resulted in the only prize for young scientists working in
the field - the Vassil A. Popov
prize. The prize is awarded by an international committee every third year. It
was won by 5 different mathematicians from