Nikolay Kirov

CURRICULUM VITAE

Nikolay K. KIROV

Associate Professor, Ph.D. Department "Informatics" NEW BULGARIAN UNIVERSITY	Associate Professor, Ph.D. Operations Research Department Institute of Mathematics and Informatics BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
Mailing address:
Department "Informatics" New Bulgarian University 21 Montevideo Str., 1618 Sofia, Bulgaria Phone: (+359 2) 811 0611 E-mail: `nkirov<at>nbu.bg`	Institute of Mathematics and Informatics Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Akad.G.Bonchev Str., bl.8 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria Phone: (+359 2) 979 2850 E-mail: `nkirov<at>math.bas.bg`
URL: `http://nikolay.kirov.be`	URL: `http://www.math.bas.bg/or/nkirov`

Education

1982	Ph. D. in Mathematics (supervisor Prof. P. Kenderov) thesis: "Generalized monotone mappings and differentiability of vector-valued convex mappings"
1978-1982	Postgraduate student at Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics of Sofia University "St.Kliment Ochridski"
1977	Master of Sciences in Mathematics, FMI of SU "St.Kliment Ochridski"

Employment

2004-	Associate Professor (computer science), NBU
1999-2003	Visiting Professor (computer science), Bourgas Free University
1998-2005	Visiting Professor (computer science), South-West University "Neofit Rilski", Blagoevgrad
1996-2000	Head of Extremal problems department, IMI, BAS
1995-	Associate Professor, IMI, BAS
1993-1994	Visiting Professor, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
1982-1995	Assistant Professor, IMI, BAS
1978	Research assistant in the Math department of "Energy-project" (a company for developing and design of power stations and distribution of electric energy), Sofia

Specific Projects

2010-
2009-	Head of the scientific project "Information technologies for presentation of Bulgarian folk songs with music, notes and text in a digital library", funded under contract DTK 02/54/17.12.2009 with National Science Fund of Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science
2008-	Scientific project "Astroinformatics", funded under contract DO-02-275 with National Science Fund of Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science
2008-	Scientific project "Wide-Field Plate Database: Development and Internet Access", funded under contract DO-02-273 with National Science Fund of Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science
2005	Visiting Researcher in a KT-DigiCult-BG project "Knowledge Transfer for Digitisation of Cultural and Scientific Heritage in Bulgaria" at National Center of Scientific Research "Demokritos", Institute of Informatics Telecommunications, Athens, Greece
2005-2008	NATO SfP 981149: Operations Research Support to Force and Operations Planning in the New Security Environment
2004-2008	Marie Curie Fellowship of the EC programme "Knowledge Transfer for Digitization of Cultural and Scientific Heritage in Bulgaria''
1998-2003	Award MM-807/98 of the National Science Fund of the Bulgarian Ministry of Science and Higher Education: "Reachable sets of differential equations"
1998	Visiting professor in a research VW-Project "Iterative Techniques for Convection-Diffusion Problems on locally refined meshes", Institut fuer Analysis und Numerik, Otto-von-Guericke Universitaet Magdeburg, Germany. Developing algorithms and writing codes (in Matlab environment) for two and three dimensional meshes and finite element solvers.
1993-1994	Visiting professor in a research project "Image compression using wavelets" at the University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA: Developing algorithms and writing codes (on C language) for two-dimensional image compression based on Haar, Daubechies and biorthogonal wavelet transformations.
1991-1994	Award No 58/91 of the National Science Fund of the Bulgarian Ministry of Science and Higher Education: "Computer modeling of dynamical systems and strange attractors"
1987-1992	Joint research project of the International Institute of Applied System Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria and BAS: "Interactive Optimization Systems". Developing algorithms and codes for solving various optimization problems and optimization interactive interface.

Teaching

2005-	Data Structures, lectures, NBU (in English)
2004-	Object-Oriented Programming (C++), lectures, NBU (in English)
2004-	Introduction in Programming (C++), lectures, NBU (in English)
2001-	Programming for Advanced, lectures and labs, NBU
2000	Chaotic Dynamical Systems, lectures and labs, FMI, SU
2000-2005	Operating systems, lectures, SWU
2000-2004	Programming and Data Structures: C++, lectures, SWU and BFU
1999-2004	Object oriented programming: C++, lectures, SWU and BFU
1999-2004	Introduction in Programming: C++, lectures, SWU and BFU
1999	Programming and Data Structures, lectures, SWU
1998-1999	Introduction in Programming, lectures, SWU
1996-1997	Programming and numerical methods, lectures and labs, Technical University of Sofia
1994-1995	Chaotic Dynamical Systems (graduate), lectures and labs, NBU
1993	Discrete Dynamical Systems: Theory and Computer modeling (with Mathematica package), lectures and labs, Summer Workshop on Computer Aided University Mathematics Instruction, organized by Athens University, supported by ERASMUS and TEMPUS, Athens, Greece. Participants: graduate students and lecturers from Italy, Czech Republic, Spain, Bulgaria and Greece
1991-1992	Introduction to Chaotic Dynamical Systems (primarily for graduate students), lectures and labs, FMI, SU
1989-1991	Optimization Interface (graduate), lectures, FMI, SU
1983-1986	Calculus (undergraduate), lectures, Faculty of Geography, SU
1980-1982	Mathematical Programming (graduate), labs, FMI, SU
1978-1979	Calculus (undergraduate), labs, Faculty of Geography, SU
1987-1997	Supervision of M.Sc. theses (10 students), FMI, SU

Computational Experience

2004-	Qt — Trolltech:- a C++ class library and tools for cross-platform development
2002-	Databases MySQL and PostgreSQL
1993-	Using INTERNET tools: browsers, ftp, telnet and SSH, html
1991-	Programming on UNIX OC (HP, DEC, IBM, Sun, Silicon) in C/C++
1986-	Using IBM PC computers (DOS, Windows), programming on Pascal and C/C++; using dBase, TeX, MS Office - Access, Excel, CorelDraw, etc. and math packages Mathematica (Wolfram Research), Maple (Waterloo) and MATLAB (MathWorks)
1985	Working on Apple computers in USCD Pascal
1978-1988	Programming on IBM360 computer (VM, TSO) in FORTRAN and PL1; using optimization package MPSX
1974-1978	Programming on Minsk2 and Minsk32 computers in Machine language and FORTRAN

Current Research Interests

Digitization, representation and databases of folk songs (music, notes, text)
Astroinformatics, digitization of astronomical photograchic plates
Programming, object oriented programming, databases
Digitization of text documents, searching in binary text images
Differential inclusions - representation of reachable sets, numerical methods in control systems
Operations research; decision making theory; applications to water problems; applied optimization
Discrete dynamics; dynamics on the circle and applications to the approximation of convex sets
Computer modeling; experimental mathematics; scientific visualization

Applied Projects

2006-2007	National health register of persons in places with potential occupational exposure to ionising radiation
1991-	Software for creating and processing the databases produced the elections in Bulgaria (used in Parliamentary elections 1991, 1994, 1997 and 2001; Presidential election 1992 and Municipal elections 1995 and 1999)
1990-	Supervision of groups dealing with keyboarding, editing and "camera ready" preparing scientific journals (including "Comptes rendus de l'Academie bulgare des Sciences") and mathematical journals (including Math Reviews-vol.1), textbooks, etc. (using mainly TeX, LaTeX, AMSTeX).
1985-1989	Optimization software (methods and interface) for decision support systems and education
1985-1986	Simulation models in steel production
1980-1989	Problems on the high voltage electricity net of Bulgaria - distribution of electric power, optimization of placement of new electric devices, software systems for visualization and multivariate analysis, etc.
1978-1980	Optimization the parameters of cryogenic superconductors

List of publications

N. Kirov, O. Kounchev, M. Tsvetkov, Astroinformatics: Image Processing and Analysis of Digitized Astronomical Data with WEB-based Implementation, Proceedings of the 6th Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Education in Computer Science, 26-27 June 2010 in Fulda and 28-29 June 2010 in Munich, Germany, 176-181. [pdf]
A. Andreev, N. Kirov, Word Image Matching Based on Hausdorff Distances, Proc. 10th International Conference on Document Analysis and Recognition (2009), 396-400. [pdf]
A. Andreev, N. Kirov, Hausdorff distances for searching in binary text images, Serdica Journal of Computing, 3 (1), (2009), 23-46. [pdf]
N. Kirov, A Software Tool for Searching in Binary Text Images, Review of the National Center for Digitization, 13 (2008), 9-16. [pdf]
A. Andreev, N. Kirov, Text Search in Document Images Based on Hausdorff Distance Measures, Proc. International Conference on Computer Systems and Technologies - CompSysTech’08, June 12-13, 2008, Technical University - Gabrovo, Bulgaria [pdf]
N. Kirov, Words Retrieval from Text Images, Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop "Computer Science and Education", June 6-8, 2008, Borovetz-Sofia, Bulgaria, 102-107 [pdf].
A. Andreev, N. Kirov, Some Variants of Hausdorff Distance for Word Matching, Review of the National Center for Digitization, 12 (2008), 3-8. [pdf]
P. Assenova, N. Kirov, An Approach to a Bachelor program on Network Technologies, Mathematics and Education in Mathematics, 2008, 253-260.
J. Djounova, K. Kirov, N. Kirov, Database Structure for Radiation Incidents and for Treatment of Affected People, Scientific Support for the Decision Making in the Security Sector, Editors: O. Kounchev, R. Willems, V. Shalamanov and Tsv. Tsachev. Edited in: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series - D: Information and Communication Security, vol. 12, 2007, pp. 138-143.
N. Kirov, P. Assenova, Student's Itineraries Through Bachelor Degree Programs in NBU, Proceedings of the Third International Workshop "Computer Science and Education", June 9-11, 2007, Borovetz-Sofia, Bulgaria, 57-66. [pdf]
A. Andreev, N. Kirov, Word image matching in Bulgarian historical documents, Review of the National Center for Digitization 8 (2006), 29-35 [pdf]
N. Kirov, M. Krastanov, Numerical Solutions of ODEs using Volterra Series, Proceedings of the Second International Workshop "Computer Science and Education", June 4-6, 2006, Borovetz-Sofia, Bulgaria, 105-111. [pdf]
K. Ivanov, N. Kirov, N. Yanev, Optimal distribution of the parties mandates for 40. Parliament among electoral districts, Math. and Math. Education, 2006, (Proc. Thirtieth Spring Conf. of the Union of Bulgarian Mathematicians, Borovets, April 5-8, 2006), 70-81 (in Bulgarian). [pdf]
A. Andreev, N. Kirov, Hausdorff Distance and Word Matching, Proceedings of the International Workshop "Computer Science and Education", June 3-5, 2005, Borovetz-Sofia, Bulgaria, 19-28. [pdf]
N. Kirov, M. Krastanov, Volterra Series and Numerical Approximations of ODEs, In: Numerical Analysis and Its Applications, Zhilin Li, L. Vulkov, J. Waśniewski eds., Lecture Notes in Computer Science 3401, 2005, 337-344.
N. Kirov, M. Krastanov, Skiba Points for Optimal Investment Strategies, In: Discrete Mathematics and Applications, Sl. Strakov, K. Denecke, eds., 2005, Proc. 7. Intern. Conf. Discrete Math. & Appl., June 17-20, 2004, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, 41-48.
N. Kirov, M. Krastanov, Higher Order Approximations of Affinely Controlled Nonlinear Systems, In: Large-Scale Scientific Computing, Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science, I. Dimov, I. Lirkov, S. Margenov, J. Wasniewki, P. Jalamov eds., Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science 2907, 230-238, 2004. [postscript]
N. Kirov, Teaching Programming in Bulgarian Universities. Math. and Math. Education, 2001, (Proc. Thirtieth Spring Conf. of the Union of Bulgarian Mathematicians, Borovets, April 8-10, 2001).
N. Kirov, K. Nikolova, Multiobjective Approach of Water Resources Allocation, Water Problems, 28, 1996, 21-28 (in Bulgarian).
M. Krastanov, N. Kirov, Dynamic Interactive System for Analysis of Linear Differential Inclusions, In: Modeling Techniques for Uncertain Systems, eds. A. Kurzhanski, V. Veliov, Birkhaeuser, 1994, 123-130. [postscript | DVI+PCX]
N. Kirov, Chaotic Attractor Reconstruction and Applications to Variable Stars, Proc. 5-th ESO/ST-ECF Data Analysis Workshop, Garching, 26-27 April, 1993, ed. P.J. Grosbol and R.C.E. de Ruijsscher, ESO Conference and Workshop Proceedings No. 47, 185-190. [postscript | DVI+PCX]
P. Kenderov, N. Kirov, A Dynamical System Approach to the Polygonal Approximation of Plane Convex Compacts, J. Approx. Theory 74, No 1, (1993) 1-15. [Abstract | postscript | DVI+PCX]
N. Kirov, A. Antov, V. Genkov, A Software System for Reduction and Visualization of Astronomical Photoelectric Data, Compt. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 44, No 11, (1991) 5-8. [ DVI | Software]
E. Kelevedzhiev, N. Kirov, Interactive Optimization Software System, In: Numerical Methods of Nonlinear Programming and their Implementations, eds. C. Richter, H. Hollatz, D. Palaschke, Akademie Verlag, 1991, (Math. Res. vol. 60, Proc. Opti-Soft '89, Quedlinburg, July 7-14, 1989), 55-70.
E. Kelevedzhiev, N. Kirov, Interactive Optimization Systems, IIASA Working Paper 1989, WP-89-007, 1-28.
N. Kirov, Generic Frechet Differentiability of Convex Operators, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 94, (1985) 97-102.
N. Kirov, Generalized Monotone Mappings and Differentiability of Vector-valued Convex Mappings, Serdica 9, (1983) 263-274.
N. Kirov, Differentiability of Convex Mappings and Generalized Monotone Mappings, Comp. rend. Acad. bulg. Sci. 34, (1981) 1473-1475.

November, 2010