Institute of Mathematics and Informatics (Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)

The Institute of Mathematics and Informatics was established in 1947 as Institute of Mathematics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Its name changed to Institute of Mathematics with Computing Centre in 1961, while from 1970 to 1988 the Institute together with the Faculty of Mathematics at Sofia University functioned in a unified structure, the Joint Centre of Mathematics and Mechanics. The present name was adopted in 1995.

The Institute carries out scientific research in the fields of mathematics and informatics, as well as their applications to education, science, business and industry, government, etc.

Members of the Institute hold teaching positions at a number of Bulgarian universities and colleges, providing also direction to Ph.D. and M.S. students. The Institute plays an important role in training gifted pupils, graduates, etc. for participating in major international competitions in mathematics and informatics. In particular, the Bulgarian team in mathematics has been ranking among the top five at International Mathematical Olympiad events in the recent years.

Departments

AlgebraArtificial Intelligence
Biomathematics
Complex Analysis
Differential Equations
Education
Education in Mathematics and Informatics
Geometry and Topology
Library
Information Research
Laboratory of Mathematical Linguistic
Logic
Mathematical Foundations of Informatics
Mathematical Linguistics
Mathematical Physics
Computational Mathematics
Operation Research
Probability and Statistics
Real and Functional Analysis
Software Engineering
Telecommunications Department

Directors

Academician Lyubomir Chakalov, 1947-50
Academician Nikola Obreshkov, 1951-63
Academician Lyubomir Iliev, 1964-88
Academician Petar Kenderov, 1989-93
Sen.Res.Assoc. Nikolay Yanev, 1994-99
Prof. Stefan Dodunekov, 1999 –

Publications

* [http://www.math.bas.bg/~serdica/ Serdica Mathematical Journal]
* [http://www.math.bas.bg/serdicajcomputing/ Serdica Journal of Computing]
* [http://www.math.bas.bg/imi/mplus/ Mathematica Plus]
* [http://www.math.bas.bg/~fcaa/ Fractional Calculus and Applied Analysis]
* [http://www.math.bas.bg/~pliska/ Pliska Studia Mathematica Bulgarica]
* Mathematica Balkanica (founded: New Series, 1987, published quarterly)
* Physico-Mathematical Journal (founded: 1904, published quarterly)

Trivia

* The first computing centre in Bulgaria was created at the Institute in 1961.
* The first Bulgarian electronic digital computer "Vitosha", and the first Bulgarian electronic calculator "Elka" were constructed at the Institute in 1962-64.

ources

* Yanev, Nikolay. (1998). Fifty years of Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at BAS. Journal of BAS, No 3-4, 96-100. (in Bulgarian)
* Andreev A., I. Derzhanski eds. "Bulgarian Academy of Sciences: Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, founded 1947." Sofia: Multiprint Ltd., 2007. 64 pp. (Bilingual publication in Bulgarian and English) ISBN 978-954-8986-27-4

External links

* [http://www.math.bas.bg/ Institute of Mathematics and Informatics]
* [http://www.bas.bg/index-en.html Bulgarian Academy of Sciences]
* [http://www.geology.bas.bg/acadnet.html Bulgarian Academic Network]