About me

I am currently working as Associate Professor in Technical University of Sofia, College of Energetics and Electronics. This year, I am in charge of two courses: Internet Technologies and Computer Graphics.

I hold a PhD in Automation of Engineering Labour and Systems for Automatized Design from Technical University-Sofia with topic: "Research and Development of eLearning Platforms".

I am one of organizers of international workshops: “Interactive Environments and Emergent Technologies for eLearning” and “Human-Computer Interaction and eLearning Systems”. I am also actively involved in the research community by serving as program committee member and reviewer for numerous conferences like:

• International Conference on Digital Information and Communication Technology and its Applications (DICTAP2011), Dijon, France;
• International Scientific Conference eLSE 2010, 2011– eLearning and Software for Education, Bucharest, Romania,
• Plymouth e-Learning conference 2011, Plymouth, UK 
• The PLE (Personal Learning Environment) Conference 2011, Southampton, UK
• ICWE (International Conference on Web-based Learning), Hong Kong, 2011
• 2nd International Conference on Software Engineering and Computer Systems, Pahang, Malaysia, 2011
• International Conference on Digital Information Processing and Communications, Ostrava, Czech Republic, 2011
• The International Conference on Informatics Engineering & Information Science, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2011

I am serving as a guest-editor and reviewer of several international journals like: Information Technology and Management, Interactive Learning Environments, Journal of Educational Technology Systems.

I received several scholarship grants for research performing and training and awards for research achievements.

Awards:

• 2007, 24.09 – 29.10 Autumnal Technical Fair, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Special Award of Microsoft/Bulgaria for "Implementation of Peer Coaching Program in SharePoint based Environment" Sponsors: Agency“ Development of Communications and ICT” at Ministry of Transport and Communications/Bulgaria, UNDP and IDG Bulgaria
• 2005, 26.09 – 01.10 Autumnal Technical Fair, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Second Award for "SCORM – compliant System for Active E-Learning", Sponsors: Agency “ Development of Communications and ICT” at Ministry of Transport and Communications/Bulgaria, UNDP and IDG Bulgaria

 Scholarships:

• 2009, 01.02-31.03,Department of Microelectronics Structures, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Slovak Academy of Science, The National Scholarship Program of the Slovak Republic, Grant, Technology CAD
• 2007, 01.05-30.06, Department of Microelectronics, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava, The National Scholarship Program of the Slovak Republic, Grant, Technology CAD
• 2007, 22.01-27.01 Winter School, Innsbruck, Austria, Grant, TENCompetence Project - Network of Excellence in Professional Learning
• 2007, 28.05-02.06 Summer School, Frejus, France, Grant, PROLEARN project – Network of Excellence in Professional Learning
• 2006, 05.06-09.06 Summer School, Bled, Slovenia, Grant, PROLEARN project – Network of Excellence in Professional Learning

I am a member of Bulgarian Union of Automation and Informatics and Bulgarian Union of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Communication.