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16.06.2025
International Conference Biomath 2025
10.06.2025
The Second Annual Research and Innovation Forum for Software Developers SofTIS Summer Camp 2025
28.02.2025
Academic Lecture by Prof. Yuri Tschinkel
07.01.2025
Antoni Rangachev from IMI receives a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation
20.12.2024
Happy Holidays!

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International Conference Biomath 2025

The annual international conference Biomath – Mathematical Methods and Models in Biosciences will take place from 15 to 20 June 2025 at the campus of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, hosted jointly by the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics and the Institute of Mechanics.

Biomath 2025 is dedicated to recent research in the life sciences grounded in mathematical modelling and methodology. The conference serves as a multidisciplinary meeting point for researchers developing and applying mathematical and computational tools in fields such as biology, ecology, medicine, biophysics, biochemistry, pharmacokinetics, chemoinformatics, biotechnology, bioengineering, environmental sciences, and other related disciplines.

The event continues a longstanding tradition of biomathematical meetings dating back to 1995. It is organized with the support of various institutes of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, as well as major academic institutions such as Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”, South-West University “Neofit Rilski”, the Union of Bulgarian Mathematicians, and the Biomath Forum. International partners include the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics and the DST/NRF SARChI Chair on Mathematical Models and Methods in Bioengineering and Biosciences at the University of Pretoria, and the Institute of Applied Mathematics at the University of Warsaw.

Running in parallel with the conference, the Biomath School for Young Scientists offers plenary lectures and dedicated sessions for contributed talks by early-career researchers. The lectures are designed to provide accessible introductions to current research topics and are delivered by some of the conference’s keynote speakers. A highlight of the school is the Hot Topics Workshop, where leading experts present emerging areas of research and outline open problems. All participating PhD students and young scientists are considered members of the school.

Further details and the full program can be found at the official conference website: www.biomath.bg/2025

Monday, 16 June 2025|Tags: |

The Second Annual Research and Innovation Forum for Software Developers SofTIS Summer Camp 2025

Following the success of its first edition in 2024, which brought together young researchers, software developers, and industry leaders, SofTIS Summer Camp returns for its second year. From June 13 to 15, 2025, the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, in partnership with Scalefocus, will once again host this international in-person forum at the company’s Varna office, aiming to foster sustainable networks between science and the tech industry.

SofTIS Summer Camp is an innovative format that bridges scientific research and real-world software engineering. The camp focuses on:

  • Promoting collaboration between academia and the tech industry
  • Creating space for young researchers and PhD students to develop ideas with practical impact
  • Encouraging knowledge and technology transfer from research to business
  • Uniting experts from diverse domains to discuss the future of digital transformation

The event brings together academics, industry professionals, and young talents to explore topics such as artificial Intelligence and software systems optimization, blockchain and next-generation platforms, green software development and sustainability, commercialization of research and tech-driven startups, innovative education and PhD training for the IT sector, among others.

The three-day program features keynote talks, panel discussions, interactive workshops, demos, and challenge-based collaboration. PhD research, applied scientific initiatives, and successful corporate practices will be highlighted. SofTIS Summer Camp is not just a conference – it’s a dialogue-driven platform for shaping the future of technology through science.

SofTIS Summer Camp is open to students, PhD candidates, researchers, and software professionals who are passionate about applying scientific thinking to real-world technology development.

Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/softis-summer-camp-2025-research-meets-innovation-in-software-development-tickets-1365387393449?aff=PRBGmedia

 

Tuesday, 10 June 2025|Tags: , |

Academic Lecture by Prof. Yuri Tschinkel

On March 10, 2025, at 5 PM in the Prof. Marin Drinov Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Prof. Yuri Tschinkel will deliver an academic lecture on the occasion of his election as a foreign member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Prof. Tschinkel was elected a foreign member of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences on November 25, 2024, upon the proposal of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics. He is a world-renowned mathematician, a creator of several new directions with a huge influence on the development of modern mathematics, with remarkable results in rational points on algebraic varieties; stable irrationality; stabilization; symbol theory; and G-irrationality.

Currently, Prof. Tschinkel is a professor at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York, USA. He is one of the leading contemporary mathematicians with outstanding contributions to the development of algebraic geometry, algebraic topology and geometric aspects of mathematical physics. For his great contribution to mathematics, Prof. Tschinkel has been awarded several prizes in Мathematics, including the Frontier of Science Award from the International Congress of Fundamental Sciences, Beijing, 2023. In 2018, he was elected a member of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina Academy, and in 2021, he was elected a foreign member of the Academia Europaea.

Prof. Tschinkel is а director of the Mathematics and Physical Sciences Division of the Simons Foundation – one of the largest charitable organizations in the United States. It provides grants in four scientific areas: Мathematics and Physical sciences; Life Sciences; Autism Research and Education, Engagement and Outreach. The Mathematics and Physical Sciences Division of the Simons Foundation supports research in the fields of mathematics, theoretical physics and computer science by providing funding for scientists, institutions and scientific infrastructure.

Prof. Tschinkel participated actively in the initial discussions on the establishment of the International Center for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS–Sofia) at the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences together with Prof. Julian Revalski, Prof. Ivan Todorov and Prof. Ludmil Katzarkov. Today, Prof. Tschinkel is a member of the ICMS Advisory Board. He has always strongly supported the activities of ICMS–Sofia and contributed to transforming ICMS–Sofia into a leading research and scientific center in South-Eastern Europe.

Antoni Rangachev from IMI receives a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation

Assistant Professor Antoni Rangachev from the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics and Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu – Paris Rive Gauche receives a 5-year PROMYS grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF). PROMYS is a funding programme by the SNSF as part of the second Swiss contribution to selected EU member states. It is intended to create promising and interesting career opportunities for outstanding researchers and thus counteract a “brain drain” from these states.

The “Topological, Metric and Algebraic Equisingularity Theory” project will be carried out at IMI-BAS. Its aim is to help Dr. Rangachev establish a research group in singularities. Dr. Rangachev will be assisted in this endeavor by Prof. Norbert A’Campo (University of Basel) and Prof. Zsolt Patakfalvi (EPFL). The project will fund several postdoctoral positions, graduate students, a singularities seminar, research trips for the team members, and conferences in singularity theory that will be held in Bulgaria.

Dr. Rangachev specializes in singularity theory, algebraic geometry and commutative algebra. He focuses on studying how singular varieties that depend on parameters change under parameter perturbations. Singular varieties are geometric objects that are defined as the solutions of systems of polynomial or analytic equations in many variables and that locally differ from the appearance of Euclidean spaces. When some of the variables in the defining equations of a variety are independent parameters, the variety can be viewed as a family composed of subvarieties called fibers each of which corresponds to a particular choice of parameters. The changes that can take place in a family are of topological, metric or algebrо-geometric nature. There are two extreme cases that can occur. The first one is if there is no change: the fibers of the family exhibit the same nature. Such families are called equisingular. The other extreme case is that of maximum change: the nearby fibers around a singular fiber are smooth (locally resembling Euclidean spaces). Such families are called smoothings.

The main research goals of the project are as follows. In the case of equisingular families the goal is to understand the interplay among various equisingularity notions. In the case of smoothing, the goal is to develop methods to compute topological invariants of the smooth fibers directly from the defining algebraic equations of the singular fiber.

Antoni Rangachev is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate. He obtained his PhD from Northeastern University in 2017 under the supervision of Prof. Terence Gaffney and Prof. Steven Kleiman. He was a Dickson Instructor at the University of Chicago from 2017 to 2021 and a Peter Beron fellow at IMI-BAS from 2021 to 2023. Currently, Antoni is a Marie Skłodowska Curie fellow at Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu in Paris and the CNRS where he works with Prof. Bernard Teissier.

Tuesday, 7 January 2025|Tags: , , |

Happy Holidays!

The Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
wishes all its colleagues, partners, and friends
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2025!

As we approach the New Year, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of you for your hard work and our successful collaboration throughout 2024!

The past year was full of challenges, but we achieved remarkable results thanks to our joint efforts. We look forward to the future with confidence, believing that the New Year 2025 will bring us even more opportunities for growth, building trusted partnerships, and achieving new successes. 

We wish you good health, happiness, and inspiration! May the New Year bring you and your loved ones much joy, harmony, fulfilled dreams, and success in all your endeavours!

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