Today, in the “Prof. Marin Drinov” Hall of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the International Conference “Mathematics Days in Sofia” 2026 was officially opened. The event is held under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Bulgaria and is organized by the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, jointly with the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, and the Union of Mathematicians in Bulgaria.
The opening of the scientific forum was attended by the President of the Republic of Bulgaria Ms. Iliana Iotova, Prof. Evdokia Pasheva, Vice-President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Prof. Senya Terzieva-Zhelyazkova, Deputy Minister of Education and Science, Prof. Parvan Parvanov, Rector of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, and Prof. Maya Stoyanova, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics at Sofia University. The official opening was led by Prof. Julian Revalski, Chairman of the Program Committee of the conference, President of the Union of Mathematicians in Bulgaria, and Director of the International Center for Mathematical Sciences at IMI-BAS.
Congratulatory addresses to the organizers of the prestigious event were sent by the President of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Rector of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. On behalf of the President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, a greeting was delivered by Prof. Evdokia Pasheva.
The International Conference “Mathematics Days in Sofia” will continue until July 10, 2026. The forum is held every three years, and today marks the start of its fifth edition. To take part in this traditional meeting of Bulgarian mathematicians, more than 200 scientists from 27 countries arrived in Sofia to present their new results in classical and modern fields of mathematics and computer science.
The achievements of Bulgarian specialists in mathematics and computer science has long been recognized, and today a large number of these scientists successfully pursue their careers in prestigious international universities and research centers. Organizing and hosting scientific events like “Mathematics Days in Sofia” brings closer and strengthens contacts with the Bulgarian mathematical community abroad. By creating an appropriate environment for joint scientific projects and partnerships, the forum stimulates the achievement of key results and the discovery of important answers that find real application in all spheres of human development.
By tradition, during the opening of the conference, the 2026 IMI Mathematics Prize was announced, which is awarded every three years to a Bulgarian mathematician under the age of 40 for high achievements in the field of mathematics. The prize was presented by Academician Julian Revalski, Chairman of the Prize Committee.
The recipient of the 2026 IMI Mathematics Prize is Dr. Evgeni Dimitrov from the University of Southern California, USA. Dr. Dimitrov receives the IMI Prize for outstanding achievements in mathematics for his groundbreaking work in probability theory. His research helps explain complex random phenomena arising in mathematical models of growing interfaces and random matrices. He is also one of the world leaders in the rapidly developing theory of Gibbsian line ensembles.
The International Conference “ Mathematics Days in Sofia 2026″ is held with the support of the Scientific Program “Enhancing the Research Capacity in Mathematical Sciences” (PIKOM), the Ministry of Education and Science, and the Simons Foundation.
More about the conference, its participants, as well as the program of the event can be found at https://mds.math.bas.bg/
