The Scientific Council is a collective body for scientific guidance of the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics (IMI) with a four-year term, elected in accordance with Art. 38 of the Statute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Its activity is defined in the IMI Rules of Procedure and is in accordance with Art. 39 and 40 of the Statute of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Its members are holders of DSc degrees, associate and full professors, corresponding and full members of BAS and one young scientist with an academic degree. Their number is between 15 and 25. The Scientific Council elects its Chairperson for its current term. The meetings of the Scientific Council are public, unless otherwise prescribed by law.

The Scientific Council determines the policy of the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics. It approves the plans and reports on the fulfilment of the IMI’s research and educational activities; accepts completed planned and contracted research; approves the IMI’s budget on a proposal from the Director; decides on the creation and closure of scientific structural units within IMI; approves the Director’s proposals of Deputy Directors and Scientific Secretary; elects the heads of the IMI structural units; announces vacancies and conducts elections for academic positions and proposes the dismissal of persons holding academic positions; initiates and terminates doctoral students’ terms of study; decides on the disposition of property owned by IMI; chooses the editorial boards of IMI’s periodicals.

Corr. Member Prof. Oleg Mushkarov, D.Sc. – Chairman
Prof. Tsvetomir Tsachev, PhD – Vice Chairman
Assoc. Prof. Desislava Paneva-Marinova – Secretary
Acad. Prof. Vesselin Drensky, D.Sc.
Acad. Prof. Julian Revalski, D.Sc.
Corr. Member Prof. Nikolai Nikolov, D.Sc.
Prof. Virginia Kiryakova, D.Sc.
Prof. Emil Kolev, D.Sc.
Prof. Kamen Ivanov, D.Sc.
Prof. Mladen Savov, D.Sc.
Prof. Ognyan Kunchev, D.Sc.
Prof. Peter Boyvalenkov, D.Sc.
Prof. Tsonka Baycheva, D.Sc.
Prof. Evgenija Popova, PhD
Prof. Velichka Milousheva, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Ivan Chipchakov, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Krassimira Ivanova, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Irina Krasimirova Georgieva, PhD
Assoc. Prof. Tsvetelin Stefanov Zaevski, PhD
Assist. Prof. Hristo Sariev, PhD (advisory vote)