Modelling and Optimization
The department "Modelling and Optimization" in the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences focuses its activities on research and development of methods, algorithms and approaches to support the process of decision making, modeling and analysis of complex systems, and management of information resources in distributed systems and networks.
Scientists from the Department share their knowledge through teaching in a range of universities
Current activities of the department "Modelling and Optimization" are concentrated on research and development of optimization methods, algorithms and approaches, as well as of corresponding software products, realizing local and web-based optimization and decision support systems.
Main Research Directions:
Thematic areas and fields of research
Process modeling and optimization in information and communication systems. Research on network models and algorithms for traffic management in communication networks.
Methods for collecting, processing and analyzing data and acquiring knowledge from them. Development and validation of models for machine learning in cloud environments. Design and implementation of IoT systems for working with big data in real time.
Models and methods for application of virtual and augmented reality in education. Design of educational content and systems for personalized online learning.
Modelling and optimization of tasks related to disaster situations through the collection, processing, and analysis of data from heterogeneous sources aimed to ensure energy
efficiency and environmental protection.
Development of algorithms and application software.
Research and applied activities
The Department actively participates in European and National R&D projects and presents the results in international and national journals and conferences.
The Department actively participates in European and National R&D projects and presents the results in international and national journals and conferences.
