Research Projects

Internationally Funded Projects

Network EUREKA SD
Enhancement of University Research and Education in Knowledge Areas useful for Sustainable Development (LOT 13), ERASMUS MUNDUS, 2013-2016, partner

FY2013
Enhancing Safety Awareness of the Maritime Personnel (MARSA), International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU), the Nippon Foundation, 2013

TN 5539
eUniverCities: City-University Partnerships for the Development of Sustainable Urban Economies and Societies (Implementation Phase), URBACT II Program, partner, 2012-2013

2013-ERA-MOB-8
Sectoral Program ERASMUS, Life-long Learning Program, academic year 2013-2014 ?, second ERASMUS coordinator for N. Vaptsarov Naval Academy

2012-ERA-MOB-8
Sectoral Program ERASMUS, Life-long Learning Program, academic year 2012-2013 ?, second ERASMUS coordinator for N. Vaptsarov Naval Academy

TN 5539
eUniverCities: City-University Partnerships for the Development of Sustainable Urban Economies and Societies (Development Phase), URBACT II Program, partner, 2012-2013

FY2012
Enhancing Management Capacity of the Maritime Industry Personnel (MAREM), International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU), the Nippon Foundation, 2012

OTKA 83023
Proteolytic Destruction of the Thrombus Matrix: Characterization of New Targets and Tools for Thrombolysis, Hungarian Science Foundation (OTKA), 2011-2015

SEE/A/218/2.2/X
Environmental Management of Transborder Corridor Ports (ECOPORT8), South-East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme, 2008-2012

5D202
Integration of EU Neighbourhood Countries in the Transport chains of the EU intermodal Railway and Inland (and coastal) waterways Modes (INTERIM), INTERREG III B, EC, 2006-2008, Co-PI

2004 HU-93003-S
Dangerous Cargo Transport Monitoring on Inland Waterways (DaTraM), Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T) Program of the EU, 2004-2005, Co-PI

RICA-CT-2005-022868
Black Sea Scientific Network (Black Sea SCENE), Sixth Framework Program of the European Union, 2006-2008, PI

FP6-019363
Researchers in European Knowledge Society – REKS, EU 2005 Researchers in Europe Initiative, Co-PI

RD2/2000/30161
Consortium Operational Management Platform River Information Services – COMPRIS, Fifth Framework Program of the European Union,
2002-2005, Co-PI

COE21ABSSS/MSDM
Center Of Excellence 21-st Century: ‘Creation of Agent-Based Social Systems Sciences’, Project1: ‘Mathematical System for Decision Making’ (MSDM)”, Ministry of Education and Science of Japan, 2004-2009, PI

BG/04/A/PL-166081
River information services based on risk analysis – RARIS, Leonardo da Vinci program of the EU, 2004-2005, PI

20607-2003-03 P1VS1 ISP IT
Activities within policy application of epidemiologi­cal modeling and establishing working rela­tions with the relevant units of DG SANGO. Contribution to the new Framework 6 project on environment and health helping to define its strategy, which is intended to pave the way for a major project in the area at European level in Framework 7, Joint Research Center, Fifth Framework Program of the European Union, 2003, PI

20607-IPSC G-04
Risk Quantification of Natural Hazards using Pattern Recognition Methods Realized by Original Software in MATLAB, Joint Research Center, Fifth Framework Program of the European Union, 2003, PI

TRS-083/02_PR#38232
Pattern Recognition Feasibility Study for Decision Making in Non-Nominal Situations (PRNN), EUROCONTROL, 2002-2004, PI

069520/Z/02/Z
Enzymology of thrombolysis in physiology and pathology, 2003-2005, PI

IST-2000-29207
European Network on Intelligent Technologies for Smart Adaptive Systems- EUNITE, 2000, Co-PI

EVK1-CT-2000-00044
European catchments: Catchments changes and their impact on the coast-EUROCAT, Fifth Framework Program of the EC, 2001-2003, Co-PI

GRANT No. T031891/2000
Intravascular and extravascular fibrinolysis, Hungarian Foundation for Support of the Scientific Research, 2000-2003, PI

WORLD BANK Sm GP 8/2000
Ways of improving qualification and employment of the Turkish population in the region of Varna, 2000-2001, Co-PI

FKFP 0013/99
Regulation of Fibrinolysis through Non-Covalent Modification of the Fibrin Substrate and the Proteases, 1999-2000, PI

TEMPUS JEP_AC-13447-98
Establishment of a Continuous Education Centre at the TU-Varna, Focusing on the Usage of New Information and Communication Technologies in the Maritime-related Business, TEMPUS Program, 1998-2000, Co-PI

PHARE NCDE/98/7
Development of Distance Education Course Modules, PHARE Program, 1998-2000, Co-PI

BRITE-EURAM BE-97-5103
Accurate Modeling and Damage Detection in High Safety and Cost Structures- AMADEUS, 1997-1998, Co-PI

PHARE ETF/97/VET/0066
English for Maritime Emergencies- PC Based Multi­media Distance Educational Course- (ERFMAREM), 1997-1999, Co-PI

TEMPUS JEP 0653-94
Inter-University Centre for Update Educational Tech­nologies in Higher Education, TEMPUS Program, 1994-1994, Co-PI

TEMPUS JEP 07258-94
European Centre Energy-Nature Balkan, 1994-1996, Co-PI

TEMPUS JEP 3483-92
Staff Training, Laying the Foundation and Starting the Process Of Restructuring of Manufacturing Engineer­ing Departments in Bulgaria and Czechoslovakia for Their Transformation in Centers of Excellence in Manufacturing and Management, 1992-1994, Co-PI

TEMPUS JEP 3695-92
Centre for Advanced Control Engineering (CACE), TEMPUS Program, 1992-1994, Co-PI

Nationally Funded Projects

B051PO001 – 3.3.04/40
Support for the development of PhD students, postdocs, specialists and young scientists: Building highly qualified young researchers in modern information technologies for optimization, pattern recognition and decision support, European Social und, Operative Program Human Resources”, principal investigator of a scientific team in the project, 2008-2011

DVU01/0031
Development of Program and Internet-Based Applications for the Purpose of Education and Training in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Optimization (INPORT), Program: Stimulating Scientific Research in Public Universities, National Science Fund, 2008-2011, PI

TK01/0485
Intelligent Systems for Diagnostics and Decision Making in Technological Processes, Program: Stimulating Scientific Research in Priority Areas, National Science Fund, 2009-2011, Co-PI

NIR 29/2008
Identification of the Possibilities to Form Clusters in the Regional Industry and Propositions for Their Support, Technical University of Varna, 2008-2009, Co-PIÂ

NIR/TUV 37/2002
Supporting the Strategic Decisions of the Organiza­tions in the Market Environment, 2002-2003, Co-PI

OSF 125-96
Ecosystems’96, 1996-1997, PI

IS-7-94
Computer Method and Intelligent Systems for Educa­tion and Scientific Researches in the Diagnostics of Biological, Medical and Technical Objects, 1994-1995, PI

NIS/TUV 1065-93
Preparation for Testing and Exploitation of Computer Operated Metal-Cutting Machine, 1993-1994, PI

NIS/TUV 1017-92
Methods and Organization for Technical Diagnos­tics of Energy Devices on Port Ships, 1992-1993, Co-PI

NIS/TUV 955-91
Systems for Estimation of the Time Resource and Planning the Maintenance of Turbo-machines by their Actual State, 1991-1992, Co-PI

NIS/TUV 880313-90
System for Diagnostics and Monitoring of Ships Engines and Mechanisms, 1990-1991, Co-PI

NIS/TUV 842-88
Creating Microcomputer Systems for Diagnostics of Main Ship Diesel Engines, 1988, Co-PI

NIS/TUV 812-87
Vibration Diagnostics in Rotary and Piston Ma­chines, 1987-1988, Co-PI