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The activities of Bulgarian scientists in European projects and valuable archival publications were presented by BAS to Commissioner Iliana Ivanova

The participation of scientific units of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in large-scale international projects was discussed at a meeting of representatives of the Academy with the EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Iliana Ivanova. The Secretary General of BAS Prof. Neli Koseva presented an update on the results of the multilateral activities of the scientists, the implementation of projects both under the Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation of the European Union as well as funded from national sources. The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is actively involved in scientific capacity building, coordinating 23 out of 51 infrastructure sites under the National Roadmap for Scientific Infrastructure. The number of scientific publications has been steadily increasing over the last two years, said [...]

Връзки с обществеността2023-11-20T15:55:40+02:00Friday, 17 November 2023|Categories: General Academic News, Selected|

Virtual interactive models of authentic folk costumes and three-dimensional models of archaeological sites were shown by scientists to Commissioner Iliana Ivanova

Scientists from the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies of BAS presented the possibilities of state-of-the-art tools for 3D digitalization to the Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Iliana Ivanova. 3D models obtained by laser scanning, close-range and aerial photogrammetry methods were demonstrated. The scientists also showed the Commissioner virtual interactive scenes with models of authentic folk costumes from the collection of the National Ethnographic Museum as well as three-dimensional models of archaeological sites. During the visit, the researchers also presented how the laser scanning and computed tomography systems work, as well as the results of research conducted with them. The scientific infrastructure is part of the 3D Digitization and Microstructural Analysis Laboratory of the Center of Excellence in Computer Science and Information [...]

Връзки с обществеността2023-11-20T15:53:49+02:00Friday, 17 November 2023|Categories: Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies|

Prize for outstanding achievement in the field of historical anthropology of Southeast Europe for young researchers

Sen. Asst. Prof. Dr. Mina Hristova from the Section of Balkan Ethnology at IEFSEM-BAS was awarded on November 10 with the Karl Kaser Prize for outstanding achievements in the field of historical anthropology of Southeast Europe for young researchers for her first monograph "We are Bulgarians but not quite". Interspaces and Hybrid Identities in the Balkans in the 21st Century. The prize was shared between her and another young researcher from Slovenia, Dr. Daša Ličen, after a long and contested selection process. This is the first prize awarded since the loss of Prof. Dr. Karl Kaser (1954-2022), one of the most outstanding anthropologists of the last century. Its foundation is part of the rich legacy left by the researcher and professor in the Department [...]

Връзки с обществеността2023-11-20T15:51:55+02:00Tuesday, 14 November 2023|Categories: Cultural-historical Heritage and National Identity|

Joint Academy Day of EASAC

ÖAW/Daniel Hinterramskogler On November 6, 2023, the President of BAS Prof. Julian Revalski, Member of the Academy, took part in the Joint Academy Day organized by the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC). From the beginning of 2024, the Austrian Academy of Sciences will host the EASAC Secretariat. The EASAC President, Prof. Wim van Saarloos, opened the event with a lecture on "Academies’ Scientific Councils in Support of Policy - Unification at European Level within EASAC". The event continued with a panel discussion on "Energy Transition: realistic ambitions and ambitious prospects" on EASAC's latest report The Future of Gas.

Връзки с обществеността2023-11-10T10:15:07+02:00Thursday, 9 November 2023|Categories: General news|

Open Days on Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Institute of Robotics of BAS

New laboratory for experimental surgical robotics A scientific session on the future of minimally invasive surgery with the participation of leading scientists was held at the Institute of Robotics of BAS. The event is part of the Open Days initiative, which took place on 6 and 7 November and was organized by the management team of the Centre of Competence at the Medical University - Pleven. Acad. Chavdar Roumenin from the Institute of Robotics of BAS opened the session by stressing that the territory of innovation - this is medicine which is perhaps the most intensively developing field. He presented the joint research activities of the project and the partnership between the institute and the medical universities in Pleven and Varna. Acad. Grigor Gorchev, [...]

Връзки с обществеността2023-11-10T10:12:07+02:00Wednesday, 8 November 2023|Categories: Information and Communication Sciences and Technologies, Selected|Tags: Институт по роботика|

The zoological expedition of scientists of BAS in Vietnam is over

On November 1, 2023 Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Simov, Assoc. Prof. Rostislav Bekchiev, Assoc. Prof. Mario Langourov from NMNHS-BAS and Assoc. Prof. Ivailo Dedov from IBER-BAS successfully returned to their native land after almost three weeks of joint work with Vietnamese colleagues from Hanoi Pedagogical University No2 Xuan Hoa, Nguyen Tat Thanh University, Ho Chi Minh City. For the second time the scientists from BAS embarked on the study of the fauna in this part of Southeast Asia. The current expedition focused on the mountain ranges of northern Vietnam - the Tam Dao and Fansipan mountains, among others. After the first survey expedition of the Bulgarian team in 2018, in the current survey the scientists expanded the set of research techniques and methods used to [...]

Връзки с обществеността2023-11-10T10:12:05+02:00Tuesday, 7 November 2023|Categories: Biodiversity, Bioresources and Ecology|