The 13th International Conference on Large-Scale Scientific Computations LSSC’21 is organized by the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies – BAS in cooperation with the Bulgarian Section of SIAM (BG SIAM) and the Centre of Excellence in Informatics and ICT (http://ict.acad.bg/). The forum took place in a hybrid form from 7 to 11 June 2021, in Sozopol. The conference was opened by Corr.-Mem. Svetozar Margenov. The President of the Academy Prof. Julian Revalski, Full Member of BAS, congratulated the participants and noted that the series of conferences on large-scale scientific computing continues the tradition of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences for organizing scientific forums at the highest international level. […]

The International Center for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS) at the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – BAS is organizing the “First Annual Meeting of Young Bulgarian Mathematicians” which will be held online on 19 and 20 May 2021. […]

The EuroCC project (National competence centers in the framework of EuroHPC) aims to create a network of national competence centers in the three related areas of HPC (high performance computing), HPDA (big data analysis) and AI (artificial intelligence) in 33 European countries. In Bulgaria, this center is being built by a consortium with coordinator: IICT-BAS and members: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and UNWE, selected as organizations with successful participation in numerous international and national projects. In March 2021, the Ministry of Education and Science signed an agreement for national co-funding of EuroCC project activities in 2021-2022. The support will significantly contribute to achieving the project’s objectives. […]

On January 26, 2021, prof. Terence Tao, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), will deliver a colloquium talk on Sendov’s conjecture organized by the International Center for Mathematical Sciences (ICMS-Sofia) at the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics – BAS, the Institute of Mathematical Sciences of the Americas at the University of Miami (IMSA) and the Union of Bulgarian Mathematicians (UBM). […]

The Third World Logic Day will be celebrated worldwide on 14 January 2021 with a number of scientific forums. World Logic Day was held for the first time on 14 January 2019. The date is associated with two of the greatest logicians of the twentieth century. Kurt Gödel died on 14 January 1978, and Alfred Tarski was born on 14 January 1901. On 13 November 2019, UNESCO declared 14 January as World Logic Day and included it in its calendar of International UNESCO Days. The event is extremely popular. Last year it was marked with 60 scientific forums in 35 countries, and this year there are currently requests for 45 scientific forums from 27 countries. […]

Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences have prepared the draft of a Concept for the development of artificial intelligence in Bulgaria until 2030. The document has been adopted at today’s meeting of the Council of Ministers and offers a comprehensive vision for the development and use of artificial intelligence in Bulgaria. […]