Committees

Program committee:
Co-chair: Venko Beschkov, Institute of Chemical Engineering, BAS
Ivan Mirchev, Rector, South-West University “Neofit Rilski”
Co-vice-chair: Ivan G. Ivanov, Institute of Molecular Biology, BAS Member
Eugenia Stoimenova, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, BAS

Members:
Azmy S. Ackleh, University of Louisiana, USA
Vitalii Akimenko, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Rene Alt, Laboratoire d'Informatique de Paris 6, UPMC, CNRS UMR7606, France
Boyka Aneva, INRNE, BAS
Nadia Antonova, Institute of Mechanics, BAS
Pierre Auger, IRD, France
Neli Dimitrova, IMI, BAS
Ivan Dimov, IICT, BAS
Ivan Georgiev, IMI, BAS
Krassimir Georgiev, IICT, BAS
Jean-Luc Gouze, INRIA, France
Ralitza V Gueorguieva, Yale University, USA
Snezhana Hristova, Dept. of Applied Mathematics, Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski"
Anton Iliev, Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski"
Nevena Ilieva, INRNE, BAS
Ivan V. Ivanov, TAMU, USA
Andrey Karshikoff, Institute of Molecular Biology, BAS
Vasil Kavardjikov, Institute of Mechanics, BAS
Natalia Kolkovska, IMI, BAS
Mihail Konstantinov, Univ. of Architecture, Civil Engineering & Geodesy, Sofia
Ognyan Kounchev, IMI, BAS
Nikolay Kyurkchiev, Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski"
Leandar Litov, Fac. of Physics, Sofia University "Kl. Ohridski"
Weldon Lodwick, University of Colorado, USA
Nikolai Manev, IMI, BAS
Svetozar Margenov, IICT, BAS
Petar Milanov, South-West University "N. Rilski"
Maya Mincheva, Northern Illinois University, USA
Leda Minkova, Sofia University "Kl. Ohridski"
Nadja Ognjanova-Rumenova, Geological Institute, BAS
Ilza Pajeva, IBPhBME, BAS
Anastas Pashov, Institute of Microbiology, BAS
Nina Ch. Pesheva, Institute of Mechanics, BAS
Evgenija D. Popova, IMI, BAS
Stefan Radev, Institute of Mechanics, BAS
Asen Rahnev, Plovdiv University "Paisii Hilendarski"
Gergely Rost, University of Szeged, Hungary
Ivan Simeonov, Institute of Microbiology, BAS
Merab Svanadze, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
Nikolay K. Vitanov, Institute of Mechanics, BAS
Nicola Yanev, FMI, Sofia University "Kl. Ohridski"
Nikolay Yanev, IMI, BAS

International Steering Committee:
Roumen Anguelov (University of Pretoria), Yves Dumont (CIRAD, France), Jozsef Farkas (University of Stirling), Peter Hingley (European Patent Office), Peter Hinow (University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee), Hristo Kojouharov (University of Texas at Arlington), Jean Lubuma (University of Pretoria), Svetoslav Markov (IMI-BAS), Nina Pesheva (IMech-BAS), Marc R. Roussel (University of Lethbridge), Santiago Schnell (University of Michigan)

Organizing committee (Sofia):
Co-chair: Roumen Anguelov and Svetoslav Markov
Members: Milen Borisov, Tihomir Ivanov, Elena Nikolova, Nina Pesheva, Evgenia Popova.
Logistic support: Maria Datcheva, Krasimira Karabasheva, Petar Konovski, Gergana Nikolova, Elitsa Petrova, Vencislav Pirinski, Elena Popova, Vesselka Todorova, Plamena Zlateva.

Local organizing committee (Blagoevgrad):
Honorary Chair: Ivan Mirchev, Rector, South-West University “Neofit Rilski”
Co-chair: Peter Milanov and Fatima Sapundzhi
Members: Radoslav Mavrevski, Nevena Pencheva, Metodi Traykov, Ivan Trenchev.
Logistic support: Tina Satieva, Pavlina Sheytanska.