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Head of Department:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Toshko Ganchev NENOV
Telephone: +359 66 827 599, +359 66 827 390
Secretary:
Ms. Rayna Hristova SIMEONOVA
Telephone: +359 66 827 566
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Staff of the Department
| Name and Position |
Room |
Tel. |
| Lecturers |
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| Prof. Dr. Radoslav Hristov RADEV |
3401 |
579
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| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Stanimir Yordanov YORDANOV |
3313 |
571
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| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dragomir Penkov CHANTOV |
3313 |
571 |
| Principal Lecturer Dr. Aldeniz Enverov RASHIDOV |
3412, 3211 |
276, 390 |
| Principal Lecturer Dr. Elena Dimitrova MONOVA |
3401 |
579
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| Principal Lecturer Dr. Stefan Ivanov IVANOV |
3211, 3411 |
578
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| Senior Lecturer Hristo Stefanov KILIFAREV |
3411
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593
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| Ass. Prof. Fatme Yuseinova RASHIDOVA |
3411 |
593 |
| м. н. а. Veselin Dimitrov DIMITROV |
3310 |
259 |
| Part-time lecturers |
| Assoc. Prof. Dr. Evgeniy Lyudvik SKOPALIK |
3313 |
571
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| Guest lecturers |
| Prof. Dr. Sc. Stoyan Kolev STOYANOV |
Short History
The Department of Automation, Information and Control Systems (AICS) was established in 1999 with the splitting of the Department of Automation and Computer Science into two separate departments.
The department is responsible for the training of students doing the Bachelor and Master degree courses in Automation, Information and Control Systems. The department staff conducts the training of students in the above major during the last four semesters of the curriculum for Bachelor degree, as well as the training in all subjects for the Master degree. The department also trains Ph.D. students in the area of automated systems for information processing and control and elements and devices of automation. The staff includes predominantly young lecturers. The average age of the academic staff is 39 years.
During different periods the conduction of the teaching process has required the involvement of experts from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, the University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy – Sofia, the Technical University of Sofia and other Bulgarian universities, as well as professionals from industry.
The teaching process in the department is focused on the following areas: theoretical foundations of control, microprocessors, programmable logic controllers, computer-based control systems, automation devices, object-oriented programming, databases in control systems, industrial communications and computer networks, intelligent sensors and systems, etc.
The department has 6 teaching laboratories equipped with modern computers and control technology. Its premises also host laboratories in: Automation Tools equipped by SIEMENS, Industrial Automation equipped by BECKHOFF Automation, Programmable Logic Controllers equipped by UNITRONICS, Control Technology equipped by AMK.
The department staff conducts research in the area of: automation elements, devices and systems and non-linear control systems.
The department maintains close contacts with similar departments in other universities in this country and abroad, and also with a number of companies operating in the field of automation.
The department has been working on projects under various international programmes, such as Leonardo da Vinci and CEEPUS. Within the framework of CEEPUS annual exchange of students and lecturers is conducted with partner universities.
The department is in charge of training in the following degree courses:
Automation, Information and Control Systems – Bachelor academic degree
Automation, Information and Control Systems – Master academic degree
The department trains Ph.D. students in the following scientific areas:
- Automated Systems for Information Processing and Control
- Elements and Devices of Automation and Computing Equipment
Major modules:
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Module |
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Module |
| 1. |
Programming and Computer Applications |
11. |
Stochastic Processes in Control Systems |
| 2. |
System Theory |
12. |
Programmable Logic Controllers |
| 3. |
Control Theory, part 1 |
13. |
Microcontrollers in Control Systems |
| 4. |
Digital and Microprocessor Engineering, part 1 |
14. |
Databases in Industrial Systems |
| 5. |
Technical Automation Devices |
15. |
System Identification |
| 6. |
System Modelling |
16. |
Computer-based Control Systems |
| 7. |
Control Theory, part 2 |
17. |
Industrial Computer Networks |
| 8. |
Digital and Microprocessor Engineering, part 2 |
18. |
Control System Design |
| 9. |
Manufacturing Process Automation |
19. |
Intelligent Sensors and Systems |
| 10. |
Object-oriented Programming |
20. |
Parameter and State Estimation |
The following modules are taught in the Master degree course:
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Module |
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Module |
| 1. |
Java-based Control Systems |
8. |
Control of Renewable Energy Sources |
| 2. |
Control of Servo Drive Systems |
9. |
Multi-criteria Decision Making in Management and Technological Control |
| 3. |
Monitoring Systems |
10. |
PLC-based Control Systems |
| 4. |
Programmable Integrated Circuits in Control Systems |
11. |
Computer-based Control Systems |
| 5. |
Optimization Methods |
12. |
Building Automation Systems |
| 6. |
Industrial Information Systems |
13. |
Industrial Robots |
| 7. |
Non-linear System Control |
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Teaching Laboratories:
The department has 6 teaching laboratories equipped with modern computers and control technology. Its premises also host laboratories in:
- Automation Tools, equipped by SIEMENS,
- Industrial Automation, equipped by BECKHOFF Automation;
- Programmable Logic Controllers, equipped by UNITRONICS;
- Control Technology, equipped by АМК.
Research Areas in the Department:
- automation elements, devices and systems;
- non-linear control systems.
Scientific Cooperation:
The department maintains close contacts with similar departments in other universities in this country and abroad, and also with a number of companies operating in the field of automation.
International and National Projects:
- Project No. CII-CZ-0031-0708. International Study in Automatic Control. (Central European Exchange Program for University Studies CEEPUS)
- Project No. BG/00/A/F/PL/132122. Work Placements for Students in the Area of Computer-based Automation Systems and Technologies. (Leonardo da Vinci Program of the EU)
- Project No. 33/02.12.2002. Improving the Training in Technological Processes and Systems in Virtual Environment (funded through a World Bank Loan by the Ministry of Education and Science)
- Project No. ТН-637/1996. Development and Study of Sensors Based on Ceramic Materials for Environmental Monitoring (National Research Fund)
- Project No. ДО 02-148/2008г. Humidity Sensors Based on New Metal-Oxide and Oxide-chalcogenide Materials with a Nanostructure (National Research Fund)
- Project No. ДО 02-6/2009г. Development and Study of a Sensor Module for Air Quality Monitoring (National Research Fund)
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