SCIENTIFIC CV

  • Scientific qualification area:
  1. Image Processing & Pattern Recognition,
  2. Machine Learning.
  • Languages:
  1. Bulgarian - mother,
  2. English - fluent,
  3. German - intermediate.
  • Education:
  1. 1998-2001: B. Sc. in Computer Science, American University in Bulgaria.
  2. 2003-2005: Ms. Sc. in Informatics - Artificial Intelligence, Sofia University "Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria.
  3. 2006-2011: PhD candidate at the department of "Signal Processing and Pattern Recognition" at the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, BAS.
  • Research scientific projects:
  1. "Creative Development's Support of Doctoral Students, Post-Doctoral and Young Researches in the Field of Computer Science", BG 051PO001-3.3.04/13, European Social Fund 2007-2013. Operational Programme "Human Resources Development", IICT-BAS partnership (2009-2011), http://www.phd-support.org
  2. "Astroinformatics: Signal Processing and Analysis of Digitized Astronomical Data and WEB-Based Implementation," a research project DO-02-275/2009 of the consortium of 4 institutes of BAS (IMI, IA, IIT, and CLVG), funded by the National Science Fund of Bulgaria, (2009-2011).
  3. "Creation of highly qualified young researchers in information technologies for knowledge processing and control," a project under the Operative Program "Human resource development" (European Social Fund 2007-2013) of the M. of Education & Science, contract (BG051PO001/07/3.3-02) with IIT-BAS (coordinator) and partners IMI-BAS, Sofia University "St.Kl.Ohridski" (Sofia), and Rousse Univsity "A.Kynchev".
  • Software Systems:
  1. Experimental system for static hand sign recognition,
  2. Commercial systems for Set-Top boxes.
  • Other Work Experience:
  1. Software engineer and consultant at AVIQ Systems AG, Switzerland, http://www.aviq.com
  2. Android phone application developer.
  • Publications:
  1. Zlateva, N: Human Computer Interaction with Kinect, Days of the science '2011, XV May readings, May 27, 2011, V.Tyrnovo, Bulgaria, Vol. 2, ISSN: 1314-2283, pp.295-306. full text
  2. Marinov, A., N. Zlateva, D. Dimov, D. Marinov: Wighted ICP Algorithm for Alignment of Stars from Scanned Astronomical Photographic Plates, In: Proceedings of Serdika (to be published). full text
  3. Zlateva, N., and A. Marinov: ICP Algorithm for Alignment of Stars from Astronomical Photographic Images, In: Proceedings of CompSysTech’10, June 17-18, 2010, Sofia, Bulgaria, Mini-Symposium on Astroinformatics. full text
  4. Zlateva, N., and A. Marinov: Automatic Reseau Grid Lines Removal from Carte du Ciel Plates, VII Bulgarian-Serbian Astronomical Conference (VII BSAC), June 1-4, 2010, Chepelare, Bulgaria. full text
  5. Kounchev, O., M. Tsvetkov, D. Dimov, Y. Chapanov, N. Kirov, K. Tsvetkova, D. Kalaglarski, S. Christov, E. Kelevedjiev, A. Borisova, Y. Goranova, G. Borisov, R. Bogdanovski, A. Kolev, O. Stanchev, A. Marinov, N. Zlateva, L. Laskov, G. Marinov, Astroinformatics: A Synthesis between Astronomical Imaging and Information & Communication Technologies, In: S.S.Tinchev Ed., Modern Trends in Mathematics and Physics, ISBN978-954-580-264-5, also Bulg. J. Phys, V.36 (2), 2009, pp.60-69, http://www.math.bas.bg
  6. Dimov, D., N. Zlateva, and A. Marinov: CBIR over Multiple Projections of 3D Objects, In: Proceedings of the Joint COST 2101 & 2102 International Conference on Biometric ID Management and Multimodal Communication (BioID_MultiComm’09), Sep. 16-18, 2009 Madrid, Spain, Springer Verlag, LNCS 5707, pp.146-153, http://www.springerlink.com
  7. Dimov, D., N. Zlateva, and A. Marinov: CBIR Approach to Face Recognition, In: Proceedings of A&I’08 Conf., 01-04.10.2008, Sofia, Workshop on Multisensor signal, image and data processing, 02.10.2008, pp.IV.21-26. full text
  8. Dimov, D., A. Marinov, and N. Zlateva: CBIR Approach to the Recognition of a Sign Language Alphabet, In: Proceedings of CompSysTech’07, June 14-15, 2007, Rousse, Bulgaria, pp.V.2.1-9, http://portal.acm.org
  9. Dimov, D., and N. Zlateva: Harmonic methods for solid noise filtering from the image periphery, In: Proceedings of CompSysTech’06, June 15-16, 2006, V.Tyrnovo, Bulgaria, pp.IIIb.16.1-8, http://ecet.ecs.ru.acad.bg