The Faculty of Computer Sciences and Automation is one of six faculties at the

Technical University of Varna The Technical University of Varna ( bg, Технически университет – Варна, often abbreviated as ТУ – Варна, TU – Varna) is a state university in Varna, Bulgaria, founded in 1962. History Technical faculty ...

in Varna, Bulgaria. It includes the departments of

Computer Science and Engineering Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) is an academic program at many universities which comprises scientific and engineering aspects of computing. CSE is also a term often used in Europe to translate the name of engineering informatics academic ...

, Software and Internet Technologies, Communication Engineering and Technologies, Automation, and Electronic Equipment and Microelectronics.

History

The Faculty of Computer Sciences and Automation was established in 1989. Traditionally oriented towards physics and

mathematics Mathematics is an area of knowledge that includes the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and the spaces in which they are contained, and quantities and their changes. These topics are represented in modern mathematics ...

, the institution has shifted its focus towards computing and automation over the past decade.

Deans of the faculty

* Prof. r.inzh. Vasil Smarkov * Prof. r.inzh. Ivan Yanchev * Prof. r.inzh. Valter Stanchev * Prof. r.inzh. Ovid Farhi * Prof. r.inzh. Petar Antonov

Structure

Department of Computer Systems and Technologies

The Department of "Computing" was founded in 1982. The original faculty of the Computing Department were members of the "Radio" department. Initially, it was equipped with three laboratories to conduct exercises and research computer usage. Initially focused on IBM, the courses were oriented towards its software, operating systems, architectures, motherboards, printers and other connected devices. The department with was started with 10 teachers. In the late '80s, students arrived from neighbouring countries to the department including students from Iraq,

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

and Cambodia. After 2007, the department of Specialty Computer Engineering and Technology is among the most prestigious specialities in the university.

Heads of department

* Assoc. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Boris Ocheretyko * Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Vasil Sniffing

Department of Automation

The Department was established in 1970 with 300 students enrolled in various courses. Automated manufacturing techniques were being introduced to many industries at this time. The Electrical Engineering experience of the faculty provided a solid foundation for the Automation Department. The original staff of the Department were specialists from the Department of EMA and VMEI- Varna and were highly qualified personnel in the field of production automation. Private teachers Svetoslav Kolev and Nikolay Pantev Bangieva B. and C. Tzeneva lab and Hr. Petrova have contributed greatly to the development of the Department.

Heads of department

* Prof. Dr.-Ing. N. Svetoslav Kolev (1970-1985) * Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Mitko Iv. Dimchev (1985-1990) * Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Tsvyatko D. Lilov (1990-1994) * Assoc. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Peter D. Petrov (1994-2009) * Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. J. Emil Marinov (2009–??) * Assoc. Prof. Nikolay Nikolov (present)

References

External page on the computing and automation department, UOV
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