Education

M.S. in Atomic physics, Physics Department of the Sofia University, 1973

Languages

English, Francais, Русский, Italiano, Polski

Long term collaborations

• 2014: Visiting scientist, Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie, Toulouse
• 2013: Visiting scientist, International Center for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy
• 2010-2015: Associato, INFN sezione di Trieste, Italy
• 2009, 2010: Visiting scientist at IRSAMC-CNRS, Toulouse
• 2001-2004: Member of the ASACUSA collaboration at CERN
• 2001: Visiting professor, UPS, Toulouse
• 2000: Visiting scientist at ITAMP, Harvard
• 1999-2000: Senior Fulbright grantee at QTP, Gainesville, USA
• 1991-1997: Associated member of INFN for the PVLAS collaboration

International grants

• 2012-2017: Bilateral grant with IPJ, Krakow, Poland
• 2004-2007: Bilateral grant CNRS-BAS no.16936 with IRSAMC, Toulouse
• 2003-2015: Bilateral grant JINR-INRNE with BLTP, Doubna
• 2001-2003: NATO Grant PST.CLG.978454 with the Université P.Sabatier, Toulouse
• 1996-2000: NSF Grant INT9602189 with the University of Delaware, USA
• 1995-1997: NATO Grant LG950924 with QTP, University of Florida, USA

National grants

• 2008-2012: PI of Grant DO 2-288 with FNI "Nucleon structure"
• 2005-2009: Grant NZ-1414 with FNI
• 2001-2005: PI of Grant Ph-1001 with FNI "Physics of exotic atoms"
• 1996-1999: PI of Grant Ph-507 with FNI "Precision tests of QED in atomic and molecular physics: theory and computational methods"

Fields of interest

• Precision spectroscopy of simple atoms and molecules
• Relativistic few-body problem
• Quantum electrodynamics of strong fields
• Nuclear fusion
• Numerical methods
• Mathematical modeling

Books

Co-editor of a monograph; Co-author of a chapter in a monograph

Papers

100 papers List of papers

Citations

682 independent citations List of citations

Talks And Lectures at Conferences

• 2014: Workshop on "Fundamental constants in physics", Dubna, December 1-5
• 2014: Int. Conference EXA'2014, Vienna,September 15-19
• 2012: Cargèse International School on QED & Quantum Vacuum ”, France
• 2011: Workshop on "Fundamental constants in physics", Dubna, December 5-10
• 2011: Int. Conference EXA'2011, Vienna,September 5-10
• 2009: Workshop on "Fundamental constants in physics", Dubna, December 4-9
• 2008: Int. Conferences EXA'08 and LEAP'08, Vienna,September 11-18
• 2007: Int. Conference on muon catalyzed fusion and related topics μCF’07, Dubna
• 2006: Int. Conference on Precision physics PSAS’06, Venezia
• 2005: Int. Conference on exotic atoms EXA’2005, Vienna
• 2005: Int. Workshop "QED, quantum vacuum and search for new forces", Les Houches
• 2004: Int. Conference on atomic and molecular physics ECAMP-8, Rennes
• 2004: Int. Conference on atomic and molecular physics ICAP-19, Rio de Janeiro
• 2004: Workshop "Hydrogen-III", Mangaratiba, Brasil
• 2002: Int. Conference on exotic atoms "EXA’2002", Vienna
• 2001: Int. conference on muon catalyzed fusion and related topics "μCF’01", Shimoda, Japan
• 2000: Workshop on QED and physics of the vacuum "QED’2000", Trieste
• 1999: Workshop on antiprotonic physics "Pbar99", Tokyo, Japan
• 1999: Int. Conference "ICPEAC – XXI", Sendai, Japan
• 1998: Int. Conference "LEAP’98", Cagliari
• 1998: Int. Conference "Frontier tests of QED and physics of the vacuum", Sandanski
• 1996: Int. Workshop on physics of exotic atoms, ITAMP, Cambridge, USA
• 1996: Int. Workshop on physics of exotic atoms, "MESH-96", Udine
• 1995: Int. Conference on Muon catalyzed fusion, Dubna, Russia
• 1994: Int. Workshop on physics of exotic atoms and molecules, Erice
• 1992: Int. Conference "Muonic atoms and molecules", Ascona
• 1990: Int. Conference on Muon catalyzed fusion "μCF’90", Vienna
• 1987: Int. Conference on Muon catalyzed fusion, Gatchina

Awards

• 1987: First Prize of JINR-Doubna (shared)
• 1983: First Prize of JINR-Doubna for young physicists (shared)

Membership in Advisory boards

• International Workshop on Physics of the fundamental constants, Dubna, Russia, 2014
• International Workshop on Precision Physics and Fundamental Physical Constants, Sankt Peterburg, Russia, 2013
• International Workshop on Physics of the fundamental constants, Stara Lesna, Slovaky, 2012
• 2012: Co-organizer of the International school on "QED & Quantum Vacuum, Low Energy Frontier", Cargese
• 2005: Co-organizer of the International Workshop "QED -2005", Les Houches
• 2000: Co-organizer of the International Workshop "QED -2000", Trieste
• 1998: Head of the Organizing committee of the International Conference "Frontier tests of QED", Sandanski

Related activities

• Member of the Scientific council of INRNE
• Member of the Special scientific council on nuclear physics, nuclear energy and astronomy of the Higher attestation commission (till 2007)
• Supervisor of two Ph.D. , two M.S. and one B.S. theses.