Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2024 All Rights Reserved

BAS scientist Venelin Todorov is the winner of 2021 John Atanasoff Prize

Photo: president.bg
At a ceremony in the Coat of Arms Hall, Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev presented the awards to this year's laureates of the John Atanassov Award Presidential Initiative.

The winner of the John Atanasoff Grand Prize for 2021 is Dr. Venelin Todorov - Doctor of Mathematics from the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Algorithms developed by Todorov are used in modelling neural networks in artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, high-performance computing in quantum mechanics and financial mathematics.

The John Atanasoff award is given annually to young Bulgarian scientists in the field of computer science with exceptional results. Among its laureates are current leaders in leading research institutes and global companies that develop their skills in cryptology, computational linguistics, robotics, quantum technology.

The award was presented for the 19th consecutive year.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Price of natural gas in Bulgaria rises by 11%

The increase in the price of natural gas in December is nearly 11 percent, which means up to nearly 39 euros per megawatt-hour, excluding taxes. This was what representatives of Bulgargaz said during the public discussion of..

published on 11/28/24 11:20 AM

Supreme Administrative Court has once again failed to elect chair

There are no candidates for the position of chair of the Supreme Administrative Court (SAC) , BTA has reported. The plenum of the Supreme Judicial Council held a meeting in an attempt to elect head of the institution. The procedure..

published on 11/28/24 10:21 AM

Bulgarians will travel to China without visas

The People's Republic of China is introducing a visa-free regime for holders of Bulgarian passports for business purposes, tourism, visiting relatives or friends, official visits or transit, for no more than 30 days. The Situation..

published on 11/28/24 8:50 AM