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Curriculum vitae#

I was born in Sofia, Bulgaria (20.11.1975)

Professional experience#

2021.03 - present: Kelkoo

senior data scientist (science team)

  • machine learning and operations research for online bidding
  • traffic / resource optimization
  • modeling of merchant-publisher interaction (handling of sparse data)
  • multi-objective formulations for margin optimization
  • python
    • development of company standards for code quality and documentation
    • design/maintenance of common libraries
    • put in place a local PyPi server
  • scala
    • production quality code
  • spark
    • production quality code
  • working with HDFS, YARN
  • in charge of scientific and project documentation
2017.09 - 2021.03: ProbaYes

data scientist/software engineer

  • machine learning applied to various domains

    • fault detection
    • image classification (deep learning)
    • deep reinforcement learning for trajectory generation
    • camera calibration

  • causal analysis

  • concurrent HMM for behavior detection
  • graph analysis
  • time series analysis
  • evaluation of fuzzy controllers
  • development of strategies for fast evaluation of boolean functions
    • using techniques employed in compiler optimization
    • application: quantum computing
  • python
    • advanced level
  • C++
    • worked as consultant/contractor on code base of Valeo
    • design/maintenance of CMake based build systems
  • rust
    • developed rocket simulator for MBDA

Research experience#

2012.10 - 2015.12: INRIA Rhône-Alpes

research scientist (BIPOP team)

  • fast and reliable solution of lexicographic optimization problems applied to robot control
    • implementation of solver in C++
    • applied to real-world robot safety
  • nonlinear model predictive control
  • robust control for safe locomotion
  • minimum-time control
  • simulation of mechanical systems
  • numerical analysis
  • c++
    • implemented an active-set solver for lexicographic least-squares problems
  • matlab
2007.12 - 2012.09: Örebro University

research scientist/lecturer (Mobile Robotics and Olfaction Lab at AASS)

  • model predictive control applied to walking robots
  • robotic grasping
  • motion planning for nonholonomic vehicles
  • combining task and motion planning for robotic manipulators
  • control of linear & nonlinear systems
  • simulation of multibody systems
  • introduction to optimization
2012.10 - 2015.12: INRIA Rhône-Alpes

research scientist (BIPOP team)

  • model predictive control for biped robot walking motion generation

Education#

2003.04 - 2006.03: Tohoku University
  • Space Robotics Laboratory Department of Aerospace Engineering
  • degree: Ph.D. in aerospace engineering
  • topic: dynamics and control of space manipulators during a satellite capturing operation
  • advisor: Prof. Kazuya Yoshida
  • awards: Scholarship from the Japanese Ministry of Education MONBU-SHYO (2003.04 - 2006.03)
2003.04 - 2006.03: Hirosaki University
1994.09 - 2001.09: Technical University - Sofia
  • Faculty of Automatics
  • degrees: M.Sc. in robotics (1999.09), B.A. in electrical engineering (1997.09)
  • advisor: Prof. Veselin Pavlov (M.Sc. thesis)
  • I decided to move to Japan after having spent two years as a doctoral student

Publications#

Link to my publications

Languages#

  • Bulgarian (native)
  • English (fluent)
  • Japanese (conversational)
  • Russian (basic)
  • French (beginner)