19–20 November 2026 | CoE UNITe, Sofia, Bulgaria

National Space Forum 2026

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The leading event on Space in Bulgaria

The National Space Forum (NaFSKI) highlights the most recent advancements in education, science, and business within the field of space research in Bulgaria. It brings together prominent figures from both Bulgaria and abroad, fostering new opportunities for collaboration and engagement.

The seventh National Space Forum (NaFSKI-VII) is organised by Branch Cosmos of the Union of Physicists in Bulgaria and Sofia Space Labs.

19–20 November 2026

Join NaFSKI-VII

The event will be held in person and in English

NaFSKI-VII is organised by

Branch Cosmos – UPB
Sofia Space Labs

and members of

Faculty of Physics – Sofia University
Sofia University

Media Partners

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Invited speakers

  • Pia ASTONE [Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Italy] Gravitational-Wave Astronomy: From Discovery to Precision Exploration of the Universe
  • Supriya CHAKRABARTI [University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA] “Flight demonstration of a High-Contrast Imaging for exoplanetary investigations and Field demonstration of Spectroscopic imaging under Sunlit sky”
  • Kamen KOZAREV [Institute of Astronomy with National Astronomical Observatory – BAS, Bulgaria] “Building the first Bulgarian professional radio telescope LOFAR-BG as part of the upgraded Low Frequency Array pan-European radio telescope (LOFAR2.0)”
  • Deyan MIHAYLOV [Case Western Reserve University, USA / Sofia University, Bulgaria]
  • Oliver ROBERTS [University of Galway, Ireland] “To Infinity and Beyond – Instruments for the Invisible Universe​”
  • Stella TKATCHOVA [Space Applications Services, Belgium] “R&I opportunities for commercialization of lunar rovers”
  • Trifon TRIFONOV [Sofia University, Bulgaria] Results of the EXO-RESTART project

Programme - day 1

More information coming soon

08:30-09:30 Registration

09:30-10:00 Official opening

Worlds Within Reach

19 November

08:30 – 18:00

Signals from the Sky and Beyond

20 November

08:30 – 18:00

Programme - day 2

More information coming soon

08:30-09:30 Registration

Branch Cosmos of the Union of the Physicists in Bulgaria is not responsible for the content of the presentations submitted by the participants in NaFSKI-VII.

NaFSKI-VII Proceedings

All research with original results presented during NaFSKI-VII, including in the e-poster session, is eligible for publication in the proceedings.

The call for papers for the NaFSKI-VII proceedings will open after the forum concludes. All presenters will be notified.

Location

NaFSKI-VII will be held at the Center of Excellence UNITe.

address: Blvd “James Bourchier” 5G, Sofia, Bulgaria

Our team

Program Advisory Committee

Deyan MIHAYLOV [Case Western Reserve University / Faculty of Physics, Sofia University]

Rositsa MITEVA [Institute of Astronomy with National Astronomical Observatory – BAS]

Oliver ROBERTS [University of Galway]

Local Organising Committee

Liliya ATANASOVA [Medical University – Sofia]

Vladimir BOZHILOV [Faculty of Physics, Sofia University]

Zdravko DIMITROV [Sfera Technologies]

Guergana GUEROVA [Faculty of Physics, Sofia University]

Venelin KOZHUHAROV [Faculty of Physics, Sofia University]

Stefan LALKOVSKI [Faculty of Physics, Sofia University]

Yuliya MUTAFCHIEVA [Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy – BAS]