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22 – 24 October 2024 | Sofia Tech Park

National Forum on Contemporary Space Research 2024

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The leading event on Space in Bulgaria

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The National Forum on Contemporary Space Research (NaFSKI) seeks to demonstrate the latest breakthroughs and achievements of space science and technology.

The fifth edition of NaFSKI is organised by Branch Cosmos of UPB, the Institute of Astronomy and National Astronomical Observatory – BAS and Ratio popular science communication platform. It gathers leading researchers and innovators from Bulgaria and beyond, creating new opportunities for collaboration.

22-24

October 2024

The Venue

Sofia Tech Park

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The event will be held in person and in English

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Preliminary program

NaFSKI-V is organised by

Branch Cosmos – UPB
Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS
Ratio popular science communication platform

and members of

Faculty of Physics – SU
Sofia University

With the financial support of

Bulgarian Science Fund under contract BG-175467353-2024-03-0022-C01

Sponsors

Wiser Technology
Sfera Technologies

Day 1

22 October

09:30 – 18:30

Preliminary program

Sponsor Session

  • Dimitar Dimitrov [Wiser Technology] (30 min)
  • Zdravko Dimitrov [Sfera Technologies] (30 min)

Session: Space applications

  • Viktor Danchev [Endurosat] (30 min)
  • Georgi Kaludov [IBM] (30 min)
  • Stela Tkatchova [European Innovation Council] (invited talk)  Breakthrough research and innovations for space debris mitigation, remediation and in space servicing and future space technology “game changers” (30 min)

Session: Space industry

  • Jennifer Ngo-Anh [ESA] (30 min)
  • Simon Jenner [Axiom Space] (30 min)
  • Petko Dinev [ImperX] (30 min)
  • Freddy Geyer [Thales Alenia] (30 min)

Discussion panel: What niche in the space industry should we focus on as a country? (90 min)

Preliminary program

Session: New infrastructure & instrumentation

  • Zoran Simic [Astronomical Observatory Belgrade] (invited talk)  Urban Observatory – Light Pollution (30 min)

  • Dragomir Marchev [University of Shumen] (invited talk)  The new instrumentation at the Astronomical center of Shumen University (30 min)

  • Milen Minev [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] New 1.5 m telescope at NAO-Rozhen (15 min)
  • Stanimir Kolev [Sofia University] Plasma Physics and Technologies at the Faculty of Physics, Sofia University (15 min)
  • Kiril Kirilov [Petascale Supercomputer Bulgaria] Discoverer supercomputer (15 min) 
  • Marusja Buchvarova [Space Research and Technology Institute – BAS] Space Physics Group: From Intercosmos to Star Wars (15 min)

Session: Astrophysics

  • Trifon Trifonov [Sofia University] (invited talk)  Searching for Exoplanets in the 21st Century (30 min)
  • Oliver Roberts [NASA Marshall Space Flight Center / USRA Science and Technology Institute] (invited talk) Cosmic Fireworks: Revealing the Mysteries of the High-Energy Universe (30 min)
  • Yuliya Mutafchieva [INRNE – BAS] Neutron star crusts and the influence of strong magnetic fields on their structure and composition (15 min)
  • Vladislav Marchev [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] Following the evolution of the mass accretion rate in symbiotic stars (15 min)

Session: Near Earth & Solar system

  • Adrian Sonka [Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy] (invited talk)  Rotational and physical properties of resonant minor planets (30 min)
  • Diana Besliu-Ionescu [Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy] (invited talk)  High Speed Streams: Cataloguing and Understanding Geoeffectiveness (30 min)
  • Antoaneta Antonova [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] The Dark and Quiet Skies initiative (15 min)
  • Guergana Guerova [Sofia University] GNSS radio occultation use for atmospheric remote sensing (15 min)
  •  Kolyo Dankov [Sofia University] Exploring the heterogenic mineral composition of diverse set of meteorites by XRF and Micro-Raman Spectroscopy (15 min)
  • Plamen Fiziev [Foundation for Theoretical and Computational Physics and Astrophysicds] New Methods for Using Spherical Harmonics in Analysis of Satellite Data (15 min)

Poster session: mini-presentations

  • Nestor Arsenov [Bulgarian Academy of Sciences] (5 min)
  • Veronika Asova, Galin Bistrev [Sofia University] (5 min)
  • Momchil Dechev [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] (5 min)
  • Kalina Dimitrova [Sofia University] (5 min)
  • Mainara Gouveia [Sofia University] (5 min)
  • Dimana Grigorova [Sofia University] (5 min)
  • Daniel Ivanov [Sofia University] (5 min)
  • Kostadinka Koleva [Space Research and Technology Institute – BAS] (5 min)
  • Adelina Miteva [Space Research and Technology Institute – BAS] (5 min)
  • Radoslav Simeonov [Sofia University] (5 min)
  • Stefan Stefanov [IANAO – BAS / Sofia University] (5 min)
  • Denitza Stoeva [Sofia University] (5 min)
  • Petya Tabakova [SRTI – BAS] (5 min)
  • Veselin Vasilev [Sofia University] (5 min)
  • Yancho Yordanov [Sofia University] (5 min)
  • Evelina Zaharieva [Sofia University] (5 min)
  • Radoslav Zamanov [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] (5 min)

Day 2

23 October

09:30 – 18:30

Day 3

24 October

09:30 – 18:30

Preliminary program

Session: Space weather research

  • Mark Dierckxsens [Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy] (invited talk)  Space Weather and Space Physics Research at the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (30 min)
  •  Artem Epifanov [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] Constraining the SEP Source Population in Global Transport Modeling Using Parker Solar Probe Measurements (15 min)

Session: Solar observations

  • Werner Poetzi [Kanzelhöhe Observatory, University of Graz] Kanzelhöhe Space Weather data products and possible future contributions of NAO Bulgaria (15 min)
  • Rositsa Miteva [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] Geo-efficiency of solar active regions (15 min)
  •  Tsvetan Tsvetkov [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] Research on the solar corona during total solar eclipses (15 min)

Session: Radio astronomy

  • Kamen Kozarev [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] The LOFAR Telescope Upgrade and LOFAR-BG Station – Current Status and Future Developments (15 min)
  •  Vergil Yotov [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] Characterizing solar activity using LOFAR observations (15 min)
  • Peter Petkov [Technical University of Sofia] Antennas for Solar observations in Low and High Frequency Bands (15 min)
  • Pavlina Alexieva [Technical University of Sofia] Performance comparison of low frequency antenna elements (15 min)

Session: Machine learning

  • Oleg Stepanyuk [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] (invited talk)  Segmentation and Tracking of Eruptive Solar Phenomena with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and beyond (30 min)
  • Christoph Schirninger [University of Graz] Deep learning image burst stacking to reconstruct high-resolution ground-based solar observations (15 min)
  • Mariana Filipova [University of Library Studies and Information Technologies] Developing a machine learning algorithm for classifying space objects using open data sources (15 min)

Session: Space technology

  • Tsvetelina Yordanova [Endurosat] (30 min)
  • Stoil Ivanov [Sofia University] (30 min)
  • Milen Simeonov [Bulgarian Air Force Academy “Georgi Benkovski”] (30 min)

Discussion panel: New approaches in space education, Innovative education, learning by doing (90 min)

Financial support

Young scientists are eligible for support. The application process (deadline 31 May 2024) is the following:

  1. Completing the registration form and choosing a contribution type either oral or poster presentation (with the corresponding title/co-authors)
  2. Sending an email to rmiteva [at] nao-rozhen.org with your request for: a free accommodation (double room at the Hotel of Bulgarian Academy of Science) and/or reimbursement for the local transport in Bulgaria (bus/train tickets)

Location

NaFSKI-V will be held in Sofia Tech Park, Incubator Building, hall The Venue.

address: Tsarigradsko Shose 111 boulevard, Sofia

Our Team

Program Advisory Committee

Liubomir BABUROV (Ratio)

Zdravko DIMITROV (Sfera Technologies)

Irina GANCHEVA (Wiser Technology)

Gergana GUEROVA (Faculty of Physics–SU)

Kamen KOZAREV (IANAO–BAS)

Stoyan MISHEV (NBU)

Elisaveta PENEVA (Faculty of Physics–SU)

Petar PETKOV (TU-Sofia)

Hristomir YORDANOV (Faculty of Physics–SU)

Local Organising Committee

Marusya BACHVAROVA (SRTI–BAS)

Vladimir BOZHILOV (Faculty of Physics–SU)

Stefan LALKOVSKI (Faculty of Physics–SU)

Rositsa MITEVA (IANAO–BAS)

Yuliya MUTAFCHIEVA (INRNE–BAS)

Съюз на физиците в България

Клон "Космос"

Организация

Връзки

Контакти

  • Бул. Джеймс Баучър №5, София 1164
  • cosmos [at] phys.uni-sofia.bg
  • +359 2 8161 289