Staff



 
NAME:
Irena Valova
SEX:
Female
 
DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH:
13 March 1965
Rousse, Bulgaria
MARITAL STATUS:
Married, with two children
 
EDUCATION:
 
1979 - 1983
English Language School - Trojan
 
1983 - 1988
Technical University of Rousse
 
Computer Science
 
2008
Technical University of Rousse
 
PhD in - Automatic systems for information processing and control (Image Databases – organization and retrieval)
(02.21.07)
Language skills:
 
Fluently English and Russian
 
 
JOB EXPERIENCE:
 
1989 - 1992
Technical University of Rousse, Department of Computer Science
Assistant
 
1992 - 1996
University of Rousse (former Technical University),
Department of Advanced Information Technologies
Senior assistant
 
1996 – present
University of Rousse,
Department of Computer Science
Principal assistant
 
 
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
 
·Databases (lectures and practical exercises);
·Web technologies (lectures and practical exercises)
·Relevant workshops and student projects.
 
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
 
·Databases;
·Imagebases;
·Internet;
·WebDesign.
 
PUBLICATIONS:
 
1.
Boris Rachev, Irena Valova, Mariana Stoeva, Image Databases organization and Data Models, CompSysTech2000, Sofia
2.
Boris Rachev, Irena Valova, An overview of current research in image information retrieval, CompSysTech2001, Sofia
3.
Boris Rachev, Irena Valova, Silyan Arsov,  An Approach for Image Organization and Retrieval in Realistic Image Databases, 7th EC-GIS Workshop, EG II-Managing the Mosaic, Potsdam, Germany, 13-15.06.2001
4.
I. Valova, B. Rachev, Image organization, querying and retrieval by color distribution features, International Conference CompSysTech’2002, Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-21 June 2002
5.
I. Valova, B. Rachev, Image Databases – an Approach to Image Segmentation&Color Reduction Analysis&Synthesis, International Conference CompSysTech’2003, Sofia, Bulgaria, 19-20 June 2003
6.
F. Vandamme, M. Vandamme, U. van Hulce, M. Andreeva, I. Valova, V. Dochev, N. Bencheva, P. Kaczarski, N. van Kosselen, Demonstrations e-learning and collaborative management tools, 6-9 September, 2004, Brussels-Gent, Belgium
7.
I. Valova, B. Rachev, Retrieval By Color Features In Image Databases, Adbis’04, 22-25 September, 2004, Budapest, Hungary
8.
Irena Valova, Boris Rachev, A Content Based Image Retrieval System Based on Color Features, November 2004, CODATA, Berlin Germany
9.
Valova, Irena; Rachev, Boris (Bulgaria): ''An Algorithm for Organization and Retrieval by Color Features in Image Databases'', International Conference on Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Systems and Applications: CITSA 2004
July 21 - 25, 2004 in Orlando, Florida, USA, Volume IV; http://www.infocybernetics.org/citsa2005/pastproceeding/contents.asp?id_volumen=4&action=1&id_conference=6&vpart=
10.
I. Valova, B. Rachev, Toward Confident Level of Image Quantisation in Image Database Management System Based on Color Features, International Conference CompSysTech’2005, Varna, Bulgaria, 16-17 June 2005
11.
Stefan Dumbrava, Doru Panescu, Irena Marinova Valova, A Software Architecture for  Implementing Company Management in Enterprise Resource Planning Concept , Information  Technologies in Environmental Engineering (ITEE'2005), September 25 - 27, 2005 Otto-von- Guericke-Universitдt Magdeburg, Germany
12.
Dumbrava, Stefan, Irena Marinova Valova, The Design of an Enterprise Resource Planning Software Application for Manufacturing Control, EUROCON 2005 The International Conference on "Computer as a tool", November 21-24, 2005, Sava Center, Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro, IEEE Region 8, IEEE Serbia and Montenegro Section, Telecommunications Society, Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering (ETF), University of Belgrade
13.
Valova I., Content Based Image Retrieval Systems, Information Technologies and Control, 1, pp. 17 -25, 2006.
14.
Valova I., B.Rachev, M. Vassilakopoulos, Optimization of the Agorithm for Image Retrieval by Color Features, CompSysTech'06, Bulgaria, pp.II-17, 2006.
15.
Geographic information systems--Research--Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Karimi, Hassan A., ISBN 978-1-59904-995-3 (hardcover) -- ISBN 978-1-59140-996-0 (ebook), Published in the United States of America by Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global) and in the United Kingdom by Information Science Reference (an imprint of IGI Global), November 2008,  Chapter III Image Database Indexing Techniques, Michael Vassilakopoulos University of Central Greece, Greece; Antonio Corral University of Almerhttp://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?ID=9706&v=tableOfContents – тук може да се види съдържанието и има линк към книгата)
16.
Ирена Вълова, Йордан Калмуков,Специализирани търсещи машини в Интернет пространството – основни принципи и архитектура,  Научна конференция – РУ & СУ’08, секция Компютърни системи и технологии, 2008
 
PARTICIPATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS:
 
·TEMPUS S_JEP-11392 - Restructuring Degree Courses in Computing;
·TEMPUS_IB 13561 - Institutional Building and Public Administration training public administration.
·TEMPUS IB 13561 - 1998 - Institutional Building and Public Administration training
·TEMPUS IB 14350 - 1999 - Regional Non-governmental Organisation Building
·EC IST 5th Framework IST-2001-37520 COMPONENT+, NAS
·2003-2004 - IBM BASIS-Database representation of business architectures for efficient analysis and modification http://www.research.ibm.com/sysbrik/university/ru.html
·2005 – 2006 - Image Databases - Biletaral project - Technological Educational Inst of Thessaloniki - Informatics Dept – Technical University of Varna and University of Rousse
 
ADDRESS:
 
OFFICE:
 
 
Department of Computer Science
University of Rousse
8 Studentska street
Rousse 7017, Bulgaria
 
tel:
+359-(0)82 888-685
 
fax:
 
 
e-mail:
irena@ecs.uni-ruse.bg
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