Organized by Technical University of Varna,
IEEE Section Bulgaria
and IEEE Bulgarian CAS/SSC Joint Chapter
BIA 2019 is organized and sponsored by Technical University of Varna and technically supported by IEEE and IEEE Bulgaria CAS/SSC Joint Chapter.
Indexing: Registered and presented papers will be included in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library and will be indexed in Scopus.
Paper submissions: We invite authors to submit original work of up to 4 pages. All submissions should be in English language. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. Each author can appear in more than one paper.
The submission of papers is handled through the Easy Chair conference management system.
Paper Templates: All submissions must follow the MS Word or LaTeX IEEE manuscript templates provided by IEEE eXpress Conference Publishing:
Ethical Requirements:
Conference Chairman
Assoc. Prof. Todor Ganchev - Technical University of Varna
Technical Co-Chair
Assoc. Prof. Valentina Markova - Technical University of Varna
Organizing Committee:
Prof. Vencislav Valchev - Technical University of Varna
Assoc. Prof. Kristina Bliznakova - Technical University of Varna
Assoc. Prof. Rossitza Goleva - IEEE Section Bulgaria
Assoc. Prof. Kiril Alexiev - IEEE Section Bulgaria
Assoc. Prof. Iosif Mporas - University of Hertfordshire, UK
Dr. Sonya Vachinska - Technical University of Varna
Eng. Kalin Kalinkov - Technical University of Varna
Program Committee:
Assoc. Prof. Todor Ganchev - Technical University of Varna
Assoc. Prof. Valentina Markova - Technical University of Varna
Assoc. Prof. Kristina Bliznakova - Technical University of Varna
Assoc. Prof. Rossitza Goleva - IEEE Section Bulgaria
Assoc. Prof. Kiril Alexiev - IEEE Section Bulgaria
Assoc. Prof. Iosif Mporas - University of Hertfordshire, UK
Dr. Theodoros Kostoulas - Bournemouth University, UK
Dr. Otilia Kocsis - University of Patras, Greece
Dr. Nikolay Dukov - Technical University of Varna
Dr. Firgan Feradov - Technical University of Varna
Preliminary Technical Program
BIA-2019, Day 1
Friday, 8 Nov. | |
9:30 – 10:15 | Registration |
10:15 – 10:30 | Welcome Remarks |
10:30 – 11:30 | Keynote: “AI and Active Ageing: short- and long-term health risk prediction empowers work ability sustainability for older workers”, Dr. Otilia Kocsis (University of Patras, GREECE) |
11:30 – 12:30 | Keynote: “Creating Smart Habitat for Elderly through Indoor Living Space Improvement: The SHELD-ON Approach”, Prof. Ivan Ganchev (University of Limerick, IRELAND, University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, BULGARIA ) |
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
14:00 – 15:30 | Technical Session 1 |
15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
16:00 – 17:30 | Technical Session 2 |
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19:30 | Conference Dinner |
BIA-2019, Day 2
Saturday, 9 Nov. | |
9:00 – 10:30 | Technical Session 3 |
10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00 – 12:30 | Technical Session 4 |
12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
14:00 – 15:30 | Technical Session 5 |
15:30 – 16:00 | Closing Remarks |
16:00 | End of BIA-2019 |
Varna is the third-largest city in Bulgaria and the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Situated strategically in the Gulf of Varna, the city has been a major economic, social and cultural centre for almost three millennia. Varna, historically known as Odessos, grew from a Thracian seaside settlement to a major seaport on the Black Sea.
The city is referred to as the maritime capital of Bulgaria and headquarters the Bulgarian Navy and merchant marine. In 2008, Varna was designated seat of the Black Sea Euroregion by the Council of Europe. In 2014, Varna was awarded the title of European Youth Capital 2017.
Visit the official tourist website of Varna.
Studentska 1, 9000, Varna, Bulgaria.
Lodging Recommendation
1) Hotel “THE WHITE HOUSE”
2) Grand hotel " Rosslyn DYMYAT"