Prof. Ivan Ganchev

Prof. Ivan Ganchev is a Senior Member of the IEEE1; the IEEE Communications Society; the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committees on: (i) Internet of Everything, (ii) Internet, (iii) Computer Communications, and (iv) Cloud Computing; the IEEE Communities on: (i) Future Networks, (ii) IEEE Internet of Things, and (iii) IEEE Smart Cities; and the IEEE Consultants Network. He received his doctoral and engineering (summa cum laude) degrees from the Saint-Petersburg University of Telecommunications in 1995 and 1989, respectively. He is a Deputy Director of the Telecommunications Research Centre (TRC), University of Limerick (Ireland), an ITU-T2 Invited Expert, and an IET3 Invited Lecturer.

Prof. Ganchev was involved in 40+ international and national research projects. Previously he served as a member of the EU FP5 Academic Network for Wireless Internet Research in Europe (ANWIRE) and six European ‘COoperation in Science and Technology’ (COST) Actions: COST 285 “Modelling and Simulation Tools for Research in Emerging Multi-service Telecommunications”, COST 290 “Traffic and QoS Management in Wireless Multimedia Networks”, IC0906 “Wireless Networking for Moving Objects (WiNeMO)”, IC0905 “Techno-Economic Regulatory Framework for Radio Spectrum Access for Cognitive Radio/Software Defined Radio (TERRA)”, IC1304 “Autonomous Control for a Reliable Internet of Services (ACROSS)”, IC1303 “Algorithms, Architectures and Platforms for Enhanced Living Environments (AAPELE)”. Currently he is a Management Committee Member (MCM) of two COST Actions: CA15127 “Resilient Communication Services Protecting End-User Applications from Disaster-based Failures (RECODIS)” and CA16226 “Indoor living space improvement: Smart Habitat for the Elderly (SHELD-ON)”.

Prof. Ganchev’s research interests include: novel telecommunication and information paradigms; modelling, simulation, and emulation of complex information systems, networks, and services; informational modelling; future telecommunication networks and services; smart ubiquitous networking; context-aware networking; Internet of Things (IoT); Internet of Services (IoS); Ambient Assisted Living (AAL); Enhanced Living Environments (ELE); Internet tomography; mHealth and mLearning ICT.

Prof. Ganchev has served on the Technical Program Committee of 280+ prestigious international conferences, symposia, and workshops. He has authored/co-authored 1 monography, 3 textbooks, 4 edited books, and 260+ research papers in refereed international journals, books chapters, and conference proceedings.

Prof. Ganchev is on the editorial board of and has served as a Guest Editor for multiple international journals.