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Name: Blagovest Hristov Sendov
Date of birth: 8 february 1932
Place of birth: Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
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Education
- Graduate in Mathematics from Sofia University (1956)
- PhD in Mathematics, Sofia University (1964)
- DSc in Steclov Mathematical Institute, Moskow (1967)
- Specialisation in Numerical Analysis at Moskow University (1960 - 1961)
- Specialisation in Computer Science at Imperial Colledge, London (1968)
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International Organizations
- 1980 - 1985 Vice-President and/or Acting President, International Association of Universities (IAU)
- 1985 - ... Honorary President, IAU
- 1984 - 1988 Vice-President, International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)
- 1988 - 1989 President Elect, IFIP
- 1989 - 1992 President, IFIP
- 1992 - 1993 Past President, IFIP
- 1998 - ... Honorary President, IFIP
- 1986 - 1990 Member, Executive Board and General Committee of the International Coucil of Scientific Unions (ICSU)
- 1990 - 1993 Extraordinary Vice-President, ICSU
- 1986 - 1990 Vice-President of the International Informatics Programme of UNESCO
- 1986 - 1987 Memrber, Committee for Evaluation of the Activities of the United Nations University
- 1988 - 1992 Memrber, Executive Committee and Board of Directors, International Foundation for the Survival and Development of Humanity
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FIELDS of RESEARCH
- Approximation Theory,
- Computer Science,
- Mathematical Modeling in Biology,
- Computational Geometry,
- Education,
- 7 monographs and over 30 textbooks.
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SCIENCE AND EDUCATION ADMINISTRATION
- 1970 - 1973 Dean, Faculty of Mathematics, Sofia University
- 1973 - 1979 Rector, Sofia University
- 1980 - 1982 Vice-President, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- 1982 - 1988 Vice-President and Secretary General, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- 1988 - 1991 President, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- 1991 - 1993 Director, Center for Informatics and Computer Technology at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- 1993 - ...Researcher, Center for Informatics and Computer Technology (Central Laboratory for Parallel Processing) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
- 1995 - 1997 President of the Bulgarian Parlament
- 1997 - 2000 Vice-President of the Bulgarian Parlament
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Proffessional Membership
- Corresponding member Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1974),
- Member Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1981),
- Honorary Doctor of Moscow University (1977),
- Member British Computer Society (1970),
- Foreign member Ukrain National Academy of Sciences (1998),
- Honorary member International Higher Education Academy of Sciences (1998),
- Foreign member Serbian Academy of Sciences (2000).
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List of publications
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