22.10.2024 – 24.10.2024
Националният форум за съвременни космически изследвания (НаФСКИ) демонстрира последните достижения на образованието, науката и бизнеса в България в областта на Космоса.
Петото издание на НаФСКИ се организира от клон Космос към Съюза на физиците в България, Института по астрономия с Национална астрономическа обсерватория – БАН и Платформа за популярна наука Ratio. Събитието събира под един покрив водещи имена от страната и чужбина и отваря нови възможности за взаимодействие.
Събитието ще се проведе присъствено и на английски език. Комуникацията и материалите също ще бъдат на английски.
In English
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.
Билети / Tickets
ПРОГРАМА / PROGRAM
22 октомври, 09:30 – 18:30 ч.
08:00-09:00 Registration
09:00-09:30 Official opening
- Stefan Lalkovski [Branch Cosmos]
- Kamen Kozarev [IANAO-BAS]
- Lubomir Baburov [RATIO]
- Vladimir Bozhilov [Sofia University]
Sponsor Session
09:30-10:00 Dimitar Dimitrov [Wiser Technology]
10:00-10:30 Zdravko Dimitrov [Sfera Technologies]
10:30-11:00 Viktor Danchev [Endurosat]
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:00 Deputy Minister Prof. Dr. George Angelov [Ministry of Innovation and Growth]
Session: Space applications
12:00-12:30 Georgi Kaludov [IBM] Quantum Computing and AI for the next era of Space Exploration
12:30-13:00 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”
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
Session: Space industry
14:00-14:30 Jennifer Ngo-Anh [ESA]
14:30-15:00 Simon Jenner [Axiom Space]
15:00-15:30 Petko Dinev [ImperX]
15:30-16:00 Freddy Geyer [Thales Alenia]
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:00 Discussion panel: What niche in the space industry should we focus on as a country?
18:00 – 20:00 Social event – Formal cocktail and networking
23 октомври, 09:30 – 18:30
08:00-09:00 Registration
Session: New infrastructure & instrumentation
09:00-09:30 Zoran Simic [Astronomical Observatory Belgrade] (invited talk) Urban Observatory – Light Pollution
09:30-10:00 Dragomir Marchev [University of Shumen] (invited talk) The new instrumentation at the Astronomical center of Shumen University
10:00-10:15 Milen Minev [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] New 1.5 m telescope at NAO-Rozhen
10:15-10:30 Stanimir Kolev [Sofia University] Plasma Physics and Technologies at the Faculty of Physics, Sofia University
10:30-10:45 Kiril Kirilov [Petascale Supercomputer Bulgaria] Discoverer supercomputer
10:45-11:00 Marusja Buchvarova [Space Research and Technology Institute – BAS] Space Physics Group: From Intercosmos to Star Wars
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
Session: Astrophysics
11:30-12:00 Trifon Trifonov [Sofia University] (invited talk) Searching for Exoplanets in the 21st Century
12:00-12:30 Oliver Roberts [NASA Marshall Space Flight Center / USRA Science and Technology Institute] (invited talk) Cosmic Fireworks: Revealing the Mysteries of the High-Energy Universe
12:30-12:45 Yuliya Mutafchieva [INRNE – BAS] Neutron star crusts and the influence of strong magnetic fields on their structure and composition
12:45-13:00 Vladislav Marchev [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] Following the evolution of the mass accretion rate in symbiotic stars
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
Session: Near Earth & Solar system
14:00-14:30 Adrian Sonka [Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy] (invited talk) Rotational and physical properties of resonant minor planets
14:30-15:00 Diana Besliu-Ionescu [Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy] (invited talk) High Speed Streams: Cataloguing and Understanding Geoeffectiveness
15:00-15:15 Antoaneta Antonova [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] The Dark and Quiet Skies initiative
15:15-15:30 Guergana Guerova [Sofia University] GNSS radio occultation use for atmospheric remote sensing
15:30-15:45 Kolyo Dankov [Sofia University] Exploring the heterogenic mineral composition of diverse set of meteorites by XRF and Micro-Raman Spectroscopy
15:45-16:00 Plamen Fiziev [Foundation for Theoretical and Computational Physics and Astrophysicds] New Methods for Using Spherical Harmonics in Analysis of Satellite Data
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-18:00 Poster session: mini-presentations
- Radoslav Zamanov [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] (5 min)
- 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)
24 октомври, 09:30 – 18:30
08:00-09:00 Registration
Session: Space weather research
09:00-09:30 Mark Dierckxsens [Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy] (invited talk) Space Weather and Space Physics Research at the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy
09:30-09:45 Artem Epifanov [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] Constraining the SEP Source Population in Global Transport Modeling Using Parker Solar Probe Measurements
Session: Solar observations
09:45-10:00 Werner Poetzi [Kanzelhöhe Observatory, University of Graz] Kanzelhöhe Space Weather data products and possible future contributions of NAO Bulgaria
10:00-10:15 Rositsa Miteva [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] Geo-efficiency of solar active regions
10:15-10:30 Tsvetan Tsvetkov [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] Research on the solar corona during total solar eclipses
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
Session: Radio astronomy
11:00-11:15 Kamen Kozarev [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] The LOFAR Telescope Upgrade and LOFAR-BG Station – Current Status and Future Developments
11:15-11:30 Vergil Yotov [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] Characterizing solar activity using LOFAR observations
11:30-11:45 Peter Petkov [Technical University of Sofia] Antennas for Solar observations in Low and High Frequency Bands
11:45-12:00 Pavlina Alexieva [Technical University of Sofia] Performance comparison of low frequency antenna elements
Session: Machine learning
12:00-12:30 Oleg Stepanyuk [Institute of Astronomy and NAO – BAS] (invited talk) Segmentation and Tracking of Eruptive Solar Phenomena with Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and beyond
12:30-12:45 Christoph Schirninger [University of Graz] Deep learning image burst stacking to reconstruct high-resolution ground-based solar observations
12:45-13:00 Mariana Filipova [University of Library Studies and Information Technologies] Developing a machine learning algorithm for classifying space objects using open data sources
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
Session: Space education
14:00-14:30 Tsvetelina Yordanova [Endurosat]
14:30-15:00 Stoil Ivanov [Sofia University]
15:00-15:30 Milen Simeonov [Bulgarian Air Force Academy “Georgi Benkovski”]
15:30-16:00 Coffee break
16:00-17:30 Discussion panel: New approaches in space education, Innovative education, learning by doing
17:30 Closing the forum
НаФСКИ-V се организира от Клон Космос, Институт по астрономия с НАО – БАН и RATIO и представители на Физически факултет – СУ и Софийски Университет “Св. Климент Охридски”
