Informatics (in Bulgarian)
Short presentation of the programme:
The programme covers a scientific area that lies on the border between mathematics and computer science, characterised by both the depth of the mathematical ideas used in it and an extremely wide range of applications. It provides opportunities to carry out research in three areas: coding theory and cryptography, pattern recognition and combinatorics.

Major and professional qualification:
Scientific direction: Informatics and Computer Science
Scientific specialty:
Graduate Student Competencies:
PhD graduates in Informatics will have:
• become information security specialists, able to exploit, develop and evaluate various software and hardware protection systems in various information environments;
• become specialists in computer processing and image classification, skilled in developing mathematical models and algorithms for image recognition;
• acquired in-depth knowledge of the main theoretical tools used in the theory of coding and cryptography;
• acquired specialised knowledge and had opportunities to conduct independent research in a specific area of the disciplines mentioned;
• received high professional training to pursue teaching careers in higher education institutions, being ability to introduce new approaches.
Graduation:
Upon earning the required number of credits and defending a doctoral dissertation.
Occupation and possible positions:
PhD graduates will have become specialists who can work in the field of software and hardware systems as well as the development of mathematical models and algorithms. PhDs in theoretical informatics are hired in higher education institutions and can become research associates capable of developing independent research.
Department :
Informatics