Assoc. Prof. Zlatogor Minchev is the Head of IT for Security Department & Senior Researcher at the Institute of Information and Communication Technologies(link is external) of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences(link is external). He is also the Director of the Joint Training Simulation and Analysis Center.
Computer science professional, combining solid theoretical and rich practical experience. Specializing in the fields of: cyber security, computer science, serious gaming, security sector governance, crisis management, defence planning, cybernetics, robotics, electronics, biosignal processing.
Member of the: Union of the Bulgarian Mathematicians(link is external), Union of Automation and Informatics “John Vincent Atanassov”(link is external), Bulgarian Society of Physiological Sciences(link is external)(2011-2016), NATO Research and Technology Organization(link is external) (2006-2010), Editorial Board of the Journal of Defense Management(link is external), Association of the Officers in the Reserve “Atlantic” Managing Board(link is external) (2012-2014), E-Sigurnost(link is external) (honourable member since 2016), Association of Communication & Information Specialists(link is external) (Deputy Chairman, since 2016).