Ivan Trenchev has been an associate professor at the University of Library Studies and Information Technology (ULSIT) since 2019 in the Department of Information Systems, and works as an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation at the South-West University “Neofit Rilski” (2000 -). Graduated in mathematics at the South-West University "Neofit Rilski" (1992-1997). He defended his dissertation on the acquisition of Educational and Scientific Degree "Doctor" on the topic: "Mathematical models for the study of the optimality of the modern genetic code" (2006) at SWU "Neofit Rilski" and dissertation on the acquisition of Scientific Gegree "Doctor of Science" on the topic: "Computer graphics - a tool for visualization of research in the university information environment" (2020).
Ivan Trenchev is one of the founders and long-term head of a master’s program in Bioinformatics at SWU “Neofit Rilski”. In the period 2011-2014 he was Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Scientific research journal of South-West University. From 2013 to 2018 he was Deputy Head of the Center for Contemporary Bioinformatics Research at SWU “Neofit Rilski”.
He is a member of the Union of Mathematicians in Bulgaria, the Union of Scientists, the Bioinformatics World and other Bulgarian and foreign organizations.
Assoc. Prof. Trenchev has participated as an organizer and coordinator in more than five national and international projects. He is the leader of the successfully completed research project “Bioinformatics Research: Protein Folding, Jumping and Prediction of Biological Activity”, funded by the Research Fund of the Ministry of Education and Science.
He lectures at ULSIT and SWU “Neofit Rilski” in the disciplines: “Mathematical foundations of cybersecurity”, “Computer game development”, “Operating systems”, “Object oriented programming”, “Computer design”, “Java programming” and etc.
Ivan Trenchev is the coach of the student programming team at SWU “Neofit Rilski” in the period 2008 – 2018, in 2015 he was chairman of the Organizing Committee of the XXVII Republican Student Programming Olympiad, held at the same university.
Contacts: ULSIT – 1, 119 Tsarigradsko Shose Blvd., Sofia – 1784,
E-mail: i.trenchev@unibit.bg