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DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

5.3. COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

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The Department of Telecommunications was established in February 1994. There are a lot of eminentspecialists associated with the department from different universities, public and private institutionsand firms directly engaged with the development of the telecommunications and information tech-nologies in our country.

In its early years the departmental team was composed of distinguished professors and engineerscomming from practice and the National Research Institute of Communications of the BulgarianTelecommunications Company (now known as Vivacom) and its subsidiaries. At that time, classes,lectures, exercises and practice of students is held at the National Meteorological Institute of the Bul-garian Academy of Sciences. Students hold their practice in the Committee of Post and Telecommuni-cations, Siemens, Ericsson, Vivacom, Mtel Globul, Electron-Radiocom, BASCOM, ASTEL, Multiplex.Ltd, and the Telecommunications Laboratory at NBU on the basis of frame contracts with theseinstitutions.

All department programs (BS, MS and PhD) are acredeted by Bulgarian National AcreditationAgency. From 1994 to 2012 total number of successful graduates is nearly 550. A huge numberof them work in the field of telecommunications, and most of our students in the MS program areemployees of telecommunications companies wanted to improve their qualification or to change theirprofessional field. Our department is a pioneer in the creation of training programs for education of“professional bachelors“ (telecommunications associates degree engineers).

The current R&D of the department is related to participation of in international and nationalfunding programs for scientific and applied research in interdisciplinary areas mainly related to ICT.

THE DEPARTMENT

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More than 200 students are studying in our un-dergraduate programs and specializations. About20% of them select to continue their education inour master degree programs. Our graduate pro-grams are adapted for training of specialists hav-ing a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in anotherarea close to telecommunications (IT, general en-gineering, electrical engineering, physics, chem-istry, energy, etc.).

Bachelor of Science Degree

• Telecommunication Technologies and Ser-vices

• Technological Management in Telecommu-nications

• Logistic and Postal Services Technology

Master of Science Degree

• Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Telecom-munications

• Digital Telecommunication Systems and Net-works

• Mobile Communications and Digital Media

• Telecommunication Project Management

• Regulation and Technology Management inTelecommunications

PhD

The PhD in Philosophy as an academic degreein Communication and Computer Engineering

enables students to be engaged in applied high-quality research and teaching. Young researcherscan choose precisely the area to make their thesis:

• Mutual interference in mobile networks andelectromagnetic compatibility

• Digital networks and services (modeling andsimulation)

• Management and knowledge managementin ICT

• Software systems analysis and design in telecom-munications

• Innovations and trends in technical provi-sion of telecommunications

• DSP, GP-GPU and modern electronic sys-tems

• Fibre optical and free space communications

• Telecommunication regulations, spectrum man-agement and planning

• Cloud Computing, Smart Home

• Intelligent transportation systems and smartcity

• Telemedicine, e-Health technologyes

OUR PROGRAMS


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We have more than 540 graduated students in var-ious levels of education and training in several sub-jects, modules and profiles. Approximately 30% ofstudents finishing with a bachelor’s degree startworking in the next months. Practically 30% ofMS’c student are oriented to start their own busi-ness in the field of computer networking, instala-tion and maintenance of recently shaped softwareprograms and systems.

Graduates per yearsBS MS’c

2000 122001 162002 652003 12 142004 53 272005 50 242006 23 62007 32 102008 26 162009 16 242010 6 202011 5 412012 25 212013 26 14

The Department provides open access to allstudents and Alumni to a Laboratory of electron-ics, Computer center of Radio communication andmeasurement equipment. Every year our studentsparticipate actively in various international confer-ences and EU projects. The University supportsorganization of student clubs and workshops, aswell the creation of inovative technological ideas.Currently they organize courses on Amateur radioLZ1KNB.

GRADUATES


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Overview

The department has three specialized classroomsfor laboratory classes in courses related to elec-trical engineering, electronics, radio communica-tions, broadcasting and receiving equipment, com-puter modeling and simulation, Internet commu-nications, corporate communications, next gener-ation networks, WEB services, cloud computing,software defined networks, digital signal process-ing,etc.

The following exercises are performed in E&Elab:

• Basic electrical and electronic measurements(using osciloscopes, spectrum analyzers, dig-ital multimer, current clams , frequency coun-ters etc.; resistance, inductance, capacitance,

resonant, semiconductors and IC measure-ments)

• Power supply systems measurements and re-pair (UPS)

• PC assembling and basic repair

• Advanced instrumentation and data acqui-sition (LabView, Elvis II+)

• Analog front-end design (Microchip ampli-fier kits, using of AMS modelling language)

• Digital logic design (Standard TTL & CMOS)

• Microcontroller assembly and C/C++ pro-gramming (PIC, AVR, ARM, Pinguino, Ar-duino based prototyping boards)

• Programable logic design using VHDL (Al-tera Quartus II CPLD/FPGA design kits,basic processor architecture)

• Embeded ethernet (Rabbit connect core)

• Internet of Things (intelligent sensor net-works, RFID, robotics and actuators)

• Audio and video systems and signals

• Matlab & Mathematica signal and systemmodelling

ELECTROTECHNICS &

ELECTRONICS

LABORATORY


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RF, sattelite and microwave

We provide state of the art practical educationin the field of RF transmitter and receiver de-sign, electromagnetic field and radiowave mea-surements. Our lecturers are internationally rec-ognized (ITU) experts in the fields of radio trans-mission and reception equipment, spectrum plan-ning, management and regulation, spectrum mon-itoring, microwave technology, satellite and mo-bile communications.

In our RF laboratory you can learn how tocreate and tune your clasical analog transmitterand receiver; how to measure differnt radio sig-nal characteristics, how to select proper anthenasfor specific RF application; you will learn basicsignal measurements from extreme low frequencyto 6GHz, and advanced microwave measurementsextending your practical experience up to 10GHz.

Students will learn how to use ANSYS HFSSsoftware to design and simmulate basic and com-picated RF and microwave devices, anthenas andeven the whole systems.

We use some of the most advanced technolo-gies in the teaching of radio communications pro-vided by National Instruments - Elvis II + & EmonaTellecommunication Bundles. This is the fastesway to understand radio communications from verybasic to the most advanced digital systems.

Department team includes the TOP-Leadingexperts (in Central and Eastern Europe) in thefield of mobile radio network planning, digital ter-restrial television planning (DVB-T), FM radio,special radio services (military, aerospace), satel-lite communications and navigation etc.

Broadband and backbone tech-

nologies

In our laboratory we cover practical exercises fromclasic digital telephone lines and switching sys-tems, cable TV, to most modern fiber optic trans-mission lines (WDM), intelligent ethernet (LAN),data over cable service, power line communica-tions, xDSL, signal coding and encription etc.

RADIO, MICROWAVE &

FIBRE OPTIC

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IP networks and services

In our networking laboratory students are trainedto install and maintain high-performance serverconfigurations with Linux operating systems, howCloud Computing works, they install and man-age real WEB 2 services like: Apache web server,MySQL, PHP and Java web based applications,WEB monitoring tools. Linux based Open WRTrouter technology is coverd. They learn variousnetwork architectures, IPv4 & IPv6, VoIP, IPTV,MPLS, public telephone systems, convergence tech-nologyes and services, high performance comput-ing architectures (CUDA). Students learn how dif-ferent networking protocols works.

Telecom network management

Students learn how to design, plane and managespecific networks, how to detect problems, how tomonitir different netrork services and traffic, howto create and manage user profiles, how to set upnetwork security features, how to deploy servicesin large scale real environment, WiFi and LANnetworking (VLAN). They learn how to use net-work simmulation software tools for contemporarynetwork design and validadion.

Internet of things

Students learn how to program embedded IP de-vices, thus understanding in deep how TCP &UDP protocols work. They create client-serverbased applications, voice and video transmissionover IP, web based radio and video podcasting.

ADVANCED

NETWORKING

LABORATORY


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National Projects

The following scientific projects are developed as apart of legal agreements between NBU, BulgarianICT Development Agency, Bulgarian Standartiza-tion Institute and National Science Fund:

2002 Collocation Provision of conditions forcollocation

2002 Bulgarian National Radio Frequency Har-monization Plan with this of NATOmember States

2003 Methodology for proving the deficiencyin provision of the universal post services in caseof non-favorable economic conditions

2003 Survey and analysis of the received doc-uments related to the preparation of the RegionalRadio communication conference RRC-04/05

2004 Project Strategy for establishment of thebroadband infrastructure in Bulgaria

2005 Methodology for measurement of the ser-vice characteristics and quality in the terrestrialdigital TV broadcasting in accordance with DVB-technology

2005 Analysis of the documents for prepara-tion and participation of Bulgarian institutions inITU International radio conferences

2006-2007 Methodology for measurements ofworking parameters for DVB-T

2013-2014 Measurement Modeling and Sim-

mulations of Electromagnetic Field Strength fromMobile Base Stations in Urban Areas

International Projects

There are also some major projects in which De-partment teams participate related to the devel-opment of broadband infrastructure, embeddedsystems and technology and training of Personnelmanagement for the needs of telecom operatorsand national regulators in within EU.

2003-2005 ITU International Telecommuni-cation Union, Center of Excellency for EnglishSpeaking Branch for Central and Eastern Europe

2007-2009 SFERA - Structural Funds for Eu-ropean Regional Research Advancemen two-yearaction intended to assist EU Regions on oppor-tunities to make optimum use of structural fundsfor the deployment of innovative ICT networks ofthe future, and R&D infrastructures. FP7-ICT

2010 A joint project of qualification in the De-partment of Informatics and Tellecommunicationof the NBU, project management, IT, CarnegieMellon University, USA.

2009-2012 I3E Promoting Innovations in theIndustrial Informatics and Embedded Systems Sec-tor through Networking, funded under the SouthEast Europe (SEE) initiativehttp://www.i3e.eu/

2013 European Researchers’ Night

RECENT REALIZED

PROJECTS


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Recent research

Some of the main research areas of our teammembers are associated with it IPv4 to IPv6 tran-sition and Internet research. EMF modeling, radiospectrum management and DVB-T network plan-ing, GSM-UMTS base station coverage and safetymeasurements and modeling.

Additional interests are associated with DSP,multidimensional image sequences analysis, GPRdata processing and visualization etc. Radiocom-munications systems for telecontrol and security.Internet of Things, Smart Cities & Home & Trans-portaion.

Figure 8.1: ”Case Study - IPv6 Building automa-tion solution introduction into an IPv4 NetworkService Provider infrastructure”

Important articles

Prof. Elisaveta Gurova - Knowledge managementstrategy for Small and Medium Enterprises; Chal-lenges for career and mobility of researchers inEurope; M-Learning Systems Design - Technologyand Pedagogy Aspects; Best paper award seccondplace CELDA 2011 - IADIS International Confer-ence Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digi-tal Age 2011

Prof. Antoni Slavinski - A Methodology forthe Selection, Assessment and Analysis of Suc-cessful Experiences

Prof. Plamen Tzvetkov - Applications of Math-ematics and Computer Engineering Distance Mon-itoring of the Power Quality

RESEARCH,

MEMBERSHIP AND

AWARDS


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Membership and awards

Antoni Slavinski - Special Award of IDG recog-nition his outstanding contribution to Bulgariantelecommunications; Award for contribution to thedevelopment of information society. Co-Founderand Chairman of Managing Board of BulgarianAssociation of Telecommunications

Peter Statev - ETSI General Assembly ViceChairman Co-Founder and Chairman of ManagingBoard of: Cluster for Information and Communi-cation Technologies; Telecom Cluster; Cluster forMicroelectronics and Embedded Systems;

Angel Alexandrov first place in Europe forAmateur radio in CQ WW DX Contest 2012 SSBand Oceania DX Contest 2012 for powerful trans-mitters single operator. First place from Bul-

garian operators for International A.R.I. Associ-azione Radioamatori Italiani - A.R.I. InternationalDX Contest 2013, SSB powerful transmiters.

Elisaveta Gurova Participant and expert atworking groups at national and international level:FP7 People NCP since 2007; Member of WorkingGroup Networking of EURAXESS, 2011; Mem-ber of Working Group Promotion of EURAXESS,2008- 2010; EURAXESS national coordinator, 2004Member of the scientific committee for John Atanassovaward for young researchers of the Bulgarian pres-ident, 2004- 2005; EU/CEEC Joint High LevelCommittee on IS, 1999- 2000; Expert Council atthe State body for Research and Education Net-work, 1999- 2000; Joint Parties and SignatoriesStudy Group of EUTELSAT, 1997- 2000;

FP7 projects: People programme: PeopleNet-workPlus, EURAXESS TOP II, EURAXESS TOPI, PeopleNetwork, E*CARE, REACT, RE*CAME,REGGAE, RECSES, K-TRIO; SSH: I-SEEMob, REG-POT: SISTER FP6 projects: BulRMCNet, REKS,U*NIGHT Leonardo da Vinci project: TRAIN MOR,KNOW MORE

RESEARCH,

MEMBERSHIP AND

AWARDS


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Department Office:Bulagaria, Sofia-1618Ovcha Kupel 2, Montevideo 21block 2, fl. 6, office 609phone: +359 02 811-06-09Email: [email protected]

Head of Department

Georgi Petrov, PhD

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Program Directors

Prof. Anushka Stancheva, PhD


Rosen Pasarelski, PhD


Secretary

Bilyana Benkova

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presentation 2013 DTK · modelling ELECTROTECHNICS& ELECTRONICS ... Radio communication conference RRC-04/05 ... multidimensional image sequences analysis, GPR