About us

INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES (IIIT) “INSTITUTE OF INFORMATICS AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES”, abbreviated “I I I T” and pronounced “Triple IT”

The Institute of Informatics and Innovative Technologies is a structural unit of Plovdiv Tech Park. The Institute was founded in 2018, under the Law on Legal Entities as a non-profit association conducting research and development (R&D), with the aim of acquiring, accumulating and disseminating knowledge and technological skills in the field of its priority research areas, as well as educational activity and dissemination of scientific knowledge in the fields of informatics, information technology and e-leadership.

In accordance with European priorities and programs for scientific research and world trends in the development of informatics and innovative technologies, as well as in the context of international agreements and the need for socially significant applications for Bulgaria, IIIT defines the following priority goals of its activity:

1. Generation of innovative business ideas and their implementing technologies with high potential for practical application. Creation of computer-based information and management methodologies, software platforms for training, for e-commerce, information and expert systems, processes and services that are new to the market or represent technological innovation with a beneficial effect, satisfying a real market need and creating value for users, owners and society as a whole.

2. Promotion and support of initiatives for the development of digital transformation to improve the business environment, competitiveness and the structure of economic relations to accelerate economic growth and improve the well-being of the region, the country and Europe.

3. To stimulate, promote and protect the interests of its members through effective advocacy, communications, education and training, benchmarking and best practices, networking and industry information.

The Institute is a member of the Valley for Deep Technological Innovations – Plovdiv.

The institute has:
Laboratory complex OPTELA;
Scientific expert council;
Scientific research sector;
IIIT Academic Publishing House.
The OPTELA laboratory complex has 4 laboratories:

  • Laboratory for laser safety – Volodya Yanev, R.D.;
  • Laboratory of Econometrics – Prof. Asen Konarev;
  • Laboratory of robotics and artificial intelligence – Mr. Hachik Yazjiyan;
  • Laboratory of Audio Visual Intelligence (LAVI) – Director Hachik Yazjiyan;
  • Laboratory of Network Communications and Cloud Services – Principal R. Gerasimov;