Lachezar Tomov

Asst. Prof. Lachezar Tomov, PhD is a faculty member at the Department of Informatics, New Bulgarian University (NBU), with 14+ years of experience in software engineering, optimization methods, and web programming. His research spans software quality, programming aesthetics, probability/statistics, and the history/philosophy of science. He collaborates with Medical University-Sofia and BAS Institute of Mathematics and Informatics on epidemiological studies, particularly in infectious diseases and COVID-19 pandemic modeling.

Research Interests include:

• Software Quality and Aesthetic Metrics
• Epidemiological Modeling and Medical Statistics
• Risk Management and Statistical Process Control
• History/Philosophy of Science and Mathematics
• Crosstalk between Liberal Arts and STEM

Scientific Awards:

• 2021 BAIT Award - First Place in Practical IT Teaching
• SUPER STEM AMBASSADOR Gold Medal (2021-2023)

Grant Collaborations:

• NBU Long-Term Energy Consumption Forecasting Project (2016)
• MU-Sofia Hepatitis A Clinical Data Modeling (2020)
• NBU Faculty Interdisciplinary Conference (2022)
• Central Development Fund Project #1603 (2022)

Labs & Teams: Collaborates with NBU Risk Analysis Laboratory, multidisciplinary teams at Medical University-Sofia, and contributes to open-access science platforms like BG Nauka and Venets journal.