Lena Mihova

Prof. Dr. Eng. Lena Mihova is a faculty member at the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (UACEG), working in the Faculty of Transport Engineering, Department of Geotechnics.

Her educational background includes a Master of Science in Industrial and Civil Engineering with a focus on 'Structures' profile. She is proficient in Russian and English languages.

Prof. Mihova's research interests span several key engineering domains:

• Geomechanics
• Building structures
• Numerical methods
• Structural analysis

Her professional expertise includes design of building structures, application of the Finite Element Method for structural analysis, and working with specialized software including SAP2000, GEOStudio, and PLAXIS.

She maintains active participation in the Bulgarian and International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering and has contributed to international projects, including 5 building construction projects in Samara and Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Her specific research focuses on:

• Static-dynamic analysis of structures
• Numerical modeling using FEM
• Constitutive models in geomechanics
• Interaction of structures and ground foundation