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Nikola Nikolov is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Information Systems at the University of Limerick. He holds memberships in the Centre for Research Training in Foundations of Data Science, the Data-Driven Computer Engineering Research Centre, and Lero – the Irish Research Centre for Software, reflecting his deep integration into Ireland's national research infrastructure.
His research spans Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, and Graph Drawing, with specialized expertise in deep learning architectures, matrix factorization techniques, and feature extraction methodologies. Current work focuses on multilingual NLP applications for social media analysis, convolutional neural network optimizations, and collaborative filtering systems, demonstrating consistent innovation across computational linguistics and graph theory domains.
Analysis of his 2023-2025 publications reveals a dominant focus on combating online toxicity through advanced NLP systems for racism and hate speech detection across multiple languages, alongside significant contributions to computer vision efficiency and recommendation system architectures. His work bridges theoretical advancements with real-world applications in healthcare analytics and autonomous systems.
Prof. Nikolov actively contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals through data science applications while maintaining strong industry connections via research centres focused on software innovation and data-driven engineering solutions.
