Prof. DSc Eng. Ivan Kralov, Technical University of Sofia
Prof. DSc Eng. Ivan Kralov is Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Accreditation and Academic Staff of the Technical University of Sofia, a Member of the Management Board of the National Centre of Excellence “Mechatronics and Clean Technologies” and Head of its “Vibration and Acoustics Laboratory”. He is Deputy Chair of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria and Chair of its “Technical Sciences” section.
Experience
Prof. Kralov graduated in Machine Building Technology and Metal-Cutting Machines from the Technical University of Sofia in 1994. In 1999 he obtained the degree of Doctor (PhD) in Dynamics, Strength and Reliability of Machines, Instruments, Apparatus and Systems at the Department of Mechanics of the Technical University of Sofia. He has been an Associate Professor since 2006 and, since 2014, Professor of Applied Mechanics in the same department. In 2019 Prof. Kralov defended his dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Sciences (DSc). He completed a research specialisation in Germany in 2009.
Achievements
His main scientific achievements are in the fields of Applied Mechanics, Mechatronics, Technical Acoustics, Vibrometry, Green Energy and Clean Technologies. His principal research is directed towards the development of innovative methods and engineering solutions for vibration and noise protection, the accumulation and storage of energy from renewable energy sources, the kinematics and control of autonomous mobile devices, and the dynamics, strength and reliability of energy systems, among others. Prof. Kralov is Head of the accredited “Vibration and Acoustics Laboratory” of the Centre of Excellence at the Technical University of Sofia.
He leads a scientific school in the fields of technical acoustics and applied mechanics, as well as energy accumulation and storage; 2 of his doctoral students have successfully defended their dissertations and 4 are currently in training.
Prof. Kralov is the author or co-author of more than 200 scientific publications, nearly 70 of which are indexed in SCOPUS and WoS, two monographs (one of them in English) and more than 15 textbooks and teaching aids (several of them in English); he has more than 220 citations and an h-index of 7.
He is the author of 7 patents and utility models.