Kiril Tenekedjiev

Prof. DSc Eng. Kiril Ivanov Tenekedjiev (Bulgarian: проф. д.т.н. инж. Кирил Иванов Тенекеджиев; born December 1960) is a Bulgarian^[1][2] professor in quantitative decision analysis and subjective statistics, with main affiliation with the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna, Bulgaria.

Early years and personal interests

Kiril Tenekedjiev was born to Ivan Tenekedjiev (a mechanical engineer), and Tatiana Tenekedjieva (a French language teacher). He was the first of two children, his sister Dessy Tenekedjieva a graduate of the Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts, and having a career in acting, singing and movie producing.

Kiril has two daughters. His elder daughter - Ana-Maria Kirilova Tenekedjieva - is a graduate in a Bachelor of Sciences program in Statistical Science of Duke University^[3] (with a thesis in Missing Data in Financial Modeling), currently pursuing a PhD degree in Finance^[4] with the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, USA.

Kiril (right) together with members of the water polo team of Binghamton University (Binghamton, NY, 2007)

thumbKiril (far left, back row) with the junior Water Polo National Team of Bulgaria at a competition in Poland, 1977

His younger daughter - Lea-Tereza Kirilova Tenekedjieva - has finished an International Baccalaureate program with the United World Colleges in New Mexico, USA,^[5][6] and is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in Human Biology with Stanford University, USA.^[7] Both studied at High School of Mathematics "Dr. Petar Beron", Varna, Bulgaria.^[8] Kiril was passionate for sports since early age, with particular interests in water polo. He played for Cherno More water polo team^[9] (most of the time with the junior team) in Varna, and was also selected and played with the Junior National water polo team of Bulgaria in his late highschool years. Starting his two-year military service in 1979, prior to university, he retired from active sports. While studying at the First Language High School^[10] (English profile) in Varna, he also participated in school theatre performances, and showed very good artistic skills. At the end of his teen years, he switched his focus from sports to mathematics, having a natural talent and inclination to maths since primary school. While not active in sports, Kiril is a fan of football and basketball. In 2007, while in a specialization under the Fulbright Visiting Scholarship program, he had the chance to again exercise his passion for water polo, this time while coaching the SUNY at Binghamton's team in water polo.

Education and academic career

Kiril Tenekedjiev received a Masters of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering in Ship Machinery and Equipment from the Technical University of Varna in 1986. He was awarded a PhD degree in Engineering from Higher Attestation Committee of Bulgaria in 1994, undertaking his studies with Technical University - Varna. His Doctor of Sciences degree from 2004, awarded again by the Higher Attestation Committee of Bulgaria, was on a thesis entitled Decision Analysis: Utility Theory and Subjective Statistics.^[11] He became a full professor^[12] at the Technical University of Varna in 2008.

Kiril initially started his academic career in 1986 right after graduation from university. He worked as Researcher (operator) with the Ship propellers and cavitation unit of the Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre, Varna, Bulgaria (a research institute with industrial research orientation in mechanical engineering, hydrodynamics and cavitation). He worked on several research tasks there, related to his interests in mechanical engineering.

After a year he moved to Technical University of Varna in 1987, where he was Lecturer in the Department of Resistance of Materials. Following were series of academic positions with other sections of the Technical University of Varna from 1987 to 2011 (such as Department of Ship Machines and Equipment, Department of Technique and Technology for Water and Air Protection and some others), eventually spending some 12 years with the Department of Economics and Management, at that time part of the Faculty of Marine Sciences and Ecology. In 2011 he moved to Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy - Varna, Bulgaria, where he is currently affiliated as a Full Professor with the Faculty of Engineering, Department of Information Technologies.

Kiril has research interests spanning over quantitative decision analysis, subjective statistics, simulation modelling, mathematical modelling of biochemical reactions,^[13] statistical pattern recognition and technical diagnostics. Kiril served as visiting lecturer with the Medical University of Varna, and the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. His work is also associated with international lecturing, research and specializations in Europe, Asia, North America and South America. Starting in 2013, Tenekedjiev served for a period of time as representative of Bulgaria to the TFEU Program Committee "Smart, Green and Integrated Transport", Framework Program "Horizon 2020".

Scholarships and awards

• In 2008 he became a Senior Member of IEEE.
• In 2007 he was awarded a Senior Scholarship from the Bulgarian American Foundation for Educational Exchange^[14] and was sent on research and lecturing specialization with Binghamton University, USA 2007,^[15] working under the supervision of Distinguished Professor George Klir
• In 2006 he was awarded certificate for a scientist, subject of biographical record in Who’s Who in the World, 23rd Edition 2006^[16][17]
• In 2003 he served as Visiting Scholar with the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, working for 9 months with the Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen, Ispra, Italy
• In 2001 he was awarded with Award of Merit Medal For People with Good Hearts

See also

• Fulbright Program

References

External links

• Scholar Google
• Bulgarian American Commission for Educational Exchange
• Cherno More water polo team, Varna, Bulgaria (in Bulgarian)
• University of Chicago Booth School of Business