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Kiril Tenekedjiev

Professor Kiril Tenekedjiev

Kiril Tenekedjiev

Professor in Systems Engineering

Room G60 , Swanson Building

+61 3 6324 9724 (phone)

Kiril.Tenekedjiev@utas.edu.au

My fields of expertise sit within the broad area of intelligent systems and computational intelligence with specific focus on quantitative decision analysis, simulation modelling, risk analysis, technical diagnostics and statistical pattern recognition. I have obtained my PhD and my doctor of technical sciences degrees in those fields in 1994 and 2004. In my years of research I have contributed to advances, new methodologies and new theories in the above mentioned areas. My research and activities as academic were applied to areas spanning from complex machine analysis and technical diagnostics, to economic analyses and business planning, to energy efficiency procedures, transport management, environmental modelling, biochemistry and medical science.

My professional performance links with:

Desire, determination and skills to lead teams to success as well as to build successful teams
Pragmatic and creating thinker that finds opportunities in every problem and the next horizon after every solution
Excellence in research through inter and cross-disciplinary research partnerships that generates high quality output
Determination to achieve clearly defined objectives in research and learning & teaching
Commitment, fairness, respect, care and devotion to students
Extroverted communicative personality that treats people with fairness, openness and respect

Biography

2018 Professor in Systems Engineering, National Centre for Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics, Australian Maritime College, UTAS, Australia
2016 Fixed-term Professor of Maritime Engineering, National Centre for Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics, Australian Maritime College, UTAS, Australia
2015 Adjunct Professor, National Centre for Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics, Australian Maritime College, UTAS, Australia
2011 Professor in Quantitative Decision Analysis, Dept. Information Technologies, Faculty of Engineering, Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria
2008 Professor in Quantitative Decision Analysis, Dept. Economics and Management, Technical University-Varna, Bulgaria
2004 Associated Professor in Automated Systems for Data Analysis and Management, Dept. Economics and Management, Technical University-Varna
2003 Visiting scientist in the Mathematical Modelling Group of the Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen (Ispra, Italy), Joint Research Centre of the European Commission
1997 Associate Professor in Automated Systems for Data Analysis and Management, Dept. Technique and Technology for Water and Air Protection, Technical University-Varna, visiting lecturer at Medical University-Varna
1994 Senior Lecturer, Department of “Technique and Technology for Water and Air Protection”, Technical University-Varna
1991 Lecturer, Department of “Ship Machines and Equipment”, Technical University-Varna
1987 Lecturer, Department of “Resistance of the Materials”, Technical University-Varna
1986 Researcher (operator), Ship propellers and cavitation unit, Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre, Varna, Bulgaria

Career summary

Qualifications

2004 Doctor of Technical Sciences (DSc), Higher Attestation Committee of Bulgaria
DSc thesis: Quantitative decision analysis: utility theory and subjective statistics
1994 PhD (Engineering), Higher Attestation Committee of Bulgaria, PhD Thesis: Statistical Pattern Recognition Applied in Technical Diagnostics of Complex Energetic Objects
1986 MSc: Technical University-Varna, Bulgaria, Mechanical Engineer in Ship Machines and Equipment, Summa Cum Laude
Diploma thesis: Numerical modelling of the hydrodynamic characteristics of a two-dimensional wing profile using distributed dipoles
1979 High School: English Language School – Varna, Bulgaria, Summa Cum Laude

Languages (other than English)

Bulgarian – mother tongue
English – fluent (ALCPT; TOEFL iBT; STANAG level III)
Russian – fluent
German – basic

Memberships

Professional practice

Fellow of Engineers Australia (EA)
Senior member of IEEE
Member of the Society for Imprecise Probabilities: Theory and Application (SIPTA);
Member of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society;
Secretary of IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Chapter – Bulgaria (04.2009-03.2011);
Vice President of the National Committee of the International Federation of Automatic Control (IFAC);
Member of the IFAC Technical Committee 5.1 and 5.2;
Member of the European Association for Decision Making (EADM);
Member of the Balkan Environmental Association (BENA);
Member of the Managing Committee of the Union of Mathematicians in Bulgaria – Varna branch;
Member of the South East European Transport Research Forum (SETREF);
Member of the Bulgarian Union of Automation and Informatics (UAI);
Member of the Union of Mathematicians in Bulgaria;
Member of the Bulgarian Association of Pattern Recognition (BAPR);
Member of the Bulgarian Society of Cardiology (BSC);
Member of the Federation of Scientific Technical Unions;
Member of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria (Varna section), and chair of 'Marine Sciences' Chapter.

Committee associations

Member of TFEU Program Committee 'Smart, Green and Integrated Transport', Framework Program 'Horizon 2020', representative for Bulgaria, 2014-2020
Member of the Research Evaluation Committee (REC) on “Engineering and Environmental Sciences” for Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), 2018
Member of the International Program Committee of the International Conference “Automatics and Informatics’2015”, October 2015, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Member of the International Program Committee of the International Conference “Automatics and Informatics’2013”, 3-7 October 2013, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Member of the International Program Committee of the International Conference “Automatics and Informatics’2012”, 3-7 October 2012, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Member of the International Program Committee of the International Conference “Automatics and Informatics’2011”, 3-7 October 2011, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Member of the International Program Committee of the International Conference “Automatics and Informatics’2010”, 3-7 October 2010, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Member of the International Program Committee of the Fifth International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Systems, 7-9 July 2010, London, UK;
Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Fourth International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Systems, 6-8 September 2008, Varna, Bulgaria;
Expert for the National Agency for Accreditation of University Education, Bulgaria, since 2005;
Chairman of the General Committee of the Faculty of Marine Sciences and Ecology of Technical University of Varna;
Head of the organizing committee of the Summer School of the IEEE Second International Conference on Intelligent Systems’2004, 21-24 June, St. Constantin, Varna, Bulgaria;
National Contact Point on the action “Sustainable development: sustainable development, global changes and ecosystems” in the contact chain in Bulgaria for coordination of the actions on the specific programs of the Sixth and Seventh Framework Program of the European Union.
Risk Analysis and Decision Analysis Expert for “KOSARA NM” Ltd., Varna, Bulgaria, contract period- 01.01.2006-01.01.2011;
Risk Analysis and Decision Analysis Expert for “Kristall” Ltd., Varna, Bulgaria, contract period- 17.12.2005 – 17.12.2010;
Risk Analysis and Decision Analysis Expert for “Hrist K & K” Ltd., Varna, Bulgaria, contract period – 03.04.2005-03.04.2010;
Risk Analysis and Decision Analysis Expert for “Ciconia” Plc., Varna, Bulgaria, contract period- 01.05.2004-01.05.2009.
Risk Analysis and Decision Analysis Expert for “Voyager” Plc., Dobrich, Bulgaria, contract period- 01.04.2004-01.04.2009;
Risk Analysis and Decision Analysis Expert for “SERDIKA 90” Plc., Dobrich, Bulgaria, contract period- 01.02.2004-01.02.2009;
Risk Analysis and Decision Analysis Expert for “Lesport” Ltd., Varna, Bulgaria, contract period- 01.08.2002-01.08.2007;

Administrative expertise

Management and leadership experience:

Project team leader and co-leader for EU projects in decision sciences and data management
ERASMUS and ERASMUS+ institutional coordinator
ERASMUS MUNDUS project partner coordinator

Other skills:

Computer Skills: PC environment, WINDOWS, MS Office
Computer literacy: MATLAB, BASIC, FORTRAN
Online platforms: MyLO (My Learning Online - online education activities); Moodle

Teaching

Decision Sciences; Pattern Recognition and Diagnostics; Maths, Mechanics and Informatics; Environmental modelling

Teaching expertise

My teaching activities link to my research areas and over the years I taught units in Decision Making, Risk Analysis, Business Calculus, Planning and Forecasting, Environmental Modelling, Technical diagnostics, Statistics, Technical Mechanics, Statics, Operational Research, Mechanics of Solids, etc.

Teaching responsibility

JEE220 Mechanics of Solids
JEE489 Reliability Engineering

Research Appointments

2007 – Fulbright Visiting Scholar, Binghamton University, State University of New York, USA
2003 – Visiting scientist, Joint Research Centre, Institute for the Protection and Security of Citizen, Ispra, Italy

Research Invitations

Specialisations and visiting assignments:

2017 – Southampton Business School, University of Southampton, UK
2018–1999 (annually), 1995 – Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
2012 – University of Applied Sciences Technikum-Wien, Vienna, Austria
2011 – UniVersus, Bari, Italy
2007 – Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK
2005 – Department of Computational Intelligence and Systems Science, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Hirota Lab, Tokyo, Japan
2004 – 2002 (annually) – EUROCONTROL, Brussels, Belgium
2000, 1998 – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
1999 – University of Piraeus, Greece
1998, 1995, 1990 – University of Rostock, Germany
1995 – Loughborough University, United Kingdom
1994, 1993 – University of Reading, United Kingdom
1991 – Educational Centre of Forst, Germany
1990 – High Polytechnic School of Odessa, Ukraine

Guest Lecturing:

1995 – University of Rostock, Germany
2015-2012 – Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary
2012 – University of Applied Sciences Technikum-Wien, Vienna, Austria
2002 – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
2001 – Academy of Labor and Social Relations, Moscow, Russia
2013, 2012, 2000, 1995 – Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
1998 – Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece

Invited Lectures:

2014 – Nikolova, N.D., Tenekedjiev, K. MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING AND RISK ASSESSMENT, CREAM Project Course 1 - ECOSYSTEM APPROACH TO FISHERIES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND BLACK SEAS. SCIENTIFIC BASES, Varna (Bulgaria), 3-7 February 2014

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Expertise

My fields of expertise sit within the broad area of intelligent ystems and computational intelligence with specific focus on quantitative decision making, simulation modelling, risk analysis, technical diagnostics and statistical pattern recognition. I have obtained my PhD and my doctor of technical sciences degrees in those fields in 1994 and 2004. In my years of research I have contributed to advances, new methodologies and new theories in the above mentioned areas. My research and activities as academic were applied to areas spanning from complex machine analysis and technical diagnostics, to economic analyses and business planning, to energy efficiency procedures, transport management, environmental modelling, biochemistry and medical science.

Research Themes

Decision support systems, simulation modelling, risk analysis, statistics, technical diagnostics, pattern recognition, computational intelligence. Kiril associates with University of Tasmania's Research themes of 'Data, Knowledge and Decisions', 'Marine, Antarctic and Maritime' and 'Better Health'.

Collaboration

Assessor for the Australian Research Council (ARC) in Linkage grants, Future Fellowships, Discovery grants and Industrial Transformation Training Centres
Associate Editor, Journal of Applied Computer Science Methods, Poland;
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of General Systems, USA;
Editorial Board Member, Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, Tokyo, Japan;
Editorial Board Member, The International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, Europe
Editorial Board Member, Automatics and Informatics, Sofia, Bulgaria;
Guest Editor of the “Economics and Management” Series of “Machine Mechanics”, Varna, Bulgaria
Vice Editor in Chief, Science, Labor and Capital Series, Varna, Bulgaria;
Editorial Board Member, Scientific Consultant, DESK Publication House, Bulgaria;
Editorial Board Member, Economics in the Social Field, “Hrist K&K” Publication House;
Reviewer for The International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, Europe
Reviewer for Information Science
Reviewer of research projects for the Czech Science Foundation, Czech Republic
Reviewer of research projects for the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU), Japan

Awards

Certificate for scientific tutoring of a project presented at the Student Session of the 41st Spring Conference of the Union of Mathematicians in Bulgaria, 9-12 April 2012, Borovets, Bulgaria
Certificate for a Training Course for Instructors, and Assessment, Examination and Certification of Seafarers, STCW’78 as amended, Reg. I/6, See. A-1/6, para.3, IMO Model Course 6.09 and 3.12), 25.02.2011– 16.03.2011 г., issued by N. Vaptsarov Naval Academy, Varna, Bulgaria, and Maritime Administration - Varna
2007-2008 Fulbright Senior Scholar for research and lecturing at Binghamton University, State University of New York, USA;
Certificate for a scientist, subject of biographical record in Who’s Who in the World, 23rd Edition, 2006;
Certificate for Participation in the Program Committee of the 13th International Annual Meeting of the Association organizing the Worldwide School Competition in Mathematics “Kangourou sans Frontieres”, 2005, Borovets, Bulgaria (vice-chair of one of the groups responsible for the mathematical tasks for Europe);
Certificate of Recognition for Team Leader in the Philippine Elementary Mathematics International Contest PEMIC’2005, 23-28 May 2005, Tagbilaran City, Bohol, Philippines (awarded by the Mathematics Trainers’ Guild, Philippines, Department of Science and Technology – Science Education Institute, and Department of Education);
Deed for scientific tutoring of a project, presented at the XXXIV Spring Conference of Union of Mathematicians in Bulgaria, Borovets, 6-9 April 2005, Bulgaria (Prof. DSc Oleg Mushkarov, Chair of the Student Institute of Mathematics and Informatics);
Deed for tutoring a scientific project, presented at the Fifth Student Conference, Plovdiv, 14-16 January 2005, Bulgaria (Prof. DSc Oleg Mushkarov, Chair of the Student Institute of Mathematics and Informatics);
Merit Award Medal “For People with Good Hearts”, awarded by the Help the Needy Foundation (Protocol No.2/2001);
Medal for excellent studies from the Technical University of Varna, Ministry of Education, Bulgaria, 1986;
First place at the Bulgarian Students Mathematic Olympics, Bulgaria, 1983;
Medal for excellent studies from the First English Language High school, Varna, Ministry of Education, Bulgaria, 1979.

Fields of Research

Decision support and group support systems (460902)
Biochemistry and cell biology (310199)
Applied statistics (490501)

Research Objectives

Expanding knowledge in the information and computing sciences (280115)
Expanding knowledge in the health sciences (280112)
Expanding knowledge in engineering (280110)

Publications

My publication count is 216 whose total impact factor is 82.3, and with 745 citations (Google Scholar) and H-index of 12 (Google Scholar).

Total publications

Journal Article

(45 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2020	Hisada Y, Grover SP, Maqsood A, Houston R, Ay C, et al., 'Neutrophils and neutrophil extracellular traps enhance venous thrombosis in mice bearing human pancreatic tumors', Haematologica, 105, (1) pp. 218-225. ISSN 0390-6078 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2019.217083 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 23Web of Science - 26 Tweet
2020	Loh TY, Brito MP, Bose N, Xu J, Nikolova N, et al., 'A hybrid fuzzy system dynamics approach for risk analysis of AUV operations', Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics, 24, (1) pp. 26-39. ISSN 1343-0130 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.20965/jaciii.2020.p0026 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Loh TY; Nikolova N Tweet
2020	Loh TY, Brito MP, Bose N, Xu J, Tenekedjiev K, 'Fuzzy system dynamics risk analysis (FuSDRA) of autonomous underwater vehicle operations in the Antarctic', Risk Analysis, 40, (4) pp. 818-841. ISSN 0272-4332 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/risa.13429 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 2Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Loh TY; Bose N Tweet
2020	Loh TY, Brito MP, Bose N, Xu J, Tenekedjiev K, 'Human error in autonomous underwater vehicle deployment: a system dynamics approach', Risk Analysis, 40, (6) pp. 1258-1278. ISSN 0272-4332 (2020) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/risa.13467 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Loh TY; Bose N Tweet
2019	Farkas AZ, Farkas VJ, Gubucz I, Szabo L, Balint K, et al., 'Neutrophil extracellular traps in thrombi retrieved during interventional treatment of ischemic arterial diseases', Thrombosis Research, 175 pp. 46-52. ISSN 0049-3848 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2019.01.006 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 15 Tweet
2019	Hisada Y, Grover S, Maqsood A, Houston R, Ay C, et al., 'Role of neutrophils and neutrophil extracellular traps in mice bearing human pancreatic tumors', Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 3, (51) Article OC30.4. ISSN 2475-0379 (2019) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] [eCite] [Details]
2019	Jahangiri S, Nikolova N, Tenekedjiev K, 'Health risk assessment of engine exhaust emissions within Australian ports: a case study of Port of Brisbane', Environmental Practice, 21, (1) pp. 20-35. ISSN 1466-0466 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/14660466.2019.1564427 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Jahangiri S; Nikolova N Tweet
2019	Loh TY, Brito MP, Bose N, Xu J, Tenekedjiev K, 'A fuzzy‐based risk assessment framework for autonomous underwater vehicle under‐ice missions', Risk Analysis, 39, (12) pp. 2744-2765. ISSN 0272-4332 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/risa.13376 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 2 Co-authors: Loh TY; Bose N Tweet
2019	Nikolova N, Hirota K, Kolev K, Tenekedjiev K, 'Technical diagnostic system in the maintenance of turbomachinery for ammonia synthesis in the process industries', Journal of Loss Prevention in The Process Industries, 58 pp. 102-115. ISSN 0950-4230 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2019.02.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2019	Nikolova N, Panayotov P, Panayotova D, Ivanova S, Tenekedjiev K, 'Using fuzzy sets in surgical treatment selection and homogenizing stratification of patients with significant chronic ischemic mitral regurgitation', International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, 12, (2) pp. 1075 - 1090. ISSN 1875-6891 (2019) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.2991/ijcis.d.190923.002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2018	Cullum J, Nikolova N, Tenekedjiev K, 'Expected utility analysis of infinite compound lotteries', International Journal of General Systems, 48, (2) pp. 112-138. ISSN 0308-1079 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/03081079.2018.1548443 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2018	Jahangiri S, Nikolova N, Tenekedjiev K, 'An improved emission inventory method for estimating engine exhaust emissions from ships', Sustainable Environment Research, 28, (6) pp. 374-381. ISSN 2468-2039 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.serj.2018.08.005 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 7 Co-authors: Jahangiri S; Nikolova N Tweet
2018	Jahangiri S, Nikolova N, Tenekedjiev K, 'Application of a developed dispersion model to port of Brisbane', American Journal of Environmental Sciences, 14, (4) pp. 156-169. ISSN 1553-345X (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.3844/ajessp.2018.156.169 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Jahangiri S; Nikolova N Tweet
2018	Jahangiri S, Nikolova N, Tenekedjiev K, 'Empirical testing of inventories applying on-board measurements of exhaust emissions at port and at sea', Journal of Sustainable Development of Transport and Logistics, 3, (2) pp. 6-33. ISSN 2520-2979 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.14254/jsdtl.2018.3-2.1 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Jahangiri S; Nikolova N Tweet
2018	Nikolova N, Mednikarov B, Dimitrakiev D, Tenekedjiev K, 'Q-expected utility of p-approximated generalized lotteries of I type using Wald, maximax and Hurwicz_α criteria', Information Technologies and Control, 2 pp. 2-17. ISSN 1312-2622 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1515/itc-2018-0006 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2018	Nikolova N, Mednikarov B, Tenekedjiev K, 'Local risk proneness in analytically approximated utility functions under monotonically decreasing preferences', Proceedings of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 71, (11) pp. 1534-1543. ISSN 2367-5535 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.7546/CRABS.2018.11.13 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2018	Nikolova N, Toneva D, Ivanova S, Tenekedjiev K, 'Interval probabilities in juridical practice and its communicative inputs', Communicology, 6, (1) pp. 192-198. ISSN 2311-3065 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.21453/2311-3065-2018-6-1-192-198 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2018	Panayotov P, Panayotova D, Nikolova N, Donchev N, Ivanova S, et al., 'Algorithms for formal stratification of patients with ischemic mitral regurgitation', Scripta Scientifica Medica, 50, (4) pp. 30-35. ISSN 0582-3250 (2018) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.14748/ssm.v50i4.5644 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2017	Cullum J, Tenekedjiev K, 'Implementing risk based maintenance in the naval context: review and directions', Mekhanika na Mashinite, 117 pp. 60-66. ISSN 0861-9727 (2017) [Non Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details]
2017	Nikolova N, Ivanova S, Chin C, Tenekedjiev K, 'Calculation of the Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Kuiper statistics over fuzzy samples', Proceedings of the Jangjeon Mathematical Society, 20, (2) pp. 269-311. ISSN 1598-7264 (2017) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.23001/pjms2017.20.2.269 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Nikolova N; Chin C Tweet
2016	Tanka-Salamon A, Komorowicz E, Szabo L, Tenekedjiev K, Kolev K, 'Free fatty acids modulate thrombin mediated fibrin generation resulting in less stable clots', PLoS One, 11, (12) Article e0167806. ISSN 1932-6203 (2016) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0167806 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 9 Tweet
2015	Kovacs A, Sotonyi P, Ilona Nagy A, Tenekedjiev K, Wohner N, et al., 'Ultrastructure and composition of thrombi in coronary and peripheral artery disease: correlations with clinical and laboratory findings', Thrombosis Research, 135, (4) pp. 760-766. ISSN 0049-3848 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2015.02.004 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 15Web of Science - 14 Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2015	Nikolova ND, Chai S, Ivanova SD, Kolev K, Tenekedjiev K, 'Bootstrap Kuiper testing of the identity of 1D continuous distributions using fuzzy samples', International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems, 8, (Sup 2) pp. 63-75. ISSN 1875-6891 (2015) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/18756891.2015.1129592 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 5Web of Science - 3 Co-authors: Nikolova ND; Chai S Tweet
2014	Kovacs A, Szabo L, Longstaff C, Tenekedjiev K, Machovich R, et al., 'Ambivalent roles of carboxypeptidase B in the lytic susceptibility of fibrin', Thrombosis Research, 133, (1) pp. 80-87. ISSN 0049-3848 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2013.09.017 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 16Web of Science - 13 Tweet
2014	Varju I, Tenekedjiev K, Keresztes Z, Pap AE, Szabo L, et al., 'Fractal kinetic behavior of plasmin on the surface of fibrin meshwork', Biochemistry, 53, (40) pp. 6348-6356. ISSN 0006-2960 (2014) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1021/bi500661m [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 12Web of Science - 12 Tweet
2011	Wohner N, Sotonyi P, Machovich R, Szabo L, Tenekedjiev K, et al., 'Lytic resistance of fibrin containing red blood cells', Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 31, (10) pp. 2306-2313. ISSN 1079-5642 (2011) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.229088 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 74Web of Science - 72 Tweet
2010	Dimitrakiev D, Nikolova N, Tenekedjiev K, 'Simulation and discrete event optimization for automated decisions for in‐queue flights', International Journal of Intelligent Systems, 25, (5) pp. 460-487. ISSN 0884-8173 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/int.20407 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 4Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2010	Nikolova ND, Tenekedjiev KI, 'Fuzzy rationality and parameter elicitation in decision analysis', International Journal of General Systems, 39, (5) pp. 539-556. ISSN 0308-1079 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/03081079.2010.484269 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Nikolova ND Tweet
2010	Tenekedjiev K, Zurada JM, 'Guest Editorial: Intelligent systems', International Journal of General Systems, 39, (5) pp. 453-455. ISSN 0308-1079 (2010) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1080/03081071003791297 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2010	Tenekedjiev K, Zurada JM, 'Guest Editorial: Intelligent systems', International Journal of General Systems, 39, (5) pp. 453-455. ISSN 0308-1079 (2010) [Contribution to Refereed Journal] DOI: 10.1080/03081071003791297 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2010	Varju I, Sotonyi P, Machovich R, Szabo L, Tenekedjiev KI, et al., 'Hindered dissolution of fibrin formed under mechanical stress', Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 9 pp. 979-986. ISSN 1538-7836 (2010) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04203.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 61Web of Science - 60 Tweet
2009	Nikolova N, Tenekedjiev K, Dong F, Hirota K, 'Comparison of linear interpolation and arctan approximation of one-dimensional monotonic utility functions based on experimental data', Control and Cybernetics, 38, (3) pp. 835-861. ISSN 0324-8569 (2009) [Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 1 Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2008	Nikolova N, Tenekedjiev K, Kolev K, 'Uses and misuses of progress curve analysis in enzyme kinetics', Central European Journal of Biology, 3, (4) pp. 354-350. ISSN 1895-104X (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.2478/s11535-008-0035-4 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 10 Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2008	Tanka-Salamon A, Tenekedjiev K, Machovich R, Kolev K, 'Suppressed catalytic efficiency of plasmin in the presence of long-chain fatty acids. Identification of kinetic parameters from continuous enzymatic assay with Monte Carlo simulation', The FEBS Journal, 275, (6) pp. 1274-1282. ISSN 0945-5795 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06288.x [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 9Web of Science - 9 Tweet
2008	Tenekedjiev KI, Nikolova ND, 'Ranking discrete outcome alternatives with partially quantified uncertainty', International Journal of General Systems, 37, (2) pp. 249-274. ISSN 0308-1079 (2008) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1080/03081070701409046 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 10Web of Science - 9 Co-authors: Nikolova ND Tweet
2006	Tenekedjiev K, Kolev K, 'Introduction to interpretation of stochastic parameters: computer‐intensive procedures for evaluation of data in enzyme kinetics', Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 30, (6) pp. 414-418. ISSN 1539-3429 (2006) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2002.494030060143 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 3Web of Science - 3 Tweet
2004	Varadi B, Kolev K, Tenekedjiev K, Meszaros G, Kovalsky I, et al., 'Phospholipid barrier to fibrinolysis. Role for the anionic polar head charge and the gel phase crystalline structure', Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279, (38) pp. 39863-39871. ISSN 0021-9258 (2004) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M405172200 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 14Web of Science - 10 Tweet
2003	Kolev K, Tenekedjiev KI, Ajtai K, Kovalsky I, Gombas J, et al., 'Myosin: a noncovalent stabilizer of fibrin in the process of clot dissolution', Blood, 101, (11) pp. 4380-4386. ISSN 0006-4971 (2003) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-10-3227 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 17Web of Science - 14 Tweet
2003	Tenekedjiev K, Kamenova S, Nikolova N, 'Formalized procedure for ranking alternatives in developing environmental programs', The Journal of Cleaner Production, 12, (4) pp. 353-360. ISSN 0959-6526 (2003) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(03)00035-0 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 8Web of Science - 5 Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2002	Radoinova D, Tenekedjiev K, Yordanov Y, 'Stature estimation from long bone lengths in Bulgarians', Homo, 52, (3) pp. 221-232. ISSN 0018-442X (2002) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1078/0018-442X-00030 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 90Web of Science - 64 Tweet
2002	Radoinova D, Tenekedjiev KI, Yordanov Y, 'Stature estimation according to bone length among Hungarian population', Musei Nationalis Hungarici. Annales Historico-Naturales, 94 pp. 157-171. ISSN 0521-4726 (2002) [Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details]
2001	Tenekedjiev KI, Radoinova D, 'Numerical procedures for stature estimating according to length of limb long bones in Bulgarian and Hungarian populations', Acta Morphologica et Anthropologica, 6 pp. 90-97. ISSN 1311-8773 (2001) [Refereed Article] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
1997	Kolev K, Tenekedjiev K, Komorowicz E, Machovich R, 'Functional evaluation of the structural features of proteases and their substrate in fibrin surface degradation', Journal of Biological Chemistry, 272, (21) pp. 13666-13675. ISSN 0021-9258 (1997) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.21.13666 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 47Web of Science - 40 Tweet
1996	Tenekedjiev K, Protopopova A, Mihova J, 'Determination of dyslipidemia by discrete and pseudo-discrete features', Scripta Scientifica Medica, 29 pp. 63-70. ISSN 0582-3250 (1996) [Refereed Article] DOI: 10.14748/ssm.v29i0.2974 [eCite] [Details] Tweet
1994	Kolev K, Lerant I, Tenekedjiev K, Machovich R, 'Regulation of fibrinolytic activity of neutrophil leukocyte elastase, plasmin, and miniplasmin by plasma protease inhibitors', Journal of Biological Chemistry, 269, (25) pp. 17030-17034. ISSN 0021-9258 (1994) [Refereed Article] PMID: 7516329 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Web of Science - 67 Tweet

Chapter in Book

(7 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2015	Nikolova ND, Ivanova S, Georgieva G, Armenski I, Tenekedjiev KI, 'Bootstrap evaluation of expert panel opinion in case studies solved by REPOMP', Progressive Engineering Practices in Marine Resource Management, IGI Global, I Zlateva, V Raykov, N Nikolov (ed), USA, pp. 48-76. ISBN 9781466683334 (2015) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8333-4.ch002 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Nikolova ND Tweet
2014	Nikolova ND, Ivanova S, Tenekedjiev KI, 'Approximations of One-dimensional Expected Utility Integral of Alternatives Described with Linearly-Interpolated p-Boxes', Human-Centric Decision-Making Models for Social Sciences, Springer, P Guo, W Pedrycz (ed), Germany, pp. 253-287. ISBN 978-3-642-39306-8 (2014) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-39307-5_11 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova ND Tweet
2014	Nikolova ND, Tenekedjiev KI, 'Fuzzy rationality implementation in financial decision making', Soft Computing for Business Intelligence, Springer, R Espin, RB Perez, A Cobo, J Marx, AR Valdes (ed), Germany, pp. 345-362. ISBN 978-3-642-53736-3 (2014) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-53737-0_23 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova ND Tweet
2013	Nikolova ND, Tenekedjiev KI, 'Numerical Version of the Non-Uniform Method for Finding Point Estimates of Uncertain Scaling Constants', Efficiency and Scalability Methods for Computational Intellect, IGI Global, B Igelnik, JM Zurada (ed), USA, pp. 259-292. ISBN 9781466639423 (2013) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3942-3.ch013 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova ND Tweet
2013	Nikolova ND, Toneva-Zheynova D, Kolev K, Tenekedjiev K, 'Monte Carlo Statistical Tests for Identity of Theoretical and Empirical Distributions of Experimental Data', Theory and Applications of Monte Carlo Simulations, InTech, WK Chan (ed), Croatia, pp. 1-26. ISBN 978-953-51-1012-5 (2013) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.5772/53049 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova ND Tweet
2011	Tenekedjiev KI, Nikolova ND, Kolev K, 'Applications of Monte Carlo Simulation in Modelling of Biochemical Processes', Applications of Monte Carlo Methods in Biology, Medicine and Other Fields of Science, InTech, CJ Mode (ed), Croatia, pp. 37-47. ISBN 9789533074276 (2011) [Research Book Chapter] DOI: 10.5772/14984 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova ND Tweet
1995	Kolev K, Lerant I, Tenekedjiev K, Machovich R, 'Effects of fibrin on the kinetic parameters of neutrophil leukocyte elastase, plasmin and miniplasmin inactivation by plasma protease inhibitors', Trends in Haemostasis, Akademiai Kiado, H Losonczy, M David (ed), Hungary, pp. 67-73. ISBN 9630568446 (1995) [Research Book Chapter] [eCite] [Details] Tweet

Conference Publication

(18 outputs)

Year	Citation	Altmetrics
2020	Gunasegar L, Nguyen O, Nikolova N, Tenekedjiev K, 'Team resilience in emergency response: analytical framework and study of air transport accident reports', Proceedings of the 10th Asian Logistics Round Table Conference (ALRT), 19-20 November 2020, Launceston, Tasmania, pp. 352-368. (2020) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nguyen O; Nikolova N Tweet
2020	Nikolova N, Crees-Morris M, Tsonev Y, Tenekedjiev K, 'Bootstrap Pearson test for difference in discrete distributions', Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Automatics and Informatics (ICAI), 1-3 October 2020, Virtual Conference, Online (Varna, Bulgaria) ISBN 978-1-7281-9308-3 (2020) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova N; Crees-Morris M Tweet
2020	Nikolova N, Fan G, Symes M, Tenekedjiev K, 'Simulating state-dependent systems with partial aging in standby', Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IS), 28-30 August 2020, Virtual Conference, Online (Varna, Bulgaria), pp. 51-60. ISBN 978-1-7281-5456-5 (2020) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.1109/IS48319.2020.9200193 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova N; Symes M Tweet
2020	Nikolova N, Toneva D, Tsonev Y, Burgess B, Tenekedjiev K, 'Novel methods to construct empirical CDF for continuous random variables using censor data', Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems (IS), 28-30 August 2020, Virtual Conference, Online (Varna, Bulgaria), pp. 61-68. ISBN 978-1-7281-5456-5 (2020) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.1109/IS48319.2020.9199954 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2020	Tenekedjiev K, Nikolova N, 'Case study on relocation of port pnfrastructure using the Randomized Expert Panel Opinion Marginalizing Procedure', Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Maritime Infrastructure and Development (ICMID), volume 797 article number 012035,, 9-21 November 2018, Kendari, Indonesia, pp. 1-22. ISSN 1757-8981 (2020) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/797/1/012035 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2019	Hwang J, Bose N, Fan S, Robinson B, Tenekedjiev K, 'Complications of robotic delineation of oil spills at sea', Proceedings of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) Conference, 30 October-1 November 2019, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 26-33. ISSN 2706-6762 (2019) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Bose N; Fan S Tweet
2019	Loh TY, Brito MP, Bose N, Xu J, Tenekedjiev K, 'Policy recommendations for autonomous underwater vehicle operations through hybrid fuzzy system', Proceedings of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) Conference, 30 October-1 November 2019, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 143-149. ISSN 2706-6762 (2019) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Loh TY; Bose N Tweet
2019	Nguyen H-O, Nikolova N, Tenekedjiev K, 'Toward sustainable national shipping: a comparative analysis', Proceedings of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) Conference, 30 October-1 November 2019, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 218-225. ISSN 2706-6762 (2019) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nguyen H-O; Nikolova N Tweet
2018	Jahangiri S, Nikolova N, Tenekedjiev K, 'Emission inventories for ship operations: methodological comparison with on-board measurements', Full Technical Programme, 17-19 October 2018, Barcelona (2018) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Jahangiri S; Nikolova N Tweet
2018	Nikolova N, Mednikarov B, Dimitrakiev D, Tenekedjiev K, 'Hurwicz_α expected utility to rank p-approximated generalized lotteries of I Type with partially quantified uncertainty', International Conference - Automatics and Informatics '18 - Proceedings, 04-06 October 2018, Sofia, Bulgaria, pp. 103-106. ISSN 1313-1850 (2018) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2017	Smith TA, Tenekedjiev KI, 'Metal fatigue in vessel structures due to dynamic movement', Proceedings of the 18-th Annual General Assembly of the International Association of Maritime Universities, 11-14 October 2017, Varna, Bulgaria, pp. 301-308. ISBN 978-954-8991-96-4 (2017) [Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Tweet
2015	Nikolova N, Mihaylova N, Tenekedjiev K, 'Bootstrap tests for mean value differences over fuzzy samples', Proceedings of the 16th IFAC Conference on Technology, Culture and International Stability, 24-27 September 2015, Sozopol, Bulgaria, pp. 7-14. ISSN 2405-8963 (2015) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.1016/j.ifacol.2015.12.048 [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova N Tweet
2014	Nikolova N, Lutzkanova S, Kalinov K, Mednikarov B, Tenekedjiev K, 'Trends in the training of maritime personnel - Professional vs. academic education', Proceedings of IAMU AGA 15, 27-30 October, Launceston, Tasmania, pp. 214-219. ISBN 9780980639148 (2014) [Non Refereed Conference Paper] [eCite] [Details] Co-authors: Nikolova N
2013	Kovacs A, Tenekedjiev K, Wohner N, Szabo L, Szelid Z, et al., 'Sign and shape: correlation of clinical findings and clot ultrastructure in arterial thrombi', Journal of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 11 (S2), 29 June - 4 July 2013, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 1-2. ISSN 1538-7933 (2013) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details]
2013	Varju I, Kolev K, Keresztes Z, Pap A, Tenekedjiev K, et al., 'Fractal kinetic models of plasmin-catalyzed dissolution of fibrin', Journal of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 11 (S2), 29 June - 4 July 2013, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 791-792. ISSN 1538-7933 (2013) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details]
2012	Nikolova ND, Armenski IS, Tchikova KT, Tenekedjiev KI, 'Expert assessment of alternatives to change the location of the port of Varna', Proceedings of the 13th IFAC Symposium on Control in Transportation Systems, 12-14 September 2012, Sofia, Bulgaria, pp. 138-143. ISBN 978-3-902823-13-7 (2012) [Refereed Conference Paper] DOI: 10.3182/20120912-3-BG-2031.00027 [eCite] [Details] Citations: Scopus - 1 Co-authors: Nikolova ND Tweet
2003	Kolev K, Varadi B, Tenekedjiev K, Machovich R, Longstaff C, 'Phospholipids retard fibrinolysis', Pathophysiology of Haemostasis and Thrombosis (18th International Congress on Thrombosis Abstracts), 20-24 June 2004, Ljubljana, Slovenia, pp. 30. ISSN 1424-8832 (2003) [Conference Extract] [eCite] [Details]
1997	Manassiev NA, Davies WAR, Leonard T, Pavlovich B, Philips A, et al., 'Initial results from the comparison of recombinant FSH and urinary FSH in an IVF programme', Human Reproduction (Abstracts of the 13th Annual Meeting of the ESHRE, Edinburgh 1997), 22-25 June 1997, Edinburgh, Scotland, pp. 265-266. (1997) [Conference Extract] DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.Suppl_2.265-a [eCite] [Details] Tweet

Grants & Funding

Over the years I engaged in multitude of projects, with overall institutional income of AUD 10,000,000 (equivalent). Grants were acquired from the European Union Framework Programs, World bank, the Japanese Ministry of Education and Research, Welcome

Trust, Eurocontrol, Trans-European Transport Networks (TEN-T), TEMPUS programs (EU), International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU), National Science Fund (Bulgaria), etc. Currently I am currently working on internal grants funded by CoSE in collaboration with colleagues from TIA, TED, and AMC.

Funding Summary

Number of grants

Total funding

$22,342

Projects

ERA 2018 appointment to REC - Prof Kiril Tenekedjiev (2018 - 2019)$22,342

Description: Prof Kiril Tenekedjiev is being appointed to the Engineering and Environmental Sciences Research Evaluation Committee (REC) for ERA 2018.
Funding: Australian Research Council ($22,342)
Scheme: Contract Research
Administered By: University of Tasmania
Research Team: Tenekedjiev KI
Period: 2018 - 2019

Research Supervision

My supervisory activities link to some 9 PhD students, as well as over 40 students for their research thesis from undergraduate and postgraduate studies (back in Europe). The PhD students all graduate with degrees awarded by the Higher Attestation Committee of Bulgaria. A list of current HDR supervisions in Australia is provide below.

Current

Completed

Current

Degree	Title	Commenced
Masters	Methodology for the Application of the IMO Polar Code to Vessels Operating in Antarctic Waters	2020
PhD	eExams Transforming Pedagogy	2021

Completed

Degree	Title	Completed
PhD	Fuzzy System Dynamics Risk Analysis (FuSDRA) of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) Deployment in the Antarctic Candidate: Tzu Yang Loh	2020
PhD	Development of Risk-based Maintenance for Marine Vessels Candidate: Jane Elizabeth Cullum	2019
PhD	Development of the Models to Accurately Assess the Environmental Impacts of Shipping Emissions Candidate: Sanaz Jahangiri	2019