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Big Data
for Smart Society

Spreading excellence for Society

The Big Data for Smart Society Institute (GATE) is the first Centre of Excellence in Bulgaria to work on integrating and extending scientific excellence and innovation in priority areas such as Big Data and Artificial Intelligence at regional and European level. GATE is an investment in people. The Institute aims to attract, inspire and cultivate the next generation Early-Stage Researchers who, under the guidance of leading scientists, will work with enthusiasm and curiosity in the field of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.

The City Digital Twin was presented to local ...

GATE is featured as a top AI research centre in ...

GATE Institute will collaborate with the University ...

The director of GATE is among the “Top 100 ...

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The City Digital Twin was presented to local authorities

Prof. Desislava Petrova-Antonova, Lead of the “Future Cities” application domain at the GATE Institute, participated in a discussion of the Standing Committee for Strategic Development of Local Self-Government of the National Association of the Municipalities in the Republic of Bulgaria, dedicated to the need to rethink the well-being of municipalities through the use of technology and data.    
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GATE is featured as a top AI research centre in Bulgaria

GATE Institute is featured as an example of a high-potential research and academic institution and one of the top AI research centres in Bulgaria, in a recently published report on Technology and Innovation in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).    
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GATE Institute will collaborate with the University of Tsukuba, Japan

GATE Institute at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” expands its international cooperation to the Far East by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Centre for Computational Sciences of the University of Tsukuba, Japan.    
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The director of GATE is among the “Top 100 most influential IT personalities in Bulgaria”

Prof. Silvia Ilieva, director of the GATE Institute, is among the “Top 100 most influential IT personalities in Bulgaria”. The annual Career Show index distinguishes individuals who have made a significant contribution to the development of the IT industry in Bulgaria and serve as an example of good practices and high professionalism.    
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Research

GATE research is focused on four main areas: Data management, Data analytics, Data insight and Data engineering.

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