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.

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

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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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GATE Researchers Discuss Possible Realities at “Futures Thinking 2024”

Prof. Desislava Petrova Antonova, Leader of the “Future Cities” Research group and Irena Pavlova, Manager “European Projects” at GATE were among the visionaries in science at the #FuturesThinking2024 conference, which took place in Sofia.    
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An Innovative Toolbox will Facilitate Data Enrichment Pipelines

GATE is part of an EU-funded project that has unveiled an open software toolbox designed to streamline and democratize data enrichment pipelines across various industries. The enRichMyData toolbox represents a significant advancement in the data enrichment, lowering entry barriers and making it accessible to a wider range of stakeholders who encounter difficulties delivering suitable data to feed their analytics solutions.    
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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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