Leading eye-tracking company Tobii has some ideas about why this is the next great leap for immersive tech.

After years of hype and a bumpy first year of launches, carrier 5G networks are here and, most importantly, 5G-compatible phones like the iPhone 12 and Pixel 5. (Samsung’s next expected flagship phone, the Galaxy S21, will likely feature 5G too.) The technology is supposed to change your life with its revolutionary speed and responsiveness. But before we get into that, it’s important to understand what it is, when and how it will affect you, and how to distinguish between (the still growing) hype and the reality.

In 2019, CNET held a massive speed test of 5G networks around the world, spanning from Chicago to London to Sydney to Seoul. The results were a mix of ludicrous speeds, but limited range and spotty coverage. Conversely, you would see wider coverage with a modest bump in speed. You also saw devices like the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G roll out. The early generation of 5G phones boasted impressive speeds at times, but we cautioned against buying them because of compatibility issues and other problems that arise with new technology.

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.

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.

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.

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.

GATE Institute in collaboration with the Bucharest University of Economic Studies is organizing a Data Science International Summer School in Predeal, Romania, from July 20 to July 28, 2024.

Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, Director of GATE, participated in the conference “20 years of Bulgaria in NATO: Because we are stronger together”, where she presented the work of the Institute as a test centre of the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA). The event organized by the Government of Bulgaria was held at the Military Club in Sofia on March 29, the day of the 20th anniversary of our country’s membership in the Alliance.

“Technology is a tool, a means and an answer, and it is up to us what the question will be. Technologies help us to be better, to have time for ourselves and our loved ones, to enjoy life.” This is what the director of GATE, Prof. Silvia Ilieva, said during the HOMO FUTURO forum, the fourth event of the cycle “Before Tomorrow” of BGLOBAL magazine.

The Director of GATE Institute, Prof. Sylvia Ilieva, was awarded with a special certificate acknowledging her extraordinary effort in driving IDS-based data spaces.