Profile for

Nikolay Sirakov, Ph.D.

Professor

Educational Background

• Ph.D., Computer Science and Mechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
• M.S., Coding Theory, Sofia University
• B.S., Mathematics and Computer Science, Sofia University

Academic Positions

• Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce (now East Texas A&M University)
• Associate Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce (now East Texas A&M University)
• Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University-Commerce (now East Texas A&M University)
• Associate Professor, Institute of Mechanics and Biomechanics
• Invited Professor, Instituto Superior Tecnico
• Invited Associate Professor, Transport University
• Invited Assistant Professor, Technical University Sofia, Invited Assistant Professor

Featured Courses

• MATH/CSCI 317 Numerical Analysis
• Math 567 Image Processing with Elements of Learning
• Math 569 Image Analysis, Recognition and Learning

Professional Organizations

• Associate Editor – Journal, Pattern Analysis and Application – Springer Nature, IF 2.0 SCR 2024;
• AI Topical Advisor Panel – Electronics Journal, MDPI, IF 2.6 SCR Extended 2024.

Research Funding

• $10,000, 2024–2025, PI of a subcontract to the NIH project 1 R01 HD105205-01A1, Vital Signs in Opioid-Exposed Neonates (ViSION), PI: Dr. Namasivayam Ambalavanan, University of Alabama at Birmingham.
• 2024, Senior Personnel of the NSF-REU project TADM, PI: Dr. Padmapani Seniveratne, Department of Mathematics, East Texas A&M University.
• $14,533, Research Enhancement Program,

Research Projects

• Founder and Developer of the Image Database Repository, VFImageRepo, containing image databases with augmented image features: https://www.tamuc.edu/projects/augmented-image-repository/