- Civil Eng. – Technical University for Civil Eng. of Sofia, 1959
- Ph. D. in Poland, Warsaw, Institute of Fundamental Technological Problems, Polish Academy of Sciences, 1967
- Dr. Sci. in Sofia, Institute of Mechanics and Biomechanics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1985
- Doc. in Institute of Mechanics and Biomechanics – BAS, Sofia, 1973
- Prof. in Institute of Mechanics and Biomechanics / BAS, Sofia, 1987
- Scientific Activities:
Solid Mechanics: Theory of Plasticity and Viscoplasticity; Damage mechanics; Mechanics of Metal forming processes; Mechanics of materials – 320 publications and 3 books
- Education Activities:
H. Prof. in Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity – University of Sofia, Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics (1975-1985); H. Prof. in Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity – Tecnical University of Sofia (1978-1986); H. Prof of Matherials – Technological University of Sofia (1994-1997)
- Positions: Vice-decan of the Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics, University of Sofia (1975-1980); Scientific secretary of the Institute of Mechanics and Biomechanics – BAS, Sofia (1982-1986); Scientific secretary of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1993- )
- Ed. boards: Int. J. of Plasticity (1992-194); European J. of Mechanics (1995- ); Bulgarian J. of Theoretical and Appliend Mechanics (1975- )
- Member of: Euromech; Bulgarian committee of the Theoretical and Applied Mechanics National comitee for evaluation and acreditation in high education
- Visites:
Vis. prof. in Laboratory of Solid Mechanics, Ecole Polytechnic, Paleseau, France, 1992
Vis. prof in Laboratory of Composite Materials, ISMCM – Sain Quen, France, 1994
Vis. prof. in Laboratory of Mechanics and Physics of Materials, E.N.S.M.A., Poitiers, France, 1995.
