1) M.Sc. in Physics, 1993, Quantum Electronics and Laser Techniques, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria;

2) PhD in Theoretical and Computational Physics, 2003, University of Coimbra, Portugal; Thesis title: “Structural and Electronic Properties of Organic and Organometallic Clusters”;

PhD title conceded by the jury at Coimbra University with the exceptional mark “Cum Laude”;

Supervisor: Prof. Jorge M. Pacheco, currently at Dept. of Mathematics and Applications, School of Sciences, University of Minho, and Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies, Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon, Portugal;

3) Postdoctoral work, 2003 - 2005; Mentors: Prof. Lars Hultman, Prof. Sven Stafström, IFM, Linköping University, Sweden;

4) Docent in Thin Film Physics, 2008, Linköping University, Sweden;

5) Present position: Since 2008, VR Fo-ass. (Assistant Professor), IFM, Thin Film Physics Div. and Computational Physics Div., Linköping University, Sweden;

6) Previous professional appointments:

• 1997 - 1998, Researcher, Physics Dept., University of Coimbra, Portugal;  
• 1998 - 1999 , Lecturer, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal;
• 1999 - 2003, PhD Student, Physics Dept., University of Coimbra, Portugal;
• 2003 – 2005, Post Doc, IFM, Linköping University, Sweden;
• 2005 – 2007, Research associate, IFM, Linköping University, Sweden;

7) Military service, 1986 – 1988, Bulgarian Air Force, lieutenant; 24 months spent in army;

8) People awarded doctorates under my supervision:

• 2005 – 2009, Co-supervisor to PhD student Andrej Furlan, defended March 30, 2009;

9) Granted Proposals:

• Junior Researcher Position Grant, 2008 – 2011, The Swedish Research Council (VR);
• Institutional Grant for Younger Researchers between IFM, Linköping University and Federal University of Bahia, Brazil, 2009 – 2013, The Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT);

10) Supervising:

• Main supervisor to PhD student Cecilia Goyenola, IFM, admitted March, 2010;
• Co-supervisor to PhD student Paulo Medeiros, IFM, admitted April, 2011;
• Supervisor together with Dr. Roberto Rivelino to PhD student Renato Batista dos Santos - a joint PhD position 50% at IFM and 50% at Federal University of Bahia (UFBA), Brazil financed by CNPq – Brazilian Research Council, from June, 2011;
• Co-supervisor to PhD student Edward Ferraz de Almeida Jr., UFBA, from Nov 2010;
• Pedagogic training (15 ECTS), CUL, Linköping University;

11) Networks within academia and industry: Participation and successful contribution to research projects founded by national and European institutions (only recent or running projects are listed):

• EU FP5, IHP-FULLMAT: New Fullerene-like Materials – a network of 16 universities, research institutes and companies from 8 European countries;
• EU FP6, IP-FOREMOST: Fullerene-based Opportunities for Robust Engineering: Making Optimized Surfaces for Tribology - a network of 30 universities, research institutes and companies from 12 EU countries. Deputy responsible from Linköping University side for scientific partnership, planning, exchange, and economic reports;
• Leader of a bilateral STINT project with Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. It currently implies management of scientific tasks, exchange visits, and resources for more than 10 collaborators (partners, PhD students, etc.);

• Permanent member of Centre for Computational Physics, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra, Portugal;
• Prof. David Tománek, University of Michigan in East Lansing, Computational Nanotechnology Lab at Michigan State University, USA - a truly world leading group in computational nano-technology (joint publications);
• Prof. Fernando Nogueira, Prof. Carlos Fiolhais, University of Coimbra, Portugal;
• Prof. Jorge Pacheco, University of Lisbon and University of Minho, Portugal (joint projects and publications);
• Dr. Zsolt Czigány, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary (joint publications);

• 1997-1998, 10 months visiting Scholarship, Instituto Camões, Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Portuguese Government;
• 1999-2003, 4 years PhD Scholarship, Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology;
• 2001, 4 months visiting Scholarship at Linköping University, Marie Curie Programme, EC;
• Opponent to M.Sc. Thesis defense – Renato Batista dos Santos, Nov 16, 2010, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil;
• Since 2006 more than 15 oral presentations at international conferences;
• Session Chairman: Nanowires10, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Sep 27 – Oct 1, 2010;
• Invited lecturer at 11th International Conference on Frontiers of Polymers and Advanced Materials (11-ICFPAM) Pretoria, South Africa, 22-27 May, 2011;
• Reviewer: Journal of Physical Chemistry, Chemical Physics Letters, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Angewandte Chemie, Thin Solid Films;

14) Research profile: Several years of strong activity in theoretical research of carbon- and silicon-based nanostructured compounds - thin films, cluster-assembled materials and low-dimensional phases. Extensive competence in compounds built out of nano-units and precursors. Design of materials with pre-defined properties.Methodology expertise in first-principle formulations, e.g., Density Functional Theory, and effective models, e.g., Tight-Binding. Wide experience in large computer codes and algorithms for optimization.

Developer of an original DFT-based approach – Synthetic Growth Concept (SGC) providing pioneering results, later confirmed by experiments, for the formation mechanisms and properties of nanostructured compounds. SGC was the theoretical tool behind the conception of an entirely new class materials - the Fullerene-Like C:N:P:F:S… thin films.

15) Additional qualifications: 1994-1997, M.Sc. in Portuguese Language and Literature, Dept. for Ibero-Roman Languages, Faculty for Classical and New Languages, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Bulgaria.