Big Data
for Smart Society

The international forum brings leading scientists and experts to the capital to explore technological solutions for smarter urban management and a better urban environment What will cities look like when artificial intelligence becomes part of the way we plan and manage them? How can data help optimize traffic, create a more sustainable urban environment, and enable more timely responses to natural disasters? Why is it important to test an urban solution virtually before implementing it in the real world? These and other questions will be among the key topics of GeoSofia 2026 – an international scientific forum that will turn Sofia into a meeting point for global expertise in geoinformatics, spatial modelling, big data, artificial intelligence, and smart cities. The...

New GATE Institute study shows a significant increase in heat stress in Bulgarian cities, with evening temperatures up to 9.5°C higher during the compared heat periods in 2006 and 2025 The first national attribution study conducted by researchers at the GATE Institute and focused on heat stress in Bulgaria and Bulgarian cities shows a substantial increase in the risk of extreme heat. The analysis looks beyond air temperature alone, combining temperature, humidity, wind, and solar radiation to assess the actual heat load on the human body. The study analyzes conditions at the national level and in 10 Bulgarian cities – Sofia, Plovdiv, Pleven, Blagoevgrad, Ruse, Vidin, Kardzhali, Sliven, Varna, and Burgas. The cities were selected to represent different parts of...

GATE researchers contributed to the scientific programme and specialised workshops and presented papers in computational linguistics and information environment analysis

The joint Master’s programme of GATE Institute and the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics at Sofia University is now accepting applications for the 2026/2027 academic year.