Big Data
for Smart Society

Spreading excellence for Society

The Big Data for Smart Society Institute (GATE) is the first Centre of Excellence in Bulgaria to work on integrating and extending scientific excellence and innovation in priority areas such as Big Data and Artificial Intelligence at regional and European level. GATE is an investment in people. The Institute aims to attract, inspire and cultivate the next generation Early-Stage Researchers who, under the guidance of leading scientists, will work with enthusiasm and curiosity in the field of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.

GATE Institute Welcomes the New Cohort of ...

GATE Participates in National Workshop on the ...

GATE Institute and Kwansei Gakuin University Join ...

GATE Institute Deepens Partnership with the ...

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GATE Institute Welcomes the New Cohort of Master’s Students in the “Big Data Technologies” Programme

The GATE Institute at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics (FMI) officially opened the 2025/2026 academic year for the third cohort of students in the joint master’s programme “Big Data Technologies.” This year, 18 new students have joined the GATE community – young specialists and professionals from various sectors, united by their ambition to acquire advanced skills in data analysis, artificial intelligence, and digital technologies.
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GATE Participates in National Workshop on the European Linguistic Data Space

GATE Institute took part in a national workshop dedicated to the development of the European Language Data Space (LDS), co-organized by the Institute for Bulgarian Language and the European LDS initiative, bringing together representatives from academia, public administration, and industry to discuss the future of language technologies in Bulgaria.
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GATE Institute and Kwansei Gakuin University Join Forces for the Smart and Sustainable Cities of the Future

As part of the GATE Academic Days at the Bulgarian Pavilion of Osaka Expo 2025, the GATE Institute signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Kwansei Gakuin University – one of Japan’s most renowned private universities, founded in 1889 and recognized for its long-standing tradition in architecture, urban planning, and innovation.
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GATE Institute Deepens Partnership with the University of Tsukuba

On October 4, 2025, during the GATE Academic Days held at the Bulgarian Pavilion of Osaka Expo 2025, Bulgaria’s leading institute for Big Data and Artificial Intelligence signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Tsukuba – one of Japan’s most prestigious academic institutions, with more than 150 years of history and a consistent presence among the country’s top ten universities.
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Research

GATE research is focused on four main areas: Data management, Data analytics, Data insight and Data engineering.

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