Blagovest Hristov Sendov born February 8, 1932 born in the town of Asenovgrad.
Sendov’s name is attached to one of the major unsolved problems in the study of polynomial zeros, Sendov’s Conjecture (sometimes incorrectly known as Ilieff’s Conjecture).
Education
- Graduate in Mathematics from Sofia University (1956)
- PhD in Mathematics, Sofia University (1964)
- DSc in Steclov Mathematical Institute, Moskow (1967)
- Specialisation in Numerical Analysis at Moskow University (1960 – 1961)
- Specialisation in Computer Science at Imperial Colledge, London (1968)
FIELDS of RESEARCH
- Approximation Theory,
- Computer Science,
- Mathematical Modeling in Biology,
- Computational Geometry,
- Education,
- 7 monographs and over 30 textbooks.
Proffessional Membership
- Corresponding member Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1974),
- Member Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1981),
- Honorary Doctor of Moscow University (1977),
- Member British Computer Society (1970),
- Foreign member Ukrain National Academy of Sciences (1998),
- Honorary member International Higher Education Academy of Sciences (1998),
- Foreign member Serbian Academy of Sciences (2000).
International Organizations
- 1980 – 1985 Vice-President and/or Acting President, International Association of Universities (IAU)
- 1985 – … Honorary President, IAU
- 1984 – 1988 Vice-President, International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP)
- 1988 – 1989 President Elect, IFIP
- 1989 – 1992 President, IFIP
- 1992 – 1993 Past President, IFIP
- 1998 – … Honorary President, IFIP
- 1986 – 1990 Member, Executive Board and General Committee of the International Coucil of Scientific Unions (ICSU)
- 1990 – 1993 Extraordinary Vice-President, ICSU
- 1986 – 1990 Vice-President of the International Informatics Programme of UNESCO
- 1986 – 1987 Memrber, Committee for Evaluation of the Activities of the United Nations University
- 1988 – 1992 Memrber, Executive Committee and Board of Directors, International Foundation for the Survival and Development of Humanity