prof virginia kiryakova

• Awards:
FDA Dissemination Award, Conf. FDA12 – Nanjing, China (2012);
Academic Prize for Mathematical Sciences of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (1996);
Badge of Honour of the Town of Sofia (1994);
13rd Prize, Bronze Medal at 11th Internat. Math. Olympiad (Bucurest, 1969)
• Specializations:
Japan - Fukuoka Univ., Fukuoka (1997); Great Britain - Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow (1992);
Belarus – Belorusian State University, Minsk (1990)
• Scientific Publications:
h–index = 31, by Google Scholar and Harzing’s Publish or Perish:
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=HEuWjBAAAAAJ&hl=en ;
h–index = 19 (Clarivate analytic “Web of Science”); h–index = 17 (Elsevier “Scopus”)

Scientific Surveys andArticles: Total number > 130
Monograph: Virginia Kiryakova,
Generalized Fractional Calculus and Applications,
Longman (Harlow, UK) & John Wiley (N. York,
USA), 1994; ISBN 0582219779; 978-0582219779, etc.

• Citations:
– V. Kiryakova’s scientific works have been cited by other authors more than 5800 times.
– Included in Stanford University List of Top 2% Scientists Worldwide
• Expert Activities:
Member of the Executive Body of National Science Fund – Bulgarian Ministry of Education
and Science (2017 – 2021); Member of the Specialized Scientific Council for Mathematics at
the State Attestation Commission of Bulgaria (2004 – 2010); Member of Scientific Council of
Institute of Math. and Inform. (IMI) – BAS (2012 – 2024); Leader Project Coordinator and /
or member for Res. Projects under Nat. Sci. Fund – Bulgaria; COST; and bilateral
collaboration between Bulgarian, Serbian and Macedonian academies, etc.; Member of Edit.
Boards of 10 Internat. Math. Journals abroad; Member and Chair of International Program
Committees of Specialized Mathematical Conferences in Bulgaria and abroad;
•Visiting Professor (in universities, scientific institutions and intern. conferences abroad):
Great Britain, USA, Japan, Kuwait, Holland, Lebanon, Tunisia, Spain, Portugal, Russia,
Belarus, Poland, Italy, Serbia, Macedonia, Hungary, Germany, Turkey, UAE, China, etc.
• Social Activities:
Member of Town (Municipality) Council of Sofia (1991 – 1995);
Member of Board of “Association of Bulgarians Who Studied in Britain” (2004 – 2009);
Member of Board of “Lions International” – Lions Club “Sofia-Sunrise”(2002 –2010);
Secretary of the Education and Science Commission at Sofia Town Council (1991 – 1995);
Secretary of “Mathematics” Section – Union of Scientists in Bulgaria (1991 – 1998), etc

 Selected Publications
of Prof. Dr. Sc. Virginia Kiryakova, closely related
to the topic of this Keynote Talk

[K] V. Kiryakova, “Generalized Fractional Calculus and Applications”, Longman
Sci. & Techn., Harlow and J. Wiley & Sons Inc, N. York, 199

Her website is Website