Todor Yalamov

As the Vice Dean for Research and Partnerships, Assoc. Prof. Yalamov plays a pivotal role in bringing together experts from academia and industry to ensure the highest level of knowledge exchange and collaboration.

Mr. Yalamov is data and algorithm driven researcher, early adopter, social activist and entrepreneur, constructivist educator and passionate father of two. He strongly believes in the power of grounded theory in turbulent transitions and consultancy contexts. Big data, confrontation of data (mirroring sources or proxies), algorithmic construction of data, anthropological analysis of data collection of institutions and other researchers have helped him gain game-changing insights in diverse areas as R&D and innovation, ICT diffusion, public procurement, anti-corruption, contraband and hidden economy. More and different type of data collection blended with new technologies (i.e. GIS) or demanding methods (i.e. social network analysis) expand and enrich model fits and policy options.

Mr. Yalamov currently teach e-Business, Learning organization, NGO management, SNA and strategic partnerships for Master level students at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”. He is Visiting Professor of Soka University, Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan.