NEWS AND EVENTS

INSAIT is proud to welcome Professor David Basin, a world-renowned expert in cyber and information security, as an affiliated faculty member. His groundbreaking work has shaped the field, and his expertise will play a key role in developing a new security research direction at INSAIT. Professor Basin will lead efforts in core areas of security, […]

Bulgaria was announced as a winner of one of six new European AI factories! The project, valued at €90 million, is a collaboration between INSAIT and Sofia Tech Park. The funding will be used to establish a modern GPU AI data center in Sofia, helping support large-scale AI projects at INSAIT and beyond. Bulgaria joins […]

The Institute for Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence and Technology (INSAIT) is a world-class research organization in Sofia, Bulgaria. Since its founding in 2022, INSAIT has attracted top academics and researchers from around the world looking to advance what’s possible in tech. In its push to expand LLM accessibility in Bulgaria, INSAIT created BgGPT, a Bulgarian […]

More than 4,000 students from elite universities worldwide have submitted applications for a summer internship at the INSAIT. Among them are medalists from national and international Olympiads, as well as recipients of various awards and distinctions in their respective countries. The applicants include representatives from some of the world’s top universities, such as Oxford, Cambridge, […]

INSAIT is pleased to announce that Ocean Investments is expanding its commitment to supporting the institute with a significant new donation over the next five years. This funding will play a crucial role in attracting and retaining top scientific talent, acquiring new AI computing resources, and supporting other key activities that drive INSAIT’s mission forward. […]

Serious Compliance Gaps in Distilled DeepSeek Models According to the European Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) An investigation by the INSAIT, Sofia University, conducted jointly with leading technology company LatticeFlow, has revealed significant compliance gaps in the distilled models of DeepSeek under the European Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act). The distillation of large […]

Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics (FMI) have launched the second edition of “EXPLORER” – an innovative four-year program aimed at supporting young talents in artificial intelligence and technology. The program is backed by an initial funding of €500,000. The official announcement took place in the presence of the […]

We are excited to announce that registration for the Real World Crypto Symposium (RWC) 2025 is now open! This prestigious event, co-organized by INSAIT, will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, from March 26 to 28, 2025. The RWC Symposium aims to bridge the gap between cryptography researchers and developers implementing cryptographic solutions in real-world systems. […]

INSAIT is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) 2025. Now in its third edition, SURF has already established itself as a leading platform for nurturing top talent in artificial intelligence (AI) and computing, attracting participants from over 60 countries in its previous editions. The SURF program […]

INSAIT has six accepted papers at the prestigious ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA) 2025, taking place this week in New Orleans, USA. This marks the first time in the 35-year history of SODA that a Bulgarian institution is represented with accepted publications at this leading scientific forum. SODA is one of the top three […]

INSAIT is proud to announce its participation in the upcoming VIP Roundtable Discussion: Bridging the Gap in the EU AI Act – From High-Level AI Principles to Technical Compliance. This prestigious event will take place at the AI House in Davos on January 21, 2025, and is set to convene an elite group of global […]

Antonio Milev, Ivan Tonchev, and Petar Milev have been selected as fellowship holders in the “Logic and Algorithms” graduate program at the Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics (FMI) of Sofia University. The program awards individual scholarships valued at 50,000 BGN for a duration of 18 months, funded entirely through private donations. The fellowship aims to […]