The team

Prof. Daria Vladikova is Head of Department “Hydrogen Technologies and Energy Systems” at the Institute of Sustainable Transition and Development towards Trakia University – Stara Zagora. She is also professor in Electrochemistry at the Institute of Electrochemistry and Energy Systems towards the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Prof. Vladikova has a PhD in Solid State Chemistry and a D.Sc. in Electrochemistry. She is working in the field of fuel cells, electrolyzers and deployment of hydrogen technologies. She is the author of more than 150 scientific publications with 1000 citations, co-author of 6 monographs and a chapter in Encyclopedia on Power Sources (Elsevier). She has been awarded with Herman Gӧhr Award by the European Fuel Cell Forum. Prof. Vladikova is Member of the Scientific Committee of Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, President of the Bulgarian Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Energy Storage Association, Member of the Governing Board of the European Innovation Digital Hub Zagore, Member of the Clean Hydrogen Alliance Round Table for Green Hydrogen Production.

Assist. Prof. PhD Violetka Zheleva is a technical assistant at the Institute for Sustainable Transition and Development. She is currently a participant in two university projects and in the National Project "Young Scientists and Postdoctoral Fellows". Active researcher in the Department of Regional Development at the Faculty of Economics since the beginning of his doctoral studies until now.