Education

• MS, Physics, Sofia University, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1977
• PhD, Physics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
• Trainer of the EU network of Science Communication, ESConet, 2006.

Research interests

Statistical physics and stochastic processes. Fractal-like structures and scattering/transmission of waves by such structures. Nonlinear and chaotic phenomena. Extended systems and emerging patterns. Discrete Models. Complexity. Nonlinear data processing. Surface science.

Awards

Young scientist of the year award of URSI (International Radio Science Union) Tel Aviv, Israel, 1987.

Selected Publications

• L. A. Vulkova, U. Balasubramaniam, I. S. Atanasov, Z. H. Barber and O. I. Yordanov, Anisotropy and approximate scaling of YBa2Cu3O7-x thin films, J. Phys.: Conference Series vol. 113, 012015 (2008).
• O. I. Yordanov, "Approximate scale-invariant random fields: a review and current developments", Bellagio Intern. Workshop on Mathematical Modeling, Simulation, Visualization and e-Learning, Bellagio, Italy, Springer Verlag, pp.253-267, (2007).
• I. S. Atanasov, J. H. Durrell, L. A. Vulkova, Z. H. Barber, and O. I. Yordanov, Statistical Characterization of Surface Morphologies , Physica A, vol. 371, Issue 2, pp. 361-367 (2006).
• O. I. Yordanov, "Properties of a special function pertaining to approximately scale-invariant random fields", Physica A, vol. 371, Issue 2, pp. 361-367 (2006).
• O. I. Yordanov, "Properties of a special function pertaining to approximately scale-invariant random fields" , Bulg. J. Phys., vol. 33, pp. 809-814, Supplement s1b (2006).