Atanas Kiryakov

Atanas Kiryakov has extensive work experience in the technology industry. Atanas started their career in 1993, joining Sirma Group as a software engineer. Over the years, they held various engineering and project management positions within the company, eventually becoming a member of the board in 2000. In 1996, they also became an owner of Sirma Group. In 2000, Atanas became the Head of Ontotext Lab within Sirma Group, a position they held until 2008. In 2008, they joined Ontotext as the CEO and has been serving in this role since then.

In addition to their work at Sirma Group and Ontotext, Atanas has also been involved in various professional organizations. Atanas has been a board member of GATE Big Data for Smart Society Institute since 2019 and a board member of the Linked Data Benchmarking Council since 2013. From 2004 to 2012, they were a board member of Innovantage, and from 2001 to 2004, they served as a member of the board for BASSCOM.

Atanas's academic background includes being a PhD student at CLARK Programme from 1998 to 2000. Atanas also worked as a teaching assistant at the Department of Mathematics and Informatics, Sofia University from 1995 to 1999.

In 2018, Atanas joined Sirma AI as the Chief Executive Officer, continuing their successful career in the technology industry.

Atanas Kiryakov obtained their M.Sc. degree in Informatics (CS) from Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski in the period from 1990 to 1995. Prior to that, they completed their high school education in Mathematics at Sofia High School Mathematics, spanning from 1986 to 1990. No information is provided regarding their education at CLARK.