Researcher, M.Sc.
Date and place of birth: 4th of October, 1956, Sofia, Bulgaria
1979, Technical University - Sofia, M.Sc. in electrical engineering, speciality Measurement
1988, Image processing training course - Numelec, Paris, France
1989, Language qualification - English, IKO, Sofia, Bulgaria
1986 - 1990, Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
1988, The Burakan Observatory, USSR
1989 - 1990, The Abastumany Observatory, USSR
1991, Karl Zeiss, Jena, Germany
1992, COMNET meeting (European Community), Thessaloniki, Greece
1981, Research Engineer, Non Standart Equipment at "Electronika" facility
1983, Scientific Research Engineer, Control System Equipment
1986, Scientific Research Engineer, Remote Sensing Department, Space Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1987, Scientific Research Engineer, Space Astronomy Department at the Space Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Russian - spoken and written
English - spoken and written
e-mail: loukarski@space.bas.bg
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The main scientific interests are related to the digital image processing, data compression and mainly with space applications/remote sensing of express image processing methods
The main experience is related to LANDSAT, SPOT, METEOR-FRAGMENT, RESOURCE KFA-1000, NOAA
The research goals include also:
The imaging spectrometric applications in remote sensing, especially adaptive methods for real time processing, estimation and compression of multispectral image data
The superresolution problems - interpolation / resampling methods in satellite images / Remote Sensing / and weighting methods
1986, Multispectral Digital Image Processing and Compression, Remote Sensing Dept. at Space Research Institute, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
1986, Adaptive Spectrometric, Imaging Spectrometric and Spectro colourimetric Systems for Remote Sensing applications
1988, Take a part in the2nd Bulgarian Manned Space Flight Scientific Programme: Digital CCD Astrocamera with on board image processing. MIR Space Space Station
1989 - 1990, Took part in SPECTR RENTGEN GAMMA and RADIOASTRON international Russian space projects. Investigations in thefield of high accuracy autonomous CCD star trackers
1990 - 1993, Took part in AIST stratospheric baloon project at Russian Academy of Science
1994 - 1996, Project "CORINE-LANDCOVERS"
2002 - 2004, “Risk Assessment, Safety and Environment” 5th Framework, Project “OSNET”
2005 - 2006, Autoguide for 2m telescope: UNESCO ROSTE
2007 - 2010, Thermal management of Microsystems - TEMS
1991, Expertise for applications of KFA-1000 and SPOT images in Land Use Privatisation for Bulgarian Agriculture Ministry - EC/FAR Programe
1992, Took part in COMNET meeting "European education and training in advanced technology" (European Community), Thessaloniki, Greece
More than 10 years in field of Remote Sensing image processing (both onboard and onground applications) and intelligent CCD startrackers
3 in Bulgaria