♦ Composites – mechanical properties, homogenization, damage, failure, rheology - modeling and characterization – Prof. K. Hadjov

♦ Nanofluids – thermal properties of suspensions which contain anisotropic nanophases with different form – Prof. K. Hadjov

♦ Applied Mechanics. Inverse Problems in Technics. Variational Methods for Technological Processes Control - Prof. S. Panev

♦ Nonlinear mechanical systems – identification methods. Vibrations - Prof. S. Panev

♦ Geometric, Kinematics and Dynamic Analysis of Robots. Robot Control - Prof. S. Panev

♦ Applied Mathematics – Numerical Methods. Numerical Modeling and Creation of Algorithms and Computer Programs - Prof. S. Panev

♦ Applied Mechanics and Mechanics of materials – Influence of aggressive liquid gasses on the mechanical properties of the materials; Mechanical behavior of nickel alloys at high temperature and conditions of oxidation; Vulcanization under mechanical loading in aggressive mediums – Assoc Prof. A. Alexandrov;

♦ Load-bearing membrane structures – Statics and Dynamics; Stability; Homogenizations of mechanical behaviour - Assoc. Prof. V. Iliev, Assoc. Prof. N. Velkov;

♦ Computer simulation of mechanical and hydrodynamic processes - ANSYS Classic/Workbench & ANSYS CFX– Assoc. Prof. V. Iliev

♦ Planetary gear trains - Theoretical-experimental study and optimization – Assoc. Prof. D. Karaivanov

♦ Kinematical and power analysis of coupled multi-carrier planetary gears - Development of methods– Assoc. Prof. D. Karaivanov

♦ Handling machines with stiff load suspension - Dynamic studies – Assoc. Prof. D. Karaivanov

♦ Mechanics and mechanisms of the materials behavior - relation between composition, microstructures and properties of materials - Assoc. Prof. D. Donchev

♦ Mechanical behavior, damage and fracture of structural materials and structures - Assoc. Prof. D. Donchev

♦ Tribology – problems of friction, lubrication and wear. Contact problems - Assoc. Prof. J. Javorova

♦ Hydrodynamic and Elastohydrodynamic Theory of Lubrication – inertia forces of lubricants; elastic deformations of frictional surfaces; non-Newtonian properties of lubricants; turbulent effects - Assoc. Prof. J. Javorova

♦ Hydrodynamic journal bearings – static and dynamic behaviour and characteristics. Stability of JB - Assoc. Prof. J. Javorova

♦ Mathematical modeling and computer simulation of tribological systems – elaboration of algorithms and original program systems - Assoc. Prof. Javorova

♦ Investigation with matrix mechanics of kinematics, dynamics and vibrations of mechanical systems – vehicles, robots and robot system. Algorithms for analysis and synthesis of mechanical systems with matrix methods. – Ass. Prof. V. Slavov

♦ CAD-CAЕ – Ass. Prof. V. Slavov