Mr Ivaylo Valkov
- Lecturer (School of Computing Science)
telephone:
01413304454
email:
Ivaylo.Valkov@glasgow.ac.uk
Room S133, Computing Science, 13 Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, G12 8QQ
Biography
I am a lecturer in the School of Computing Science and have been a part of the academic staff since June 2024. Prior to this, I completed my PhD in Computing Science here at the University of Glasgow under the supervision of Prof Alice Miller. My thesis is titled "Formal analysis of communication protocols for wireless sensor systems" and it focused on the application of formal analysis techniques to wireless sensor systems.
Before my PhD, I obtained a Masters in Computing Science and Mathematics from the University of Glasgow in 2018. My graduate studies and research are driven by my pation for logic and problem solving.
Research interests
My research mostly focuses on the analysis of systems (software or hardware) through the application of mathematical techniques. This usually involves creating an abtract representation of the system of interest and defining conditions that the system must meet to ensure safe and satisfactory execution. A rigorous approach is then used to check whether the abstract representation is able to satisfy the conditions or not. I typically use a type of formal verification that is called model checking.
My research interests include:
- Modelling and Verification
- Sensor Systems
- Combinatorics
Teaching
I teach the Masters course Algorithms and Data Structures (ADSIT). Additionally, I co-teach the Masters course Software Engineering (IT) and the Level 4 course Research Methods and Techniques.