Place of Birth: Pleven, Bulgaria
Education:

·      Secondary education completed at the Vine and Wine Technical School – Pleven (1982)

·      Bachelor’s degree in Crop Production (1986)

·      Master’s degree in Crop Production (1987)

·      PhD degree in Agriculture (2000)

Languages:

·      English – B2 level

PhD Thesis

Vasilev, E. (2000). Study on some utilization regimes of alfalfa in pure and mixed stands with Dactylis glomerata for forage and seed production.
National Centre for Agrarian Sciences – Sofia, Forage Research Institute – Pleven, 155 pages.

Research Interests

·      Forage production

·      Improving the nutritional composition of maize grain through breeding

Academic Positions

·      Associate Professor at the Institute of Forage Crops – Pleven (since 2009)

·      Associate Professor at the Institute of Maize – Kneja (since 2019)

Administrative and Leadership Roles

·      Head of the Department of Genetics, Breeding and Seed Production, Institute of Maize – Kneja (2023–2024)

Scientific Contributions – Technologies

·      Kirilov, A., Shindarska, Z., Vasilev, E. (2013). Meadows and pastures – an important forage resource for Bulgaria and EU countries. Publishing House of the University of Forestry, Sofia.

·      Vasileva, V., Vasilev, E., Katova, A., Kertikov, T., Kertikova, D., Nikolova, I., Marinov-Serafimov, P., Golubinova, I., Kirilov, A. (2023). Technology for the creation and use of meadows and pastures.
Certificate No. 08 (22.12.2023) – Accepted as a scientific product by the Standing Commission on Innovation and Technology at the Agricultural Academy, approved by the Management Board (Protocol No. RD-02/15.12.2023)

·      Katova, A., Serafimov, P., Golubinova, I., Nikolova, I., Kertikov, T., Vasileva, V., Vasilev, E. (2023). Technology for seed production of perennial cereal grasses.
Certificate No. 09 (22.12.2023) – Accepted as a scientific product by the Standing Commission on Innovation and Technology at the Agricultural Academy, approved by the Management Board (Protocol No. RD-02/15.12.2023)

Participation in National and International Projects

·      2005–2008: COST 852 Action – Legume-Based Forage Systems for Contrasting Environments

·      2007–2010: FAO-CIHEAM Mountain Pasture Network – Adapting management to the new challenges of European mountain grasslands

Selected Publications

·      Vasilev, E. (2022). Crude Protein Content of Maize Hybrid Varieties and Inbred Lines.
Journal of Balkan Science and Technology (JBST), 1(2): 109–111.
https://jbst-nku.github.io/details/2022_1_2_5.html