Dr. Ivanka Stamova Appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of Section “General Mathematics, Analysis” in Fractal and Fractional

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Ivanka Stamova has been appointed Section Editor-in-Chief of the Section “General Mathematics, Analysis” in Fractal and Fractional (ISSN: 2504-3110).

Name: Dr. Ivanka Stamova
Email: Ivanka.Stamova@utsa.edu
Affiliation: Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78249, USA
Interests: nonlinear analysis; mathematical modeling; fractional order systems
Homepage: https://math.utsa.edu/directory/ivanka-stamova/

Dr. Ivanka Stamova received her Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from the Higher Accreditation Commission of Bulgaria in 1996. In 2010 she was awarded a D.Sc. degree in Mathematical Modeling and Applied Mathematics from the Higher Accreditation Commission of Bulgaria in recognition of a substantial and sustained contribution to scientific knowledge beyond that required for a Ph.D. degree. Dr. Stamova has many years of teaching experience at the university level, including at the Technical University of Sofia (Bulgaria) and Burgas Free University (Bulgaria). Due to her reputation in both teaching and research, Dr. Stamova has been invited to give many serial lectures to graduate students and junior researchers in different universities internationally, including the Technical University at Kemnitz (Germany); Virjie University of Amsterdam (Netherlands); ETH in Zurich (Switzerland); Marmara University (Turkey); and ISAS Trieste (Italy). She also served as a Dean of Research in the Faculty of Engineering and Computer Sciences at the Burgas Free University (2003-2008). Dr. Ivanka Stamova is currently affiliated with the Department of Mathematics, University of Texas of San Antonio, Texas, USA. She is the author of numerous books and articles on nonlinear analysis, stability, and control of nonlinear systems, including the books Stability Analysis of Impulsive Functional Differential Equations (Walter de Gruyter, Berlin, 2009); Applied Impulsive Mathematical Models (Springer, Berlin, 2016); and Functional and Impulsive Differential Equations of Fractional Order: Qualitative Analysis and Applications (CRC Press, Boca Raton, 2017). Her current research interests include the qualitative analysis of nonlinear dynamical systems, nonlinear observer design, and impulsive control and applications. Dr. Stamova is a member of the editorial boards of several internationally recognized journals in Pure and Applied Mathematics and an invited speaker at numerous research conferences and seminars. She is also a member of the American Mathematical Society, Association for Woman in Mathematics, and International Society of Difference Equations.

The following is a short Q&A with Dr. Ivanka Stamova, who shared her vision for the journal with us as well as her views on the research area:

1. What appealed to you about the journal that made you want to take on the role as its Editor-in-Chief?
   I joined the Editorial Board of Fractal and Fractional in 2019. Since then, I have actively contributed to the journal’s development, including the organization of Special Issues and attracting research articles that highlight the scientific achievements in the field of “Fractal and Fractional”. I consider the Section Editor-in-Chief position an excellent opportunity to apply my research and organizing experiences and to contribute to the progress of the journal.

2. What is your vision for the journal?
   My work as a Section Editor-in-Chief will be to promote and support the growth of the journal as an important medium for researchers in the general fields of fractional calculus and general mathematical analysis. I am very enthusiastic about contributing to the development of the Section as a strong component of the journal.

3. What does the future of this field of research look like?
   The methods and obtained results of the field have already played a crucial role in modeling numerous problems in studies in physics, thermodynamics, biophysics, aerodynamics, electrical circuits, electron-analytical chemistry, control theory, optimization, programming, associative memory, fitting of experimental data, etc. Rigorous mathematical analysis has contributed to a real understanding of the system behavior and the achievement of significant results based on fractals and fractional-order models. Developing more sophisticated models and methods, introducing new fractional and related modeling methodologies, elaborating effective modeling methods, and the guaranteed learning of dynamical processes in such models are some of the goals of future research contributions in the field.

4. What do you think of the development of Open Access in the publishing field?
   The recognition of using open access platforms in the publishing field is increasing because of the fast development of the research area, as well as the development in computing and artificial intelligence methods.

The editorial team warmly welcomes Dr. Ivanka Stamova as the Section Editor-in-Chief of the “General Mathematics, Analysis” Section, and looks forward to her contribution to the continued success of Fractal and Fractional. For further information on the journal sections, please check here.