Violeta Dimitrova Madjarova, Associate Professor, PhD,

Laboratory "Optical metrology", Department "Optical Metrology and Holography", Institute of Optical Materials and Technologies - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

vmadjarova@iomt.bas.bg

• April 1999 - March 2003,

Saitama University, Japan, Doctor of Engineering

• October 1998 –September 1999

Graduate program at Central European University (CEU) (accredited by Manchester University), Faculty of Environmental Science and Policy, Master of Science

• October 1989 - November 1995

Sofia University „St. Kliment Ohridski“, Faculty of Physics, Optics and Spectroscopy Department, Master of Science – Engineering Physics

• August 2015 - present

IOMT-BAS, Department "Optical Metrology and Holography", Laboratory "Optical metrology", Associate Professor

• May 2014 – August 2015

Sofia Regional Health Inspectorate, Directorate “Laboratory testing”, Section “Physical-chemical inspection of living environment”, Chief Expert

• June 2013 - March 2014

Executive Agency “Bulgarian Accreditation Service”, Senior Inspector

• September 2012 - June 2013

Institute of Mechanics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Assistant

• April 2006 - February 2012

Saitama University, Japan, Assistant-professor

• February 2005 – March 2006

University of Tsukuba, Japan, Research-associate

• June 2003 – February 2004

Saitama University, Japan, Part-time Researcher

• October 1995 - September 1998

Institute of Mechanics – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Physicist

Optical Interferometry, Holographic Interferometry, Speckle Metrology, ESPI, Optical Coherence Tomography, Spectroscopic Ellipsometry

• more than 30 publications in international peer-reviewed journals with IF and SJR;
• more than 15 conference proceedings
• more than 30 participations in international and national conferences
• more than 500 citations
• ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7685-063X

Currently supervisor of four PhD students under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie (ITN) program - "Plenoptic Imaging (PLENOPTIMA)", Grant Agreement 956770

1.      01/2010 – 12/2010 - Leader of the project

Biospeckle Optical Coherence Tomography for studying environmental stress on plants

The project was funded by Ichimura Foundation for New Technology in the 19th session.

2.      2010 – 2012 - Member of the research team

Evaluation of photochemical oxidant stress of crops based on ultra-short term growth dynamics using novel optical interferometric technique

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) project, funded by Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science

3.      2016 – 2019 - Member of the research team

Holographic imaging, beam shaping and speckle metrology with computer generated holograms, grant No DN 08/13

The project was funded by the National Science Fund of Bulgaria.

4.      2016 – 2020 - Member of the research team

Deposition and characterization of nanosized films from oxide-zeolite composites, polymers and graphene for implementation as active media for optical sensors, DN 08/15

The project was funded by the National Science Fund of Bulgaria.

5.      2018 – CURRENT - Member of the research team at IOMT-BAS

National Center of Mechatronics and Clean Technology, PROJECT BG05M2OP001-1.001-0008

https://www.cemct.eu/en/

The project was funded by the Operational Programme Science and Education for Smart Growth, co-financed by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund

6.      2019 – 2019 - Member of the research team

Development of Holo-TV CoreTechnologies forHologram Media Services (Research on Direct Acquisition and Data Compression in Digital Holography)

The project was funded by the Ministry of Science and Information Technologies of South Korea

7.      2020 – 2020 - Member of the research team

Research on recording of polarization holograms and quantization on dynamic holograms, C2/10.02.2020 ETRI-IOMT 2020

The project was funded by the Ministry of Science and Information Technologies of South Korea

8.      2020 – CURRENT - Member of the research team

Coherent optical methods based on multi-spectral and structured illumination for comprehensive study of biological objects

The project was funded by the National Science Fund of Bulgaria under the Competition for financial support for bilateral projects - BULGARIA - RUSSIA (2019-2020).

9.      2021 – CURRENT - Coordinator for the project for IOMT-BAS.

PLENOPTIMA, Early Stage Researcher (ESR) Doctoral Studentships in H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network, Project 956770

https://plenoptima.eu/contacts/

The project was funded by H2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network

1999-2003 Japanese Ministry of Education and sports' MONBUSHO scholarship

1. Cody, D., Babeva, T., Madjarova, V., Kharchenko, A., Sabad-E-gul, Mintova, S., Barrett, C.J., Naydenova, I. In-situ ellipsometric study of the optical properties of LTL-doped thin film sensors for copper(II) ion detection, (2020) Coatings, 10 (4), art. no. 423, pp. 1-12, DOI: 10.3390/coatings10040423, ISSN: 20796412

2. Marinov, G., Lovchinov, K., Madjarova, V., Strijkova, V., Vasileva, M., Malinowski, N., Babeva, T., Aluminum-doped zinc oxide thin films deposited by electrospray method, (2019) Optical Materials, 89, pp. 390-395., DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2019.01.055, ISSN: 09253467

3. Marinov, G., Strijkova, V., Vasileva, M., Madjarova, V., Malinowski, N., Babeva, T., Effect of Substrate Temperature on the Microstructural, Morphological, and Optical Properties of Electrosprayed ZnO Thin Films, (2018) Advances in Condensed Matter Physics, 2018, art. no. 8957507, DOI: 10.1155/2018/8957507, ISSN: 16878108

4. Lazarova, K., Todorova, L., Christova, D., Vasileva, M., Georgiev, R., Madjarova, V., Babeva, T., Thin films from hydrophilic poly(N,N-dimethyl acrylamide) copolymers as optical indicators for humidity, (2017) Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 794 (1), art. no. 012022, DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/794/1/012022, ISSN: 17426588

5. Karteva, E; Manchorova-Veleva, N; Stefanova, V; Atanasov, M; Atanasov, A; Pashkouleva, D; Kanazirska, P; Babeva, T; Madjarova, V; Vladimirov, S, NOVEL METHODS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF CRACK PROPAGATION IN ENDODONTICALLY TREATED TEETH, JOURNAL OF IMAB, Volume: 22 Issue: 3 Pages: 1308-1313, DOI: 10.5272/jimab.2016223.1308 (2016)

6. Madjarova, VD, Kadono, H, Study of thermal expansion in a joint material by optical Hilbert transform method for phase analysis based on orthogonal linear polarization phase shifting, BULGARIAN CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, Volume: 48 Pages: 63-66 Special Issue: G (2016)

7. Watanabe, H., Rajagopalan, U.M., Nakamichi, Y., Igarashi, K.M., Madjarova, V.D., Kadono, H., Tanifuji, M., In vivo layer visualization of rat olfactory bulb by a swept source optical coherence tomography and its confirmation through electrocoagulation and anatomy, (2011) Biomedical Optics Express, 2 (8), pp. 2279-2287, DOI: 10.1364/BOE.2.002279, ISSN: 21567085

8. Watanabe, H, Rajagopalan, UM, Nakamichi, Y, Igarashi, K, Madjarova, VD, Kadono, H, Tanifuji, M, In vivo depth structural imaging of rat olfactory bulb with a swept source optical coherence tomography, NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, Volume: 71 Pages: E207-E207 Supplement: S, DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2011.07.896 (2011)

9. Kadono, H., Kataoka, M., Madjarova, V.D., Phase shift error compensation method for digital holography using statistics of speckle field, (2010) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 7387, art. no. 738706, DOI: 10.1117/12.871117, ISSN: 0277786X, ISBN: 9780819476708

10. Madjarova, V.D., Kadono, H., Kurita, N., Phase analysis of interference signal with optical Hilbert transform based on orthogonal linear polarization phase shifting, (2009) Fringe 2009 - 6th International Workshop on Advanced Optical Metrology, pp. 132-137, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-03051-2-19, ISBN: 9783642030505

11. Madjarova, V.D., Kataoka, M., Kadono, H., Dynamic digital holography based on temporal domain Hilbert transform phase analysis, (2008) 17th Symposium on Photonic Measurements 2008, 18th IMEKO TC 2 Symposium on Photonics in Measurements 2008, pp. 19-22., ISBN: 9781615670413

12. Madjarova, V.D., Toyooka, S., Chida, H., Kadono, H., Stress behavior of Ball Grid Array (BGA) studied by Dynamic Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (DESPI), (2007) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 6616 (PART 2), art. no. 66162R, DOI: 10.1117/12.726094, ISSN: 0277786X, ISBN: 0819467588; 9780819467584

13. Madjarova, V.D., Kadono, H., Toyooka, S., Use of dynamic electronic speckle pattern interferometry with the Hilbert transform method to investigate thermal expansion of a joint material, (2006) Applied Optics, 45 (29), pp. 7590-7596, DOI: 10.1364/AO.45.007590, ISSN: 1559128X

14. Sakai, S, Hori, Y, Matsumoto, M, Sugawara, T, Yasuno, Y, Makita, S, Yamanari, M, Madjarova, VD, Itoh, M, Yatagai, T, Three-dimensional analysis of human facial skin in vivo by swept source optical coherence tomography, JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY, Volume: 126 Pages: 116-116 Supplement: 3 (2006)

15. Madjarova, V.D., Yasuno, Y., Makita, S., Hori, Y., Voeffray, J.-B., Itoh, M., Yatagai, T., Tamura, M., Nanbu, T., Investigations of soft and hard tissues in oral cavity by spectral domain optical coherence tomography, (2006) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 6079, art. no. 60790N, DOI: 10.1117/12.648359, ISSN: 0277786X, ISBN: 0819461210; 9780819461216

16. Makita, S., Nakamura, Y., Yasuno, Y., Endo, T., Yamanari, M., Madjarova, V.D., Aoki, G., Itoh, M., Yatagai, T., Three-dimensional measurement by high-speed line-field Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography in vivo, (2006) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 6079, art. no. 607911, DOI: 10.1117/12.648332, ISSN: 0277786X, ISBN: 0819461210; 9780819461216

17. Yasuno, Y., Madjarova, V.D., Makita, S., Akiba, M., Atsushi, M., Chong, C., Sakai, T., Chan, K.-P., Itoh, M., Yatagai, T., Three dimensional investigation of in vivo anterior eye segments by swept-source optical coherence tomography with ready-for-shipping scanning light source, (2006) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 6079, art. no. 60790W, DOI: 10.1117/12.648335, ISSN: 0277786X, ISBN: 0819461210; 9780819461216

18. Sakai, S., Hori, Y., Matsumoto, M., Sugawara, T., Yasuno, Y., Madjarova, V.D., Makita, S., Yamanari, M., Nakamura, Y., Aoki, G., Itoh, M., Yatagai, T., Three-dimensional evaluation of in vivo human skin by spectral domain and swept source optical coherence tomography, (2006) Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, 6078, art. no. 60780H, DOI: 10.1117/12.645575, ISSN: 16057422, ISBN: 0819461202; 9780819461209

19. Madjarova, V.D., Yasuno, Y., Makita, S., Hori, Y., Yamanari, M., Itoh, M., Yatagai, T., Tamura, M., Nanbu, T., In-vivo three dimensional fourier-domain optical coherence tomography for soft and hard oral tissue measurements, (2006) Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, ISSN: 21622701, ISBN: 1557528071; 9781557528070

20. Yamanari, M., Makita, S., Madjarova, V.D., Yatagai, T., Yasuno, Y., Fiber-based polarization-sensitive Fourier domain optical coherence tomography using B-scan-oriented polarization modulation method, (2006) Optics Express, 14 (14), pp. 6502-6515, DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.006502, ISSN: 10944087

21. Yasuno, Y., Hori, Y., Yamanari, M., Madjarova, V.D., Makita, S., Itoh, M., Yatagai, T., Sakai, S., Matsumoto, M., Automatic feature extraction from three-dimensional optical coherence tomography of human skin, (2006) Optics InfoBase Conference Papers, ISSN: 21622701, ISBN: 1557528071; 9781557528070, 

22. Hori, Y., Yasuno, Y., Sakai, S., Matsumoto, M., Sugawara, T., Madjarova, V.D., Yamanari, M., Makita, S., Yasui, T., Araki, T., Itoh, M., Yatagai, T., Automatic characterization and segmentation of human skin using three-dimensional optical coherence tomography, (2006) Optics Express, 14 (5), pp. 1862-1877, DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.001862, ISSN: 10944087

23. Yasuno, Y., Madjarova, V.D., Makita, S., Akiba, M., Morosawa, A., Chong, C., Sakai, T., Chan, K.-P., Itoh, M., Yatagai, T., Three-dimensional and high-speed swept-source optical coherence tomography for in vivo investigation of human anterior eye segments, (2005) Optics Express, 13 (26), pp. 10652-10680, DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.010652, ISSN: 10944087

24. Toyooka, S., Madjarova, V., Kadono, H., Dynamic ESPI (DESPI) for non-destructive testing, (2004) Key Engineering Materials, 270-273 (I), pp. 715-717, ISSN: 10139826

25. Madjarova, V., Kadono, H., Toyooka, S., Hilbert transform method for analysis of ESPI for the studies of dynamic events, (2003) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 4933, pp. 189-193, DOI: 10.1117/12.516631, ISSN: 0277786X

26. Madjarova, V., Toyooka, S., Widiastuti, R., Kadono, H., Erratum: Dynamic ESPI with subtraction-addition method for obtaining the phase (Optics Communications (2002) 212 (35-43)), (2003) Optics Communications, 217 (1-6), p. 441, DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(03)01127-1, ISSN: 00304018

27. Madjarova, V.D., Kadono, H., Toyooka, S., Dynamic electronic speckle pattern interferometry (DESPI) phase analyses with temporal Hilbert transform, (2003) Optics Express, 11 (6), pp. 617-623, DOI: 10.1364/OE.11.000617, ISSN: 10944087

28. Madjarova, V., Toyooka, S., Nagasawa, H., Kadono, H., Blooming Processes in Flowers Studied by Dynamic Electronic Speckle Pattern Interferometry (DESPI), (2003) Optical Review, 10 (5), pp. 370-374, DOI: 10.1007/s10043-003-0370-7, ISSN: 13406000

29. Madjarova, V., Toyooka, S., Widiastuti, R., Kadono, H., Dynamic ESPI with subtraction-addition method for obtaining the phase, (2002) Optics Communications, 212 (1-3), pp. 35-43, DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(02)01909-0, ISSN: 00304018

30. Toyooka, S., Zhang, Q.C., Madjarova, V., Suprapedi, Widiastuti, R., Dynamic measurement of plastic deformation field by ESPI, (2001) Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering, 4416, pp. 104-107, DOI: 10.1117/12.427024, ISSN: 0277786X

31. Roussev, I., Toshev, E., Koulev, P., Partalin, T., Madjarova, V., One-beam digital speckle-interferometry applied to sedimentation in fluids investigations, (1998) Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 3573, pp. 272-275, DOI: 10.1117/12.321030, ISSN: 0277786X