Stanimir Kabaivanov received his PhD in finance from the Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv in 2010. He has worked as a professor in finance and econometrics at the same university since 2021. He has also over 25 years of industry experience in embedded and real-time software systems. His research topics mainly include the econometric modelling of derivaties, deep learning algorithms, and financial market analysis.

Veneta Markovska Phd is an associate professor at the Business Faculty, University of Food Technologies, Plovidv. She completed her PhD studies in management at the University of National and World Economy, Sofia. Her interests include financial market analysis, modern management methods, and advanced portfolio optimization algorithms.