Vol. 1 (2026): Proceedings of the International Conference on Secure Systems Design and Technology Development.

DEFENSE AND SECURITY TECHNOLOGY

• CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY IN SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS: EXTENDED ROLES AND IMPLICATIONS

  Kiril Anguelov, Philip Stoyanov

  15-21

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• CSR AND EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING IN SUSTAINABLE HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

  Kiril Anguelov, Philip Stoyanov, Rima Tamošiūnienė

  23-29

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• ALGORITHMIC MANAGEMENT AS A DRIVER OF ACCELERATED GROWTH IN HIGH-GROWTH FIRMS

  Kiril Anguelov, Miglena Angelova

  31-36

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• INTERNAL FIRE HYDRANTS IN RESIDENTIAL AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS AS A FIRE-RISK MITIGATION MEASURE

  Svilena Arabadzhieva

  37-42

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• TWO APPROACHES TO SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT IN ADDRESSING CHALLENGES IN THE FIELD OF INTERNATIONAL SECURITY

  Plamen Atanasov

  43-50

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• THE HYBRID WARFARE IN CYBERSPACE

  Plamen Atanasov, Evelina Atanasova

  51-56

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• CHALLENGES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE EDUCATION  IN THE GENDER PERSPECTIVES IN SECURITY AND DEFENSE’S COMMON MODULE

  Nevena Atanasova–Krasteva

  57-63

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• THE CRISIS AROUND GREENLAND AND THE TEST FOR NATO AND THE EUROPEAN UNION: LEGAL LIMITS OF TERRITORIAL CLAIMS AND TOOLS AGAINST COERCION

  Daniel Berchev, Monika Panayotova

  65-76

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• COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIES OF BULGARIA, THE USA, RUSSIA AND CHINA THROUGH THE PRISM OF KEY SECURITY THEORIES

  Daniel Berchev

  77-86

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• RADIOGENIC HEAT PRODUCTION IN THE EARTH’S CRUST OF BULGARIA: THE DOMINANT ROLE OF THE RHODOPE MASSIF

  Yanitsa Boyanova

  87-91

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• ENVIRONMENTAL, SANITARY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS IN THE DESIGN AND OPERATION OF RADIATION-HAZARDOUS FACILITIES

  Stefko Burdzhiev, Georgi Georgiev

  93-100

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• MEDIATION AS A RISK MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENT REFRAMING ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT AS A MISSING STRUCTURAL ELEMENT IN ERM FRAMEWORKS

  Georgi Dimitrov

  101-107

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• INTEGRATION OF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS IN MENTAL HEALTHCARE

  Vihra Dimitrova

  109-116

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• WATER RESOURCES EXPLOITATION IN BULGARIA: A WATER SECURITY PERSPECTIVE

  Desislava Dimitrova, Daniela Toneva

  117-122

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• AN INTEGRATED SIMULATION MODEL FOR MARITIME CYBERSECURITY: A COMPARATIVE RESEARCH ANALYSIS APPROACH

  Ekaterina Dyankova, Dilyana Dimitrova

  123-129

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• DESIGN AND SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT OF A MARITIME CYBERSECURITY TRAINING SIMULATION PLATFORM

  Ekaterina Dyankova, Dilyana Dimitrova, Evgeni Andreev

  131-139

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• ENERGY SECURITY AS AN ELEMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY

  Nikolay Dolchinkov

  141-148

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• RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTS OF SPECIFIC RADIONUCLIDES ON HEALTH

  Nikolay Dolchinkov

  149-156

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• USE OF MOBILE AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS TO CONTROL POLLUTION OF CONTINENTAL WATER BODIES

  Nikolay Dolchinkov

  157-162

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• ORGANIZING AND CONDUCTING UNDERWATER SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS FOR VICTIMS

  Nikolay Dolchinkov, Zilola Mirsharipova, Malikahon Ariphadzhaeva

  163-168

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• EXPECTATIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AI-ENABLED SYSTEMS APPLICATION IN THE CONTEXT OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS AND CYBERSECURITY

  Angel Genchev, Emil Ivanov

  169-173

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• AN INTEGRATED CONCEPT FOR THE PROTECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT DURING CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION USING A RISK-ORIENTED PROTOCOL

  Georgi Georgiev, Stefko Burdzhiev

  175-182

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• LEADERSHIP EXPECTATIONS ACROSS STRATEGIC, OPERATIONAL, AND TACTICAL C2 LEVELS IN A HYPOTHETICAL MILITARY OPERATION: THE INFLUENCE OF PROCEDURAL JUSTICE, TRUST IN LEADERS, AND DIGITALIZATION IN PEACETIME SETTINGS

  Teodora Georgieva, Ivo Radulov

  183-190

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• LIGHTWEIGHT COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF QUANTUM AND HYBRID QUANTUM-CLASSICAL MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR INTRUSION DETECTION

  Genadiy Gospodinov, Tamara Ristovska, Tito Titov, Kiril Nikolov, Andriyan Stoilov, Kliment Toshkov

  191-197

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• COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS FOR SERVICE IN THE BULGARIAN ARMED FORCES (2017–2025)

  Teodora Grozdanova

  199-202

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• AI-DRIVEN MODEL FOR ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY IN SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TASKS

  Viktor Hristov, Miglena Angelova

  203-208

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• CONDITION BASED AND RISK ORIENTED LIFECYCLE SAFETY MANAGEMENT OF CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION USING NON-DESTRUCTIVE DIAGNOSTIC DATA

  Iliyan Hutov, Dilyan Nedelchev

  209-214

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• AI-ENABLED MULTI-SENSOR FUSION FOR FIELD DETECTION OF CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS: A SYSTEM-ORIENTED EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

  Iliyan Hutov, Ivan Ivanov, Hristo Hristov

  215-221

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• RISKS AND MITIGATION MEASURES IN THE INTEGRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INTO THE COMMAND CHAINS OF THE ARMED FORCES

  Emil Ivanov

  223-228

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• PSYCHOLOGICAL QUALITIES OF STRATEGIC LEADERS AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE FOR PROFESSIONAL SELECTION IN THE NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM

  Valeri Ivanov, Kristiyan Petrov

  229-232

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• ELECTROMAGNETIC PROTECTION USING SOFTWARE-DEFINED RADIO

  Ivan Ivanov, Sevdalin Spassov

  233-240

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• ASSESSMENT OF EU DIGITAL IDENTITY WALLET FROM SECURITY PERSPECTIVE

  Alexander Yankov

  241-245

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• CRIMINALIZATION AS A TOOL FOR ENSURING NATIONAL SECURITY IN THE MODERN RULE OF LAW. (SHORT LOGICAL STATEMENT)

  Lyuboslav Lyubenov

  247-251

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• INTEGRATING GREEN BUILDING INTO NATIONAL DEFENSE SYSTEMS

  Kiril Luchkov, Mihail Chipriyanov, Galina Chipriyanova, Nadezhda Veselinova, Tihomir Panov

  253-259

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• MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS THROUGH ESG

  Kiril Luchkov

  261-266

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• CHALLENGES IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS ENERGY MICROGRIDS IN BULGARIA

  Kiril Luchkov, Mihail Chipriyanov, Galina Chipriyanova

  267-271

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• AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO THE SECURITY OF ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE: PROBLEMS AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

  Kiril Luchkov, Mihail Chipriyanov, Galina Chipriyanova

  273-277

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• FISCAL SECURITY AND NON-COMPLIANT TAX CONDUCT

  Elina Marinova

  279-285

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• A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ASSESSING THE SECURITY OF BUILT HERITAGE SITES USING FIRE RISK ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION METHODOLOGY

  Galina Mileva

  287-296

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• REDUCTION OF THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITY OF RADIOACTIVELY CONTAMINATED SOIL USING THE HIGH-PRESSURE HYDRO-CLEANING METHOD

  Marufjan Musaev, Azizjon Boboev, Feruza Boboeva, Shoxjaxon Tolibjonov

  297-301

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• ANALYSIS OF THE HUMAN BODY POSITIONING IN DISASTER REMEDIATION

  Svilen Neykov, Rosen Iliev

  303-310

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• ASSESSMENT OF THE APPLICABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL FRAMEWORKS AND STANDARDS FOR CYBERSECURITY AS A BASIS FOR BUILDING A CLASSIFICATION MODEL IN THE “SECURITY AND DEFENCE” SECTOR

  Atanas Nikolov

  311-319

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• A HYBRID PROBABILISTIC AND FMEA-BASED MODEL FOR RELIABILITY AND FAULT TOLERANCE ASSESSMENT OF AI-BASED SECURITY SYSTEMS

  Silvia Nikolova, Tsvetoslav Tsankov

  321-327

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• THE KEY ROLE OF SMES IN THE EUROPEAN DEFENSE ECOSYSTEM WITH EMPHASIS ON QUANTUM TECHNOLOGIES

  Monika Panayotova

  329-339

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• CLIMATE-INDUCED MIGRATION TO THE EU: LEGAL PROTECTION GAPS AND THE ROLE OF MEDIA NARRATIVES

  Vasil Pavlov, Raquel Cardoso, Panagiota (Naya) Kalfeli

  341-349

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• PHYSICAL VULNERABILITY OF CYBER SYSTEMS: ANALYSIS OF INCIDENTS, RISK FACTORS AND SECURITY STRATEGIES

  Nikolay Penev, Daniela Pavlova, Jasen Tanev, Nikolay Koev, Andrian Stoilov, Kiril Nikolov

  351-355

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• A “BRUTE FORCE” REDUCED ATTACK IMPLEMENTATION ON 256 - AES ENCRYPTED VOICE STREAM IN A MATLAB SIMULINK ENVIRONMENT

  Elitsa Petkova

  357-361

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• VERIFYING ASPECTS AN "BRUTE FORCE" ATTACK ON 256 - AES ENCRYPTED VOICE STREAM

  Elitsa Petkova, Mario Angelov

  363-367

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• COMPACT CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE ACTIVE DRONE PROTECTION SYSTEM – CONCEPTUAL DESIGN

  Zhivo Petrov, Lyubosvet Stoev

  369-375

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• INTEGRATED STUDY OF OCEAN WARMING, CO₂ UPTAKE, AND ACIDIFICATION UNDER ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS

  Mihai Petrov

  377-386

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• COMPETING THERMODYNAMIC AND RADIATIVE EFFECTS ON ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION IN POLLUTED ENVIRONMENTS

  Mihai Petrov

  387-398

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• INTEGRATED RISK ASSESSMENT MODEL FOR CYBER THREATS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

  Irena Petrova, Kostadin Trifonov

  399-407

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• A METHODOLOGY FOR STRATEGIC DEFENSE REVIEW AND ITS GOVERNANCE SYSTEM. (PROTOTYPE)

  Ivo G. Radulov

  409-416

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• EFFICIENT AND TRUSTWORTHY ANTI-CORRUPTION AI: LEVERAGING MODEL PRUNING FOR SECURE DEPLOYMENT IN CRITICAL SYSTEMS

  Tamara Ristovska, Lyubomir Gotsev, Genadiy Gospodinov, Jordan Deliversky, Stanislava Cholova

  417-423

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• ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY AND MARINE ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION: ADDRESSING REGULATORY AMBIGUITIES IN BULGARIA

  Miroslava Robinson, Daniela Toneva

  425-429

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• APPLICATION OF THE BROKEN WINDOWS THEORY IN THE CONTEXT OF MILITARY ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND DISCIPLINE

  Sabin Sabev

  431-437

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• CULTURAL PARASITISM: THE TRANSFER OF FOREIGN CULTURAL MODELS AS A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY

  Sabin Sabev

  439-445

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• ECO-LEADERSHIP AND GREEN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AS DRIVERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE

  Dafinka Sidova, Valentin Vasilev, Petar Arabadzhiyski

  447-453

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• APPLICATION OF THE MONTE CARLO METHOD TO DETERMINE OF EVACUATION PARAMETERS FROM SETTLEMENTS

  Svilen Stefanov, Tihomir Yotkov, Iliyan Lilov, Vanya Dimitrova

  455-459

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• RESEARCH ON THE MICROELEMENTS OF THE MARKETING ENVIRONMENT OF ENTERPRISES FROM DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES

  Tsanko Stefanov

  461-465

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• RESEARCH ON THE MACRO ELEMENTS OF THE MARKETING ENVIRONMENT OF COMPANIES BY INDUSTRY

  Tsanko Stefanov

  467-472

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• OPERATIONAL ART AND COGNITIVE WARFARE

  Milko Stefanov

  473-477

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• A CONCEPTUAL MODEL FOR RISK MANAGEMENT IN HYBRID THREATS AND COGNITIVE ATTACKS

  Milko Stefanov

  479-485

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• APPROACHES FOR MODELING OF SHOPPING MALL EVACUATION

  Svilen Stefanov, Tihomir Yotkov, Iliyan Lilov, Vanya Dimitrova

  487-492

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• DIGITAL SUSTAINABILITY: THE ROLE OF SMART HR TOOLS IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (SDGS)

  Stoyko Stoykov, Valentin Vasilew, Gentian Koci

  493-498

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• WHY ECONOMIC SECURITY IS NATIONAL SECURITY. ECONOMIC DETERMINISM IN THE U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY 2025

  Svetoslav Velkov

  499-504

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• VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF WILD MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS ALONG THE BULGARIAN BLACK SEA COAST USING RAPID GIS-BASED MODEL

  Stoyan Vergiev

  505-510

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• CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE RISK ASSESSMENT APPROACH

  Zarko I. Zdravkov, Ivo G. Radulov

  511-518

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• IMPROVING DISASTER, ACCIDENT, EMERGENCY AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN BULGARIA

  Viara Zhekova

  519-523

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