Dr. Damyan Barantiev is a motivated scientist with a pronounced interest in scientific research during his professional career in the field of coastal meteorology and climatology. His professional growth is based on 17 years of work experience in the structure of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 13 of which were spent at the Bulgarian national meteorological service. He has recognized scientific potential and experience within different fields covering the topics of atmospheric physics, mathematical sciences and informatics, modern ground-based remote sensing measurements, as well as in the field of atmospheric dynamics modeling