Kristian Kiradjiev
Personal Data
Place and Date of Birth:
Sofia, Bulgaria | 5 March 1993
Address:
University College, High Street, OX1 4BH, Oxford, Oxfordshire, UK
Phone:
+44(0) 7766173665
+359888244347
email:
kiradjievk@gmail.com
kristian.kiradjiev@maths.ox.ac.uk
Education
October 2016
Commenced a DPhil study in Industrially Focused Mathematical Modelling CDT,
Mathematical Institute, University College, University of Oxford
DPhil research is on Modelling Removal of Sulphur Dioxide from Flue Gas in
collaboration with W. L. Gore and Associates.
Oct 2012 – Jun 2016
MMath Mathematics, Christ Church College, University of Oxford, Oxford
First Class with Distinction and ranked in top 10
Sept 2007 – Jun 2012
Diploma for High School Education at the American College of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria
Graduated summa cum laude, Gpa: 6.00/6.00
Valedictorian of the College
Awarded Floyd Black Award for hard work, honesty, respect, responsibility and love
for learning, Mathematics Department Award and Foreign Languages Department
Award
Work and Research Experience
Jan – Mar 2018
College Tutor at University College, University of Oxford
Subject: Fluids and Waves (Part A course)
Marked students’ works and held classes.
Oct 2017 – Mar 2018
Teaching assistant at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford
Subjects: Viscous Flow (Part B course, 2 sets of classes), Mathematical
Geoscience (Part C course, 2 sets of classes), Applied Complex Variables
(Part C course, 2 sets of classes)
Marked students’ works and presented problems in class.
Also tutored
university-level Calculus.
Jul – Sept 2015
Summer Research Project at the Mathematical Institute, University
of Oxford
Supervisor: Prof. Christopher Breward
Modelled purification of natural gas through a filter, obtaining analytical and
numerical results. Wrote a detailed report.
Jun – Jul 2015
Intern at the Administration Sector of the Ministry Council of
Bulgaria, Sofia
Collected data, analyzed and updated databases. Performed analysis on the
concept of Open Data (data accessible to the public). Helped organize a con-
ference regarding the implementation of Open Data Portal.
Sept – Oct 2014
Intern at Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria EAD, Financial Institutions and
Sovereignty Department, Sofia
Mentored by an analyst, updated databases, performed basic data analysis. Pre-
pared a weekly bulletin. Helped writing and translating official presentations,
articles and reports.
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Recent Scholarships and Awards
November 2017
Prize-Winner in TakeAim Competition for impact of DPhil project, Smith Institute
September 2017
ECM Catherine Richards Prize for a winning article, published in Mathematics Today, IMA
October 2016
Oxford-Radcliffe Scholarship, University College
June 2016
Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications Prize for outstanding performance
in Honour School of Mathematics, Part C exams, University Of Oxford
June 2016
Roach Prize for the most outstanding undergraduate across the branches of Science,
Christ Church College
June 2016
Hooke Prize for the most outstanding undergraduate, placed proportionately highest,
across the branches of Science, Christ Church College
Oct 2012 – Jun 2016
Four Collection Prizes for performance in exams, Christ Church College
Oct 2012 – Jun 2016
Oxford Man Scholarship, University of Oxford
Memberships and Societies
February 2018
Member of the Special Interest Group (SIG) on Cleaning and Decontamination
February 2018
Member of the Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
October 2017
Member of the European Mathematical Society (EMS)
October 2016
Member of the Oxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (OCIAM)
October 2016
Associate Member of the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications (IMA)
October 2016
Associate Member of the London Mathematical Society (LMS)
October 2012
Representative of the Christ Church Mathematics Society
October 2012
Member of the University of Oxford Mathematics Society – The Invariants
Conferences
June 2018
European Consortium for Mathematics in Industry (ECMI) Conference, Budapest (talk)
March 2018
British Applied Mathematics Colloquium (BAMC), St. Andrews (talk)
January 2018
Special Interest Group in Decontamination and Cleansing, Bath (talk)
November 2017
ECM Autumn Conference, Edinburgh (talk)
April 2017
Environmental modelling in industry study group, Cambridge
April 2017
UK Modelling Camp, Oxford
Languages
Bulgarian:
Mother tongue
English:
Fluent
German:
Intermediate
Russian:
Basic knowledge
Computer Skills
Work with:
Microsoft Office, matlab, Mathematica, C++, L
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TEX
Basic Knowledge:
html, Linux, ubuntu, FreeFem++
Publications/ Projects
2017
Kiradjiev, Kristian. “Exploring Steiner Chains with Möbius Transformations.” Mathematics Today,
IMA, December 2017.
2017
Hankin et al. “Risk-based Analysis of Small Scale, Distributed, Nature-Based Flood Risk Management
Measures Deployed on River Networks.” Report on study group, October 2017.
2015
Written report for research project, titled “Desulphurisation of Natural Gas”
2014
Presentation for the Mathematics Society at Christ Church – “Mathematical Modelling of Epidemics
and Infectious Diseases”
2012
Kiradjiev, Kristian. “Quadruples of Prime Numbers with Prime Complement in an Arithmetic
Progression.” Mathematics, vol. 3, Sofia, 2012.
2012
Senior Independent Honors Project (in high school) – “Optimization of the Queuing Process in the
School Cafeteria” (inc. social, technical, financial issues)
2011
Kiradjiev, Kristian. “Generalization of a Problem from IMO 2011.” Mathematics, vol. 5, Sofia, 2011.
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Interests and Activities
Swimming, Tennis, Reading, Teaching, Foreign languages, Playing the piano, Travelling
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