Dimitar Nikolov graduated with a Master's degree in Electronics from the Technical University – Sofia in 2009.
In 2015, he defended his PhD thesis at the Technical University – Sofia in the field of micropower devices.
Since 2020, he has been an associate professor in the Department of Electronic Engineering at the Technical University – Sofia.
He has extensive international experience, with specializations in France and Germany, and has served as a visiting researcher at KU Leuven, Bruges Campus. Currently, he is pursuing a Master of Business Administration – Strategic Management (AMBA) program at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”.
In 2023, he was elected Chairman of the Board of the Cluster of Microelectronics and Industrial Electronics Systems. He is a full member and head of the working group of the AI Cluster Bulgaria for specialized integrated circuits for artificial intelligence.
Since 2022, Assoc. Nikolov has been the head of the Yacht Club at the Technical University – Sofia.
His research and project activities are in the fields of micro- and nanoelectronics, design and technologies for manufacturing integrated circuits and systems, sensor and MEMS applications, bioelectronic devices, new materials, etc. He is the author of more than 40 scientific papers and has led and participated in more than 15 completed projects in the field of micro- and nanoelectronics and their applications in industry.