Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, Investment, and Industry Mr. Alexander Pulev, Minister of Innovation and Digital Transformation Mr. Ivan Vassilev, and Deputy Minister of Economy, Investment, and Industry Ms. Mira Yosifova visited the INSAIT, an institute part of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” and spoke with INSAIT’s founder and Scientific Director, Prof. Martin Vechev, and Executive Director, Eng. Borislav Petrov. During the visit, the strategic importance of INSAIT for the new government was emphasized.

On May 4, 2026, the Department of Arabic and Semitic Studies signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Diplomatic Institute at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria.

INSAIT, part of Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” introduces EgoNight – the first large-scale study and benchmark dedicated to understanding how modern AI systems perceive and interpret visual information at night. The work has been accepted at ICLR 2026, one of the leading global conferences in artificial intelligence.

INSAIT at Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, together with one of the world’s largest streaming platforms, Netflix, have developed a new AI model VOID - capable of removing objects from video while realistically reconstructing how the scene changes afterward.