In remembrance of the Life and Legacy of Svetoslav Marinov Markov

Abstract

The Biomath International Steering Committee lost in 2023 one of its founding and most valuable members, Svetoslav Markov. In 2025 we host in Bulgaria the first conference without him. Hence, the Committee would like to acknowledge at this forum the exceptional contribution of Svetoslav Markov to the Biomath series of conferences, to the associated School for Young Scientists as well as to publications related to the conference.

Prof. Markov's scientific work encompassed a broad spectrum of topics all to varied extend related to biomathematical modeling. He was a great enthusiast and supporter of the field. Having a School for Young Scientists as an integral part of the Biomath conferences promoted the field to young people, many of whom are already established researchers.

When promoting Biomathematics, Svetoslav never put his research first. It was always about us, the researchers from all fields. Nevertheless, through his research, he led by example - introducing new ideas, forging connections between previously unrelated fields, and posing new questions.

The conference Biomath took place every year since 2011, with few exceptions (2020 and 2022) for understandable reasons. The journal Biomath has already published 12 volumes and is indexed by Scopus and all relevant to the field indexing agencies. Svetoslav Markov’s leadership, wisdom, and remarkable efforts are largely responsible for this success They will be remembered.