Angelin Lalev earned, from the Tsenov Academy of Economics, Svishtov, Bulgaria, a BS in Automated Processing of Economics and Social Information (2001) and a PhD in Economics (2017). He is now an Assistant Professor with the Department of Business Informatics at the Tsenov Academy of Economics.  His work in data protection and artificial intelligence has resulted in more than 17 research publications and numerous academic courses. His research interests include time series analysis and the application of cryptography to economic and social problems.