The Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (IICT) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences is founded on 1-st of July 2010 as a successor of Institute for Parallel Processing (IPP), Institute of Information Technologies (IIT) and Institute of Computer and Communication Systems (ICCS). The research and development activities of Institute of Information and Communication Technologies covers the following directions: - Parallel Algorithms - Scientific Computations - Mathematical Methods for Sensor Data Processing - Linguistic Modelling and Knowledge Processing - Information Technologies for Security - High Performance Computer Systems, Networks and Algorithms - Modelling and Optimization - Information Processes and Decision Support Systems - Intelligent Systems - Embedded Intelligent Technologies - Communication Systems and Services - Hierarchical Systems