Stefan Markov completed his secondary education at the 7th high school in 1991, and afterwards obtained two master’s degrees from “St. Kliment Ohridski” university, specializing in “Cultural Studies” (Faculty of Philosophy) and “Public Relations” (Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication). Subsequently, he successfully completed his postgraduate studies at Aachen University (RWTH), earning a master’s degree in European Studies. His research focus during this period centered on European media policy and legislation, which served as the subject matter for his thesis. He pursued and successfully finished a doctoral program in the field of Public Relations at FJMC (Sofia University “St. Kliment Ochridski”), on a full-time basis from 2010 to 2013.
Stefan Markov has amassed extensive professional experience in the field of communication during his career, encompassing roles as a journalist, advertising and public relations expert, and social media consultant for several companies across diverse industries. Since the beginning of 2018, he has been working entirely in the scientific field – first as an assistant, and soon after as a chief assistant at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology at the BAS. From the academic year 2021-2022, he started teaching as a part-time lecturer in the specialty “Media Pedagogy” at the FESA at the SU “St. Kliment Ohridski”, and in the fall of 2022 he won a competition for a permanent seat at the faculty.
His research interests lie within the domains of communications, media, internet studies, online disinformation, artificial intelligence, digital inequalities, and behavioral sciences. His expected monograph titled “Algorithms of Deception: False Information and Social Networks in the Post-Truth Era” is planned for publication in early 2024 by the Sofia University Publishing House. Stefan Markov presently offers lectures in ten disciplines related to communications, journalism, (social) media, and the Internet. Currently, he is in the process of creating a novel course titled “Algorithmic Literacy”.