Prof. Magdalena Stoeva is the Secretary General of the International Union for Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine (IUPESM) and the International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP). She is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Health and Technology, jointly published by Springer Nature and the IUPESM in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO).

Dr Stoeva was a delegate at the 32nd ICSU General Assembly (Taipei, 2017) and the World Science Forum (Budapest, 2019). She served as a reviewer for the ISC-BBC series on Unlocking Science. At present she is a member of the ISC’s standing committee on Outreach and Engagement.

Dr Stoeva holds master’s degrees in medical physics, medical engineering, computer science, a PhD in Diagnostic Imaging and over 20 years academic experience at Technical University, Medical University, International Medical Physics Centre, and the International Centre for Theoretical Physics Abdus Salam, with focus on the various technological aspects in healthcare.

Her most recent interests are directed towards the professional development of the physical and engineering sciences in medicine, incl. educational strategies, gender, and workplace balance, promoting and supporting science for young professionals and the LMICs, e-learning, distant education and training, the technological advancements as a driving factor of contemporary healthcare.