Aleksandar
Atanasov
ALEKSANDAR ATANASOV, PhD
Frontline · Science
Migrant smuggling
& BORDER SECURITY
11 years operational experience. Four international borders: green border, river border, border checkpoints, airport. EUROPOL & FRONTEX collaboration. CEPOL research publications.
COUNTER-TERRORISM
& RADICALIZATION
First Bulgarian field manual on extremism indicators. CEPOL conference presenter (2025). Operational detection algorithms. CISA, DHS, ICSVE training.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
& CYBER CRIME
Local/National Commission representative, 2021-present. Countering transnational organized crime in the digital and traditional domains.
tactics
& training
Certified instructor: firearms, hand to hand combatives, special tactics. Tactical unit background (2015-2017). Training law enforcement and civilian personnel.
Years of Law-Enforcement
Science Publications
International Borders
Commendations
Instructor Certifications
Aleksandar ATANASOV holds a Doctorate in Psychology from the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria and is an intelligence officer and tactical expert. He is specialized in executing high-risk operations, profiled in countering illegal immigration, serious crimes, and terrorist activity.
Representing the Republic of Bulgaria as a state law-enforcement expert for Session IV: Tracing, Seizing, and Recovering Trafficking in Persons Proceeds in the Era of Digital Finance and Crypto-Assets.