at ov ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁in ▁Sl iven , ▁Bulg aria . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁graduated ▁with ▁distinction ▁from ▁the ▁Agricult ural ▁University ▁in ▁P lov div , ▁Bulg aria ▁and ▁holds ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁plant ▁protection . ▁During ▁his ▁study ▁he ▁gained ▁two ▁scholar ships , ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁study ▁for ▁two ▁sem esters ▁at ▁H umb old t ▁University , ▁Berlin , ▁Germany . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁full - time ▁Ph D ▁student , ▁in ▁the ▁depart ments ▁of ▁both ▁h ort icult ure ▁and ▁ph yt om edic ine ▁( plant ▁protection ). ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁awarded ▁a ▁Doctor ate ▁degree ▁in ▁Agricult ural ▁Science ▁after ▁successfully ▁present ing ▁his ▁dis sert ation ▁on ▁“ Integr ated ▁Tom ato ▁Production ▁( L y cop ers icon ▁es cul ent um ) ▁in ▁a ▁glass house ▁with ▁an ▁emphas is ▁on ▁integrated ▁and ▁bi ological ▁p est ▁control ▁against ▁the ▁green house ▁white fly ▁( Tri ale uro des ▁v apor ari orum ▁west wood ) ”. ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁he ▁published ▁his ▁first ▁book ▁The ▁Mother ▁God dess ▁of ▁the ▁Un iverse . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁his ▁first ▁document ary ▁movie : ▁Sk at ov , ▁The ▁Ex periment , ▁E pisode ▁ 1 : ▁The ▁First ▁Veg