AFC
AI ENGINEERING · RESEARCH · CONSULTING · SOFTWARE

From complex processes to intelligent systems.

AFC designs and engineers production AI systems, intelligent automation and custom software for organisations operating in the real world.

EST. 2004 · BULGARIA B2B · EU · INTERNATIONAL SYS.STATE → OPERATIONAL

AI beyond the prototype.

A model alone is not a production system. Reliable AI also depends on data, integrations, permissions, evaluation, monitoring and the processes surrounding it.

AFC works across that complete system — from the initial problem and architecture to implementation and operation.

What AFC does

SERVICES / 01–03
CAPABILITIES

What we build with AI

Not isolated demonstrations — connected components of one operational system.

AI Agents
RAG & Knowledge Systems
Document Intelligence
Intelligent Automation
Predictive AI
Private & On-Premise AI
AI Integration
Evaluation & Monitoring
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Research informs the systems we build.

AFC explores the problems that emerge when intelligent systems have to operate, adapt and remain reliable over time.

R&D / 01 Adaptive AI Systems

Systems capable of adapting to changing data, environments and requirements while maintaining controlled behaviour.

R&D / 02 Knowledge Retention

Methods for learning new information without unnecessarily degrading previously acquired capabilities.

R&D / 03 Reliable Production AI

Evaluation, observability, privacy, permissions and engineering controls around deployed AI systems.

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Built around engineering principles.

SYSTEM RULES / 01–05
R.01 Traceable Important outputs should be traceable to the data, configuration and processes that produced them.
R.02 Reproducible Where the problem permits it, system behaviour and processing pipelines should be repeatable and testable.
R.03 Model-independent The architecture should avoid unnecessary dependency on a single model or AI provider.
R.04 Privacy-aware Sensitive information, access boundaries and data exposure must be considered before information reaches the AI layer.
R.05 Designed for operation Monitoring, failure modes, maintainability and system evolution are architectural concerns, not afterthoughts.

From problem to operating system.

PROCESS · CONTINUOUS LOOP
01 Understand
02 Architect
03 Prototype
04 Integrate
05 Evaluate
06 Operate
EVALUATION FEEDS BACK INTO ARCHITECTURE — THE LOOP IS NOT LINEAR

Engineering notes, research and applied AI.

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FOUNDER-LED ENGINEERING

Deep technical work without unnecessary layers.

AFC is led by Ivan Zdravkov, a software engineer and AI researcher with more than two decades of experience in production software systems.

His current research focuses on adaptive AI, continual learning and knowledge retention, while his engineering work focuses on applying AI to real operational environments.

Ivan Zdravkov
Ivan Zdravkov FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

Have a complex problem worth solving?

Tell us what you are trying to achieve. We will start with the problem, not with a predetermined technology.