Established on February 26, 1997 by a joint resolution of NAN and MES of Ukraine.
Its main research areas are: fundamental and applied studies towards developing novel information technologies and intelligent systems; developing information&telecommunication technologies for science and education; elaborating the theory of systemic information technologies and scientific principles for society, economy and industry informatization; developing and employing new computer technologies and telematics means in education and social sphere; training and retraining holders of master’s degree and other specialists in major cybernetics and information fields to meet international and national standards.
Principal research achievements and developments:
The Center developed priority trends in cybernetics and information science. The general theory of intellectual information technologies was started and furthered. Fundamentals of computer image thinking and knowledge processing were elaborated. Developed were novel models of and high-precision and quick methods for speech-signals and visual-patterns recognition. Knowledge handling procedures based on modified associative projective ensemble neuron nets were elaborated. Classes of intellectual information technologies were developed, which radically changed functional potentials of computer systems and thereby provided solution of problems that could not be solved with traditional computer facilities.
18 new highly intellectual information technologies and 16 pilot science-intensive portable microelectronic items with engineering and design documentation that meets ISO standards were developed. A number of developments is ready for mass production. In terms of the performances achieved and economic characteristics, they are superior to all known foreign analogs and some of them have no analogues at all. They involve a portable electronic directory with voice-activated control; ‘Stereovizor’ device for digital 3D pictures; an electronic facility for visual supervision, pattern recognition and object detection; a set of novel digital-medicine devices able to determine individual’s dynamic fitness, to cure complicated post-stroke diseases, diabetes etc.
As market surveys show, this science-intensive high-tech equipment is functionally rich, easy to use and rather inexpensive. It can be used both independently (so have its own market) and as a part of computer complexes and platforms.
Integrated studies of information technologies have become common. Principal approaches have been determined to producing highly dynamic information spaces, which are balanced with the set of tasks realizable in the space. Procedures for constructing new- generation computer networks of information facilities and distributed education resources have been proposed. Models to overcome multilingualism in a cyberspace were developed.
Novel approaches to dealing with priority challenges of the information society have been proposed, which rely on intelligent information technologies. Among them are life-long learning and health preservation. ‘Phasagraph’, ‘Trenar’ and ‘Diabetes+’ new electronic technologies for diagnosing and treatment of severe diseases have also been proposed.