On April 9, 2026, the leadership of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, headed by the President of the NAS of Ukraine, academician Anatoliy Zahorodniy, visited the Institute of Information Technologies and Systems of the NAS of Ukraine, with the participation of the First Vice-President of the NAS of Ukraine, head of the Section of Physical-Technical and Mathematical Sciences of the NAS of Ukraine, academician Vyacheslav Bohdanov, academician-secretary of the Department of Informatics of the NAS of Ukraine, academician Oleksandr Khimich, scientific secretary of the Section of Physical-Technical and Mathematical Sciences of the NAS of Ukraine, Doctor of Technical Sciences Serhiy Bespalov, and scientific secretary of the Department of Informatics of the NAS of Ukraine, Candidate of Historical Sciences Olha Horokhovatska.
The guests were welcomed by the Director of the Institute, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Senior Researcher Oleksandr Volkov, Deputy Director for Scientific Work of the Institute, Doctor of Biological Sciences Lyudmyla Kozak, Deputy Director for Scientific and Organizational Work of the Institute, Candidate of Technical Sciences Mykola Komar, and Scientific Secretary of the Institute, Candidate of Technical Sciences Oleksandr Rodionov.
The introduction to the institution began with a brief overview of the Institute, during which its role and place within the structure of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine as one of the leading centers of applied and fundamental research were outlined.
During the visit, the Academy's leadership toured the Institute’s laboratory and experimental units, familiarized themselves with the scientific equipment and the topics of fundamental and applied research conducted at the Institute, discussed the institution’s participation in the scientific programs of the NAS of Ukraine, international and grant projects, and the execution of economic contracts in the interests of Ukraine’s defense industry.
The Director of the Institute, Oleksandr Volkov, gave a report on the current state of the institution, its structure, personnel potential, experimental capabilities, priority areas of scientific activity, and development prospects. He emphasized that the Institute participates in the implementation of relevant state applied and fundamental programs (in particular, it is the executor of two state order projects of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, a participant in the priority topics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and several projects funded by grants from the National Research Foundation of Ukraine), maintaining its status as one of the leading research centers in the field of modern information technologies and artificial intelligence.
The report outlined key thematic research areas, including:
- technologies and systems of artificial intelligence, neural network technologies for data and signal processing and interpretation;
- intelligent control of complex objects and processes, dynamic systems, and unmanned robotic complexes;
- information technologies for digital medicine and environmental monitoring;
- information technologies in education, social sphere, and economy.
The speaker emphasized that these areas are developed in accordance with current scientific trends and in close cooperation with leading international research centers.
Special attention was given to the structure of the Institute. The guests from the Presidium of the Academy were informed about the work of sixteen scientific departments and laboratories of the institution. It is within these units that scientific schools founded by NAS of Ukraine academicians V. Skurykhin, M. Amosov, O. Bakayev, corresponding member of the NAS of Ukraine V. Hrytsenko, professors V. Pavlov, O. Dovhyallo, and Yu. Antamonov, which formed the foundation of Ukrainian cybernetics, digitalization, and the principles of development of modern information technologies, have been preserved and actively developed. It was noted that in March of this year, a Center for Shared Use of Scientific Equipment "Unmanned Complexes and Testing Infrastructure" was also established based at the Institute.
Speaking about the personnel potential, Oleksandr Volkov noted that today about 300 scientists work at the Institute – both experienced researchers and young scientists. The Institute’s postgraduate students are directly involved in conducting applied and fundamental research and participating in competitive scientific projects. Continuous professional training of the new generation of scientists is a key condition for the institution’s development. There is a constant rejuvenation of the personnel potential, including among the management staff. It was also mentioned that the Institute has a strong base for holding scientific seminars and conferences, namely the Physico-Mathematical base in the Kyiv region.
