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Current Initiative Research Topics of the Department (as of December 2025):
Staff of the Computer Engineering Department participate in research and development (R&D) within national and international projects:
Two project proposals have been prepared under the European Union HORIZON programme:
Topics of Completed R&D Projects up to 2021 and Key Developments:
(names of key developments of world-class level: years of implementation, examples of application)
“Artificial Intelligence Platform for Remote Automated Detection and Diagnosis of Human Diseases.” The development was carried out under national grant support (NRFU grants) during 2020–2021. The developed technology is based on an artificial intelligence image analysis system using deep neural networks, which can automatically help identify signs of 14 pulmonary diseases (including coronavirus pneumonia). The advantages of the developed technology include high accuracy, which—according to tests on X-ray images for certain lung diseases—demonstrates accuracy higher than that of expert radiologists (>90%), and an X-ray image processing time of less than 5 seconds. This is approximately 100–700 times faster than human interpretation, making the early detection (screening) of lung disease symptoms more efficient while maintaining high accuracy. Scientific supervisor: Serhii G. Stirenko.
“Floating-Point Processor for High-Reliability Computer SOU-3.” The project was carried out during 1985–1986. The customer was the Ministry of Communications of the USSR. The processor was produced in series at the S.P. Korolev Production Association in 1987–1990. Its performance and computational accuracy corresponded to the best international examples of special-purpose processors. It was used in the defense systems of the USSR and the Warsaw Pact countries. Scientific supervisor: Hryhorii M. Lutskyi.
“Specialized CAD Systems for Computer Systems.” These systems were developed on the orders of enterprises from several industry ministries (Ministry of Electronics Industry, Ministry of Radio Industry, Ministry of General Machine Building, and others) during the 1970s–1990s and implemented at the following organizations: KNII MP, Kyiv – 1975; SKB MP R&D Association, Lviv – 1976; “Elektronmash” Production Association, Kyiv – 1980; “Severnaya Zarya” R&D Association, Leningrad – 1990. Scientific supervisor: Oleh V. Buzovskyi.
“Automated Diagnostic Systems for Computer Systems.” These systems were developed in the late 1980s on the orders of relevant enterprises and implemented at: ZTA R&D Association, Cherkasy – 1989; “Krasnaya Zarya” R&D Association, Leningrad – 1990. Scientific supervisor: Oleh V. Buzovskyi.
“Development of a range of ferroelectric memory devices with non-destructive readout.” These works were carried out throughout the 1970s–1980s on the orders of enterprises of the USSR Ministry of Radio Industry and Ministry of Electronics Industry (mailboxes G-4728, A-8941, A-1464, A-3359, etc.).
As a result of this research, a series of memory integrated circuits based on thick ferroelectric films (0.1–0.01 mm) of the 307RV series were introduced into mass production. These devices were manufactured from 1972 to 1989. The research resulted in 24 inventor’s certificates. According to Author’s Certificate No. 608197 for a memory device, a significant economic effect of 2.8 million rubles was obtained. Memory ICs of this type with similar characteristics were also mass-produced in the United States. The application domain of these devices was electronic defense systems. Scientific supervisor: Kostiantyn H. Samofalov.
“Research and Development of Physical, Technical, and Technological Foundations for the Design and Manufacturing of Computing Equipment Components and Acoustic Devices Based on Piezoelectric Films.” State budget project No. 2440, commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (MES). The project was carried out in 2000–2001. In cooperation with the RADMIR Research Institute (Kharkiv), technologies were developed, and multi-element linear ultrasonic sensors with 64 elements were designed and manufactured for Ukraine’s first medical ultrasound scanner “Ultima.” A technology was created and a new class of ultrasonic linear sensors with dynamic focusing for medical ultrasound scanners (192–256 elements) was substantiated, providing a spatial resolution of 0.3–1 mm. The obtained results correspond to the best international examples from leading companies such as Aloka (Japan) and General Electric (USA), where device prices range from 4,000 to 40,000 USD per unit. This work enabled the development of competitive domestic diagnostic ultrasound equipment. Within the same project, technologies for ferroelectric memory devices based on thin films of lead zirconate titanate integrated with CMOS semiconductor structures were developed. A new direction for non-destructive readout memory devices was substantiated and studied. Compared to destructive-readout ferroelectric memory (FRAM), developed in the USA by Ramtron, the proposed approach enables performance improvement, achieving access times of 1–4 ns instead of 20–40 ns. Scientific supervisor: Kostiantyn H. Samofalov; responsible executor: Yaroslav V. Martyniuk.
“Development of Designs, Technologies, and Manufacturing of a Ceramic Substrate and Electron Multiplier for Samples of a Multi-Channel Digital Detector for a Laser Mass Spectrometer.” The project was carried out during 2001–2003. The customer was the Institute of Applied Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Sumy. Two types of digital detectors were developed with aperture sizes of 10 mm and 50 mm, containing 400 and 2000 digital detector elements, respectively. The developed system was implemented in the experimental production facility of the Electron Microscopes Plant in Sumy. The achieved performance of the real-time digital laser mass spectrometer included a resolution of no less than 3000 lines at a 250 mm aperture and sensitivity of 10⁻⁴–10⁻⁸ in terms of elemental mass composition. This enables real-time detection of all elements of the periodic table and at least 10 isotopes of each element. The obtained results are considered among the best in the world at the present time. Scientific supervisor: Yaroslav V. Martyniuk; responsible executor: Oleksandr O. Verba.
“Seismic Computer SV-1,” developed in 1979 and implemented in the digital complex of the R&D association “Ukrgeophysics.” The SV-1 computer is a multiprocessor computing system used as a high-speed special-purpose processor for the ES-1020 computer, in which systolic data processing was implemented for the first time in the USSR, with a total performance of 8 million operations per second. Its characteristics exceeded the best world-class convolution systems of that time produced by the leading company Geospace (USA). Scientific supervisor: Yurii S. Kanevskyi.
“Computing System of a Spectrum Analyzer.” The project was carried out in 1987–1988. The customer was the Research Institute of Instrument Engineering, Gorky. From 1989 to 1990, a series of spectrum analyzers SK4-91, SK4-92, SK4-93, and SK4-94 were implemented. The analyzers were mass-produced at the Moscow Plant of Radio Measuring Equipment. They were based on high-speed blocks of multichannel digital filtering and fast Fourier transform processors. Their performance exceeded that of spectrum analyzers from leading companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Nicolet, and Brüel & Kjær due to the development and use of a new class of systolic processors, digital filters, and information processing methods. The majority of these solutions were protected by implemented patents: A.S. 1092517, 1095188, 1095191, 1145346, 1206802, 1264306, 1287175, 1333196. Scientific supervisor: Yurii S. Kanevskyi.
“Signal Meter for Rail Networks of the Automated Train Speed Control System in the Metro.” The project was carried out during 1992–1993. The customer was the Kyiv Metro. The system was implemented in 1993 in the Kyiv Metro, and in 1994–1995 in the Kharkiv and Moscow metro systems. The signal meter was the first portable, automatic, digital, multichannel measuring device for railway transport in the CIS. Due to the use of improved spectral signal processing algorithms, the device demonstrated several times higher performance compared to leading foreign instruments (such as the HP3563 device by Hewlett-Packard), while being approximately 20 times less expensive. Scientific supervisor: Yurii S. Kanevskyi.
“Complex of Budget Research Projects commissioned by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine under numbers 2264, 2437, 2501.” The work was carried out during 1997–2003. A library of computational modules for designing computing systems on FPGAs and custom VLSI circuits was developed. It includes microcontroller cores (i8051/i8052), a RISC microprocessor core with ARMv.4 architecture, fast Fourier transform processors, discrete cosine transform processors, an MP3 audio decoding processor, and digital filters. The computational modules were described in the VHDL hardware description language. The developed solutions exceeded world-class counterparts in performance (by 1.1–1.5 times), hardware efficiency (by 1.2–3 times), and power consumption. The theoretical results were generalized and published in the monograph: A.M. Serhiienko, VHDL for Designing Computing Devices, Kyiv: DiaSoft, 2003, 208 pages, print run 1500 copies. Scientific supervisor: Yurii S. Kanevskyi; responsible executor: Anatolii M. Serhiienko.
“Correlation Receiver Block for Satellite Navigation Signals of the GLONASS System.” The project was carried out during 2002–2003. The customer was the Central Research Institute of Navigation and Control, Kyiv. The development is based on the results of budget projects 2264, 2437, and 2501. It features 2.5 times lower hardware cost (in terms of gate count) and provides at least 1.5 times higher sensitivity and reduced positioning error compared to world-class solutions. The GLONASS system, developed by the main contractor—the Central Research Institute of Navigation and Control (Kyiv)—is being gradually transferred to China for implementation. Scientific supervisor: Anatolii M. Serhiienko.
“Information Support for Computer-Based Control and Diagnostic Systems of High-Power Energy Facilities Based on Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence Systems.” Budget project No. 4240 funded by the State Fund for Fundamental Research, No. 12.3/81, code name “Vatra,” 1993–1994. The project was dedicated to the problem of intellectualization of control, diagnostics, and dispatching systems for high-power energy facilities and power systems, based on the concept of applying theories, mechanisms, and tools of semiotic modeling. Scientific supervisor: Viktor P. Shyrochyn.
“Concept, Conceptual Approaches, and Legal and Regulatory Framework for Information Protection in Computer Systems.” Budget project No. 3001 within the national program, code name “Zakhyst-41,” 1993–1994. The project was dedicated to developing a concept for certification of software and hardware-software systems in Ukraine. It was based on generally accepted models of security systems, including domestic and international regulatory documents on the development of information security systems, as well as the practical experience of Ukrainian specialists and scientists in the fields of information protection, software debugging, reliability improvement, and program correctness analysis. The results of this work were used in the development of the State Standard of Ukraine on information protection: “Criteria for Security of Computer Systems and Networks.” Scientific supervisor: Viktor P. Shyrochyn.
“Development of High-Performance Computing Tools for CNC Systems.” Work on the development of CNC system components was carried out during 1985–1997 on the order of the Kyiv Radio Plant. Part of this research was funded by the Ministry of Education budget project No. 434 (1993–1994). As a result of the research, a series of specialized 32-bit processors for CNC systems were developed and implemented in production (“MIKRON 4-01” – “MIKRON 4-08” manufactured by the Kyiv Radio Plant). These developments increased system performance, reduced interpolation and control computation time, and expanded the number of controlled coordinates. The achieved results enabled the development of scalable multiprocessor systems “Slavutych MOS,” built on homogeneous modules with distributed arbitration and reconfiguration mechanisms. The solutions demonstrated strong technical and economic efficiency in practice. The use of hardware-based task distribution between processors and the proposed hierarchical memory architecture simplified the adaptation of linear programs and the development of new software for parallel systems. The developments are protected by 32 USSR inventor’s certificates and Ukrainian patents. Based on the results, in 2003 Professor Volodymyr I. Zhabin published the monograph Architecture of Real-Time Computing Systems, Kyiv: VEK+, 2003, 176 pages, print run 500 copies.
“Development of Software and Hardware Tools for Information Flow Control.” The work was carried out within the national program “Concept, Conceptual Approaches, and Legal Framework for Information Protection in Computer Systems,” code “Zakhyst-41,” during 1993–1994. The customer was the State Service for Special Communications and Information Protection of Ukraine. The project was dedicated to the development of technical means for monitoring and certifying secure computer systems based on specialized devices for controlling information flows. Scientific supervisor: Viktor I. Pustovarov.
“Development, Research, and Application of Intelligentization Tools in the Process of Database Design and Application Software Development in Automated Systems Based on Personal Computers.” The work was carried out within the state scientific and technical program “Modern Information Technologies in the Creation of Integrated Production Systems,” under the topic “Development of Software Tools for Analysis and Accumulation of Information in Text Form.” The project was implemented during 1994–1996. The research was dedicated to syntactic and semantic processing of textual information in databases and knowledge bases. Scientific supervisor: Viktor I. Pustovarov.
“Alternative Approach to Simulation Modeling Systems for Hardware Based on Verilog HDL.” The development was carried out under a contract between NTUU “KPI” and Aldec Inc., USA, during 1998–2001. The proposed approach aimed at increasing the speed of electronic circuit verification based on simulation modeling. Scientific supervisor: Viktor I. Pustovarov.
“Innovative System for Tactile Adaptation of Documents for People with Special Needs (war veterans, students, and elderly people).” The development was carried out under a contract between NTUU “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” and Université Paris 8 in 2018. Software and technological documentation for system components was developed for an assistive system that automates the transformation of graphical images into tactile form and enables multimodal interaction with monitoring, analysis, and assessment of user workload and accumulated fatigue. A methodology for evaluating workload and accumulated fatigue during multimodal interaction was developed and implemented. Scientific supervisor: Serhii G. Stirenko.
