History of CCS

History of CCS

The Department of Computerized Control Systems (CCS) was created in May 2000 by merging three leading departments of the former Faculty of Informatics:

  • Department of the theory of automatic control and aviation simulators;
  • Department of technical cybernetics;
  • Department of automated air traffic control systems.

Therefore, the history of the CCS department goes back to the history of these founding departments.

The Department of the theory of automatic control and aviation simulators was one of the oldest in the university. It was created in 1957 with the name “Department of aviation automation”. The founder and the first Head of the department was Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor Oleksandr Ivanovich Kukhtenko, an outstanding scientist in the field of automatic control theory, later an academician of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

At the beginning of the 1960s, the sphere of pedagogical and scientific activity of the department expanded significantly. In 1965, a new name was given to the department: “Department of the Theory of Automatic Regulation”.

11   Scientific and pedagogical staff of the department performed world-class scientific works. In particular, in the years 1967-1971, as part of the State Program for the creation of a spacecraft for a manned flight to the Moon, landing a person on its surface and the subsequent return to Earth, the department carried out scientific research and design development of a spacecraft landing module simulator. This module was supposed to separate from the main ship in the orbit of the Moon, make a flight controlled by astronauts to the surface of the natural satellite of the Earth and land on its surface. It was then supposed to launch from the surface of the Moon, reach the main ship and dock with it. This work was successfully completed under the leadership of O. I. Kukhtenko. The simulator was installed at the Cosmonaut Training Center and accepted by the Government Commission. Cosmonauts began intensive training on it to practice visual landing on the surface of the moon, launch from its surface and docking with the main ship in lunar orbit.

Later, the lander simulator was re-equipped and used to train cosmonauts and American astronauts in the Soyuz-Apollo program. The convergence and docking of these spaceships for a joint flight were being worked out.22

In 1978, a well-known scientist, doctor of technical sciences, professor Anatolii Hryhorovych Shevelyov was elected Head of the department. The sphere of scientific and pedagogical activity of the department was steadily expanding. Accordingly, the department changed its name: in 1979, the department was named “Department of Automatic Regulation and Aviation Automation”, and in 1991 – “Department of Theory of Automatic Control and Aviation Simulators”. During the existence of the department, many scientific and pedagogical workers, known not only in Ukraine, but also abroad, worked at it, including Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, doctor of technical sciences, professor O. I. Kukhtenko; doctor of technical sciences, professor I. I. Krynetskyi; candidates of technical sciences, associate professors V. A. Kulikov, L. P. Isaev, N. A. Kirsenko, A. A. Gurakov, V. V. Kazimirchak, V. M. Leshchenko and others.

The department of technical cybernetics was founded in 1971 in connection with the need to train specialists in the new for that time specialty “Automated control systems”. The department was organized and headed by a well-known scientist, doctor of technical sciences, professor, academician of the Ukrainian Technical Academy Oleksandr Andriovych Volkov.

Modeling, research and design of complex management systems based on computer technologies, development of decision-making methods and systems were defined as the main scientific directions of the department’s activity.

 33    During 1971-1980, the department and its research laboratories carried out fundamental and applied scientific research on the creation of theoretical foundations for the construction of automated control systems for civil aviation, automated control systems for higher educational institutions, computerized control systems for civil aviation enterprises. In 1991-1993, works were carried out by the orders of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

Since 1992, the department has been training specialists in modern specialties related to the creation, implementation and operation of computerized control systems for organizational and production activities and technological processes of aviation enterprises.

Representatives of the scientific school of the Department of Technical Cybernetics are such scientists as doctor of technical sciences, professor O. Ye. Lytvynenko, doctor of technical sciences, professor G. S. Prokudin, professor L. O. Zhuk and others.

The Department of Automated Air Traffic Control Systems was created in 1977 in connection with the increased need for training specialists for automated air traffic control systems, which were widely put into operation. Before that moment, the faculty had completed several graduations of specialists in the specialty “Automated control systems”, specialization “Operation of automated air traffic control systems”, the scientific research laboratory of air traffic control automated systems had been actively working.

Professor Volodymyr Ivanovich Ushankin, a well-known scientist and experienced teacher, was appointed the first Head of the department.

From 1979 to 1988, the position of the Head of the department was held by candidate of technical sciences, associate professor Sevastyan Georgiyovych Unguryan. In 1988, doctor of technical sciences, professor Vilhelm Stepanovych Demyanchuk, a well-known specialist in the theory of air traffic control and operation of air traffic control automated systems, became the Head of the department.

Since the beginning of the 1990s, the department began training specialists in the new specialty “Automated information processing and control systems” and specializations related to the automation of information processing and information display. Since 1994, for the first time in Ukraine, the training of specialists in technical and software tools of the customs service began.

The main scientific direction of the department’s activity was conducting fundamental and applied research in the field of air traffic service automation. Back in the 1980s, work began on the creation and implementation of a complex of automated workplaces for air traffic services. Automated workplaces were created for air traffic control dispatchers, on-duty airport navigators, as well as complexes of air traffic control dispatcher simulators.

At the time of its creation, the current department of computerized control systems trained bachelors in the educational direction “Computerized systems, automatics and control”, as well as specialists and masters in the specialty “Control and automatics systems”, which was based on this direction.

Taking into account the trends in the development of information technologies and the current changes in the needs of the labor market among IT specialists, in 2003 the department carried out the relevant work and received a license to train bachelors in the field of “Computer Engineering” and specialists in the specialty “System Programming”. In 2006, another license was obtained to train masters in this specialty.

In 2004, the department obtained a license to train bachelors in the direction “Publishing and printing business” and specialists in the “Technology of electronic multimedia publications” speciality. Subsequently, the training of specialists of this profile was transferred to another department, which was specially created for this purpose.

In 2018, the department received a license to train bachelors in the specialty “Information systems and technologies”.

Currently, the department carries out:

  • preparation of Bachelors and Masters in specialty 123 “Computer Engineering”, educational and professional program “System Programming”;
  • preparation of Bachelors in specialty 126 “Information systems and technologies”, educational and professional program “Information systems and technologies”.

The department teaches 72 academic disciplines at the Faculty of Computer Sciences and Technologies, as well as at other faculties of NAU for full-time and extramural students, in stationary and remote modes.

The training of highly qualified specialists is also carried out through postgraduate and doctoral studies.

The department maintains close scientific connections with leading scientific institutes and institutions, such as:

  • Institute of Cybernetics named after V.M. Hlushkov, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
  • Institute of modeling problems in energetics named after G.E. Pukhov, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
  • Institute of Information Registration Problems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
  • Institute of Problems of Mathematical Machines and Systems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
  • Institute of Space Research of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
  • Ukrainian Language and Information Fund of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

The department has a branch at the Institute of Problems of Mathematical Machines and Systems of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

44Р№-150x150   Since September 2001, the department has been headed by doctor of technical sciences, professor, laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in the field of science and technology Oleksandr Yevheniyovych Lytvynenko.

Areas of scientific activity of the department:

  • computerized control systems for production processes;
  • decision support systems;
  • methods and algorithms of artificial intelligence;
  • intelligent technologies of natural language processing (NLP);
  • robotic complexes;
  • UAV control systems;
  • information technologies of signal and image processing;
  • methods of neurocryptography.

The department is the organizer of annual scientific conferences:

  • International Scientific and Technical Conference “Intellectual Technologies of Linguistic Analysis”;
  • Scientific and practical conference “Modern trends in the development of system programming”.

Development prospects of the department:

  • Expanding the scope of educational activities, in particular:

– licensing of training for higher education seekers of the Master’s degree in specialty 126 “Information systems and technologies”, educational and professional program “Information systems and technologies”;

– licensing of training for the educational and scientific degree “Doctor of Philosophy” in specialty 126 “Information systems and technologies”.

  • Improvement of the educational and methodological base.
  • Increasing scientific potential.
  • Further development of international cooperation.