Informatics and Computer Engineering in Saint-Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
Bachelor's program (majors: Computer Technologies, Systems and Networks; Automation Systems of Information Processing and Control; Integrated Automated Information Systems), Master's program (majors: Information Computation Systems; Multimedia Applications with Complex User Interfaces (Virtual and Augmented Realities), in Russian and English: Embedded Systems for Data Processing and Control (Embedded Systems))
Institute of Aerospace Instruments and Systems,
Department of Aerospace Computer and Software Systems
Institute of Computing Systems and Programming,
Department of Computer Systems and Networks
Mikhail SERGEEV,
Program Director
Tel.: +7 812 494-70-44, +7 812 710-62-34
E-mail: kaf44@guap.ru, k14@guap.ru
Awards and achievements. The programs underwent state accreditation and professional-public accreditation. Every year students get scholarships from the Russian President and Government, win grants and the best student paper competitions. The English-taught program in Embedded Systems enrolls international students studying in joint international groups.
Teaching staff. 70% of teachers have academic degrees and titles, 95% carry out profession-oriented research, academic and practical activities, 27% are heads of employees of specialized organizations. The teaching staff includes five Honored Workers of Higher Professional Education of the RF and two laureates of the Russian President Award. Teachers win international contests, grants from the RFBR, the RSF, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.
Facilities and resources. State-of-the-art flight and driving simulators, 5D cinema, Elbrus computer systems, high-end servers, equipment from Siemens, Koyo, Mitsubishi Electric, Automation Direct, ICP DAS, and OVEN, resources of the major research Institute of High Technology Computer and Network Technologies: benches for embedded systems, specialized software Cadence and IBM.
Research. Noiseless coding theory, multimedia data processing technologies, quasi-orthogonal information conversion theory, technologies of virtual, augmented and mixed realities, open-cycle systems, multisensor systems of identification, embedded systems, image processing systems, neural networks, high-performance systems and networks, systems and networks-on-a-chip, protocols.
Education. Teachers use modern international methods of practice-oriented training СDIO. Master's programs are taught in Russian or English using a project-based approach.
Strategic partners. Industrial partners: Concern Granit-Electron, Russian Railways, Concern Morinformsistema-Agat, Severnaya Verf Shipyard, Rostelecom, Yandex, Gazprom, Rocket and Space Corporation Energia, JSC Academician M.F. Reshetnev Information Satellite Systems, the Leninets research and production center, the Elektroavtomatika experimental design bureau, St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, etc.
International projects and programs. The university maintains scientific cooperation with educational institutions in Israel, Cyprus, the USA, Australia, Canada, France, Finland.
Competitive advantages. Graduates are well trained in information and network technologies and data processing technologies and embedded systems. They are in high demand in various areas of research, production and administrative activity, at federal services.