Education and Career
1998 – graduated from NURE with a degree in Computer Design Systems;
1998 – Post-graduate student of the Department of Technical Cybernetics of NURE;
2001 – Candidate of Technical Sciences, specialty 05.13.03 – control systems and processes;
2001 – Senior Researcher, CSRL NURE;
2006 – doctoral candidate of the Department of Artificial Intelligence of NURE;
2009 – Doctor of Technical Sciences, specialty 05.13.23 – systems and means of artificial intelligence;
2009 – Leading Researcher, CSRL NURE;
2010 – Chief Researcher, CSRL NURE.
Researcher activity
S. Popov is developing new evolutionary methods for structural and parametric tuning of artificial neural and neuro-fuzzy networks with specialized architectures within the framework of a scientific direction based on his doctoral dissertation. He was the head and executor of a number of state budget and commercial research projects. Supervises post-graduate students studies.
Research interests:
- neuro- and neuro-fuzzy networks;
- machine learning;
- data mining.
International activity / participation in international projects
2016 – Study visit to the European Commission Joint Research Centre at Ispra, Italy.
Social activities
- Chairman of Kharkiv Regional Council of Young Scientists and Specialists.
- First Deputy Chairman of the Council of Young Scientists at the Ministry of Education and Science;
- Member of the Attestation Board of the Ministry of Education and Science;
- Member of the Competition Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science;
- Member of the working group for the competitive selection of experts to the sections of the scientific and expert councils of the Ministry of Education and Science.
State Awards
2008 – Winner of the contest “The Best Young Scientist of Kharkiv Region”.
2010 – Prize of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the most talented young scientists in the field of fundamental and applied research and scientific and technical developments.
2011 – Winner of the Kharkov city competition “Young Man of the Year” in the nomination “Scientific Activity”.
2013 – Appreciation from the Prime Minister of Ukraine.
2015 – Appreciation from the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine.
Publications and patents
Has over 100 publications, including patents.