Curriculum Vitae

Personal data
Name                                      Oleksandr Sokolov
Sex                                         Male
Date of Birth                            June, 13, 1961
Place of Birth                           Kharkiv, Ukraine
Citizenship                               Ukraine
Address                               

Department of Informatics,
Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics
Nicolaus Copernicus University

ul.Grudziadzka 5, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
phone: +48566113293
e-mail: osokolov@fizyka.umk.pl
www: http://www.is.umk.pl/~osokolov
 
 
Academic Degrees Obtained
Year Name of  Degree University Place Subject
2003 Professor
(Diploma PR #002507) 		Kharkov Aviation Institute Ukraine Informatics
2002 Doctor of Technical Science
(Diploma DD #002382) 		Kharkov Aviation Institute Ukraine Systems and Control Processes
1996 Docent
(Diploma AP#004261) 		Kharkov Aviation Institute Ukraine Information Technology and Software Programming
1990 Candidate of Technical Science (PhD)
(Diploma KD #032767) 		Institute of problems in machinery, National Academy of Science of Ukraine Ukraine Dynamics, Durability of Machines and Apparatus; Control in technical Systems
1984 Engineer-mathematician (Diploma with honour
B1 #599576) 		Kharkov Aviation Institute Ukraine Applied Mathematics
 
Stages of University Education
Time Education University Place Subject
01.10.1985-30.09.1999 Postgraduate Education Institute of problems in machinery, National Academy of Science of Ukraine Ukraine Dynamics, durability of Machines and Apparatus
01.09.1978-15.03.1984 Undergraduate and Graduate Kharkov Aviation Institute Ukraine Applied Mathematics
Professional Background
Time Position Institution
01.10.2012 - to date
Associate Professor of Informatics Department Department of Informatics,
Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics
,Nicolaus Copernicus University,
Torun, Poland
01.10.2012-30.09.2013
 Professor of Technical Department (additional job) Kujawo-Pomorsky High School, Bydgoszcz, Poland
01.10.2010-30.09.2012
 Main researcher (additional job) Ukrainian Center of Educaiton Quality Assessment, Kiev, Ukraine
01.09.1998-03.06.2010
 Professor of Informatics Department (additional job)
 National Law Acadamy, Kharkov, Ukraine
01.07.1998 -30.09.2012
 Head of Informatics Department, professor
Kharkov Aviation Institute
01.04.1994-30.06.1998 Docent Kharkov Aviation Institute
01.06.1993-31-03-1994 Senior Teacher Kharkov Aviation Institute
01.07.1991-31.05.1993 Assistant professor Kharkov Aviation Institute
01.10.1989-30-06-1991 Researcher Institute of problems in machinery, National Academy of Science of Ukraine
16.03.1984-30.09.1985 Engineer Institute of problems in machinery, National Academy of Science of Ukraine
 
 
Academic Degree Thesis
1. Sokolov A. Algebraic Models and Methods of Control System Analysis and Synthesis for Weakly Formalized Processes, 2002 (in Russian)
2.Sokolov A. Development of Methods of Adaptation to Disturbances in Mechanical Oscillatory Systems, 1990 (in Russian)
     
  ESA Projects

•    WIMR – Analyses and creation of algorithms for lander and rover positioning.
•    DOCKING IMPENDER ® – Analyses and design of nanosat docking system parameters, functional and design requirements. Breadboard testing campaign.

Additional Space-Related Projects

•    GNC software verification activities for PW-Sat2 – deorbit sail student CubeSat project.
 
Polish National Research and Development Center Projects

•    REMY – Remote Mars Yard – navigation algorithms for robotic planetary system simulator (pending).



List of Scientific Activities
 
Subject area – fuzzy systems including problems connected with control, modelling, expert systems design and decision making in technical, economical, medical, ecological objects.
About 150 scientific publications.
 
Scientific stay
Time Institution Place
September 2011
  		Lector in Summer School “Zittau Fuzzy Colloquium” Hochschule Zittau/Goerlitz – University of Applied Science. Zittau, Germany
September 2009
  		Lector in Summer School “Zittau Fuzzy Colloquium” Hochschule Zittau/Goerlitz – University of Applied Science. Zittau, Germany
September-December 2006
  		Hochschule Zittau/Goerlitz – University of Applied Science.
Institute of Process Technique, Automation and Measurement Technique 		Zittau, Germany
December 2004 Hochschule Zittau/Goerlitz – University of Applied Science.
Institute of Process Technique, Automation and Measurement Technique 		Zittau, Germany
April - June 2003 Hochschule Zittau/Goerlitz – University of Applied Science.
Institute of Process Technique, Automation and Measurement Technique 		Zittau, Germany
Awards

2010 Member of Academy of  Navigation and Motion Control
2009 Signed from the Ministry of Education and Science "Vasil Suhomlinsky."
2005 Signed from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine "For scientific achievements"