The scientific activity of the Institute is aimed at implementing the tasks defined by the Law of Ukraine "On Scientific and Scientific-Technical Activity," priority areas of scientific research and scientific-technical developments (Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 476 dated 30.04.2024), the Charter and the Development Concept of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Charter of the V.M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics of the NAS of Ukraine, as well as focusing on the development of fundamental and applied research in the fields of informatics, cybernetics, promoting the digital transformation of Ukraine, and ensuring the fulfillment of the state's scientific and technological tasks.
1. Development Strategy of the Institute
- Preserving and strengthening the leading positions of the Institute of Cybernetics as an international-level scientific center in the fields of informatics, mathematics, and cybernetics; forming a modern vision for the development of science in the context of the digital transformation of society and the economy.
- Creating new fundamental knowledge and transforming it into innovative technologies that ensure Ukraine's scientific and technological leadership. This is based on the principles of open science, interdisciplinarity, extensive use of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and high-performance computing.
- Forming an effective system of cooperation between academic science, higher education institutions, government bodies, business, and international partners; developing joint research programs and research infrastructure.
- Activating international scientific cooperation, participation in European Research Area programs such as EOSC (European Open Science Cloud), "Digital Europe," NATO, and other international initiatives; increasing publication activity and academic mobility.
2. Priority Tasks of the Institute
2.1. Fundamental and Applied Research of the Institute within its Statutory Activities
- Developing general theory and methods of mathematical modeling, optimization, and systems analysis;
- Developing general control theory, methods, and tools for building intelligent control systems of various levels and purposes;
- Creating new methods and technologies of artificial intelligence;
- Developing general theory and methods of high-performance and cloud computing, big data analysis;
- Developing general theory and methods of cybersecurity and information protection;
- Developing new information technologies and intelligent systems;
- Solving fundamental and applied problems of the digital transformation of society.
2.2. Innovative (Breakthrough) Directions in Fundamental and Applied Research.
- Development and implementation of reliable artificial intelligence systems, artificial intelligence for science, digital twins;
- Development and implementation of methods and technologies of quantum computing, supercomputer technologies with exaflop performance, heterogeneous and hybrid computing systems;
- Development and implementation of the latest methods (including quantum) for information protection in telecommunication and information systems of various purposes;
- Development of evolutionary cybernetics;
- Building the infrastructure of open science in the NAS of Ukraine, integration into the European Open Science Cloud;
The priority for the Institute's development is the combination of areas that already have global recognition and the formation of scientific leadership in breakthrough technologies.
3. Activation of International Cooperation.
Ensuring integration into the global scientific space, primarily into the European Research Area. Strengthening the foundation of international cooperation that already exists with our colleagues from Austria, France, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, the USA, Norway, and other countries through the preparation of joint grants and internships for young scientists. Participation in Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, NATO Science for Peace and Security programs, etc. Increasing the presence of the Institute’s journals and conferences in Scopus and Web of Science. Harmonization with European and global scientific initiatives. Integration into the European Open Science Cloud.
4. Staffing Support.
- Resuming the practice of forming a personnel reserve of the Institute to attract young staff to scientific and administrative activities.
- Intensifying efforts aimed at creating favorable conditions and motivation to attract young promising employees to scientific and technical activities, in particular by opening youth research laboratories and groups on a competitive basis, including interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral ones, with funding volumes sufficient for decent salaries, overseas internships, and business trips.
- Supporting young scientists through grants, scholarships, and project competitions.
- Introducing a mentorship system "academician – young researcher."
- Facilitating the return and involvement of Ukrainian scientists from abroad. Consider staffing with young specialists a priority in the scientific and organizational work of the Institute, as only its successful resolution will contribute to achieving the Institute’s strategic goals.
5. Improving Forms of Cooperation with Higher Education Institutions:
- Developing the status of the Institute as a scientific-educational institution that combines scientific activity with postgraduate training;
- Resuming the training of masters at the basic department "Theoretical Cybernetics and Methods of Optimal Control" of the Kyiv Academic University of the NAS of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine at the Institute of Cybernetics;
- Resuming and expanding the practice of creating joint scientific-educational units of research institutions with leading universities (Faculty of Informatics and Computer Engineering of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute," Faculty of Computer Science and Cybernetics of Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Kyiv Economic University named after Hetman, etc.) and conducting joint scientific research within master’s training by such units;
- Expanding the practice of involving youth from the NAS of Ukraine and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine to use the unique equipment of the Collective Use Center of the SKIT Complex (CUC SKK SKIT), the supercomputer of the V.M. Glushkov Institute of Cybernetics of the NAS of Ukraine.
6. Development of the Scientific-Technical and Organizational Potential of the Institute.
- Creating conditions for the implementation of the Institute’s innovative activities; activating the intellectual property and technology transfer direction;
- Further updating the material and technical base of the Collective Use Center of the supercomputer equipment of the SKIT complex (CUC SKK SKIT); increasing the peak performance of the supercomputer to at least 500 teraflops – 1 petaflop, including its segment configured for artificial intelligence, deep learning, neural network technologies; attracting the latest computer hardware architectures;
- Developing competitive proprietary basic applied software for various subject areas;
- Providing training services on the use of supercomputer equipment, modern mathematical software, increasing the number of paid services and creating new forms of their provision;
- Strengthening educational and publishing activities, continuing the practice of involving our foreign colleagues in editorial boards and co-publishing scientific articles in the Institute’s scientific journals and collections, increasing the impact factor of publications;
- Activating the activities of the Scientific Council seminars on the problem "Cybernetics," in particular the International Seminars "Quantum Computing," "Artificial Intelligence," and holding the International Conference "Optimization of Computations."
7. Defense and Security of the State
Creating innovative clusters led by the Institute of Cybernetics and based at the Institute, which unite research institutes, higher education institutions, state and private companies:
- in the field of artificial intelligence;
- in the field of UAVs;
- in the field of cybersecurity;
- in the field of quantum computing.