Nikolay Tkachuk

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Doctor of technical science, full professor. Professor of  department.

• Period of working in the department is since 1976.
• Period of teaching is since 1981 (1981 – 1983 as teaching assistant; 1984-1987 as senior lecturer; since 1988 as associate professor)
• Education:
• 1970-1976: study in engineering and physics faculty, KPI. A distinction was obtained on specialty Flight Dynamics and Management (diploma scientific adviser was professor, doctor of technical sciences A.V. Dabagyan);
• 1978-1981: internal post-graduate study on Dresden Technical University (TU Dresden) information processing section (Sektion der Informationsverarbeitung). Thesis for a Dr.-Ing. degree was successfully defended on specialty Programming Technology (scientific adviser was Prog. Dr. habil. O. Herrlich). Subject of thesis: Dialog Mode Development Models and Programming Technologies in Computer-Aided Design Systems;
• 1982: as the result of the nostrification procedure diploma was obtained for a candidate of technical science degree of USSR Higher Certifying Commission on specialty 05.13.06;
• 2001 – 2003: Post-doctorate study in Computer Science. Habilitation on May11,2006.  Theme of the doctorate theses:  Models, Methods and Information Technologies for Adaptive Development and Reengineering of Information Management Systems;
• 2008: got academic status of full professor from Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine.
• Probation periods and extension courses:
• 1992-1993: scientific and practical probation period in the firms LB Electronics and I-NET Inc. (Vienna, Austria), adviser of the probation period doctor V.M. Bryabrin;
• 1998-2000: science probation periods in the Institute of Applied Information Systems, Klagenfurt (Austria) and in the Institute of Industrial Processes Automation of the University of Magdeburg (Germany);
• 10.2000-10.2002: two-year scientific probation period in the Institute of Applied Information Systems of the Klagenfurt University, adviser of the probation period – Prof. Dr. H.C. Mayr;
• 2003,  2006: short-term scientific stays in Research and InnovationCenter(www.exfa.de),University of Magdeburg,Germany;
• 2007: Grant on the program “TARET” 29298-IC-1-2005-1-AT-ERASMUS-IPUC-1, participation at the workshop on informatics and modeling, Carinthia University of Applied Science (www.cti.ac.at ),Villach,Austria;
• Oct 2011 – Jan 2012: Guest lecturer at the Alpen-Adria University of Klagenfurt, Austria,  Selected Topics in Application Engineering Research: Cybernetics Approaches in Modern Software Engineering http://www.uni-klu.ac.at/tewi/inf/ainf/ae/staff/index.html.
• Teaching and scientific work:
•  Lectures, praxis trainings and labor exercises on the subjects: «Data Models and Structures», «Databases and Knowledge Bases», «Design of Information Management Systems», «Fundamentals on Software Engineering»;
• Scientific supervising of bachelor and master thesis (totally in the period since  2000 more then  30 master diploma thesis were presented successfully, including 12 in the scientific cooperation with Alpen-Adria University of Klagenfurt, Austria);
• Supervising of post-graduates in computer science (specialty 05.13.06 – information technology), between 2001 and 2008  5 PhD thesis were presented successfully, nowadays 4 PhD-thesis are in progress.
• Memberships on the committees of international conferences
•   Member of organizational committee of  ISTA – 2001 (Information Systems Technology and its Applications) Conference
• Member of program committee  ISTA-2003, 2004, 2007
•  Co-chair of program committee  ISTA-2008,2010,2012 (www.uniscon.org)
•  Member of program committee ICTERI-2012,2013  http://www.icteri.org/page/program-committee-icteri-2013-main-conference
• Member of program committee  ICL (Interactive Computer Learning)-2008, 2009,2010 (www.icl-conference.org)
• Publications:
• Author of more  then 120 scientific papers and reports at the international conferences hold in Ukraine, Austria,  Germany, Iran, N. Zeeland, Russian Federation, USA, Swiss), the main publications are (since 2000):
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  • Tkachuk, N. An Integrated Development Framework for Advanced IT-Service Management: Proof-of-Concept Project in Universities Domain / N. Tkachuk, V. Sokol,  K.,Glukhovtsova // V. Ermolaev et al. (Eds.):  ICTERI 2013:  Revised Selected Papers, Series title: Communications in Computer and Information Science, Vol.  412.:  Springer-VerlagBerlinHeidelberg, 2013. – pp. 50-69.
  • Tkachuk, M., Martinkus, I. Models and Tools for Multi-dimensional Approach to Requirements Bechevior Analysis // H.C. Mayr et al. (Eds.): UNISCON 2012, LNBIP 137:Springer-VerlagBerlinHeidelberg, 2013. – pp. 191-198.
  • Bolshutkin V., Steinberger C., Tkachuk M.  Knowledge-oriented Approach to Requirements Engineering in Ambient-Assisted Living Domain // H.C. Mayr et al. (Eds.): UNISCON 2012, LNBIP 137: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2013. – pp. 205-208.
  • Tkachuk, N. An Intelligent Approach to Increase Efficiency of IT-Service Management Systems: University Case-Study. / N., Tkachuk, V., Sokol and K.,Glukhovtsova. // Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on ICT in Education, Research and Industrial Applications: Integration, Harmonization and Knowledge TransferKherson,Ukraine, June 19-22, 2013. 2013. – pp.48-63.

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  • Vekshyn O., Tkachuk M. Algorithmic Software Adaptation Approach in Mobile Augmented Reality Systems // 7-th International Conference on Software Engineering Advances, ICSEA 2012, Lisbon, Portugal, 18-23 November, 2012, ISBN: 978-1-61208-025-3, p. 40-43.
  • M. V. Tkachuk, R. O. Gamzayev, H. C. Mayr, V.O. Bolshutkin.  Models and Tools for Effectiveness Increasing of Requirements Traceability in Agile Software Development // Problems in Programming. Scientific Journal). – Kyev:UkrainianNationalAcademy of Science. -  2012. – № 2-3 . – pp.160-167.

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  • N. Tkachuk, A. Vekshin, K. Nagorny and R. Gamzaev: A Lightweight Approach to Contact Data Synchronization in Mobile Social Networks. In: Ermolayev, V. et al. (eds.) Proc. 7-th Int. Conf. ICTERI 2011, Kherson, Ukraine, May 4-7, 2011, CEUR-WS.org/Vol-716, ISSN 1613-0073, pp. 108-115.

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  • Mykola Tkachuk, Sergiy Polkovnikov,  Sergey Bronin.  Adaptive Control Framework for Software Components: Case-based Reasoning Approach // Proc. of 6^th International Workshop on Software Cybernetics (IWSC – 2009),Seattle,USA,July 20-24, 2009.

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  • Tkachuk M. Adaptive Macro-designing Technology for Complex Process Control Systems //     R. Kashek et. al. (Eds.): UNISCON 2008, LNBIP 5:Springer-VerlagBerlinHeidelberg, 2008. – pp. 340-351.
  • Tkachuk M., Zemlyanoy A., Gamzayev R. Towards Prototyping-based Technology for Adaptive Software Development // R. Kashek et. al. (Eds.): UNISCON 2008, LNBIP 5:Springer-VerlagBerlinHeidelberg, 2008. – pp. 508-518.
  • Kateryna Makarenko, Konstantyn Nagorniy, Nikolay Tkachuk Software Localization in Ukraine: Social-Cultural Issues and Technological Aspects  // Proceedings of the International workshop on Software Engineering in East and South Europe Leipzig, Germany, 2008 pp.103-106

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  • M. Tkachuk , M. Godlevsky, A. Zemlyanoy, R.Gamzayev.  Fuzzy-Logic Modeling Approach and Software Solutions for System Requirements Management // Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI) Proceedings, Series of the German Informatics Society (GI),Volume P-84. Printed in Bonn. – 2006. -  p.p. 185-188.

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  • Gamsaev R., Kuklenko D., M. Tkachuk.  An Approach to Knowledge-based Data Handling in Complex Process Control Systems // Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI) Proceedings, Series of the German Informatics Society (GI),Volume P-63. Printed inBonn. – 2005. -  p.p. 61–72.

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  • Kuklenko D., Gamzayev R., Goloborodko V., Tkachuk M. An Approach to Advanced Data Synchronization in Complex Process Control Systems // Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI) Proceedings, Series of the German Informatics Society (GI),Volume P-48. Printed in Bonn.–2004, p.p. 221–227.
  • Tkachuk M., Sokol V., Mayr H.С., Godlevsky M.  A Knowledge-based Approach to Traceability and Maintenance of Requirements for Information Systems // Problems of Programming). ISSN 1727 – 4907 –  2004. – № 2-3  pp.370 – 378.

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  • Tkachuk Mykola V., Mayr Heinrich C., Kuklenko Dmytro V., Godlevsky Michail D. Web-based Process Control Systems: Architectural Patterns, Data Models, and Services. // Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS 2510), GI Edition, Springer, Berlin 2002, pp. 721-729.
  • Tkachuk M. V., Mayr H.C., Kuklenko D.V., Shchekotykhin K. M.   Web-Based Information Systems for Technological Process Control: Architectural Framework and Software Solutions // Проблемы программирования (Problems of Programmimg). ISSN 1727 – 4907 –  К.: НАН України. – 2002. -  № 1-2. -  с. 317 – 325.

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  • Tkachuk N, Kuklenko D., Ovasapov S. , Shchekotykhin K. Knowledge – based Maintenance Environment for Large Information Handling Systems // Lecture Notes in Informatics (LNI) Proceedings, Series of the German Informatics Society (GI),Volume P-2. Printed in Bonn.–2001, p.p. 139–154.

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• Tkachuk M., Kaschek R., Popov S., Habboush A. A Gas – Compressor Station Case Study in Software Re-engineering // ReTIS’2000: 6-th International Conference on Re-Technologies for Information Systems (Preparing to E-Business). – Oesterreichische Computer Gesellschaft. – Band 132. – 2000. – p.p. 142-153.
• Projects experience (selected)
since 1993 has been participated as software developer, system analyst and project manager on more as 20 real life projects in development and reengineering of information management systems in several problem domains, especially:
• Software solutions for e-Learning and high-school management tasks

Date: 07/2006 -  now in progress Client/Location: bitmedia GmBH / Graz. Austria( www.bitmedia.cc

) Description: OS: MS Windows XP; DBMS: MySQL; Apache / PHP, JavaScrip and J2EE platform and Oracle.
•  Web-based process control system  (SCADA-system) on gas production enterprise

Date : 11/2002 – 05/2005 Client/Location: Design and production firm ”PromAvtomatika” / Kharkiv Description: OS: MS Windows 2000; CASE tools:UML (Rational Rose), ERwin; DBMS: MS SQL Server 2000; application server: MS IIS / ASP; IDE: MS VC++, MS VB 6.0 / 5.0 ActiveX, and COM/DCOM, MS Windows programming for serial port communication and information exchange with external control units

• Portable Business Rules  Execution Facility

Date :03/2002 – 12/2002 Client/Location: UNiQUARE Financial Solution GmBH / Krumpendorf, Austria( www.uniquare.com

) Description: Java, Oracle 9i, IBM DB2 7.2; CASE tools:UML (Rational Rose), Erwin
• Banner Engine for  INTERNET-advertisment system

Date: 11/2000 – 03/2001 Client/Location: COMMARO GmBH / Klagenfurt, Austria( www.commaro.com

) Description: OS: MS Windows NT; CASE tools: UML (Rational Rose), ERwin; DBMS: Oracle 9i, IDE: IBM Visual Java 3.51
• Software re-engineering  and maintenance solutions for  on-line information control system on  gas-compressor station

Date : 12/1999 – 07/2000 Client/Location : Design and production firm ”ASU-gas service” / Kharkiv (Romny region) Description: MS VC++, MS VB 6.0 / 5.0, ActiveX and COM/DCOM, MS Windows NT programming for serial port communication and information exchange with external control units

• Information management and office automation system for town administration

Date: 1996 – 1998 Client/Location:   Local authority / City of Energodar,Ukraine Description:  MS Visual Basic 4.0, ODBC, MS Windows 3.11

• Medical information system for decision support by operative treatment of liver cirrhosis

Date: 1994-1995 Client/Location:MedicalStateUniversity/ Kharkiv Description: Clipper 5.01 for MS DOS -version and  MS Visual Basic 4.0 for   MS Windows 3.11 – version

• Medical  information  system for computer support for the  main activities in the  doctor’s  office

Date :  10/1994 – 04/1995 Client/Location: Consultant  agreement from I-NET, Inc. ,Vienna-office,Austria Description:  MS VB 2.0 & ODBC,   MS SQL Server

• References: available upon request by:  Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. H. C. Mayr (Austria),  Prof. Dr. Andreas Pester (Austria), Dr. V. Briabrin (USA),

Dr. R. Fietz (Germany).

• Languages skills:
• English –  good (reading, writing, oral communication)
• German – fluent
• Russian – mother tongue
• Ukrainian –  perfectly