It is with deep sorrow that we announce that on May 17, 2026, the heart of the outstanding Ukrainian scientist Yuriy Petrovych Zaychenko stopped beating. It is difficult to put into words the magnitude of this loss for Ukrainian science, the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI), colleagues, students, and everyone who had the honor of knowing Yuriy Petrovych. We extend our sincere condolences to his family, loved ones, friends, and students.
Biotechnology is an interdisciplinary field that emerged at the intersection of biological, chemical, and engineering sciences. The outcomes of biotechnology research can directly impact industry, agriculture, energy, environmental protection, pharmaceuticals, and medicine. One of the key objectives of biotechnology in the context of the Sustainable Development Goals is to ensure access to clean water and adequate sanitation for all.
On 31 March 2026, Professor Volodymyr Volodymyrovych Pilinskyi of the Department of Acoustic and Multimedia Electronic Systems, Faculty of Electronics, celebrated his 85th birthday. For more than 65 years, his distinguished life and professional career have been closely connected with Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute.
The World Masters Games—for veteran athletes—were recently held in Abu Dhabi (UAE). The Ukrainian 65+ team participated in the soccer tournament, featuring Igor Mentukov, an employee of the Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI) campus and a specialist and member of the university’s trade union committee. The Ukrainian soccer players won first place and were awarded gold medals. Ihor Oleksiyovych spoke to a correspondent from “Kyiv Polytechnic” about participating in the World Masters Games.
Early spring is a special time each year for Yuri Bohomol, Head of the Department of High-Temperature Materials and Powder Metallurgy at Igor Sikorsky Polytechnic Institute and recipient of the 2025 Borys Paton National Prize of Ukraine.
At a meeting of the Academic Council of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute, Oleksandr Dmytrovych Mokhunko—a senior lecturer in the Department of Health and Sports Technologies (FBMI) and a veteran of the Russian-Ukrainian war—was awarded the Honorary Distinction of the University’s Academic Council.
Today, we are witnessing artificial intelligence entering every sphere of life at an unprecedented pace, transforming the labor market, scientific research, social communications, global security, and the economy.
Associate Professor of the Department of Artificial Intelligence, Institute of IPSA0.0, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Ivan Pyshnohraiev is among the winners of the university competition “Young Teacher-Researcher 2024.” He is one of the active scientists of the modern school of analytics and machine learning at Igor Sikorsky KPI.
More precisely, not with KPI, but at KPI. We are talking about Viktor Vasylovych Lazarenko, who celebrated this honorable anniversary in September this year.
September 29, 2025 marked the 70th birthday of Oleg Ivanovich Klesov, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, and Head of the Department of Mathematical Analysis and Probability Theory.
