Автоматизация и управление / Automation & Control

I am Sokrat ALDARMINI, a recent graduate from the master's program “Digital Control Systems” at ITMO University. I chose ITMO University to complete my postgraduate education because it is one of the leading higher education and research institutions in Russia. More importantly for me, it has a high repetition in control systems engineering. I chose the program “digital control system” because it represents an integrated package of advanced topics in embedded systems and control theory. It was the best choice for me to delve into recent research topics which made me choose the research profession, as I started my Ph.D. at ITMO. During the two years, I spent in the program “Digital Control System”, I was impressed by several courses that were unique for their modernity and richness of new knowledge. For example, I was admired by "Modern Control Theory" courses, because they introduced me to a new type of observation algorithms, which are developed by the hands of university researchers. In the "Sensorless Control" course, I have seen the practical implementation of these observation algorithms for complex systems like PMSM motors, and magnetic levitation systems. It was delighted by their performance compared with state-of-the-art algorithms. Optimal and adaptive control courses were perfect for me, as I became able to deal with high-complexity problems in controlling dynamics systems. It is worth mentioning that besides the theoretical part, the program introduced me to new high technical skills that I need as a control system engineer, ranging from modeling of dynamical systems, digital control system programming, and cyber-physical concepts, to artificial intelligence and machine learning basics. I would encourage any graduate student in the field of system analysis and control, to choose program “Digital Control System” where he will find his interests.