The Faculty of Robots and Robotic Systems was established in 1983 on the basis of Belarusian Polytechnic Institute departments. The Faculty comprised 4 departments:
- "Mathematics",
- "Engineering Physics",
- "Electric Drive and Automation of Industrial Installations and Technological Complexes",
- "Automation in Mechanical Engineering".
The Faculty provided training in two specialties - Automation of Technological Processes and Automated Electric Drives, which had specializations in robotics.
Nowadays the Faculty is the only training center in the field of information technologies and robotics. The new name of the Faculty, the Faculty of Information Technologies and Robotics, better reflects its structure and main activities.
The Deans G.I. Hutsky, Y.I. Matveev and R.A. Puko made a great contribution to the formation and development of the Faculty. Since 2009 the Faculty has been led by Yevgeny Ye. Trofimenko.
The Faculty comprises 6 departments ("Computer Engineering and Computer-Aided Systems Software", "Computer-Aided Design Systems", "Electric Drive and Automation of Industrial Installations and Technological Complexes", "Robotic Systems", "Mathematics №1", "Engineering Physics"). The Departments offer the following specialities: "Information Technologies Software Support", "Information Systems and Technologies", "Automation of Technological Processes and Production", "Automated Electric Drives", "Industrial Robots and Robotic Systems".
The guideline of the Faculty scientific activity is the development of information technologies for education, science, and production. The research work is conducted by Research and Innovative Laboratory of Production Automation and by the educational and research laboratories founded in cooperation with the resident companies of Belarusian Hi-Tech Parks.
132 lecturers, including 10 Doctors of Science and 68 PhDs, work at the Departments of the Faculty. 1639 students study at the Faculty; 1246 are enrolled in full-time programs.
1-31 81 12 Applied Сomputer Data Аnalysis
Master program (Master specialty) 1- 31 81 12 "Applied computer data analysis" with the degree of "Master of Applied Mathematics and Information Technologies" was developed and implemented at 3 Belarusian and 2 Russian universities. The structure of the curricula and course modules was formed a good basis for the recognition of studies and for joint/double degree studies. The master program was accredited and use of ECTS.
The master program is focused on applied computing. The students will get knowledge in the areas of scientific computing, numerical analysis and optimization, mathematical modelling, statistical modelling, statistical computing. Preparation of a master's degree program is carried out based on programs and materials, specifically designed by leading European universities from Belgium, Austria, Germany, Portugal, the Czech Republic within the framework of the international project TEMPUS (http://www.ai.tuwien.ac.at/aces/index.php).
Master's graduates work for IT-companies whose activities are related to the rapidly developing areas – data mining, as well as in research institutions.
The Master’s Degree Program requires the first stage of higher education students in the following directions:
- 1-31 03 Mathematical Sciences and Computer Science;
- 1-40 01 Software and mathematical tools;
- 1-40 02 01 Computers, systems and networks;
- 1-40 03 01 Artificial Intelligence;
- 1-40 05 01 Information systems and technologies (according to directions);
- 1-45 01 03 Telecommunications Network;
- 1-53 01 02 Automated systems for information processing;
- 1-53 01 03 Automatic control in technical systems;
- 1-53 01 07 Information Technology and Management in technical systems;
- 1-98 01 01-01 Computer security (mathematical methods and software systems).
