Between April and September 2026, IATE researchers successfully defended 17 PhD theses across six specialities. This page lists the researchers, their supervisors, thesis topics, defence dates and details of the ad hoc specialised academic councils.
121 · Software Engineering
Oleksandr Mykolaiovych Khomenko
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Thesis topic: Methods and software for semantic modelling of cascading effects in critical infrastructure using graph neural networks.
Supervisor: Prof. O. V. Koval.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.381 (PhD 14173).
Viacheslav Oleksandrovych Bochok
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Thesis topic: Methods and software tools for decentralised knowledge exchange in multi-agent reinforcement learning systems.
Supervisor: Prof. N. V. Fedorova.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.427 (PhD 16567).
Oleh Oleksandrovych Heiko
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Thesis topic: Methods and software tools for validating mathematical models of acoustic wave propagation for hardware–software systems.
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. I. A. Varava.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.431 (PhD 16580).
Vladyslav Oleksandrovych Holets
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Thesis topic: Methods and software tools for edge analytics of equipment condition to improve energy consumption planning accuracy.
Supervisor: Prof. O. V. Koval.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.432 (PhD 16582).
122 · Computer Science
Oleksandr Vadymovych Kardashov
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Thesis topic: Geospatial data processing methods for determining the technical potential of renewable energy sources.
Supervisor: Prof. N. M. Ausheva.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.368 (PhD 14042).
Mykola Vadymovych Horodetskyi
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Thesis topic: Geometric modelling of object deformation using multipoint transformations based on parallel computing.
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Yu. V. Sydorenko.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.369 (PhD 14047).
142 · Power Engineering Machinery
Serhii Volodymyrovych Horianyi
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Thesis topic: Integrated flue gas cleaning for solid-fuel boilers.
Supervisor: Prof. V. O. Tuz.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.359 (PhD 14006).
Andrii Volodymyrovych Nedilko
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Thesis topic: Heat transfer during film condensation in condensing economisers.
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. Ye. V. Novakivskyi.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.378 (PhD 14168).
143 · Nuclear Power Engineering
Dmytro Olehovych Fedorov
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Thesis topic: Prediction of the late phase of the in-vessel stage of a severe accident in advanced Generation IV reactors with supercritical coolant parameters.
Supervisor: Prof. V. O. Tuz.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.354 (PhD 13102).
Iryna Mykhailivna Romanenko
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Thesis topic: A concept for improving radiation protection using new composite materials.
Supervisor: Prof. Ye. M. Pysmennyi.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.398 (PhD 14587).
Kostiantyn Oleksandrovych Sushchenko
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Thesis topic: Modelling repeated and reverse criticality effects in disordered water–uranium systems with a low-enriched multiplying medium.
Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. S. V. Klevtsov; Prof. A. V. Nosovskyi.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.443 (PhD 16633).
Vladyslav Valeriiovych Borzenkov
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Thesis topic: Development of a methodology for assessing the vulnerability of a nuclear facility under wartime conditions.
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. T. V. Bibik.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.446 (PhD 16646).
144 · Thermal Power Engineering
Liu Yang
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Thesis topic: Increasing the efficiency of contact humidifiers in the operating conditions of thermal water desalination systems.
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. V. V. Sereda.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.312 (PhD 11975).
Tetiana Leonidivna Podstievaia
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Thesis topic: Solar thermal water desalination using air humidification–dehumidification under the climatic conditions of Ukraine.
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. V. V. Sereda.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.335 (PhD 13006).
Olena Serhiivna Naumchuk
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Thesis topic: Assessing requirements for building envelopes and engineering systems when determining a building’s energy consumption efficiency.
Supervisor: Prof. V. I. Deshko.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.426 (PhD 16492).
Anton Ivanovych Dulskyi
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Thesis topic: Improving the environmental performance of hot-water boilers burning biogas using jet–niche technology.
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. O. A. Siryi.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.434 (PhD 16596).
151 · Automation and Computer-Integrated Technologies
Vladyslav Serhiiovych Temchur
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Thesis topic: Predictive diagnostics of rotating power equipment based on neural-network analysis of vibration signals.
Supervisor: Assoc. Prof. T. H. Bahan.
Ad hoc council: ДФ 26.002.445 (PhD 16643).