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Founded in 1983. The institute is involved in research on information technology. It has a
branch in Pereslavl-Zaleskii. Director Melnikov, Vladimir A., D. Tech. S., since
1983.
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10. Microelectronics Institute in Yaroslavl.
Established in 1984. Jointly subordinate to the Information, Computer
Technology, and Automation Department and to the General Physics
and Astronomy Department of the academy. A scientific center for computer
technology problems. Since 1989, its Director has been Vladimir N. Repin, C. PM.
S.
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11. The Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology in Pushchino.
Jointly subordinate to the Information Science, Computer Technology and Automation
Department of the Academy. Founded in 1992 from the Science Research
Computing Center that from 1973 was subordinate to the Department of
Biochemistry, Biophysics and the Physiologically Active Chemical Substances
Department. It provides computer support for the Pushchino Biological Science
Research Complex. Director Molchanov, Albert M., D. PM. S., since 1973. (Letter
from Dr. Molchanov dated 21 July 1992.) Also listed under the General Biology
Department.
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12. Institute of Informatics Problems (IPI RAN) in Moscow.
Located at 30/6 Vavilova st., V-334, Moscow, GSP-1, 117900. Tel. 135-
98-14; fax: 310-70-50; E-mail: root@ipiand.ipian.msk.su) Under the
direction of Corresponding Member Igor A. Mizin. (Tel. 135-98-14.)
[Mizin Igor A., D. Tech S. Born in Moscow in 1935. Telecommunications Scientist.
He is charge of large-scale data transmission networks, the development of new
information technologies, and is project manager for regional and national network
information systems in Russia. He has had long experience in education in Russia.
From 1952 until 1959 he attended the Moscow Air Force Engineering Academy and
graduated in 1959 as a radio-technical engineer; he received a PhD (Candidate of
Technical Sciences in Control and Technical Sysetems in 1966 and his Doctorate of
Sciences degree in 1972. He became a professor in Control of Technical Systems in
1975. He was elected a Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of
Sciences in 1984. Since 1989, he has headed the Institute of Informatics Problems
of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IPIAN), and as its director is responsible for
the problems of computerization in Russia, the development of information
technologies, the building of new PC architectures and PC-based systems, LANs,
large scale data transmission networks, and PC software. He is a member of the
Board of the Department of the Informatics Department of the Russian Academy.,
and heads the Scientific Council of the Academy on Networks. He is the Chief
Designer of projects of information-telecommunication regional systems in Russia,
and heads major projects in the creation of special systems for both Government
and State leadership. From 1959 to 1988, he worked in the Research and
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