Zgurovsky Michael

Michael Z. Zgurovsky or Mykhaĭlo Zakharovych Zhurovsʹkyĭ (born 30 January 1950) is a prominent Ukrainian computer scientist and politician. He was a Minister of Education of Ukraine from 1994 to 1999.

He works in the field of mathematics, cybernetics and, since recent times, sustainable development and globalization. His scientific and research interests focus on methodology of system analysis, the theory of decision making under uncertainty conditions, analysis and modeling of complex systems of various natures.

Michael Zgurovsky has made 40 inventions, and is the author of more than 300 scientific works, among them 30 books which have been published in different countries, His publications include:

Zgurovsky M. Z., Melnik V. S. Nonlinear Analysis and Control of Infinite Dimensional Systems (Russian). – K.: Naukova Dumka, 1999. -630p.

Zgurovsky M. Z., Dobronogov A.V., Pomerantseva T.N. Research of social processes on the basis of methodology of the system analysis (Russian). – K.: Naukova Dumka, 1977. – 222p.

Zgurovsky M. Z., Melnik V. S. Penalty Method for Variation Inequalities with Multivalued Mappings.// Cybernetics and System Analysis (Russian). – 2000. - № 4. – P. 57-69.

Zgurovsky M. Z., Melnik V. S. Nonlinear Analysis and Control of Physical Processes and Fields. – Springer, Berlin, 2004. – 508p.

Zgurovsky M. Z., Melnik V. S., Novikov A. N. Applied Methods of Analysis and Control of Nonlinear Processes and Fields (Russian). – K.:Naukova Dumka, 2004. – 590p.

Zgurovsky M.Z., Pankratova N.D. System Analysis: Theory and Applications. - Springer, 2007. – 448 p.

Zgurovsky M. The Sustainable Development Global Simulation: Quality of Life and Security of the World Population/ - K.: Publishing House, "Polytechnica", 2007. – 218 p.

Zgurovsky M. Z. Sustainable development global simulation: Opportunities and threats to the planet. RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF EARTH SCIENCES, VOL. 9, ES2003, doi:10.2205/2007ES000273, 2007.

Zgurovsky M.Z. Impact of The Information Society on Sustainable Development: Global and Regional Aspects, Data Science Journal, V.6, Supplement, 11, March 2007, p. S137-S145.

Zgurovsky M. Z., Kasyanov P. O., Melnik V. S. Differential-Operator Inclusions and Variation Inequalities in Infinite Dimensional Spaces (Russian). K.: Naukova Dumka, 2008 – 460p.

Zgurovsky M.Z., Gvishiani A.G. Sustainable development global simulation: Quality of life and Security of the World Population. K.: Publishing House, "Polytechnica", 2008. – 351p. etc.

He is:

• Senior Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE);
• Member of the Governing Board of UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education;
• the National Member of Earth Data Network for Education and Science;
• President of the National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute" since 1992;
• Director of Institute for Applied System Analysis of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine;
• Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine;
• Foreign member of Russian Academy of Sciences;
• Member of the CODATA Executive Board;
• Ukrainian National Representative for International Council for Science(ICSU).
• President of Black Sea University Network (BSUN)