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Areas of Research

Research at Polytechnic University is multidisciplinary in nature and focuses on the following areas of science, engineering and technology:

  • Nuclear physics, condensed state physics, plasma physics and controlled thermonuclear fusion, radio physics and electronics
  • Physico-chemical bases of organization of biological systems, medical physics and technology, physical chemistry
  • Physical and technical problems of power engineering, rational utilization of natural resources, urban economy and life support systems
  • Mechanics, structural materials, nanomaterials and nanotechnologies, physicochemical bases of metallurgical processes
  • Computer science, control and cybernetics, robotics
  • New production technologies, virtual polygons, digital economy
  • Telecommunication systems, photonics
  • Economics and management of national economy, world economy, finance, management in social and economic systems.

According to the University Development Strategy and Program until 2030 with a perspective until 2036, SPbPU has three key scientific and technological directions:

  • «System Digital Engineering»
    Development of technologies and products surpassing foreign counterparts, based on digital twin technology and the CML-Bench® Digital Platform.
    Lead Engineer & Director: Alexey Borovkov, Head of the Digital Engineering AES SPbPU.
  • «Advanced Materials, Technologies, and Manufacturing»
    Establishment of science-driven production systems for repairing and manufacturing multifunctional components.
    Lead Engineer & Director: Anatoly Popovich, Director of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials, and Transport (SPbPU).
  • «Artificial Intelligence for Cross-Industry Solutions»
    Development of digital platform solutions for multimodal data analysis.
    Lead Engineer & Director: Yury Fomin, Vice-Rector for Research at SPbPU.