Automation and control
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Languages of instruction:
kazakh, russian
Type:
doctoral
Minimum Admission Score:
75
Requirement for Graduation:
не менее 180 кредитов
Goals
The PhD program in "Automation and Control" focuses on training specialists in the development and implementation of automated control systems for industry and manufacturing. The program emphasizes research in cyber-physical systems, digital control, robotics, and smart technologies. Graduates acquire skills in designing and optimizing complex systems, conducting scientific research, and working in high-tech companies.
- LO-1. Disclose the content of a research paper. Justify, analyse and formulate decision-making options. Apply methods of scientific research and systems analysis in the development of automation and control systems.
- LO-2. Possess intellectual methods of synthesis of control systems using expert systems, fuzzy logic and neural network structures
- LO-3. Possess technologies and software tools for planning, design, engineering analysis and management of technological complexes, production and business processes.
- LO-4. Develop and investigate simulation models and control algorithms in the field of automation based on modern mathematical methods and tools.
- LO-5. Apply new information technologies and methods of machine learning and intelligent systems to improve the efficiency of production management.
PhD graduates are highly qualified scientific and academic professionals in the fields of automation, control systems, and digital technologies.
PhD graduates:
- conduct fundamental and applied scientific research;
- lead scientific and innovative projects;
- develop intelligent control systems, digital and robotic technologies;
- train research personnel in higher education institutions.
They are employed:
- in universities — as lecturers, associate professors, and researchers;
- in research institutes and engineering organizations;
- in national and international companies, including Siemens AG, ABB Ltd., КазМунайГаз;
- in government agencies and analytical centers.
PhD graduates gain research independence, publish in international journals, and are competitive in the global labor market.
They successfully build their careers in the Republic of Kazakhstan and abroad.
The material and technical base of the Department of Automation and Control meets the requirements for training specialists in the fields of automation, digitalization, and Industry 4.0.
The Department is equipped with specialized teaching and laboratory classrooms as well as computer labs furnished with modern equipment and software, including:
- Laboratory of Automation Elements and Devices
- Laboratory of Digital Measurements and Automation (LabVIEW)
- SIEMENS Industrial Automation Laboratory
- Schneider Industrial Automation Laboratory
- ABB Industrial Automation Laboratory
- “Tornado” Modular Process Training Units Laboratory
- Festo Laboratory of Automated Process Control Systems (APCS)
