Vladimir Vasilyev (scientist)
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| Rector of ITMO University | |
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Assumed office December 1995 |
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Vladimir Nikolaevich Vasilyev April 1, 1951 Stavropol  Russia
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| Children | Alisa Arsenii |
| Profession | scientist, professor |
| Website | ifmo |
Vladimir Nikolaevich Vasilyev (born April 1, 1951 in Stavropol) is a Russian scientist, researcher, professor and rector at ITMO University (since 1996). Head of the Council of Rectors of St. Petersburg Universities (since 2004), corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Education (since 2008), corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences (since 2011). Since August 6, 2012 – member of the Government of the Russian Federation Expert Council. Honored citizen of St. Petersburg since 2013.
Dr. Vasilyev graduated from Leningrad Polytechnic Institute named after Kalinin in 1974 with a degree in thermal physics. He continued graduate work at the same institute till 1978 and in 1980 defended his Master's thesis titled "Thermal Physics and Molecular Physics."
From 1978 till 1983 he worked at the Stavropol Polytechnic Institute where he held the positions of senior researcher, then assistant and associate professor.
Dr. Vasilyev joined Leningrad Institute of Precise Mechanics and Optics (LITMO) in 1983. In 1989 he defended his doctoral thesis in "Optical Instrumentation" and "Thermal Physics and Molecular Physics."
In 1990 Vasilyev was awarded a PhD in Technical Sciences. In 1991 he founded and became the head of the department of Computer Technological Systems, which was renamed to the department of Computer Technologies in 1992, and in 1992 received the designation of professor. In 1993 he was appointed the first vice-rector.
Under his leadership, in 1994 the foundations were laid for establishing a federal university computer network RUNNet. His team together with several Russian universities set up satellite communications network based on Vuztelecomzentr – a research center for computer communications in higher education, and in collaboration with the largest European academic service provider NORDUnet.
The new satellite communications systems, developed under Vasilyev's supervision, enabled transmitting data across local and global networks, including the first Russian ATM data transmission system between St. Petersburg and Moscow.
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