1. Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, specialty – “Laser and optoelectronic technology” (2009)
2. Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, specialty “Economic Cybernetics” (2012).

Career

2009 – 2018 – Engineer at one of the leading enterprises of Ukraine in the field of laser technology – “Scientific Research Institute of Laser Technologies”.
2016 – 2018 – Assistant of the Physical Foundations of Electronic Technology Department, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics.
2017 – Deputy Dean of the ELBE Faculty, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics.
2018 – Officer of the International Relations Department, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics.
2019 – Senior Lecturer, Physical Foundations of Electronic Engineering Department, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics.

2020 – candidate of physical and mathematical sciences (PhD), 01.04.01 – physics of devices, elements and systems.

2020 – assistant professor, Physical Foundations of Electronic Engineering Department, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics.

2021 – head of the Department of Physical Foundations of Electronic Engineering.

Scientific and educational activities

Conducts active scientific activities of students in the field of: design and development of laser, opto-electronic devices; telecommunications; photonics and fiber integrated optics; the use of lasers in medical systems.
He teaches courses: “Designing Laser Technology”, “Laser Precision Devices”, “Fiber Optic Communication Lines”, “Optical Signals Processing”, “Nanophotonics”, “Optics”, etc.
He has more than 60 scientific papers and a patent for an invention.
Curator of teaching students of the ELBE faculty at the University of Limoges, France.
Since 2008 – a member of the Optical Society of America (OSA).
Participated in international conferences: EOS conferences at the World of Photonics Congress, 2015, Munich, Germany; XIII International Scientific and Technical Seminar “Measurement Uncertainty: Scientific, Regulatory, Applied and Methodological Foundations” (UM-2016), Minsk, Republic of Belarus; XXVII International Scientific Symposium “Metrology and Metrological Support”, 2016, Sozopol, Bulgaria; XXVIII International Scientific Symposium “Metrology and Metrological Support”, 2017, Sozopol, Bulgaria.

In 1985 he graduated from the Kharkov State University named after A.M. Gorky specialty “Radiophysics and Electronics”.

1985-1988 – an engineer of Special Design and Technology Bureau of IRE of Ukraine Academy of Science.

Ph.D. – 1994. Thesis was defended at the Kharkov State University named after A.M. Gorky.

1995 – senior researcher at Kharkov State University named after A.M. Gorky.

2004 – Assistant professor of Department of Physical Bases of Electronic Engineering, Kharkov National University of Radio Electronics. Doctor of Sciences – 2013. Thesis was defended at Kharkov National University of Radio Electronics 2015 – Professor of the Department of Photonics and Laser Engineering, Kharkov National University of Radio Electronics

Educational activity

Teaches courses: Technical Electrodynamics, Electron and Quantum Microwave Devices, Optics, Biophotonics, Modeling and Calculation of Devices of Laser and Optoelectronic Engineering,  Computer Photonics.

Research activities

Since 1994 he was involved in nine research projects within the framework of the state budget R&D.

Research interests: microwave, terahertz and subterahertz electronics, simulation of photonic crystal structures and devices, electrodynamics of artificial media with metamaterials and surface waves of  microwave and optical bands.

Publications and patents

Has over 130 scientific publications, including author’s certificate of USSR.

Pedagogical activity: He teaches and methodically provides the next educational disciplines: “Laser information technologies”, “Optical information systems”, “Laser precision devices”, “Planning and realization of physical experiment”, etc.

Research activities: Areas of scientific interest are laser information technology, nanolasers, nonlinear dynamic systems, dynamic chaos, topological photonics. He is a co-author of “Nonlinear Metrology” theory and author of more than 80 scientific publications.

She is a Candidate of Technical Sciences and Associate Professor.

Her dissertation is devoted to the problems of substructural hardening of materials. After defending her dissertation, she worked at the Kharkov Military University, and then at the Kharkov National University of Radio Electronics.

Now O.V. Afanasieva is an associate professor of the Department of Physical Foundations of Electronic Technology of KhNURE. She teaches such disciplines as Functional Materials of Optoelectronics, Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies, Optical Properties of Materials, Laser Technologies for Processing Materials, Optical Measurements. The scientific interests of O.V. Afanasyev is a laser processing materials.

1998–2003 – Graduated with honors from Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics (KNURE) with a degree in “Physical and Biomedical Electronics.”

2003–2006 – Postgraduate studies at KNURE in “Medical Devices and Systems.”

2006 – Assistant at the Department of Biomedical Electronic Devices and Systems, KNURE.

2012 – Assistant at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, KNURE.

2013 – Senior Lecturer, Department of Biomedical Engineering, KNURE.

2014 – Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, KNURE.

2014–2016 – Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Electronic Engineering for Educational and Methodological Work, KNURE.

2019–2023 – Assistant to the Rector for Educational Affairs, KNURE.

2024 – present – Associate Professor, Department of Physical Foundations of Electronics Technology, KNURE.

Dissertation (Ph.D) Defense:

Specialization: 05.11.17 “Medical Devices and Systems”

Dissertation Title: “Improvement of Methods for Identifying and Analyzing Late Ventricular Potentials of the Heart in a High-Gain Electrocardiography System”

Defense Date: January 16, 2007, at the Specialized Academic Council K 64.052.05, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics.

Teaching Activities:

Courses Taught:

– Information Databases (Ukrainian)

– Optoelectronics and Sensing Devices (Ukrainian)

– Computer Processing of Optical Signals (Ukrainian)

– Measuring Transducers (Ukrainian/English)

– Fundamentals of Control Theory in Biotechnical Systems (Ukrainian/English)

– Methods of Mathematical Physics in Biology and Medicine (Ukrainian/English)

Additional Roles:

2024 – Expert at the National Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance.

2024 – Member of IEEE.

Research Interests:

Application of optoelectronic devices in cell and molecular biology.

Improvement of methods and tools for recording and processing signals from biological environments.

Social Interests:

Creation of inclusive educational environments.

Quality assurance in higher education.

Laboratory and practiсal classes related to courses: “UHF technology”, “Optics”,”Optoelectronics”, “Solid State Physics”

Field of scientific research:

laser spectroscopy, optical sensors, hydrooptics

Publications:

6 articles, 4 patents

Master “Microelectronics and semiconductor devices” (NURE, 2007)

Candidate of Technical Sciences (PhD), 05.27.06 – Technology, equipment and production of electronic equipment (NURE, 2014)

Scientific and educational activities:

Teaches courses:

– “Theory of algorithms”,

– “Programming in Python”

Areas of scientific interests: Software Development, Microcontrollers, Embedded Development, IoT, Solar energy, LED technology.

Has more than 30 scientific papers and a patent for an invention.

2016 – graduated from Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, specialty: Laser and optoelectronic engineering.

2016 – 2020 – Engineer 1st category, Institute of Radiophysics and Electronics named after Usykov National Academy of Sciences.

2016 – 2020 – Graduate student of the Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, specialty 105 – applied physics and nanomaterials.

2019 – 2023 – Assistant of the Department of Biomedical Engineering of the Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics.

2021 – 2024 – Deputy dean for scientific and methodological work of the Faculty of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering of the Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics.

2023 – present time – Assistant of the Department of Physical Fundamentals of Electronic Engineering of the Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics.

Educational activity:

In Ukrainian:

– Information and measurement systems and complexes

– Nanophotonics

– Computer Science. Part 2.

– Information technologies

– Machine vision and artificial intelligence

– Optical and quantum processors

– Modern optical devices

In English:

– Industrial Practical Training / Production practice

– Materials and Biocompatible Materials / Materials science and biocompatible materials

– Microcontrollers / Device design on microcontrollers and FPGAs. Microcontrollers

– Microprocessors / Microprocessor technology

Membership:

– 2015 – OSA, SPIE

– 2016 – IEEE

– 2024 – Head of Kharkiv OSA/SPIE chapter

Scientific interests: Robotics, application of optics in biomedical engineering.

Other interests: teaching skills; project training; adult education; marketing; SMM; emotional intelligence and public speaking.

International activities / participation in international projects:

2017 – Leibniz Universität Hannover, Laser Zentrum e.V. (Hannover, Germany). Research work of a graduate student “Design of a technique for the study of organic and inorganic samples using the microwave method and the electron spin resonance method”, supported by DAAD, BMBF, IP@Leibniz

2018 – Leibniz Universität Hannover, Institut für Produktentwicklung und Gerätebau, (IPeG, Hannover, Germany), Faculty of Mechatronics, Partnership Program “Ostpartnerschaften” (“Eastern Partnership”), Topic “Design of strain measurement system for mechanical parts” supported by DAAD;

2018-2019 – Commercial R&D project “Insula”. A portable device for recording and analyzing brain wave data, cardiograms, electroencephalograms, electromyograms;

2024 – ELI Fiber Optics and Engineering workshop, 29.01-01.02.24, ELI Beamlines, Prague, Czech Republic.

Social activities:

2022 – Volunteering

2010-2021 – Participation in various events related to science journalism: “Night of Science”, “Days of Science”, “Night of Museums”, etc. Kharkiv, Ukraine

Awards, prizes and achievements:

1.    Award for the best oral presentation at SPO 2019 (20th International Young Scientist Conference Optics and High Technology Material Science), Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Faculty of Physics, September 26-29, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2019

2.    Diploma for participation and significant contribution to the “IV Autumn School of Optics and Laser Physics ASO 2019” with the lecture “Simple Optics”, Taras Shevchenko Kyiv National University, Faculty of Physics, September 25-27, Kyiv, Ukraine, 2019

3. Certificate of honor for participation in the Kharkiv regional forum “Beauty in science”. Women in Optics” with the invited lecture “Science at the Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics” and for a significant contribution to the activities of the Student Department of the FNTI OSA, February 10-11, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2019.

4.    Honorary diploma for the most active and productive member of the IRE SPIE Student Chapter during the 2018-2019 years of activity of the branch, IRE SPIE Student Chapter, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2019

5.    Honorary diploma for the most active and productive member of the ILTPE OSA Student Branch during the 2018-2019 years of activity of the branch, ILTPE OSA Student Branch, Kharkiv, Ukraine, 2019

6. IELTS – B2, December 2019

Publications:

More than 20 publications, including 3 handbooks and 6 guidelines.