On 6 February 2026, at the Dissertation Council of D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University (NJSC), successful defenses of doctoral dissertations for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the educational program 8D06101 – Information Systems (by industry) were held.

During the session, two doctoral dissertations completed at the School of Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence of the university were presented and successfully defended.

Ruslan Chettykbayev defended his dissertation on the topic “Information-Analytical System for Predicting Flooding of Territories During Seasonal High Water Events.”

Scientific Advisors:

  • Natalya Denisova, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor, Digital Officer, D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University;
  • Gayaz Khakimzyanov, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor, Leading Researcher at the Federal Research Center of Information and Computing Technologies (Novosibirsk, Russian Federation).

Akerke Tankibayeva successfully defended her dissertation on the topic “Information Technology for Highlighting Anatomical Structures in Magnetic Resonance Imaging.”

Scientific Advisors:

  • Saule Kumargazhanova, Candidate of Technical Sciences, Professor, School of Digital Technologies and Artificial Intelligence, D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University;
  • Zbigniew Omiotek, Doctor Habilitatus of Engineering (Dr hab. inż.), Associate Professor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Lublin University of Technology (Lublin, Poland).

The defenses demonstrated a high level of research conducted by the doctoral candidates, the relevance of the presented topics, and the effectiveness of training scientific personnel under the educational program Information Systems.

We congratulate the doctoral candidates and their scientific advisors on their successful dissertation defenses!

We wish them speedy receipt of official confirmation of the PhD degree, further scientific achievements, professional growth, successful implementation of research projects, and continued success in the academic and scientific environment.