Taras Bahan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Automation of Energy Processes and holds a PhD in automation of control processes. His research focuses on the design of intelligent automatic control systems and the use of machine-learning methods.
Education and academic career
In 1997, he graduated from the Faculty of Heat and Power Engineering at National Technical University of Ukraine “Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” with a degree in automation of heat-and-power processes, then joined the Department of Automation of Energy Processes as an engineer. He began postgraduate study at the university in 1998 and later worked as an assistant and senior lecturer. He became an associate professor in 2017.
In 2016, he defended his PhD dissertation, Robust Control of Inertial Boiler-Unit Loops with Variable Parameters Based on an Internal Model, in the specialty of automation of control processes. In 2019, he received the academic title of Associate Professor.
Teaching
- Computer Graphics
- Design of Automation Systems
Research and supervision
His research addresses the design of intelligent automatic control systems and machine-learning methods. He has authored more than 100 publications, including research articles, textbooks and teaching-methodological materials. He supervises PhD and master’s students.
Awards
- Letter of Appreciation from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2017)
- Certificate of Merit from the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (2022)
- Honorary distinction of the Academic Council of Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (2023)