Western Caspian University

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Rana

Rana  Hajiyeva

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Associate Professor, PhD in Pedagogy, Head of the Department of Information Technologies

  Academic areas of activity: Informatics and ICT in education Web programming Computer translation programs Fundamentals of information technology System software   Educational and professional information: İn 1977, she graduated from the Azerbaijan Institute of Oil and Chemistry (now Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University). From 1971 to 1990, she worked as a laboratory assistant, engineer, senior engineer at the Computing Center of Baku State University, from 1990 to 1997, she was a teacher, senior teacher at the Azerbaijan Higher College of Applied Sciences, and since 1997, she has been a senior teacher and associate professor at the Department of Information Technologies and Machines of the Western Caspian University. In 2007, she defended his candidate dissertation on the topic “Ways of teaching Informatics related to mathematics and physics” and received the scientific title of Doctor of Philosophy in pedagogy. Since 2011, she has been working as the head of the Department of Information Technologies and Machines of the Western Caspian University. She is the author of nearly 80 scientific works, including methodological aids, textbooks, and scientific articles.   Recent scientific publications:   Using elements of c++ programming language in teaching informatics with mathematics Hajiyeva, R.J. E3S Web of Conferences, 2024, 538, 02033 Patentability and possible automation Hajiyeva, R.J., Rzaguliyev, A.I. E3S Web of Conferences, 2024, 538, 02014 Solution of boundary prE3oblem in mathematics Hajiyeva, R.J., Zeynalov, R.M., Ahmadova, E.N. E3S Web of Conferences, 2024, 538, 02023 Ways to use interdisciplinary connections by showing the solution of one insurance problem in teaching Hajiyeva, R.J., Asgarova, B.H., Haciyev, R.N. E3S Web of Conferences, 2024, 538, 02012 The philosophy of progress Asgarov, S., Hajıyeva, R. E3S Web of Conferences, 2024, 538, 05011 Improved Red Deer Algorithm for Scientific Workflow Scheduling in Cloud Environment Venkata Srinivas, C.M., Rena, Hajiyeva, Arunarani, A.R., Al Ansari, M.S., Younas, A. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Inventive Research in Computing Applications, ICIRCA 2023, 2023, страницы 662–667 FlexiCombFE: A flexible, combination-based feature engineering framework for brain tumor detection Tuncer, I., Baig, A.H., Barua, P.D., Hajiyeva, R., Tuncer, T., Acharya, U.R. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 2025, 104, 107538 Computer network design problem Hajiyeva, R., Rustamov, N., Sapaev, I.B., Akhmedov, A. Applications of Mathematics in Science and Technology: International Conference on Mathematical Applications in Science and Technology, 2025, p. 19–23 New methods and applications in practice, quality, and scalable of database created using Oracle Hajiyeva, R., Sapaev, I.B., Mamatkulova, S.J., Sapaev, B. Applications of Mathematics in Science and Technology: International Conference on Mathematical Applications in Science and Technology, 2025, p.76–80. Development of the electronic government concept: The experience of the Republic of Azerbaijan Hajiyeva, R., Gaffarova, R., Sapaev, I.B., Kabulov, I., Mustafayeva, S.F. Applications of Mathematics in Science and Technology: International Conference on Mathematical Applications in Science and Technology, 2025, p. 71–75 Designing an efficient and scalable oracle database: Best practices and methodology Hajiyeva, R., Mustafayeva, S., Sapaev, I.B., Sapaev, B. Applications of Mathematics in Science and Technology: International Conference on Mathematical Applications in Science and Technology, 2025, p. 8–14 Artificial intelligence (AI) in civil engineering and tekla structures Hajiyeva, R., Medetov, K., Sapaev, I.B., Sapaev, B. Applications of Mathematics in Science and Technology: International Conference on Mathematical Applications in Science and Technology, 2025, p. 64–70 TPat: Transition pattern feature extraction based Parkinsons disorder detection using FNIRS signals Tuncer, T., Tasci, I., Tasci, B., Hajiyeva, R., Tuncer, I., Dogan, S. Applied Acoustics, 2025, 228, 110307 Automated hip dysplasia detection using novel FlexiLBPHOG model with ultrasound images Key, S., Kurum, H., Esmez, O., Hajiyeva, R., Dogan, S., Tuncer, T. Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2025, 16(1), 103235

Durdana

Durdana  Rustamova

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

PhD in Physics, Head of the Department Department of Mechanics and Mathematics

Education and Professional Experience: Durdana Rustamova was born on January 15, 1963, in the village of Qilishli, Kelbajar district. She received her secondary education at Qilishli village school from 1970 to 1980. From 1981 to 1986, she studied Electrical Engineering at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of Azerbaijan Technical University and earned her degree as an electrical engineer. From 1986 to 2004, she worked as a technologist and adjustment engineer at the “Neftqazavtomat” experimental plant in Baku city. Between 2004 and 2010, she served as a senior lecturer at Azerbaijan International University. From 2010 to 2020, she worked as a lecturer at the Academies of the State Border Service and the Ministry of Emergency Situations. In 2010, she was a postgraduate student at the Radiation Problems Institute. In 2016, she successfully defended her dissertation on "The effect of magnetic field and γ-radiation on the electroactive properties of polymer composites," earning the degree of PhD in Physics. Since 2020, she has been serving as Deputy Dean of the School of High Technologies and Innovative Engineering at West Caspian University. Since 2021, she has been the head of the Department of Mechanics and Mathematics at West Caspian University. She is the author of 39 scientific articles, textbooks, and course programs.

Ayaz

Ayaz  Mammadov

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

PhD in Biology, Head of the Department of Natural Sciences

Mammadov Ayaz Mammad was born on January 16, 1978 Zod village of Basarkechar region of Western Azerbaijan. In 1995, he graduated from secondary school No. 244 of Baku city. In 1995-1999, he received a bachelors degree from the Faculty of Zooengineering of the Azerbaijan Agricultural Academy, and in 1999-2001, he received a masters degree in the same specialty. In 2003, he entered the postgraduate course in genetics at the Institute of Genetic Resources of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. In 2010, he defended his dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. Currently, he is working on his dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Sciences. He has participated in international conferences, seminars and symposiums in more than 15 countries. A. Mammadov worked as a junior research fellow at the Institute of Genetic Resources of ANAS in 2003-2006, as a leading consultant at the Ministry of Agriculture in 2006-2007, as a specialist and director of the center at the Information and Consulting Center of the State Agency for Agricultural Credits of the Ministry of Agriculture in 2007-2011, as a specialist in the food and agricultural laboratory of the State Agency for Standardization and Patents in 2011-2013, and as a department head at the Institute of Genetic Resources of ANAS in 2013-2022. He has published about 60 scientific articles and theses. He has been working at Western Caspian University since 2018.

Saltanat

Saltanat  Aghayeva

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Vice-Rector for Scientific Affairs, Associate Professor, PhD in Biology

Fields of Academic Activity: Genetics Biochemistry Physiology Education and Professional Background: Saltanat Arshad gizi Aghayeva was born on January 1, 1972, in the Gubadli region of Azerbaijan. She received her undergraduate education at the Faculty of Chemistry and Biology of the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University between 1989 and 1994. From 2007 to 2010, she pursued her doctoral studies at the Institute of Physiology of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS). In 2012, she defended her dissertation titled "The effect of electromagnetic waves on the activity of the monoaminergic system in brain structures" and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Biology. From 2007 to 2016, Dr. Aghayeva worked as a research scientist at the Institute of Physiology of ANAS. Between 2016 and 2024, she served as a leading researcher at the Department of Biochemical Genetics and Genomics at the Institute of Genetic Resources. Concurrently, from 2003 to 2021, she held the position of senior lecturer at the Department of Teaching Methodology of Natural Sciences at the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical College under the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University, as well as at the Guba branch of the university. Since 2019, she has been serving as lecturer at the Department of Natural Sciences of Western Caspian University. From April to October 2022, she held the position of Head of the Life Sciences Department at Khazar University. By the decision of the Supreme Attestation Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan, she was awarded the academic title of Associate Professor in the field of Biology, specializing in Genetics. Currently, Dr. Aghayeva is an Associate Professor at the Department of Natural Sciences of the School of High Technologies and Innovative Engineering at Western Caspian University. She is the author of 1 textbook, more than 80 scientific articles, and several subject curricula.  

Shahlar

Shahlar  Askerov

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Professor, Doctor of Physical Science

     1963–cü ildə Azərbaycan Dövlət Universitetinin fizika fakültəsini bitirmiş və təyinatla Universitetdə saxlanılmışdır. 1964 – 1967-ci illərdə ADU–nun əyani aspirantı olaraq Leninqrad Sabit Cərəyan institutunda prof. L.A. Senanın rəhbərliyi altında Fiziki elektronika sahəsində tədqiqatlar aparıb. Bu istiqamətdə aldığı elmi nəticələr 40 ildir ki, müntəzəm olaraq böyük elmi-texniki layihələrin həllində (ion mühərriklərində və termonüvə reaktorlarında) geniş tətbiq olunduğundan mütəxəssislərə yaxşı məlumdur. Xüsusilə ABŞ–ın kosmik tədqiqatlar üzrə baş idarəsi NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) və AİAA (Amerika Aeronavtika və Astronavtika İnstitut) əməkdaşları kosmik gəmilər üçün ion mühərrikləri hazırlanmasında bu işlərdən geniş istifadə edirlər. Ş. Əsgərovun Azərbaycanda əsasını qoyduğu ikinci elmi istiqamət fiziki elektronika və mikroelektronikaya aid olan metal – yarımkeçirici kontaktının (MYK) öyrənilməsidir. 1974 –cü ildə Danimarkanın Texniki Universitetində bir illik staj keçmədə olarkən katod tozlanması sahəsində əldə etdiyi nəticələri metal – yarımkeçirici kontaktına tətbiq etmiş və kontakt üçün qeyri- bircins model təklif etmişdi. Tanınmış alimin fəlsəfi mövzulara da həsr olunmuş "Keçid dövrünə fəlsəfi baxış" (1998), "Milli birlik probleminə fəlsəfi baxış" (2001), "Təhsilimiz dünən, bu gün və sabah" (2003), "Düşüncə tərzi" (2008) və digər kitabları özünün yüksək ideya-məzmunu, analitik səviyyəsi, aktuallığı, problemlərə yanaşma üslubu, mənəvi-əxlaqi dəyərləri önə çəkməsi ilə diqqəti cəlb edir. Professorun 200-dən çox elmi, 700-dən artıq publisistik məqalənin, 11 kitabın, 3 monoqrafiyanın müəllifi olmasıdır. Onun nümuzmatika, kriminalistika və tətbiqi incəsənət sahələrində ixtira və patentləri var. Ş. Əsgərov 1995-2000-ci ildə, 2000-2005-ci ildə millət vəkili, 2000-2005-ci ildə Elm və təhsil məsələləri daimi komissiyasının sədri olmuşdur.

Esmira

Esmira  Ahmadova

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Associate Professor, PhD in Mathematics

Esmira Nariman gizi Ahmadova was born in 1964 in Baku, the Republic of Azerbaijan. She studied at school No. 53 in Baku from 1971 to 1981, graduating with a gold medal. From 1981 to 1986 she was a student at the Faculty of Applied Mathematics of the Azerbaijan State University (now BSU), where she graduated with honors. In 1990 to 1994, she worked as an engineer-programmer at the Automated Control Systems (AIS) Department of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS). In 1994-1997, she worked as a computer science teacher at the Technical and Humanitarian Sciences Lyceum No. 2 named after H. Mahmudbeyov. In 2001-2012, she worked as a senior research fellow at the Institute of Information Technology of ANAS, and taught various subjects at the Center for Educational Innovation of the Institute of Information Technology of ANAS. In 2003-2008, she was a doctoral student at the Department of Functional Analysis at the Institute of Mathematics and Mechanics of the National Academy of Sciences. In 2008, under the supervision of Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor H.M.Huseynov, she defended his candidates dissertation on the topic "Direct and Inverse Problems of Spectral Analysis for the Sturm-Liouville Operator with Discontinuous Coefficients" and received the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematics. In 2012-2016, she worked as a mathematician at “Infospace” LLC. Since 2016, she has been working at the Western Caspian University, where he is an associate professor of the Department of "Information Technologies". She is the author of about 40 scientific and methodological works.

Ramil

Ramil  Sadigov

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Associate Professor

I, Sadigov Ramil Ali, was born on November 2, 1983 in Fuzuli region in an intellectual family.  In the 1989-1990 academic year, I went to the first grade of Fuzuli district secondary school No. 3 named after Kh. Natavan. In 1992, due to the war, I moved to Baku and continued my education at Fuzuli District Secondary School No. 46 in Khatai District.   After graduating from high school with honors in the 1999-2000 academic year, I entered the Faculty of Geography of Baku State University in the same year, majoring in "Ecology, environmental protection and efficient use of natural resources." During my studies, along with the "excellent" scholarship, I was provided with a "special scholarship" by the rector, academician A. Maharramov. In the 2003-2004 academic year, I graduated from the University with honors, majoring in "Geographical Ecology" at the same faculty and continued my higher education with a masters degree, and in 2006 I graduated with honors. On January 15, 2007 , I entered the postgraduate-doctoral degree in "Soil Science " of the "Erosion and Irrigation Research Institute" of ANAS . During my 3 years as a graduate student, I worked hard on my dissertation, and after finishing the topic, I submitted it for defense. I am the author of 58 scientific articles and theses. My articles have been published in Azerbaijani, Russian and English, as well as in domestic and foreign literature.  On 15.01.2010-01.01.2011, I served in the military unit "N" of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Gadabay region (sergeant, sanitary instructor). From 02.04.2012 I worked as a leading specialist in the "Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring Department" of the "Institute of Specialization and Professional Development" of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, and from 31.10.2012 as the head of the same department. From 16.09.2013 I worked as a full-time assistant at the Department of "Hydraulic structures and hydraulics" of the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction, and from 15.09.2014 as a senior lecturer at the same department. In the 2016-2017 academic year, as a result of scientific reforms carried out within the University, in accordance with my specialty, I passed a competition at the Department of "Ecology" and worked as a full-time head teacher. Since the 2019-2020 academic year, I have been working as an associate professor at the Department of Petrochemical Technology and Industrial Ecology, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Azerbaijan State University of Oil and Industry. On 01.04.2014, he wrote a dissertation on the topic of “Thesis on the effect of the dissertation on the topic of“ EROSION PROCESSES IN THE MOUNTAINOUS AGRICULTURAL ZONE OF THE NORTH-EAST SLACE OF THE SMALL CAUCASUS IN THE MOUNTAINOUS AGRICULTURAL ZONE I have seen. In order to continue his scientific activity, starting from the 2015-2016 academic year, at the Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences , Academician G.Sh. Under Mammadovs scientific advice, I am conducting research on the topic of my doctoral dissertation in soil science and ecology.   Author of 78 scientific articles (in domestic and international publications); Supervisor of 32 bachelors and 26 masters; I have participated in various local and international projects. He has been an active employee of the Swedish National Science Center since 2011 and conducted research on fertilizers and pesticides in our country until 2015. We concluded the final meeting with a joint discussion of 8 countries in Tomsk, Russia. On 29 / 06-04 / 07/2015, I was an expert of the "International Summer School of Energy and Climate" held in Batumi, Georgia between students of the two countries .  13 / 07-19 / 07/2015 in Moscow, Russia “Water CAD-GEMS V8I. I represented our country at the training event organized by Bentley Systems.  In the 2015/2017 academic year, I participated in the GiNA ll / 7-C-Annex-Erasmus + HE Staff Mobility Agreement for teaching, a joint project of Khazar University and TC Kastamonu University , and gave lectures.    In the 2015/2017 academic year, I participated in the TEMPUS RETHINK project between the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction and the University of Coruna in Spain, and gave lectures at the same University.  My advantages: In May 2018, I took the English Language Teaching Unit course organized by the University of Leicester, England.    I have been awarded a number of Certificates and Certificates of Appreciation.  “The international solutions of the ozone problem” Certificate-Baku, 2004 This certificate were given by the Azerbaijan National Academy of Science for the best published publication in the international scientific conference. Gabala (June 8-12, 2012)   Language services direct certificate of Achievement. Baku (October-2013 till January-2014) Training on FAO-methodology for Rapid Environmental Assessment of contaminated sites, October 16, 2014. Tomsk, Russia International Summer School on Energy and Climate. Batumi, Georgia (29.06.2015-03.07.2015) Acknowledgment: Presented by the Accreditation and Nostrification Department of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan as a member of the commission. (Mingachevir State University-14.10-21.10.2018, Mangachevir)                            Some of my scientific articles:                   Renewable energy resources of Azerbaijan and its effectiveness. ANAS, Ganja Regional Scientific Center, News Bulletin № 1 (71) "Science" Publishing House, Ganja 2018, pages 72-77                    Renewable Energy potential and advantages of its implication in Azerbaijan. Scientific and technical journal of eco-energy. ISSN-1816-21-26, №2. Baku-2018, p. 5-12                  Brief summary of methodology and technology of soil-water-geological research works in the Shamkirchay Reservoir basin and field works by the method of SHEZ (Vertical Electric Probing). Journal of "Scientific works" of AzAU № 1. 2018, pages 54-61  

Ulviyya

Ulviyya  Karimova-Cafarova

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

PhD in Chemistry

Ulviyya Nizami gizi Karimova-Japharova was born on May 20, 1980, in Shamakhi city. She studied at Shamakhi City Secondary School No. 1 from 1986 to 1997. In 2001, she was admitted to the Faculty of Chemical Technology of the Azerbaijan State Oil Academy. In 2005, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in “Oil, Gas, and Alternative Energy Technologies,” and in 2007 she completed her master’s degree in “Processing Technology of Hydrocarbon Gases” with honors. Her master’s thesis was titled “Catalytic Processing of C3–C4 Hydrocarbons Obtained from Oil Refining Processes.” In 2008, she was admitted to the full-time postgraduate program at the Institute of Petrochemical Processes named after Academician Yusif Mammadaliyev of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, specializing in "Oil-Gas-Coal Processing and Technology." Ulviyya Karimova-Japharova began her professional career in April 2008 as a junior researcher at the “Technology of Petrochemical Processes” laboratory at the Institute of Petrochemical Processes (ANAS). Between 2008 and 2017, she progressed from junior researcher to leading researcher. At the same time, she worked as a scientific secretary in the institute’s Scientific Council. She participated as an executor in four grant projects that won competitions organized by the Science Development Foundation under the President of Azerbaijan and SOCAR’s Science Foundation. In 2013–2014, she undertook a one-year scientific and practical internship at the Leibniz Institute for Catalysis at the University of Rostock in Germany, focusing on reaction mechanisms and heterogeneous catalysis, while also conducting research for her dissertation. In 2015, she successfully defended her PhD dissertation on the topic “Study of Hydrogen-Containing Gas Mixture Formation Processes Based on Water, Methane, and CO₂.” In 2016, she was awarded the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry by the decision of the Supreme Attestation Commission under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. She is the author of 70 scientific works, including 25 scientific articles, more than 40 theses presented at national and international conferences, symposiums, and forums, and 2 patents of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 2021–2022, Ulviyya Karimova-Japharova worked as Deputy Dean of the School of High Technologies and Innovative Engineering at Western Caspian University. She is currently a lecturer in the Department of Ecology and Environment. She is also actively involved in supervising scientific personnel at the university, and under her supervision, three master’s students have successfully defended their theses. She also chairs scientific councils for master’s defenses at various higher education institutions. Since September 2023, she has been a member of the International Association of Engineers (IAENG). Selected Scientific Publications: 1. S.B.Aghayeva, S.I.Abasov, S.M.Hajizadeh, Sh.F.Taghiyeva,  U.N.Karimova-Japharova, T.F.Aghayeva, S.F.Ahmadbayova, F.A.Babayeva. Heterogeneous oligomerization of catalytic cracking gases on modified industrial catalyst KN-4,PPOR, Vol.25, No.4, 2024, pp.1038-1043 2. S.Safaraliyeva, A.Gasimov,  U.Karimova-Japharova. Ecological assessment of the use of pesticides used in palm, oliva and elm plants in Azerbaijan /International Conference “Mountains: Biodiversity, Landscapes and Cultures”, 5-6 november, 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan, P 3. Кондратенко Е.В.Изучение процесса углекислотной конверсии метана в присутствии наночастиц переходных металлов нанесенныхна различные типы носителя Tezis V Российский конгресс по катализу, Роскатализ, 21-26 апреля, 2025 г., Санкт-Петербург, Россия, 4. V.A.Kondratenko, U.Karimova, A.A.Kasimov, E.V.Kondratenko. Methane conversion into synthesis gas over supported well-defined Pt, Rh or Ru nanoparticles: Effects of metal and support, Applied Catalysis A: General, Volume 619, 5 June 2021, 118143 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcata.2021.118143 5. Khazangul Piriyeva B., Zulfiyya İsmailova R., Azer Gasimov A.,  Ulviyya Karimova Japharova N,  Sevinj Hajizadeh M., Tunzala Aghaeva F.Rasim Japharov P. Determination of hydrodinamic rejime of the reactor alkylation of olefins with paraffin in the modified zeolite catalyst OMNICAT- 210P,  American Journal of Chemical Engineering & Process Technology, 2017, Volume 8, Issue 3, 1000339 DOI: 10.4172/2157-7048.1000339 6. Kasimov A.A.,  Piriyeva Kh.B., Gadzhizade S.M., Dzhamalova S.A., Kerimova U.N. lkylating activity  of an Omnikat -210 P zeolite catalyst modified with Ni, Cr and Co. Petroleum Chemistry, 2017, Vol.57, No.3, pp.441-445 https://doi.org/10.1134/S096554411705005X 7. Касимов А.А.,  Пириева Х.В., Гаджизаде С.М., Джамалова С.А., Керимова У.Н.,   Активность цеолитсодержащего катализатора ОМНИКАТ-210 П, модифицированного Ni, Cr, Co в реакции алкилирования // Нефтехимия, 2017, том 57, №3, стр.329-333. DOI: 10.7868/S0028242117030054 8. Karimova U.N.,  Kasimov A.A., Rodemerck U.,  Kondratenko V.A.,    Sokolov S., Linke D., Kondratenko E.V. Effect of size and support on activity, selectivity and on-stream stability of Pt, Rh, and Ru nanoparticles in partial oxidation of methane to synthesis gas / Selective Oxidation and Functionalization: Classical and Alternative Routes and Sources, Special edition of DGMK Conference, Berlin, 2014 9. Керимова У.Н., Касимов А.А., Алиев Н.А., Исмаилов Э.Г., Юсифов Ю.Г., Гаджизаде С.М.. Исследование наноструктурированного Fe2O3, NiO, γ-Al2O3 катализатора разложения воды методом рентгенофлюoресцентной спектроскопии / Международный симпозиум «Фуллерены и   наноструктуры в конденсированных средах» Минск, 2011, Сборник научных статей, c.242-247 10. Керимова У.Н., Касимов А.А., Алиев Н.А., Джамалова С.А., Зейналова С.А. Разложение воды на Ni, Fe/γ-Al2O3 катализаторе// Актуальные проблемы современной науки №6(50),2009, с.143-149

Goshkar

Goshkar  Aliyev

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Associate Professor, PhD in Technical Sciences

Academic activities: Computer engineering Mathematical modeling Educational and professional information: Born in 1966 in the city of Sheki, Azerbaijan. He received his secondary education from 1973 to 1983 at secondary school No. 7 in Sheki. In 1983, he was admitted to the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University (then called the Azerbaijan Institute of Oil and Chemistry), Faculty of Automation of Production Processes, majoring in “Applied Mathematics”. He served in the military service from 1984 to 1986. In 1990, he graduated from the University with honors and was assigned to the Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences and was hired as an engineer. In 1990–1994, he studied at the Institutes correspondence postgraduate school, and in 1995, he defended his PhD thesis on the topic "Modeling of non-isothermal adsorption processes of mylonaft and sulfanol in the porous medium of oil-bearing layers", and received the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences. In different years, he worked as a junior research worker, research worker, senior research worker, and leading research worker. Currently, he works as a leading research worker in the "Modeling of Chemical Technological Processes" laboratory of the Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry. He is an associate professor. He is the author of 73 scientific works, 48 of them are articles (31 abroad), 25 are theses. He has repeatedly participated in the grant project that won the competition of the Science Foundation of the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Since 2012, he has been an associate professor of the Department of "Computer Technologies" of the Western Caspian University (first on a substitute contract, now on an hourly basis). At the university, he teaches the following subjects: "Multimedia Technologies", "Computer Graphics and Multimedia", "Circuit Theory", "Specialization Practicum", "Problem-Oriented Programming", "Internet Technologies", "Information Technologies in Tourism", "Economic Informatics", "Mathematical Methods in Psychology", "Mathematical Statistics in Political Science". He is the author of many subject programs.

Rauf

Rauf  Taghiyev

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

PhD in Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Akademik fəaliyyətinin istiqamətləri: diferensial tənliklər mexanika Təhsil və peşə fəaliyyəti haqqında məlumatlar: Tağıyev Rauf Mürsəl oğlu 10 may 1954 – cü ildə Zəngəzur mahalının Qafan şəhərində anadan olmuşdur. 1961-1970 – ci illərdə orta məktəbdə təhsil almış, 1970-1975 – ci illərdə Azərbaycan Dövlət Universitetinin mexanika-riyaziyyat və tətbiqi riyaziyyat-mexanika (1972-1975) fakultələrində təhsil almış, Universiteti bitirdikdən sonra təyinatla Azərbaycan Elmlər Akademiyasının Kibernetika İnstitutunda əmək fəaliyyətinə başlamışdır. 1983 – cü ildə Azərbaycan İnşaat mühəndisləri institutuna dissertant qəbul edilmiş, 1986 – cı ildə “Oxu boyunca prizmatik boşluqları olan brusun burulma məsələsi” mövzusunda namizədlik dissertasiyası müdafiə etmişdir. Elə həmin ildə ona fizika-riyaziyyat elmləri namizədi elmi dərəcəsi verilmişdir. 1980 – ci ildən 1986 – cı ilədək Azərbayacan Dövlət Universitetinin Elmi-tədqiqat Hesablama mərkəzində, 1986-1992 – tarixlərində ADU – nun tətbiqi riyaziyyat fakultəsinin riyazi-fizika tənlikləri, 1992-1996 – illərdə həmin universitetin mexanika-riyaziyyat fakultəsinin ali riyaziyyat kafedrasında baş müəllim vəzifəsində çalışmışdır. 1996-2020 – ci illərdə həmin kafedrada əvəzçilik yolu ilə yarım ştat baş müəllim vəzifəsində pedoqoji fəaliyyətini davam etdirmiş, 2020-2022 – ci illərdə isə saat hesabı yolu ilə Bakı Dövlət Universitetinin Ali riyaziyyat kafedrasında Ali riyaziyyat, ehtimal nəzəriyyəsi və riyazi statistika fənlərindən dərs aparır. 29 çap olunmuş elmi məqalənin müəllifidir. 4 oktyabr 2022 – ci il tarixindən Qərbi Kaspi Universitetinin mexanika və riyaziyyat kafedrasının müəllimidir.

Ilham

Ilham  Salimov

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

PhD in Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Academic Fields of Interest: Physics, Physical Electronics Academic Degree: PhD in Physics and Mathematics Education and Professional Background: Ilham Salimov was born on November 10, 1956, in the village of Yor-Muganly, Sagarejo District, Georgian SSR. He completed his secondary education between 1963 and 1973 and in the same year was admitted to the Faculty of Physics at Ganja State University. After graduating in 1977, he worked as a secondary school physics teacher until 1983. That year, he joined the Department of "Semiconductors and Dielectrics" at Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU) as a senior laboratory assistant. In 1987, he was admitted to the full-time PhD program in the same department and completed his studies in 1990. In 1996, he defended his candidate dissertation on the topic “The Influence of Samarium and Dysprosium on Electron Transport Processes in Indium Antimonide” at the Institute of Photoelectronics of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, earning the degree of Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (equivalent to PhD). In January 2008, he was appointed Senior Lecturer at the Department of Natural and Fundamental Sciences of the Mingachevir Branch of the Azerbaijan Institute of Teachers. In 2009, he became Head of the Department of Natural Sciences, and from July 17, 2012, to August 25, 2015, he served as Deputy Director for Academic Affairs of the branch. He later held the position of Head of the Department of Mathematics and Informatics at Mingachevir State University and continued his academic and pedagogical activities as an Associate Professor. Since September 2019, he has been a lecturer at the Department of Natural Sciences at Western Caspian University. From 2020 to July 2022, he served as the Head of the Department of Mathematics and Physics. He is currently a faculty member at the Department of Mechanics and Mathematics. He is the author of 44 scientific articles, 2 textbooks, and 2 methodological manuals.

Aruz

Aruz  Mikayilov

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

PhD in Geography

Mikayilov Aruz Metaf oglu was born in 1984. He graduated from high school in 2001. In 2001-2005, he completed his bachelors degree in "Geography Teaching" at the Faculty of Geography of the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University. In 2005-2007, he graduated with honors from the Faculty of Geography of Baku State University, majoring in "Geomorphology". In 2007-2010, he received full-time doctoral education at the Faculty of Geography of Baku State University in the specialty "Physical Geography and Biogeography, Soil Geography, Landscape Geophysics and Geochemistry". He has been a member of the Azerbaijan Geographical Society since 2010. In 2018, he defended his PhD thesis on the topic "Comprehensive study of the desertification process in the landscapes of the Kura Basin and measures to combat it." In 2011-2013, he worked as a part-time teacher at the "General Geography" department of the Faculty of Geography of the Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University. From 2012 to 2023, he worked as an hourly teacher at the "Physical Geography" department of the Faculty of Geography of Baku State University. From September 2022 to the present, he has been working as a lecturer at the "Ecology and Environment" department of the Western Caspian University School of High Technologies and Innovative Engineering. He is the author of 36 scientific articles and theses, 4 educational programs. He has participated in international and national conferences and trainings, and has been awarded relevant certificates.

Aynura

Aynura  Pashayeva

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Lecturer

Aynura Pashayeva graduated with honors from the Faculty of Biology of Baku State University in 2013 and her masters degree in "Genetics" in 2015. In 2022, Aynura Pashayeva defended her dissertation on "Light-induced proteome and metabolome changes in cereal plants" at the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies of ANAS to receive a phd in "Molecular Biology". After receiving her phd in Biology, Aynura Pashayeva worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Molecular Biology of Pusan ​​National University, Republic of Korea. Her research is devoted to the study of short- and long-term molecular adaptations of photosynthetic organisms to environmental changes. Since 2024, Aynura Pashayeva has been working as the Head of the International Proteomics Laboratory of the Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnologies of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Her research focuses on studying the mechanisms of adaptation of photosynthetic organisms to various stress factors at the proteome and metabolome levels, as well as developing new strategies to increase stress resistance. For her achievements in scientific activity, Aynura Pashayeva was awarded the Honorary Order of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) "For Distinction in Scientific Activity" in 2017. She is also a member of the International Society for Photosynthesis Research (ISPR) and the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB). She has presented papers at conferences held in countries such as Japan, Korea, Pakistan, and Tajikistan. In addition, she works as a reviewer for a number of local and international journals.

Dilara

Dilara  Taghiyeva

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Lecturer

ICT - Operating Systems, Fundamentals of Programming, System Design, Application Software Package   Educational and professional information: In 1994-1998, he received a bachelors degree in the direction of "Software for computing equipment and automatic systems" from the specialty "Informatics and computing technology" of the Azerbaijan Technical University. In 2021-2023, he received a masters degree in the specialization "Mathematical and economic methods of optimal management" from the specialty of Computer Science of the Azerbaijan Technical University. In 1994, he worked as a Laboratory Z1, 4th grade technician at "AzInMaS" OJSC. In 1997-2000, he worked as an engineer-programmer at the "Siren" Inter-branch EIM. In 2000-2001, he worked as a production training master at the Baku Computer Lyceum, in 2001-2004, he was a personnel specialist at the Baku Computer College, in 2004, he was a teacher, and in 2005-2014, he was the head of production practice at the same college. Since 2016, he has been working as af teacher in the subjects of “Operating Systems”, “Computer Networks” and “Databases” at the College of Industry and Technologies under ASOIU. Since 2024, he has been working as a substitute teacher in the subjects of “Operating Systems”, “System Design”, “Fundamentals of Programming” and “Application Software Package” at Western Caspian University. He is the author of 2 articles.

Alikhan

Alikhan  Rzaguliyev

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Lecturer

Areas of academic activity: computer science, artificial intelligence, intellectual property law, patent law Information about education and professional activities: Alikhan Ilgar oglu Rzaguliyev was born in 1999 in Baku, Republic of Azerbaijan. In 2005-2016, he studied at school No. 132-134 in Baku, graduated from school. In 2016-2021, he was a student of the Faculty of Air Traffic Control Engineering at the National Aviation Academy, graduated university with a diploma. In 2021-2023, he was a student of the Masters Degree in Business Administration at the Western Caspian University, graduated university with a diploma. In 2021-2023, he was a student of the Masters Degree in Business Administration at the University of Business Innovation and Sustainability (UBIS), graduated university with a diploma. In 2023-2024, he was a student of the Faculty of Intellectual Property, Patent Science on a professional retraining diploma at the Russian State Academy of Intellectual Property (RGAIS), graduated university with a diploma. From 2023 to 2024, he was a doctoral student at the Faculty of System Analysis, Management and Information Processing at the Western Caspian University and is currently continuing his studies at the same university. From 2022 to 2024, he worked as a Leading Consultant Patent Examiner at the Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan. From 2024 and onwards, he is working as a Senior Consultant Patent Examiner at the Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan. From 2024 and onwards, he is working as a lecturer at the Western Caspian University. He is the author of about 10 scientific and methodological works.

Elnara

Elnara  Firdous

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Lecturer

Fields of Academic Activity: Technical Sciences Education and Professional Background: Elnarə Firdus was born on March 27, 1969, in Baku city. She completed her secondary education at School No. 52 from 1976 to 1986. In 1986, she enrolled at Azerbaijan Technical University and graduated in 1991 with honors in the specialty of “Machine-Building Technology.” After graduation, she was appointed as a research intern at the Department of Automated Design Systems. Since 2012, she has served as an academic advisor at the Faculty of “Special Equipment and Technology,” established to train personnel for the Defense Industry Complex of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In 2014, she completed training courses organized by Azerbaijan State University on the “Fundamentals of organizing education according to the Bologna Process and credit system, and management of the educational process” aligned with the regulations of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, successfully earning a certificate of distinction. Since 2015, she has been teaching technical subjects (“Theoretical Mechanics,” “Strength of Materials,” “Metrology, Standardization and Certification,” “Theory of Machines and Mechanisms,” and “Machine-Building Technology”) at the Academy of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan. In 2020, she successfully passed certification organized by Azerbaijan University of Economics on the “Fundamentals of organizing education according to the Bologna Process and credit system, and management of the educational process,” in line with the Ministry of Educations regulations. Since 2021, she has been working as a lecturer at the “Mechanics and Mathematics” Department of Western Caspian University. She participated in scientific research work titled “Investigation of the Technological Process of Manufacturing Durable Precision Parts,” which was approved by the Scientific Council of the “Machine-Building Technology” Faculty on November 30, 2015. For achieving outstanding results during her professional duties, she was awarded an honorary diploma by the Academy of the State Border Service in 2016. At the Academy of the State Border Service of Azerbaijan, she authored a methodological textbook on “Theoretical Mechanics, Statics” in 2019, published 10 articles, and developed curricula for these subjects.

Elshan

Elshan  Amrahov

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Lecturer

In 1978, I graduated from the 10 th grade of a secondary school in the village of Kuropatkin, Khojavend district. I hold a higher education degree in Mechanical Engineering. In 1986, I graduated from the Azerbaijan Technical University (named after C. Yildirim, formerly AzPI) in Baku, specializing in "Welding Production Equipment and Technology." Since 1986, I worked at Military Ship Repair Plant No. 23.   In 1990, I was elected deputy of the Township Peoples Deputies Council. From June 1992, I began military service as a battery commander in a military unit "N."   From August 1995, I served as commander of the anti-tank division of military unit "N." Since July 1997, I served as commander of an artillery division in a military unit "N." From December 1999, I served as the chief of artillery in a military unit "N." From March 2006 - I served as a senior lecturer at the Armed Forces Training and Education Center. From January 2012, I served as a senior lecturer and head of the department at the State Border Service Academy. In 2012, I completed an officer training course at the Scientific Training Center of the Ground Forces of the General Military Academy of the Russian Federation. Certificate No. РЯ № 00567.   Teaching Materials and Scientific Articles:  "K215" (Skif) Complex – Operational Instructions Teaching Manual  Printing house of the State Border Guard Service  157 page  Ammunition. Teaching Manual  Printing house of the State Border Guard Service  297 page  30 mm AQS-17 Grenade Launcher – Instruction Manual Teaching Manual  Printing house of the State Border Guard Service  126 page  60 mm “KOMMANDO” Mortar – Operational Guide Teaching Manual  Printing house of the State Border Guard Service  55 page  14.5 mm KPVT (Large-Caliber Vladimirov Tank  Machine Gun) Teaching Manual  Printing house of the State Border Guard Service  87 page  “Mini TYPHOON” Automatic Weapon System  (AWS) – Maintenance and Technical Service Guide  for Shipboard (Troop) Use Teaching Manual  Printing house of the State Border Guard Service  160 page    “Spike NLOS Missile System for Ships” – Structure and Operation Guide Teaching Manual  Printing house of the State Border Guard Service  272 page  7.62 mm PK (PKM), PKS (PKMS), PKB (PKMB), and PKT (PKTM) Kalashnikov Machine Guns – Structure and Operation Guide Teaching Manual  Printing house of the State Border Guard Service  149 page  23 mm Twin-Barrel ZQ-23 System – Structure and Operation. Teaching Manual  Printing house of the State Border Guard Service  148 page  Analysis of Safe Distances to Artillery Shell Explosion Points Article  Scientific journal "Academy"  5 page

Narmina

Narmina  Abdullayeva

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Lecturer

Narmina Rufat Abdullayeva was born on April 27, 1980 in Baku. From 1987 to 1997, she received secondary education at school No. 248. In 2002, she graduated from the “Chemical Technologies” Faculty of the Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University with a bachelors degree, and in 2004, she graduated from the masters degree. She continued her research in the scientific field at the Y.H. Mammadaliyevs Institute of Petrochemical Processes of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Having successfully defended her PhD dissertation in 2010 on the topic “Synthesis of fuel components and additives based on natural organic acids, study of their antistatic properties”, she received the scientific degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Technical Sciences in the specialty 1-18-03 – “Chemistry and Technology of Fuel”. In 2016, she was awarded the scientific title of Associate Professor. In 2021, she defended his dissertation titled “Development of preservation fluids based on phenol-formaldehyde resins modified with imidazoline fragment amines” and was awarded the degree of Doctor of Sciences in 2022 in the specialty 4-00-13-Petroleum Chemistry. She has repeatedly delivered reports at international and republican scientific conferences, and was the winner of the 3rd Young Scientists Grant Competition announced by the Science Development Foundation under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan. In connection with the 70th anniversary of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, she was awarded the “Honorary Decree” of the Department of Chemical Sciences of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, taking into account her long-term productive scientific and scientific-social activities. The results of her scientific research are reflected in 46 scientific articles, 57 theses and 1 certificate of authorship. She is married and has one child.

Sabina

Sabina  Mustafayeva

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Lecturer

Academic Areas: Informatics Expert Systems Biometrics Application Software System Programming and Operating Systems System Software   In 2011, she entered the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Cybernetics of Baku State University. In 2015, she graduated from the bachelors degree and in 2016, she entered the masters degree program in the "Acquisition of Knowledge" specialization of the "Computer Engineering" specialty of the Faculty of Automation and Computer Engineering of Azerbaijan Technical University. She graduated from the masters degree program in 2018. From 2015 to 2018, she taught Informatics at the M. Shirinov school in Imishli district. Currently, she is a teacher at the Department of Information Technologies at the Western Caspian University. The programs of the subjects of Operating Systems and Computer Architecture were awarded the bachelors degree for the specialty 050616 - Information Technologies by the decision of the Minister of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan No. 3-28/3-2-498F/2024 dated July 22, 2024. Scientific works: 1. Designing an Efficient and Scalable Oracle Database: Best Practices and Methodology Manuscript Rejection Memo:ISSN:1994-1625/E-ISSN:1994-1633Scopus Link: https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100236616 https://nurture.org.pk/index.php/NURTURE 2.Graphical representation of human development Index https://www.faterindia.com/18-to-20-april-28th-fai-ic Scientific publications: S.F. Hajiyeva. Modern technologies of data analysis. “Baku University” publishing house. S.F. Hajiyeva. “Biometrics and Informatics” subject program.

Ulker

Ulker  Gadiyeva

School of Advanced Technologies and İnnovation Engineering

Lecturer

Ulkar Rauf Gadiyeva graduated from Secondary School No. 56 in the Khatai district in 2007. In 2011, she completed her bachelors degree in “Land Reclamation, Recultivation and Soil Protection” at the Faculty of Ecology and Natural Resource Use of the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction. In 2013, she obtained her masters degree in Ecology at the Faculty of Ecology and Soil Science of Baku State University. She began her professional career in 2014 at the Institute of Genetic Resources of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, in the department of Ecobotany and Systematics. Later, she worked as a research scientist in the Laboratory of Irrigated Land Reclamation and Ecology of the Institute of Erosion and Irrigation, as well as in the Laboratory of Agrochemical Soil Research and Mass Analysis of the Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry. Since 2014, she has served as the Director of the Center for Ecological Initiatives, a Non-Governmental Organization. In 2017, she was admitted to the doctoral program in Soil Science at the Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. Based on her ongoing dissertation research, she has published articles in both local and international journals. Throughout her education and career, as a young scientific researcher, she has participated in numerous scientific conferences, trainings, and projects, and has completed training courses in accordance with the ISO 14001:2004 Standard. In 2020, she attended English language courses at Sutton College (ESOL) in London, UK, and obtained relevant certificates. She is currently a lecturer at the Department of Ecology and Environment of Western Caspian University.