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May 7 went down in the history of world science and technology as the Birthday of Radio . It was on this day in 1895 that Russian physicist Alexander Popov first publicly demonstrated his invention – a radio receiver that could record signals from a Hertz vibrator. This happened at a meeting of the Russian Physical and Chemical Society.
“In terms of formally obtaining a foreign patent for the invention of radio, many consider Guglielmo Marconi to be the first. The Italian conducted experiments on transmitting and receiving information from June 1895 to February 1896, but did not present them publicly. And he received his first patent for equipment for wireless signal transmission on July 2, 1897.
Alexander Pilipenko. Photo: SIC ITA Alexander Pilipenko. Photo: SIC ITA
As for Alexander Popov, the public presentation of his invention was long prevented by the fact that he signed a non-disclosure agreement with the Navy. I note that now even in the American IEEE they recognize that Alexander Stepanovich was a pioneer in this matter,” said Alexander Pilipenko, head of the department of theoretical foundations of radio engineering at the Institute of Radio Engineering Systems and Control of the Southern Federal University.
The Department of TOR IRTSU began work in September 1953 and became the first special graduating department at the Taganrog Radio Engineering Institute (TRTI).
“Students begin their studies with us with basic physics and mathematics training. Then they master disciplines on the basics of radio engineering and specialized subjects on the development of communication networks, digital telecommunications equipment, and devices that are necessary to ensure the operation of radio-electronic complexes.
The guys also study signaling protocols for telecommunication networks, systems for processing various types of information: from sound to images, and much more,” added the head of the department.
Alexander Pilipenko notes that high-quality engineering education does not lose its relevance even in the era of boom in IT specialties. Upon completion of their studies, students of the Department of Advanced Development of IRTSU SFedU know not only information technologies and software, but also know how to develop technical means for modern communication, location, and navigation systems.
IRTSU Open Day. Photo: SIC SFedU Alexander Pilipenko with graduates IRTSU Open Day. Photo: SIC SFU
The department offers all levels of higher education: bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the field of “Infocommunication technologies and communication systems,” as well as postgraduate studies in the scientific specialty “Radio engineering, including television systems and devices.” It should be noted that students of the Department of Advanced Development of IRTSU have a unique opportunity to study in a master’s program under the double degree program.
“It was developed jointly with the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology and is associated with the Internet of things and wireless communication technologies. That is, in order to simultaneously study at Skoltech, students must enroll in our field of study: Moscow colleagues are completely satisfied with our range of disciplines,” Alexander Pilipenko.
May 7 is one of the main holidays in IRTSU. Earlier on this day, meetings with applicants and concerts were traditionally held at the Faculty of Radio Engineering of TRTI. Now they have been supplemented by popular science lectures on various aspects of radio engineering.
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Employees of the Department of Advanced Development of IRTSU SFedU have been participating in work on modifying special-purpose equipment, both ground-based and underwater, for many years. It was from here that the creation of signal processing units for Proton-SSS digital automatic telephone exchanges began. The department can also boast of an electronic piano developed by Professor V.P. Ryzhov, and modifications of audio equipment authored by Professor K.V. Filatova.
For those students who want to expand their knowledge in the field of radio engineering, since the fall of 2020, the department has been running a radio circle under the guidance of associate professors V.V. Tereshkova and F.A. Tsvetkova.
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“Classes are held outside of school hours for everyone. Mostly these are 2nd-3rd year students of IRTSU, but there are also representatives of other structural isions.
In the circle, they additionally master transistor-based amplification devices, integrated circuits, signal processing methods and measuring their parameters using the most modern instruments. Thanks to the availability of radio stations and digital receivers, circle participants can take a course in digital radio communications and radio monitoring,” Alexander Pilipenko.
The doors of all leading enterprises of the country’s radio engineering complex are open to graduates of the department. In Taganrog these are NKB VS, Sukhoi Design Bureau, JSC Taganrog Research Institute of Communications, PJSC TANTK im. G.M. Beriev”, in Rostov-on-Don – FSUE “RNIIRS”, JSC “VNII “Gradient”. In the Moscow region, graduates of the Department of Advanced Development of IRTSU SFedU are welcome in JSC KNIRTI, JSC NPP Istok, the center of Russian aviation science – the city of Zhukovsky.