History of the Applied Informatics and Data Analysis Program
On March 6, 1990, by order of the rector of the FPI, the Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering was established at the Osh Evening Faculty of the Frunze Polytechnic Institute, headed by senior lecturer A. A. Sarimsakov.
On September 9, 1997, the department was renamed the Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering. Its head became M. N. Nazarov, Ph.D., Associate Professor.
In 2000, two new departments were created on the basis of the Department of Informatics and Computer Engineering:
Department of General Informatics
Department of Computer Engineering, headed by S. T. Turgunbaev, Ph.D., Associate Professor
— On April 24, 2003, the department was renamed the Department of Informatics. M.N. Nazarov, Ph.D., Associate Professor, was reappointed as head of the department.
— From September 1, 2006, to February 2007, the department was headed by T.Y. Saadalov, Senior Lecturer.
— From 2007 to 2010, the department was headed by Sarimsakov A.A., Ph.D., Professor.
— From 2010 to 2020, the department was headed by Matisakov Zh.K., Ph.D., Associate Professor.
— From 2020 to the present, the department has been headed by Zh.I. Mambetov, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Associate Professor.
— Currently, the department employs 4 candidates of technical sciences, 3 candidates of physical and mathematical sciences, 2 professors, 4 associate professors, 4 senior lecturers, 4 lecturers, 1 software engineer, 1 teaching assistant, and 1 laboratory assistant.
The Department of Informatics awards bachelor’s and master’s degrees in the field of 710300 “Applied Informatics in Big Data Analytics.” The experience of leading universities shows that graduates in this field are successful in the areas of education, economics, sociology, medicine, information networks, and systems and applied programming.
