PSHIKHOPOV Vyacheslav Khasanovich

He combines the administrative management of the Research Institute of Robotics and Control Processes of the Southern Federal University (Southern Federal University Research Institute of Robotics and Control Processes) with scientific and technical leadership of research and experimental design work in robotics.
He is responsible for developing algorithms for autonomous control, autonomy, intelligence, and coordinated group operation of aerial, ground, and maritime unmanned robotic systems in the interests of the russian Ministry of Defence and the Foundation for Advanced Research Projects. He holds a Doctor of Technical Sciences degree and participated in R&D subgroups within intergovernmental russian–Indian and russian–Italian commissions on military-technical cooperation.
Projects involving or led by Psykhopov:
- UAV control systems, including the design of control systems for the "Okhotnik" heavy UAV;
- unmanned boats and military-purpose maritime robotic systems (the "Arkadak-BEK-PFU" research and development project to create autonomous underwater and surface vehicles for reconnaissance and mine-clearing missions);
- technologies for the group deployment of UAVs and ground-based robotic systems in the interests of the russian navy;
- advanced aerial robotic systems for military, special, and dual-use purposes (on-board control systems, communications, navigation, and machine vision);
- defense projects involving the group control of robotic systems.

International activities:
- SAUM 2022 International Conference — plenary session and round-table participant as part of the Southern Federal University delegation
- UN Group of Governmental Experts on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems 2018 — panel participant within the russian expert delegation