Today, Vladimir Mazur, Governor of Tomsk Region, and Anatoly Seryshev, Russian Presidential Envoy to the Siberian Federal District, opened the Research and Production Center for Unmanned Aerial Systems in Tomsk. The UAS Center will actively cooperate with higher education institutions. In particular, it will establish the Department for Intelligent Technical Systems together with Tomsk State University. Its primary task will be to train highly qualified staff for UAS design and operation. Besides, the department will serve as a platform for research aimed at UAS new technologies and components.
– The UAS Center supported by the administration of Tomsk Region is a large-scale site equipped with the most advanced equipment. It will ensure the entire production cycle of UAS and its components, says Dmitry Shashev, head of the department, associate professor of the Faculty of Innovative Technologies. – TSU has a great scientific potential, accumulated experience and developments in the field of aerodynamics, electronics, programming, artificial intelligence and other related topics. This together with the latest instrumentation base of the Center creates unique conditions for training new generation specialists capable of solving the most complex tasks in the field of unmanned aviation.
For TSU, the joint department is an opportunity to promptly implement research projects, and for the Center – to get access to advanced knowledge and highly qualified personnel.
Joint research and development, internships for undergraduate and postgraduate students, involvement of leading specialists will allow students developing practical skills and competencies necessary for successful work in the UAS industry. Specialists trained within the framework of such cooperation will have not only theoretical background, but also the real project-based experience. This will make them highly competitive on the labor market and foster their significant contribution to the development of unmanned aviation.
TSU is a participant of the federal program “Staff for UAS” within the framework of the national project “Unmanned Aviation Systems”. The university implements several study programs in the field of unmanned aircraft systems, including “Software and hardware for UAS”, “UAS design and control technologies”.
In 2024, TSU created and equipped one of the largest closed testing sites in Russia with a unique testing system, which significantly expands the research capabilities of scientists. The Motion capture system installed inside the testing site has 34 cameras along the perimeter. Only leading world-class laboratories have such a system and use it in new technologies for the purposes of unmanned aviation.
Dmitry Shashev noted that the creation of a joint department between TSU and the UAS Research and Production Center will provide a synergistic effect and contribute to the dynamic development of this area in the region.