Rafig Aliyev
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Rafig Aziz oglu Aliyev is an Azerbaijani academic in the fields of petroleum
Petroleum
Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights and other liquid organic compounds, that are found in geologic formations beneath the Earth's surface. Petroleum is recovered mostly through oil drilling...

 chemistry and control engineering
Control engineering
Control engineering or Control systems engineering is the engineering discipline that applies control theory to design systems with predictable behaviors...

. He is a professor and corresponding member of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences , located in Baku, is the main state research organization in Azerbaijan...

, head of a cathedra of “Automatization of Manufacturing Processes” of Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, director of MBA program
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...

, director of BBA
Bachelor of Business Administration
The Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...

 program of Georgia State University
Georgia State University
Georgia State University is a research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves about 30,000 students and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities...

 (Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta
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, the USA
United States
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), president of “Zadeh’s heritage and artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence
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” association was born on February 10, 1942, in Novruzlu
Novruzlu, Agdam
Novruzlu is a village in the Agdam Rayon of Azerbaijan....

 village of Aghdam region of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

. In 1948-1958, studied at Aghdam secondary school and graduated from there by medal. In 1958-1963, studied at Azerbaijani Institute of Oil and Chemistry named after M.Azizbekov
Meshadi Azizbekov
Meshadi Azimbey oghlu Azizbekov, also spelled Azizbeyov , was a famous Azerbaijani revolutionary.- Early life :...

 and graduated from there with honours.

In 1964-1967, studied post-graduate course at the Institution of Manufacturing Problems of Academy of Sciences of the USSR
Russian Academy of Sciences
The Russian Academy of Sciences consists of the national academy of Russia and a network of scientific research institutes from across the Russian Federation as well as auxiliary scientific and social units like libraries, publishers and hospitals....

 in Moscow
Moscow
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.

•1967- Candidate of technics;

•1975-Doctor of technics;

•1976- Professor;

•1989- Corresponding member of ANAS
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences
Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences , located in Baku, is the main state research organization in Azerbaijan...

;

•1967-1969- Head of a cathedra of scientific research and projecting of the Institute of Oil-Chemistry-Automation;

•Since 1989- manages the Faculty of Manufacturing Processes;

•Since 1998- the director of MBA program (ASOA, Baku
Baku
Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal...

) of Georgia State University (Atlanta, the USA);

•Since 2001- the director of BBA program (ASOA, Baku) of Georgia State University (Atlanta, the USA).

Awards

•1971-Laureate of the Lenin Komsomol Prize
Lenin Komsomol Prize
Lenin Komsomol Prize was a Soviet annual award for the best works in science, engineering, literature or art carried out by young authors of age not exceeding 33 years...

 of Azerbaijan in the field of science;

•1983-Laureate of science and technics of the USSR;

•1992-Professor of Tabriz University
University of Tabriz
The University of Tabriz is a public university in Tabriz, Iran. It is the second-oldest university in Iran after the University of Tehran and the biggest academic institution in northwestern Iran and one of five biggest universities in Iran...

 (Iran
Iran
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);

•1999-Professor of Georgia State University (Atlanta, the USA);

•2000-Professor of Siegen University
University of Siegen
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 (Germany
Germany
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);

•2003-Professor of Near East University
Near East University
Near East University is a private university where over 17 thousand students from Cyprus and 55 overseas countries carry out undergraduate and postgraduate studies...

 of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.

Preview of R.A.Aliyev’s scientific merit

•Formation of invariant conditions of multidimensional
Multidimensional systems
By the term multidimensional systems or m-D systems we mean the branch of systems theory where not only one variable exists , but several independent variables....

, combined, deterministic, stochastic
Stochastic process
In probability theory, a stochastic process , or sometimes random process, is the counterpart to a deterministic process...

 (1967), fuzzy
Fuzzy control system
A fuzzy control system is a control system based on fuzzy logic—a mathematical system that analyzes analog input values in terms of logical variables that take on continuous values between 0 and 1, in contrast to classical or digital logic, which operates on discrete values of either 1 or 0 .-...

 (1981) systems of management;

•Making decisions in intelligent industrial systems and formation of integration principles of managerial processes (1969);

•Usage of synthesis methods of stochastic systems with variable structures (1976);

•Usage of coordination theory for multistep distributed procession environment (1980);

•Creation of AL11, AL12, AL13 fuzzy logic
Fuzzy logic
Fuzzy logic is a form of many-valued logic; it deals with reasoning that is approximate rather than fixed and exact. In contrast with traditional logic theory, where binary sets have two-valued logic: true or false, fuzzy logic variables may have a truth value that ranges in degree between 0 and 1...

s (1984-1986);

•Formation of adequate conditions of fuzzy models (1984);

•Theory of intelligent robots of fuzzy logics and usage of construction principles (1986);

•Usage of expert systems of fuzzy logics, including ESPLAN (1987);

•Formation of fuzzily distributed systems’ conception (1988), usage of their creation methods (1993);

•Creation of multiagent systems, which have competition and cooperation among agents with Soft Computing
Soft computing
Soft computing is a term applied to a field within computer science which is characterized by the use of inexact solutions to computationally-hard tasks such as the solution of NP-complete problems, for which an exact solution cannot be derived in polynomial time.-Introduction:Soft Computing became...

 basis (1997);

•Usage of analysis method of fuzzy neuron networks, based on genetic algorithms (1997);

•Usage of new conception of fuzzy regression analysis on the basis of genetic algorithms (1998);

•Proposition of adaptive managerial systems on the basis of fuzzy chaos of compatibility (2001);

•Creation of new forecasting methods on the basis of time horizon (2002);

•Creation of generic resistance theory. Proposition of criteria and rules of dynamic systems of resistance by Zadeh-Aliyev (2003-2007).

R.A.Aliyev playes the great role in organization of research-scientific works in the sphere of informatics and management in Azerbaijan and in other foreign countries. Creating authoritative school in the sphere of information and management theory , he trained more than 130 Candidates of science and 30 Doctors of science in Azerbaijan, Russia
Russia
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, Germany and Iran. His students carry on the traditions of this school with dignity, not only in scientific centers of Azerbaijan, but also in other countries (the USA, Germany, Turkey
Turkey
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, Russia, Iran and e.t.c.)
Starting from 1994, under the leadership of R.A.Aliyev, every two years are held international scientific conferences, such as “Application of fuzzy systems” in different European countries; every two years (from 2000) in the capital of Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....

, Tashkent
Tashkent
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 “Application of fuzzy systems and Soft Computing"; every two years (from 2000) in Antalya
Antalya
Antalya is a city on the Mediterranean coast of southwestern Turkey. With a population 1,001,318 as of 2010. It is the eighth most populous city in Turkey and country's biggest international sea resort.- History :...

, Turkey “Making decisions in system analysis and computers working with words in the sphere of management and Soft Computing”.

R.A.Aliyev is the author of more than 70 books and 350 research papers dedicated to informatics and management, artificial intellect, fuzzy logics and Soft Computing.
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