The activities of the Department of Scientific and Innovative Affairs at the International Engineering and Technology University (METU) are aimed at developing the university's scientific and innovative potential, integrating science, education, and industry, and promoting modern technologies, including artificial intelligence and digital solutions.
Mission
To establish a competitive scientific and innovation ecosystem of the university, to develop research and entrepreneurial competencies, and to integrate METU into the international scientific and technological space.
Goal
To organize and develop the university's scientific, scientific-technical, and innovative activities in accordance with the priorities of the state scientific and technological policy and the development strategy of METU.
Main Areas of Activity
Functions of the Department
Regulatory and Organizational Activities: development and support of regulatory documents in the field of science and innovation; coordination of the activities of structural units in scientific and innovative work; support of applications, research projects, programs, and grants.
Organizational and Managerial Activities: strategic and operational planning of scientific and innovation activities; monitoring the implementation of scientific and innovation projects; organization of scientific events, hackathons, and startup initiatives.
Information and Analytical Activities: informing staff and students about scientific and innovation opportunities; analysis of the university's scientific and innovation performance indicators.
Control Activities: monitoring the execution of scientific and innovation projects; accounting for research outcomes and intellectual property objects; quality control of scientific, project, and reporting documentation.
Scientific and innovative activities of METU researchers
The university's scientific and innovative activities are carried out through an interdisciplinary project system that brings together various scientific schools and areas of study. METU projects are based on the principle of interdisciplinarity, integrating engineering, information technology, natural sciences, medicine, and economics. Projects cover a wide range of areas, from artificial intelligence and robotics to biotechnology, materials science, and sustainable development. The results of interdisciplinary projects are applied in the real economy and integrated into the university's educational process.
Grant Funding
To develop fundamentally new methods for the selective extraction and subsequent separation of target ions of heavy rare-earth metals based on the effect of remote interaction of lightly crosslinked polymer hydrogels of acidic and basic nature, functional ion-exchange resins, and molecular imprinting.
Methods for selective extraction and separation of heavy rare-earth metals based on remote interaction of functional macromolecules and molecular imprinting were developed.
Industrial hydrometallurgical enterprises, jewelry manufacturing enterprises.
The project was implemented at the intersection of polymer chemistry, physical chemistry, materials science, and hydrometallurgy. Participating departments: BCE, TIPP.
To develop the scientific foundations for the synthesis of fundamentally new polyfunctional ion exchangers enabling selective sorption of heavy metals and their separation from one another, applying the principles of green chemistry.
The developed method for extraction of heavy metals by ion exchange can be recommended for implementation at hydrometallurgical enterprises. The developments are applicable for creating new sorption technologies and for modernizing existing ones.
Kazatomprom, Kazakhaltyn, Kazzinc, Kazakhmys.
The project covers chemistry, physics, materials science, processing, and engineering. Department of Biochemical Engineering.
To develop a prototype of an autonomous, unmanned, all-terrain mobile robot with active suspension.
A set of mathematical models and hardware-software tools for autonomous navigation in off-road conditions was developed. SLAM algorithms based on lidar and stereo camera data were implemented. An experimental prototype based on the Unitree Go2 platform with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin, Ouster OS0 lidar, and Intel RealSense D457 stereo camera was created.
Civil and commercial applications (manufacturing, agriculture, mine exploration), emergency response (SAR, firefighting), military applications (EOD, reconnaissance). Relevant for inspection of high ecological risk territories in Kazakhstan.
Robotics, artificial intelligence, mechatronics, electronics, telecommunications, GIS, and energy. Department of Software Engineering.
To expand knowledge of various flow regimes in turbulent multiphase and multicomponent media; to create a flow regime map; to determine new statistical patterns using the LBM method.
A parallel numerical algorithm based on the LBM method (3D code in Fortran + MPI) was developed. Verification was carried out, correctness of the model and high parallel efficiency were confirmed. Direct numerical simulation of multiphase flows with explicit accounting of phase interfaces was implemented.
Research organizations and universities; enterprises related to modeling heat and mass transfer processes; organizations developing computational technologies.
Computational mathematics, fluid and gas mechanics, heat and mass transfer physics, computer modeling, high-performance computing. Departments: Biochemical Engineering, Economics and Business.
A comprehensive study of the epidemiological patterns and molecular-genetic structure of the resistome of avian pathogens to identify mechanisms of antibiotic resistance formation and transmission and to develop approaches to monitoring and reducing the spread of resistant strains.
New data on the structure and distribution of antibiotic resistance genes in avian pathogens were obtained. Patterns of circulation of resistant strains and horizontal resistance transfer mechanisms were identified. Protocols for monitoring antibiotic-resistant pathogens were developed.
Government bodies (Ministry of Agriculture of RK, veterinary services), poultry farms, research organizations, diagnostic laboratories, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, environmental and sanitary services.
Integration of epidemiological, molecular biological, microbiological, genomic, bioinformatics, and veterinary approaches. Department of Biochemical Engineering, involving students of the Biotechnology program from the 2nd year.
To develop and implement adaptive machine learning algorithms for detecting network anomalies and preventing cyber attacks in corporate networks, minimizing dependence on predefined rules and signatures.
Development of adaptive algorithms capable of enhancing corporate network protection against modern threats and ensuring dynamic defense is expected.
Implementation of solutions in key economic sectors — finance, telecommunications, energy.
To develop a distributed ledger framework for secure, reliable, and decentralized coordination of autonomous heterogeneous agents (ground and aerial robots) for joint tasks — search and rescue operations in limited infrastructure conditions.
Software tools for map generation, drone trajectory planning, and victim detection in the Omniverse environment were developed. A unified architecture integrating mapping, navigation, and computer vision modules was implemented.
ROSO, Ministry of Emergency Situations, volunteer groups, drone development companies, universities (L.N. Gumilyov ENU, K.I. Satpayev KNRTU, AUPET, Al-Farabi KazNU), research institutes, KAZGISA LLP.
Robotics, blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer vision, sensor data integration, route planning. Department of Software Engineering.
Development of macromolecular sorbents for the selective sorption and separation of noble metals and associated valuable components from concentrates and technological solutions based on the "long-range effect" of macromolecular structures and molecular imprinting.
Industrial hydrometallurgical enterprises, jewelry manufacturing enterprises.
Polymer chemistry, physical chemistry, materials science, hydrometallurgy. Departments: BCE, TIPP.
Commercialization of research outcomes through the establishment of production and market distribution of solid sea buckthorn oil and an enterosorbent.
Technology for producing solid sea buckthorn oil was developed and implemented. A domestic product based on natural raw materials (sea buckthorn, rosehip) was created. Serial production of ANKOR RENOVA and ANKOR DETOX was established.
Food and pharmaceutical enterprises; distributors of dietary supplements and functional nutrition; medical and wellness organizations; retail chains and marketplaces.
Food technology, biochemistry, economics, production, product development, and commercialization. Departments: Food Production Technology, Economics and Business.
Commercialization of R&D results for the production of Icardy ECG patches designed for continuous telemedicine heart monitoring and implementation in medical services.
The ICardy hardware-software complex for continuous telemedicine heart monitoring was developed and brought to the implementation stage. Algorithms for analyzing cardiac signals detecting real-time deviations in heart function were implemented.
Medical organizations (clinics, cardiology and diagnostic centers), organizations implementing telemedicine technologies.
Medicine (cardiology), biomedical engineering, information technology, data analysis. Departments: Smart Engineering Technologies, Software Engineering, Economics and Business.
Commercialization of research results through the organization of production and implementation of technology for immobilization of liquid radioactive waste using zeolite and glauconite.
Technology for immobilization of LRW using natural sorbents (zeolite and glauconite) is being developed and implemented. A scientifically grounded technological foundation using mathematical modeling methods was created to enhance sorption process efficiency.
Nuclear power facilities, research centers and medical institutions working with radioactive materials. Radioactive waste disposal companies. State bodies responsible for environmental and radiation safety.
Radiochemistry, ecology, materials science, computational fluid dynamics, engineering technologies. Departments: Biochemical Engineering, Economics and Business.
Commercialization of R&D aimed at the creation and mass production of premium feed additives (premixes) for agricultural and domestic animals based on organic components from Kazakhstan and advanced technologies from the USA.
Technology for producing innovative feed additives based on mathematical modeling of solid particle dynamics is being developed and implemented. A scientifically grounded basis for formulations with enhanced nutrient bioavailability was created. Production infrastructure was prepared.
Agricultural enterprises and livestock farms, feed mills, agro-industrial companies, organizations working in feed solutions and agro-services.
Agricultural sciences, feed production technologies, mathematical modeling, economics. Departments: Biochemical Engineering, Economics and Business.
Commercialization of technology for extraction and subsequent separation of rare-earth and precious metals by molecular imprinting in jewelry production.
An innovative technology for extraction and separation of rare-earth and precious metals based on the "long-range effect" of macromolecules and molecular imprinting was developed. The technology allows the use of sorbents for extracting residues of gold, platinum, and silver from solutions at any stage of jewelry production.
Jewelry industry enterprises, organizations engaged in processing and extraction of precious metals.
Polymer chemistry, materials science, metallurgy, precious metal processing technologies. Departments: Biochemical Engineering, Economics and Business.
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