Engineering is where imagination meets innovation. It's where big ideas become game-changing realities. At our faculty, we empower students to combine technical excellence with visionary thinking to engineer solutions for a better future. Our programmes go beyond text and theory. We encourage hands-on exploration, experimentation and bringing concepts to life. Students gain the fundamental knowledge and then are challenged to push further and make their own discoveries. We believe progress demands both strong foundations and bold new frontiers. Our graduates lead the way in pioneering emerging technologies while never losing sight of core engineering fundamentals. Join us to become the next generation of creators, dreamers and designers. We will equip you with the skills not just to analyse and optimise, but to build, envision and inspire.
Professor Ph. D.
Emmanuel Merchan
Dean
Engineering Faculty
Study Programmes
Dean
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Academic degree and current position in TSI: Professor at the Transport and Telecommunication Institute, Dean of the Engineering Faculty,
Previous experience: Over 20 years as a Professor at the Instituto Politécnico Nacional in Mexico City, serving in various leadership roles including Academic Vice-Chancellor, Executive Secretariat of COFAA-IPN, General Coordinator for Staff Development and Educational Innovation, Dean of Higher Education, and Director of the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.
Membership: Member of IEEE, collaborating with the Robotics and Automation Society. Since 2023, a member of the Latvian Council of Science as an expert in the field of Engineering and Technology – Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Information and Communication Technologies, and a member of the Engineering and Technology Expert Commission.
Academic experience: Author of numerous publications in journals such as IEEE Access, Results in Engineering, and MDPI Sensors. Supervised over 55 undergraduate theses, 11 master’s theses, and 7 doctoral dissertations at IPN, the last 2 Doctoral dissertations supervised as TSI staff.
Teaching at post- and graduate level: Courses in Robotics, Engineering Design, and Soft-Computing at both graduate and undergraduate levels.
Participation in projects: Participated in and led various research projects focused on robotics, optimization techniques, biomechanics, and mechanical design.
Research Interests: Robotics, Trajectory Planning, Soft Computing, Mechanical Design Optimization, and Biomechanics.
Awards: Recognized for innovative leadership in academia and research, aiming to advance engineering education and tackle the challenges posed by Industry 4.0.
Vice Deans
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Current position – assistant professor, Dr.sc.ing. Engineering Faculty
Experience – Mechanical engineer, “Aviatest LTD”, Ltd [01/2004 – 01/2010], Project manager, “Aviatest LTD”, Ltd [01/2010 – 06/2016], Researcher, “Aviatest LTD”, Ltd [06/2016 – Current], Lecturer, Riga Technical University, Aeronautics Institute [09/2018 – 09/2020], Docent, JSC “Transport and Telecommunication Institute” [09/2020 – Current]
Teaching activity – Aviation engine, Technical drawing, Transport Maintenance Control, Descriptive geometry
Publication activity – Author/co-author of 19 research publications in journals and conference proceedings (one is indexed in SCOPUS).
Supervised theses – Bachelor, Engineer, Master, Doctoral
Research fields/domains – aviation engines, CAD systems, aviation construction strength, composite materials
Assistant to the Dean
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Current position – lecturer of Engineering Faculty, Transport And Telecommunication Institute.
Experience: secretary of attestation commission -“Bachelor of Natural Sciences in Computer Science”, “Master of Natural Sciences in Computer Science” and “Management of Information Systems” programs; curator of foreign students (2013)
Membership – member of the TTI Constitutional Assembly.
Teaching activity – is training the courses being taught in English, Latvian, Russian languages for courses: Software Engineering; Information technologies; Databases and Information Systems; Programming Languages Concepts; Modern Software Engineering; Algorithmic means of computer graphics; IT Project Management; Web Application Construction.
Publication activity – co-author of several methodological books for students, co-author of the lecture notes ”Programmēšanas valodu principi” and lecture notes ”Programmatūras konstruēšanas tehnoloģijas”, methodological publications ”Programmēšanas valodu principi”, publication “Исследование технологии разработки БД на основе языка UML” for conference “Science and Technology – Step into the Future”, 2002 g., Riga, TTI. Prepared methodical materials in English for the courses: Software Engineering; Programming Language Concepts ; Information Technologies; IT Project Management; Web Application Construction.
Projects – participation in project (2018) “Traffic flow survey and simulation in the area of K. Valdemara- Bruninieku-Skolas-Stabu streets block area”; participation in project (2017) „iSECRET” (Software Engineering Competence Evaluation Internet Portal); participation in project (2004) with Austrian company “APAC”; e-learning manager (2011-2012); coordinator of project IP Erasmus “Programming Mobile Applications for Android System” (2012-2013).
Supervised theses – more than 60 bachelor thesis supervision with successful defense.
Research fields/domains – software engineering, information systems.
Motto – It’s not what you achieve, it’s what you overcome.
ENGINEERING FACULTY ACADEMIC STAFF MEMBERS
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Academic degree and current position in TSI: Professor, Dr.sc.ing. Dr.hab.sc.ing, leading researcher of the Engineering Faculty, Director of PhD Programme “Telematics and Logistics”.
Previous Experience: Founder and President of Transport and Telecommunication Institute for over 15 years, Vice-rector for Research and Development Affairs for more than 10 years
Membership: Member of the Joint OECD/ITF Transport Research Committee (OECD – Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, ITF – International Transport Forum), Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Corresponding Member of Latvian Academy of Science, President of Latvian Transport Development and Education Association, President of Latvian Operations Research Society, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal “Transport and Telecommunication”, Member of the board of the Journals “Transport”, “Technological and Economic Development”, “Journal of Aviation Technology and Engineering” etc.
Academic experience: Author of more than 600 academic and research publications, author of 68 patents. Expert of the Latvian Council of Science in Civil and Transport Engineering, Chairman of promotion council for PhD degree in Civil and Transport Engineering, Chairman of Professor Council in Telematics and Logistics.
Teaching at post- and graduate level: 45 years of pedagogical experience in university; courses: Research Methodology (PhD programme); New Trends of Telematics and Logistics Development (PhD programme), Research Methodology (MSc programme), Theory of Systems and System Analysis (MSc programme), Transport Policy (MSc programme), Intelligent Transport Systems (MSc programme), Reliability Engineering (BSc programme) etc.
Participation in projects: has participated in 37 international projects (in 26 projects as national coordinator of the projects) and 26 Latvian research projects and programs (in 23 as head of the projects) within the frame of COST Activities, Horizon 2020, Framework Programs, INTERREG etc.
Research Interests: Transport Telematics and Logistics, Smart Cities, Analysis and Modelling of Transport Systems, Intelligent Transport Systems, Reliability of Electronics Systems, Internet of Things, Cyber-Physical Systems, Information Technology Applications, Electronics and Telecommunication, Decision Support Systems, Avionics, Air Traffic Control Systems and others.
Supervised Doctoral, Master and Bachelor Theses: Supervisor of 9 PhD theses and more than 200 Master and Bachelor theses.
Awards: 2 Gold and 5 Silver Medals of International Research and Innovation Exhibition of Innovators (1985-1990); Honorary title “Latvian Honored Inventor”, Latvian Parliament (1989); Award for Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning and Technology, USA (1998); Award and memorial medal for outstanding research in computer science and informatics, Latvian Academy of Sciences (2001); Award and memorial medal for outstanding performance of research in air navigation, communication and radar technology, Latvian Academy of Sciences (2002); Certificate of Recognition as a significant contribution to the research and educational work in the transport, logistics and information technology, as well as on the international success in science, Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia (2014); Certificate of Honor of the Latvian Academy of Sciences for research in the field of transport and logistics (2019).
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Current position – Emeritus Professor of the Engineering Faculty, Director of the study direction “Transport and Business Logistics”.
Experience – More than 50 years of academic and research experience; Professor at Transport and Telecommunication Institute (2004-2020); Privatdocent at Otto-von-Guericke University (Germany) (2001-2014); Project manager at Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation (Germany) (2001-2020); Docent at Riga Technical University (1971-2001).
Membership – Member of the Latvian Simulation Society (since 1994); Member of the ASIM Simulation Society (Germany)(since 1989); Expert of Latvian Council for Science in Engineering Field (2017-2023); Member of Program Committee of International Winter Simulation Conference (USA) (since 2012); Member of Programme Committee of International Multi-Conference Reliability and Statistics in Transportation and Communication (since 2015); Member of editorial board “Transport and Telecommunication” journal.
Teaching activity – Modelling of systems (2ECTS, doctor level); Business process modelling (2ECTS, doctor level); Mathematical methods and models in logistics research (2ECTS, doctor level); Supply chain risk management (4ECTS, master level); Modelling of logistics and transport processes (4ECTS, master level); Modelling of systems (6ECTS, bachelor level); Simulation modelling in logistics (4ECTS, bachelor level).
Publication activity – Author/co-author of more than 160 research publications in journals and conference proceedings; ca. 30 publications are indexed by SCOPUS/WoS.
Projects – More than 35 contract research projects with the industry by working at Fraunhofer Institute for Factory Operation and Automation (Germany) (2001-2020).
Supervised theses (TSI) – 10 master level and 4 doctoral thesis supervision with successful defence.
Research fields/domains – Analysis, modelling and simulation of production and logistics systems.
Awards – Honorary Order of the Transport and Telecommunication Institute (2014).
Motto – “If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself” (Albert Einstein).
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Academic degree and current position in TSI: professor, leading researcher of the Engineering Faculty, Director of MSc Program “Transport and Logistics”
Previous experience: more than 10 years was Vice-rector for Research and Development, Transport and Telecommunication Institute (TSI), founder of the Laboratory of Applied Systems and chair of Mathematical Methods and Modelling Department in TSI
Membership: From 01.2017 member of ECTRI Board and from 2019 – vice-president of ECTRI; an external scientific expert in Association of Paneuropa Coach Terminals from 2009; has been chair or member of the organizing and the programme committees of the International Conference on Applied Statistics (6 events), Transportation Research (15 events), Complex Systems (4 events), etc. and reviewer in transportation journals and conference proceedings. Member of Editorial Board of Journals: Transport (WoS, SCOPUS); Maintenance and Reliability (SCOPUS), Transport and Telecommunication (WoS, SCOPUS), etc. Guest redactor of Volumes of Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems and Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure in Springer; Procedia Engineering published by Elsevier etc.
Academic experience: Author more than 170 publications, incl. 9 books and textbooks, chapters in the books “From Transit Systems to Models: Purpose of Modelling” in book: “Modelling Public Transport Passenger Flows in the Era of Intelligent Transport Systems” (Springer Verlag, 2016), “3D City Models and urban information: Current issues and perspectives” (edpsciences, 2014), papers in International Journal of Transport, Transport and Telecommunication, Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, etc. Guest redactor of Volumes of Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems and Lecture Notes in Intelligent Transportation and Infrastructure in Springer; Procedia Engineering published by Elsevier etc. An Expert in Transport and Logistics (2008-2021) and Civil Engineering (from 2021) at the Latvian Council for Science; member of the PhD promotion committee
Teaching at post- and graduate levels: Data Analysis (PhD in Business Management, RSEBAA-BA); Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Transport Modelling, Scientific Seminar (Dr. Ing. in Telematics and Logistics, TSI); Data Mining (MSc in Computers Science, MIS, TSI); Research Seminar; Methods of Data Analysis and Business Forecasting (MSc in Transport and Logistics, TSI); etc.
Participation in projects: as leading researcher has participated in more than 20 European and Latvian research projects and more than 14 national transportation studies, and was scientific coordinator in 8 of them. Is/was national representative and management committee member of COST Actions CA16222 (WISE-ACT), TU1306 (CYBERPARKS), TU1004, TU0903, TU0804 and TU0801. Has great experience in coordinating different kind of projects in frame of Horizon 2020, FP, INTERREG, BSR programmes, she was coordinator of Horizon 2020 project “Enhancing excellence and innovation capacity in sustainable transport interchanges” (ALLIANCE)
Research interest: Data analysis, data mining, statistical analysis, mathematical modelling and simulation with application in different fields (transportation sphere, business, economics, networks, logistics and others)
Supervised Doctoral, Master and Bachelor Theses: Promoted 6 Doctoral, more than 90 Master theses and 70 Bachelor theses an official reviewer of 7 PhD theses
Awards: (2019) by Ministry of Education and Science; (2017, 2010, 2008) Latvian Education Funds; (2011, 2010, 2008) Riga Municipality
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Department of Aviation Transport
Current position: Associate professor, Director of Aviation Engineering Program Engineering Faculty
Experience:
- More than 11 years of academic experience
- More than 28 years’ experience in aviation maintenance
- More than 5 years’ experience at top management position in aviation business (Airline General Director Technical Maintenance Chief Advisor)
- More than 2 years’ experience as Airline CAMO Manager (Technical Director)
Teaching activity
Master level (Aviation Managment Program): Management of Aviation Maintenace
Bachelor level (Aviation engineering Program): Compliance Monitoring System, Aircraft Maintenace Planning, Aerodynamic & Flight Dynamic; Maintenace of Aircraft; Propeller and its control systems; Human Factors; Introduction to specialty
Publication activity: Author/Co-author of 18 research publications in journals and conference proceedings (incl. SCOPUS&WoS)
Projects: Horizon 2020 “Enhancing excellence and innovation capacity in sustainable transport interchange – ALLIANCE”
Supervised theses: 1 PhD student, 5 Master students, 8 Bachelor students
Research fields/domains: February 2019 got my PhD degree “INVESTIGATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE GROUND HANDLING VEHICLES ON THE AIRCRAFT HANDLING DURATION”
Motto: Quality is not an act, it’s a habit
Hobby: Mushroom picking
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WORK EXPERIENCE:
14/07/2018 – 30/04/2022 – St. Petersburg, Russia
PROFESSOR – ST. PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY
01/09/2019 – 31/08/2022 – St. Petersburg, Russia
PROFESSOR (part-time) – HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
05/2017 – Universitetskaya nab., 7-9, St. Petersburg, Russia
DOCTOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS – St. Petersburg State University
11/2004 – Universitetskaya nab., 7-9, St. Petersburg, Russia
CANDIDATE OF SCIENCE (PHD) IN PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS – St. Petersburg State University
08/1995 – 07/2000 – Universitetskaya nab., 7-9, St. Petersburg, Russia
DIPLOMA WITH HONOUR “MATHEMATICIAN IN THE FIELD OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS” – St. Petersburg State University
PUBLICATIONS
ResearcherID: N-2489-2013
Scopus Author ID: 6504122454
ORCID 0000-0003-0290-8373
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Game theory, differential games, optimal control, applications of differential
games to management in environment and resources
Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (MANET), VANET, optimization
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Academic degree and current position in TSI: Vice-rector for Student Affairs, professor, of the Engineering Faculty, senior researcher, PhD thesis: “Urban Public Transport Quality Estimation” (2015).
Previous experience: Dr.sc.ing. Irina Pticina has been the chair of Department of Software Engineering of Transport and Telecommunication Institute (TSI) for five years and the chair of Laboratory of Software and Information Systems Development Laboratory.
Membership: National representative in some COST Actions: TU0903 „Methods and tools for supporting the use, calibration and validation of traffic simulation models (MULTITUDE)”, TU0804 “Survey harmonization with New Technologies Improvement”
Academic experience: Author of more than 15 publications cited in scientific journals. The conference “Research and technology – step into the future”, Member of the programming committee.
Teaching at post- and graduate level: Organization of Research & Pedagogical activities (Doctoral study program Telematics and Logistics, TSI); Image Processing (MSc in Computers Science, TSI); Programming, System Programming, Algorithms of Computer Graphics, Development in Net (BSc in Computer Science, TSI); etc.
Participation in projects: has participated in 6 European and Latvian research projects and 8 national transportation studies as researcher. National representative of COST Actions TU0903 „Methods and tools for supporting the use, calibration and validation of traffic simulation models (MULTITUDE)”, WG3: “Continuous National Travel Surveys”, European committee COST355; TU0804 “Survey harmonization with New Technologies Improvement”
Research Interests: Software Engineering, Programming, Computer Graphics, Transportation, Transport surveys, Modern tools and approaches in education.
Supervised Doctoral, Master and Bachelor Theses (number): Promoted 9 Master theses and 84 Bachelor theses, supervised the PhD student in the Doctoral program Telematic and Logistics.
Awards: Competition for the bachelor’s theses in IT in Latvia, as a supervisor (2017, 2020). Open international competition for the best doctoral, masters, students and student research work related to the Riga city traffic problems winner of the research activity “Development of an urban transport system quality indicator for passenger transport” (2010).
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