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The defences of the bachelor’s degree theses by fourth-year students studying at the V.V. Popovsky Department of Information and Communication Engineering under the “Information and Communication Engineering and Network Security” educational and professional programme, specialising in “Telecommunications and Radio Engineering”, have now concluded. These are our top students, who consistently demonstrated a high level of academic, research and social engagement throughout their studies. It was they who took part in and received scholarships for numerous international educational projects, won competitions and academic contests, studied as part of academic mobility programmes, presented papers at scientific conferences and were published in academic journals.

Roman Sitnikov, a 2026 Bachelor’s graduate, successfully combined his academic achievements at the university – winning the “Outstanding Students of the V.V. Popovsky Department of Information and Communication Engineering” competition on multiple occasions – with active involvement in student research. He has presented his work on numerous occasions at academic conferences and published his research findings in specialist journals:

1. Garkusha, S.B., Sitnikov, R.S., Loshakov, V.A., & Akulinichev, A.A. An experimental study of the properties of the EIGRP routing protocol with regard to fault tolerance and load balancing. Telecommunications Problems, 1(36), 2025. pp. 3–26. https://doi.org/10.30837/pt.2025.1.01
2. Sytnikov, R.S., & Andrushko, D.V. A study of an intelligent single-path routing model based on OSPF metrics. Telecommunications Problems, 2(37), 2025. pp. 3–32. https://doi.org/10.30837/pt.2025.2.01
3. Sytnikov, R.S., Lemeshko, V.O., Krepko, A.V., and Stadnik, V.V. A study of local area network reliability indicators during the implementation of a port aggregation scheme. Telecommunications Problems, 2(35), 2024. pp. 3–13. https://doi.org/10.30837/pt.2024.2.01
4. Sytnikov, R. S. Optimisation of OSPF single-path routing using AI models / supervised by Prof. Lemeshko, O. V. // Radioelectronics and Youth in the 21st Century: proceedings of the 30th International Youth Forum, 22–24 April 2026. – Kharkiv: KNURE, 2026. – Vol. 4. – pp. 16–18.
5. Sytnikov, R.S. A study of the EIGRP routing protocol as a means of ensuring network fault tolerance and load balancing. Problems of Informatics and Modelling (PIM-2025). Proceedings of the 25th International Scientific and Technical Conference. Kharkiv: NTU “KhPI”, 2025. p. 104.
6. Sytnikov, R.S., Tserkovna, O.V. The use of high-speed networks for the real-time transmission of athletes’ biometric data: risks of failures and attacks on network equipment. Proceedings of the International Scientific and Technical Conference “Information and Communication Technologies and Cybersecurity” (IKTK-2025). Kharkiv, Kharkiv National University of Radio Electronics, 2025, pp. 69–74.
7. Sytnikov, R. Study of EIGRP Protocol Properties Regarding Resilience and Load Balancing. INFORMATICS, MATHEMATICS, AUTOMATION IMA :: 2025. Proceedings and programme of the International Scientific Conference of Young Scientists. Sumy – Astana, 21–25 April 2025. Sumy: Sumy State University, 2025. p. 53.
8. Sytnikov, R.S., Krepko, A.V. Improving the reliability of a local area network through port aggregation on a switch. Proceedings of the International Scientific and Technical Conference “Information and Communication Technologies and Cyber Security” (IKTK-2024). Kharkiv, KhNURE, 2024, pp. 150–152.

–             winner (1st place) of the first stage of the All-Ukrainian Student Olympiad for 2025 in specialisation 172 Electronic Communications and Radio Engineering; 

–             winner (3rd place) in the 2025 student research paper competition (Round 1) in the specialisation 172 Electronic Communications and Radio Engineering.

–             winner (1st place) in the 2026 student research paper competition (Round 1) in the specialisation 172 Electronic Communications and Radio Engineering.

In addition, R. Sitnikov was a scholarship holder of the international German–Ukrainian educational project “DigiJED-3: Digital Education Through Joint Efforts”, which the department has successfully implemented in recent years. As part of this project, he successfully completed the courses “ICT Security” and “5G Technology”.

In recognition of his academic achievements and active research work, in 2025 Roman Sitnikov was awarded a named academic scholarship from the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine for the 2025–2026 academic year.

On 8 July 2026, Roman Sitnikov successfully defended his dissertation with distinction; it focused on the use of modern information technologies and network protocols to build corporate networks with heightened requirements for reliability and security. In his thesis, carried out within the PNetLab environment, he designed and tested a fault-tolerant corporate network based on the Zero Trust architecture and utilising the advanced capabilities of the GLBP, LACP and EIGRP protocols.

Roman Sitnikov’s high level of engagement and achievement in his studies and research serves as an exemplary model for students at the V.V. Popovsky Department of Information and Communication Engineering at KhNURE.

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