Boris Nikolaevich Poliakov (; born May 17, 1938, in

Nizhny Tagil Nizhny Tagil ( rus, Нижний Тагил, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj tɐˈgʲil) is a classification of inhabited localities in Russia, city in Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia, located east of the Boundaries between the continents#Asia and Europe, boundary ...

, Russia) is a Russian scientist, professor of

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

, and member of the Academy of Engineering Sciences of the

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. Boris N. Poliakov is known for his work in the field of

ferrous metallurgy Ferrous metallurgy is the metallurgy of iron and its alloys. The earliest surviving prehistoric iron artifacts, from the 4th millennium BC in Egypt, were made from meteoritic iron-nickel. It is not known when or where the smelting of iron from ...

. His areas of expertise include the theory and technologies of

metal forming In metalworking, forming is the fashioning of metal parts and objects through mechanical deformation; the workpiece is reshaped without adding or removing material, and its mass remains unchanged. Forming operates on the materials science princ ...

, metal elasticity and

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, and application of

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and

mathematical modeling A mathematical model is an abstract and concrete, abstract description of a concrete system using mathematics, mathematical concepts and language of mathematics, language. The process of developing a mathematical model is termed ''mathematical m ...

computer-aided Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, mainly by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machine ...

design and

process optimization Process optimization is the discipline of adjusting a process so as to make the best or most effective use of some specified set of parameters without violating some constraint. Common goals are minimizing cost and maximizing throughput and/or e ...

of hot

rolling mills In metalworking, rolling is a metal forming process in which metal stock is passed through one or more pairs of rolls to reduce the thickness, to make the thickness uniform, and/or to impart a desired mechanical property. The concept is simil ...

. Poliakov pioneered several advances in the

metallurgy Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the ...

of the USSR, including the development and application of the first software suites for optimization of rolling technologies, equipment and electric drives of

. He was a key member of the engineering team in charge of the design of the first radial and curved

continuous casting Continuous casting, also called strand casting, is the process whereby melting, molten metal is solidified into a "semifinished" Billet (semi-finished product), billet, Bloom (casting)#Bloom, bloom, or Slab (casting)#Slab, slab for subsequent ro ...

machines in the Soviet Union. His research on the basis of the

finite element method Finite element method (FEM) is a popular method for numerically solving differential equations arising in engineering and mathematical modeling. Typical problem areas of interest include the traditional fields of structural analysis, heat tran ...

led to a significant improvement in the strength,

thermal resistance In heat transfer, thermal engineering, and thermodynamics, thermal conductance and thermal resistance are fundamental concepts that describe the ability of materials or systems to conduct heat and the opposition they offer to the heat current. ...

, operational reliability and durability of rolling mill components of complex design, and the reduction of metal consumption in their manufacturing. The software suites developed under his leadership formed the foundation of a system of automated design for rolling mills at the capital equipment production facility ''

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'', and led to the development of a number of fundamentally new

engineering Engineering is the practice of using natural science, mathematics, and the engineering design process to Problem solving#Engineering, solve problems within technology, increase efficiency and productivity, and improve Systems engineering, s ...

solutions.Bolshakov V.I.; Belodedenko S.V.; Mamchits E.K. (2011) "New Methodological Achievements in the Design of Rolling Mills" (review of the book by Boris N. Poliakov ''Improving the Technologies, Load Carrying Capacity, Durability of Equipment, and Effectiveness of Automatic Systems in Rolling Mills''). Also in journal Boris N. Poliakov was one of the lead engineers behind the development of the first computer system of data acquisition and diagnostics used in Soviet metallurgy for the

automation Automation describes a wide range of technologies that reduce human intervention in processes, mainly by predetermining decision criteria, subprocess relationships, and related actions, as well as embodying those predeterminations in machine ...

of rolling technologies and operating regimes of rolling equipment. In the 1960s, he and his research team developed some of the first

prototypes A prototype is an early sample, model, or release of a product built to test a concept or process. It is a term used in a variety of contexts, including semantics, design, electronics, and software programming. A prototype is generally used to ...

mechatronics Mechatronics engineering, also called mechatronics, is the synergistic integration of mechanical, electrical, and computer systems employing mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering and computer engineering, and also ...

by integrating

microprocessors A microprocessor is a computer processor for which the data processing logic and control is included on a single integrated circuit (IC), or a small number of ICs. The microprocessor contains the arithmetic, logic, and control circuitry r ...

into the system of drive control in complex, dynamically loaded

mechanism Mechanism may refer to: *Mechanism (economics), a set of rules for a game designed to achieve a certain outcome **Mechanism design, the study of such mechanisms *Mechanism (engineering), rigid bodies connected by joints in order to accomplish a ...

s of

. In the 1960s and early 1970s, he was a lead implementation manager responsible for the design and enhancement of process automation systems of the most productive blooming mill in the world - Blooming Mill 1300Interview with Boris N. Poliakov. with an annual production capacity of 6 million tons of

ingots An ingot is a piece of relatively pure material, usually metal, that is cast into a shape suitable for further processing. In steelmaking, it is the first step among semi-finished casting products. Ingots usually require a second procedure of sh ...

Kryvorizhstal ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (former Kryvorizhstal; ) is Ukraine's largest integrated steel company, founded in 1934 and located in Kryvyi Rih, in central Ukraine. The steel plant is one of the most important Ukrainian companies and a globally impo ...

steel company (now

ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (former Kryvorizhstal; ) is Ukraine's largest integrated steel company, founded in 1934 and located in Kryvyi Rih, in central Ukraine. The steel plant is one of the most important Ukrainian companies and a globally impor ...

). In the 1970s, Poliakov co-authored the second in the USSR

mathematical statistics Mathematical statistics is the application of probability theory and other mathematical concepts to statistics, as opposed to techniques for collecting statistical data. Specific mathematical techniques that are commonly used in statistics inc ...

software suite,Although the Uralmash Research Institute developed its first statistical analysis software suite in 1968, it reached publication only in 1970 in a book ''Algorithms of Computer-Aided Statistical Data Analysis'' by Karlinskaya F.M.; Makarov Yu.D.; Poliakov B.N. () The Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in Moscow introduced its statistical analysis suite in 1969 in a book ''Algorithms and Programs for Computer-Aided Statistical Data Analysis'' by Borisenkov E.P. and Romanov M.A. () which, alongside

system analysis System analysis in the field of electrical engineering characterizes electrical systems and their properties. System analysis can be used to represent almost anything from population growth to audio speakers; electrical engineers often use it b ...

, became widely used in

algorithm engineering Algorithm engineering focuses on the design, analysis, implementation, optimization, profiling and experimental evaluation of computer algorithms, bridging the gap between algorithmics theory and practical applications of algorithms in software engi ...

for optimal automatic operation of reversible

.Khimich G.L.; Sokolovsky O.P.; Poliakov B.N. (1968). ''Automated System for Technological Data Collection and Processing in Blooming Mill 1300 and Application of Mathematical Statistics Methods in Hot Rolling''. The Ural Scientific and Technical Conference at the Ural Polytechnic Institute. Sverdlovsk.

Education

Boris N. Poliakov graduated from the department of Metallurgical Equipment Engineering at the

Ural Polytechnic Institute Ural State Technical University (USTU) is a public technical university in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation. It is the biggest technical institution of higher education in Russia, with close ties to local industry in the Urals. ...

in Sverdlovsk (now

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg (, ; ), alternatively Romanization of Russian, romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( ; 1924–1991), is a city and the administrative centre of Sverdlovsk Oblast and the Ural Federal District, Russia. The ci ...

) in 1960. In 1972, he received his

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

in Technical Sciences (). In 1992, the

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conferred on him the degree of

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(; equivalent to a higher

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Career

During 1961-1989, Poliakov held positions with increasing responsibilities as a design engineer, senior research fellow and from 1974 until 1986, as the head of Hot Rolling Mills Applied Research Laboratory at the

Research Institute. From 1989 until 2002, he was the Chair of the Department of Design Automation and Engineering Graphics at the Russian State Vocational University (now Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University) in

Achievements

Boris N. Poliakov is a recipient of 30 inventor's certificates and patents registered in the USA, England, France, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Canada, Japan. He is the author of nearly 400 scientific publications in Russia and other countries, including six monographs in the collection of the

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. Although formally retired, Poliakov continues to publish and participates in international conferences, such as ''

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of Russian

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'' (March 2006, Moscow), ''Material Deformation and Failure'' (November 2006, October 2007, Moscow), ''Reliability and Safety of Capital Equipment'' (October 26–29, 2015, Dnipropetrovsk). The achievements of Boris N. Poliakov are featured in the ''Famous Scientists of Russia'' and in the ''Free Encyclopedia'' of the

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of Russia.

Awards and honors

*Diploma ''Honorary Scientist of Europe'' with a commemorative medal (a/k/a the Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz medal) awarded by the Presidium of the European Academy of Natural Sciences in Hanover (Europäische Akademie der Naturwissenschaften Hannover) – December 2009. *Member of the Academy of Engineering Sciences of the Russian Federation (Diploma № 600) – November 2000. *Medal ''Inventor of the USSR'' – 1984.

Notable publications

*Kotsar S.L.; Poliakov B.N.; Makarov Yu.D.; Chichigin V.A. (1974). ''Statistical Analysis and Mathematical Modeling of a Blooming Mill''. ''Metallurgy'' Publishing Company, Moscow. *Poliakov B.N.; Nyashin Yu.I.; Volegov I.F.; Trusov A.F. (1990). ''Loading, Load-Carrying Capacity, and Durability of Rolling Mills''. ''Metallurgy'' Publishing Company, Moscow.
TS340.N281990
. *Poliakov, Boris (1993). ''Improving the Technologies and Durability of Rolling Mills: Part I''. Yekaterinburg.
TS340.P5951994
. *Poliakov, Boris (1994). ''Improving the Technologies and Durability of Rolling Mills: Part II''. Yekaterinburg.
TS340.P5951994
. *Poliakov, Boris (2006). ''Improving the Technologies, Load Carrying Capacity, Durability of Equipment, and Effectiveness of Automatic Systems in Rolling Mills: Part I''. ''Renome'' Publishing Company, St. Petersburg.
TS340.P5962006
. *Poliakov, Boris (2007). ''Statistical Methods in Algorithms and Case Studies (Based on Rolling Mills Operation)''. ''Renome'' Publishing Company, St. Petersburg.
QA276.P5782007
.

References

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