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[[image:VMK.jpg|thumb|250px|MSU Second Humanities Building where Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics is located]]
'''MSU Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics (CMC)''' ({{lang-ru|Факультет вычислительной математики и кибернетики (ВМиК) МГУ}}) is a part of [[Moscow State University]], founded in [[1970]] by [[Andrey Nikolayevich Tychonoff|Andrey N. Tikhonov]].
==Education==
CMC is the leading Russian research and training center in the fields of applied mathematics, computing and software development. Education at CMC combines in-depth theoretical studies, extensive practical exercises, and research.
Main 12 Master's programs:
* [[Mathematical physics]]
* [[Mathematical modeling]]
* Computational diagnostics
* [[Numerical methods]]
* [[Theory of probability]] and [[mathematical statistics]]
* Operations research and [[systems analysis]]
* Optimization and [[optimal control]]
* [[Mathematical cybernetics]]
* [[Software]] for computers and computer systems
* Networks software
* [[System programming]]
* [[Decision making]] in Economics and Finance
==History==
A group of professors and scholars from [[MSU Department of Physics|Department of Physics]] and [[MSU Department of Mechanics and Mathematics|Department of Mechanics and Mathematics]] formed CMC in 1970. The three departments are still closely connected.
Perhaps, ''Department of [[Applied Mathematics]] and [[Computer Science]]'' would be a more precise name for this one. The word ''[[cybernetics]]'' historically refers to what [[Norbert Wiener]] introduced in his book ''Cybernetics, or Control and Communication in the Animal and Machine'' (1948). In the Soviet Union cybernetics was initially considered [[antiscientific]], and was prohibited. However, in 1960s more liberal scientific views were adopted, triggering a remarkable boom in research and education. That was later reflected in the name of this department founded in 1970. Since that time the CMC name became a well-recognized brand and is unlikely to change.
The deans of the faculty:
* [[Andrey Nikolayevich Tychonoff|A. N. Tikhonov]] ([[1970]]-[[1990]])
* [[Dmitry Pavlovich Kostomarov|D. P. Kostomarov]] ([[1991]]-[[1999]])
* [[Evgeniy Ivanovich Moiseev|E. I. Moiseev]] ([[1999]]-now)
==Staff==
Faculty staff consists of more than 550 [[professor]]s and research scientists. There are about 2200 students and 200 post-graduate students. Each year more than 500 students are accepted. As most departments of the MSU are, CMC is quite prestigious, number of applications can reach up to ten per place.
==Industrial Contacts==
Following companies work with CS MSU: [[Intel]], [[Microsoft]], [[Sun Microsystems]], [[Borland]], [[Software AG]], [[Siemens AG|Siemens]], [[IBM]]/[[Lotus Software|Lotus]], [[Samsung]].
Following laboratories were created with international companies:
* [[Samsung]]-MSU Joint Lab (based on [http://graphics.cs.msu.su/index.en.html CS MSU Graphics&Media Lab])
* [[Intel]] Students Research Lab
* [[Microsoft]] Students Lab.
* [[Sun Microsystems]] Education and Science Lab
== See also ==
* [[MSU Lossless Video Codec]] - videocodec, created on CS MSU
== External links ==
* [http://fao.cs.msu.su/ Official web Site of CS MSU]
* [http://graphics.cs.msu.su/index.en.html CS MSU Graphics&Media Lab]
* {{ru icon}} [http://www.vmik.org/ CMC Alumni Community]
* {{ru icon}} [http://cmcspec.ru/ CMC Unofficial Student Site]
* {{ru icon}} [http://www.cmc-online.ru/ CMC Unofficial Information Site]
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