Yuri Gevondovich Shakaryan - Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Academician of the Academy of Electrotechnical Sciences of Russia, member of the American Institute of Engineers, Electrical Engineers and Electronic Engineers. Deputy General Director, Scientific Director, Deputy Director of VNIIE .
A major scientist in the field of electric power systems, electric machines, electromechanical complexes, automated electric drives. Co-author of about 300 scientific works, including 9 books, one study guide, 88 inventions. Founder of a new scientific field related to the development, creation and implementation of electric machine-ventilation systems, which are intelligent systems consisting of electric machines and controlled frequency converters. Under his scientific supervision, fundamental research has been carried out and based on them, for the first time in world practice, electric machines of a new type, asynchronized, have been developed, created and introduced. He supervises the Center for Technologies for the Development of Energy Unions (as part of VNIIE), the main areas of activity of which are research, development and application in specific projects of technologies to improve the functioning and development of energy associations, including the creation of interstate energy associations.
Chairman of the Dissertation Council at the VNIIE for the defense of doctoral and master's theses, chairman of the section of the NTS RAO "UES of Russia", member of the editorial board of the journal "Electricity". Successfully represents the country at international conferences, symposia, meetings. He led international projects under the INTAS and TACIS programs of the European Community.