Scientists at the North Caucasus Federal University are engaged in the development of artificial intelligence technologies that can be used in medicine and agriculture. A large project is also aimed at developing secure machine learning systems in cloud services.

The introduction of AI technologies in various fields, including science and education, is part of a federal project initiated by the President of Russia.

NCFU research teams are working on various technologies using artificial intelligence to process large amounts of information. This was told by university experts at a press conference of the Stavropol State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company.

Thus, the Vice-rector for Scientific Work of NCFU, Doctor of Economics, Professor Svetlana Zenchenko spoke about the developments that are being carried out at the university in the interests of the healthcare industry. Special programs have been created that analyze images of neoplasms, decode ECG signals, detect cardiac arrhythmias, and evaluate the individual characteristics of the patient before installing implants.

– The main goal of our developments in the medical field is not to replace a doctor, but to create a digital tool that could speed up diagnosis. In any case, the decision lies with the specialist, with the person. In addition, neural networks calculate various combinations of active substances and predict the process, which allows scientists not to waste time. The synergy of artificial and human intelligence can accelerate the speed of scientists' work," said NCFU Vice–Rector for Research.

Vyacheslav Petrenko, Head of the Department of Information Security Organization and Technology at the NCFU Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, PhD, spoke about the creation of various AI-based systems for plant analysis, soil condition and forecasting in agriculture. Engineers at the Federal University have also designed a special drone to train piloting skills in agriculture. Such devices will be used in the Academy of Unmanned Technologies being created at NCFU. Its goal is to create a generation of graduates who have the skills to pilot drones for civilian purposes, Vyacheslav Petrenko explained.

Maria Lapina, Associate Professor of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics at the NCFU Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science named after Professor Nikolai Chervyakov, spoke about the implementation of a project in the field of personal information protection for cloud services using AI. NCFU scientists have received a grant from the Russian Science Foundation to create new technologies for designing cloud services. The development is carried out jointly with the Institute of System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The project is designed for three years. Its goal is to develop technology that is resistant to cyber attacks and the actions of fraudsters who steal personal data.

This way, users will be able to safely use information in cloud-based machine learning services while maintaining high speed. Registration of 8 computer programs is currently underway.

NCFU will continue to expand the scope of artificial intelligence applications in science and education.