Abakumov Evgeny Mikhailovich

Abakumov Evgeny Mikhailovich

Biography

Education

Evgeny Abakumov graduated with honors from Moscow State Technical University named after N.E. Bauman, where he studied from 1997 to 2003 with a degree in standardization and certification.

In 2013, he took an MBA course at the Higher School of Economics with a degree in Strategic Management.

Since 2021, he is the scientific director of the Scientific Center for Information Technologies and Artificial Intelligence of the NTU Sirius.

Degree: Doctor of Technical Sciences.

Career

2003-2018: Work in VNIIA named after N.L. Dukhova

In 2003, Evgeny Abakumov began work in the nuclear industry, at the VNIIA named after N.L. Dukhova (YAO) - an enterprise of Rosatom State Corporation, whose main activity is the development of nuclear ammunition and their non-nuclear components, systems for detonating nuclear charges, and nuclear explosion registration equipment. He went from engineer to deputy director for information technology and management systems.

Abakumov's career at VNIIA named after Dukhov began with the quality and licensing department. He was engaged in the development of enterprise standards, the development and improvement of the quality management system, was the head of the quality group.

In 2009, he headed the IT department of the enterprise. Under his leadership, projects were carried out on the implementation of systems in the areas of automation of product data management, the implementation of the research and development complex, experimental and serial discrete production of nuclear instrumentation products, regulatory reference information, and a number of solutions were introduced in the field of using high-performance computing systems at the enterprise. 

In 2007-2010, Evgeny Abakumov took part in the development of a new project management system for research and development on the Oracle-Delphi client-server platform, in 2011-2014. - in the development of the information search system ACS "Snap-in" for automation units, as well as for storing and searching for information about calibers and control programs for power erosion machines with CNC. He played a role in the transition of VNIIA named after Dukhov to the use of electronic design documentation, led the implementation of a number of design solutions in the field of using supercomputers at the enterprise.

Under the leadership and with the participation of Abakumov, projects were implemented to implement systems in the areas of product data management, discrete manufacturing management, regulatory reference information, etc. During his work at VNIIA, the Prism discrete production management system was created, which was successfully introduced at a number of enterprises of the Rosatom state corporation.

He also participated in the Rosatom IT transformation program, which was carried out from 2009 to 2017.

According to Abakumov himself, during his work in the IT service of VNIIA named after Dukhov there were many "bright moments"^[1]:

{{quote 'Creating a branch, putting the first "my" automation system into operation, the first supercomputer, joining NIIIT, ATO Design Bureau, ISS and our participation in integration work, switching to the purchased ACS system - "Personnel Management" on the Alpha platform, working on the Standard Information System of the Nuclear Power Plant with colleagues from other enterprises, training under the personnel reserve program "Capital of Rosatom," commissioning of the first closed network, defense of the candidate dissertation, the first set of design documentation with an electronic original and much more. However, the most vivid memories are associated with meetings with people, - he noted.}}

Abakumov Evgeny interview: IT in production 2013

Later he served as Deputy Director for IT VNIIA named after N.L. Dukhova.

In May 2018, in an interview with TAdviser, Rosatom digitalization director Ekaterina Solntseva and Evgeny Abakumov talked about how Rosatom plans to develop a full-fledged business from selling digital products and services to external customers, and how state corporations use breakthrough technologies. Read more here.

2018: Rosatom chief information officer

In June 2018, Evgeny Abakumov was appointed Director of the Information Technology Department of Rosatom State Corporation. Before him, this position has been held by Anastasia Chistyakova since 2013.

Rosatom told TAdviser that in this position he is responsible for the development of IT, building an IT architecture, supporting corporate systems, and ensuring the process of software and portfolio management of IT projects.

He is also responsible for the development and implementation of an internal digitalization strategy for the industry, including the use of breakthrough technologies as the basis for digital transformation, the development of digital systems in the industry, and ensuring coordination of work in the field of improving the efficiency of the state corporation through the use of information technologies.

Evgeny Abakumov, as director of the IT department, is responsible for the internal digital strategy that is being implemented within the nuclear industry, and Ekaterina Solntseva, being the director of digitalization and heading a separate department, is responsible for the entire strategy as a whole, explained TAdviser in Rosatom.

In 2020, he was appointed to the position of Director of Information Technology of Rosatom.

Under his leadership, new industry information systems were launched, a unified technical policy was adopted, which laid the foundations for building an import-independent IT landscape of the industry. Since 2019, a program for achieving technological sovereignty in IT was launched, within the framework of which an audit of IT solutions used in Rosatom was carried out, a list of efficiency indicators was compiled, a system of work on import substitution was built both within the nuclear industry and beyond.

During the implementation of the program, together with the largest domestic vendors, new systems were created to manage quality, procurement and investment activities, and so on. The project of a typical automated workplace and the development of automation systems business processes MR for objects of the electric power industry, storage and exchange of information, corporate, etc. were also launched data stores.

2021: Inclusion in the Expert Council under the Ministry of Digital Science

IT- Director Rosatom Yevgeny Abakumov became a member of the Expert Council under. Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation This was announced Greenatom by "" on January 22, 2021.

The main goals of the state association are to conduct an examination when including information about software in the unified register of Russian programs for electronic computers and databases, as well as the classification of foreign software.

The Chairman of the Expert Council is the Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation. The permanent body includes representatives of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, the Eurasian Economic Commission, the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization "Competence Center for Import Substitution in the Field of ICT" and other heads of federal executive bodies, associations and players of the Russian IT market.

Information technology is the most important area for the development of which requires close cooperation between business and government regulators. Therefore, the inclusion in the profile expert council for me is not only a great honor, but also a responsibility that involves great joint work to increase the import independence of Russian IT. In Rosatom, within the framework of the Digital Import Substitution program, we are in practice implementing a number of projects that can be scaled up outside the nuclear industry. I am sure that our experience will be in demand in the professional community, - commented Evgeny Abakumov, Information Technology Director of Rosatom State Corporation.

Evgeny Abakumov for January 2021 holds the position of Director for IT "Rosatom." Under his leadership, IT projects included in the Unified Digital Strategy of Rosatom are being implemented, he is also responsible for creating a unified IT architecture of the nuclear industry and ensuring the process of introducing Russian technologies into the industry IT landscape.

2023: Director of Information Infrastructure of Rosatom

In 2023, he was appointed Director of Information Infrastructure of ROSATOM.

Under the leadership of Yevgeny Abakumov, 100% of the software separated from hardware and software systems at significant critical infrastructure facilities was transferred. In addition, the industry continues internal digitalization projects aimed at improving the efficiency of the State Corporation's business processes, using the latest technologies: machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer vision, robotization, etc.

Information systems for managing human capital and employee development, including at Rosatom's foreign sites, were put into commercial operation.

In 2023, the unified industry electronic document management system was transferred to Atomic Content's own import-independent platform. This project is the largest in Russia in terms of the number of users - more than 110,000. In the same year, the Digital Rosatom project was launched on the basis of the 1C ERP 2.0 platform, which also became one of the largest implementations of a system of this class in the country.

In 2024, the transition to import-substituted financial an automated system was carried out.

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Scientific activity

He defended the dissertation of the candidate of technical sciences on the basis of methods and algorithms implemented in the system of ACS "Project Management," designed to manage the conduct of research and development and research at VNIIA named after Dukhov.

In 2011, by the decision of the Higher Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, Abakumov was awarded the degree of candidate of technical sciences, and in 2017, by order of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Technical Sciences.

He has a number of publications and certificates of state registration of programs and databases for computers.

Thanks and Rewards

He was awarded the gratitude of the state corporation Rosatom, the certificate of honor of Rosatom, the badge "Academician I.V. Kurchatov" of the 4th degree, the distinction "For contribution to the development of the nuclear industry" of the 2nd degree.

According to the results of the rating "Top 1000 Russian managers" in 2023, he became the leader in the nomination "Best Director for Information Technology."

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