BSPU Lecturers Joined the Jury of the Junior Academy of Sciences Competition: Mathematics, Research, and Achievements

On March 1, the Second Stage of the Competition for Research Projects of students-members of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine for the 2025-2026 academic years came to an end.

Lecturers of the Department of Physics, Mathematics and Teaching Methods at Berdyansk State Pedagogical University, Mykola Kudinov and Svitlana Yefymenko, served on the jury of the scientific sections Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, and Statistics, successfully carrying out the responsibilities assigned to them.

The evaluation of the competition projects lasted from February 15 to March 1 and included several stages: remote evaluation, a poster presentation, and an oral defense at a scientific conference.

Young researchers presented both theoretical and practical studies to the jury, addressing relevant issues such as:

• analysis and forecasting of water pollution levels in the Dnipro River;
• mathematical modeling of territorial division using topological map coloring;
• optimization of the placement of critical infrastructure facilities (“Points of Invincibility”);
• design of 5G communication nodes in the modern urban environment of Zaporizhzhia;
• application of cluster analysis methods for data processing,

and other topics.

Particular attention of the jury was drawn to studies related to energy, digital, and territorial security. Among them were the following works:

• “Mathematical Modeling and Economic Efficiency of Solar Panels: An Environmental Aspect for the Zaporizhzhia Region”;
• “Reliability of Graphical Keys”;
• “The Problem of Determining the Position of a Sound Source Using Data from a System of Sensors.”

All presented studies demonstrated scientific novelty, practical relevance, and a high level of preparation, which made selecting the winners a challenging task for the jury.

By the joint decision of the jury, first place and the right to represent the Zaporizhzhia region at the Third (All-Ukrainian) Stage of the Competition in the 2025–2026 academic year was awarded to Kyrylo Telipko, an 11th-grade student of the Municipal Institution “Zaporizhzhia Specialized Boarding School of II–III Levels «Cossack Lyceum»” of the Zaporizhzhia Regional Council, for his work “The Problem of Determining the Position of a Sound Source Using Data from a System of Sensors.”

We sincerely wish the young researchers success in representing our region at the national stage, continued development, and many new scientific achievements.