Victor Aladjev

Victor Zakharovich Aladjev (; born June 14, 1942 - dead April 9, 2025) was an Estonian mathematician and cybernetician, creator of the scientific school on the theory of homogeneous structures.

Early life and education Victor Aladjev was born in 1942 in Grodno to parents Zakhar Ivanovich Aladjev and Maria Adolfovna Novogrotska. His father participated in the underground resistance organization during World War II while in German-occupied Grodno.

Scientific career In 1970, Aladjev became the President of the Tallinn Research Group (TRG), contributing to the mathematical theory of homogeneous structures, particularly Cellular Automata (CA). Between 1972 and 1990, Aladjev held various senior positions in design, technological, and research organizations in Tallinn. This monograph not only unveiled numerous original findings, but also introduced fundamental terminology on cellular automata, now widely accepted in the field.

Aladjev is a member of the editorial boards of a number of scientific journals. He created the Estonian School for the mathematical theory of homogeneous structures, whose fundamental results received international recognition and have made certain contributions in the basis of a new division of the modern mathematical cybernetics. He also created the UserLib6789 library of new software (more than 850 tools) for which he was won the Smart Award network award, and a large unified MathToolBox package (more than 1420 tools) for Maple and Mathematica systems.

As part of the Visiting Professor program, Aladjev collaborated with various universities in the computer science, delivering lectures on Maple and Mathematica systems. In recognition of his contributions, he was awarded the Gold Medal European Quality in May 2015 by the European Scientific & Industrial Consortium (ESIC).

Personal life Apart from his academic pursuits, Aladjev actively participated in the annual international sport events (Spartakiad) from 1976 to 1990, achieving success and winning several medals in athletics and volleyball.

Selected publications Computability in homogeneous structures. V Aladyev, Izv. Akad. Nauk. Estonian SSR, Fiz.-Mat, 1972 Survey of research in the theory of homogeneous structures and their applications. V Aladyev, Mathematical Biosciences, 1974. Mathematical Theory of Homogeneous Structures and Their Applications. Victor Alajev. Valgus Press, Tallinn, 1980. Computer laboratory for engineering researches. VZ Aladjev, ML Shishakov, TA Trokhova, Intern. Conf. ACA-2000.–Saint-Petersburg, Russia, 2000. A workstation for solution of systems of differential equations. VZ Aladjev, ML Shishakov, TA Trokhova - 3rd Int., 2000. Educational computer laboratory of the engineer. VZ Aladjev, ML Shishakov, TA Trokhova - Proc. 8th Byelorussia Mathemat. Conf, 2000. Maple 6: Solution of the Mathematical, Statistical and Engineering–Physical Problems. V Aladjev, M Bogdevicius, Laboratory of Basic Knowledge's, Moscow, 2001. New software for mathematical package Maple of releases 6, 7 and 8. V Aladjev, M Bogdevičius, O Prentkovskis, Technika, 2002. Classical cellular automata. Homogeneous structures. Aladjev, V., Fultus Books, 2010. ISBN 9781596822221 Classical cellular automata: Mathematical theory and applications. Aladjev, V., Scholar's Press, 2014. ISBN 9783639713459 Toolbox for the Mathematica programmers. V. Aladjev, V. Vaganov., CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016. ISBN 9781532748837 Software Etudes in the Mathematica: Tallinn Research Group. Aladjev, Victor; Shishakov, Michael, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017. Selected problems in the theory of classical cellular automata. Aladjev, Victor Zachar; Shishakov, Michael Leonid; Vaganov, Vjacheslav Alexei, Independently published, 2018. Functional and procedural programming in Mathematica. Aladjev, V.; Shishakov, M.; Vaganov, V., TRG press, 2020. Cellular automata, mainframes, Maple, Mathematica and computer science in Tallinn Research Group. Aladjev, V., Kindle Press, 2022. ISBN 9798447660208