Biography

Born on October 16, 1963 in Tbilisi.

Academician, professor, engineer-hydrotechnician, Honored Builder of Georgia, Rector of the Georgian Technical University.

Professional experience includes operational analysis and monitoring of installed capacities (hydropower, hydro-melioration hydropower stations and thermal power plants) both in Georgia and abroad, as well as participation in the construction and reconstruction of various energy, civil and industrial facilities.

Education

1981-1983. Moscow V.V. Kuibyshev Engineering Construction Institute, Faculty of Hydraulic Structures;

1983-1987. – Georgian Polytechnic Institute, Faculty of Hydraulic Engineering and Plumbing, Engineer-Hydrotechnician.

1999-2001. – Georgian Technical University, Faculty of Law, Master of Civil Law.

2005. – Georgia-Tvelo G. Chogovadze Institute of Power Engineering and Power Structures.

Scientific degree and rank

Since 2025, Georgian Academy of physics, Member of the Academy;

Since 2024, Honorary Doctor of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Republic of Poland);

Since 2024, Honorary Doctor of the Azerbaijan University of Architecture and Construction (Baku);

Since 2023, Academician of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences; Since 2021, Honorary Doctor of the National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia; Since 2021, Honorary Doctor of the National Aviation University of Ukraine; Since 2021, Full Member of the Georgian Academy of Legal Sciences; Since 2020, Honorary Doctor of the Bialystok Technical University (Poland); Since 2020, Full Member of the Georgian International Academy of Economic Sciences; Since 2019, Honorary Doctor of the Academician I.V. Honorary Doctor of the Egiazarov Institute of Water Problems and Hydraulic Engineering (Republic of Armenia); Since 2019, Georgian Academy of Engineering, Full Member; 2011-2019 – Georgian Academy of Engineering, Corresponding Member; Since 2006, Georgian Academy of Energy, Full Member; Since 2005, Georgian Academy of Energy, Corresponding Member.

Work experience

• 2024 – Associate Member of the CERN CMS Experiment;
• Since 2023 – Member of the Governing Board of the Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Foundation;
• Since 2023 – Member of the Presidium of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences;
• Since 2023 – Chairman of the Standing Conference of Rectors of Georgia;
• Since 2022, by the Order of the President of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences N 02/30 – Associate Member of the Presidium of the Georgian National Academy of Sciences;
• Since 2022, Chairman of the Engineering, Technological and Natural Sciences University Dissertation Council of the Georgian Technical University;
• Since 2021-2022, by the Order of the President of Georgia N 01/10/01, Member of the Georgian National Prize Commission;
• Since 2020, Rector of the Georgian Technical University;
• Since 2020, member of the Advisory Board of San Diego State University, USA;
• Since 2020, Chairman of the Editorial and Publishing Board of the Georgian Technical University;
• Since 2017, member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Committee on Regional Policy and Self-Government of the Parliament of Georgia;
• Since 2017, member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Committee on Sectoral Economy and Economic Policy of the Parliament of Georgia;
• 2017-2020 – Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Georgian Technical University;
• 2017-2018 – Head of the Doctoral Educational Program “Hydroengineering” of the Georgian Technical University;
• 2015-2017 – Acting Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the Georgian Technical University;
• 2013-2015 – Head of the Department of Monitoring the Educational Process of GTU;
• Since 2013, Professor of the Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Civil Engineering of the Faculty of Construction of GTU;
• 2012-2013 – Visiting Specialist of the Department of Water Supply, Sewage, Heat and Air Supply and Engineering Equipment of Buildings of the Faculty of Construction of GTU;
• 2006-2007 – Visiting Specialist of the Faculty of Energy and Telecommunications, Department of Heat Engineering and Hydropower Engineering of GTU;
• 2005-2011 – Advisor of the Georgian Academy of Engineering;
• 2002-2005 – Researcher at the Department of Water Supply and Sewerage, GTU;
• 2001-2004 – Deputy Minister of Fuel and Energy of Georgia;
• 2001-2003 – Chairman of the State Examination Commission of the Faculty of Hydroengineering, GTU;
• 1998-2001 – Head of the “TEMPUS TACIS” International Center for the Promotion of Production and Business at GTU;
• 1997-2001 – JSC “Mercury-92”, General Director (Tbilisi);
• 1997-1998 – Deputy Head of the Department of Water Supply and Sewerage, GTU;
• 1994-1996 – Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, Scientist-Employee (contractual subject) (Moscow);
• 1994-1996 – Chairman of the JSC “Zodiak and K” Concern (Moscow);
• 1993-1997 Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ltd D.I.V.A. (Vienna, Austria);1992-1994 – President of JSC “Zodiak” (Moscow);
• 1990-1993 – Deputy General Director of the Scientific-Industrial Association “Complex” (Tbilisi);
• 1986-1989 – Secretary of the Komsomol Committee of the Faculty of Hydraulic Engineering and Plumbing of the State University of Georgia, Deputy Secretary of the Komsomol Committee of the State University of Georgia, Head of the Science and Technology Department of the Tbilisi City Committee;
• 1983-1987. Construction of the Enguri HPP, Commander of Construction Teams
• 1980-1980. – Worker of the Mtskheta Industrial Complex.

Inventions

Patent for invention. Correlation analyzer, 2003. №2200273 Co-authors: Suvorov A.L., Bykov Yu.P., Klimiashvili L.D.;

Patent for invention. Sub-stream water intake structure. 2022. Patent number P 2022 7361. Co-authors: D. Gurgenidze, L. Klimiashvili, G. Omsarashvili.

Publications

Textbooks – 7;

Monographs – 12;

Encyclopedic Dictionary – 1 (Volume V);

Dictionary – 1;

Auxiliary Textbooks – 8;

Scientific Research Articles – 77

Awards, prizes

• 2023 – Ekvtime Takaishvili Prize (awarded with a bronze medal by the Presidium of the Georgian Culture Foundation on September 27, 2023)For contributions to the development of science and national culture;
• 2023 – Giorgi Nikoladze Medal of the Georgian Technical University;
• • 2023 – Gold Medal and Diploma of the Dante Alighieri Society (the highest award of the society was presented at the Dante Alighieri Society’s headquarters in Rome, Italy) for personal contribution to the spread of the Italian language and culture in Georgia;
• 2022 – State Order of the Republic of Lithuania – Knight’s Cross “For Merit to Lithuania” (awarded on February 14, 2022 in accordance with Article 84(22) of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, Article 4(1) of the Law on State Awards and Decree of the President Gitanas Nauseda Nr 1K–863);
• 2019 – Honored Builder of Georgia;
• 2007 – Laureate of the International Journalists’ Fund “Golden Wing”for exceptional charitable activities and philanthropy;
• 1999 – Order of Honor (by Decree of the President of Georgia N1518 of December 21, 1999) for personal contribution to the education of student youth.