Professor,  Dr.Sc.Habil. 
 
Place of work: Information Systems Management Institute (ISMA), Natural Sciences and Computer Technologies Department

Current position: Vice-rector in academic issues, professor, Information Systems Management Institute, 

Education, academic grades and ranks:  
• Finished 1st  Riga High School (1968)
• Moscow Physical and Technical Institute (1968-1974), Faculty of Aerophysics and Cosmic Investigations
Qualification: engineer-physicist; speciality-aerodynamics&thermodynamics

Scientific grades:
Scientific speciality - solid state physics
• Candidate of Science Phys.& Math. (in former USSR, PhD in Western countries), 01.04.07.-solid state physics, 1982, Riga-Salaspils, Physics Institute of Latvian Academy of Sciences
Thesis: CALCULATION OF ELECTRONIC DENSITY OF STATES OF DISORDERED COVALENT COMPOUNDS , КД N 002764
• Doctor of Science Phys. & Math. (in former USSR), 01.04.07- solid state physics, 1992, Sankt-Peterburg, Ioffe Physical and Technical Institute of Academy of Sciences of Russia
Thesis: SIMULATION OF ATOMIC AND ELECTRONIC STRUCTURES OF DISORDERED SEMICONDUCTORS , ДТ N 018478
• Dr. Sc. Eng. (Latvia, 1992)
• Dr. Habil. Sc. Eng. (Latvia, 1993)

Scientific ranks:
• Dozent (USSR, 1987)
• Professor (RUSSIA, 1995)
• RAU Professor (Latvia, 1995)
• Academician of International Academy of Refrigeration (Russia, 2004)

Professional experience, positions
• Vice-rector in academic issues of ISMA (since 2006)
• Latvian State Professor (2006 - ), elected at Latvian University
• Vice-rector in innovation issues of ISMA (since 2003)
• The Head of Natural Sciences and Computer Technologies Department (ISMA, 1999-2003)
• Head of General and Applied Physics Division (TTI, 2001)
• Director of Fundamental and Social Sciences Department (TTI, 1999-2001)
• Professor of  Physics (TTI, 1999-2000)
• The Head of General and Applied Physics Department, (RAU, 1998-1999)
• Latvian State Professor (1998-2004)
• Professor (RAU, 1992-1998)
• Dozent (RCAEI, 1986-1992)
• Senior lecturer  (RCAEI, 1984-1986)
• Assistant of professor  (RCAE, 1976-1984)
• Senior engineer, young research worker (RCAEI, 1974-1976)

RCAEI - Riga Civil Aviation Engineering Institute,
RAU - Riga Aviation University,
TTI - Transport and Telecommunication Institute,
ISMA - Information Systems Management Institute  

Languages:
English, Latvian, German, Russian: Mother tongue

Study courses:
Natural sciences and computer technologies
• General Physics
• Quantum and Statistical Physics
• Amorphous Semiconductors
• Physically Topological Simulation of Semiconductor Devices
• Methods of Mathematical Physics
• Green Functions Methods
• Ion Implantation Methods
• Programming (C++, Pascal, Fortran, Basic)
• Numerical Methods
• Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics
• Computer Modelling of Semiconductor Technologies
• Crystalline Physics
• Nanotechnologies
• Fast Algorithms and Applied Numerical Methods
• System Approach to Computer Systems Design
• Quantum Calculation and Quantum Computers
• Chaos Theory and Sinergetics
• Operations Investigation

Management:
• Logistics
• Telematics and Transport Systems
• Nature Phenomena and Models
• Thinking Ordering
• Mathematical and Computer Modelling
• Statistics
• Optimization Theory
• Scientific Prognostication

Professional Interests, main directions of research:
Natural Sciences and Computer Technologies:
Solid State Physics, Theoretical Physics, Theory of Condensed Disordered Media, Amorphous Semiconductors, Semiconductor Electronics and Semiconductor Technologies, Mathematical and Computer modelling, System analysis, Nanosystems and Nanodevices, Chaos Theory and Sinergetics

Management:
Game Theory, Risk Theory, Analytical Management

Grants:
• Grant 2001-2003 «Optimization of Latvian Transport Systems Yu. Shunin
• Latvian Council of Science (Nr. 90.892, 1990-1993; Nr. 93.0197, 1994-1996;Nr. 96.0023, 1997-1999; Nr. 00.0077, 2000-2003): MATHEMATICAL SIMULATION AND CALCULATION OF FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF DISORDERED CONDENSED MEDIA
• Latvian Council of Science (Nr. 04 .0139,2004- 2008 ): MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTER MODELLING OF FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES OF DISORDERED CONDENSED MEDIA
The 7th European Framework Programme’s Project: CATHERINE, 11 institutions consortium

Publications:
About 370, 1 patent

Honours and Awards:
Man of the Year, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007,2008 American Biographical Institute, Inc.

Organizational scientific activities:
• Member of Council of Latvian Union of Scientists (1990-1993)
• Member of Latvian Association of Professors (from 1997)
• Owner of scientific grant of Latvian Council of Science
• Editor-in-Chief of International Journal RAU Scientific Reports ISSN 1407-2742, ISSN 1407-3005 (on-line) (1996-1998)
• Editor-in-Chief of International Journal Computer Modelling and New Technologies ISSN 1407-5806, ISSN 1407-5814 (on-line)  (since 1999)
• Editor-in Chief of  Scientific Popular Journal Nature and Computer World (since 2001)
• Director of Correspondence School on Physics, Mathematics and Computer Modelling (since 2000, ISMI-TTI)
• The Member of RAU Senate (1997-1999)
• The Member of TTI Senate (2000-2003)
• The Member of  ISMA Senate (since 1999)
• The Head of  ISMA Senate (2000-2003)
• The Member of  Latvian State Qualification Commission (1999-2004)
• Coordinator of  the International Conference INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND MANAGEMENT
• Coordinator of the International Conference Open Learning & Distance Education
• J. Phys. A: Mathematical and General – referee (jpphysa@iop.org)
• Int. Summer School  on Computer Technologires – coordinator (ISMA-RostokUniversity –BaSoTi 2007)

Director of study programmes:
• MS&PR Computer Modelling of Semiconductor Technologies (RAU-TTI, 1991-2001)
• BS Semiconductor Electronics and Semiconductor Technologies (RAU-TTI, 1991-2001)
• BS&MS Computer modelling of new technologies (TTI, 1998-1999)
• MS Information Systems Management (TTI, 2000)
• BS&MS&PR Computer Technologies Management (ISMA, 1999-    )
• BS&PR Information Systems (ISMA, 2001-      )
• MS Computer systems  (ISMA, 2005-   )

Collaboration:
• Gesellschaft fur Schwerionenforschung mbH (Darmstadt, Germany)
• Royal Institution of Great Britain (London, GB)
• Physics Institute of Heidelberg University (Heidelberg, Germany)
• University of Osnabrueck( Osnabrueck, Germany)
• University of Ben-Gurion (Beer Sheva, Israel)
• University of Sankt-Peterburg (Sankt-Peterburg, Russia)
• Solid State Physics Institute of Latvian University (Riga,Latvia)
• Helsinki University of Technology ( Helsinki, Finland )
• University of Rostock (Dresden, Germany)
• BALTIC SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS (Riga, Latvia)

Scientific interests:
Problems of natural sciences, scattering theory, system theory, systemic investigations in pedagogy and education

Hobby:
Computer Appications, foreign languages, acoustic guitar

Business Address: Information Systems Management Institute (ISMA),
1 Lomonosov  Str., V build., LV-1019, Riga, Latvia
Business Phone: +371 67089875
Fax: +371 67241591
E-mail: shunin@isma.lv