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Dmitry (Dima) A. Zaitsev Dr.Sci., Professor Senior Member of ACM and IEEE E-mail: daze@acm.org ACM: Association for Computing Machinery IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Google Scholar profile Scopus profile

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Zaitsev, D.A., Shmeleva, T.R., Formenti, E. (2025). Modeling Virus Dynamics by Colored Petri Nets: Ebola and COVID Case Study. In: Adamatzky, A., Sirakoulis, G.C., Martinez, G.J. (eds) Advances in Cellular Automata. Emergence, Complexity and Computation, vol 53. Springer, Cham. First Online: 04 June 2025.

Video/Audio

• "Modeling mosquitoes and viruses by cellular automata and Petri nets" talk to 1st Online Conference on Society, Health and Economics, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain, May 19, 2021
• "Speed-up Solving Linear Systems on Parallel Architectures via Aggregation of Clans" talk at LVEE 2019 ( Slides )
• Erasmus+ talk at Barcelona Supercomputing Center "Speed-up Solving Linear Systems via Composition of Clans" (Info), Jan 31, 2019
• Webinar "Sleptsov Net Computing: The Solution to Hyper-Computations Supporting Cybersecurity and Other Applications", Mar 28, 2018
• Invited lecture at New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark - "Infinite Petri Nets" (Slides), 11.10.17
• Invited lecture at Stony Brook University, New York - "Sleptsov Net Computing" (Info, Slides), 10.10.17

Principal Theoretical Results

• Theory of linear system clans, their simultaneous and parallel-sequential composition
• Theory of Infinite Petri Nets with regular structure (linear, square, hypercube)
• Sleptsov net computing
• Performance Evaluation of Networks via Reenterable Colored Petri Nets
• Explicit construction of small Universal Sleptsov/Petri Nets
• Generalized neighbourhood for cellular automata
• Compositional Analysis of Petri Nets based on Decomposition of Petri Net into Functional Subnets
• Functional equivalence and equivalent transformationsof timed Petri nets
• Timed Petri nets with multi-channel transitions, their state equation and partial invariants
• Synthesis of Continuous (fuzzy) Logic function given by table

Principal Scientific-Practical Results

Education

• 1981-1986 Donetsk Polytechnic Institute (DPI), Applied Mathematics
• 1988-1991 post graduate course, DPI, Computer Science
• 1991 Academic Council of Kiev Cybernetics Institute Ac.Sci. Ukraine, Ph.D., Automated Control
• 2006 Academic Council of ONAT, Dr.Sci., Telecommunication Systems and Networks

Jobs

• 1986-1996 DPI, Department of Applied Mathematics and Informatics (AMI): 1986-1992 assistant professor, 1992-1996 associate professor; chief programmer in software development projects; system programmer; computer network administrator
• 1997-1998 Surgut State University, Department of Computer Science and Informatics, associate professor; chief of Network Technology Laboratory
• 1999-2003 Information and Computer Centre of Odessa Railway, leader engineer
• 2002-2006 ONAT, Department of Communication Networks, associate professor
• 2006- Professor
• March 2005 University Paris-Dauphine, invite professor
• 2009-2019 International Humanitarian University, Department of Computer Engineering, professor
• 2014-2019 Vistula University, Department of Computer Science, professor
• July-August 2015 Technical University of Dortmund, visiting professor, DAAD fellowship
• August 2015, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, invited professor
• Autumn 2017 Innovative Computing Laboratory, University of Tennessee, USA, Visiting Professor (Fulbright Scholarship)
• July 2018 Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands, Visiting Professor
• 2019- Odessa State Environmental University, Department of Information Technology, professor
• April-July 2022 Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria, visiting professor
• August 2022-November 2023 Université Côte d'Azur, France, visiting professor
• December 2022- Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany, visiting professor

Experience

• Recent projects: "Analysis of computational grids efficiency via Colored Petri Nets" - Austria-Ukraine cooperation grant, 2013-2014; "Production control with Petri nets" - China-Ukraine cooperation grant, 2011-2012; "Developing New Addressing Systems for World-Wide Networks (?6)" - state grant, 2008-2009; "Verification of Complex Networking Protocols", 2007-2008, grant NATO ICS.NUKR.CLG 982698; "Simulating Backbone MPLS Networks", Ukrtelekom, 2007-2008
• Science: Petri Net Theory and Applications. Senior Member of IEEE. Senior Member of ACM. Applications: analysis and synthesis of telecommunication networks, production management and control.
• Teaching work: Lectures: Networking Technology, Modeling of Systems and Networks, Operating Systems, System Software. Supervision of diploma works. Former lectures: Computer Networks, Information Technology, Data Bases, Discrete Mathematics, Packets of Applied Programs, section Petri nets in course Theoretical Foundations of Informatics. Practical and laboratory: Programming, System Programming, Theoretical Foundations of Computers, Theoretical Foundations of Informatics, Computer Graphics, Organisation of Computing Processes, Theory of Computer Systems.
• Software development: Chief programmer in development of enterprise management and control system "Opera-Topaz" - about 100 thousands lines of source code, C. Took part in development about four software systems of middle-high complexity (C, Pascal). Usage: Korolyova Corporation, Kiev; Motorsich Corporation, Zaporizhzhe; Topaz Corporation, Donetsk (producer of ?Kolchuga?). Programming languages: C, Pascal, Assemblers. DBMS: Oracle.
• Telecommunications and networks administration: Creation of Internet site surgu.wsnet.ru. Development of Internet site dgtu.donetsk.ua. Network and telecommunication equipment administration. Platforms: Sun SPARC/Solaris and other Unix; Cisco; MS Windows 9x/NT/2000.

• 1986 System Programmer of RSX11M (DEC), LIMTU, St.Petersburg
• 1994 Organisation of Business in HiTech, RPI (USA) in Kiev
• 1995 Internet and Web Technology, DEC in Apatity, Russia
• 2002 Administration of Modern OS and DBMS, DIIT, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine

Hobby

• Yachting, alpine ski, bridge, mahjong

Misc

Photo Albums

Mahjong with Dima Zaitsev

Ode to Jack Dongarra (Exascale Jack)

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"Petri nets are among the more interesting constructs in mathematics. I have used them in the analysis of program flow and Dmitri Zaitsev's book explores other properties of these unique and powerful constructs." Vinton Cerf - Father of Internet, President of ACM, Chief Internet Evangelist of Google