I. N. Kovalenko -- An Outstanding Mathematician. On the 90th Birth Anniversary

V. I. Levin¹

¹Penza State Technological University.

DOI 10.24412/2410-9916-2026-2-311-318

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Relevance. The year 2025 marked the 90th anniversary of birth of the prominent Soviet mathematician and educator I.N. Kovalenko. In this regard, it is useful to reflect on his achievements in science and evaluate his impact on science and society. The purpose of the article is to use the results of I.N. Kovalenko's scientific work as an example to help young scientists understand the fundamental processes of evolutionary and revolutionary approaches to the creation of new scientific knowledge. Result. To achieve the goal of the article, the Russian literature on the history of science, the works of I.N. Kovalenko himself, and the memoirs of his colleagues were used. The article outlines the meaning of I.N. Kovalenko's scientific results and the possibilities of their application in technology. The scientist's scientific biography is recreated. The memoirs of his colleagues and acquaintances are provided. His characteristics as a person, scientist, and educator are described. Novelty and theoretical significance. The article recreates for the first time the history of the creative work of the scientist and educator I.N. Kovalenko and describes his results in the fields of reliability and pedagogy. This work will be useful for young scientists studying scientific research methodology, as well as specialists working on complex scientific and technical problems.

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Reliability theory, queuing theory, Moscow, Kyiv, London, Institute of Cybernetics of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

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Levin V. I. I. N. Kovalenko -- An Outstanding Mathematician. On the 90th Birth Anniversary. Systems of Control, Communication and Security, 2026, no. 2, pp. 311-318. DOI: 10.24412/2410-9916-2026-2-311-318 (in Russian).

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