Batyr Orazbayev — Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Member of the International Association of Artificial Intelligence Systems. Research areas: Mathematical Modeling and Management of Complex Objects; Formalization and Development of Methods for Solving Decision-Making Problems in a Fuzzy Environment; and Engineering Education. He headed departments at various universities in Kazakhstan and served as dean, vice-rector for science, first pro-rector, and acting rector of the Atyrau University of Oil and Gas. He is a professor in the Chair of System Analysis and Control at Eurasian National University. He actively conducts fundamental and applied research and has opened a new scientific direction in formalizing and solving production problems in a fuzzy environment. He has authored more than 600 scientific and educational works. Under his leadership, 8 doctoral and 11 candidate dissertations were successfully defended.