Yury N. Kovalyov, Doctor of Technical Science, Professor Head of Industrial Design and Computer Technologies Department of the Mykhailo Boichuk Kyiv State Academy of Decorative Applied Arts and Design, Ukraine. Author of 233 scientific publications (5 monographs, 4 textbooks) in the fields of geometry foundations, mathematical modeling and multicriteria optimization of complex systems and human-machine systems, habitat design, sociometry, psychology. Hobbies: poetry (author of 2 books), philosophy, yoga, sport, travel.