Ishkhan Vahan Hovhannisyan was born in Ani province, Dzithankov village, on September 20, 1960.
EDUCATION
From 1967 up to 1974 he studied at Proshyan secondary school.
From 1974 up to 1977 he studied at the physical and mathematical specialized boarding school of the Yerevan State University.
From 1977 up to 1982 he studied at the Yerevan State University, department of Mathematics, Mathematical and Functional Analysis, Differential equation, Mathematical Programming.
From 1982 up to 1984 he studied at the postgraduate level at the State Engineering University of Armenia, department of Mathematics.
2023 – successfully completed the workshop Mathematics: Analysis and approaches (Cat.1), Diploma Programme, organized by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Online Professional Development department and led by experienced practitioners of the lB.
WORK EXPERIENCE
He started his career in 1982 as a laboratory assistant at the Higher Mathematics-1, department of Yerevan Polytechnic Institute.
From 1985 up to 1993 he was a senior laboratory assistant at the Higher Mathenmatics-1 chair of the Yerevan Polytechnic Institute.
From 1991 up to 1995 he was a teacher at two special high schools in Armenia.
From 1993 up to 1997 he was an assistant professor at the faculty of Applied Mathematics, SEUA.
From 1997 up to now he is an associate professor at the faculty of Applied Mathematics, NPUA.
From 2005 up to 2018 he was a deputy head of the faculty of Applied Mathematics, State Engineering University of Armenia (SEUA).
From 2018 up to 2024 he was a dean of the faculty of of Applied Mathematics and Physics, National Polytechnic University of Armenia (NPUA).
He is a member of the 053 professional council of the Supreme Certifying Committee, a member of the mathematical analysis subject committee, and a secretary of the Council of the Faculty of Applied Mathematics and Physics.
He is a candidate of physico-mathematical sciences, associate professor.
PUBLIC AWARDS AND PRIZES
In 1994 he was awarded with the (highest) category of “Teacher-Researcher” by Central Certification Board of Ministry of Education of Armenia.
In 2003 he was awarded with an “Appreciation Award” of the SEUA.
In 2008 he was awarded with an “Appreciation Award” of the RA Ministry of Education and Science.
In 2010 he was awarded with an “Certificate of Merit” of the RA Ministry of Education and Science.
SCIENTIFIC EXPERIENCE
27 scientific publications, 17 manuals
FAMILY STATUS
Married, has two children.