WSEAAS-2025

Leading Scientist and Head of Research Department, Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO) Director, Byurakan Astrophysical Observatory (BAO, 2017-) Director, International Astronomical Union (IAU) South West and Central Asian (2015-) Acting President, International Astronomical Union (IAU) Armenian National Committee for Astronomy (NCA) Acting President, Armenian Astronomical Society (ArAS, 2001-) Vice Chair, Euro-Asian Astronomical Society (EAAS, 2012-) Project Manager, Armenian Virtual Observatory (ArVO, 2005-) Executive Committee member, International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA, 2005-) Steering Committee member, International Planetary Data Alliance (IPDA) Director, Byurakan International Summer Schools (BISS, 2006-) Research interests: astronomical surveys, blue stellar objects, QSOs and Seyfert galaxies, IR galaxies, X-ray sources, extragalactic radio sources, white dwarfs, cataclysmic variables, Virtual Observatories (VOs) Current Projects: BAO Research Department (2017-) Astronomical Surveys RA Science Committee Advanced Research Grant 2021-2026 Revelation of Early Stages of Galaxies Evolution by Means of Multiwavelength Study of Active Galaxies ANSEF grant 2022-2023 Search and studies of luminous X-ray galaxies COST action CA18104 2019-2023 Revealing the Milky Way with Gaia