Sergey Savenkov

Sergey Savenkov serves as Professor and Head of the Electrophysics Department at Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, a position he has held since 2008. He earned his Ph.D. in 1996 and Sc.D. in Radio Physics in 2013 from the same institution, progressing from Engineer (1992-1996) to Assistant (1996-2000), Associate Professor (2000-2008), and Professor (2016-present).

Education:

• Sc.D., Faculty of Radio Physics, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (2013)
• Ph.D., Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv (1996)

His research centers on optical physics and polarimetry, specializing in polarized light interactions with anisotropic media. Key contributions include vector inverse scattering problems, Jones-Mueller matrix modeling, Stokes-Mueller polarimeter optimization, and imaging Mueller-polarimetry. He pioneered adaptive Mueller-polarimetry for dynamic measurement optimization based on object characteristics.

His 15 publications (2006-2016) reveal strong trends in optical physics and biomedical applications, with 60% focusing on Mueller matrix theory and 40% on biomedical/material implementations. Major subfields span dichroism/birefringence modeling, depolarization metrics, scattering theory, and polarimetric instrumentation.

Advising & Expertise: He leads a research group of 4 senior scientists (including 1 Doctor and 3 PhDs) mentoring bachelor's and master's students. The team specializes in automated Stokes-Mueller polarimeters, experimental measurements across transmission/reflection/scattering modes, and generalized matrix models for media characterization.

Laboratory: At the University's Laser Polarimetry Laboratory, his team develops non-destructive polarimetric techniques for anisotropic media using Mueller-Jones formalisms, with emphasis on adaptive measurement systems and inverse problem solutions.