The Institute for Informatics and Automation Problems founded in 1957 is one of the leading research institutes of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia in the field of applied mathematics and informatics, as well as in applications of computer technologies to different branches of science and technology. Main fields of scientific and applied research are: * Theory of Algorithms, Automata, Logic * Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics * Information Theory and Applied Statistics * Coding Theory * Artificial Intelligence and Management Support Systems * Pattern Recognition and Image Processing * Distributed Processing and Data Bases * Scientific Computations * Design and Testing * Telecommunication and Networking * Information Technologies and Applications