The Nature of R & D

The Nature of Research and Development at HIAST

Every department carries on the research activities through specialized work teams. Every team has two researchers, an engineer and two technicians to carry out the applied research. These activities are classified into:

The projects of engineering development

Some of the engineering projects for the public establishments and the companies of the private sector are:

  • Designing administrative and financial software for general establishments and banks.
  • Designing decision-take- assistance softwre.
  • Setting up informatic networks.
  • Improving production performance in some industrial establishments.
  • Improving educational laboratory equipment in various fields..

Engineering Research

Engineering projects have a higher scientific and research level and they are usually introduced with an initiative and a budget from HIAST, or from the scientific cooperation relations which HIAST has with foreign authorities like the European cooperation programmes. Some of the projects are:

The computer processing of Arabic projects contain:

  • Recognition of Latin and Arabic letters.
  • Automatic correction based on Arabic grammar.
  • Connecting and disconnecting of Arabic speech.

The renewable energy projects include:

  • Building the wind and solar atlas related to the Syrian Arab Republic.
  • Studying, analyzing and comparing the different features of the mechanic materials.
  • Improving the raw models performances related to solar energy investment.

The projects of sensors and measurement devices include:

  • Metrological sensors.
  • Mechanical sensors.
  • Seismological observatories.

The projects of substances compounds and features: Magnetic substances, insulation and reflection.

Some of the projects carried out by HIAST for the establishments of public and private sectors during the last two years are:

Project topic Beneficiary
Oversee the automation of the Agricultural Bank Agricultural Bank
Study the protection of rural telephone exchanges in the coastal zone Syrian Company Korea
Technical supervision of the automation of insurance and pensions General Organization for Insurance and Pensions
Computerization of the work of the Social Insurance Institution / second phase General Organization for Insurance
Design a new model for electronic taxi meter. General Company for Electricity and Communications
Automate the design and manufacture of carpets General Organization for Textile Industries
Design and implementation of two Ezimitr and Znyen The Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
An automated system for the calibration of water sprays The Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
Automation of the company's general studies and technical consultancy General Company for studies and technical consultancy
Design and implementation of computer system for seismic monitoring station The General Establishment of Geology and Mineral Resources
Management system in the laboratory-Assad University Hospital. Assad University Hospital
Maintenance code in hospital sympathy. Hospital sympathy
Environmental impact assessment study for the facility Lapps United Company for petrochemicals industries
The development of rapid detection methods and laboratory analysis of water. Ministry of Housing and Utilities
Testing and classification of solar heating systems manufacturers Agency for Combating Unemployment
Modify the development of a liquid medicine production Company Tamiko