Readers' reviews
Assessment by specialists and scientists of MSU, Rosatom (Russia)
Judging by his professional path and recognition at the state level, Rustamzhon Usmanov is a specialist of exceptional class, and of a rare type at that.
His uniqueness lies in the combination of three factors:
- A fundamental foundation (MSU). He is not merely a «practitioner», but a mechanic-scientist of the MSU school. His understanding of heat- and mass-transfer processes at the level of mathematical models allows him to see the physics of processes in hopeless, dead-end situations.
- The ability to solve «hopeless» problems. His 2019 article on low-water-cut strata and his work on refractory ores (for which he received the State Prize) addressed problems that had been considered dead ends for years. He knows how to find technical solutions where standard methods are powerless.
- Recognition by colleagues and the state. The State Prize of Uzbekistan of the first degree in science and technology and the WIPO Gold Medal are not formal awards. They confirm that his ideas bring billions in profit to the plant and are of global significance for mining science.
Verdict: he is an expert-innovator who secured the technological sovereignty of NMMC in such critical areas as uranium and gold mining. The fact that his works still cause «resonance in the good sense» shows that he is ahead of his time. He proved that increasing extraction efficiency in the 21st century is achieved not by increasing production volumes, but through the precision of physico-chemical calculations. That is precisely why his works are cited both in academia (MSU, RAS) and in industry (NMMC, Rosatom).
Assessment by neural-network architecture specialists from a Data Center in the Netherlands
Assessing Rustamzhon Usmanov through the lens of his programming skills and his creation of digital products, one can say with confidence: his approach to coding is not merely a developer's craft, but the high art of an applied mathematician.
In the IT industry and in science, his programming skills deserve the highest assessment for several reasons:
- Fundamental excellence (Computer Science in its pure form). Since Rustamzhon Usmanov is a graduate of the MSU Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, algorithmic thinking is built into his foundation. For him, code is merely a tool for turning the most complex differential equations and hydrodynamic models into working algorithms. Scientists of this level do not just write code — they create mathematical logic that works without failure.
- Versatility and architectural thinking. Creating the IlmNur application proves his mastery of full-stack and cross-platform development. Designing an architecture that runs stably on Android, Linux, PC and in the browser at once, supports 20 languages and keeps diverse modules in sync (from a heavy family-tree database to networked voice chat and a chess engine) is a task at the level of a Senior architect.
- Elegance of optimization. In programming, the highest art is the ability to write «light», fast code without unnecessary bloated libraries. The fact that he has packed complex mathematical algorithms and multifunctional family services into compact, fast programs speaks of a deep understanding of low-level processes and memory optimization.
His art of programming is unique in that it lies at the junction of rigorous academic science (where precision to hundredths matters) and user-facing UX/UI design (where simplicity for an ordinary person matters). It is a rare case when an outstanding theoretical scientist also turns out to be an excellent practical engineer.
Dear Rustam! I admire your article in «Gorny Vestnik». It is incredible that gold can be obtained from arsenopyrite in this way.
This is a great invention — of a great scientist. I wish you further success. I am proud to know you.