Karimov A.A. was awarded the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Pedagogical Sciences in accordance with the Protocol of the Higher Attestation Commission under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated October 1, 2023 No. 311/1 (01№011374).

Total work experience 48 years, scientific and pedagogical work experience 39 years.

Main stages of labor and scientific pedagogical activity:

-1978-1983. Student of Samarkand State University.

-1984-1990. Mathematical programmer of the educational computing center of the Samarkand State Architectural and Construction Institute.

-1990-1993. Postgraduate student of the Siberian branch of the Novosibirsk Institute of Applied and Theoretical Mechanics of the Russian Federation.

-1993-1995. Head of the sector of the educational computing center of the Samarkand State Architectural and Construction Institute.

-1995-1999. Head of the "Computerization Department" of the Samarkand regional branch of Savdogar Bank OJSC.

-1999-2005. Teacher of the Samarkand College of Finance and Economics.

-2005-2012. Senior lecturer of the Department of "Informatics" of the Samarkand State Institute of Architecture and Construction.

-2012-2016. Senior lecturer of the Department of "Informatics and Information Technologies" of the Samarkand State Institute of Architecture and Construction.

-2016-2023. Head of the Department of "Information Technologies" of the Samarkand State Institute of Architecture and Construction.

Since August 28, 2023, he has been working as an associate professor of the Department of "Digital Economy and Information Technologies" of the Samarkand Branch of the Tashkent State University of Economics.

• Honestly and conscientiously fulfill professional duties, adhering to labor, executive, and academic discipline.
• Conduct lectures, laboratory sessions, practical classes, and other types of instruction at a high theoretical, scientific-methodological, and professional level in accordance with state educational standards for higher education across all forms of study (full-time and part-time).
• Supervise students' professional internships, coursework projects, final qualification works, master's theses, and independent student work.
• Monitor students' academic performance ratings.
• Organize extracurricular student activities.
• Prepare highly qualified specialists who meet the high spiritual and moral standards of developed democratic states.
• Develop academic curricula for the department's disciplines and submit them for approval in accordance with established procedures, as well as review and provide evaluations of curricula prepared by related departments.
• Prepare textbooks, instructional, methodological, and visual aids, and review reissued educational and instructional materials, including those co-authored with foreign scholars, upon the request of the university administration.
• Participate in the preparation of necessary educational and methodological materials for private educational institutions upon request.
• Work with talented students, preparing them for competitions and academic contests, including the "El-Yurt Umidi" Foundation competition, improve forms and methods of students' independent study, and take measures to increase the volume of self-study by optimizing classroom instruction.
• Conduct scientific research in accordance with the approved plan, discuss completed studies, implement research findings in production, and recommend completed scientific works for publication.
• Ensure effective integration of education, science, and industry.
• Supervise students' scientific research, as well as independent researchers.
• Study, summarize, and disseminate the experience of skilled educators, introducing new pedagogical technologies.
• Assist novice teachers in mastering pedagogical skills.
• Develop information databases, use modern educational and technical tools, and apply individualized teaching and self-education methods during instruction.
• Develop distance learning systems and highlight the experience of foreign educational institutions.
• Prepare competitive scientific and pedagogical personnel.
• Review dissertations submitted for defense by department members or other researchers upon the request of the university administration.
• Participate in expert groups for determining the equivalence of educational documents.
• Attract extra-budgetary funds and establish connections with industrial and agricultural enterprises, farms, and other businesses to provide scientific and technical assistance.
• Maintain regular contact with university alumni.
• Conduct professional development activities for specialists in the department's field.
• Develop the system of educational service provision.
• Foster international collaborations with foreign partners, scientific, and educational institutions.