Valeriy Sharapov, born 9 January 1944, Ukraine, doctor of technical sciences (doctor habil.), professor, department head of Cherkassy State Technological University (Ukraine), authored approximately 300 articles, 500 patents of inventions and 12 books in engineering and management, one of them his successful Russian book on Piezosensors. He graduated from Shostka ChemicalTechnological College (Ukraine) and branch of the Moscow Engineering Physical Institute (Presently - Seversk State Technological Institute of Ministry of Atomic Industry of Russian Federation), received Candidate of Sciences degree in 1977 at Tomsk Institute of Automation, Electronics and Control of System), Doctorate in Sciences awarded in 1996 in the Odessa National Polytechnic University; Some devices, sensors and systems developed by him used in industry; Teaches courses on Sensors», Technology of instrument-making, Technology, Scientific interests: piezoceramic sensors, devices, atomic systems, rocket industry, medical devices, system analysis, management technology, non-destructive methods of control.