Professor Zaza Tsotniashvili: Biography
🎓 Education
🎓 Education
2022: The Virtual Exchange/Global Learning Experience (DePaul University, USA).
2018: Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency / GITA IT Management (Certificate Program).
2016: Practical Training Course in Web Design/HTML (ILC Certificate Program).
2007: ESM-Tbilisi (European School of Management), Specialization in Management Fundamentals (Certificate Program).
2007: ESM-Tbilisi (European School of Management), Specialization in Administration (Certificate Program).
December 9, 2005: Defense of Doctoral Dissertation: Reflection of Georgian-Ossetian Relations in the Press at the Turn of the XX-XXI Centuries (Journalism, Politics).
October 23, 1998: Defense of Candidate Dissertation: Georgian Novella of the 90s of the XX Century (Literature).
1993–1996: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Postgraduate Department, Specialization in the History of Modern Georgian Literature.
1988–1993: Tskhinvali State University, Faculty of History and Philology, Specialization: Teacher of Georgian Language, Literature, and History (Diploma with Honors).
1977–1988: Tskhinvali Secondary School No. 4.
2022: The Virtual Exchange/Global Learning Experience (DePaul University, USA).
2018: Georgia's Innovation and Technology Agency / GITA IT Management (Certificate Program).
2016: Practical Training Course in Web Design/HTML (ILC Certificate Program).
2007: ESM-Tbilisi (European School of Management), Specialization in Management Fundamentals (Certificate Program).
2007: ESM-Tbilisi (European School of Management), Specialization in Administration (Certificate Program).
December 9, 2005: Defense of Doctoral Dissertation: Reflection of Georgian-Ossetian Relations in the Press at the Turn of the XX-XXI Centuries (Journalism, Politics).
October 23, 1998: Defense of Candidate Dissertation: Georgian Novella of the 90s of the XX Century (Literature).
1993–1996: Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Postgraduate Department, Specialization in the History of Modern Georgian Literature.
1988–1993: Tskhinvali State University, Faculty of History and Philology, Specialization: Teacher of Georgian Language, Literature, and History (Diploma with Honors).
1977–1988: Tskhinvali Secondary School No. 4.
📋 Seminars & Trainings
2025: Responsible Intelligence in AI Society, AI Educators Technology (Certificate).
2025: Modern Trends in Cybersecurity, Post-Quantum Cryptography, and Practical Defense Mechanisms, AI Educators Technology (Certificate).
2025: Georgian Model of Artificial Intelligence, Frankfurt Institute, AI Educators Technology (Certificate).
2024: Strategic Communication Against Disinformation and Propaganda, Research Institute Gnomon Wise (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2023: Workshop: The role of academia in promoting Gender, Peace, and Security, Supported by UN and UK Government (Certificate).
2023: Participation in Global Conversations seminars:
Artificial Intelligence in Education (Certificate).
Intercultural Communication (Certificate).
2022: Virtual Exchange (GLE) Workshop (DePaul University, Chicago, USA, Online).
2021: Integrating Fake News Verification and Media Literacy Components into the Academic Teaching Process (MDF, Georgia).
2021: How to prepare a manuscript, Research Academy of Elsevier (Certificate).
2020: Teaching Coverage of Terrorism and Diversity in Academic Space (MDF, Georgia).
2019: Media Education Program, US Embassy (Chicago, USA).
2018: Correct Financial Decisions, TBC for Business (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2018: Business Modeling and Financial Decisions, TBC for Business (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2018: Tax Taxation, TBC for Business (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2018: Anatomy of Business Processes, TBC for Business (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2018: Startup Finances, TBC for Business (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2018: Agro Journalism Initiatives, International Training, (CIU, JRC, MIC) (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2018: "How to Implement Effective Changes in a Company", Adizes Institute Worldwide (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2017: "Peace Education as One of the Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention and Transformation", Center for Peace and Civic Development (CPCD) (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2016: Learning Results and Assessments, Iowa State University and Georgian Technical University.
2014: Public Relations, TBC Group (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2012: Training "Preparation of News" within the framework of the UNDP project "Development of Media Monitoring in Georgia" (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2009: Peace and War in Media (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2008: Russian Influence on the Caucasus (Warsaw, Poland).
2008: Modern Teaching and Learning Methodology (Iowa, USA).
2008: Project Cycle Management, Dutch organization "Cordaid" (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2008: Education and Humanism (Warsaw, Poland).
2008: Education Management and Development Policy (Oxford, UK).
2008: Quality Management of Education and the Bologna Process (Brussels, Belgium).
2008: Open World Leadership Center - Higher Education - University Development Fund (Georgia, USA).
2007: "Peace Corps" for the Development of the Education System (Gudauri, Georgia).
2005: Experience of the American Education System (Bakuriani, Georgia).
2004: Lecture Course in Political Science Specialty (Eichstätt University, Germany).
2025: Responsible Intelligence in AI Society, AI Educators Technology (Certificate).
2025: Modern Trends in Cybersecurity, Post-Quantum Cryptography, and Practical Defense Mechanisms, AI Educators Technology (Certificate).
2025: Georgian Model of Artificial Intelligence, Frankfurt Institute, AI Educators Technology (Certificate).
2024: Strategic Communication Against Disinformation and Propaganda, Research Institute Gnomon Wise (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2023: Workshop: The role of academia in promoting Gender, Peace, and Security, Supported by UN and UK Government (Certificate).
2023: Participation in Global Conversations seminars:
Artificial Intelligence in Education (Certificate).
Intercultural Communication (Certificate).
2022: Virtual Exchange (GLE) Workshop (DePaul University, Chicago, USA, Online).
2021: Integrating Fake News Verification and Media Literacy Components into the Academic Teaching Process (MDF, Georgia).
2021: How to prepare a manuscript, Research Academy of Elsevier (Certificate).
2020: Teaching Coverage of Terrorism and Diversity in Academic Space (MDF, Georgia).
2019: Media Education Program, US Embassy (Chicago, USA).
2018: Correct Financial Decisions, TBC for Business (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2018: Business Modeling and Financial Decisions, TBC for Business (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2018: Tax Taxation, TBC for Business (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2018: Anatomy of Business Processes, TBC for Business (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2018: Startup Finances, TBC for Business (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2018: Agro Journalism Initiatives, International Training, (CIU, JRC, MIC) (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2018: "How to Implement Effective Changes in a Company", Adizes Institute Worldwide (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2017: "Peace Education as One of the Mechanisms for Conflict Prevention and Transformation", Center for Peace and Civic Development (CPCD) (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2016: Learning Results and Assessments, Iowa State University and Georgian Technical University.
2014: Public Relations, TBC Group (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2012: Training "Preparation of News" within the framework of the UNDP project "Development of Media Monitoring in Georgia" (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2009: Peace and War in Media (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2008: Russian Influence on the Caucasus (Warsaw, Poland).
2008: Modern Teaching and Learning Methodology (Iowa, USA).
2008: Project Cycle Management, Dutch organization "Cordaid" (Tbilisi, Georgia).
2008: Education and Humanism (Warsaw, Poland).
2008: Education Management and Development Policy (Oxford, UK).
2008: Quality Management of Education and the Bologna Process (Brussels, Belgium).
2008: Open World Leadership Center - Higher Education - University Development Fund (Georgia, USA).
2007: "Peace Corps" for the Development of the Education System (Gudauri, Georgia).
2005: Experience of the American Education System (Bakuriani, Georgia).
2004: Lecture Course in Political Science Specialty (Eichstätt University, Germany).
🌍 Grants & International Projects
2026: Conflict Journalism Study Planning - "Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities of Conflict Journalism’s Technological Terrains" (Bochum, Germany).
2025: The research project submitted to the call of the Spanish State Research Agency with Valladolid University cooperation "Cognitive Security and Epistemic Trust in Generative AI: Information Risks and Democratic Resilience (SENTINEL-IA)".
2024: Erasmus + Project, Invited Professor at Sapienza University, Information Warfare – Understanding of Disinformation, Italy.
2024: GLE (Global Learning Experience), Invited Professor teaching Disinformation, Information, and Cyber Wars to students from several universities worldwide, including Caucasus International University students.
2023:
GLE (Global Learning Experience), Invited Professor teaching Disinformation, Information, and Cyber Wars to students from several universities worldwide, including Media students at Caucasus International University.
Conducting new research in the direction of Information Wars together with American colleagues with the status of Research Scientist.
Visit to DePaul University (USA) as a Visiting Researcher and Professor.
2022: Erasmus + Project, Invited Professor at the University of Valladolid, Disinformation, and Propaganda in Journalism, Spain.
2022: MEP Alumni Association Mini-Grants - International Experience for Georgian Media Education, USA.
2021: Conducting lecture and training courses funded by the University of Tourism of Turkistan (Kazakhstan).
2021: Erasmus + Project, Invited Lecturer at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Multimedia for Interrupting Disinformation in Information Warfare, Austria.
2021: Erasmus + and PrinteL Project, Training of Trainers “Online Teaching Revisited”, FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria (Remote).
2019: Course of lectures and workshops at the University of Venda, funded by the South African Science Foundation.
2018: Erasmus + and PrinteL Project, Hybrid/Blended Teaching and Learning, FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria.
2018 – 2022: Head of Scientific-Research Project "Information War and Society".
2018: Erasmus + Project, Invited Lecturer at Kaunas College / University, Multimedia and Information Warfare, Lithuania.
2009-2010: "Creating Opportunities at Gori University", project funded by the Embassy of Latvia in Georgia.
2009: Annual International Conference: "Current Challenges of Knowledge Management", "Open World"-2008, funded by the "Open World" Leadership Center of the Library of Congress (USA).
2026: Conflict Journalism Study Planning - "Assessing the Challenges and Opportunities of Conflict Journalism’s Technological Terrains" (Bochum, Germany).
2025: The research project submitted to the call of the Spanish State Research Agency with Valladolid University cooperation "Cognitive Security and Epistemic Trust in Generative AI: Information Risks and Democratic Resilience (SENTINEL-IA)".
2024: Erasmus + Project, Invited Professor at Sapienza University, Information Warfare – Understanding of Disinformation, Italy.
2024: GLE (Global Learning Experience), Invited Professor teaching Disinformation, Information, and Cyber Wars to students from several universities worldwide, including Caucasus International University students.
2023:
GLE (Global Learning Experience), Invited Professor teaching Disinformation, Information, and Cyber Wars to students from several universities worldwide, including Media students at Caucasus International University.
Conducting new research in the direction of Information Wars together with American colleagues with the status of Research Scientist.
Visit to DePaul University (USA) as a Visiting Researcher and Professor.
2022: Erasmus + Project, Invited Professor at the University of Valladolid, Disinformation, and Propaganda in Journalism, Spain.
2022: MEP Alumni Association Mini-Grants - International Experience for Georgian Media Education, USA.
2021: Conducting lecture and training courses funded by the University of Tourism of Turkistan (Kazakhstan).
2021: Erasmus + Project, Invited Lecturer at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, Multimedia for Interrupting Disinformation in Information Warfare, Austria.
2021: Erasmus + and PrinteL Project, Training of Trainers “Online Teaching Revisited”, FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria (Remote).
2019: Course of lectures and workshops at the University of Venda, funded by the South African Science Foundation.
2018: Erasmus + and PrinteL Project, Hybrid/Blended Teaching and Learning, FH JOANNEUM, Graz, Austria.
2018 – 2022: Head of Scientific-Research Project "Information War and Society".
2018: Erasmus + Project, Invited Lecturer at Kaunas College / University, Multimedia and Information Warfare, Lithuania.
2009-2010: "Creating Opportunities at Gori University", project funded by the Embassy of Latvia in Georgia.
2009: Annual International Conference: "Current Challenges of Knowledge Management", "Open World"-2008, funded by the "Open World" Leadership Center of the Library of Congress (USA).
ℹ️ Additional Information
Special Status:
2008-Present: War Veteran.
Languages:
Native: Georgian
Good: English, Russian
Intermediate: Italian, German, Ossetian
Computer Programs:
AI, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, PageMaker, Internet Explorer, Adobe PDF, Typing – 40 WPM.
Awards:
2023: GLE-2023 - The Dammrich Award for "Innovative Teaching" for team participation in the DePaul University (Chicago, USA) project!
2022: Appreciation from CIU for high scientific activity (Medal "Premia Tamari").
2020: "Information Defense Legion" Award for contribution to the information war for Georgia.
2009: II place in Tennis (Gori University Open Championship).
2004: II rank in Swimming.
1993: Diploma with Honors for studies at Tskhinvali State University.
1986: Bronze Medal of the Ministry of Education of Georgia for participation in the amateur art olympiad.
Special Status:
2008-Present: War Veteran.
Languages:
Native: Georgian
Good: English, Russian
Intermediate: Italian, German, Ossetian
Computer Programs:
AI, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, PageMaker, Internet Explorer, Adobe PDF, Typing – 40 WPM.
Awards:
2023: GLE-2023 - The Dammrich Award for "Innovative Teaching" for team participation in the DePaul University (Chicago, USA) project!
2022: Appreciation from CIU for high scientific activity (Medal "Premia Tamari").
2020: "Information Defense Legion" Award for contribution to the information war for Georgia.
2009: II place in Tennis (Gori University Open Championship).
2004: II rank in Swimming.
1993: Diploma with Honors for studies at Tskhinvali State University.
1986: Bronze Medal of the Ministry of Education of Georgia for participation in the amateur art olympiad.
💼 Professional Experience
A. Pedagogical Activities:
From 2025 to present: Trainer at the Training Center of Justice - AI Basic Course (Georgia).
November 2024: Visiting Professor at Sapienza University (Italy).
From 2022 to present: Visiting Professor in the GLE project at DePaul University (USA).
October 2022: Visiting Professor in the Global Conversation project at DePaul University (USA).
April 2022: Visiting Professor at the University of Valladolid (Spain).
November 2021: Visiting Professor at the University of Salzburg (Austria).
May 2019: Visiting Professor at the University of Venda (South Africa).
March 2018: Visiting Professor at Kaunas University (Lithuania).
25.02.18-Present: Full Professor, Caucasus International University.
26.10.16-Present: Invited Lecturer of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in the direction of Conflict Coverage.
29.09.14-29.09.2018: Full Professor, Georgian Technical University.
01.03.14-Present: Visiting Professor, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
01.09.10-Present: Visiting Professor, David Aghmashenebeli University of Georgia (SDASU).
01.03.14-Present: Visiting Professor, Georgian Technical University.
01.03.14-01.07.14: Visiting Professor, International Black Sea University.
1.02.2009-01.09.10: Full Professor, Gori University.
2008-Present: Academician of the Academy of Educational Sciences of Georgia.
1.02.2006: Appointed as Full Professor at the Faculty of Humanities of Tskhinvali State University via competition.
28.12.2001: Awarded the scientific-pedagogical rank of Docent by the decision of the Council of Professors of the Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani Tbilisi State Pedagogical University.
Courses conducted at various universities (since 1995): Hybrid Teaching, The AI Effect, Convergent Journalism, Analysis of International Conflicts, Media and Conflict, Politics and Mass Media, Information Wars, Academic Writing Techniques, and others.
From 2025 to present: Trainer at the Training Center of Justice - AI Basic Course (Georgia).
November 2024: Visiting Professor at Sapienza University (Italy).
From 2022 to present: Visiting Professor in the GLE project at DePaul University (USA).
October 2022: Visiting Professor in the Global Conversation project at DePaul University (USA).
April 2022: Visiting Professor at the University of Valladolid (Spain).
November 2021: Visiting Professor at the University of Salzburg (Austria).
May 2019: Visiting Professor at the University of Venda (South Africa).
March 2018: Visiting Professor at Kaunas University (Lithuania).
25.02.18-Present: Full Professor, Caucasus International University.
26.10.16-Present: Invited Lecturer of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in the direction of Conflict Coverage.
29.09.14-29.09.2018: Full Professor, Georgian Technical University.
01.03.14-Present: Visiting Professor, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
01.09.10-Present: Visiting Professor, David Aghmashenebeli University of Georgia (SDASU).
01.03.14-Present: Visiting Professor, Georgian Technical University.
01.03.14-01.07.14: Visiting Professor, International Black Sea University.
1.02.2009-01.09.10: Full Professor, Gori University.
2008-Present: Academician of the Academy of Educational Sciences of Georgia.
1.02.2006: Appointed as Full Professor at the Faculty of Humanities of Tskhinvali State University via competition.
28.12.2001: Awarded the scientific-pedagogical rank of Docent by the decision of the Council of Professors of the Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani Tbilisi State Pedagogical University.
Courses conducted at various universities (since 1995): Hybrid Teaching, The AI Effect, Convergent Journalism, Analysis of International Conflicts, Media and Conflict, Politics and Mass Media, Information Wars, Academic Writing Techniques, and others.
B. Organizational Activities:
28.05.2023-Present: Peer-reviewer for the scientific publication "Journalism and Media".
01.05.2023-Present: Participation as Collaborating Professor in the DePaul University scientific publication "CYBER VS. WORLD AN INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION".
02.04.2022-Present: Author and host of the joint project "Free Speech" by the Education House and CIU.
04.01.2022-Present: Member of the editorial board of the scientific journal: „МЕТОДОЛОГІЯ СУЧАСНИХ НАУКОВИХ ДОСЛІДЖЕНЬ“.
30.11.2021-Present: Vice-President of the Alumni Association of the Media Education Program.
23.10.2021-Present: Member of the Editorial Board of the International Conference of Batumi State University of Arts.
29.06.2021-Present: Member of the editorial board of the scientific journal “Innovative Technologica: Methodical Research Journal (IT)”.
04.06.2021-Present: Member of the Scientific-Consultative Council of Education at the Education and Science Committee of the Parliament of Georgia.
17.05.2021-Present: Scientific Secretary of the Dissertation Council of Mass Communication at Caucasus International University.
12.03.2021-Present: Member of the Corps of Experts for Accreditation and Authorization of Higher Educational Programs at the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement.
01.12.2019-Present: Member of the University Dissertation Council of Social Sciences and Mass Communication (Doctoral programs: Social Sciences; Mass Communication/Journalism; Archaeology) at Georgian Technical University.
01.12.2019-Present: Member of the University Dissertation Council of Philology (Doctoral program: Philology) at Georgian Technical University.
01.04.2019–Present: Head of the Master's Program in Media Studies and Multimedia Production at Caucasus International University.
01.04.2018–Present: Head of the Bachelor's Program in Journalism at Caucasus International University.
03.06.16: Moderator of the joint International Scientific Conference "Media, Law and Ethics: Freedom Without Borders?" by Deutsche Welle Akademie and Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
01.03.16-Present: Author and host of the joint program "Our Tskhinvali" by the Patriarchate of Georgia radio "Iveria" and the Education House.
01.05.15-Present: Founder and Director of the Center for the Development of Democracy in the Caucasus.
01.10.2014-01.07.2015: Co-host of the program "Media in Occupied Territory" on the TV channel of the Patriarchate of Georgia "Ertsulovneba".
01.12.12-Present: Founder and General Manager of the Education House.
29.12.12–Present: Full Member of the Georgian Political Science Association.
01.12.2011–01.03.14: Dean of the School of Media, Deputy Rector (SDASU).
23.03.2011-01.12.11: Dean of the Faculty of Social and Humanitarian Sciences (SDASU).
10.09.2010-23.03.11: Head of the Quality Assurance Service (SDASU).
23.03.2010–01.10.10: Head of the Master's Program in Political Science (Gori University).
01.09.2009–01.10.10: UNDP Project Coordinator.
01.04.2010–Present: Expert of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation.
01.03.2010–27.07.10: President of the Shida Kartli Tennis Federation.
22.08.2008-06.08.10: Rector of LEPL Gori University.
17.10.2007–22.08.08: Acting Rector of LEPL Gori University.
22.06.2007-22.08.07: Rector of Tskhinvali State University.
26.10.2006–22.06.2007: Acting Rector of Tskhinvali State University.
2005: Acting Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
2005: Member of the Public Council under the State Representative of the President of Georgia in Shida Kartli.
2002: Head of publication of the publicist journal "Young Journalist" of Tskhinvali State University.
2000–2005: Dean of the Faculty of Philology and Journalism at Tskhinvali State University.
1998–2000: Scientific Secretary of Tskhinvali State University.
1996–Present: Member of the Federation of Journalists of Georgia.
1995–1997: Head of the Literature Circle at the Department of Georgian Literature of Tskhinvali State University.
1995–2005: Executive Secretary of the editorial office of the newspaper "Shida Kartli".
28.05.2023-Present: Peer-reviewer for the scientific publication "Journalism and Media".
01.05.2023-Present: Participation as Collaborating Professor in the DePaul University scientific publication "CYBER VS. WORLD AN INTER-INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION".
02.04.2022-Present: Author and host of the joint project "Free Speech" by the Education House and CIU.
04.01.2022-Present: Member of the editorial board of the scientific journal: „МЕТОДОЛОГІЯ СУЧАСНИХ НАУКОВИХ ДОСЛІДЖЕНЬ“.
30.11.2021-Present: Vice-President of the Alumni Association of the Media Education Program.
23.10.2021-Present: Member of the Editorial Board of the International Conference of Batumi State University of Arts.
29.06.2021-Present: Member of the editorial board of the scientific journal “Innovative Technologica: Methodical Research Journal (IT)”.
04.06.2021-Present: Member of the Scientific-Consultative Council of Education at the Education and Science Committee of the Parliament of Georgia.
17.05.2021-Present: Scientific Secretary of the Dissertation Council of Mass Communication at Caucasus International University.
12.03.2021-Present: Member of the Corps of Experts for Accreditation and Authorization of Higher Educational Programs at the National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement.
01.12.2019-Present: Member of the University Dissertation Council of Social Sciences and Mass Communication (Doctoral programs: Social Sciences; Mass Communication/Journalism; Archaeology) at Georgian Technical University.
01.12.2019-Present: Member of the University Dissertation Council of Philology (Doctoral program: Philology) at Georgian Technical University.
01.04.2019–Present: Head of the Master's Program in Media Studies and Multimedia Production at Caucasus International University.
01.04.2018–Present: Head of the Bachelor's Program in Journalism at Caucasus International University.
03.06.16: Moderator of the joint International Scientific Conference "Media, Law and Ethics: Freedom Without Borders?" by Deutsche Welle Akademie and Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University.
01.03.16-Present: Author and host of the joint program "Our Tskhinvali" by the Patriarchate of Georgia radio "Iveria" and the Education House.
01.05.15-Present: Founder and Director of the Center for the Development of Democracy in the Caucasus.
01.10.2014-01.07.2015: Co-host of the program "Media in Occupied Territory" on the TV channel of the Patriarchate of Georgia "Ertsulovneba".
01.12.12-Present: Founder and General Manager of the Education House.
29.12.12–Present: Full Member of the Georgian Political Science Association.
01.12.2011–01.03.14: Dean of the School of Media, Deputy Rector (SDASU).
23.03.2011-01.12.11: Dean of the Faculty of Social and Humanitarian Sciences (SDASU).
10.09.2010-23.03.11: Head of the Quality Assurance Service (SDASU).
23.03.2010–01.10.10: Head of the Master's Program in Political Science (Gori University).
01.09.2009–01.10.10: UNDP Project Coordinator.
01.04.2010–Present: Expert of the Romualdo Del Bianco Foundation.
01.03.2010–27.07.10: President of the Shida Kartli Tennis Federation.
22.08.2008-06.08.10: Rector of LEPL Gori University.
17.10.2007–22.08.08: Acting Rector of LEPL Gori University.
22.06.2007-22.08.07: Rector of Tskhinvali State University.
26.10.2006–22.06.2007: Acting Rector of Tskhinvali State University.
2005: Acting Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
2005: Member of the Public Council under the State Representative of the President of Georgia in Shida Kartli.
2002: Head of publication of the publicist journal "Young Journalist" of Tskhinvali State University.
2000–2005: Dean of the Faculty of Philology and Journalism at Tskhinvali State University.
1998–2000: Scientific Secretary of Tskhinvali State University.
1996–Present: Member of the Federation of Journalists of Georgia.
1995–1997: Head of the Literature Circle at the Department of Georgian Literature of Tskhinvali State University.
1995–2005: Executive Secretary of the editorial office of the newspaper "Shida Kartli".
C. Translation Activities:
1998: "In August", Ivan Bunin, Newspaper "Literary Tskhinvali", 1998, #6; "How I Write", Ivan Bunin, Journal "Kldekari", 1998, #3.
2004: "How to Win Friends and Influence People", Dale Carnegie, Newspaper "Literary Tskhinvali", 2004, #12; "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living", Dale Carnegie, Newspaper "Literary Tskhinvali", 2004, #12.
Fiction: E-book: Real Stories (Novellas), Tbilisi, 2013; Real Stories (Novellas), Tbilisi, 2015; Georgian Proverbs, translated by Zaza Tsotniashvili into Italian and English with the support of Artificial Intelligence, Tbilisi, 2025.
1998: "In August", Ivan Bunin, Newspaper "Literary Tskhinvali", 1998, #6; "How I Write", Ivan Bunin, Journal "Kldekari", 1998, #3.
2004: "How to Win Friends and Influence People", Dale Carnegie, Newspaper "Literary Tskhinvali", 2004, #12; "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living", Dale Carnegie, Newspaper "Literary Tskhinvali", 2004, #12.
Fiction: E-book: Real Stories (Novellas), Tbilisi, 2013; Real Stories (Novellas), Tbilisi, 2015; Georgian Proverbs, translated by Zaza Tsotniashvili into Italian and English with the support of Artificial Intelligence, Tbilisi, 2025.
📚 Scientific Works
Monographs and Textbooks:
Artistic Features of Modern Georgian Novella, TSU, Gori, 2002.
Georgian-Ossetian Relations in the Press at the Turn of the XX-XXI Centuries, TSU, Book I, Tbilisi, 2005.
Letters, Portraits, Dialogues, Speeches, Translations, Tbilisi, 2007.
Tourism Business and Features of Tourism Business Management, Tbilisi, 2009.
Georgian Proverbs, Proverbi Georgiani, Georgian Proverbs, translated by Zaza Tsotniashvili into Italian and English with the support of Artificial Intelligence, Tbilisi-Taranto, 2025.
Textbook: Coverage of Conflicts, Caucasus International University Publication, Tbilisi, 2026.
Artistic Features of Modern Georgian Novella, TSU, Gori, 2002.
Georgian-Ossetian Relations in the Press at the Turn of the XX-XXI Centuries, TSU, Book I, Tbilisi, 2005.
Letters, Portraits, Dialogues, Speeches, Translations, Tbilisi, 2007.
Tourism Business and Features of Tourism Business Management, Tbilisi, 2009.
Georgian Proverbs, Proverbi Georgiani, Georgian Proverbs, translated by Zaza Tsotniashvili into Italian and English with the support of Artificial Intelligence, Tbilisi-Taranto, 2025.
Textbook: Coverage of Conflicts, Caucasus International University Publication, Tbilisi, 2026.
Scientific Articles:
Georgian Novella Today, Journal "Tsiskari", 1996, #5-6.
Roots of Georgian Novella, Bulletin of Georgian Academy of Sciences, 1998, Volume 157, #1.
About One Novella, Journal "Kldekari", 1998, #1.
Some Artistic Images in Modern Georgian Novella, Journal "Burji Erovnebisa", 1998, #5.
The Fate of Society in N. Shataidze's Novellas, Journal "Kritika", 1998, #1.
Sorrow Expressed via Novella, Collection "Classical and Modern Georgian Writing", 1998.
Symbolic Vision of Today, Almanac "Pirveli Skhivi", 1998, #27.
For Teaching "Haki Adzba" in the XI Grade, Collection of Works of Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute, Gori, 1999.
About Artistic Features of Modern Georgian Novella, Journal "Kartli", 2000, #2.
Subject of Newspaper Interest, Journal "Intelekti", 2003, #3 (17).
Newspaper Polemics on State Language Issues, Journal "Zhurnalisturi Dziebani", 2003, V.
On the Tendentiousness of Reportages, Scientific Works, Ser. Philology, St. Petersburg State University, Tbilisi State University, 2004, #8.
The Press Against the Georgian-Ossetian Confrontation, Scientific Works, Ser. Philology, St. Petersburg State University, Tbilisi State University, 2004, #8.
Russian Newspaper about the Conflict, Almanac "Kavkasiis Matsne", 2004, #9.
Contours of Conflict in the Press, Journal "Tsiskari", 2004, #3-4.
To Protect an Objective Position, Journal "Zhurnalisturi Dziebani", 2004, VI.
Journalism in The service of closing in, Caucasian messenger, 2004, #10.
Objective Criticism, Journal "Zhurnalisturi Dziebani", 2004, VII.
About genres of journalism, Bulletin of Georgian Academy of Sciences, 2005, Volume 171, #1.
Vision of Relationship Between Two Peoples in an Interview, Journal "Criterion" (Kriteriumi), N 13, 2005.
Topical Criticism, Collection of Scientific Works of Gori State University, #3, Gori, 2007.
Geogian Universities Role in the Partnership Development of the Black Sea Region, “Forum on Higher Education” Congress of the Black Sea Universities Network”, Kyiv, 2008, April 2-5.
Following of Educational Reforms in Georgia, “For Supporting of Higher Economic and Professional Education”, Gori University, USA Embassy in Georgia, Gori, 2008, 25-27 June.
The Practical Aspects of Knowledge Management in Education, I International Conference of Gori University, Volume #1, Gori, 2008.
Strategic Management of University for Creation of Successful Learning and Research Environment, I International Conference of Gori University, Volume #1, Gori, 2008.
Integration of South Caucasus Countries Based on the Integration of Black Sea Basin Countries, International Conference, Tbilisi State University of Economic Relations, Collection of Scientific Works, Tbilisi, 2008.
Aspects of Globalization of Economic Processes, International Scientific-Practical Conference, Collection of Scientific Works, Globalization, World Crisis and South Caucasus, Kutaisi, 2009, May 16–17.
American and Georgian Novella of the Beginning of the 20th Century, 2nd International Conference of Gori University, Collection of Works, #2, Gori, 2009.
Regional Conflicts (South Ossetia) in Caucasus and Energy Security, II International Conference of Gori University, Volume #2, Gori, 2009.
The Center for the Development of Communication Skills and Conflict Transformation as Tools of Conflict Regulation, II International Conference of Gori University, Volume #2, Gori, 2009.
About Georgian Children's Literature of the 20th Century (20-30s), 3rd International Conference of Gori University, Collection of Works, #3, Gori, 2010.
Roots of Political Conflict in South Ossetia, III International Conference of Gori University, Volume #3, Gori, 2010.
Kosovo and Caucasus (Two Different Political Problems), Ilia State University, Shota Rustaveli State University, “South Caucasus: Problems and Prospects of Regional Cooperation”, Batumi, November 16, 2010.
About Reflection of Conflict in Media (On the Example of Tskhinvali Region), Journal "Zhurnalisturi Dziebani", 2012, XIV.
Kosovo and Chechnya, VІ International Conference, „Actual issues, problems and prospects for the development of the humanities in the modern information space: national and international aspects“, collection of scientific works, Ukraine, May 30-31, 2013.
LITERARY-PUBLICISTIC ELEMENTS AND FORMS OF RELATIONS, ATATURK UNIVERSITY, Department of Russian Language and Literature, 1st International Scientific-Practical Conference, «ACTUAL ISSUES OF RUSSIAN PHILOLOGY IN THE POLYCULTURAL SPACE», COLLECTION OF ARTICLES, (November 11-13, 2013).
Functional Role of Communication in Conflict Regulation, IV International Conference “Verbal Communicative Technologies-2014”, GTU, October 2-5, 2014.
Conflict in Transitional Period (Tskhinvali Region), Collection of Works of International Scientific Conference: “Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations; "Principles and Methodology of Nart Saga Research", Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 2016, October 13-14.
Ilia's Translations of George Gordon Byron's Poetry, International Scientific Conference Dedicated to the 180th Anniversary of Ilia Chavchavadze's Birth, Ilia University, 2017, October 24-25.
About Trends of Georgian-Ossetian Relations in Media, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Georgian-Ossetian Relations Scientific-Research Center, Third International Scientific Conference - Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, October 13-15, 2017.
About the Place of Local Conflicts in Information War, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Georgian-Ossetian Relations Scientific-Research Center, Fourth International Jubilee Conference Dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, October 13-15, 2018.
Media and New Challenges of Information War, Journalists' Conference, The Word is First, Government of Abkhazia, Tbilisi, 2019, August (Collection of Works).
About the Fate of Cultural Monuments in Occupied Territory in Information War, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, 5th International Conference, TSU, 2019, October.
About the Use of Cultural Monuments in Information War, International Conference of Batumi State University of Arts, Collection of Works, 2019, October.
Cultural Heritage and Conflict (According to Local Media of Tskhinvali Region), Works of the International Conference "Protection of Cultural Heritage in Occupied Territories – Georgia and International Experience" by the George Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation, Korneli Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts, and TSU Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology, 2020, September.
Role of Social Network and Authoritarianism in Occupied Territory in Information War, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 6th International Conference, TSU, 2020, October.
RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION AGAINST GEORGIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES (GEORGIA, TSKHINVALI REGION), „Ante Portas – Security Studies” 2020, No 2(15) DOI: 10.33674/1202012.
GEORGIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES IS THREATEN BY RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Kiev University of Culture, collected articles, Kiev, March 24-25, 2021.
"COVID-19 – Impact of Disinformation on Georgian Society", ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS, (Publications) 2021, 12-13 April.
DISINFORMATION MANIPULATION BY MISINTERPRETATION OF A HISTORICAL FACT, Pindus Journal Of Culture, Literature, and ELT (Elsevier) ISSN: 2792 – 1883 Volume 6, June, 2021.
Disinformation Interpretation of the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 7th International Conference, TSU, 2021, October.
Cultural Monuments in Occupied Tskhinvali Region (According to Georgian Multimedia), International Conference of Batumi State University of Arts, Collection of Works, 2021, October.
SOME ASPECTS OF INFORMATION WARFARE TECHNOLOGY, Transactions. Georgian Technical University. AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEMS. Vol.2, No 1(32), 2021.
CYBER SECURITY – CHALLENGE OF SMALL COUNTRIES, Innovative Technologica: Methodical Research Journal, Vol. 3 No. 02 (2022); DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/WHPFE
Information Warfare Carried out with Modern Technologies, CENTRAL ASIAN JOURNAL OF ARTS AND DESIGN, VOLUME: 3 ISSUE: 1 | 2022.
Political Coverage of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 8th International Conference, TSU, 2022, October.
Coverage of Political Conflict (Case of Thkhinvali Region, Georgia), CENTRAL ASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HISTORY, VOLUME: 04 ISSUE: 03 | MAR 2023 (ISSN: 2660-6836); DOI:https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/YWZ9N
RUSSIAN NUCLEAR NARRATIVE IN RT AND CNN, Innovative Technologica: Methodical Research Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 4 April (2023); DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/SA6W5
Research Methods for the Information warfare – Ukraine War, The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Ukraine), XIX International Scientific and Practical Conference “METHODOLOGY OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”, 23-24 February, 2023.
Coverage of Tourism Challenges During Political Conflicts, The conference is organized in frame of the project BSB/831 ”Establishing Long-Lasting Partnerships to Upgrade Heritage-Based Offers and Create New Investment Opportunities in Tourism and the Cultural and Creative Industries at UNESCO Designated Areas in the “Black Sea Basin” (HERiPRENEURSHIP); Tulcea, Romania, June 8th-9th 2023.
Modern Trends of Conflict Coverage in Social Media (Tskhinvali Region), Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 9th International Scientific Conference, TSU, 2023, October.
Silicon Tactics: Unravelling the Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Information Battlefield of the Ukraine Conflict, Asian Journal of Research, №9 (1-3) issue of the Journal, 2024.
Unveiling the Tactics: A Comprehensive Analysis of Modern Methodologies in Information Warfare Research. (Presented on the Plenary Session), The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Ukraine), XIX International Scientific and Practical Conference “METHODOLOGY OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”, 22-23 February, 2024.
Defining the Rules of Engagement: Legal and Ethical Standards in Cyber Conflict, Journal of Digital Sociohumanities, Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024), July, 2024 DOI: 10.25077/jds.1.2.119-132.2024.
Reflections on the 2024 Global Learning Experience, 2024 GLOBAL YEAR OF ELECTIONS, DePaul University Global Learning Experience, Volume 4, October 2024.
Artificial Intelligence for Peace Journalism: Modern Technology of Conflict Coverage, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 10th International Scientific Conference, TSU, 2024, October.
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Italy's Media Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges, Asian Journal of Research, №10 (1-3) issue of the Journal, 2025.
Media Strategies of Orthodox Church Television Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Romania, Serbia, Greece, Russia, and Georgia, Journal of Digital Sociohumanities 2(2):58-69, 2025; DOI: 10.25077/jds.2.2.58-69.2025.
Artificial Intelligence in Our Lives, Newspaper "Literary Georgia", 2025, June 2, #4 (4100).
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Combat Fake News, Studies in Media and Communication, Vol 13, No 4 (2025) DOI: https://doi.org/10.11114/smc.v13i4.7897
Reinterpretation of Nart Saga via AI: New Media Communication Models for Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 11th International Conference, TSU, 2025, October.
Mission and Challenges of Orthodox Television Media: Comparative Analysis in Greece and Georgia, (Co-author Elisabed Abuladze), Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 11th International Conference, TSU, 2025, October.
The Catholic Church and Artificial Intelligence: The Birth of "Algorethics" and the New Digital Reality, Literary Georgia, January 2026, #2 („Literary Georgia“ N-2 (4115), January 26, 2026).
Georgian Novella Today, Journal "Tsiskari", 1996, #5-6.
Roots of Georgian Novella, Bulletin of Georgian Academy of Sciences, 1998, Volume 157, #1.
About One Novella, Journal "Kldekari", 1998, #1.
Some Artistic Images in Modern Georgian Novella, Journal "Burji Erovnebisa", 1998, #5.
The Fate of Society in N. Shataidze's Novellas, Journal "Kritika", 1998, #1.
Sorrow Expressed via Novella, Collection "Classical and Modern Georgian Writing", 1998.
Symbolic Vision of Today, Almanac "Pirveli Skhivi", 1998, #27.
For Teaching "Haki Adzba" in the XI Grade, Collection of Works of Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute, Gori, 1999.
About Artistic Features of Modern Georgian Novella, Journal "Kartli", 2000, #2.
Subject of Newspaper Interest, Journal "Intelekti", 2003, #3 (17).
Newspaper Polemics on State Language Issues, Journal "Zhurnalisturi Dziebani", 2003, V.
On the Tendentiousness of Reportages, Scientific Works, Ser. Philology, St. Petersburg State University, Tbilisi State University, 2004, #8.
The Press Against the Georgian-Ossetian Confrontation, Scientific Works, Ser. Philology, St. Petersburg State University, Tbilisi State University, 2004, #8.
Russian Newspaper about the Conflict, Almanac "Kavkasiis Matsne", 2004, #9.
Contours of Conflict in the Press, Journal "Tsiskari", 2004, #3-4.
To Protect an Objective Position, Journal "Zhurnalisturi Dziebani", 2004, VI.
Journalism in The service of closing in, Caucasian messenger, 2004, #10.
Objective Criticism, Journal "Zhurnalisturi Dziebani", 2004, VII.
About genres of journalism, Bulletin of Georgian Academy of Sciences, 2005, Volume 171, #1.
Vision of Relationship Between Two Peoples in an Interview, Journal "Criterion" (Kriteriumi), N 13, 2005.
Topical Criticism, Collection of Scientific Works of Gori State University, #3, Gori, 2007.
Geogian Universities Role in the Partnership Development of the Black Sea Region, “Forum on Higher Education” Congress of the Black Sea Universities Network”, Kyiv, 2008, April 2-5.
Following of Educational Reforms in Georgia, “For Supporting of Higher Economic and Professional Education”, Gori University, USA Embassy in Georgia, Gori, 2008, 25-27 June.
The Practical Aspects of Knowledge Management in Education, I International Conference of Gori University, Volume #1, Gori, 2008.
Strategic Management of University for Creation of Successful Learning and Research Environment, I International Conference of Gori University, Volume #1, Gori, 2008.
Integration of South Caucasus Countries Based on the Integration of Black Sea Basin Countries, International Conference, Tbilisi State University of Economic Relations, Collection of Scientific Works, Tbilisi, 2008.
Aspects of Globalization of Economic Processes, International Scientific-Practical Conference, Collection of Scientific Works, Globalization, World Crisis and South Caucasus, Kutaisi, 2009, May 16–17.
American and Georgian Novella of the Beginning of the 20th Century, 2nd International Conference of Gori University, Collection of Works, #2, Gori, 2009.
Regional Conflicts (South Ossetia) in Caucasus and Energy Security, II International Conference of Gori University, Volume #2, Gori, 2009.
The Center for the Development of Communication Skills and Conflict Transformation as Tools of Conflict Regulation, II International Conference of Gori University, Volume #2, Gori, 2009.
About Georgian Children's Literature of the 20th Century (20-30s), 3rd International Conference of Gori University, Collection of Works, #3, Gori, 2010.
Roots of Political Conflict in South Ossetia, III International Conference of Gori University, Volume #3, Gori, 2010.
Kosovo and Caucasus (Two Different Political Problems), Ilia State University, Shota Rustaveli State University, “South Caucasus: Problems and Prospects of Regional Cooperation”, Batumi, November 16, 2010.
About Reflection of Conflict in Media (On the Example of Tskhinvali Region), Journal "Zhurnalisturi Dziebani", 2012, XIV.
Kosovo and Chechnya, VІ International Conference, „Actual issues, problems and prospects for the development of the humanities in the modern information space: national and international aspects“, collection of scientific works, Ukraine, May 30-31, 2013.
LITERARY-PUBLICISTIC ELEMENTS AND FORMS OF RELATIONS, ATATURK UNIVERSITY, Department of Russian Language and Literature, 1st International Scientific-Practical Conference, «ACTUAL ISSUES OF RUSSIAN PHILOLOGY IN THE POLYCULTURAL SPACE», COLLECTION OF ARTICLES, (November 11-13, 2013).
Functional Role of Communication in Conflict Regulation, IV International Conference “Verbal Communicative Technologies-2014”, GTU, October 2-5, 2014.
Conflict in Transitional Period (Tskhinvali Region), Collection of Works of International Scientific Conference: “Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations; "Principles and Methodology of Nart Saga Research", Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 2016, October 13-14.
Ilia's Translations of George Gordon Byron's Poetry, International Scientific Conference Dedicated to the 180th Anniversary of Ilia Chavchavadze's Birth, Ilia University, 2017, October 24-25.
About Trends of Georgian-Ossetian Relations in Media, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Georgian-Ossetian Relations Scientific-Research Center, Third International Scientific Conference - Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, October 13-15, 2017.
About the Place of Local Conflicts in Information War, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Georgian-Ossetian Relations Scientific-Research Center, Fourth International Jubilee Conference Dedicated to the 100th Anniversary of Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, October 13-15, 2018.
Media and New Challenges of Information War, Journalists' Conference, The Word is First, Government of Abkhazia, Tbilisi, 2019, August (Collection of Works).
About the Fate of Cultural Monuments in Occupied Territory in Information War, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, 5th International Conference, TSU, 2019, October.
About the Use of Cultural Monuments in Information War, International Conference of Batumi State University of Arts, Collection of Works, 2019, October.
Cultural Heritage and Conflict (According to Local Media of Tskhinvali Region), Works of the International Conference "Protection of Cultural Heritage in Occupied Territories – Georgia and International Experience" by the George Chubinashvili National Research Centre for Georgian Art History and Heritage Preservation, Korneli Kekelidze Georgian National Centre of Manuscripts, and TSU Ivane Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnology, 2020, September.
Role of Social Network and Authoritarianism in Occupied Territory in Information War, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 6th International Conference, TSU, 2020, October.
RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION AGAINST GEORGIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES (GEORGIA, TSKHINVALI REGION), „Ante Portas – Security Studies” 2020, No 2(15) DOI: 10.33674/1202012.
GEORGIAN CULTURAL HERITAGE IN THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES IS THREATEN BY RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, Kiev University of Culture, collected articles, Kiev, March 24-25, 2021.
"COVID-19 – Impact of Disinformation on Georgian Society", ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS, (Publications) 2021, 12-13 April.
DISINFORMATION MANIPULATION BY MISINTERPRETATION OF A HISTORICAL FACT, Pindus Journal Of Culture, Literature, and ELT (Elsevier) ISSN: 2792 – 1883 Volume 6, June, 2021.
Disinformation Interpretation of the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 7th International Conference, TSU, 2021, October.
Cultural Monuments in Occupied Tskhinvali Region (According to Georgian Multimedia), International Conference of Batumi State University of Arts, Collection of Works, 2021, October.
SOME ASPECTS OF INFORMATION WARFARE TECHNOLOGY, Transactions. Georgian Technical University. AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEMS. Vol.2, No 1(32), 2021.
CYBER SECURITY – CHALLENGE OF SMALL COUNTRIES, Innovative Technologica: Methodical Research Journal, Vol. 3 No. 02 (2022); DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/WHPFE Information Warfare Carried out with Modern Technologies, CENTRAL ASIAN JOURNAL OF ARTS AND DESIGN, VOLUME: 3 ISSUE: 1 | 2022.
Political Coverage of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 8th International Conference, TSU, 2022, October.
Coverage of Political Conflict (Case of Thkhinvali Region, Georgia), CENTRAL ASIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HISTORY, VOLUME: 04 ISSUE: 03 | MAR 2023 (ISSN: 2660-6836); DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/YWZ9N RUSSIAN NUCLEAR NARRATIVE IN RT AND CNN, Innovative Technologica: Methodical Research Journal, Vol. 4, Issue 4 April (2023); DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/SA6W5 Research Methods for the Information warfare – Ukraine War, The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Ukraine), XIX International Scientific and Practical Conference “METHODOLOGY OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”, 23-24 February, 2023.
Coverage of Tourism Challenges During Political Conflicts, The conference is organized in frame of the project BSB/831 ”Establishing Long-Lasting Partnerships to Upgrade Heritage-Based Offers and Create New Investment Opportunities in Tourism and the Cultural and Creative Industries at UNESCO Designated Areas in the “Black Sea Basin” (HERiPRENEURSHIP); Tulcea, Romania, June 8th-9th 2023.
Modern Trends of Conflict Coverage in Social Media (Tskhinvali Region), Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 9th International Scientific Conference, TSU, 2023, October.
Silicon Tactics: Unravelling the Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Information Battlefield of the Ukraine Conflict, Asian Journal of Research, №9 (1-3) issue of the Journal, 2024.
Unveiling the Tactics: A Comprehensive Analysis of Modern Methodologies in Information Warfare Research. (Presented on the Plenary Session), The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Ukraine), XIX International Scientific and Practical Conference “METHODOLOGY OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”, 22-23 February, 2024.
Defining the Rules of Engagement: Legal and Ethical Standards in Cyber Conflict, Journal of Digital Sociohumanities, Vol. 1 No. 2 (2024), July, 2024 DOI: 10.25077/jds.1.2.119-132.2024.
Reflections on the 2024 Global Learning Experience, 2024 GLOBAL YEAR OF ELECTIONS, DePaul University Global Learning Experience, Volume 4, October 2024.
Artificial Intelligence for Peace Journalism: Modern Technology of Conflict Coverage, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 10th International Scientific Conference, TSU, 2024, October.
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Italy's Media Landscape: Opportunities and Challenges, Asian Journal of Research, №10 (1-3) issue of the Journal, 2025.
Media Strategies of Orthodox Church Television Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Romania, Serbia, Greece, Russia, and Georgia, Journal of Digital Sociohumanities 2(2):58-69, 2025; DOI: 10.25077/jds.2.2.58-69.2025.
Artificial Intelligence in Our Lives, Newspaper "Literary Georgia", 2025, June 2, #4 (4100).
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence to Combat Fake News, Studies in Media and Communication, Vol 13, No 4 (2025) DOI:
https://doi.org/10.11114/smc.v13i4.7897 Reinterpretation of Nart Saga via AI: New Media Communication Models for Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 11th International Conference, TSU, 2025, October.
Mission and Challenges of Orthodox Television Media: Comparative Analysis in Greece and Georgia, (Co-author Elisabed Abuladze), Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 11th International Conference, TSU, 2025, October.
The Catholic Church and Artificial Intelligence: The Birth of "Algorethics" and the New Digital Reality, Literary Georgia, January 2026, #2 („Literary Georgia“ N-2 (4115), January 26, 2026).
Participation in Scientific Conferences:
Satirical-Ironic Specifics of Georgian Novella of the 90s of the XX Century, Plan of Work and Topics of Reports of the IV Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute, Gori, 1995.
On the Origin and Formation of the Novella, Theses of Reports of the Scientific Session Dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of Prof. Sh. Kurdadze of Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute, Gori, 1996.
National Problem in Modern Georgian Novella, Theses of Reports of the XXVI Scientific Session of the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, Tbilisi, 1997.
Image of a Refugee in Modern Georgian Novella, Theses of Reports of the Republican Conference of Young Scientists of the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, Tbilisi, 1997.
Fate of Man in N. Shataidze's Novellas, Plan of Work and Topics of Reports of the VI Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute, Gori, 1997.
The Problem of Man in Modern Georgian Novella, Theses of Reports of the Scientific Conference of Postgraduates and Masters of Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, 1998.
Social Problem in N. Shataidze's Novellas, Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, Theses of Reports of the Scientific Session Dedicated to the 150th Anniversary of Al. Kazbegi, Tbilisi, 1998.
For Poetics of Modern Georgian Novella, Plan of Work and Topics of Reports of the VII Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute, Gori, 1998.
K. Gamsakhurdia in Königsberg, Theses of Reports of the VIII Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute, Gori, 1999.
Contradiction Between Tradition and Epoch, Theses of Reports of the I(IX) Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State University, Gori, 2000.
Epoch and Symbolists, Theses of Reports of the II(X) Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State University, Gori, 2001.
Press Against Georgian-Ossetian Confrontation, Theses of Reports of the I Scientific Session of Postgraduates and Young Scientific Workers of Tskhinvali State University, Gori, 2002.
About One Polemic, Theses of Reports of the III(XI) Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State University, Gori, 2002.
About One Reportage from Tskhinvali, Theses of Reports of the II Scientific Session of Postgraduates and Young Scientific Workers of Tskhinvali State University, Gori, 2003.
Hopeless Shelter, Theses of Reports of the IV(XII) Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State University, Gori, 2003.
Public Opinion and Political Journalism, V(XIII) Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State University (in Gori), Theses of Reports, Gori, 2007.
Western Experience for Administration of Educational System, V(XIII) Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State University (in Gori), Theses of Reports, Gori, 2007.
Responsibility and Georgian University in Reforming Process, Responsibility in a Global Age, Conference Agenda, Tb., 2007.
Transformation of Education in the Condition of the Development of Information and Communication Technology as the Basis of the transformation of Economics of Education, University of Georgia, Conference, 2008, May.
In the Frame of Educational Reforms in Georgia: In Pursuit of Sustainable Learning Environments, Educational Leadership and Policy Development, Great Britain, Oxford Round Table, 2008, July 6-11.
Some Aspects of Reflection of Georgian-Ossetian Relations in Mass Media and its International Context, International Conference: "Peace and War Journalism", Grigol Robakidze University, 2009, May 1-2.
The Role of International Politics in the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict, University of Warsaw, Warsaw East European Conference – 2009, Independence – Totalitarian Regimes – Independence, Warsaw, Abstracts, XXXV, parva 4, 2009, July 15-18.
August 2008 – Result of Russian Politics, VIII Annual International Caucasus Session in Memory of St. Grigol Peradze, University of Warsaw, Session Program, 2009, December 6-8.
Governance of Occupied Territories (Tskhinvali Region), War, State and Identity, Materials of Scientific Conference, Ilia State University Institute of Political Science, December 10, 2010.
August War in American Media, 11th Annual International Conference on American Studies “America: Challenges of 21st Century”, 2011, May 23-25.
Reflection of America-Iran relations in Multimedia, 13th Annual International Conference on American Studies “United States and Georgia: Yesterday, Today and tomorrow”, 2012, May 17-18.
About the Role of Media Monitoring on Political Processes, "Investigation and Process", 3rd International Conference of Comparative Literature, Ilia State University Institute of Comparative Literature, Scientific-Research Center Romanic Mutual Understanding, Laurentian University of Sudbury (Ontario, Canada), 27.06-29.06, 2012.
Conflict in Transitional Period (On the Example of Tskhinvali Region), Scientific Conference "Georgia and Modern Political Processes", Georgian Political Science Association, December 1, 2012.
The U.S. Media About the Conflict (The precedents of Sudetenland and Crimea), 15-th International Annual Conference on American Studies “United States Policy in Eastern Europe”, 2014, May 15-17.
Conflicts instead of Balance of Power, 9th Silk Road International Conference on Business, Economics, International Relations and Education, 2014, May 23-25.
Media in Conditions of Occupation and Without It (Tskhinvali Region), International Scientific Conference "Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations in Modern Context", Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 2015, October 13-15.
Media of occupied territory against the West (Tskhinvali region), 17-th International Annual Conference on American Studies, 2016, May 19-21.
Media Globalization via Social Network and its Impact on Local Conflict (Tskhinvali Region), International Scientific Conference: “Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations; "Principles and Methodology of Nart Saga Research", Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 2016, October 13-14.
Main Forms of Communication in Occupied Media, 7th International Conference on Semiotics, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Ilia State University, Batumi, 2016, October 22-23.
Georgian and American media about moving occupation. (Tskhinvali region), 18-th International Annual Conference on American Studies, 2017, May 11-12.
Teaching Conflict Coverage Using Internet Resources (Google Blog), Caucasus International University, Challenges and Perspectives of Modern Media Education, Tbilisi, 2017, September 25.
Stereotypes and Women's Issues in Georgian Media, Transcultural Representations of Women in Literature and Philosophy (Die transkulturellen Repräsentationen der Frau in der Literatur und Philosophie unter besonderer Berücksichtigung georgischer und österreichischer Diskurse), International Conference, October 12-13, 2017 in Tbilisi.
Biblical Motifs in Georgian Translations from George Gordon Byron by Ilia Chavchavadze and Otar Chiladze, Ilia State University Institute of Comparative Literature Conference Dedicated to the 180th Anniversary of Ilia Chavchavadze’s Birth Ilia Chavchavadze: Sacralisation/Secularisation of the Cultural Figure 24-25 October 2017 Tbilisi, Georgia.
About Multimedia Instruments in the Process of Conflict Coverage, Ilia State University Semiotics Research Center and Khazar University of Baku, 8th International Scientific Conference on Semiotics, Baku, 2017, October 28-29.
About the impact of information warfare on US elections in 2016, 19-th International Annual Conference on American Studies, 2018, May 17-19.
Media and New Challenges of Information War, Journalists' Conference, The Word is First, Tbilisi, 2018, September 21.
Influence of the Information War on a Small State, International Conference «Globalisation and Identity» Sapienza University of Rome, 2018, 25-28 September.
About the Advantages of Blended Learning Technologies, The 2nd National Distance Learning Conference Defence Institution Building School / Ministry of Defence of Georgia, November 20, 2018.
Media of Occupied Territory About Georgian Cultural Heritage, International Centre for the Arts, Ministry of Education and Culture of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Temporary Administration of South Ossetia, Scientific Conference: "Cultural Heritage in Conflict Territories", 2018, December 3.
Russia's Information warfare against the USA and Georgia, 20-th International Annual Conference on American Studies, 2019, May 23-25.
Information War and New Geopolitical Situation in Occupied Territories (On the Example of Tskhinvali Region), Government of Abkhazia, 2019, April 18.
Challenges of Georgian Education, Bilateral Lithuanian-Georgian development cooperation project, Lithuanian-Georgian Educational Conference 2019, 20 September.
Hybrid Teaching and Education System of Georgia, Third National Conference on Distance Learning, Ministry of Defence of Georgia / LEPL Defence Institution Building School, 2019, October 24.
Media in Occupied Territories About the Impact of COVID-19, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, VIII International Scientific Conference "Space, Society, Politics", June 25-27, 2020.
Role of Social Network and Authoritarianism in Occupied Territory in Information War, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, 6th International Conference, TSU, 2020, October.
Development of Hybrid Teaching Technologies and Methods in Conditions of Pandemic, Ministry of Defence of Georgia, Fourth National Online Conference on Distance Learning "Challenges and Perspectives Related to Pandemic", Tbilisi, November 26-27, 2020.
Manipulation in Social Media, Round Table - "Global Constitutionalism and Legal Framework for Social Media", 2020, 8 December.
"COVID-19 – Impact of Disinformation on Georgian Society", ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS, 2021, 12-13 April.
About the Use of Hybrid Teaching in the Direction of Agro-communication, Journalism Resource Center (JRC) and Caucasus International University, with the support of "Mercy Corps", present the International Scientific-Practical Conference – "Issues of Agro-journalism and Agro-communication Education", April 13, 2021.
Georgian media about Robert Pierpont Blake, 22st International Annual Conference on American Studies, dedicated to the 245th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence adopted on July 4, 1776, 2021, 20-21 May.
Some Aspects of Information War Technologies, "Information Society and Technologies of Education Intensification"- ISITE’21, II International Scientific-Technical Conference, GTU, 2021, May 20-22.
Modern trends in conflict coverage, 23st International Annual Conference on American Studies, 2022, 19-21 May.
Development of Media Education, „A New Vision For Georgian Teachers In Education"- Conference, International Internship University, 2022, 19 July.
Cyber Bullying Problems, Importance of Prevention of Cyber Bulling, International Conference organized by Global Friends Club-GFC; 2022, 27 November.
An Inspirational Talk for Young Scientists, Conference, International Internship University, 2022, 9 October.
New Information Strategies of War Coverage, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, International Conference "Humanities in Information Society - IV", Batumi, 2022, December 2-4.
Occupied Territories of Georgia and Information War, Patriarchate of Georgia / Office of the Minister of Justice and Civil Integration of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia / Archives Administration of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, International Scientific Conference "Abkhazia, Georgia's Unified Space - Strategic Directions and New Challenges", Tbilisi, 2022, December 22.
Information Warfare and Deterrence in the Ukraine War, FIRST INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE „CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND WEAPONS OF MASSIVE DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATION – ASYMMETRIC MILITARY CHALLENGES AND REGIONAL SECURITY DILEMMA“, Tbilisi, Georgia, 14-15.02.2023.
Research Methods for the Information warfare – Ukraine War (Presented on the Plenary Session), The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Ukraine), XIX International Scientific and Practical Conference “METHODOLOGY OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”, 23-24 February, 2023.
CNN on the Propaganda Problem of the Russian-Ukrainian War, 24th International Annual Conference on American Studies, 2023, 18-20 May.
Georgian-Ossetian Relations in Social Media, Scientific-Practical Conference: "Georgian Tolerance - Yesterday and Today", GTU, May 19, 2023.
Coverage of Tourism Challenges During Political Conflicts, The conference is organized in frame of the project BSB/831 ”Establishing Long-Lasting Partnerships to Upgrade Heritage-Based Offers and Create New Investment Opportunities in Tourism and the Cultural and Creative Industries at UNESCO Designated Areas in the “Black Sea Basin” (HERiPRENEURSHIP); Tulcea, Romania, June 8th-9th 2023.
“Education and Success”, An Executive keynote speaker during the 2DS Academy virtual interactive webinar on the topic: "#UNSDGs in practice" interactive webinar held on 26Th June 2023.
Digital Tools for Quality Education (Plenary Panel Speaker), Quality Education Conference, 21ST DIGI Skills, 04.12.2023.
Unveiling the Tactics: A Comprehensive Analysis of Modern Methodologies in Information Warfare Research. (Presented on the Plenary Session), The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Ukraine), XIX International Scientific and Practical Conference “METHODOLOGY OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”, 22-23 February, 2024.
Research and Technologies for Conflict Prevention, Symposium "Scientific Diplomacy for Peace and Development", Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, April 18, 2024.
Parties to Conflict in Social Media (Tskhinvali Region), International Conference "Conflict Regions", Patriarchate of Georgia, April 23, 2024.
Artificial Intelligence for Peace Journalism: Modern Technology of Conflict Coverage, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 10th International Conference, TSU, 2024, October.
Reinterpretation of Nart Saga via AI: New Media Communication Models for Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 11th International Conference, TSU, 2025, October.
Mission and Challenges of Orthodox Television Media: Comparative Analysis in Greece and Georgia, (Co-author Elisabed Abuladze), Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 11th International Conference, TSU, 2025, October.
Artificial Intelligence in Modern University Space, Georgian National Academy of Sciences and "Horizon Europe" National Office of Georgia at the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia, International Conference 'Education and Science in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Innovations, Research and International Cooperation', GNAS, 2025, October.
Artificial Intelligence in Contemporary Christian Media: Strategic Pathways for Georgian Orthodox Television, (Elisabed Abuladze) International Scientific Conference - “Modern Challenges of International Relations, International Law and Media” organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Faculty of Law of Caucasus International University, March, 2026.
From Cold War Propaganda to AI-Driven Disinformation: A Comparative Study of US and Chinese Mass Communication Ecosystems, (Nana Maglakelidze) International Scientific Conference - “Modern Challenges of International Relations, International Law and Media” organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Faculty of Law of Caucasus International University, March, 2026.
METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATING GENAI INTO MEDIA COVERAGE OF ARMED CONFLICTS: ETHICAL AND PRACTICAL DIMENSIONS; (Presented on the Plenary Session), The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Ukraine), XXII International Scientific and Practical Conference “METHODOLOGY OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”, 26-27 February, 2026.
Geolocation, Geopolitics and AI in On-Demand Information about Conflicts: A Study of Biases, (Estrella Alonso) International Scientific Conference - “Modern Challenges of International Relations, International Law and Media” organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Faculty of Law of Caucasus International University, March, 2026.
Publicistic Letters:
1994-Present: More than 200 magazine and newspaper letters.
Satirical-Ironic Specifics of Georgian Novella of the 90s of the XX Century, Plan of Work and Topics of Reports of the IV Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute, Gori, 1995.
On the Origin and Formation of the Novella, Theses of Reports of the Scientific Session Dedicated to the 70th Anniversary of Prof. Sh. Kurdadze of Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute, Gori, 1996.
National Problem in Modern Georgian Novella, Theses of Reports of the XXVI Scientific Session of the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, Tbilisi, 1997.
Image of a Refugee in Modern Georgian Novella, Theses of Reports of the Republican Conference of Young Scientists of the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, Tbilisi, 1997.
Fate of Man in N. Shataidze's Novellas, Plan of Work and Topics of Reports of the VI Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute, Gori, 1997.
The Problem of Man in Modern Georgian Novella, Theses of Reports of the Scientific Conference of Postgraduates and Masters of Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Tbilisi, 1998.
Social Problem in N. Shataidze's Novellas, Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature, Theses of Reports of the Scientific Session Dedicated to the 150th Anniversary of Al. Kazbegi, Tbilisi, 1998.
For Poetics of Modern Georgian Novella, Plan of Work and Topics of Reports of the VII Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute, Gori, 1998.
K. Gamsakhurdia in Königsberg, Theses of Reports of the VIII Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State Pedagogical Institute, Gori, 1999.
Contradiction Between Tradition and Epoch, Theses of Reports of the I(IX) Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State University, Gori, 2000.
Epoch and Symbolists, Theses of Reports of the II(X) Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State University, Gori, 2001.
Press Against Georgian-Ossetian Confrontation, Theses of Reports of the I Scientific Session of Postgraduates and Young Scientific Workers of Tskhinvali State University, Gori, 2002.
About One Polemic, Theses of Reports of the III(XI) Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State University, Gori, 2002.
About One Reportage from Tskhinvali, Theses of Reports of the II Scientific Session of Postgraduates and Young Scientific Workers of Tskhinvali State University, Gori, 2003.
Hopeless Shelter, Theses of Reports of the IV(XII) Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State University, Gori, 2003.
Public Opinion and Political Journalism, V(XIII) Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State University (in Gori), Theses of Reports, Gori, 2007.
Western Experience for Administration of Educational System, V(XIII) Scientific Session of Tskhinvali State University (in Gori), Theses of Reports, Gori, 2007.
Responsibility and Georgian University in Reforming Process, Responsibility in a Global Age, Conference Agenda, Tb., 2007.
Transformation of Education in the Condition of the Development of Information and Communication Technology as the Basis of the transformation of Economics of Education, University of Georgia, Conference, 2008, May.
In the Frame of Educational Reforms in Georgia: In Pursuit of Sustainable Learning Environments, Educational Leadership and Policy Development, Great Britain, Oxford Round Table, 2008, July 6-11.
Some Aspects of Reflection of Georgian-Ossetian Relations in Mass Media and its International Context, International Conference: "Peace and War Journalism", Grigol Robakidze University, 2009, May 1-2.
The Role of International Politics in the Georgian-Ossetian Conflict, University of Warsaw, Warsaw East European Conference – 2009, Independence – Totalitarian Regimes – Independence, Warsaw, Abstracts, XXXV, parva 4, 2009, July 15-18.
August 2008 – Result of Russian Politics, VIII Annual International Caucasus Session in Memory of St. Grigol Peradze, University of Warsaw, Session Program, 2009, December 6-8.
Governance of Occupied Territories (Tskhinvali Region), War, State and Identity, Materials of Scientific Conference, Ilia State University Institute of Political Science, December 10, 2010.
August War in American Media, 11th Annual International Conference on American Studies “America: Challenges of 21st Century”, 2011, May 23-25.
Reflection of America-Iran relations in Multimedia, 13th Annual International Conference on American Studies “United States and Georgia: Yesterday, Today and tomorrow”, 2012, May 17-18.
About the Role of Media Monitoring on Political Processes, "Investigation and Process", 3rd International Conference of Comparative Literature, Ilia State University Institute of Comparative Literature, Scientific-Research Center Romanic Mutual Understanding, Laurentian University of Sudbury (Ontario, Canada), 27.06-29.06, 2012.
Conflict in Transitional Period (On the Example of Tskhinvali Region), Scientific Conference "Georgia and Modern Political Processes", Georgian Political Science Association, December 1, 2012.
The U.S. Media About the Conflict (The precedents of Sudetenland and Crimea), 15-th International Annual Conference on American Studies “United States Policy in Eastern Europe”, 2014, May 15-17.
Conflicts instead of Balance of Power, 9th Silk Road International Conference on Business, Economics, International Relations and Education, 2014, May 23-25.
Media in Conditions of Occupation and Without It (Tskhinvali Region), International Scientific Conference "Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations in Modern Context", Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 2015, October 13-15.
Media of occupied territory against the West (Tskhinvali region), 17-th International Annual Conference on American Studies, 2016, May 19-21.
Media Globalization via Social Network and its Impact on Local Conflict (Tskhinvali Region), International Scientific Conference: “Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations; "Principles and Methodology of Nart Saga Research", Iv. Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, 2016, October 13-14.
Main Forms of Communication in Occupied Media, 7th International Conference on Semiotics, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, Ilia State University, Batumi, 2016, October 22-23.
Georgian and American media about moving occupation. (Tskhinvali region), 18-th International Annual Conference on American Studies, 2017, May 11-12.
Teaching Conflict Coverage Using Internet Resources (Google Blog), Caucasus International University, Challenges and Perspectives of Modern Media Education, Tbilisi, 2017, September 25.
Stereotypes and Women's Issues in Georgian Media, Transcultural Representations of Women in Literature and Philosophy (Die transkulturellen Repräsentationen der Frau in der Literatur und Philosophie unter besonderer Berücksichtigung georgischer und österreichischer Diskurse), International Conference, October 12-13, 2017 in Tbilisi.
Biblical Motifs in Georgian Translations from George Gordon Byron by Ilia Chavchavadze and Otar Chiladze, Ilia State University Institute of Comparative Literature Conference Dedicated to the 180th Anniversary of Ilia Chavchavadze’s Birth Ilia Chavchavadze: Sacralisation/Secularisation of the Cultural Figure 24-25 October 2017 Tbilisi, Georgia.
About Multimedia Instruments in the Process of Conflict Coverage, Ilia State University Semiotics Research Center and Khazar University of Baku, 8th International Scientific Conference on Semiotics, Baku, 2017, October 28-29.
About the impact of information warfare on US elections in 2016, 19-th International Annual Conference on American Studies, 2018, May 17-19.
Media and New Challenges of Information War, Journalists' Conference, The Word is First, Tbilisi, 2018, September 21.
Influence of the Information War on a Small State, International Conference «Globalisation and Identity» Sapienza University of Rome, 2018, 25-28 September.
About the Advantages of Blended Learning Technologies, The 2nd National Distance Learning Conference Defence Institution Building School / Ministry of Defence of Georgia, November 20, 2018.
Media of Occupied Territory About Georgian Cultural Heritage, International Centre for the Arts, Ministry of Education and Culture of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, Temporary Administration of South Ossetia, Scientific Conference: "Cultural Heritage in Conflict Territories", 2018, December 3.
Russia's Information warfare against the USA and Georgia, 20-th International Annual Conference on American Studies, 2019, May 23-25.
Information War and New Geopolitical Situation in Occupied Territories (On the Example of Tskhinvali Region), Government of Abkhazia, 2019, April 18.
Challenges of Georgian Education, Bilateral Lithuanian-Georgian development cooperation project, Lithuanian-Georgian Educational Conference 2019, 20 September.
Hybrid Teaching and Education System of Georgia, Third National Conference on Distance Learning, Ministry of Defence of Georgia / LEPL Defence Institution Building School, 2019, October 24.
Media in Occupied Territories About the Impact of COVID-19, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, VIII International Scientific Conference "Space, Society, Politics", June 25-27, 2020.
Role of Social Network and Authoritarianism in Occupied Territory in Information War, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, 6th International Conference, TSU, 2020, October.
Development of Hybrid Teaching Technologies and Methods in Conditions of Pandemic, Ministry of Defence of Georgia, Fourth National Online Conference on Distance Learning "Challenges and Perspectives Related to Pandemic", Tbilisi, November 26-27, 2020.
Manipulation in Social Media, Round Table - "Global Constitutionalism and Legal Framework for Social Media", 2020, 8 December.
"COVID-19 – Impact of Disinformation on Georgian Society", ISTANBUL AYDIN UNIVERSITY, COMMUNICATION AND TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS, 2021, 12-13 April.
About the Use of Hybrid Teaching in the Direction of Agro-communication, Journalism Resource Center (JRC) and Caucasus International University, with the support of "Mercy Corps", present the International Scientific-Practical Conference – "Issues of Agro-journalism and Agro-communication Education", April 13, 2021.
Georgian media about Robert Pierpont Blake, 22st International Annual Conference on American Studies, dedicated to the 245th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence adopted on July 4, 1776, 2021, 20-21 May.
Some Aspects of Information War Technologies, "Information Society and Technologies of Education Intensification"- ISITE’21, II International Scientific-Technical Conference, GTU, 2021, May 20-22.
Modern trends in conflict coverage, 23st International Annual Conference on American Studies, 2022, 19-21 May.
Development of Media Education, „A New Vision For Georgian Teachers In Education"- Conference, International Internship University, 2022, 19 July.
Cyber Bullying Problems, Importance of Prevention of Cyber Bulling, International Conference organized by Global Friends Club-GFC; 2022, 27 November.
An Inspirational Talk for Young Scientists, Conference, International Internship University, 2022, 9 October.
New Information Strategies of War Coverage, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University, International Conference "Humanities in Information Society - IV", Batumi, 2022, December 2-4.
Occupied Territories of Georgia and Information War, Patriarchate of Georgia / Office of the Minister of Justice and Civil Integration of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia / Archives Administration of the Autonomous Republic of Abkhazia, International Scientific Conference "Abkhazia, Georgia's Unified Space - Strategic Directions and New Challenges", Tbilisi, 2022, December 22.
Information Warfare and Deterrence in the Ukraine War, FIRST INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE „CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL SECURITY AND WEAPONS OF MASSIVE DESTRUCTION PROLIFERATION – ASYMMETRIC MILITARY CHALLENGES AND REGIONAL SECURITY DILEMMA“, Tbilisi, Georgia, 14-15.02.2023.
Research Methods for the Information warfare – Ukraine War (Presented on the Plenary Session), The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Ukraine), XIX International Scientific and Practical Conference “METHODOLOGY OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”, 23-24 February, 2023.
CNN on the Propaganda Problem of the Russian-Ukrainian War, 24th International Annual Conference on American Studies, 2023, 18-20 May.
Georgian-Ossetian Relations in Social Media, Scientific-Practical Conference: "Georgian Tolerance - Yesterday and Today", GTU, May 19, 2023.
Coverage of Tourism Challenges During Political Conflicts, The conference is organized in frame of the project BSB/831 ”Establishing Long-Lasting Partnerships to Upgrade Heritage-Based Offers and Create New Investment Opportunities in Tourism and the Cultural and Creative Industries at UNESCO Designated Areas in the “Black Sea Basin” (HERiPRENEURSHIP); Tulcea, Romania, June 8th-9th 2023.
“Education and Success”, An Executive keynote speaker during the 2DS Academy virtual interactive webinar on the topic: "#UNSDGs in practice" interactive webinar held on 26Th June 2023.
Digital Tools for Quality Education (Plenary Panel Speaker), Quality Education Conference, 21ST DIGI Skills, 04.12.2023.
Unveiling the Tactics: A Comprehensive Analysis of Modern Methodologies in Information Warfare Research. (Presented on the Plenary Session), The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Ukraine), XIX International Scientific and Practical Conference “METHODOLOGY OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”, 22-23 February, 2024.
Research and Technologies for Conflict Prevention, Symposium "Scientific Diplomacy for Peace and Development", Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of Georgia, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, April 18, 2024.
Parties to Conflict in Social Media (Tskhinvali Region), International Conference "Conflict Regions", Patriarchate of Georgia, April 23, 2024.
Artificial Intelligence for Peace Journalism: Modern Technology of Conflict Coverage, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 10th International Conference, TSU, 2024, October.
Reinterpretation of Nart Saga via AI: New Media Communication Models for Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 11th International Conference, TSU, 2025, October.
Mission and Challenges of Orthodox Television Media: Comparative Analysis in Greece and Georgia, (Co-author Elisabed Abuladze), Prospects of Development of Georgian-Ossetian Relations, Collection of Works of the 11th International Conference, TSU, 2025, October.
Artificial Intelligence in Modern University Space, Georgian National Academy of Sciences and "Horizon Europe" National Office of Georgia at the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia, International Conference 'Education and Science in the Era of Artificial Intelligence: Innovations, Research and International Cooperation', GNAS, 2025, October.
Artificial Intelligence in Contemporary Christian Media: Strategic Pathways for Georgian Orthodox Television, (Elisabed Abuladze) International Scientific Conference - “Modern Challenges of International Relations, International Law and Media” organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Faculty of Law of Caucasus International University, March, 2026.
From Cold War Propaganda to AI-Driven Disinformation: A Comparative Study of US and Chinese Mass Communication Ecosystems, (Nana Maglakelidze) International Scientific Conference - “Modern Challenges of International Relations, International Law and Media” organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Faculty of Law of Caucasus International University, March, 2026.
METHODOLOGICAL CHALLENGES OF INTEGRATING GENAI INTO MEDIA COVERAGE OF ARMED CONFLICTS: ETHICAL AND PRACTICAL DIMENSIONS; (Presented on the Plenary Session), The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, H.S. Skovoroda Kharkiv National Pedagogical University (Ukraine), XXII International Scientific and Practical Conference “METHODOLOGY OF MODERN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH”, 26-27 February, 2026.
Geolocation, Geopolitics and AI in On-Demand Information about Conflicts: A Study of Biases, (Estrella Alonso) International Scientific Conference - “Modern Challenges of International Relations, International Law and Media” organized by the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and the Faculty of Law of Caucasus International University, March, 2026.
Publicistic Letters:
1994-Present: More than 200 magazine and newspaper letters.
👨🏫 Supervision of Dissertations & Master's Theses
Dissertation Supervisor:
2020: Ketevan Gogodze, Social Media as a Communication Instrument (Organizations (Business), Sphere of Education and Sport), Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
2020: Ramaz Chichua, Information-Psychological Wars (History and Practice), Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
2021: Tamta Jinjolava, Coverage of Environmental and Ecological Issues in Georgian TV Media, Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
2021: Rati Eristavi, Multimedia about Karabakh Conflict (2005-2015), Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
2022: Nino Zaridze, Main Trends of News Coverage in Modern Georgian TV Media ("Rustavi 2", "Imedi", "Public Broadcaster"; 2018-2019), Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
2024: Giorgi Abazadze, Coverage of Religious Conflicts in Georgian Media 2019-2023, Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
2025: Jumber Gogrichiani, “Coverage of the Russia-Ukraine War in Television Space (Georgian Public Broadcaster - First Channel and Russian Channel One World Network, 2022)", Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
Master's Thesis Supervisor:
2022: Khatia Ghambashidze, "2020 Media Studies in the Context of Information War and Media Security", TSU.
2022: Gvantsa Koplatadze, "Analysis of Disinformation in Georgian Media (2021)", CIU.
Book Editor:
2006: Giorgi Sosiashvili, Dawn in the Sky of Abkhazia, Gori, 2006.
2008: Shota Kurdadze, Issues of Publicist-Polemical Thinking in Georgian Writing, Gori, 2008.
2010: Shota Kurdadze, Pedagogical Terminological Materials in Georgian and Ossetian Oral Tradition, Georgian Written and Printed Sources (V-XIX Centuries), Gori, 2010.
2019: Neli Babutsidze, Memories Left Behind the Mist, Tbilisi, 2019.
2023: Tamar Malaghuradze, Introduction to Media Research Methods, Tbilisi, 2023.
Book Reviews:
2004: Meladze Lela, From the History of Modern Children's Literature, Tbilisi, 2004.
2004: Mghebrishvili Aleksandre, For the History of Literary-Cultural Life of XX Century Tskhinvali, Tbilisi, 2004.
2013: Kapanadze Givi, Political Issues in Media, Tbilisi, 2013.
2020: Nana Shengelia, Zurab Mushkudiani, Maia Khokhiashvili, Relations with Media, Kutaisi, 2020.
2021: Tsitsino Bukia, Newspaper "Sakartvelo" (1918-1919), Tbilisi, 2020.
2024: Tamar Belkania, Interview with a Terrorist, Tbilisi, 2024.
2025: Lia Katamadze, Journalism of Culture, Tbilisi, 2025.
Dissertation Opponent:
2006: Mziuri Chkhikvadze, Publicism of Anton Purtseladze (Dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Philological Sciences), Tbilisi, 2006.
2018: Ph.D. Dissertation of Mrs. Tamta Tskhovrebadze on the topic: “Sturdy Choices for 21st Century: Conflicts and Security of Post-Soviet Space”, IBSU.
2018: Ph.D. Dissertation of Mrs. Baia Ivaneishvili on the topic: “Foreign Policy Strategies for Declining Hegemony: Searching for the Balance between Costs and Involvement”, IBSU.
2018: Tamar Narindoshvili, "Coverage of Terrorism and Security Issues in Georgian Media (1995-2015)", Dissertation for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communications, TSU.
2020: Khatuna Saginashvili's work "Journalism as a Profession of Serving the Word in the Era of Globalization", defended for the Academic Degree in the direction of Mass Communication.
2020: Tornike Zedelashvili's work "Cyber War - Modern Threat of National Security and New Dimension of Political Conflict", defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Political Science.
2021: Giorgi Volski's work "Socio-Political Dimensions of Ethno-Political Conflicts and Mechanisms of Their Prevention (Comparative Analysis of EU Countries and Georgia)", defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Political Science.
2024: Fati Mamiashvili's dissertation "The Role of Social Media in Crisis Communication", defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
2024: Ketevan Tqeshelashvili's dissertation "Media Ethics and Judicial Power", defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
2024: Ekaterine Chalaganidze's dissertation "Social Advertising in the Period of Covid Pandemic on the Example of Modern Georgian Media (2020-2022)", defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
2025: Mariam Mkhitarova's dissertation "Representation of Political Processes in Entertainment Talk Shows (On the Example of 2021-2022)" defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
2025: Soso Gazdeliani's dissertation "Social Advertising as an Instrument of Pro-social Activism of Media (First Channel of Georgian Public Broadcaster, 1991-2024)" defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
2026: Mariam Marghia's dissertation "Youth Themes in Modern Georgian Regional Print and Broadcast Media (2020-2024)" defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
2026: Nana Vasadze's dissertation "Features of Crime Coverage in Modern TV Media (Comparative Analysis of Georgia, Norway, and Italy) 2013-2023" defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
Dissertation Expert:
2023: Lili Amashukeli, Influence of Mass Media on Post-Soviet Political Processes, CIU.
Dissertation Supervisor:
2020: Ketevan Gogodze, Social Media as a Communication Instrument (Organizations (Business), Sphere of Education and Sport), Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
2020: Ramaz Chichua, Information-Psychological Wars (History and Practice), Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
2021: Tamta Jinjolava, Coverage of Environmental and Ecological Issues in Georgian TV Media, Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
2021: Rati Eristavi, Multimedia about Karabakh Conflict (2005-2015), Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
2022: Nino Zaridze, Main Trends of News Coverage in Modern Georgian TV Media ("Rustavi 2", "Imedi", "Public Broadcaster"; 2018-2019), Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
2024: Giorgi Abazadze, Coverage of Religious Conflicts in Georgian Media 2019-2023, Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
2025: Jumber Gogrichiani, “Coverage of the Russia-Ukraine War in Television Space (Georgian Public Broadcaster - First Channel and Russian Channel One World Network, 2022)", Dissertation defended for the degree of Doctor.
Master's Thesis Supervisor:
2022: Khatia Ghambashidze, "2020 Media Studies in the Context of Information War and Media Security", TSU.
2022: Gvantsa Koplatadze, "Analysis of Disinformation in Georgian Media (2021)", CIU.
Book Editor:
2006: Giorgi Sosiashvili, Dawn in the Sky of Abkhazia, Gori, 2006.
2008: Shota Kurdadze, Issues of Publicist-Polemical Thinking in Georgian Writing, Gori, 2008.
2010: Shota Kurdadze, Pedagogical Terminological Materials in Georgian and Ossetian Oral Tradition, Georgian Written and Printed Sources (V-XIX Centuries), Gori, 2010.
2019: Neli Babutsidze, Memories Left Behind the Mist, Tbilisi, 2019.
2023: Tamar Malaghuradze, Introduction to Media Research Methods, Tbilisi, 2023.
Book Reviews:
2004: Meladze Lela, From the History of Modern Children's Literature, Tbilisi, 2004.
2004: Mghebrishvili Aleksandre, For the History of Literary-Cultural Life of XX Century Tskhinvali, Tbilisi, 2004.
2013: Kapanadze Givi, Political Issues in Media, Tbilisi, 2013.
2020: Nana Shengelia, Zurab Mushkudiani, Maia Khokhiashvili, Relations with Media, Kutaisi, 2020.
2021: Tsitsino Bukia, Newspaper "Sakartvelo" (1918-1919), Tbilisi, 2020.
2024: Tamar Belkania, Interview with a Terrorist, Tbilisi, 2024.
2025: Lia Katamadze, Journalism of Culture, Tbilisi, 2025.
Dissertation Opponent:
2006: Mziuri Chkhikvadze, Publicism of Anton Purtseladze (Dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Philological Sciences), Tbilisi, 2006.
2018: Ph.D. Dissertation of Mrs. Tamta Tskhovrebadze on the topic: “Sturdy Choices for 21st Century: Conflicts and Security of Post-Soviet Space”, IBSU.
2018: Ph.D. Dissertation of Mrs. Baia Ivaneishvili on the topic: “Foreign Policy Strategies for Declining Hegemony: Searching for the Balance between Costs and Involvement”, IBSU.
2018: Tamar Narindoshvili, "Coverage of Terrorism and Security Issues in Georgian Media (1995-2015)", Dissertation for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communications, TSU.
2020: Khatuna Saginashvili's work "Journalism as a Profession of Serving the Word in the Era of Globalization", defended for the Academic Degree in the direction of Mass Communication.
2020: Tornike Zedelashvili's work "Cyber War - Modern Threat of National Security and New Dimension of Political Conflict", defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Political Science.
2021: Giorgi Volski's work "Socio-Political Dimensions of Ethno-Political Conflicts and Mechanisms of Their Prevention (Comparative Analysis of EU Countries and Georgia)", defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Political Science.
2024: Fati Mamiashvili's dissertation "The Role of Social Media in Crisis Communication", defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
2024: Ketevan Tqeshelashvili's dissertation "Media Ethics and Judicial Power", defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
2024: Ekaterine Chalaganidze's dissertation "Social Advertising in the Period of Covid Pandemic on the Example of Modern Georgian Media (2020-2022)", defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
2025: Mariam Mkhitarova's dissertation "Representation of Political Processes in Entertainment Talk Shows (On the Example of 2021-2022)" defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
2025: Soso Gazdeliani's dissertation "Social Advertising as an Instrument of Pro-social Activism of Media (First Channel of Georgian Public Broadcaster, 1991-2024)" defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
2026: Mariam Marghia's dissertation "Youth Themes in Modern Georgian Regional Print and Broadcast Media (2020-2024)" defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
2026: Nana Vasadze's dissertation "Features of Crime Coverage in Modern TV Media (Comparative Analysis of Georgia, Norway, and Italy) 2013-2023" defended for the Academic Degree of Doctor of Mass Communication, CIU.
Dissertation Expert:
2023: Lili Amashukeli, Influence of Mass Media on Post-Soviet Political Processes, CIU.
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