In 1991, together with the establishment of the Tashkent Institute of Chemical Technology, the department “Automation of Production Processes” was founded within the institute. In 1996, the department of “Informatics and Calculation Technology” was added to the department and was renamed the department of “Informatics and Automation.”. From 1991-1998, Dr. Artikov Askar Artikovich worked as the head of the department. In 1998-2004, candidate of technical sciences, associate professor Yunusov Ismat Inogomovich, in 2004-2005, the department was headed by doctor of technical sciences, professor Ismatullaev Patkhulla Rakhmatovich. Since 2005, Professor Askar Artikovich Artikov headed the department, and in 2010-2014 and 2019-2020, the department was headed by candidate of technical sciences Khamidov Bakhodir Tadjiddinovich. In 2014-2017, Candidate of Technical Sciences Jahangir Hikmatilloevich Hasanov, in 2017-2019, PhD Norqabilov Adham Tilovovich, in 2021-2022, Doctor of Technical Sciences Karabayev Dilshod Timurovich, and in 2022-2024 Professor Boboyorov Ravshan Otabekovich worked as the head of the department. From the 2024-2025 academic year, the department was renamed “Automation and Digital Control”, and the department is headed by a Doctor of Philosophy in Technical Sciences (PhD) Usmanov Komil Israilovich.

The department has extensive experience, is capable of critical and creative thinking, has the necessary knowledge for automation and control of technological processes, and uses its knowledge and skills in engineering activities, as well as in solving practical problems of automation of the food and chemical industries. The training of bachelors and masters who can.