Noted developer of the Russian "Minsk" computers, Lopato contributed to the development of different generations of computers: "Minsk" computers, ES computers, personal computers, mobile computers, and the development on their basis of multicomputer complexes and Automated Control Systems of different purposes; display systems; optical character recognition systems; input-output devices; CAD and CAM systems for hardware and software.
Main Publications
1. The major problems of the multicomputer systems development (1969).
2. Problems of the architecture compatibility for fourth and next generations mainframes (1980).
3. The use of interactive computer network resources and facilities (15 interconnected mainframes) for development of large program complexes (1984).
4. The unified and complete technology for development and manufacture of computers on the base of large-scale integrated circuits (1988).
