HSE Students Win International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence
In the finals of the olympiad, the Russian team competed with 300 talented schoolchildren from 61 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Hungary, China, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Poland, Serbia, Singapore, the USA, Sweden, and Japan. The finals included team and individual rounds. In the team round, the Russian team made it into the top 10, winning a silver medal. In the individual competition, Russian schoolchildren won six gold medals, one silver, and one bronze.
Danis Dinmukhametov, graduate of School No. 2107 (Moscow), and Andrey Khlopotnykh, graduate of Physics and Mathematics Lyceum No. 30 (St Petersburg) are among the gold winners. This year they enrolled in the Bachelor's Programme in Applied Mathematics and Information Science at the HSE Faculty of Computer Science. Artyom Mazur, silver winner of IOAI 2025 and graduate of Gazprombank School (Moscow), will also study on this programme.
Danis Dinmukhametov
I’m interested in artificial intelligence firstly because it represents the junction of mathematics and programming, two of my favourite areas, and secondly, this area gives me an opportunity to combine advanced technologies with solving everyday problems. I've been participating in olympiads for several years—I made this decision after I had the idea to study at a good university and realised that I needed serious achievements on a national and international scale,’ says Danis Dinmukhametov.
His impressions of IOAI are positive. He says that the event was very well organised, given that this is the second time the olympiad has been held. ‘China was welcoming. In terms of difficulties, I would mention the rather high competition, time limits, and stress when you can’t solve the task for a long time. I liked the tasks as a whole—they are exactly what they should be at events like this, or close to it,’ said the winner. ‘Upon admission, I spent a long time choosing between MIPT and HSE University. As a result, I chose the HSE Faculty of Computer Science, as it combines three important factors: a high level of teaching in fundamental sciences, an excellent student community, and a convenient location in the city centre.’
Danis Dinmukhametov plans to continue to participate in various olympiads and competitions. ‘In addition, I plan to conduct research. I’m going to enrol in the AI360: Artificial Intelligence Engineering research track, which will help me in this,’ said the student.
Andrey Khlopotnykh
The field of artificial intelligence appealed to Andrey Khlopotnykh because it combines mathematics and computer science. ‘I started participating in AI olympiads from the ninth grade,’ he said. ‘IOAI was a success for me; I managed to win a gold medal in the individual competition, as well as take second place in the team competition. Upon admission, I chose the Faculty of Computer Science, as I believe that it provides the best education in the field of artificial intelligence. In the future, I plan to continue participating in AI competitions, as well as try my hand at research.’
Artyom Mazur
The field of AI is quite young and provides great opportunities for research, says Artyom Mazur. ‘I like the fact that this is the cutting edge of modern science, where there is still a lot left unexplored, which means there is an opportunity to contribute to its development,’ said Artyom. ‘I started participating in AI olympiads in the 11th grade. Despite the fact that this was my first olympiad season in this field, I managed win several all-Russian olympiads. The olympiad in Beijing turned out to be an incredibly rewarding experience for me. It was interesting to assess the level of competitive machine learning in other countries, as well as to work on non-trivial tasks. The time limit turned out to be the most difficult part for me: six hours for three tasks is quite short period of time when I have a lot of hypotheses in my head that need to be tested.’
Artyom Mazur chose HSE University for several reasons. ‘First of all, the teaching staff here is strong. Secondly, I’ll have an opportunity to study AI science from the very first year. And thirdly, it brings together enthusiastic and talented students. In the future, I would like to focus on research — this is the most interesting and useful activity for me,’ said the student.
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