HSE Faculty of Computer Science and Skoltech Hold Math of Machine Learning Olympiad 2022
HSE's Faculty of Computer Science and the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology have held the Mathematics of Machine Learning Olympiad for the fifth time. The participants competed for prizes and the opportunity to matriculate at two universities without exams by enrolling in the HSE and Skoltech joint master's programme in Math of Machine Learning.
In 2022, a record number of students applied to take part in the Olympiad; 67 students competed in solving complex mathematical problems of machine learning. Students from HSE University, Moscow State University (MSU), the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), Moscow Polytechnic University, Financial University, St. Petersburg State University, the National University of Science and Technology MISiS, ITMO University, Novosibirsk State University of Economics and Management and others took part in the selection. The Olympiad was held in two rounds: distant selection of portfolios and on-site testing. This year, finalists competed offline at the Skoltech campus.
Following the first round, 28 participants reached the final where they took part in interviews and exams in mathematics and English. The committee included representatives of HSE University and Skoltech: Alexey Naumov, Quentin Paris, Vladimir Ulyanov, Maxim Rakhuba, Sergey Samsonov, Nikita Puchkin, Maxim Panov, Alexey Zaitsev, Dmitry Yarotsky, and Richik Sengupta.
The committee determined ten Olympiad winners, including three winners of 1st class certificates who are eligible for admission to the joint HSE and Skoltech programme without entrance tests, and seven winners of 2nd class certificates who will receive benefits upon admission — the maximum score for the interview.
The HSE University admission campaign starts on June 20 and will run through July 26. The last wave at Skoltech is also accepting applications until July 10.
Alexey Naumov, Academic Supervisor of ‘Math of Machine Learning’ Master’s Programme
Every year the Mathematics of Machine Learning Olympiad attracts the strongest graduates of Russian universities. Many winners of the Olympiad choose academic careers, publish high-level research results and participate in A-level conferences. I hope that this year’s winners will continue this wonderful tradition! I wish them success!
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