HSE Professor to Head Up Machine Learning Research at Samsung Centre for Artificial Intelligence
On May 29, Samsung opened its new Artificial Intelligence Centre in Moscow. Dmitry Vetrov, Professor of the HSE Faculty of Computer Science, will become one of its leaders and oversee research in machine learning.
The new centre will focus on computer vision and basic algorithms for artificial intelligence platforms. Furthermore, it will expand the range of Samsung's AI research with respect to such key areas as robotics and smart control systems. ‘Russia is rightfully considered one of the global centres in the technical sciences. Therefore, we are today opening the Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Moscow. We believe that this initiative will help us bring the AI to a new level,’ said Kim Ui Tack, President of Samsung Electronics’ CIS Headquarters.
At the Russian centre, Professor Vetrov will coordinate research into analyzing and developing solutions based on deep learning and the scalable Bayesian method. He will also develop new probabilistic models of neural networks and oversee their use in Samsung’s development tools. He notes that the centre’s opening will ‘contribute to the development of the industry and allow for the application of the achievements of Russian mathematics, which is distinguished by the professionalism of researchers.’
Furthermore, a number of employees of the Artificial Intelligence Centre will provide instruction at HSE’s Faculty of Computer Science. Students will be able take part in internships and conduct research, both at the new centre and the joint Samsung-HSE Laboratory at the Faculty of Computer Science.
Earlier this year, Samsung opened two AI centres in Cambridge (May 22) and Toronto (May 24).
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