Vasily Gorbounov
- Deputy Dean, Professor: Faculty of Mathematics
- Vasily Gorbounov has been at HSE University since 2018.
Education and Degrees
Novosibirsk State University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2025
Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses
- 1Positivity in quantum cohomology and quantum K-theory
- 2R. Safronova Persistent Laplacian in data analysis and electrical networks
Courses (2025/2026)
- Graphs and Matrices (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Economics; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Graphs and Matrices (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Economics; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Graphs and Matrices (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Economics; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis (Project-based Course) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Mathematics; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Mathematical Statistics and Data Analysis (Project-based Course) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Mathematics; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Complex Networks 1" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Mathematics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Complex Networks 1" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Mathematics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Complex Networks 1" (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Mathematics; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Complex Networks 2" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Mathematics; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Complex Networks 2" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Mathematics; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Complex Networks 2" (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Mathematics; 3, 4 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Topological Data Analysis" (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Mathematics; 3, 4 module)Eng
- Simple Complex Networks (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Mathematics; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2024/2025)
- Graphs and Matrices (Bachelor field of study Economics; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Graphs and Matrices (Bachelor field of study Economics; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Graphs and Matrices (Bachelor field of study Economics; 4 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Topological Data Analysis" (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Mathematics; 3, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2023/2024)
- Research Seminar "Topological Data Analysis. Persistent Homology" (Optional course (faculty); 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2022/2023)
- Geometry (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Mathematics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Linear Algebra (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology field of study Biology, field of study Biology; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Cluster Poisson Varieties" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Mathematics, field of study Mathematics, field of study Mathematics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Cluster Poisson Varieties" (Optional course (faculty); 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar "Complex Networks" (Optional course (faculty); 1, 2 module)Eng
- Topological Data Analysis (Optional course (faculty); 3, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- Discrete Mathematics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Mathematics, field of study Mathematics; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- Geometry (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Mathematics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Linear Algebra (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology field of study Biology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Conferences
- 2025
Peaks, Depths, and Currents: Mathematics in Asia (Хиньянь). Presentation: Algebra and geometry of electrical networks
European Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory and Applications (Будапешт). Presentation: Metric properties of electrical networks and the graph reconstruction problems
- 2021
Группы и квандлы в маломерной топологии (Томск). Presentation: The electrical Lie algebra
4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE GROUPS AND QUANDLES IN LOW-DIMENSIONAL TOPOLOGY (Томск). Presentation: The electrical Lie algebra
Ежегодная мемориальная конференция памяти Андрея Николаевича Тюрина (Москва). Presentation: Квантовые интегрируемые системы и квантовые когомологии однородных пространств
- 2020
Integrable Systems andAutomorphic Forms (Сочи). Presentation: Electrical Lie algebras and groups and their representations
- 2019
Representation theory of Lie groups, mathematical physics, and combinatorics (Реймс). Presentation: Electrical mathematics
- 2018
Frobenius Structures and Relations (Глазго). Presentation: 'Quantum integrable systems and networks on surfaces'
The International Workshop on Classical and Quantum Integrable Systems CQIS2018 (Протвино). Presentation: 'Quantum integrable systems and networks on surfaces and Schubert calculus'
"Algebraic Topology, Combinatorics, and Mathematical Physics" (Москва,Сколково). Presentation: 'Schubert calculus and quantum integrable systems'
The third workshop Correlations in Integrable Quantum Many-Body Systems (Вупперталь). Presentation: 'Quantum integrable systems and quantum cohomology of algebraic varieties.'
Critique of Obscure Reason: Artificial Intelligence in the Perception of Mathematicians
Mathematicians at HSE University believe that there is no need to fear losing jobs because of the widespread use of AI, while at the same time they warn against uncritical acceptance of works and projects prepared with its help. AI, however, can be a useful tool in research, creating models and processing large volumes of information.
‘HSE Offers the Opportunity to Study Mathematics Alongside Renowned Mathematicians as Part of a Vibrant Research Community’
HSE University’s Faculty of Mathematics is one of the strongest in Russia, consistently ranking high on global university rankings. Its degree programmes attract the best students, not only from Russia, but also from around the world, by offering them a well-rounded mathematical education and a wide range of learning opportunities. In an interview with HSE News Service, a Master’s student and an HSE alum talk about features of the HSE Master’s Programme in Mathematics.