Igor Agamirzian
- Vice President
- Department Head, Professor:Educational Departments / Department of Innovation Management
- Professor:Faculty of Computer Science / School of Software Engineering
- Member of the HSE Academic Council
- Igor Agamirzian has been at HSE University since 2016.
Responsibilities
- Developing activities related to entrepreneurship and information technology;
- Building relationships with the technology industry;
- Creating mechanisms of feedback from employers, which will be used in adjusting the competency requirements for university graduates;
- Developing the strategy for the HSE's innovative ecosystem.
Student Term / Thesis Papers
- Bachelor
A. Konchagin, Continuous integration system: A Component of controlling executable algorithms’ composition for automated program code testing based on system and program load monitoring. Faculty of Computer Science, 2020
K. Golovko, Library for Creating Snapshots of Big Objects, Uploading Them to RAM and Effectively Accessing Data in Them. Faculty of Computer Science, 2020
Courses (2020/2021)
- Research Seminar " Development of Cyber-physical Systems " (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Scientific and Research Seminar "Modern Problems of Innovatics" (Master’s programme; Department of Innovation Management; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- STI Policy (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
- Past Courses
Courses (2019/2020)
- Research Seminar " Development of Cyber-physical Systems " (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Scientific and Research Seminar "Modern Problems of Innovatics" (Master’s programme; Department of Innovation Management; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- STI Policy (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 3 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
- Research Seminar " Development of Cyber-physical Systems " (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- STI Policy (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Strategies in STI Management (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2017/2018)
- Economics of Innovation (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar " Development of Cyber-physical Systems " (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- STI Policy (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 4 module)Eng
- Strategies in STI Management (Master’s programme; Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2016/2017)
Publications2
- Chapter I. R. Agamirzyan, Ivanov A. S. Procedure mechanisms of abstraction, in: Journal of Soviet Mathematics. Springer, 1984.
Editorial board membership
2011: Member of the Editorial Council, Форсайт (Foresight and STI Governance).
Russia’s IT Industry: New Challenges and Post-Pandemic Opportunities
Alarmist forecasts have not come true: the Russian IT industry did not suffer as many losses due to the pandemic as had been expected. But the pandemic increased the need for digital products and made some old problems more acute. What should be done to accelerate the industry’s development? Participants of a seminar at HSE University attempted to answer this question.
HSE University Ranks As One of Russia’s Top Entrepreneurial Universities
This year, the Expert Analytical Centre’s ranking of Russian entrepreneurial universities evaluated 46 universities, 18 of which are participants of Russia’s 5-100 Project. In the ranking, HSE, together with Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University, took 2nd-4th places, while MIPT ranked first. The ranking’s methodology places special emphasis on startups launched by university graduates, the number of founding graduates at these companies, and the amount of investments these projects have received.
Innovative Approach: Master’s Programme Prepares Managers for a Changing World
The digital era, which has come to stay, is creating demand for ever more competent managers for innovation and R&D. The English-taught master’s programme in Governance of Science, Technology and Innovation offered by HSE University enables its graduates to pursue careers in top IT corporations such as Google and Yandex, research institutions and universities, government agencies and international organizations. It also prepares them to launch successful start-ups.
HSE Tops Ranking of Business Universities in Business Education
HSE University has taken the first place in the ranking of entrepreneurial universities and business schools by Expert Analysis Centre. The ranking’s evaluation criteria include startups that were launched by alumni of economics or business programmes.
Team From Estonia Wins Grand Prix at HSE FEST
On June 24-28, HSE University – St Petersburg hosted the International University Startups & Spin-Offs Festival (HSE Fest). Young entrepreneurs from Tallinn University of Technology received the first prize of 10,000 USD for further development of their startup project, Timey. The startup company produces small-scale chemical indicators showing whether food products are stored and transported at the right temperature.
Supercomputer Set Up at HSE University
A new supercomputer, which has been recently set up at MIEM, will allow the university to carry out high quality research in deep learning and mathematical modeling. The computer was ranked sixth in the April Top-50 ranking of supercomputers in Russia.
Ilya Segalovich Scholarships Awarded on the Fifth Anniversary of HSE’s Faculty of Computer Science
As part of the HSE Faculty of Computer Science fifth anniversary celebration at Mercury Moscow City Tower, Ilya Segalovich Scholarships were awarded.
Global Сhallenges to Moscow
The Moscow City Department of Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Higher School of Economics held a joint field foresight session in the scope of setting up the Moscow Innovation and Production Cluster. More than 200 experts — representatives of the research and education community, innovative businesses, and public authorities discussed priority areas for development of the capital city’s S&T sector, global trends affecting the city’s economy, and incentives and cooperation mechanisms which would help to make a technological leap.
‘We Want the Students to Experience Real Project Work’
Contemporary universities are becoming not only centres for education and research, but also hubs for entrepreneurship. Igor Agamirzian, HSE Vice President, Head of the Department for Management of Innovation, spoke about the development of the HSE’s innovation infrastructure, about attracting students to technological business projects, and about the master’s programme ‘Corporate Research, Development and Innovation Management’.
Legislative Aspects of Global Economic Development Discussed at International Forum
On June 4-5, the Development of Parliamentarism International Forum was held in Moscow. HSE experts took part in the forum organization, with several research departments from the university providing programming support for the event.
New Values in the Innovation Policy 'Toolbox'
On January 24, 2018, the Higher School of Economics jointly with RVC JSC held an expert discussion on indicators and instruments of the government’s policy of innovative development, designed for the National Report on Innovation in Russia — 2017.
Data Culture: HSE Will Teach All Its Students to Work with Data
HSE will launch a new project called Data Culture in September 2017. Starting their very first year, HSE bachelor’s students will learn to work with data, and students in a number of programmes will also become familiarised with methods of machine-learning and artificial intelligence.
Start-ups to Print Houses for Martians and to Help Wheelchair Users Move around City
On March 15, 2017, HSE hosted the annual Start-up of the Year awards ceremony, organized by the HSE Business Incubator. Five projects featuring unique online and offline technologies won awards.
Igor Agamirzyan to Become Vice President of HSE
The Vice President's responsibilities include working on the development strategy for the HSE's innovative ecosystem, building relationships with the technology industry, and creating mechanisms of feedback from employers which will be used in adjusting the competency requirements for university graduates.