Andrei Faber

Responsibilities

The duties of a researcher include working in collective scientific projects, database management, supervising projects of undergraduate and graduate students, presenting at conferences, scientific seminars and summer schools.

Education

2021

Master's
HSE University

2013

Degree
Lomonosov Moscow State University

Professional Interests

Neurobiological correlates of cognitive development cognitive development neural correlates of cognitive abilities functional neuroimaging (fMRI)resting-state fMRI task-based fMRI working memory capacity fluid intelligence

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher — 2024–2026

Courses (2026/2027)

Advanced Neuroimaging in Developmental Science (Master’s programme; Institute of Education field of study Psychology, Pedagogy; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Advanced Neuroimaging in Developmental Science (Master’s programme; Institute of Education field of study Psychology, Pedagogy; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Advanced Neuroimaging in Developmental Science (Mago-Lego; Institute of Education)Rus
Developmental Science (Mago-Lego; Institute of Education)Rus
Research Seminar "Science of Learning and Assessment" (Master’s programme; Institute of Education field of study Psychology, Pedagogy; 2 year, 2-4 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Science of Learning and Assessment" (Master’s programme; Institute of Education field of study Psychology, Pedagogy; 2 year, 2-4 module)Eng
Past Courses

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Conferences

2020
61st Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society: Virtual Psychonomics (Austin, Texas). Presentation: Developmental fMRI Study of Working Memory in Children and Adolescents: Data from Moscow Schools
Творчество в современном мире: человек, общество, технологии. Всероссийская научная конференция, посвященная 100-летию со дня рождения Я.А. Пономарева (Москва). Presentation: Functional MRI Study of Working Memory Development in School-aged Children
I Национальный конгресс по когнитивным исследованиям, искусственному интеллекту и нейроинформатике. Presentation: fMRI Correlates of Mental-attentional Capacity in Children: Data from Moscow Schools

2019
Psy-Вышка: конференция молодых ученых «Актуальные проблемы психологической науки» (Москва). Presentation: Is Cognitive School Engagement a better predictor of School Performance?

Grants

Russian Foundation for Basic Research

Project # 19-313-51010
«Neurocognitive foundations of individual differences in categorical learning of school-age children»

Employment history

Research experience:

2023 – present Junior Researcher. Laboratory for the Neurobiological Foundations of Cognitive Development, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation. Assistance in conducting developmental research with children and adolescents in MRI facility. Data analysis of task-based fMRI data using AFNI and SPM. Data analysis of behavioral data using Python. Data management and storage for various MRI projects. Management of the laboratory website. Assistance in mentoring undergraduate members of the laboratory. Contribution to laboratory’s science outreach by giving public talks, open lectures and visiting secondary schools.

2019 – 2023 Research Assistant. Laboratory for the Neurobiological Foundations of Cognitive Development, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation. Assistance in conducting developmental research with children and adolescents in MRI facility. Data analysis of task-based fMRI data using AFNI and SPM. Data analysis of behavioral data using Python. Data management and storage for various MRI projects. Management of the laboratory website. Assistance in mentoring undergraduate members of the laboratory. Contribution to laboratory’s science outreach by giving public talks, open lectures and visiting secondary schools.

2019 Summer Research Volunteer. Laboratory for the Neurobiological Foundations of Cognitive Development, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation. Data analysis of behavioral data using IBM SPSS and R, preparation of a manuscript. Participation in the grant # 19-313-51010 by Russian Foundation for Basic Research.

Teaching experience:

2023 – present Workshop: Analysis of functional MRI data. Instructor, Bachelor’s Programme, School of Psychology, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation.

2022 – present Advanced Developmental Methods. Instructor, Master’s Programme, Institute of Education, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation.

2022 – present Developmental Science. Co-Instructor, Master’s Programme, Institute of Education, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation.

2021 Fall MRI Safety, mini-course Teaching assistant, Open to Graduate and Undergraduate students, Department of Psychology, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation.

2021 Fall Introduction to neuroimaging methods, mini-course Instructor, Phystech-Lyceum, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russian Federation.

2021 Winter Mental-Attentional Capacity Assessment in Children, mini-course Teaching assistant, Sirius University of Science and Technology, Sochi, Russian Federation.

2020 Fall MRI Safety, mini-course Teaching assistant, Open to Graduate and Undergraduate students, Department of Psychology, HSE University, Moscow, Russian Federation.

2012 – present Mathematics, Physics. Private one-on-one and group teaching to middle and high school students. Developed strategies for Russian-speaking students preparing for Olympiads, The Unified State Exam and international exams: A Level, GCSE, SAT. Gained experience assisting students with a range of learning differences, including ADHD, dyslexia, and autism spectrum disorders.

2010 – 2011 Physics. Middle school trainee teacher, AESC MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation.

2009 – 2010 Physics. Middle school teaching assistant, AESC MSU, Moscow, Russian Federation.