Irina Nikiforova / Nikivincze

Project Head:Graduate School of Business / GSB Centre for Learning Methodologies and Quality Assurance

Irina Nikiforova / Nikivincze has been at HSE University since 2012.

Education and Degrees

2012
PhD
Georgia Institute of Technology
2001
Bachelor's
Clark University
BA Clark University, USA "Computer Science"
PhD, MS Georgia Institute of Technology, USA "Sociology of Science and Technology"
Майнер HCI (user UX/UI inteface and experience desing)

Professional Interests

innovation academic achievement decision-making gender differences informatics information management interdisciplinarity international science, technology and innovation cooperation recognition science and technology studies sociology of organizations Bibliometrics

Responsibilities

1. Analysis of educational data, data mining

2. Development of visualizations, reports and dashboards

3. Development of methods (measures, indicators) for quality assurance and educational quality management focusing on students, employers, and alumni as stakeholders

4. Integration with and management of data warehouse (LRS)

5. Development of proposals for improvement of educational quality management system

Courses (2021/2022)

Data Visualization (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 2 year, 1 module)Eng

Conferences

2014
XV April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development (Moscow). Presentation: Распределение Нобелевских премий в области науки: Почему Российских учёных не награждают Нобелевской премией? The distribution of Nobel Prizes in Science: Why Russian scientists do not receive Nobel Prizes.
2013
The 108th American Sociological Association Annual Meeting (Нью-Йорк). Presentation: (2013). Predicting Turing Award Winners in Computer Science.

Publications

Articles and book chapters⁵

Chapter Nikiforova / Nikivincze I., Koltsova O., Koltsov S., Braslavski P. StartupPoint.ru: The Use of Online Social Networks for Startup Development, in: XVI Апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества: в 4 кн. / Отв. ред.: Е. Г. Ясин. Кн. 3. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2016. P. 596-606.
Chapter Никифорова И. С., Вейхер А. А. Распределение Нобелевских премий в области науки: почему российских ученых не награждают Нобелевской премией? // В кн.: XV апрельская международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества: в 4-х книгах / Отв. ред.: Е. Г. Ясин. Кн. 3. М. : Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2015. С. 275-288.
Chapter Nikiforova / Nikivincze I. The Paradox of Excellence: Merit and Occupational Attainments of Women in Computer Science, in: GEXcel Work in Progress Report [Report of Working Papers] Vol. X: Proceedings from GEXcel Theme 11–12: Gender Paradoxes in Changing Academic and Scientific Organisation(s). Linköping : LiU-Tryck, Linköping University, 2012. P. 49-56.
Article Fox M. F., Sonnert G., Nikiforova / Nikivincze I. Programs for Undergraduate Women in Science and Engineering: Issues, Problems, and Solutions // Gender & Society. 2011. Vol. 25. No. 5. P. 589-615.
Article Fox M. F., Sonnert G., Nikiforova / Nikivincze I. Successful Programs for Undergraduate Women in Science and Engineering: Adapting vs. Adopting the Institutional Environment // Research in Higher Education. 2009. Vol. 50. No. 4. P. 333-353.

Working papers¹

Preprint Nikiforova / Nikivincze I. Turing Award Scientists: Contribution and Recognition in Computer Science (Doctoral Dissertation). / ProQuest . Series UMI No. 3531822 "Available from ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database.". 2012.

Employment history

Research Analyst, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, 2015

Assistant Professor, Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Russia, 2012