Alexander Tarakanov

Associate Professor: Faculty of Computer Science / Big Data and Information Retrieval School
Programme Scientific Supervisor: Artificial Intelligence in Marketing and Product Management

Alexander Tarakanov has been at HSE University since 2022.

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Responsibilities

Research in Applied Mathematics, Machine-Learning and Statistcs.

Teaching subjects related to Applied Mathematics.

Education and Degrees

2017

PhD
University of Texas

2013

Master's in Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

2011

Bachelor's in Applied Mathematics and Applied Physics
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Professional Interests

mathematics applied mathematics mathematical statistics numerical methods machine learning and data analysis

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Academic Supervisor in the category ‘Student Recruitment’ — 2024

Courses (2025/2026)

Differential Equations (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
RecSys (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Computer Science; 3 module)Eng
Past Courses

Courses (2024/2025)

Differential Equations (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng

Courses (2023/2024)

Differential Equations (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Research Seminar "Mathematical and Computational Engineering in Science and Business 2" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 4 year, 1-3 module)Eng

Courses (2022/2023)

Research Seminar "Mathematical and Computational Engineering in Science and Business" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 3 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Surrogate Modelling and Statistical Analysis of Engineering Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Eng

Timetable for today

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Conferences

2025
EAGE Annual 86 Conference and Exhibition (Тулуза). Presentation: WPINNs for Modelling Discontinuous Subsurface Flow // J. 86th EAGE Annual Conference and Exhibition, Jun 2025, Volume 2025, p. 1-5

Employment history

01.09.2022 - present: HSE, assistant professor.

Research on Applied Mathematics, Machine-Learning and Statistics.

01.06.2021 - 09.08.2022: Huawei Russian Research Institute, engineer.

Development of algorithm for HDR photo and video processing.

15.10.2019 - 15.04.2021: The University of Manchester, postroctoral research associate.

Development of Machine-Learning Algorithms for compressed representation of steel alloy images.

Development of algorithms of numerical integration based on Monte-Carlo methods and Markov Chains.

15.01.2018 - 12.04.2019: Heriot-Watt University, postdoctoral research associate.

Development of .interpolation algorithms based on Polynomail Chaos Expansion.

Development of algorithms for optimization of data acquisition based on the Bayessian approach.

01.09.2014 - 25.12.2017: Texas A&M University, PhD student.

Development of numerical methods for simulation of fluid flow in porous media.

01.08.2013 - 01.08.2014: Gazpromneft-STC, engineer.

Optimization of hydrocarbons production.

Apr

2026

‘HSE Offers a Lot, Not Just Academically, but Also in Terms of Community and Unexpected Opportunities’

Zhou Jinyu, from China, is a fourth-year student of the Bachelor’s programme ‘Data Science and Business Analytics’ at the HSE University Faculty of Computer Science. On March 5, 2026, Zhou Jinyu delivered the report ‘Exploration of Object-Centric Process Mining Using Object-Centric Sequence Diagrams’ as part of the PAIS Lab seminar. In her interview with the HSE News Service, she spoke on her research topic, how object-centric process mining lets data reflect reality, and her overall experience of studying at HSE University.

Oct

2022

"The belief that everything can be modelled gave me the incentive to model everything"

Alexander Tarakanov started out in science as a physicist, earned his PhD in the USA and worked both in industry and academia. Since September, he has been working at the Faculty of Computer Science via the Tenure Track programme. We talked to him about his research, favourite papers and plans.