Evgeny Sokolov
- Head, Associate Professor: Faculty of Computer Science / Big Data and Information Retrieval School
- Academic Supervisor: Faculty of Computer Science / Continuing Education Centre
- Programme Academic Supervisor: Applied Mathematics and Information Science
- Member of the HSE Academic Council
- Evgeny Sokolov has been at HSE University since 2016.
Education
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2023–2024, 2017–2023
Best Academic Supervisor in the category ‘Student Satisfaction with Degree Programme Quality’ — 2024
Best Academic Supervisor in the category ‘Student Engagement in Inter-Campus Courses’ — 2024
Best Academic Supervisor in the category ‘Student Digital Skills’ — 2024
Courses (2024/2025)
- Foundations of Machine Learning (Minor; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Introduction to Deep Learning (Minor; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Foundations of Machine Learning (Minor; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Introduction to Deep Learning (Minor; Faculty of Computer Science; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Applied Data Analysis Problems (Minor; Faculty of Computer Science; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Foundations of Machine Learning (Minor; Faculty of Computer Science; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Introduction to Deep Learning (Minor; Faculty of Computer Science; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Machine Learning 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management field of study Software Engineering, field of study Business Informatics; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Applied Data Analysis Problems (Minor; Faculty of Computer Science; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Introduction to Data Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 3 year, 3 module)Rus
- Introduction to Data Analysis (Minor; Faculty of Computer Science; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economics, Management, and Business Informatics field of study Business Informatics, field of study Software Engineering; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Machine Learning 2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Modern Machine Learning Methods (Minor; Faculty of Computer Science; 1, 2 module)Rus
HSE University and Yandex to Host International AI Olympiad for Students
The HSE Faculty of Computer Science and Yandex Education are launching their first joint AI competition, Artificial Intelligence and Data Analysis Olympiad (AIDAO), for students from around the world. Participants will tackle challenging tasks in science and industry and interact with experts from HSE and Yandex. The winners will receive cash prizes.
HSE University and Central University Launch Double Degree Programmes
HSE University and the Central University announced the launch of two joint bachelor's and master's degree programmes in the field of information technology. This year, the first admission to the bachelor's programme ‘Design and Development of Information Products’ will open with the support of T-Bank,the programme’s industrial partner.
Open Olympiad in Informatics for School Students Held with Participation of HSE University
The 18th Open Olympiad in Informatics was held in March at four locations; Moscow, Perm, Lipetsk and Tehran. The Olympiad included an online qualifying round and an on-site final round, which was attended by 435 schoolchildren from many countries, including Russia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, China, Cuba, Egypt, Georgia, and Germany. The event was co-organised by HSE University.
HSE Faculty of Computer Science and Yandex Discuss Cooperation with Chinese University
Dean of HSE University’s Faculty of Computer Science Ivan Arzhantsev, head of the faculty’s Big Data and Information Retrieval School Evgeny Sokolov, and junior researcher at the faculty Gleb Bazhenov took part in the China–Russia Seminar on AI Talent Education and Technology Development in Beijing (PRC). The meeting organised by Yandex was aimed at discussing cooperation between leading Russian universities and China’s Tsinghua University. The university is among the world’s best, ranking first in Asia and 12th in the world in the international Times Higher Education rating.
HSE University Receives Highest Grant under Priority 2030 Programme
HSE University has proved its leading position in the first group of the ‘Research Leadership’ field under the Priority 2030 programme. The university has also received the highest grant for teaching digital competencies to students, demonstrating its educational leadership in the fields of digital technologies and AI.
Days of Computer Science Held as HSE University
Every spring, HSE University’s Faculty of Computer Science, which this year turns nine years old, traditionally opens its doors and invites everyone to a festival. This time, more than 20 events with over 2,000 registered participants were held between April 8th and 16th as part of the Days of Computer Science.
HSE Master of Data Science Programme Is among Finalists of Digital Learning 2022
The HSE's Master of Data Science programme reached the final of the Digital Learning 2022 Award in the online programmes category, as well as winning the audience award. HSE was the only university to reach the final. Nominees from the world of business competed side by side with the first English-language master's programme in Russia implemented entirely online.
First-year HSE University Student Wins Silver in Informatics Olympiad
On October 23, the European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics came to a close in Turkey. The Russian team, which included HSE University Faculty of Computer Science student Vladislava Sinitsyna, won two gold medals and two silvers. A total of 43 countries took part in the competition.
‘The Programme You Graduated from Is Absolutely Innovative’
In April 2022, HSE University’s 'Master of Data Science’ Programme held their first online graduation ceremony in English. 17 out of the 48 students completed their studies with distinction.
Applications Now Accepted for Master of Data Science Spring 2022
Master of Data Science is Russia's first English-language master's programme delivered entirely online on the Coursera educational platform.
‘Borders Between Countries Are Becoming Blurred Thanks to Online Communication’
Professor Oleg Melnikov is among the international professors invited to work remotely with HSE University’s students this academic year. He lives in California, runs the Data Science department at a company in Palo Alto, and teaches at Stanford and other universities in the United States. At HSE University he teaches a course on machine learning for the students of the Faculty of Computer Science and the International College of Economics and Finance (ICEF), as well as a university-wide optional course, ‘Machine Learning in Python’. He spoke about his work in an interview with the HSE News Service.
‘I Found Almost All of the Materials I Needed to Prep for the Interview in the Master’s Programme Courses’
As a student of the first cohort of the HSE Master of Data Science online programme, Alexey Babenkov not only gained new knowledge but also used that knowledge to find a new job. He told HSE News Service how his online studies are organised, described the advantages of remote learning and explained which courses are especially useful.
Faculty of Computer Science First Year Student Wins Gold at International Olympiad in Informatics
Semyon Savkin, a graduate of Moscow School No. 57 and student of HSE University’s Bachelor's Programme in Applied Mathematics and Information, has won gold in theInternational Olympiad in Informatics individual all-around among school students from 87 countries. In the unofficial team race, Russia shares second place with USA and Iran.
Faculty of Computer Science Shares Experience
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Faculty of Computer Science does not relent and starts new projects as well as maintains the old ones. This spring, the Faculty and HSE International Centre for Research and Teaching started the advanced training courses “Methods and practice of Python programming teaching” and “Basics of machine learning for university professors”.
How the Faculty of Computer Science Switched Online
From March 17, HSE University has made all classes online. Here’s how the Faculty was able to do that, as well as celebrate Faculty’s birthday, talk to prospective students, and develop a new YouTube channel.
HSE University Launches Russia’s First Online English-Taught Master's Programme
This academic year, HSE University will begin admissions to its new online Master's programme in Data Science, which will be offered on Coursera, the world’s leading online learning platform. The application deadline for admission to the programme is December 6. Courses begin in February. Upon the successful completion of the programme, students will receive a Master’s degree from HSE University, which is internationally recognized.
HSE’s Online Specialization ‘Advanced Machine Learning’ Receives Outstanding Educator Award from Coursera
HSE's English-taught online specialization, ‘Advanced Machine Learning’, which was created in partnership with Yandex, became the first course in Russia to receive the Outstanding Educator Award in the category of ‘Innovation’ from the global online platform Coursera.
HSE Launches Two New Specializations in Computer Science on Coursera
‘Introduction to Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science’ and ‘Advanced Machine Learning’ are English-language specializations, both created with the support of the top Russian IT firm Yandex, while the specialization ‘Introduction to Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science’ was developed with the involvement of the University of California at San Diego.
Faculty of Computer Science Staff Attend International Conference on Machine Learning
On August 6-11 the 34th International Conference on Machine Learning was held in Sydney, Australia. This conference is ranked A* by CORE, and is one of two leading conferences in the field of machine learning. It has been held annually since 2000, and this year, more than 1,000 participants from different countries took part.
HSE Team Made it to Imagine Cup, International Student Project Competition, Finals
An app developed by the Faculty of Computer Science student team has made it to the finals of the Imagine Cup 2017, an international student project technology competition. Together with the other two finalists from Russia, the HSE team will represent their country at the international finals in Seattle this summer, where they will compete for the $100,000 main prize.