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Fuad T. Aleskerov

  • Tenured Professor (2005)
  • Distinguished Professor (2019)
  • Member of the HSE Academic Council
  • Fuad T. Aleskerov has been at HSE University since 2003.

Education, Degrees and Academic Titles

  • 1994

    Doctor of Sciences* in Management in Social and Economic Systems
    RAS Institute of Control Sciences

  • 1987
    Senior Research Fellow
  • 1981

    Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in Management in Social and Economic Systems
    RAS Trapeznikov Institute of Control Sciences

  • 1974

    Degree in Mechanics
    Lomonosov Moscow State University

* Candidate of Sciences
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
* Doctor of Sciences
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.

Awards and Accomplishments

  •  

    Letter of gratitude from MIPT rector D.V. Livanov for his contribution to the development of the Higher School of Systems Engineering, 09.02.2023

    Gratitude of the HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences for contribution to the development of the Faculty's human resources, 2022

    Elected a member of the International Academy of Information Technology and Decision-making, 09.12.2022

    Award for the best work, International Conference “Information Technologies and Quantitative Management – 2022”

    Anniversary Diploma “Agora 2020” from Agora University in Oradea, 17.03.2020

    Gratitude from the Urayt Publishing House for holding the webinar “How to work with students, undergraduates, and graduate students now in remote conditions? How to prepare coursework, dissertations, and pass exams? What is real and what is not”, 14.05.2020

    Walter Scott Award of International Academy of Information Technology and Quantitative Management for remarkable record of creativity in enhancing the theory, algorithm, education and applications of information technology, December 2017

    Best Paper Award of International Conference on Information Technology and Quantitative Management, New Delhi, India, December 8-10, 2017

    Award of International Academy of Information Technology and Quantitative Management (July 2015)

  • Best Teacher – 2018, 2016, 2014

Member of the following professional associations

  • Academia Europaea member
  • Elected as a foreign member of Finnish Academy of Science and Letters, April 2021

  • The Society of Social Choice and Welfare
  • American Mathematical Society
  • Russian National Committee on Automatic Control
  • The Executive Committee of the International Economic Association
  • Royal Economic Society (Great Britain)
  • Associate Professor at the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences

Courses (2023/2024)

Courses (2022/2023)

Courses (2021/2022)

Courses (2020/2021)

Courses (2019/2020)

Courses (2018/2019)

Courses (2017/2018)

Conferences

  • 2023
    Модели и методы принятия решений в условиях глубокой неопределенности (Москва). Presentation: Сетевой анализ в условиях глубокой неопределенности: проблема продовольственной безопасности
  • Математическая экономика (Москва). Presentation: Сетевой анализ в условиях глубокой неопределенности: проблема продовольственной безопасности
  • Первая конференция памяти почетного академика РААСН Марка Яковлевича Вильнера (Москва). Presentation: Разливы нефти и экология Арктических морей
  • Proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Group Decision and Negotiation (Tokyo). Presentation: Network analysis. Decision making under deep uncertainty support
  • Adam Smith seminar (Munich). Presentation: Food Security under Deep Uncertainty
  • Ломоносовские чтения в МШЭ МГУ (Москва). Presentation: Сети критических продуктов в условиях глубокой неопределенности
  • Азербайджанский Экономический Университет (Баку). Presentation: Сетевой анализ в условиях глубокой неопределенности. Проблема продовольственной безопасности
  • Евразийский НОЦ (Уфа). Presentation: Истории рождения и решения научных задач
  • International Scientific and Practical Conference «Artificial Intelligence Technologies and Aerospace Problems» (Баку). Presentation: Choice Procedures in Big Data Analysis
  • 6th International Conference on Dynamics of Disasters, DOD 2023 (Афины). Presentation: Network analysis of disasters’ consequences under deep uncertainty
  • Seminare Mathematique Discrete, Optimization, Decision (Париж). Presentation: Some urgent problems in Arctic
  • Exact Sciences (Munich). Presentation: Network analysis of food security
  • Adam Smith seminar (Munich). Presentation: Network Analysis of Food Security under Deep Uncertainty and two more models
  • Лекция на теплоходе «Русь Великая» (Москва). Presentation: Как принимать правильные решения
  • Лекции аспирантам и преподавателям в Университете Париж 1 (Пантеон-Сорбонна) (Париж). Presentation: Power distribution in international organizations
  • Лекции аспирантам и преподавателям в Университете Париж 1 (Пантеон-Сорбонна) (Париж). Presentation: Network analysis. Centrality in networks. Other characteristics of networks
  • Лекция для студентов 1 курса бакалавриата ФЭН (Москва). Presentation: О Международном центре анализа и выборе решений
  • 2022
    Круглый стол Института Экономики РАН и ЖНЭА (Москва). Presentation: Пандемия, моделирование распространения вируса, экономические потери в ряде регионов России и за рубежом
  • Семинар факультета Мировой экономики и международных отношений (Москва). Presentation: Проблемы Арктики – территориальные претензии, экология, миграция – и их возможное решение
  • Международная Молодежная научно-практическая конференция «Февральские чтения» (Баку). Presentation: Пандемия: моделирование распространения вируса и экономические потери
  • The Adam Smith Seminar – Spring 2022 (Munich). Presentation: A Development of the Arctic, Interests of Countries, Consequences and Solutions
  • Ломоносовские чтения 2022 (Москва). Presentation: Network analysis of international military conflicts, taking into account internal conflicts
  • Семинар Факультета мировой экономики и мировой политики (Москва). Presentation: Сетевой анализ в условиях глубокой неопределенности: проблема продовольственной безопасности
  • The Institute of Cognitive Neurosciences (Москва). Presentation: New Centrality Measures in Networks
  • Семинар по направлению “Жизненный выбор” Стратегического проекта НИУ ВШЭ (Москва). Presentation: Рациональный выбор
  • 12 International Conference on Network Analysis (NET-2022) (Nijniy Novgorod). Presentation: Network Analysis of Publications on Studies of Parkinson Disease
  • Открытие Лаборатории по Анализу Решений университета Анкары (Анкара). Presentation: Applications of Decision Analysis in Many Different Fields
  • Information Technology and Quantitative Management - 2022 (Beijing). Presentation: Networks under Deep Uncertainty
  • Выступление на Экономической школе ФЭН НИУ ВШЭ (Москва). Presentation: Теория принятия решений: основные понятия
  • Лекция для школьников (Москва). Presentation: Проблемы Арктики – территориальные претензии, экология, миграция – и их возможное решение
  • 2020
    Cеминар «Делаем выбор. Принимаем решение» Школы эффективных коммуникаций «Репное» (Воронеж). Presentation: Модели выбора и их приложения
  • Cеминар Департамента экономики Университета г.Турку (Турку). Presentation: An allocation of disputable zones in the Arctic region
  • Cеминар Департамента экономики Университета г.Турку (Турку). Presentation: Network analysis of international conflicts
  • Лекция школьникам 9-11 классов в ИПУ РАН (Москва). Presentation: Теория принятия решений

  • Семинар «Математическия экономика» ЦЭМИ РАН (Москва). Presentation: Суперпозиция функций выбора и ее применения
  • Вебинар образовательной платформы ЮРАЙТ (Москва). Presentation: Как сейчас работать со студентами, магистрантами, аспирантами в условиях дистанта? Как готовить курсовые, дипломные, сдавать экзамены? Что реально, а что нет
  • 2019
    Russian-French Workshop in Big Data and Application (Toulon). Presentation: Decisions for Large Retail Network
  • Russian-French Workshop in Big Data and Application (Toulon). Presentation: Constructing an Efficient Model for Tornado Prediction
  • 8th Edition of the International Conference New Perspectives in Science Education (Florence). Presentation: Attractiveness of programs for Students, Heterogeneity of Higher Educational System, Typology and Efficiency of Universities
  • Intenational Conference “Universities and Sustainable Development: Implementing Agenda 2030” (Turin). Presentation: Quality of life, living conditions and polarization in the settlements
  • 19th International Conference on Group Decision and Negotiation (Laughborough). Presentation: Power distribution in the networks of terrorist groups: 2001-2016
  • 30th European Conference on Operational Research (EURO 2019) (Dublin). Presentation: Matrix-vector approach to construct generalized centrality indices in networks
  • 2018
    Семинар для победителей конкурса научных работ студентов ВШЭ (Вороново). Presentation: Мой путь в науке
  • Общемосковский семинар «Проблемы организации и управления научными исследованиями и разработками» (Москва). Presentation: Значимость основных российских и международных экономических журналов: сетевой анализ
  • Cеминар по сетям Университета Париж 1 (Париж). Presentation: Migration – new econometric models, network analysis. Polarization and allocation of migrants
  • Семинар по теоретическим моделям Университета Париж 1 (Париж). Presentation: Evaluation of universities, and heterogeneity of higher education system
  • 8th Murat Sertel Workshop on Economic Design, Decision, Institutions, and Organization (in the Honor of Dominique Lepelley) (Кан). Presentation: Manipulability of Scoring Rules
  • Семинар “Mathematics and Politics: Democratic Decision Making” (Ганновер). Presentation: Polarization and Power Distribution in the European Parliament
  • 2010
    День Физика МФТИ (Москва). Presentation: Как писать курсовые, ВКР, диссертации
  • Adam Smith seminar (Мюнхен). Presentation: Food Security under Deep Uncertainty
  • Adam Smith seminar (Мюнхен). Presentation: Food Security under Deep Uncertainty

Publications

Books6

Articles and book chapters71

Edited4

Working papers24

Books

 

 Aizerman M., Aleskerov F. "Choice of Options (Foundation of a Theory)", NAUKA Publishers, 1990 (in Russian) ISBN 5-02-014091-0, 237 pp.
Aleskerov F., Ordeshook P. "Elections, Voting, Parties", Academia Publishers, Moscow, 1995 (in Russian) ISBN 5-7695-0011-5, 206 pp.
Aizerman M., Aleskerov F. "Theory of Choice", Elsevier, North--Holland, 1995, ISBN 0 444 822100, 314 pp.
Aleskerov F. "Arrovian Aggregation Models", Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordercht, 1999, ISBN 0-7923-8451-2, 242 pp.

Aleskerov F., Ersel H., Sabuncu Y., "From Elections to Coalitions", Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 1999 (in Turkish), ISBN 975-373-639-3, 260 pp.  

Second edition: Aleskerov F., Ersel H., Sabuncu Y. “From Elections to Coalitions (Political Decision Making)”, Eflatun Yayin Evi, 2010 (ISBN 978-605-4334-44-5), 302 p.

Aleskerov F., Monjardet B. "Utility Maximization, Choice and Preference", Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2002, ISBN 3-540-43089-X, 223 pp. 

Second edition: Aleskerov F., Bouyssou D., Monjardet B. “Utility Maximization, Choice and Preference”, Springer Verlag, Berlin, 2007, ISBN 978-3-540-34182, 283 p.

Aleskerov F., Khabina E., Svartz D. “Binary Relations, Graphs and Social Decisions”, Moscow, Publishing House of Higher School of Economics, 2006, ISBN 5-7598-0345-X (in Russian), 300 pp. 

Second edition: Aleskerov F., Khabina E., Svartz D. “Binary Relations, Graphs and Social Decisions”, Moscow, Fizmatlit, 2012, ISBN 978-5-9221-1363-2 (in Russian), 341 p.

Aleskerov F., Andrievskaya I., Penikas G., Solodkov V. “Analysis of Mathematical Models of Basel 2”, Moscow, Fizmatlit, 2009 (ISBN 978-5-9221-1142-3), 286 pp., (in Russian)

 

Aleskerov F., Ersel H., Sabuncu Y. "From Elections to Coalitions (Political Decision making)", Eflatun Yayin Evi, 2010 (ISBN 978-605-4334-44-5), 302 p. (in Turkish), 2d edition

Aleskerov F., Ersel H., Piontkovsky D. "Linear Algebra for Economists", Springer, 2011 (   ISBN 978-3-642-20569-9   ), 279 p.

Aleskerov F., Blagoveshensky N., Satarov G., Sokolova A., Yakuba V. “Power and Structural Stability in Russian Parliament (1905-1917 и 1993-2005)”, Moscow, Fizmatlit, 2007 (ISBN 978-5-9221-0881-2), 309 pp. 

Second edition:  Aleskerov F., Blagoveshensky N., Satarov G., Sokolova A., Yakuba V. “Power and Structural Stability in Russian Parliament (1905-1917 и 1993-2005)”, Moscow, Fizmatlit, 2009 (ISBN 978-5-9221-0881-2), 309 pp. (in Russian).


Editorial board membership

  • 2015: Member of the Editorial Board, Annals of Data Science.

  • 2015: Member of the Editorial Board, International Journal of Information Technologies and Decision Making.

  • 2015: Member of the Editorial Board, Математическая теория игр и ее приложения.

  • 2010: Member of the Editorial Board, Бизнес-информатика (Business Informatics).

  • 2010: Deputy Editor-in-chief, Журнал Новой экономической ассоциации (The Journal of the New Economic Association).

  • 2010: Member of the Editorial Board, Управление большими системами: сборник трудов.

  • 2005: Member of the Editorial Board, Полития.

  • 2005: Member of the Editorial Board, Проблемы управления (Control Sciences).

  • 2005: Member of the Editorial Board, Экономический журнал Высшей школы экономики (HSE Economic Journal).

  • 1994: Member of the Editorial Board, Mathematical Social Sciences.

  • 1994: Member of the Editorial Board, Автоматика и телемеханика (Automation and Remote Control).

Timetable for today

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Congratulations to Fuad Tagievich Aleskerov on being awarded the Medal “Recognition - 20 years of successful work”

According to the Regulations, “The Medal of Recognition is not just a mark of how many years you have spent with the Higher School of Economics. This is recognition of your knowledge, experience, talent, work and professionalism.

‘University Life in Partnership with Artificial Intelligence’

HSE University is one of the leaders in IT education and research in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Thanks to this, the university recently received the highest grant of the Priority 2030 programme. The integration of AI technologies into education is set to become a strategic direction for the university’s development over the next five years. What changes are coming to HSE University in this regard and how they will affect students and teachers? These issues were discussed at a meeting of HSE University’s Academic Council on December 20.

Fuad Aleskerov: 'Decision-Making under Deep Uncertainty'

In an interview for HSE News Service, Fuad Aleskerov, Distinguished Professor of HSE University and Member of Academia Europaea, shares his insights into making decisions under deep uncertainty, highlights the crucial role of cooperation in this context, and unveils plans for the upcoming launch of a specialised course on decision-making and the establishment of a mirror laboratory at HSE University.

Faculty of Economic Sciences Welcomes New Partner Universities from Ghana

HSE University Faculty of Economic Sciences took an active part in International Partners’ Week, just finished at HSE. The week was attended by representatives of 23 countries, including the new partners of the Faculty of Economic Sciences - the University of Cape Coast and the University of Ghana. One of the purposes of the visit of representatives of Ghanaian universities was to sign the MOU’s with HSE University. Agreements will enable academic and cultural cooperation between universities, as well as establish academic exchanges.

Faculty of Economic Sciences Holds Math BootCamps for Those Starting Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees

More than 200 future bachelor’s and master’s students from around the world spent the last two weeks of summer improving their mathematical knowledge and honing their problem-solving skills. The free online classes have been held for the fourth year in a row. They allow first-year students not only to succeed in their studies, research, and project activities at HSE University’s Faculty of Economic Sciences (FES), but also to quickly integrate into the international community of students, graduates, and teachers.

Nargiz Mammadova among the Leaders of Tomorrow

Nargiz Mammadova, international student of the Economics: Research Program master program, among finalists of the Global Essay Competition, took part in the symposium in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Theme of 2022 essay and symposium was interaction between generations

HSE University to Host FIT-M 2021 International Scientific Forum

On December 16–18, the FIT-M 2021 International Scientific Forum on the Application of Information Technologies and Computer Simulation in Scientific Research and Engineering and Industrial Business will be held at HSE University. The forum will have a mixed format, with events taking place both offline and online.

‘I Always Look for Tasks That Involve the Creation of New Models’

The Finnish Academy of Science and Letters held a ceremonial meeting on September 13 at which it named HSE professor Fuad Aleskerov a foreign member. Aleskerov is a professor of the HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences, head of the Department of Mathematics and director of the International Centre of Decision Choice and Analysis. The list of the Academy’s foreign members began with mathematician Mstislav Keldysh, and in the 20 years since, only two more scientists have joined those ranks. In this interview, Fuad Aleskerov explains why he became a scientist, what his scientific interests are and what a mathematical model and a yellow dandelion have in common.

HSE Rector: In Order to Deal with All Our Tasks, We’ll Need Teamwork

Nikita Anisimov has held his first meeting of the Board of Tenured Professors as HSE University Rector. HSE Academic Supervisor Yaroslav Kuzminov also participated in the event. They told the board members that the university’s development priorities remain the same, while the professors expressed their commitment to helping the new administration. They also discussed the renewal of the board, by including representatives of different research fields and young scholars from all HSE campuses.

An A Can Easily Turn into a D

Professor Fuad Aleskerov on grade inflation and the most enlightening D he ever got

When Risks Are Too High: The International Centre of Decision Choice and Analysis on the Outcomes of Its Work

In the more than 10 years since it was established, the HSE International Centre of Decision Choice and Analysis has travelled a long way from a laboratory to an academic centre of gravity for globally renowned scholars.Fuad Aleskerov, Professor in the HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences and Director of the HSE International Centre of Decision Choice and Analysis, spoke about the evolution of the centre’s team, its research activity, and solving Arctic dilemmas through the use of mathematical models.

Scientists Assess the Effectiveness of Forest Fires Suppression in the Russian Regions

April officially marked the beginning of the peak forest fire season across Russia, and preventative measures have recently been discussed at the Ministry of the Russian Federation for Civil Defence, Emergencies and Elimination of Consequences of Natural Disasters (also known as The Ministry of Emergency Situations, MChS) and at a meeting in which the President of the Russian Federation participated. Regions have already started taking measures to prevent forest fires, and a team of researchers from the Faculty of Economic Sciences of HSE University has proposed a mathematical model by which the effectiveness of these measures can be evaluated. Using this algorithm, they compared Russian regions in terms of the success of their firefighting activities. Details of the work have been published in the collection ‘Dynamics of Disasters: Impact, Risk, Resilience, and Solutions’.

‘The Opening of the Full-time Advanced Doctoral Programme Was a Gift from Fate for Me’

In 2010, HSE University launched the Full-time Advanced Doctoral Programme, an innovative programme for doctoral students at that time. At the beginning of 2021, an alumna of the programme’s first cohort became the first programme graduate to earn her Doctor of Sciences degree: Elena Vakulenko, Assistant Professor at HSE University’s Faculty of Economic Sciences. In an interview with HSE News Service, the professor discussed her academic career.

Fuad Aleskerov Turns 70

Excerpts from the HSE Distinguished Professor’s interviews

Institute of Control Sciences seminar "Expert opinion and data analysis"

On Wednesday, January 13, the National Research University Higher School of Economics hosted an Institute of Control Sciences seminar "Expert opinion and data analysis".

Institute of Control Sciences seminar "Expert opinion and data analysis"

On Wednesday, December 9, the National Research University Higher School of Economics hosted an Institute of Control Sciences seminar "Expert opinion and data analysis".

Institute of Control Sciences seminar "Expert opinion and data analysis"

On Wednesday, November 25, the National Research University Higher School of Economics hosted an Institute of Control Sciences seminar "Expert opinion and data analysis".

All-Moscow seminar "Mathematical methods of decision analysis in economics, finance and politics"

On Wednesday, October 21, the National Research University Higher School of Economics hosted a regular meeting of the All-Moscow seminar "Mathematical methods for analyzing optimal solutions in economics, business and politics".

How Following the Law Helps to Fight the COVID 19 Pandemic

Mathematicians of the Higher School of Economics have calculated the effectiveness of measures taken to fight the coronavirus epidemic in different countries. They have concluded that the scale of anti-epidemic measures does not necessarily directly affect the disease rate, suggesting that one of the main reasons for this is the willingness of citizens to clearly, honestly and consistently comply with anti-epidemic measures.

All-Moscow seminar "Mathematical methods of decision analysis in economics, finance and politics"

On Wednesday, September 16, the National Research University Higher School of Economics hosted a regular meeting of the All-Moscow seminar "Mathematical methods for analysing optimal solutions in economics, business and politics".

HSE Summer University 2020 to Be Held Online

HSE Summer University will begin on July 15 this year. All courses will be taught online via Zoom. The registration deadline has been extended until July 1, 2020.

Anna Rezyapova on her visit to Svalbard

October 13-19, 2019 in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, the SVF-8063 School of Society and Advanced Technology in the Arctic, organized by the Arctic University of Norway (UiT), was held. Senior colleagues and research assistants of the DeCAn lab participated in it. Anna Rezyapova shared her impressions on her visit to Svalbard.

I Want to Return to Russia for Other Projects or a Master’s Degree

Yogender Singh and Samarth Singh are second-year undergraduate students at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Without official partnership between the two universities, both Yogender and Samarth took the initiative to apply to HSE themselves. This summer, they are completing two-month research internships at the HSE International Laboratory of Decision Choice and Analysis, under the wings of Professor Fuad Aleskerov.

Dmitry Frolov on his visit to Metz

The 6th World Congress on Global Optimization (WCGO-2019) was held in the French city of Metz from July 8 to July 10, 2019. The event was held at the University of Lorraine (Université de Lorraine). Dmitry Frolov shared his impressions on his visit to Metz.

HSE Welcomes Economics Students and Scholars From the United Kingdom

Students and scholars of the University of Edinburgh School of Economics visited the Higher School of Economics and learned about the teaching and research in economics at the HSE Faculty of Economic Sciences

Dmitry Frolov on his visit to Zakopane

The 18th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (ICAISC) was held at the Mercury Hotel, located in the Polish city of Zakopane, from June 16 to June 20, 2019. Dmitry Frolov shared his impressions on his visit to Metz.

First HSE Researchers to Receive a Patent from US Patent and Trademark Office

The new patented method is based on a superposition of functions and considerably enhances the speed and precision of Big Data processing. The project’s authors are Fuad Aleskerov, Tenured Professor at HSE and Head of the International Laboratory of Decision Choice and Analysis, Laboratory Researchers Sergey Shvydun, Evgeny Mitichkin and Vyacheslav Yakuba, as well as Vyacheslav Chistyakov, Professor at the HSE Campus in Nizhny Novgorod.

‘A Week of Academic and Intellectual Pleasure’: HSE Hosts April Conference for the Twentieth Time

On April 9, the XX April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development kicked off at HSE University. Since its inception, it has become Russia’s biggest academic and expert platform in the social sciences and economics, as well as an important international event that attracts researchers from all over the globe each year. Fuad Aleskerov and Andrey Yakovlev, members of the Conference Programme Committee, spoke with the HSE News Service about the results achieved over the past 20 years, relevant topics, and plans for the future.

First ANR-Lab seminar in 2019

On January 14, the first ANR-Lab seminar in 2019 was held, where prof. Fuad Aleskerov has presented  the work of his research team. 

Professor Eric Maskin Meets with  DeCAn Lab  Staff

A hosted lecture by Professor Eric Maskin "How to Improve Presidential Elections" at the Faculty of Economic Sciences on December 13 was followed by by the meeting of the  DeCAn lab Staff with the Nobel Laureate.

Public lecture by Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin

Faculty of Economic Sciences hosted Nobel Laureate Eric Maskin with the lecture "How Presidents Should be Elected".

Fuad Aleskerov Elected to Academia Europaea

Tenured HSE Professor Fuad Aleskerov, who is the head of the Faculty of Economic Sciences’ Department of Mathematics, has become a member of the Informatics section of the Academia Europaea.

Photo Exhibition Opens at Shabolovka Campus

Twelve photographs of Moscow landmarks and skyline made in summer by Johnson Chow Chun Shing, an intern at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, are currently on display at Shabolvoka building. Participants of the Autumn School "Modern Trends in Decision Theory" were invited to the gala opening and were the first guests of the exhibition. The Faculty of Economic Sciences' Dean, Oleg Zamulin welcomed the guests, and, together with the International Laboratory of Decision Choice and Analysis Head Professor Fuad Aleskerov cut the ribbon to open the exhibition.

Scientists at the Higher School of Economics Propose a New Model for the Specialization of Cells

Renowned Professors Offer New Courses for Summer University Students

HSE’s Summer University officially opened on June 20. Now in its fourth week, the Summer University is in full swing at three of HSE’s four campuses– Moscow, St Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Participants continue coming to Russia for courses on topics such as politics, history, economics, and Russian and Eurasian cultures. Most courses last two to four weeks and all of them are taught in English.

April Conference: A Multidisciplinary Forum for Research Discussion and Public Debate

The HSE Look is delighted to present its readers with the interview with Fuad T. Aleskerov, HSE Tenured Professor, Head of the Department of Mathematics at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, and a long-time member of the April Conference programme committee, about the evolution of the Conference and its major highlights of this year.

From Research on the Arctic to the Rethinking of Marx: What to Expect at the 19th April Conference

On April 10, the XIX April International Academic Conference begins at HSE and will examine economic and social development. 1733 participants are registered and, of these, 264 are from abroad. Fuad Aleskerov and Andrei Yakovlev, members of the Programme Committee, explain what awaits us at the conference.

‘HSE Offers Solutions Aimed at the Future…’

On November 27, the HSE Academic Council held an awards ceremony dedicated to the university’s 25th anniversary. The meeting saw the participation of representatives of the Russian President, members of government, and members of the Russian Federal Assembly. Governmental awards were given to a number of HSE employees for their tremendous accomplishments.

DeCAn Faculty visited Molde University College

Dean of DeCAn laboratory Professor F. Aleskerov with our faculty have visited Molde University College - Specialized University in Logistics from October 7 to October 15 for a joint work on the Norwegian-Russian academic collaboration project "Logistical and environmental management of natural resources development and transportation in the Arctic area (Arctic Logistics)"

School "Decision making in network context" and International Workshop "The 7th Murat Sertel Workshop on Economic Design, Decision, Institutions, and Organization" were held at DeCAn lab

DeCAn lab organized two events which were held from September 25 to September 28 - a school "Decision making in network context" (September 25-26, 2017) and an international workshop "The 7th Murat Sertel Workshop on Economic Design, Decision, Institutions, and Organization" (September 27-28, 2017). DeCAn faculty took part in organizing and holding these events.

DeCAn faculty visited University of Tromsø

Dean of DeCAn laboratory Professor F. Aleskerov with our faculty have visited The University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway from September 10 to September 17 for a joint work with UiT on the project "High North Economics: Learning how economists work and think in Russia and Norway using theoretical models and laboratory experiments". 

Decision-making Rules Least Susceptible to Manipulation, According to Science

HSE researchers have used computer modelling to demonstrate the varying manipulability of decision-making procedures and to identify those least susceptible to manipulation. Their findings are published in the paper 'Manipulability of Majority Relation-based Collective Decision Rules'.

XVIII April Conference to Discuss ‘Hidden Champions’, Building Social Networks, and the Economics of Sport

From April 11 to 14, HSE is holding its XVIII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development. Conference Programme Committee members Fuad Alekserov and Andrei Yakovlev discuss the key themes and main reports that will be presented at the conference. This conference will draw around 2,000 people, including 200 international participants.

Who Studies Russian Science and How?

On February 8, Russian Science Day, the Higher School of Economics, along with the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) and the Ministry of Education and Science, released its annual statistical data book on the state of science, technology, and innovation. Below, the Director of the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge and HSE First Vice Rector Leonid Gokhberg discusses how research on science in Russia is advancing.

Big Data: Prospects for Russian-French Cooperation in Science and Technology

Participants of the ‘Big Data Applications’ research workshop, which took place in the beginning of December, discussed big data and prospects for Russian-French cooperation in this area. The workshop, held at HSE, brought together about 50 participants from leading research centres, universities, governmental bodies and IT companies in both Russia and France.

3rd International Conference On Dynamics Of Disasters, DOD 2017

The study of  dynamics of disasters  is an important and worthwhile endeavour, with huge benefits for everyone. Join us in beautiful Kalamata, Greece on  July 5 to 9, 2017 , where experts share the latest findings on natural and unnatural disasters. We extend an invitation for those studying topics related to disasters to submit an abstract and paper and everyone to register to attend this fascinating and must-see conference.

April International Academic Conference

On  April 19-22, 2016, the National Research University Higher School of Economics with a support of the World Bank organizes the XVII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development. 

'In Order to Have Teaching That’s Really Worthwhile, You Have to Have People Who Are on the Frontier of Research'

The only way to detect weaknesses in one’s own ideas is to expose them to criticism from colleagues, says Eric Maskin, winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2007, Chairman of the HSE International Advisory Committee, and chief researcher at the International Laboratory of Decision Choice and Analysis. The HSE news service recently spoke with him and Fuad Aleskerov, head of the Laboratory, about the the value of other people's opinions, joint research projects and opportunities for international cooperation in our time.

Nodes Prominence in Complex Networks

Prof. Aleskerov, the Head of the International Laboratory of Decision Choice and Analysis gave a talk at the 6th Moscow Supercomputing Forum (MSCF 2015) that took place in Moscow on October 29-30, 2015

Lectures by Professor Aleskerov on the Volkswagen Summer School were given

Three lectures on “Advances in Decision Making Theory and Applications” given on the Volkswagen Summer School organized by Frei Universitat of Berlin and National Research University Higher School of Economics, Berlin, September 28 – October 3, 2015.

Baltic Practice Turns to the East

The Baltic Practice International Summer School, held by the HSE Public Policy Department, has celebrated its 15th anniversary. Its organizers and participants recently spoke about what’s most important for people to know about the Baltic Practice, and about why, after 15 years, the school is changing direction.

A New Approach to Investigation of Heterogeneity of Higher Education System (with application to the Russian Higher Education System)

Prof. Aleskerov, the Head of the International Laboratory of Decision Choice and Analysis gave a talk at Erich-Schneider-Seminar at the University of Kiel (CAU, Germany)

Globalization Is not Saving Developing Countries from Inequality

The processes of globalization should have contributed to reduced inequality in the world. In reality, however, the situation looks differently, with income inequality in the populations of developing economies growing. To correct this, the level of education of low-skilled workers must be increased, said Eric Maskin, Chief Research Fellow at the HSE International Laboratory of Decision Choice and Analysis and Nobel Laureate in Economics for 2007.

A Good Education is the Best Investment for the Future

Kirill Pogorelskiy, Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Warwick University, UK, starting August 2015. Completed his Master's in Applied Mathematics and Information Technology, specialising in Mathematical Modelling in 2009 and began a PhD in Social Sciences at Caltech, USA, which he finished this year. In an interview Kirill talked about teaching at HSE, his academic interests and doing a PhD at a top American university.

Students of HSE Faculty of Computer Science Talk about their Studies

While some graduates are preparing for MA enrollment exams, others have already received confirmation from international universities. Graduates from the Faculty of Computer Science tell us about their decision to continue their studies abroad, the enrollment procedure, computer science courses available in international universities, and the role of fundamental math in studying economics.

New International Labs at HSE St. Petersburg to Study Economy of Health and Game Theory

On June 26, the HSE Academic Council approved the opening of two new international laboratories. Specifically, the St. Petersburg School of Economics and Management will gain a laboratory for the study of healthcare economics, management, and policy, as well as a laboratory for game theory and decision-making. The labs' academic supervisors will be renowned international scholars.

The Crisis Is Forcing Us to Seek New Answers to Old Questions

On 7-10th April 2015 the HSE, supported by the World Bank will be holding the XVI April International Conference on Economic and Social Development. Top political scientists, sociologists and economists, government officials and businessmen will discuss the burning issues we are facing today; should we take the path of international integration, how can we resolve the current economic crisis and where should we look for new drivers of economic growth? Andrei Yakovlev and Fuad Aleskerov told the HSE news website about what novelties and special events the conference has in store.

'My Nickname at School Was 'Professor'. I Had to Live up to It'

Why do people become researchers and pursue careers in science? What is more important for them – self-fulfillment or financial incentives? On the day before Russia celebrated Science Day on Feb 8, HSE’s news service talked to researchers working at HSE about what motivated them to become scientists.

‘Professors’ music,’ or Klavierabend for two

On December 5, the Higher School of Economics hosted the Piano Evening for Two. The event lasted two hours, during which time Michel Grabisch, Professor of Computer Sciences at University Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne, and Sergei Erofeev, Vice Rector of HSE, performed compositions by Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Ravel and Bach. 

Higher School of Economics Expands Cooperation with University of Turin

On December 3, 2014 an Italian delegation led by the Rector of the University of Turin, Gianmaria Ajani, visited HSE. First Counsellor of the Embassy of Italy in the Russian Federation, Agostino Pinna and Pietro Fre, Deputy Head of Theoretical Physics Department and Attaché for Science of the Embassy of Italy in the Russian Federation were also present. The heads of the two universities signed two new cooperation agreements to extend the already existing links between them.

Experts discuss issues related to big data processing

The Second International Conference on Information Technology and Quantitative Management (ITQM 2014) took place on June 3-5, drawing 120 professionals from 29 countries to consider issues of model performance and decision-making algorithms when processing large amounts of data.

Eric Maskin: ‘The Secret of a Successful Career Is Not a Secret’

On the September 19th Eric Maskin, Nobel laureate in economics, Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University (USA), Chief Research Fellow at the HSE International Laboratory of Decision Choice and Analysis, arrived in Moscow again. What is his programme for this visit to the HSE?

Up: A Week in a ‘Lift’ With Nobel Laureate

Last week Eric Maskin, Nobel laureate in economics, Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton University (USA), Chief Research Fellow at the HSE International Laboratory of Decision Choice and Analysis, participated in the work of the International Advisory Committee for the HSE Development Programme and made a presentation at a conference dedicated to V.M. Polterovich, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. What else did the programme of the prominent researcher’s visit to Moscow contain and what did he manage to do during the week?