Maria Gordenko

Lecturer: Centre for Training Top AI Professionals
Senior Lecturer: Faculty of Computer Science / Big Data and Information Retrieval School
Programme Academic Supervisor: Data Analysis in Development, Financial Technology

Maria Gordenko has been at HSE University since 2014.

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Education

2022

Master's in Law
Chelyabinsk State University

2019

Master's in Software Engineering
HSE University

2017

Bachelor's in Software Engineering
HSE University

Professional Interests

graph theory computer science Algorithms for Discrete Optimization Development and analysis of computer algorithms Automatic Item Generation collaborative learning

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher — 2024–2025, 2022
Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Lecturers under 30" (2018–2019)
Best Academic Supervisor in the category ‘Student Digital Skills’ — 2024–2025
Best Academic Supervisor in the category ‘Student Satisfaction with Degree Programme Quality’ — 2024–2025

Courses (2025/2026)

Algorithms and Data Structures (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Computer Science; 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 2, 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 2, 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures 2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures 2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures 2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Political Science; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures for Interviews (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Computer Science; 3 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures for Interviews (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
Applied algorithms and data structures (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering, Business Informatics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
C++ Programming (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
C++ Programming (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Political Science; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
C++ Programming Language (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
C++ Programming Language (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Economics; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
C++ Programming Language (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1-3 module)Eng
Data Analysis Tools (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Computer Science; 1, 2 module)Rus
Data Analysis Tools (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Java and Object Oriented Programming (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Java and Object Oriented Programming (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Computer Science; 1-3 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 2 year, 1-3 module)Eng
Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar "Data Science for Construction, Architecture and Engineering" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar "Data Science for Construction, Architecture and Engineering" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar "Financial Technologies" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar "Financial Technologies" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar "Financial Technologies" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar "Financial Technologies" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar "Financial Technologies" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar "Financial Technologies" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar "Financial Technologies" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar "Financial Technologies" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Neural Networks and No-Code Development of Digital Products (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Computer Science; 2 module)Rus
Neural Networks and No-Code Development of Digital Products (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
Programming in Python (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Python Programming Language (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Computer Science; 1, 2 module)Rus
Python Programming Language (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Python Programming Language (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Python Programming Language (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Python Programming Language (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Python Programming Language (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Python Programming Language (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Python Programming Language (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Python Programming Language (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Past Courses

Courses (2024/2025)

Algorithms and Data Structures (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 2, 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures (Master field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures 2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures 2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Political Science; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures for Interviews (Mago-Lego; 3 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures for Interviews (Master field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 2 year, 3 module)Rus
Applied algorithms and data structures (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management field of study Software Engineering, Business Informatics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
C++ Programming (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
C++ Programming Language (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
C++ Programming Language (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Economics; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
C++ Programming Language (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Data Analysis Tools (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Data Analysis Tools (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar "Data Science for Construction, Architecture and Engineering" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Python Programming (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus

Courses (2023/2024)

Algorithms and Data Structures (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Algorithms and Data Structures (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 2, 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 2, 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics; 1 year, 2 module)Eng
Algorithms and Data Structures (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 2, 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures 2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures 2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures 2 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Applied algorithms and data structures (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics; 2 year, 3 module)Rus
Applied algorithms and data structures (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management field of study Software Engineering; 2 year, 3 module)Rus
C++ Programming (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
C++ Programming (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
C++ Programming Language (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Introduction to C# Programming (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Computer Science; 2, 3 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar "Data Science for Construction, Architecture and Engineering" (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Python Programming (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Python Programming (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus

Courses (2022/2023)

Algorithms and Data Structures (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures (Mago-Lego; 4 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures 2 (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics, field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 2 year, 2 module)Rus
Algorithms and Data Structures 2 (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Rus
C# Programming (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
C++ Programming (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
C++ Programming Basics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
Design and Analysis of Algorithms (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Introduction to C# Programming (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Computer Science; 1-4 module)Rus
Introduction to Programming (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Python Programming Language (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Python Programming Language (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Python Programming Language (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus

Courses (2021/2022)

C# Programming (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
C++ Programming Basics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
Design and Analysis of Algorithms (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Modern methods of Decision Making: algorithms and data structures (Master’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
Python Programming (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Python as a Tool for Data Collection and Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 3 module)Rus

Jun

2026

First Graduates of Bachelor's in Computational Social Sciences Receive Their Degrees

On June 19, graduates of the Bachelor's in Computational Social Sciences, launched in 2022, received their at the HSE University's Cultural Centre. All the graduates have completed in-depth training in a social science discipline while developing advanced competencies in data analysis and mathematical modelling.

Feb

2025

Pokémon, ARPANET, and the Mysterious East: Science Battles between Student Organisations at HSE

A special session of HSE Science Battles has taken place at the HSE Cultural Centre. This time, the speakers represented their student organisations and scientific fields. The evening brought together ideas about the future—from metaverses and deciphering ancient languages to neuromodular chips and the prospects of social sciences.

May

2024

HSE University to Train Administrative and Management Employees to Work with AI

Below, we explain why it is necessary and what will be taught

May

2023

HSE University and Samolet to Train Data Analysts in Development

HSE University’s Faculty of Computer Science and Samolet, one of Russia’s largest development companies, are launching a new Master’s Programme 'Data Science for Construction, Architecture and Engineering'. Samolet will finance the tuition of the 30 best applicants on the programme.

Dec

2020

Online Games for the Virtual Classroom: Instructors Learn New Tools in Workshops Hosted by Teach for HSE

In early December, Teach for HSE, a programme aimed at helping HSE instructors expand their teaching methods and skills, held a series of master classes on how to integrate online games into one’s teaching. The master class was led by winners of the spring competition held by the Fund for Educational Innovation, and it was open to instructors of all HSE campuses.