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The Programme Committee of the 25^th Yasin (April) International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development has summed up the initial results. In 2025, 1,384 people from 24 countries and 29 Russian regions participated in the conference, with 335 of them delivering presentations.

As part of the regular scientific seminar, Mikhail Usanin made a report, presenting the results of his joint research with Evgenia Shenkman on “Dual Incentive Analysis in Multi-Stage Competitions: Shadow and Spillover Effects vs. Interrank Spread”. Interrank Spread”.

From June 4 to 6, 2025, the MathSport International 2025 conference took place at the University of Luxembourg. Researchers from around the globe gathered to discuss the application of mathematical methods to the analysis of sports, ranging from soccer to cyber sports. More than 100 papers were presented in total, including two studies by young IDLab specialists.

On June 9, 2025, the GES-2 Culture House hosted a screening of the documentary film Marlee Matlin: No Longer Alone, dedicated to the life of actress Marlee Matlin, the first deaf Oscar winner. After the screening, a discussion was held, in which Elena Iarskaia-Smirnova took part

On June 10, IL LLFP research intern Irina Nikitina successfully defended her master's thesis titled "Social Influence, Hierarchy Within the Group, and Logics of Action" (supervisor – V.V. Dolgorukov)

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On June 10, IL LLFP research intern Ivan Sobolev successfully defended his thesis on the topic "The Problem of Classification of Types of Linguistic Meaning" (supervisor – V.V. Dolgorukov).

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Research intern at IL LLFP Julia Kopcheva delivered a presentation at the scientific research seminar "From the Logical Point of View" held on June 6

Interdisciplinary research using artificial intelligence is actively developing at HSE University in St. Petersburg. Researchers from six university laboratories are jointly launching new projects to use AI to solve problems in sociology, linguistics, and psychology.

The International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration (The Laboratory) organized second global and interdisciplinary virtual conference «Digital Governance and Public Administration: Global and Interdisciplinary Perspectives» in June 2025. The meeting provided multiple perspectives on the developments in digital public administration and governance. Researchers from Russia, Brasil, China, South Africa and Israel shared their scientific results during three sessions. Participants from all over the world could participate in Q&A sessions after each researcher’s presentations. 

On May 28, 2025, a seminar titled "Reproductive behavior of Russian women with different levels of education" explored variations in the reproductive behavior of birth cohorts of Russian women.