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Meetings were held at the International Center for Mathematical Sciences, Edinburgh. The first working group is organized by: Mireille Bossi (INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis, France), Valentin Konakov (HSE, Moscow, Russia), David Siska (University of Edinburgh, Scotland), Lucas Shpruh (University of Edinburgh, Scotland). The working group aims to review and consolidate the knowledge of the developing field of stochastic analysis - calculus in the Wasserstein space, as well as to assess its current impact on a number of areas of mathematics

Megagrant #14.641.31.0000. Lead scientist: Mikhail Lebedev. Invasive neural interfaces involve the analysis of electrocortigocraphical (ECoG) data recorded from subdurally implanted electrode arrays. This can be done in patients who require implanting an electrode array for medical reasons, therefore ECoG recording sessions are conducted exclusively in clinical settings. Our Center collaborates with two clinics: Clinical Medical Center of the Yevdokimov Moscow State Medico-Dental University and the Polenov Russian Research Institute of Neurosurgery.

Semyon Abramyan, Laboratory research intern, 1st-year master’s student of the programme in ‘Mathematics’, got Golden HSE Award in category Silver Nestling

The HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge presents an analysis of the country’s technological specialisation made on the basis of analysing Russian patent applicants’ activities in 2007–2016 in 35 technology areas (in line with the World Intellectual Property Organisation classification), and how it compares with the overall global structure.

The Head of the Laboratory Alexis V. Belianin presented the results of the experiment "Belief and behaviour in long-distance experiments between Moscow, Tomsk and Samara: A preliminary analysis“ at the Centre for Cognition and Decision Making (HSE).

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Decree No. 672 on November 26 “On the creation of an innovation cluster in Moscow,” thus putting in motion an initiative of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin that the Higher School of Economics had played an active role in developing. Throughout the past year, HSE specialists studied the best practices of the world’s innovative megacities, worked with the Moscow government to hold a series of expert discussions on the principles of forming an innovation supercluster, and developed a draft concept establishing guidelines for interactions between potential cluster participants. Over time, the planned supercluster has the potential to embrace Moscow’s entire advanced-technology economy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Decree No. 672 on November 26 “On the creation of an innovation cluster in Moscow,” thus putting in motion an initiative of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin that the Higher School of Economics had played an active role in developing. Throughout the past year, HSE specialists studied the best practices of the world’s innovative megacities, worked with the Moscow government to hold a series of expert discussions on the principles of forming an innovation supercluster, and developed a draft concept establishing guidelines for interactions between potential cluster participants. Over time, the planned supercluster has the potential to embrace Moscow’s entire advanced-technology economy.

On November 22 Anastasia Batkhina (research fellow of the HSE) took part in the "Culture matters" research seminar with the report "Predictors of the choice of strategy of behavior in intercultural conflict: A study in Russia and Germany".

On Wednesday, November 21 the all-Russian seminar "Mathematical methods of decision analysis in economics, finance and politics" was held. K. Velikanov gave a lecture on "Direct Deliberative Democracy: participatory government model based on a massive direct discussion".