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The HSE Centre for Language and Brain conducted a course on tractography, a method that enables visualisation of key brain connections and helps surgeons avoid damaging language-critical areas during surgery. The course was attended by neurosurgeons and radiologists from Moscow and other Russian regions who are interested in methods of preoperative language mapping.

The International Laboratory of Dynamical Systems and Applications at HSE University–Nizhny Novgorod conducts in-depth theoretical and applied research, including the study of ocean waves, solar corona reconnections, volcanic phenomena, and ship stability. The lab’s researchers, who have received more than 20 significant research grants over the past five years, actively cooperate with Russian and international colleagues from China, Spain, the USA, the UK, Brazil, and other countries. Prof. Olga Pochinka spoke to the HSE News Service about the laboratory’s work.

Aysylu Ataeva, Research fellow of the International Laboratory for Digital Transformation in Public Administration, and Anna Klimentieva have published a new article titled "Process Approach to Assessing Technological Convergence of Russian Regions: Dynamics of Innovation Gap" in the journal Voprosy ekonomiki (No. 5, 2025).

From May 22 to 24, the scientific conferences “uAnalytiCon Junior” and “uAnalytiCon-2025: Fictional Objects” took place, where the IL LLFP staff members presented their research.

Research intern of IL LLFP Ivan Sobolev gave a presentation at the theoretical seminar "Formal Philosophy," which took place on May 23

On May 15, the International Laboratory for Population and Health, in collaboration with the International Laboratory of Landscape Ecology, held a seminar on “Air temperature and population health in Russian cities: results of the first national study, 2000–2019.”The seminar featured presentations by Sergey Timonin, a research fellow at the Australian National University, and Natalia Shartova, a postdoctoral researcher at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health.

Experts from different countries discussed how strategic thinking is changing in the face of global challenges at a session “Futures Studies: a New Agenda” took place in the framework of the XXV Yasin (April) International Academic Conference.

Experts discussed how to ''feed'' AI, what the domestic IT market awaits, and how cities are changing in the era of digitalization at the Session "The Future of IT: Scenarios and Sectoral Applications" took place under the XXV Yasin (April) International Academic Conference.

On May 6, 2025, the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy (IDLab) hosted a workshop titled "Cooking Up Your First Research," which covered the fundamentals of preparing your first scientific publication. The event attracted over 20 participants, ranging from IDLab trainees to seasoned researchers.

On May 16, 2025, the International Laboratory for the Economics of Intangible Assets (IDLab) hosted another session of its regular academic seminar series, featuring guest speaker Dr. Michael Appiah, Associate Professor at the School of Management and the Department of Finance and Economics at Jiangsu University (China), and Director of Dorstell Research & Consultancy. In his presentation, Dr. Appiah shared the findings of his research on financial risk management in OECD countries, focusing on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation, technological infrastructure, and regulatory quality.