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University-Wide Project Group Competition Kicks Off at HSE
The deadline for applications is June 1
First-year Students of HSE Faculty of Computer Science Create Simulation of COVID-19 Spread
HSE students decided to find out how exactly different quarantine measures affect the spread of coronavirus. In the simulation, you can see how self-isolation and hygiene procedures followed by city residents affect the COVID-19 infection rate. Bogdan Chechin, the project participant, told HSE Life how the simulation works.
Graduate Talks: Polina Kirichenko
In 2018 Polina graduated from Faculty of Computer Science’s Applied Mathematics and Computer Science bachelor programme with honours. While studying, she worked for three years in Bayesian Methods Research Group. Last year Polina began PhD programme at the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University (USA).
Open Mathematical Olympiad for University Students
HSE Faculty of Computer Science and Faculty of Mathematics joint team has won the second place in a new international Open Mathematical Olympiad for University Students.
HSE Volunteers to Provide Online Learning Assistance
In the coming days, student digital volunteers will begin assisting HSE students and staff with transitioning their work and classes to an online format in light of the recent measures introduced to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
International Travel, Vacations, Reimbursement, and Working in Self-Isolation
Everything Employees Need to Know about HSE’s Precautionary Measures against the Spread of Coronavirus
Yandex and HSE University Open Joint Laboratory
The new laboratory will be part of the Faculty of Computer Science. The laboratory will focus on training professional researchers and conducting research in the field of data science.
HSE University Graduates: Alexey Bashlykov
Alexey Bashlykov completed the bachelor’s programme ‘Applied Mathematics and Infomation Science’ in 2018, among students of the first cohort of the HSE Faculty of Computer Science. Alexey is a co-founder and Chief Technical Officer (CTO) of Zerion, a fintech startup, which has recently secured $2m in seed funding. In this interview, Alexey discusses the evolution of Zerion, the benefits of networking, and decentralized finances.
IDAO 2020: Online stage
The Online Stage of International Data Analysis Olympiad (IDAO 2020) has finished. IDAO 2020 is a traditional machine learning contest organized on the Yandex.Contest platform. It is organized for the 3rd time and this year it brings 2756 participants from 83 countries.
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HSE University online courses are available on Coursera since December 23. ‘First Steps in Linear Algebra for Machine Learning’ has become the hundredth course to be offered by HSE University.