Суворова Алёна Владимировна

Degrees

2014

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)

* Candidate of Sciences
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.

Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience

Trainee (2011-2012), School of Public Health, USA, AIDS International Training and Research Program "Training and research in HIV prevention in Russia"

Professional Interests

Data Science machine learning ux analytics learning analytics explainable AI (XAI)bayesian network User studies

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher — 2021–2024

Courses (2025/2026)

Analytical Systems Architecture (Master’s programme; School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Analytical Systems Architecture (Mago-Lego; School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology; 1, 2 module)Rus
Data Analysis and Machine Learning (Master’s programme; School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Data Analysis and Machine Learning (Mago-Lego; School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology; 1-3 module)Rus
Graphical Interfaces (Bachelor’s programme; School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Graphical Interfaces (Mago-Lego; School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology)Rus
Mentor's Seminar (Master field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Modern Methods of Decision Making (Master’s programme; School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
Modern Methods of Decision Making (Mago-Lego; School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology; 4 module)Rus
Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; School of Arts and Humanities field of study Media Communications; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Design Research at HCI"" (Master’s programme; School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Research Seminar "Research Methods in HCI" (Master’s programme; School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology field of study Applied Mathematics and Informatics; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Past Courses

Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses

for a Candidate of Sciences degree

1
Methods of multi-agent reinforcement learning for partial observability and dynamic environment, 2025
2
A. Stoyan Development of coeffects-based effect system, applicable to general-purpose programming languages

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Grants

RSF (Russian Science Foundation) grant, project No. 19-71-0006, 2019-2020, Methodology for comparison of algorithms for machine learning models interpretation (PI)

Employment history

(2014-2018) Senior Researcher, Theoretical and Interdisciplinary Computer Science Laboratory, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia

(2010-2014) Researcher, Theoretical and Interdisciplinary Computer Science Laboratory, St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia

(2010-2013) Post-graduate student, Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Mathematics and Mechanics, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia

14

Jul

2025

'Samarkand—St Petersburg': HSE University–St Petersburg and Samarkand State University to Design Digital Future of Cultural Heritage

Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov hosted the international research and educational seminar 'Branding Cultural Heritage: Digital Tools and Design Practices.' The event gathered researchers and students from Russia and Uzbekistan—participants of a large-scale project of the mirror laboratory 'Integrated Platform Solutions for the Preservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage (Cases of Samarkand and St Petersburg)'.

15

Nov

2024

Preservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage: a Perspective from Samarkand and St. Petersburg

Scientists of the Laboratory for Management in Culture and Tourism took part in the scientific-educational seminar «Preservation and Promotion of Cultural Heritage: examples and research methods» held at the Samarkand State University named after Sharof Rashidov. The event was organized within the International academic partnership «Integrated platform solutions for the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage (cases of Samarkand and St. Petersburg)».

18

Jun

2024

HSE University-St Petersburg Hosts 50 Students from Top Indian Universities

HSE University-St Petersburg hosted the Indian Students Week. The event gathered more than 50 students from India. The students represented 15 top universities in the country. In particular, there were representatives of IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, UPES, IIM Amritsar and others. The goal of this large-scale initiative of HSE University-St Petersburg is to introduce talented students from India to educational opportunities in Russia, in particular, HSE educational programmes in four directions: business and economics, design, social and computer sciences.

20

Sep

2023

Fifth Russian Economic Congress: meeting of creative industries researchers

From September 11 to 15, 2023,researchers of the Laboratory for Management in Culture and Tourism participated in the V Russian Economic Congress (REC-2023) in Yekaterinburg.

13

Sep

2022

HSE SPB Day 2022: How It Went

This year, HSE University-St Petersburg's traditional HSE SPB Day event returned in an offline format. It was held on September 11 in the Sevkabel Port creative space. Students, lecturers, the administration and partners of the campus met by the Gulf of Finland to celebrate the brightest holiday of the autumn, which symbolised the beginning of the academic year and an initiation ceremony for first-year students.

8

Sep

2022

Workshops, Dances and Quests: HSE SPb Day at 'Sevkabel Port'

HSE University-St Petersburg invites its students and other guests to HSE SPb Day—the brightest holiday of this autumn. Participants will have a chance to meet student organisations of HSE University-St Petersburg, attend a theatre workshop, play a live chess game, listen to the lectures about the youth and enjoy the tracks by DJ Feel, which put everyone in a good mood.

8

Jul

2019

HSE Researchers Receive Grants in Russian Science Foundation Competitions

The Russian Science Foundation announced the results of its 2019 competitions for support from the Presidential Research Project Programme. One competition was for grants in support of research initiatives by early career researchers, and another was in support of research conducted by research groups headed by early career scholars.

Alena Suvorova