Tag "Young Scientists of HSE University"

Arseniy Uspenskij (Litvin) initially studied Indology but ultimately focused on Assyriology. In an interview with the HSE Young Scientists project, he discussed the metrical structure of Akkadian poetry, the deciphering of the Behistun inscription, and King Sargon.

Egor Churaev specialises in neural networks. In an interview for the HSE Young Scientists project, he talked about his program for determining the emotions and engagement of online conference participants, his trip to Brazil, and his sports hobbies.

Lawyer Pavel Grigorev is interested in global legal issues, particularly whether it will be possible in the future to completely eliminate government interference in society's affairs. In this interview with the HSE Young Scientists project, he discusses the lawmaking potential of his PhD dissertation, medieval criminal law provisions stipulated in Russkaya Pravda, and his international internship in India.

Anastasia Sherubneva's research focuses on spatial economics, and she is currently writing a dissertation on the crises of 2020 and 2022. In this interview with the HSE Young Scientists project, she discusses the impact of agglomeration effects on enterprises, her home neighbourhood of Akademgorodok in Novosibirsk, and her experience meeting Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman in Portugal.

In high school, Mikhail Shishkin used to dismiss probability theory as mere speculation, but today he applies it to solving problems in population genetics. In this interview with the HSE Young Scientists project, he discusses what a modern person's genome can reveal about the past, the question he would pose to the author of Fermat's Great Theorem, and The Ashley Book of Knots.

Ilya Semichasnov initially planned to focus on cyber security but discovered greater potential in game development. In this interview with the HSE Young Scientists project, he discusses Bear Head Studio—an indie studio run by students, the corporate culture of humility, and playing airsoft as a way to prevent burnout.

Sergey Medakin began his career as an art historian by studying Sabaton, a Swedish power metal band, and is now focusing on German studies. In this interview with the HSE Young Scientists project, he discusses his favourite Soviet and Western political cartoons, the scientific conference he founded, and the relevance of the past in modern culture.

Dmitry Koshcheev began his journey in science back in school, but eventually chose economics and tourism over history. In an interview with the Young Scientists of HSE University project, he shared his experiences of researching the Visim neighbourhood in Perm, tourist clusters, and how he mastered analysing 300 sources a day.

Aibek Alanov pursues his own scientific research and leads two teams of scientists, one at HSE University and the other at AIRI. In this interview for the HSE Young Scientists project, he explores the parallels between today's AI researchers and early 20th-century physicists, discusses generative models, and shares his passion for bachata partner dancing.

Polina Makarova initially planned to pursue a career in programming but soon shifted her focus to theoretical linguistics. In this interview with the HSE Young Scientists project, she discusses her research on grammatical agreement in the names of professions, the importance of emotional intelligence, and the benefits of keeping an eublepharid, or leopard gecko, as a pet.