Lectures by Professor Theodor Trafalis (university of Oklahoma, USA) were held on "Kernel Methods with Imbalanced Data and Applications to Weather Prediction" (May 23, 2016) and "Bayesian Kernel Methods for Classification and Online Learning Problems" (May 24, 2016)
On Wednesday, May 18 the all-Russian seminar "Mathematical methods of decision analysis in economics, finance and politics" was held. Professor Berno Buechel from the University of St. Gallen and Institute of Economics (FGN) gave a lecture on «The Swing Voter’s Curse in Social Networks»
May 17, Alexander Tuzhilin, professor of Stern School of Business NYU, gave a presentation at a seminar of International Laboratory for Intelligent Systems and Structural Analysis.
Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany) has announced a call for applications for a total of 14 PhD scholarships. The doctoral program is titled "Democracies under Stress" and aims to be inter-disciplinary.
On 20-22 April, 2016, in the scope of HSE’s XVII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development, the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) will host the “Science and Innovation” section comprising two specialised sections: “Science and Technology Foresight” and “Science, Technology and Innovation Policy”. Experts invited from leading Russian and international universities and research centres, international organisations, government agencies, companies, and development institutes will discuss cutting-edge S&T policy models and formats. Debates on a wide range of topics on priorities of and resources for intensive development of the Russian economy, compared with best international practices for promoting innovation, will create a foundation for making recommendations for the currently being designed Russian S&T Development Strategy Until 2030.
On May 12 the presentation of the International Scientific-Educational Laboratory for Socio-Cultural Research (ILSCR) was held at the scientific seminar "Culture matters" in the lecture hall of HSE Professors' club.
Mariia Molodchik has successfully finished her internship at the University of Vigo under the supervision of Professor Carlos M. Fernandez-Jardon Fernandez.
The team of the International Center for the Study of Institutions and Development congratulates Andrei Yakovlev on receiving the status of Tenured Professor.
