Memory Map

"Memory Map" is an educational podcast by the HSE Department of Computer Science dedicated to renowned international and Russian scientists in the fields of computing technology and computer science. Each episode of the project tells the story of computer science through the biographies of leading Russian and foreign scientists, highlighting the milestones of the field. The podcast also briefly outlines each scientist's contribution to the development of science and technology.

What makes the project unique is that leading researchers are discussed by our own colleagues — people who had the chance to work alongside them, study under them, and who carry their ideas forward today.

The permanent host of the project is Valery Vladimirovich Shilov, Professor of the Software Engineering Department.

Episode 1 — Igor Rubenovich Agamirzyan recalls Svyatoslav Sergeevich Lavrov

Episode 2 — Irina Alexandrovna Lomazova discusses the ideas and life of Carl Petri

Episode 3 — K.Yu. Degtyarev discusses fuzzy logic and the biography of the author of the term, Lotfi Zadeh

Episode 4 — on the work of Nikolai Brusentsov, creator of the world's only serially produced ternary computer, "Setun." Guest: Yulia Vladimirova, Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Senior Researcher at the Laboratory of Discrete Control Systems and Their Applications, Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics, Moscow State University

Episode 5 — A.D. Breiman examines the work and life of British scientist Edgar Codd, creator of the relational data model

Episode 6 — O.V. Maksimenkova talks about John Carmack, developer of iconic computer games, engineer, entrepreneur, rebel, and dreamer

Episode 7 — D.V. Soshnikov talks about the life and scientific work of John McCarthy, American computer scientist and one of the founders of artificial intelligence

Episode 8 — S.A. Shershakov talks about the scientific work of Donald Knuth, American computer scientist and author of classic monographs on programming

Episode 9 — S.A. Lebedev and the episode's guest, Daniel Bricklin, programmer, entrepreneur, and key author and developer of spreadsheet technology as we know it today

Episode 10 — We spoke with Boris Mirkin, Professor of the Department of Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence at the Faculty of Computer Science, about the life and scientific work of Soviet scientist Leonid Kantorovich — mathematician, economist, one of the creators of linear programming, and winner of the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

Episode 11 — V.V. Shilov talks about the life and inventions of Semyon Korsakov — statesman and military figure, inventor, who in 1832 created "intellectual machines" — prototypes of modern databases and search engines.

Episode 12 — We talked about Herman Hollerith — engineer, inventor, and IT startup founder, whose work laid the foundations of modern information technology and big data processing.

Episode 13 — We talked about the life and legacy of Sir Tony Hoare — one of the founders of modern programming, creator of the Quicksort algorithm and key concepts of parallel computing — as well as unique episodes from Igor's personal acquaintance with the scientist and their collaboration at Microsoft Research.

Episode 14 — We spoke with Alexey Mitsyuk about the life and work of Edsger Dijkstra — an outstanding programmer, creator of operating systems, and founder of structured programming. We discuss why Dijkstra's algorithm became one of the most famous in the history of programming, what earned the scientist the Turing Award, and which aphorisms he is remembered for.

Episode 15 — We spoke with Leonid Karpov (ISP RAS) about Sergey Lebedev — an outstanding Soviet scientist, founder of computing technology in the USSR, and creator of the BESM large electronic calculating machine and other computers.

Episode 16 — We spoke with I.A. Lomazova about Andrey Ershov — one of the pioneers of programming in the Soviet Union, a theorist and practitioner of information technology, and the founder of school computer education.

Episode 17 — The episode's guest is Fuad Aleskerov, Head of the Department of Mathematics at the Faculty of Economic Sciences at HSE University, Distinguished Professor, and student and closest co-author of Mark Aronovich Aizerman. We talked about Mark Aizerman — an outstanding scientist in the field of control theory, founder of universal pneumatic automation, pioneer of pattern recognition and machine learning, author of fundamental works on choice theory and modeling of human behavior — as well as his extraordinary humanity and scientific integrity.

Episode 18 — Professor A.I. Legalov, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Software Engineering Department, and podcast host V.V. Shilov talked about Niklaus Wirth — creator of the Pascal, Modula-2, and Oberon programming languages. They discussed his engineering approach, his pursuit of simplicity and software reliability, and the influence of his ideas on modern technology and AI-assisted programming.