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On October 23–24, HSE University hosted the landmark fifth Fall into ML 2026 Conference. During the foresight session titled ‘A Humanoid in Your Kitchen: When Will It Happen and What Can Prevent It?’ researchers explored why humanoid robot assistants have not yet become part of our everyday lives, what needs to change for this to happen, and who will be held responsible when such assistants make mistakes.

In mid-October 2026, HSE University held its first scientific conference on Stochastics, Artificial Intelligence, and Mathematical Finance (SAIMF 26). HSE researchers, leading mathematicians, and financial sector specialists discussed fundamental mathematical problems, modern artificial intelligence methods, and their applications in finance.

The AI and Digital Science Instituteat HSE Faculty of Computer Science (FCS) presented a multi-agent hardware–software system that analyses the electrical parameters of industrial equipment and helps detect signs of malfunction at an early stage. The solution is designed to shift maintenance from repairing equipment after failures occur to predicting its condition and scheduling interventions before an emergency arises. The system was presented at the 4^th Professional Conference for the IT and Engineering Community in the Oil and Gas Industry. 

Rick Farouni received his PhD from Ohio State University in 2017 and has worked at Harvard University, McGill University, and ETH Zurich. In spring 2026, he was selected through the International Academic Career programme as part of HSE University’s international recruitment drive and joined the Big Data and Information Retrieval School at the Faculty of Computer Science as an Associate Professor. Dr Farouni told the HSE News Service why he decided to move to Russia and work at HSE.

The Statistical AI Conference was held in Sanya, Hainan Island, China, from 24 to 28 August 2026. The international event brought together leading experts in statistics, machine learning, and applied AI. Alexey Naumov, Director of the AI and Digital Science Institute at the HSE Faculty of Computer Science, and Sergey Samsonov, Head of the International Laboratory of Stochastic Algorithms and High-Dimensional Inference, were among the conference organisers.