Faculty of Computer Science

"There are a lot of smart people at HSE University"

We talked to the student of the "Data Science and Business Analytics" double degree programme Yunying Pei about her projects, awards, and the LSE summer school.

March 09

Large Hadron Collider: New Hadron Discovery Factory

LHCb, a collaboration of one of Large Hadron Collider experiments, including a team of HSE University researchers, has published a news piece about the discovery of new tetraquarks, which are exotic hadrons consisting of four quarks. This discovery was made possible thanks to massive data samples gathered by the LHCb experiment with the use of algorithms developed at HSE University.

Research&Expertise achievements international cooperation Large Hadron Collider

March 03

International Data Analysis Olympiad IDAO-2021 Has Started

The registration period for the International Data Analysis Olympiad (IDAO-2021) is open until March 12. The qualifying round has already begun and will run until March 31. This year, the HSE Faculty of Computer Science and Yandex are holding the Olympiad for the fourth time. This year's Platinum Partner is Otkritie Bank. The Olympiad is organised by leading data analysts for their future colleagues—early career analysts and scientists.

On Campus Invitation to participate data analysis IDAO Data Analysis Olympiad machine learning

March 03

Math of Machine Learning Contest Now Open

Until April 20, you can apply to take part in the Math of Machine Learning 2021 contest. The winners of the contest will be able to enrol into HSE University's Math of Machine Learning master's programme and Skoltech's Data Science master's programme (Math of Machine Learning track) without entrance exams.

February 24

International Laboratory of Bioinformatics Opens at the Faculty of Computer Science

On January 25, 2021, an International Laboratory of Bioinformatics opened at the Faculty of Computer Science. The main goal of the laboratory is to determine the role of alternative DNA structures in the genome.

Research&Expertise new at HSE international laboratories

February 24

‘We Facilitate High-Speed Car Crashes and Study How Car Engines Work Based on Photos of Flying Debris’

Nikita Kazeev holds a Candidate of Sciences degree (Russian equivalent of a PhD) in Computer Science and a PhD in Physics. He is a Research Fellow at the LAMBDA Laboratory and works at CERN. In an interview with HSE News Service, he talked about what it was like to defend his dissertation in a double doctoral degree programme at HSE University and Sapienza University of Rome, what it is like to conduct research in Geneva, and why it is imperative to communicate with colleagues.

Research&Expertise alumni achievements innovations big data doctoral programmes

February 19

IDAO-2021 Registration Now Open

Faculty of Computer Science and Yandex hold the fourth International Data Analysis Olympiad IDAO-2021. This year's platinum partner is Bank Otkritie.

February 01

‘Success of Data Science Professionals Depends on Training’

Jingtao Xu, a second-year student from China, is pursuing his Bachelor’s in Data Science and Business Analytics, a double degree programme between HSE University and the University of London. In an interview with HSE News Service, he describes the hard and soft skills he has gained at HSE, as well as the ups and downs of studying online. He also told us about his favourite places in Moscow.

Admissions ideas & experience international students bachelor's programmes data science

January 28

Lemons, Magic and Computer Vision

Alexey Tolkachev, a student of the Master of Data Science online programme, a leading data analyst, talked with us about his victory in the Agro Code hackathon, shared his impressions of the programme, and explained why he plans to pursue computer vision in the future.

January 27

Academic Mobility in the Pandemic - Paris Experience

Here is Mikhail Kazantsev, a second-year student of the Financial Technologies and Data Analysis master's programme. He is currently studying in Paris at École Polytechnique via a mobility programme. We talked to him about academic mobility in the midst of a pandemic.

January 19