Faculty of Computer Science

VirusHack Online Hackathon

On May 5, a team of first-year students of Software Engineering bachelor’s programme won the second place at the VirusHack online hackathon, hosted by Rostelecom and Moscow Agency of Innovations. The major topic of the hackathon was life organisation through technologies for people, business, and government in the changing world.

May 19, 2020

How Covid-19 affects students mobility

The coronavirus pandemic has changed every aspect of our life. Cities and towns around the globe are quarantined, borders closed, air traffic halted. Nevertheless, schools and universities keep working, albeit online. Here are the personal stories of two students caught up in the midst of their academic mobility and a German intern locked in Moscow.

May 15, 2020

StopCovid – infection carrier contact tracker without privacy breach

Anton Kondrashov, Software Engineering bachelor’s programme graduate and System and Software Engineering master’s programme second-year student, talks about minimal privacy intrusion solution from Workin Geeks team.

May 13, 2020

HSE Educational Programmes Receive State Accreditation

All full degree programmes, implemented at four HSE University campuses, received state accreditation for the next six years. The positive conclusions of experts and representatives of expert organizations have been published on the Rosobrnadzor website.

May 08, 2020

New Facebook page

The Faculty of Computer Science created a new Facebook page that will be entirely in English. Join yourself to follow all recent news and upcoming events, and invite your friends!

May 07, 2020

‘I’m Where I Want to Be: at the Intersection of Business and IT’

Denis Shilov, a second-year student of the HSE and University of London double degree bachelor’s programme in Data Science and Business Analytics, has developed Reface, a neuro interface that is able to control your smartphone by reading your facial expressions. He spoke with the HSE News Service about software development and the future of his project.

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May 06, 2020

How the Faculty of Computer Science Switched Online

From March 17, HSE University has made all classes online. Here’s how the Faculty was able to do that, as well as celebrate Faculty’s birthday, talk to prospective students, and develop a new YouTube channel.

April 28, 2020

University-Wide Project Group Competition Kicks Off at HSE

The deadline for applications is June 1

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April 28, 2020

First-year Students of HSE Faculty of Computer Science Create Simulation of COVID-19 Spread

HSE students decided to find out how exactly different quarantine measures affect the spread of coronavirus. In the simulation, you can see how self-isolation and hygiene procedures followed by city residents affect the COVID-19 infection rate. Bogdan Chechin, the project participant, told HSE Life how the simulation works.

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April 21, 2020

Graduate Talks: Polina Kirichenko

In 2018 Polina graduated from Faculty of Computer Science’s Applied Mathematics and Computer Science bachelor programme with honours. While studying, she worked for three years in Bayesian Methods Research Group. Last year Polina began PhD programme at the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University (USA).

April 10, 2020