ANR-Lab at the Big Data Consortium meeting in Penza
On February 6, the general meeting of the University Consortium of Big Data Researchers, which unites 78 universities from Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, was held at Penza State University. Experts discussed the development of data analysis and artificial intelligence, and outlined new educational and research projects.
Professional communications of the research community
In 2024, the ZIRCON research group, the SocioLogos platform, and the HSE International Laboratory of Applied Network Research, in partnership with OMI, conducted a study on professional communications in the Russian research community.
ANR-Lab Fundamental Project for 2025-2027
We are pleased to announce that the laboratory's work has been extended for three years. In 2025-2027 the International Laboratory of Applied Network Research is participating in a collective fundamental project of four laboratories 'The diversity of forms, effects and barriers to integration of modern Russian society in synchronic and diachronic dimensions'.
Our colleagues are the winners of the Student research paper competition 2024
ANR-Lab research assistant Daria Osokina and intern Polina Ermolaeva became the winners of the competition for the best student research paper of 2024, taking 2nd and 3rd places, respectively, in the nomination 'Best research paper in sociology for master's students and graduates of 2024'.
Sergei Davydov at the final meeting of the VCIOM scientific council
On December 26, 2024, Sergei Davydov, an analyst at the International Laboratory for Applied Network Analysis, took part as an invited expert in the final meeting of the VСIOM Scientific Council on the topic: 'Russian Society-2024: Results of the Year and Main Trends.'
DASS at the Open Day of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the HSE University
On November 30, the Faculty of Social Sciences held an Open Day of educational programmes at the HSE University, where the master's programme 'Data Analytics and Social Statistics' was presented.
Meetup 'Local Meetings and Global Connections'
On November 9, a hybrid meetup was held by the International Laboratory for Applied Network Research (ANR-Lab) and the Master's programme 'Data Analytics and Social Statistics' (DASS). The event brought together students and graduates of the DASS (ex-MASNA) master's programme, team and friends of the laboratory to discuss how the programme is doing and what opportunities for collaboration exist.
Anna Semenova at the conference 'Approximations, Graphs, Networks and Data Mining'
From October 7 to 11, Sirius hosted the conference 'Approximations, Graphs, Networks, and Intelligent Data Analysis' dedicated to the development of mathematical aspects of data mining methods related to approximation and network (graph-based) models. Our laboratory's junior research fellow Anna Semenova took part in the conference with a report 'Network Analysis of International Conflicts'.
ANR-Lab members at the conference for the 50th anniversary of the journal 'Socis'
ANR-Lab members Sergey Davydov and Daria Osokina took part in the Scientific Conference 'Sociology: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow' dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the journal 'Sociological Research'.
Best DASS Courses
Eight courses in the Master's programme 'Data Analytics and Social Statistics' were recognized as the best by students of the 2023-2025 cohort.