Lab members defended their final qualification papers
This season, three members of the International Laboratory for Applied Network Research — research assistants Polina Ermolaeva, Mikhail Meshkov, and Anton Sizov — defended their final qualification theses. All received the grade "Excellent."
ANR-Lab team member Lika Kapustina was awarded a scholarship from the President of the Russian Federation.
Congratulations to Lika Kapustina, a research assistant at the International Laboratory for Applied Network Research (ANR-Lab), on being awarded a Russian Presidential Scholarship.
Researchers from the International Laboratory for Applied Network Research presented their studies at NET-2026
On May 13–14, 2026, the XVI International Conference on Network Analysis (NET-2026) was held in a hybrid format in Nizhny Novgorod, where ANR-Lab's researchers Irina Pavlova and Natalia Matveeva presented their studies.
The Master's program "Data Analytics and Social Statistics" at the FSS Open Day
The Master's program "Data Analytics and Social Statistics" was presented at the Faculty of Social Sciences' open day, which took place on March 21 at the HSE Cultural Center.
ANR-Lab members received a letter of gratitude from the Rector of Ivanovo State University
On March 5, 2026, Daria Maltseva, Head of the ANR-Lab, and Irina Pavlova, Deputy Head of the Laboratory, spoke at the open scientific seminar "Networks in Science: Analysis of Co-authorship and Scientific Communities in the Digital Age" at the Digital Humanities Laboratory of Ivanovo State University as part of their collaboration with the University Consortium of Big Data Researchers.
We invite you to a continuing education course in network analysis
ANR-lab is now accepting applications for the second cohort of its advanced training program, "Networks Around Us: Analyzing Interactions and Influences Using Network Analysis." Participants will be able to master network analysis methodology in just one month for use in their research projects.
ANR-Lab member wins Student Research Paper Competition
On February 11, the awards ceremony for the 2025 Student Research Paper Competition took place. ANR-Lab research assistant Polina Ermolaeva took second place in the category "Best Research Paper in Sociology for Master's Students and Graduates of the Class of 2025."
ANR-Lab team members took part in the general meeting of the Big Data Research Consortium
Daria Maltseva, Ilya Petrov, and Polina Ermolaeva took part in the traditional general meeting of the University Consortium of Big Data Researchers, which took place on February 6 at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. Several other lab members, Irina Pavlova and Anna Kartasheva, participated in the event online.
ANR-Lab became part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at HSE
In 2025, the International Laboratory for Applied Network Research became part of the Department of Sociology of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, and in 2026, it continued work on the project 'The Diversity of Forms, Effects, and Barriers to Integration of Contemporary Russian Society in Synchronic and Diachronic Dimensions.'
Irina Pavlova on how to identify trends in science
Irina Pavlova, Academic Director of DASS and Deputy Head of ANR-Lab, discussed how bibliometric analysis helps scientists identify relevant research areas and discover fundamental scientific works.