The International Laboratory for Applied Network Research NRU HSE develops and tests new methods for analyzing network data, applying them in empirical research in various scientific fields. The ANR-Lab members get represented by researchers from sociology, political science, economics, management, mathematics, statistics, computer linguistics, and computer science. We maintain cooperation with Russian and international scientists and research groups working in the field of network analysis.
In the autumn of 2017, our Lab launched the master's programme 'Data Analytics and Social Statistics' (previously – 'Applied Statistics with Network Analysis').
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On March 27, MGIMO hosted the Second Interuniversity Championship on Russian International Transport Corridors, "Russia-Africa Hub: Assembly Point," which was attended by representatives of the Interuniversity Laboratory of Applied Network Analysis and the Master's Program in Data Analytics and Social Statistics.
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April 05
As part of the conference, laboratory analyst Sergey Davydov supervised a series of events united by the topic of artificial intelligence, and junior research fellow Artem Oganyan's report on moral disengagement was awarded a grant from the Future Research Foundation.
March 30
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.
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March 26
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.
March 23
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.
March 14
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."
February 27
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.
February 24
HSE University currently have an open competition for the Program to Attract Russian Postdocs. As part of the competition, a vacancy for postdocs (research fellow) is open in the division 'International Laboratory for Applied Network Research' (ANR Lab) for the project 'Network analysis of institutional structure and integration processes in Russian society'.
February 06
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.'
January 25
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.
January 22