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Leo Tolstoy, Specifications, Counterpoint, and AI Inclusivity: HSE University Discusses Vibe Coding

HSE University hosted the first international conference on vibe coding, VIBE CODING RUSSIA 2026. More than 450 participants and speakers from universities, banks, the telecommunications and cybersecurity sectors, and the vibe-coding community discussed how AI is shortening the path from research findings to products and who is responsible for code written by an algorithm.

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October 06

Experts of HSE ISSEK Foresight Centre Shared Best Practices in Long-Term Forecasting and Using the AI-Platform iFORA with the Government of Dubai Representatives

Experts HSE ISSEK Foresight Centre introduced approaches to long-term forecasting and iFORA AI-platform capabilities to the Department of Finance for the Government of Dubai representatives. The parties discussed Foresight methods and big data analysis application to strategic planning in financial sector.

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September 29

HSE Professor Discusses the ‘Quantum Leap’ at UNESCO Seminar

In mid-September 2026, UNESCO held an online seminar entitled ‘Quantum Science and the Future of Quantum Technologies.’ During a panel discussion, Alexander Sokolov, Director of the International Research and Educational Foresight Centre at the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) and Chair of the UNESCO Chair on Future Studies at HSE University, presented the results of ISSEK’s Quantum Leap foresight study to international experts.

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September 23

Critical Thinking Is a Key Skill: How AI Changes Requirements to Employees Was Discussed at HSE University

The HSE University Foresight Centre and AI and Digital Science Institute held a roundtable "How Work Is Changing in the AI Era: Insights from Business, Academia, and Public Sector." Representatives from business community and experts discussed the role of leadership in integrating AI into business processes, limits of trust regarding autonomous decisions made by AI agents, reasons why pilot projects often fail to reach full-scale implementation, and how to fairly evaluate the work of employees whose productivity has increased through the use of AI.

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September 23

New Working Paper Collection Explores the Social Life of Innovation: Trust, Resistance, and the Unequal Costs of Change

The collection represents the output of a joint academic project implemented by HSE University, the University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Tsinghua University, and Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT).

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September 17

HSE University Expands Cooperation with Malaysia in Technology Foresight

HSE University researchers will take part in a study of the future of engineering education in Malaysia, while the Malaysian Industry-Government Group for High Technology (MIGHT) will use the iFORA big-data analysis system to validate the findings of its foresight research. These are the outcomes of a visit by HSE representatives to Kuala Lumpur.

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September 09

Technology Foresight Methods for Identifying Future Competencies Were Discussed in Malaysia

Alexander Sokolov, Director of the International Research and Educational Foresight Centre at the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) and Head of UNESCO Chair on Future Studies, presented HSE’s extensive experience and cutting-edge methodological solutions in Foresight-studies on emerging technologies and workforce competencies at the Malaysia National Engineering Convention 2026.

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August 28

The AI and Data Research Landscape

The HSE University Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) has analyzed how research agenda of AI and data has evolved since 2010 and which areas form its core.

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August 18

Top 20 Frontiers of Global Science: 2025

Using big data mining system iFORA, the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK) has identified the key global scientific topics for 2025, along with associated promising technologies and products.

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August 14

HSE Initiates Development of Ethical Standard for Anthropomorphic Robots

Beyond technological solutions, the development of anthropomorphic robotics also demands ethical ones. In July 2026, the HSE Institute for Robotics Systems hosted a foresight session dedicated to developing an Ethical Standard for Anthropomorphic Robotic Complexes. Representatives from businesses, government bodies, scientific organisations, and universities gathered to discuss key ethical and legal issues surrounding the development of anthropomorphic robotic complexes. The main outcome of the meeting was a draft of the Ethical Standard.

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July 28