Data Science

Overview

The aim of the Data Science programme from HSE University is to train highly-qualified experts in applied mathematics, information science and data analysis. 

The programme involves an in-depth study of mathematical methods of artificial intelligence models and modern methods of data analysis, mathematical and informational modeling of complex systems as well as computer realization of these methods. Knowledge and skills of graduates from this course are in demand by Russian Federation ministries and institutions, regional administrations and large companies.

The concept and the curriculum of the specialization in Internet Data Analysis have been developed in conjunction with Yandex. This track involves the teaching of special disciplines by the Company staff members, the participation of students, postgraduates and lecturers in projects implementing tasks suggested by Yandex and related to its business operations, vocational training for students in Yandex and joint research carried out together with Yandex staff. 

The programme includes 3 tracks:

• Internet Data Analysis

•  Intelligent Systems and Structural Analysis

• Technologies of Modelling of Complex Systems

• English-taught track

After the graduation

Graduates of the program will acquire skills and competences in demand on the leading online-platforms, including methods and tools for processing large volumes of data (Big Data), data preprocessing (Extract-Transform-Load), data mining (Data Mining), knowledge extraction (Knowledge Discovery), creating search engines (Search Engines), social network analysis (Social Network Analysis), algorithm scaling (Hadoop and Map-Reduce technologies), and financial time series forecasting.