Address: 34 Tallinskaya Ulitsa
Phone: +7 (495) 772-95-90 *11089
The School of Computer Engineering was created in 2015 as a result of the merger of the departments "Information and Communication Technologies", "Computing Systems and Networks", "Information Technologies and Automated Systems" and the basic Department "Information and Analytical Systems - EU–Leasing" of the Faculty of Information Technology and Computer Engineering of the Higher School of Economics.
Teachers of the department participate in the training of bachelors, masters and postgraduates for the most sought-after and priority areas of science, technology and engineering development in Russia, in particular: "Information Science and Computer Technology" (BA), "Computer Systems and Networks" (MA).
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The School of Computer Engineering was founded in 2015 following the merger of the following departments: Information and Communication Technologies, Computer Systems and Networks, Information Technologies and Automated Systems, as well as the Joint Department with EC-leasing.
The head of the School is Professor Vladimir Starykh, winner of the Russian Government Award in Education, Honorary Employee of Higher Education of Russian Federation, and Honorary Employee of Science and Technology of Russian Federation. A solid team of instructors works at the School, including 14 professors and two winners of the Russian Government Award in S&T (Prof. Vladimir Azarov and Prof. Alexander Shmid).
The School includes seven teaching laboratories, and one joint department:
The School operates in the new HSE MIEM building with cutting-edge infrastructure, including a modern data processing centre, a local computer network with at least 1 Gbps capacity, and computer classes equipped with high-performance computers.
The School has long cooperated with leading systems integrators, global IT vendors, research institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as well as leading companies and organizations of Rostec Corporation, Roscosmos, and Rosatom.