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Ulyana Ravedovskaya is a director of the School of Education and head of the R&D Center for AI-Based Educational Solutions, University of Tyumen.
u.y.ravedovskaya@utmn.ru
Alexander Didenko is an Assistant Professor at the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation and leads the Laboratory of Managerial Neuroscience at the Institute of Business Studies, RANEPA.
He also heads the AI Laboratory at SKOLKOVO School of Management and oversees AI Solution Development at the R&D Center for AI-Based Educational Solutions. Throughout his career, Alexander has developed financial market algorithms, held senior roles in both the banking and education sectors, and co-founded several startups.
a.didenko@utmn.ru
Alexey Vasiliev earned his bachelor's degree in 2018, master's degree in 2020, and PhD in 2024 from the Department of Mechanics and Mathematics at Novosibirsk State University. Since 2020, he has been teaching algebra, analytic geometry, and discrete mathematics at both NSU and the University of Tyumen. He also took part in the “Actualization of Mathematics Education” project.
Currently, Alexey is focused on investigating the limits of AI's applicability in mathematics education.
Alsu Battalova is a graduate of the School of Advanced Studies (SAS) at the University of Tyumen and the Excellence Track program (Educators).
Anastasia Volobueva is a graduate of the School of Advanced Studies (SAS) at the University of Tyumen and the Excellence Track program (Educators).
Anastasia Gafner is a senior faculty member in the Department of General and Social Pedagogy and a postgraduate student in the Academic Department of Methodology and Theory of Social and Pedagogical Research.
Her research focuses on the use of neural networks as a methodological tool in education, anticipatory student support, and the pedagogy of cinema.
Anatoly Stepanov is a student at the School of Advanced Studies (SAS) at the University of Tyumen and a graduate of the SAS Excellence Track program (Educators).
He co-designed the elective course “Vibeology: Harmonies and Dissonances of Human Experience” at SAS, which incorporates custom AI personas. Anatoly is also interested in film studies and media theories. Several of his student projects have focused on examining identity issues through the audiovisual analysis of films from various countries.
Asya Filatova earned her PhD in Philosophy from Rostov State University in 2007 and pursued further studies in fundamental sociology at the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (Shaninka).
In 2021, she completed an internship at the Center for Science and Technology Studies (STS Center) at the European University in St. Petersburg. Asya has also designed educational programs and modules for School X (DSTU), T-University (DSTU), and Engineering School at the University of Tyumen.
Ahmed is responsible for overseeing the SAS educational operation and implementing SAS education-related strategies. He also coordinates the AI-related experiments within SAS curriculum and organization of SAS flagship events.
Ashraf Ismail received his PhD from Cornell University (USA) in 2008. He specializes in Monetary Economics, Quantitative Finance and Applied Game Theory. He has more than 20 years of experience teaching Economics and Finance at several universities across the United States, Asia, and Europe.
Birol Baskan received his PhD in Political Science from Northwestern University in 2006 and has since then taught various political science courses in different higher education institutions.
Vladimir Orlov is a PhD in musicology from Cambridge University successfully defending the dissertation «Soviet Cantatas and Oratorios by Sergei Prokofiev in Their Social and Cultural Context» His research interests include a variety of topics such as Russian cultural history (the 19th Century, fin-de-siècle, Soviet and post-Soviet culture), and recently the psychology of music, and music education.
Georgy Konev earned his Bachelor's degree in Economics and Data Analytics through the dual degree program of the Higher School of Economics and the University of Tyumen.
Daniil Platitsyn is a student at the School of Advanced Studies (SAS) at the University of Tyumen and a participant in the SAS Excellence Track (Educators).
Devin Wangert is a Canadian scholar who holds a PhD from Harvard University in Visual Studies. He also holds an MA in Media and Communications from the European Graduate School and a BA in Film Studies and Cultural Studies from McGill University.
Zakhar Neustroev is a student at the School of Advanced Studies (SAS), University of Tyumen, where he serves as a mediator for the core courses “History of Russia” and “Underlying Principles of Russian Statehood,” both of which incorporate customized AI personas.
Ivan Kashcheev is a student at the School of Advanced Studies (SAS) at the University of Tyumen and a participant in the SAS Excellence Track (Educators).
Born in Slovenia, Peter Lešnik obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice (Italy). In 2019, he earned his Ph.D. in cinema and media studies from the University of Pennsylvania (USA). He is currently transforming his dissertation into a book manuscript, focusing on Michelangelo Antonioni’s screen adaptations of literary texts.
Polina Garyaeva is a graduate of the School of Advanced Studies (SAS) at the University of Tyumen. She incorporates the experience with AI technologies gained in SAS's experimental educational environment into her professional development and work as a tutor.
Polina Eliseeva is a graduate of the School of Advanced Studies (SAS) at the University of Tyumen and the Excellence Track program (Scholars).
Xindi is a PhD candidate in History of Consciousness at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where she currently holds an MA. She also holds a BA in English: Cultural Studies and East Asian Studies from McGill University in Montréal.
Sofya Matveeva is a graduate of the School of Advanced Studies (SAS) at the University of Tyumen and the Excellence Track program (Educators).
Tamara received a Master's Degree in International Financial Law in Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In her Master Thesis, written in cooperation with the University of Calgary (Canada), Tamara researched aspects of taxation regulation of Oil & Gas industries in Russia and Canada.
Emile Alexandrov studied philosophy at the University of Notre Dame (Australia). The primary focus of his bachelor’s and master’s degrees was on German and Greek philosophy, especially Heidegger and the Ancient Greek tradition. His Doctoral work shifted his focus towards Neoplatonism and the problem of non-discursive thinking throughout late Antiquity and early Middle Ages.