Skoltech Distinguished Professor, Professor of the Russian Academy of Science, Member of Academia Europaea, Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Physical Society

Areas of interest

• Chemistry
• Materials science
• Geology

Achievements

• Breakthrough in crystal structure prediction: USPEX evolutionary algorithm, widely used in
• materials science, chemistry, physics, geosciences.
• Discovered novel high-pressure phases of elements and compounds, including allotropes of
• many elements, exotic compounds, and record high-temperature superconductors

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Relativistic Nuclear Physics and Heavy Ion Physics, Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, Serbian and Romanian Academies of Sciences and Arts, Scientific Director of the Laboratory of Nuclear Reactions at JINR, Member of the American Physical Society and the European Physical Society, Honorary Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (Great Britain), Honorary Doctor of Skoltech and the Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technologies of Russia, Honorary Professor of the Lomonosov Moscow State University and the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute, as well as, Doctor Honoris Causa of the universities in England, Germany, Italy, France, Romania, Poland, the USA, etc.

Areas of interest

• Physics

Achievements

• The 118th chemical element, oganesson (Og), was named in his honor
• Discovery of superheavy chemical elements: rutherfordium, dubnium, seaborgium, bohrium
• Fundamental work on the synthesis of new elements using heavy ion beams

Head of the Quantum Information Technologies research group at the Russian Quantum Center, Director of the Institute of Physics and Quantum Engineering and Head of the Laboratory of Quantum Information Technologies at the National University of Science and Technology MISIS, Vice President at Gazprombank, Member of the Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in Scienсe and Education of the Presidential Council for Science and Education

Areas of interest

• Physics
• Quantum information theory

Achievements

• Developer of the first ever quantum blockchain
• One of the developers of a cloud-based qudit quantum processor
• The youngest professor at the MIPT

Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Head of Center of Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of B.I.Stepanov Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, Professor at Belarusian State University

Areas of interest

• Physics
• Quantum technology

Achievements

• Wrote the first review of quantum computing in Russian
• Was one of the first scientist in the world to study single photons
• Developed a theory of quantum fluctuations in in nonlinear-optical interactions

Scientific Director of the «Breakthrough» Project and the N.A. Dollezhal Research and Design Institute of Power Engineering, Minister of Atomic Energy of the Russian Federation, member of the Security Council (1998-2001), Honored Scientist and Engineer of the Russian Federation, Professor, Laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in Science and Technology

Areas of interest

• Nuclear energy
• Nuclear safety
• Nuclear facility management systems

Achievements

• Leadership of the Russian nuclear industry
• Reforms in the management system of the Russian nuclear industry
• In 1986, at the Kurchatov Institute, he led the work on the elimination of the Chernobyl accident
• Participation in major international projects in the field of nuclear energy, including the construction of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant
• Initiated the restoration of RBMK graphite masonry with an economic effect of more than 1 trillion rubles (2013)

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor at the Higher School of Economics, Director of the Shemyakin – Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Head of the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, Lomonosov Moscow State University

Areas of interest

• Biochemistry

Achievements

• President of the Russian Biochemical Society
• Discovered natural catalytic antibody activity and ways to utilize it in medical research

Corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Director General of the Federal Center of Brain Research and Neurotechnologied of the Federal Medical Biological Agency, Director of the Institute of Neurosciences and Neurotechnologies of the Pirogov University

Areas of interest

• Biology
• Medicine

Achievements

• Developed genetically encoded biosensors and new approaches to neuromodulation by thermogenetics using thermosensitive ion channels
• Awarded the Medal "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree (2024)

Honorary Scientific Director and Head of the Scientific Group "Many-Body Theory" at the Russian Quantum Center

Areas of interest

• Quantum physics

Achievements

• Discovered a new type of phase transition in many-body systems
• Discovered new topological many-body quantum states
• Awarded BEC Prize (2011)

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Member of the RAS Presidium, former President of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2017-2022), Member of the Federal Russian Presidential Council for Science and Education, Scientific Director of the National Center for Physics and Mathematics

Areas of interest

• Plasma physics
• Femtosecond optics
• Nonlinear optics
• Laser physics
• Biophotonics

Achievements

• Fundamental results in plasma physics, femtosecond optics, high-field physics, and nonlinear optics
• Development of powerful laser systems and their application in various fields of science and technology
• Leadership of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of the Chemistry Section of the Department of Chemistry and Materials Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Member of Academia Europaea, Head of Laboratory at the Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Science, Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University

Areas of interest

• Catalysis
• Organic chemistry
• Physicochemistry of nanoparticles

Achievements

• Created highly efficient next-generation catalysts
• Discovered the phenomenon of dynamic catalysis
• Created a unique method for comprehensive experimental and theoretical study of catalytic processes

Director of the Institute of Translational Biomedicine, Head of Laboratory for Neurobiology and Molecular Pharmacology, Head of Research at the Pirogov Clinic of High Medical Technologies at the St. Petersburg State University

Areas of interest

• Neurobiology
• Dopamine pharmacology
• Mental and neurological brain disorders

Achievements

• Invented brand-new medication therapy methods for treating brain disorders
• A pioneer and a global leader in research in dopamine pharmacology and trace amine-associated receptors
• Three times named one of the world's Highly Cited Researchers by Web of Science (WoS)
• Since 2013, he has been Chairman of the Nomenclature Committee on Dopamine Receptors of the World Society of Pharmacologists IUPHAR
• Laureate of the VYZOV Prize in the category "Scientist of the Year" (2023)

Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Distinguished Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Head of Inorganic Chemistry Department at Lomonosov Moscow State University, Member of the American Chemical Society

Areas of interest

• Inorganic chemistry
• Supramolecular chemistry
• Inorganic synthesis
• Thermoelectric materials
• Superconductors

Achievements

• Synthesis and structural studies of various inorganic compounds
• Development of synthetic alternatives to certain minerals
• Chairman of the Specialized Dissertation Council at Lomonosov Moscow State University

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor of cardiology, Deputy Director for Innovation and Head of the Department of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery at the University Clinic of Lomonosov Moscow State University, Distinguished Scientist of the Russian Federation

Areas of interest

• Medicine
• Сardiology
• Biomedical informatics and artificial intelligence
• Healthy longevity

Achievements

• Created a hardware and software system for modeling the mechanics of myocardial contractions
• Developed a method for preoperative risk stratification of cardiovascular complications in extracardiac surgical procedures
• Introduced new methods for assessing the connection between physiologic processes of myocardial contraction and perfusion

Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor in Biological Sciences, PhD, Director of the Research Institute for Systems Biology and Medicine (RISBM), Head of the Laboratory of Simple Systems, RISBM; Head of the Department of Systems and Synthetic Biology at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (National Research University), Member of the Federal Russian Presidential Council for Science and Education

Areas of interest

• Systems and synthetic biology
• Genomics, proteomics, peptidomics, transcriptomics
• Physical-chemical medicine
• Molecular biology and biochemistry
• Molecular diagnostics

Achievements

• Under his leadership, the first bacterial genome in Russia was sequenced in 2007
• Initiated pioneering research into intestinal metagenomics
• Headed the development and implementation of test system for diagnostics of SARS-CoV-2
• Identified the full metabolite scope for Mollicute bacteria
• Created a new branch of physical-chemical medicine related to the application of omics technologies in biology and medicine in normal and pathological conditions

Co-founder and editor-in-chief of the portal "News of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology — Neurosciences", editor-in-chief of the portal "Mendeleev.info — About Chemistry and chemists", head of the portal "Russian Antiquities", member of the Board of the Russian Chemical Society named after D.I. Mendeleev, editor-in-chief of the project "Virtual Museum of Chemistry", "Golden Pen of Russia", head the press services of the PHC PHF and the Moscow Art Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Areas of interest

• Chemistry
• Ancient Russian architecture
• Neurobiology
• History of science
• Scientific journalism
• Popularization of science

Achievements

• Founder of the portals "MENDELEEV.INFO — About Chemistry and Chemists", Russian Antiquities, "News of Neuroscience and Neurotechnology — NEUROSCIENCES", "Virtual Museum of Chemistry"
• Four times winner of the award "For Fidelity to Science", "Golden Pen of Russia", holder of the badge of the Znanie Society "For exceptional contribution to education"
• Special Representative of the Decade of Science and Technology in Russia

Publisher of the N + 1 popular science portal, Associate Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University

Areas of interest

• Mathematics
• Science popularization

Achievements

• Publisher of the N + 1 popular science portal
• Host of the popular podcast "KuJi Podcast"

Head of Laboratory of Theoretical Fundamental Interactions at Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific curator of the ATOM museum

Areas of interest

• Theoretical physics
• Quantum field theory
• String theory
• Cosmology
• Mathematical physics
• Science popularization

Achievements

• Contribution to the development of quantum field theory and string theory
• Author of popular science books and lectures
• Recipient of the Russian Academy of Sciences Prize in 2022 in the category "Best Popular Science Book about the Life of Scientists and the Logic of the Development of Science"
• Laureate of the National Award "Book of the Year — 2023"

Editor-in-chief of TechInsider magazine, founder and editor-in-chief of the Russian edition of Popular Mechanics magazine

Areas of interest

• Journalism
• Science popularization

Achievements

• Former Head of National Geographic Russia (2010-2016)
• Shaped the identity of the Russian edition of Popular Mechanics magazine

Researcher at the Quantum Information Technologies group of the Russian Quantum Center and the Laboratory of Quantum Information Technologies at National University of Science and Technology MISIS

Areas of interest

• Quantum information technology
• Machine learning
• Many-body theory

Achievements

• Winner of the Russian Academy of Sciences medal and the prize for young scientists and students in information technology, computer science, and automation (2022)
• Presidential scholarship for young scientists and postgraduates conducting promising research (2024-2025)

Head of the Editorial Office "Science", TASS News Agency

Areas of interest

• Journalism
• Science popularization

Achievements

• Founded a Science Desk and an Environment Desk at two major Russian news agencies
• Honorary Worker of Science and High Technologies of the Russian Federation
• Laureate of the Russian Union of Journalists’ Award (2010)
• Laureate of the All-Russian Award “For Fidelity to Science” (2024)

Director of the Skoltech Artificial Intelligence Center, Leading Researcher at the Artificial Intelligence Research Institute (AIRI), Head of the Learnable Intelligence Group

Areas of interest

• Artificial Intelligence
• Deep neural networks
• Generative modeling
• Manifold learning
• 3D computer vision
• Engineering Artificial Intelligence

Achievements

• Developed Machine Learning Courses
• Laureate of the Moscow Government Prize for Young Scientists (2017)
• Laureate of the Ilya Segalovich Yandex Science Prize as the Best Research Director for Postgraduate Students in the Field of Computer Sciences (2020)
• Laureate of the Sber Science Award “Digital Universe” (2024)
• Laureate of the Russian Government Award in Science and Technology (2024)
• Departmental insignia of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation for achievements in AI development (2024)

Head of the Landau Department of Theoretical Physics at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology

Areas of interest

• String theory
• Quantum field theory
• Quantum gravity

Achievements

• Expert in physics of the early universe, in the presence of microscopic black holes, and in Quantum Field Theory for nonstationary situations
• Author of dozens of popular-science articles published on PostNauka, Elementy, Arche, etc.

Co-founder of the NASHA LABA project, Director of the Center for the Development of Scientific and Educational Initiatives, Member of the Coordinating Council for Youth Affairs in Science and Education of the Presidential Council for Science and Education

Areas of interest

• Technology entrepreneurship
• Scientific volunteering

Achievements

• Co-founder of the NASHA LABA project for the creation of a People's Catalogue of Scientific Equipment and Consumables
• Creator of the All-Russian Open Lesson project on “Invention and Intellectual Property” for school students and young people withing the framework of the International Intellectual Property Day
• Member of the Public Council, Federal Agency for Youth Affairs