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Alexander Ivanovich Legalov is a Professor at the Department of Software Engineering within the Faculty of Computer Science at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). He has been working at HSE since 2020, bringing 47 years of scientific and teaching experience to his role. Prior to joining HSE, he served as a Professor at the Siberian Federal University from 2006 to 2020. Professor Legalov earned his Candidate of Technical Sciences degree in 1983 and was awarded the academic title of Associate Professor in 1987. He achieved the Doctor of Technical Sciences degree in 2005 and was granted the academic title of Professor in 2007. His educational background includes a specialization in "Design and production of radio equipment" with the qualification of "Engineer-designer-technologist of radio equipment" from the Krasnoyarsk Polytechnic Institute in 1978. Professor Legalov's research focuses on programming technologies, particularly architecture-independent parallel programming and evolutionary software development. His work explores innovative approaches to parallel programming, including procedural-parametric programming paradigms and functional-dataflow models. He has made significant contributions to language design and transformation, particularly in extending C language capabilities and developing tools for parallel program development. His research demonstrates a consistent trajectory toward creating more flexible and efficient programming paradigms that can adapt to different architectural constraints. HSE University Honorary Diploma (May 2025) Gratitude from the Faculty of Computer Science, National Research University Higher School of Economics (August 2022) Badge of honor "For the development of students' research work" (October 2006) Professor Legalov actively supervises student research, currently guiding Kosov P.V. in dissertation research for the degree of candidate of sciences on "Language and instrumental means of evolutionary development of programs based on the procedural-parametric programming paradigm." He teaches courses on Computer Architecture and Operating Systems for second-year students in the Software Engineering bachelor's program at HSE. Professor Legalov participates in editorial boards of several scientific journals, including "Systems Management, Communications and Security" since 2017, and "Reports of the Russian Academy of Higher School Sciences" since 2010. His technical contributions include multiple registered software programs for functional-dataflow parallel programming languages.

• programming technologies
• architecture-independent parallel programming
• evolutionary software development
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Sergey Shershakov is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science, Department of Software Engineering at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University). He serves as the Academic Director of the Systems and Software Engineering educational program and has been with HSE University since 2010. His academic journey includes a PhD from HSE University (2020) and a Master's degree in Software Engineering from the same institution (2012). Dr. Shershakov's research focuses primarily on Process Mining and Software Engineering, with specific interests in: Process Mining methodologies and tools Software Process Mining and analysis Object-Oriented and Component-Oriented Programming Information Systems Architecture Verification of Algorithms Embedded Systems development His scholarly contributions demonstrate a consistent focus on developing practical tools and methodologies for process mining, with particular emphasis on creating graphical interfaces (like VTMine for Visio), improving performance of process mining algorithms, and applying these techniques to real-world systems. His work bridges theoretical computer science with practical software engineering applications, especially in the domain of business process analysis and optimization. Dr. Shershakov has received numerous recognitions for his academic work: Best Teacher award (2014, 2017-2021) Best Academic Supervisor in the category 'Admission of Foreign Students' (2024) Multiple Gratitude awards from HSE University leadership (2017-2024) Academic Work Allowance (2016-2021) Member of the 'New Researchers' category in the High Professional Potential Group (2014-2015) As an educator, Dr. Shershakov teaches multiple courses in C++ programming, Algorithms and Data Structures, and Introduction to Programming across different departments at HSE University. He leads research projects including an RFBR grant focused on 'Development of methods for efficient implementation of algorithms of process mining based on large event logs' (2018). He is also an active member of the IEEE Task Force on Process Mining. Dr. Shershakov is affiliated with the Laboratory of Process-Aware Information Systems (PAIS Lab) at HSE University, where he conducts research on process mining techniques and their applications. His work has significant implications for business process optimization, system verification, and software engineering practices.

• Process Mining
• Software Process Mining
• Object-Oriented Programming
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Sergey Aleksandrovich Videnin is an Associate Professor at the Department of Software Engineering within the Faculty of Computer Science at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) since 2022. His academic background includes a Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences degree (2010) and extensive professional experience in both academia and industry. Prior to joining HSE, he served as Deputy Director of the IT Education Development Center at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (2021-2022) and as Head of the Department of Information Systems at Siberian Federal University (2010-2021). Videnin's educational background includes graduation from Krasnoyarsk State Pedagogical University named after V.P. Astafyev in 2005 with a specialty in "Informatics with an additional specialty in pedagogy-psychology" and qualification as a "Teacher-psychologist." He has completed numerous professional development courses in educational technologies, digital transformation of education, and software engineering from HSE University, Siberian Federal University, and other institutions between 2011 and 2025. His research interests span information systems architecture, design patterns, object-oriented programming theory, theoretical foundations of programming, programming languages, and application software. Videnin has made significant contributions to educational technology, particularly in implementing active learning methods in programming education within the CDIO (Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate) engineering education framework. Videnin's recent publications demonstrate a strong focus on the intersection of software engineering principles and educational practices, with particular attention to practical applications in real-world contexts including real estate market analysis, biological image processing, and industrial process control. His work shows a consistent trend toward developing practical solutions that bridge theoretical concepts with tangible applications across diverse domains. Gratitude from the Department of Software Engineering, HSE (November 2023) Best Teacher - 2023-2025 High professional potential group (HSE personnel reserve) Category "New teachers" (2023) Winner of the All-Russian competition "League of Lecturers" organized by the Russian society "Knowledge" (May 2023) Videnin has been actively involved in teaching various computer science courses including Software Design, Computer System Architecture, Operating Systems, and Java Programming. He has participated in significant research projects funded by RFBR, the Ministry of Education RF, and RSF, focusing on information systems architecture, digital transformation of education, and industrial process control. His work demonstrates a strong commitment to both theoretical research and practical applications in software engineering and educational technology.

• Information Systems Architecture
• Design Patterns
• Object-Oriented Programming
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Alexey Alexandrovich Mitsyuk serves as Associate Professor at the Department of Software Engineering within the Faculty of Computer Science at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), where he also holds the position of Deputy Dean for Research and Senior Research Fellow at the Research and Educational Laboratory of Process-Oriented Information Systems (POIS). He has been working at HSE since 2013 with 12 years of scientific and teaching experience. Mitsyuk is also a member of the Academic Council of HSE. His educational background includes a PhD from HSE (2019) with a dissertation on "Correction of process models while preserving their structure based on event logs" and a specialist degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow State Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (2009). He is actively involved in professional associations including IEEE Task Force on Process Mining and BPM Association. Mitsyuk's research focuses on process mining, Petri nets, software architecture, data visualization, and algorithms. His work bridges theoretical computer science with practical applications in software engineering and educational analytics. He has supervised numerous student theses across bachelor's and master's programs, with students completing research on topics ranging from software architecture analysis to process mining applications. His publication record shows consistent contributions to the field of process mining and software engineering, with recent work focusing on advanced visualization techniques, process model correction, and applications of process mining in educational and mobile contexts. His research demonstrates a clear progression from theoretical foundations of process modeling to practical applications in software development and education. Honorary certificate from HSE (May 2025) Gratitude from the Faculty of Computer Science (August 2022) Best teacher awards (2015-2025) High professional potential group (HSE reserve staff) Competition for best Russian-language scientific works (2024) Mitsyuk has coordinated research activities of the faculty, created new research groups, monitored grants, and analyzed publication activities. He led a student team that won first place in the BPI Challenge 2017 student category. His teaching includes courses on Software Systems Architecture and Mathematical Methods of Process Analysis in Software Engineering. He is actively involved in numerous conferences as committee member and reviewer, particularly in the fields of process mining and software engineering.

• Algorithms
• Information System Architecture
• Petri Nets
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Dmitry Vladimirovich Alexandrov serves as Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science, Department of Software Engineering at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) and heads the Research and Educational Laboratory of Cloud and Mobile Technologies. With 24 years of scientific and teaching experience, he joined HSE in 2014 and has established himself as a leading expert in multiple computer science domains. His academic credentials include Doctor of Technical Sciences (2010) and the academic title of Professor (2012). His educational foundation was built at Vladimir State University, where he graduated in 1997 with specialty in "Computers, complex systems and networks" and earned his Candidate of Technical Sciences degree in 2000. Dr. Alexandrov's research spans artificial intelligence, machine learning, mobile application development (particularly iOS), software engineering, and database technologies. His work bridges theoretical research with practical applications in cloud computing, mobile technologies, and intelligent systems development. His recent publications reveal a strong focus on practical AI applications in software engineering, including code generation using large language models, service mesh optimization, face recognition algorithms, and database technologies. This research demonstrates interdisciplinary collaboration across computer science subfields with real-world applications. HSE University Honorary Diploma (February 2025) Gratitude from the Faculty of Computer Science, National Research University Higher School of Economics (July 2023) Dr. Alexandrov actively supervises students at all academic levels, from bachelor's theses to doctoral research. He has secured significant research funding including the Grant of the President of the Russian Federation for state support of scientific research by young Russian scientists-doctors of sciences. As laboratory head, he directs research on cloud and mobile technologies, oversees scientific seminars, and leads collaborative projects with industry partners. His laboratory recently developed and registered with Rospatent software for visualization and markup of digital medical images in DICOM format, developed in partnership with the N.V. Sklifosovsky Research Institute of Emergency Medicine.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Machine Learning
• Data Analysis
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