Melikyan Alisa Valerievna

Melikyan Alisa Valerievna is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Computer Science, Department of Software Engineering at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). She has been working at HSE since 2008 with 16 years of scientific and teaching experience. Currently, she serves as Academic Director of the educational program "Product approach and data analytics in HR management".

• PhD in Educational Sciences (2019) from HSE
• Postgraduate studies in Sociology of Management (2009)
• Dual Master's degrees in Management Strategy from Université Paris-Est Créteil and Management from HSE (2007)
• Bachelor's degree in Management from HSE (2005)

Dr. Melikyan specializes in higher education research with focus areas including the higher education system, education statistics, quantitative data analysis, international education markets, university-business cooperation, data science, and data analytics. Her research combines statistical methods with educational policy analysis, particularly examining how Russian universities operate in international markets and collaborate with business entities. She has developed expertise in applying data science techniques to educational research questions.

Her recent publications demonstrate a consistent focus on analyzing Russian higher education through statistical methods, with particular attention to university internationalization, export activities, and collaboration with business. The research shows progression from broader system analysis to more specific examinations of university-business cooperation, IT specialist training, and data-driven approaches to understanding higher education dynamics.

Her scientific achievements have been recognized through various awards:

• Gratitude of the first pro-rector of HSE (January 2024)
• Medal "Recognition - 15 years of successful work" HSE (December 2022)
• Gratitude of the Faculty of Computer Science HSE (September 2020)
• Rector's personal allowance (2017-2018)
• Academic work allowance (2013-2017)
• Named "Best teacher" for 2025 and 2019-2022

Dr. Melikyan has led research projects on improving procurement legislation (2022-2024), methodology for assessing regional education systems (2013-2014), database harmonization for Russian publications (2012-2013), and bibliometric analysis of Russia's position in global science (2011). She has been actively involved in developing and teaching courses related to data analysis, programming, and quantitative methods for social sciences.