Mihail Kopotev

Mihail Kopotev is a Senior Lecturer (Docent) in Russian Language and Literature at the Department of Languages, Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki. He serves as a supervisor for doctoral programs and has taught courses on Russian grammar, corpus linguistics, and historical linguistics. His role spans academic research, teaching, and international collaboration.

• University: University of Helsinki
• School: Faculty of Arts
• Department: Department of Languages
• Academic Rank: Senior Lecturer

Research Interests: Kopotev specializes in corpus linguistics, employing quantitative methods to analyze Russian grammar and historical language evolution. His work bridges cognitive linguistics with computational approaches, focusing on heritage language preservation and plagiarism detection in Russian. He has contributed to teaching methodology innovations and interdisciplinary studies.

Collaboration & Trends: His publications and projects emphasize language technology applications, collocation extraction, and plagiarism detection algorithms. Collaborations span institutions like Harvard University and Saint-Petersburg State University, reflecting a blend of computational and theoretical linguistics.

Scientific Awards:

• The best project for Russian language centers abroad (2016)
• ASLA-Fulbright Research Grant for Senior Scholar (2015)
• Teacher' Academy award (2025)

Advising & Grants: He has co-supervised PhD students at the Department of Modern Languages and participated in funded projects like CoCoCo (Collocations, Colligations, and Corpora) and BAULT (Building and Use of Language Technology). His work also includes editorial roles in journals such as Slovo and peer-review contributions to conferences like Bilingual Education: Theory and Practice.