Sergey Anatolyevich Shmakov

Sergey Anatolyevich Shmakov serves as a Senior Research Fellow at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University), affiliated with the Faculty of Computer Science, Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Sciences, and International Laboratory of Statistical and Computational Genomics. He joined HSE in 2025 and maintains an office at Pokrovsky Boulevard, Building 11, Office G423.

His educational background includes:

• 2017: Candidate of Biological Sciences from A.A. Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences
• 2017: Postgraduate studies at Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology in Biological Sciences
• 2008: Master's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Bauman Moscow State Technical University
• 2006: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Bauman Moscow State Technical University

Dr. Shmakov's research focuses on computational genomics, CRISPR-Cas systems, and bioinformatics applications of machine learning. His work represents a significant interdisciplinary bridge between computer science and biological research, leveraging computational approaches for genomic analysis.

Professional experience highlights:

• 2017-2025: Postdoctoral research at NCBI/NLM/NIH under Dr. Evgeny Kunin
• 2017-2018: Research fellow at Skolkovo Institute under Dr. Konstantin Severinov
• 2015-2017: Postgraduate research at NCBI/NLM/NIH under Drs. Evgeny Kunin and Konstantin Severinov
• 2008-2014: Software Development Engineer at Microsoft (Russia)

He currently serves as Guest Editor for Frontiers in Biology since 2025 and maintains professional profiles through ORCID (0000-0002-4243-0709), Researcher ID (H-3315-2017), and Scopus Author ID (56178379900). His academic supervisor is Shchur V. L.