Moscow today is one of the world’s leading urban centres in terms of its infrastructural development. In 2018, the city joined the Top-25 cities for infrastructure, ranking 19th among such centres as Buenos Aires, Dubai, Milan, Sydney, Toronto, Los Angeles, New York, London, and Seoul. Moscow is undergoing through many wide-scale transformations, involving innovative construction solutions, adapting spacing options and infrastructure for changing requirements, whether they are economic, environmental, technological, social or cultural.
Megacities of the Future is a series of webinars presented by the HSE University’s faculty on the following topics:
- urban space layout;
- developing «smart cities»;
- using AI in urban planning;
- new engineering solutions for «smart cities»;
- what projects can be entrusted to robots;
- the «Internet of Things» — a key part of the future megacity;
- how data science can be used to shape the future;
- IT as a construction instrument;
- current urban design trends;
- management in science, technology, and innovation;
- accuracy of mathematical calculations in urban planning.
Fields of study
Schedule of webinars
Our lecturers
Chief Research Fellow, MIEM HSE
Professor, Joint Department with RAS Dorodnicyn Computing Centre, MIEM HSE
Lecturer, HSE Art and Design School
Senior Lecturer, HSE Art and Design School
Associate Professor, Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge
Associate Professor, School of Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Computer Science
Laboratory Head, Shukhov Lab, Laboratory for Experimental Urban Design
Director, International Education & Training Advisory Centre
Founder of the first Fab Lab in South America and the Latin America Fab Lab Network
CTO, Partner at Habidatum, software engineer
Head of Shukhov Lab, Laboratory for Experimental Urban Design
Associate Professor, Institute of Demography
Data Protection Officer at Avito.ru
Tutor at Master’s programme ‘Prototyping future cities’
Associate Professor, School of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Associate Professor, School of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Professor, Academic Supervisor of “International News Production” Master’s Programme.
Associate Professor, School of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Consultant of the Financial & Economic Department of Techinvest LLC
Associate Professor, School of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences
Сontacts
Project Manager, International Education & Training Advisory Centre
Phone: +7 495 772 9590 *27613
Address: room D619, 11 Pokrovsky Bulvar, Pokrovka Complex, Moscow 109028
Working Hours: 10:30-19:00, Monday-Friday