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HSE University scientists have found a way to speed up neural network optimization by up to 500 times using the laws of physics
Researchers at the HSE Laboratory for Social and Cognitive Informatics in St. Petersburg, led by Sergey Koltcov, have learned to quickly reduce the size of neural networks without losing quality using statistical physics methods.
25 November 2025
AI to Transform Global Communication: SCILa Participates in ICA Regional Conference in China
Olessia Koltsova, Director of the Social and Cognitive Informatics Laboratory (SCILa), took part as an invited speaker at the Regional Conference of the International Communication Association (ICA), held at Hefei University of Science and Technology in China
29 October 2025
Cognitive and Social Sciences in the Age of AI: Results of the MIX 2.0 School at HSE University in St. Petersburg
Can GPT replace linguists? How do neural networks help recognize emotions and analyze behavior? What factors influence insight when solving problems? Participants of the MICS 2.0 School of Interdisciplinary Studies, held at HSE University in St. Petersburg, sought answers to these and other questions.
8 October 2025
Synchrony is stronger than the 'trust hormone': research by HSE and Krasnoyarsk Medical University
Researchers from the Laboratory for Social and Cognitive Informatics at the National Research University Higher School of Economics — Saint Petersburg, together with colleagues from Krasnoyarsk Medical University, have completed one of the stages of a large-scale project studying the mechanisms of human communication. The results of the work have been published in the prestigious journal Hormones and Behavior.
23 September 2025
SCILa successfully participated it the 75th Annual ICA Conference
Elena Artemenko and Yadviga Sinyawskaya presented 3 papers at the conference organised by the International Communication association.
18 June 2025
AI and the Humanities: HSE University in St. Petersburg Scientists Join Forces for New Discoveries
Interdisciplinary research using artificial intelligence is actively developing at HSE University in St. Petersburg. Researchers from six university laboratories are jointly launching new projects to use AI to solve problems in sociology, linguistics, and psychology.
6 June 2025
SCILa participated in the conference on cognitive science ‘Psychology of cognition’, dedicated to the memory of J.S. Bruner
Alexia Syromyatnikova, a research intern of the Laboratory for Social and Cognitive Informatics, attended the conference that took place on December 6-7 in Yaroslavl.
11 December 2024
SCILa participated in the 3rd International Conference on Machine Learning and Data Engineering
Junior Research Fellow Anton Surkov joined ICMLD 2024 that took place at Dehradun, India.
5 December 2024
![Illustration for news: SCILa participates in the 8th International Conference "General Theoretical and Typological Problems of Linguistics"](https://scila.hse.ru/data/2024/11/08/1933240600/3Conference%20Biysk.jpg "SCILa participates in the 8th International Conference "General Theoretical and Typological Problems of Linguistics"")
SCILa participates in the 8th International Conference "General Theoretical and Typological Problems of Linguistics"
Laboratory's Deputy Head Elena Artemenko is invited as a plenary speaker to the 8th International Conference "General Theoretical and Typological Problems of Linguistics", that will be held at Altay region this year.
8 November 2024
First release of the EyeFeatures library, a unique oculomotor analysis tool from SCILa
The EyeFeatures library for analysing eye movements developed by the Laboratory for Social and Cognitive Informatics within the framework of the strategic project AI-technologies for human has been released for the first time! Now everyone can install and try the library on their own computer.
31 October 2024