CV

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Education

• Ph.D. Student in Mathematics
  Rice University · 2025–present
  Advisor: Gregory Chambers · Expected graduation: 2028
  Research interests: discrete, convex, and computational geometry

• M.A. in Mathematics
  Rice University · 2026

• B.Sc. in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science
  Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology · 2019–2023
  Thesis: Blocking Numbers of Convex Bodies · Advisor: Alexander A. Polyanskii

• Graduate-Level Program in Data Analysis and Machine Learning
  Yandex School of Data Analysis · 2022–2023
  A selective program in machine learning, data analysis, algorithms, and applied statistical methods.

Publications

• On an Interesting Circle in a Triangle, with Andrey S. Shutov
  Moscow Mathematical Conference of High School Students · 2019
  Best Paper Award · Paper

Research Experience

• Graduate Research — Parameter Identifiability in Rank-Deficient Least Squares
  Rice University · 2023–2025
  Advisor: Matthias Heinkenschloss

• Bachelor’s Thesis — Blocking Numbers of Convex Bodies
  Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology · 2022–2023
  Advisor: Alexander A. Polyanskii

• Undergraduate Research — Max-Sum Matchings of Points
  Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology · Summer 2021
  Advisor: Alexander A. Polyanskii

• Research Practicum — Rigidity of Laman Graphs and the Bellows Conjecture
  Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology · 2020–2021
  Advisor: Alexander A. Polyanskii

Teaching and Mentoring

• Teaching Assistant — MATH 221: Honors Calculus III
  Rice University · Fall 2026
  Hold office hours, lead recitation sessions, and run weekly proof-writing tutorials for small groups of students.

• Directed Reading Program Organizer — Applications of Linear Algebra
  Rice University · Spring 2026
  Organized a reading group for undergraduates emphasizing applications of linear algebra to geometry, algorithms, and optimization. See Teaching for readings and details.

• Mathematics Instructor — Techniques of a Pro Mathematician
  Tapia Camps, Rice University · Summer 2025
  Taught a week-long course for high-school students on mathematical problem solving and proof strategies.

• Teaching Assistant — CMOR 360: Introduction to Optimization and Operations Research
  Rice University · Spring 2025
  Led recitation sessions and office hours, created and graded assignments, and assisted students with course material.

• Competitive Mathematics Coach
  Lyceum “The Second School” · September 2020 – May 2021 Led two weekly two-hour classes for students preparing for national and regional mathematics competitions.

Selected Awards

• Silver Medal — All-Russian National Olympiad in Mathematics
  2019

• Best Paper Award — Moscow Mathematical Conference of High School Students
  2020

• Gold Medals — Higher School of Economics Mathematical Olympiad
  2018 and 2019

• Silver Medals — Moscow Mathematical Olympiad
  2018 and 2019

Conferences and Programs

• Attendee — 42nd International Symposium on Computational Geometry (SoCG 2026)
  New Brunswick, New Jersey · June 2026
  Attended talks and workshops in computational and discrete geometry.

• Poster Presenter — SIAM TX/LA 2024 Section Annual Meeting
  Baylor University · 2024
  Presented Exploring Local Solution Manifolds of Nonlinear Least Squares Problems.

• Attendee — International Conference on the Geometry and Topology of 3-Manifolds
  Sochi, Russia · 2022
  Attended talks and workshops in geometry and topology.

• Speaker — Workshop on the Contemporary Problems of Applied Combinatorics
  Sochi, Russia · 2021
  Gave a talk on modeling an epidemic on a random graph.

Academic Service

• Graduate Student Association Representative — Department of Mathematics
  Rice University · 2025–2026
  Represented the department in Rice University’s Graduate Student Association.

Skills

Programming: Python, C++, R, MATLAB, Wolfram Mathematica, Lean, Gurobi Optimization
Languages: Russian (native), English (proficient), Spanish (beginner)