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Education

  • Rice University, PhD student, 2023 – present
    Department of Mathematics, advisor: Gregory Chambers, 2025 – present
    Research interests: discrete, convex, and computational geometry

    Previously: Computational Applied Mathematics and Operations Research, 2023–2025

  • Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, BSc in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science, 2019–2023
    Thesis: Blocking Numbers of Convex Bodies, advised by Alexander A. Polyanskii.

  • Yandex School of Data Analysis, 2022–2023
    A selective two-year graduate-level program in machine learning, data analysis, algorithms, and applied statistical methods.

Publications

Research Experience

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

  • Maximum-sum matchings of points, Summer 2021
    Undergraduate research project at MIPT
    Advisor: Alexander A. Polyanskii

  • Rigidity of Laman graphs and the Bellows conjecture, 2020–2021
    Undergraduate research practicum at MIPT
    Advisor: Alexander A. Polyanskii

Teaching and Mentoring

  • Directed Reading Group Organizer, Rice University, Spring 2026
    Organized a reading group for undergraduates on applications of linear algebra, with an emphasis geometry, algorithms, and optimization. See Teaching for readings and details.

  • Mathematics Instructor, Tapia Camp at Rice University, Summer 2025
    Instructor for The Techniques of a Pro Mathematician for high-school students.

  • Teaching Assistant, Rice University, Spring 2025
    CMOR 360: Introduction to Optimization and Operations Research.

  • Olympiad Mathematics Coach, Lyceum “The Second School,” 2020–2021
    Organized a curriculum in advanced olympiad mathematics for 8th-grade students.

Selected Awards

  • All-Russian National Olympiad in Mathematics, Silver Medal, 2019
  • Moscow Mathematical Conference of High School Students, Best Paper Award, 2020
  • Higher School of Economics Mathematical Olympiad, Gold Medals, 2018 and 2019
  • Moscow Mathematical Olympiad, Silver Medals, 2018 and 2019

Conferences and Programs

  • International Computational Geometry Week (CG Week 2026), New Brunswick, NJ, 2026
    Attended talks and workshops in computational and discrete geometry.

  • SIAM TX/LA Conference, Baylor University, TX, 2024
    Presented the poster Exploring Local Solution Manifolds of Nonlinear Least Squares Problems.

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

  • 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 Mathematics Department in Rice University’s Graduate Student Association.

Skills

Programming: Python, C++, R, MATLAB, Wolfram Mathematica, Lean
Tools: LaTeX, Markdown, Gurobi
Languages: Russian (mother tongue), English, Spanish (novice)