IDLab at the XII Scientific Conference “Neighbors in Research”: summarizing the results
On the 21st of April at the Perm campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics the XII scientific conference "Neighbors in Research" took place, which brought together many scientists from Russian and foreign universities. Researchers of the International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy of the Perm campus of the National Research University Higher School of Economics actively participated in the conference - more than 10 reports were presented in 9 sections. We summarise the results and share the impressions of the participants.
On 21 April, the annual scientific conference "Neighbors in Research" took place, in which IDLab scientists actively participated - more than 10 reports were presented in 9 sections. We summarise the results and share the impressions of the participants:
Section 1.1. “Research on the economic impact of innovation and digitalization”
- Anastasia Kireecheva, research assistant at IDLab, presented a report on “Digitalization as a driver of SME growth: regional approach”. The research was carried out jointly with Evgenia Shenkman, junior researcher of MLEANA and Irina Maksimova, 4th year student of the Business Management program.
Section 1.5: Application of “artificial intelligence” in applied fields of knowledge
The moderator of the section was Prof. Petr Parshakov, Head of the IDLab laboratory
Among the presentations of the section:
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Petr Parshakov presented the results of the research on "Bias in the evaluation of AI responses: the role of information about the origin of content". Co-authors of the project were Yulia Naidenova, Deputy Head of the Laboratory, Sofia Paklina, Junior Researcher of the Laboratory, Nikita Matkin, Research Assistant of the Laboratory, and Cornel Nesseler, Professor at the University of Stavanger in Norway:
Section 1.6. Research on the behavior of consumers, entrepreneurs and parents
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IDLab research assistant Olga Okulova presented the results of the study "Winning the Love of Young Consumers: An Exploratory Study of Local Brands". The work was carried out together with Alexander Strakhov and Elizaveta Smirnova, 2nd year students of the Master's programme "Management in the Impression Industry" at the National Research University Higher School of Economics - St. Petersburg.
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Anna Daviy, Maria Molodchik and Carlos Hardon (University of Vigo) presented the results of the study “The Impact of Entrepreneurial Orientation on the Level of Digitalization in SMEs”
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Daria Semenova, Associate Researcher at IDLab and the Centre for Cognitive Neurosciences, presented the results of the study "Modelling willingness to pay for honey: the role of sensory characteristics and EEG neurometry". The study was carried out in collaboration with Yulia Zaripova, Junior Researcher at the Centre for Cognitive Neurosciences.
Section 2.1. Studies of state support of various spheres
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Ekaterina Shalaeva, a first-year PhD student in Applied Economics, presented the results of her research on "The impact of market uncertainty on the efficiency of small and medium-sized enterprises: the role of government support" - supervisor Yulia Naidenova.
Section 2.5. Application of “artificial intelligence” in applied fields of knowledge
- Egor Ivanov, Research Assistant at IDLab, also presented his paper on "Probabilistic Neural Network Modelling for Manufacturing Defect Risk Reduction".
Sofia Paklina, Petr Parshakov and Elena Shakina (University of Vigo) presented their paper "Assessing the Role of AI-Generated Research in Scholarly Metrics".
Section 3.1. Research of information systems and their impact on business and regional development
The section was moderated by Yulia Naidenova, Deputy Head of IDLab, Associate Professor of the Department of Economics and Finance, National Research University Higher School of Economics - Perm.
Among the presentations of the section:
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"Impact of ERP systems on business efficiency in the context of digital transformation and shortage of IT specialists" (authors: Yulia Naidenova, Sofia Paklina, Anna Daviy)
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"Assessing the Return on IT Capital in Russian Regions" (the study was presented by Grigorii Teplykh, Associate Researcher at IDLab)
Section 3.4. Textual and spatial data research
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A systematic literature review on "The impact of transport infrastructure development on regional development" was presented by Eduard Gabdukayev, a 2nd year PhD student in Applied Economics - his supervisors were Petr Parshakov and Yulia Naidenova.
Section 3.5. Exploring “New Media” and New Data Sources
- Nikita Matkin, research assistant at IDLab, presented the paper “Representations of happiness in Russian YouTube: between science, esotericism and commerce”, the co-author of the research was Anna Novikova - professor, academic head of the OP “Interactive Media and Digital Industries”.
- Egor Nazarovskiy, research assistant at IDlab, presented a study on "Evaluation of self-employment services in the creative industries of the Perm Krai". The work was carried out together with Dmitry Kashin, Associate Professor at the Department of Economics and Finance of the National Research University Higher School of Economics - Perm.
Section 3.6. Research in creative industries
- IDLab research assistant Mikhail Usanin gave a presentation on "Dual Incentive Analysis in Multi-Stage Competitions: Shadow and Spillover Effects vs. Interrank Spread". Interrank Spread". The study was dedicated to the analysis of shadow effects, spillover effects and interrank dynamics in multi-stage competitions. The paper was written in collaboration with Evgeniya Shenkman, a junior researcher at IDLab.
Research Assistant, International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy
“This year's Neighbors in Research conference was held at a very high level. We were pleased with the variety of sections and reports. Our report “Digitalization as a growth driver for SMEs: a regional approach” was presented in the section “Exploring the economic impact of innovation and digitalization”. The presentation was great! My co-authors and I received a lot of useful and valuable comments that will help us to successfully complete the work we have started. In addition, I liked the presentations of other participants: very interesting and new research topics for me!”
Egor Ivanov
Research Assistant, International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy
"I spoke on a topic that was unfamiliar to me - probabilistic process modelling. Despite this, I thought I did well. I am very grateful for the comments from the audience - there is room for improvement".
Research Assistant, International Laboratory of Intangible-driven Economy
"I wrote a report "Representation of happiness in Russian Youtube: between commerce, science and esotericism". In my report I argued that psychology is a subtle work with mental health, so its trivialisation and the involvement of pseudo-experts can do more harm than good. To identify different narratives about happiness, I collected a corpus of videos of popular psychologists from Youtube. I found that many of them do not have advanced degrees in psychology, and all of them are not affiliated with any particular branch of psychology. This allows them to create their own special authorial approaches and to charge unreasonable prices for their 'e-moducts'. Each of them talks about happiness in different contexts: family, esoteric, neuropsychological, social and others. The results will be published in a future article.