How to Make Microeconomics Engaging for Students: A Project by the Perm Campus of HSE University Wins the FEI Competition
The results of the autumn competition for educational innovations at HSE University have been announced. Among the winners in the "Free Nomination" category is the project "Microeconomics in Practice – Applying Theoretical Concepts to Extract Information from Data", developed by Professor Mariia Molodchik, a faculty member of the Department of Economics and Finance and a senior researcher at IDlab, and Egor Ivanov, a lecturer in the Department of Economics and Finance and a research assistant at IDlab.
Cybersports players are better at playing online
In competitions, esports players, like other athletes, face stress and perform worse due to the pressure of responsibility. The situation worsens when the outcome of the game is decided in overtime. However, during online tournaments, performance drops less significantly than in matches with spectators — the difference can reach up to 30%. This was revealed by a study conducted by a team of authors from IDLAB, the Moscow campus of the HSE, and the European University Viadrina. The article was published in the prestigious Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization.
Petr Parshakov discussed gender inequality in cybersport
On November 21, 2024, the head of IDLab, Petr Parshakov, presented a report titled 'Gender, Results, and Prizes: A Study of Discrimination in the Pay of Women’s Teams in Esports' at the Scientific and Educational Laboratory for Sports Research at HSE University.
Young researcher from IDLab presented innovative developments at the international conference on intelligent systems
From November 19 to 21, 2024, the V International Scientific and Technical Conference "Intelligent Information Systems: Theory and Practice" was held at Kursk State University. The event brought together leading scientists and experts who discussed cutting-edge developments in artificial intelligence, machine learning and intelligent data analysis.