Shapoval Aleksander Borisovich

Alexander Shapoval is a mathematician and researcher with expertise in complex systems, nonlinear dynamics, chaos, and the application of machine learning in the natural sciences. His academic career spans over two decades across leading European universities and research institutes, with extensive publications in high-impact journals such as Physical Review E, Scientific Reports, Chaos, and Journal of Public Economic Theory. He has also delivered invited lectures at international conferences and contributed to academic program development in data science, applied mathematics, and complex systems modeling.

Doctor of Science (Habilitation) in Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Methods, and Complex Systems, Keldysh Institute of Applied Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences

Postdoctoral Fellowship, International Center for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy

PhD in Applied Mathematics, Moscow State University, Russia (Supervisor: Prof. Mark Vishik)

MA in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Moscow State University, Russia (Magna Cum Laude)

Professor of Applied Mathematics, Centre for Information Technologies and Applied Mathematics, University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia (2021)

Professor of Applied Mathematics, Department of Computer Science, Higher School of Economics (HSE University), Russia (2014–2021)

1. Head, Lab of Modeling and Control of Complex Systems (2017–2021)

Senior Research Fellow in Economics and Statistics, Center for the Study of Diversity and Social Interactions, New Economic School, Russia (2013–2017)

Visiting Professor of Applied Mathematics, Institute of Earth Physics of Paris, France (2011–2019, 1–3 months annually)

Associate Professor, Applied Mathematics Department, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russia (2009–2014)

Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, Russia (2004–2009)

Established and led the Laboratory of Modeling and Control of Complex Systems at HSE University

Designed and managed academic programs including the BSc “Data Science and Business Analytics” (HSE University & London School of Economics)

Organized international conferences and summer schools, including MACSPro 2021

Published 40+ peer-reviewed papers in applied mathematics, physics, and economics

Supervised 4 PhD and 48 Master’s/Bachelor’s theses

Sapozhnikov, D., Shapoval, A., Shnirman, M. Comparing Prediction Efficiency in the BTW and Manna Sandpiles, Scientific Reports 14, 29529 (2024).

Tadić, B., Shapoval, A., Shnirman, M. Signatures of self-organized dynamics in rapidly driven critical sandpiles, Physical Review E 110, 054203 (2024).

Shapoval, A. Explanation of flicker noise with the Bak–Tang–Wiesenfeld model of self-organized criticality, Physical Review E 110, 014106 (2024).

Shapoval, A., Weber, S., Chakrabarti, S.K. Games of Social Interactions with Externalities, Journal of Public Economic Theory 27, e70021 (2025).

Principal Investigator, “Non-stationarity and fractality of dynamics in the evolution of complex systems,” Russian Science Foundation (2017–2021)

Principal Investigator, “Feasibility Study for Elite Quality Index,” Foundation for Value Creation, Switzerland (2022)

Individual Research Grants, University Bernardo O’Higgins, Chile (2023–2024)

Multiple research grants from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (2002–2016)