CDSE PhD program

The Computational and Data Science and Engineering (CDSE) PhD program is one of the most successful PhD programs at Skoltech. PhD students publish numerous papers in high-rank Q1/Q2 journals and present the results of their work at reputable international conferences.

All PhD students are guaranteed a minimum stipend of 75,000₽ (for international students – 85,000₽) in addition to health coverage for the duration of their graduate studies, provided that academic standards are met, and progress towards a PhD is maintained.

CDSE doctoral program is focused around the next research areas and sub-areas comprising the research directions of CDISE:

Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Artificial Intelligence
Computational Soft Matter and Complex Systems
Efficient numerical algorithms
Digital Agronomics & Pharmaceutical Design
Chemo-informatics
Quantum Enhanced Computation and Simulations
High-Performance Computing (HPC)
Internet of Things (IoT)
Biomedical Analytics and Systems
Computer Vision, Robotics, and Visual Analytics
Natural Language Processing (NLP)

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All PhD applicants are highly recommended to contact a prospective supervisor from CDISE faculty and discuss the research project before applying to the PhD program.

For more details about the CDSE program, please contact:

CDISE education team: ,
CDSE program coordinator, Assistant Professor Maxim Panov,
CDSE program director, Professor Maxim Fedorov.

CDSE PhD program committee:

Chair of PhD program Committee, Professor Maxim Fedorov
Professor Grigory Kabatyansky
Professor of the Practice Alexander Bernstein
Professor Nikolay Brilliantov
Professor Ivan Oseledets
Assistant Professor Gonzalo Ferrer

General e-mail:

Key admission information

Educational load for PhD students

Publication requirements and Conference participation for PhD students

You can check the PhD thesis defenses of CDSE graduates on the official webpage.