Laboratory employee Alexander Beznosikov became the winner of the Yandex ML Prize in the nomination «Yandex Researchers». The award ceremony took place on December 16, 2023 on the award website.

«Yandex always tries to make events casual and family-friendly. Therefore, this award was also cool: it was not long and pleasant. At the beginning of the ceremony, a new series of „Cyber Villages“ (a series about a futuristic future from Kinopoisk) was shown. It was interesting for me to watch, since a month ago I watched the entire series on the Moscow-Sochi plane in one go: a dark and slightly nostalgic adventure. It was a pity that somehow in the end the effect of the show and the discussion after it crumpled, because few people watched the series», — Beznosikov said.

He noted that the event passed quickly, and the most memorable event was the buffet, where the scientist talked with representatives of various fields.

«We discussed with two doctors of sciences an important issue — how to bring special varieties of tea and juice to the University of Innopolis, and with the scientific director from the Sber — knee-deep snow in Nizhny Novgorod. We also talked with the guys from Yandex.Cloud about the work and in which direction we can move. That's why I love Yandex the most — as soon as I arrive, I always get good discussions with whoever I talk to. The group of my youth, „Scientific and Technical Rap“, was invited as a musical guest. When I was in grade 10-11, they just appeared and were quite popular among young people with a mathematical education. I came back for a while: it would be symbolic to say that my scientific path began with this group, but it would not be true,» said Beznosikov.

The Yandex ML Prize can be awarded to researchers, research supervisors and teachers who contribute to the development of machine learning. The main requirements for candidates were:

• Full-time employees and residents of Yandex Research;
• Availability of publications or reports, including a poster, at conferences A* or A for 2022-2023;
• Indication of affiliation with Yandex.

The laboratory staff cordially congratulate the colleague on receiving the award and wishes him further victories in scientific research!