Victor Sergeev

Born in Moscow, 1944, graduated from Moscow Power Engineering Institute, 1967; (applied physical optics), Moscow State University, 1970 (mathematics). Received Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics at the Academy of Science of USSR,1974 (Statistical Physics and Computer Simulations). After that that switched his interests to Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making Analysis. Senior Scientist at Moscow State Institute for International Relations ( 1978-1986), Head of Laboratory for the Analysis of Political Decision Making at the Institute of U.S. and Canada Studies of the Academy of Sciences of USSR (1986-1990). At that period worked on the problems of computer understanding of natural languages and neural network models of collective decision making. Deputy director of the Center for Analysis of Social, Political, Scientific and Technological Problems of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences (1990-1998). Now is a professor of comparative politics and director of the Center for International Studies at the Moscow State Institute for International Relations ( University).Doctor of science (history) at the Moscow State University, 1994.Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, 1997.During 1990-2002 has been visiting professor at the University of California (Berkeley), the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences (Uppsala),Institute for Futures Studies (Stockholm), Leiden University. Honorary research professor at the Leeds University (U.K.) 1995-2000.

An author of seven books and more then 130 articles in physics, AI, cognitive science, political science, history, theoretical economics.