MGIMO AI Centre
We study national & global IT trends and promote international cooperation

Our area of expertise


  • International Economic Cooperation

  • Sustainable Development & AI

  • AI global governance, regulation & ethics

  • Business and public sector consulting


Our team
  • Anna Abramova
    Director of the MGIMO AI Centre
    PhD in Economics, Associate Professor

    Dr. Anna Abramova has over 15 years of experience in expert and analytical work on international cooperation in the digital economy.
    She has served as a consultant for the World Bank Group and UNCTAD, contributing to the 2019 and 2021 editions of the UNCTAD Digital Economy Report.
    Dr. Abramova was a member of Russian delegations to the Council of Europe and the OECD. She also served on the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO's Committee on AI.
    Since 2021, Dr. Abramova has been a member of the Commission on the Implementation of the AI ​​Code of Ethics.
    In October 2023, she was appointed to the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Advisory Body on AI.
    In 2024, she joined a new working group at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) focused on the implementation of AI in public-private partnerships (PPPs) and infrastructure projects.
  • Oleg Gurov
    Research Associate
    PhD in Philosophy, GX MBA, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Philosophy, GAUGN
    - Lecturer, researcher and public personality
    - Expert of the Russian International Affairs Council
    - Organiser, moderator, speaker at public and scientific events, including, organised by the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, the Moscow City Government, leading Russian universities.
    - Author of a monograph on humanitarian aspects of digital technologies ("Human Frontiers", 2020), chapters in a two-volume monograph "New Normalcy" and international relations: theories, tools, practices" (2021-2023) dedicated to contemporary problems of international relations, as well as several dozen scientific articles (including Springer, Scopus, WOS) and expert publications in leading media on digital transformation of business, culture and social relations.
  • Alexey Sazhinov
    Junior Research Associate
    Alexey Sazhinov leads the "Digital Attaché" Service Project Office. His primary responsibilities include assisting Russian IT companies with their entry into foreign markets by providing expert consultations, facilitating participation in business missions, analyzing target markets, and contributing to the development of export strategies.

    Previously, Mr. Sazhinov worked for 15 years at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. In this capacity, he was involved in shaping the regulatory frameworks for the development and application of artificial intelligence at international platforms, including the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the G20 and BRICS.
  • Ksenia Pankova
    Junior Research Associate,
    Head of Press Service
    Government relations, digitalization in Asia and Asia-Pacific countries, AI in the public sector
    Diplomat with 8+ years of experience in the structure of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in various positions and departments.
    Speaks English, Mongolian and Serbian.

    M.A. in Regional studies, MGIMO University.
    B.A. in International Relations, MGIMO University.
  • Mikhail Zvyagintsev
    Junior Research Associate
    Corporate AI market research, data collection and analysis.

    A degree in Applied mathematics and statistics, MAI University,
    M.A. in Business informatics (AI focus), MGIMO University.

    More than 5 years of research, technical and teaching experience.
  • Daria Chirva
    Junior Research Associate
    Lecturer at ITMO University, AI Ethics Commissioner at ITMO, and a member of the National Commission on the Implementation of the AI Ethics Code. She is a researcher of the ethical aspects of modern technologies and the author of courses on IT and AI ethics.

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Artificial Intelligence
Master's Program

Launched in 2017, this program is curated by the MGIMO AI Centre under the patronage of recognized leaders in internet technologies and marketing: ADV Group, Microsoft and NVIDIA.
We are developing a unique educational project to train digital consultants in the field of AI. This is achieved through a synthesis of the international expertise of MGIMO specialists and our partner companies, the fundamental knowledge of professors from MGIMO, the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), and the Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics of Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU CMC), combined with the practical skills of our mentors and guest lecturers.
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