About Me

About Me

There are two things I love in life: technology and people. My super-power is to explain complex things in simple words and to engage people. Thus I love doing teaching, public speaking, programming and creative projects. I worked for 16 years at Microsoft.

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Public Speaking & Teaching

Public Speaking & Teaching

I am Associate Professor at MAI, HSE, MIREA, formerly at MIPT and RUT, and I do many speaking engagements around technology, Artificial Intelligence and AI in Art. I was twice on stage with former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and met Bill Gates.

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Projects & Research

Projects & Research

I have Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence and practical experience of doing AI development for Microsoft. I currently do projects around AI and Art.

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Art & Making

Art & Making

As a hobby, I love creating things, and recently I am especially interested in using Generative AI for Science Art and Creative Writing. A few of my works have been exhibited in Electro Museum, Maker Faire and Museum for Russian Impressionism.

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New Blog Articles

An article in the Soviet Photography magazine

From computational photography to promptography

On May 6, 2026, the spring issue of the revived Soviet Photography magazine was published. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the magazine, and in this regard, a small team of enthusiasts decided to revive this print edition under the historical name. I was lucky enough to participate with the content for the first issue of the revived magazine. Read the slightly expanded version of the article published in the journal below. Read More ›

AI Tools

yogpt: Using ChatGPT and Other LLMs from the Command Line

Recently, we tend to use chat language models more and more in our everyday activities. If you are a traditional office worker, using it through web chat interface or co-pilot seems natural. However, for developers, who spend a lot of their time on the command line, having terminal interface for chat models is totally useful. Read More ›

Art of the Artificial

Valera AI Natasha AI Mitya: How we Create Art Together with AI

Recently, there have been a lot of debates on whether generative AI can be creative, and whether its creations can be considered art. In this regard, I want to share our experience of working together with AI to create works of art for an exhibition. Read More ›

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