Alexey Frolov

Full Professor

Head of the Laboratory

Head of the Center of Excellence

Director of the Project Center

Dr. Alexey Frolov received the M.Sc. degree in computer science from Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU) in 2010, the Ph.D. degree in mathematics from the Institute for Information Transmission Problems (IITP), Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS), in 2012 and the D.Sc. degree in mathematics from Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) in 2021. He is currently a Full Professor at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), Moscow, Russia.

His research interests include information theory and its applications in telecommunications, storage systems, and other areas. He was a recipient of the IEEE GLOBECOM Communication Theory Symposium Best Paper Award in 2020, the Russian Government Award in Science and Technology for Young Scientists in 2016 and the Moscow Government Award for Young Scientists in 2013.

He was the chairman of the IEEE Russia Information Theory Society Chapter from 2021 to 2022. He serves as an Editor for IEEE Transactions on Communications.

Project Center for Next Generation Wireless and IoT

al.frolov@skoltech.ru

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education

2004 –2010

Bauman Moscow State Technical University. Specialist, Computer science and control systems (Grade: 5.0/5.0)

Thesis: Development of decoding algorithms for non-binary LDPC codes. Supervisior: Professor V.V. Zyablov.

2010 –2012

Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences. PhD, Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Thesis: Error-correcting capabilities of non-binary LDPC codes. Supervisior: Professor V.V. Zyablov.

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Information theory for deep learning

Machine learning in communications

Coded Distributed Computing

LDPC and Polar codes and their applications to future 5G wireless networks

Non-orthogonal multiple access (NOMA) schemes for massive Internet of Things

Random access protocols (coded slotted ALOHA)

Coding for distributed and cloud storage systems

Coding for fiber optic lines

Post-quantum (code and lattice-based) cryptography