Maxim Fedorov holds a Candidate of Science degree (equivalent to a Ph.D.) in Physics and Mathematics, as well as a Doctor of Science degree in Physical Chemistry, both conferred by the Russian Academy of Sciences. Professor Fedorov’s primary research interests lie in high-performance computing (HPC) and data analytics, with a specific focus on the applications of HPC and big data in computational chemical physics, physical chemistry, and molecular biophysics. He boasts extensive experience in coordinating international scientific computing projects, applying modeling techniques to solve real-world challenges, and developing sustainable large-scale e-infrastructures for computational science and engineering.

Professor Fedorov’s professional accomplishments include leading the West of Scotland Academia-Industry Supercomputer Centre, hosted by the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. Under his robust leadership since 2012, the Centre has forged effective partnerships with regional universities and both domestic and international academic and industrial collaborators. It has provided foundational support for a substantial portion of the research base in the West of Scotland, facilitating the publication of approximately 200 research papers and backing around 100 postgraduate student projects. The Centre has thus established itself as a leading HPC institution in the UK, recognized for its cutting-edge real-world applications of this emerging technology. His distinguished career also encompasses appointments at prominent international research and academic organizations, including a Full Professorship (Chair) in Physics at the Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK); Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences (Leipzig, Germany); and various research positions at the Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics (Pushchino Biological Centre of the Russian Academy of Sciences), the National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute", University College Dublin, and the Unilever Centre for Molecular Science Informatics within the Department of Chemistry at the University of Cambridge (UK).

Maxim Fedorov is the first representative of the Russian Federation to serve on the UNESCO Ad Hoc Expert Group tasked with formulating the Recommendation on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence (AI). He currently holds the position of Executive Secretary of the AI Ethics Committee at the Russian Federation Commission for UNESCO. Since 2020, he has been a representative of the Russian delegation to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and a member of the Russian delegation to the Ad Hoc Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAHAI) of the Council of Europe (CoE). Additionally, he serves as an expert for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Subcommittee on Artificial Intelligence.

To date, Professor Fedorov has authored over 80 peer-reviewed publications and delivered more than 100 invited talks and lectures worldwide. Several of his papers rank among the top 1% most cited publications in their respective fields. He is also an active member of numerous international research and scientific societies.