Andrey Korotkov
Also known as Andrei Korotkov, Андрей Викентьевич Коротков
Andrey Korotkov was a Russian public official and academic who wrote about artificial-intelligence research. He began as a TASS correspondent in 1992 and held government information posts before becoming a first deputy communications and informatisation minister and leading a directorate of the federal E-Russia program in 2002. In 2003, he described the Internet as part of Russia's digital economy and joined an anti-spam campaign. He served as VTB's senior vice-president and CIO from 2004 to 2006, and coauthored a paper on Russian ICT programs. He taught at Russian universities, published on artificial intelligence, and died in 2012 after a long illness.
Timeline
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1992
A TASS correspondent
He starts as a TASS special correspondent in 1992 and reports on political and economic issues in CIS countries.
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1996–2002
Government information posts
From 1996 to 2002, he holds posts in the Russian government and presidential administration. In September 1998, he heads the Government Information Department.
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2002
Leading the E-Russia program
After his 2002 appointment as first deputy communications and informatisation minister, he leads the first directorate of the federal E-Russia program.
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2003
Internet policy and anti-spam work
In March 2003, he describes the Internet as a base for Russia's new economy. He takes part in a campaign against the American Language Center's spam, and the center's calls carry his warning.
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2004–2006
VTB and an ICT paper
From 2004 to 2006, he serves as VTB's senior vice-president and CIO.
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By 2012
Teaching at Russian universities
By 2012, he teaches courses on the information society and high-technology development at Russian universities, including Moscow State University and the Russian Academy of National Economy.
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By 2012
Books on artificial intelligence
By 2012, he publishes books and articles on artificial-intelligence research. His publications also include “Russian e-Programs for the Post-Crisis Economy,” which he coauthors with Julia Blatun.
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2012
Death in 2012
In 2012, he dies after a long illness.
Career
- 2006–2024Brown University
- 2004–2006VTB BankSenior Vice-President and CIO
- 2002–2005Georgia Institute of Technology
- 1996–2002Government of the Russian FederationHead, First Deputy Communications and Informatisation Minister
- 1996–2002Administration of the President of the Russian Federation
- 1996–2001Russian Academy of Sciences
- From 1992Telegraph Agency of the Soviet UnionSpecial Correspondent
- 1988–2002Physical Sciences Division
Most-cited works
- The relation between the column density structures and the magnetic field orientation in the Vela C molecular complex
- The CMS Phase-1 pixel detector upgrade
- QUBIC: The QU bolometric interferometer for cosmology
- High-resolution observations and modeling of turbulence sources, structures, and intensities in the upper mesosphere
- LUPUS I OBSERVATIONS FROM THE 2010 FLIGHT OF THE BALLOON-BORNE LARGE APERTURE SUBMILLIMETER TELESCOPE FOR POLARIMETRY
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Sources and credits
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