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Innopolis University - From Zero to Hero

Ten Years of Challenges and Victories

  • Describes development of Innopolis, a Russian U established in 2012 to focus on computer science and engineering
  • Shows how key aspects for developing the faculty, curricula, structure, and internationalization were addressed
  • Highlights scalable solutions applicable to other newly founded research organizations

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiv
  2. Part I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. The Arcadia of Innopolis

      • Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov
      Pages 3-9Open Access
    3. Early Days and Further Development

      • Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov
      Pages 11-16Open Access
  3. Part II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17
    2. Hiring and Developing an International Faculty

      • Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov
      Pages 19-28Open Access
    3. Curricula and Language of Instruction

      • Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov
      Pages 29-35Open Access
    4. Attracting the Best Students

      • Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov
      Pages 37-42Open Access
    5. The Research Environment and Our Values

      • Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov
      Pages 43-48Open Access
  4. Part III

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 49-49
    2. Faculty, Institutes, and Labs

      • Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov
      Pages 51-55Open Access
    3. Cooperation with Industry

      • Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov
      Pages 57-61Open Access
  5. Part IV

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63
    2. Internationalization of the University

      • Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov
      Pages 65-72Open Access
    3. Online and Blended Education: After COVID-19

      • Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov
      Pages 73-78Open Access
    4. Faculty Strategy for the Future

      • Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov
      Pages 79-82Open Access
    5. Conclusion

      • Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov
      Pages 83-85Open Access
  6. Part V

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 87-87
    2. Photobook

      • Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov
      Pages 89-95Open Access
  7. Back Matter

    Pages 97-97

About this book

This open access book describes the development of Innopolis, a young Russian university established in 2012 to focus on teaching excellence in computer science, engineering, and robotics. It reports on the problems that were faced in the first decade of its development, and the adopted solutions. It shows how the key aspects for the development of the faculty, the curricula, the university structure, and the challenge of internationalization have been successfully addressed by the university management and professors, and how the solutions are scalable for other newly founded research organizations.


The book is divided in five parts: “The Beginning” describes the very early days in general, from the foundation and start-up of the university with the related processes. “The People” reports on the initial hiring of the faculty members, the selection of students, and the curriculum development. “The Activities” provide information about the creation of the single research institutions and labs, and their relation to industry. “The Future” gives an outlook on the planned internationalization and faculty strategy. Eventually, “A Visual Journey” shows a selection of photographs illustrating highlights of the whole process and the current achievements.


The processes and the components described built the basis for the development of Innopolis, and many of them still have a big impact on its present and its future. The fewer mistakes are made at the beginning, the higher the probability to fully achieve the initial goals.


Authors and Affiliations

  • Innopolis University, Innopolis, Russia

    Manuel Mazzara, Giancarlo Succi, Alexander Tormasov

About the authors

Manuel Mazzara is the Director of the Institute of Software Development and Engineering and the Head of the International Cooperation Office at Innopolis University, Russia. His research interests include software engineering, service-oriented architecture and programming, concurrency theory, formal methods, and software verification. He cooperated with European and US industry, plus governmental and inter-governmental organizations such as the United Nations, always at the edge between science and software production.


Giancarlo Succi is currently Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Software Engineering at Innopolis University, Russia. His research interests are in empirical software engineering, open source, mobile and energy aware systems, software reuse, and software product lines. He has taught a variety of academic and industrial courses throughout his career in software engineering, programming languages, and mobile, distributed, and centralized operating systems. He has organized various international conferences and other scientific and educational events.


Alexander Tormasov is the Rector of Innopolis University, Russia; Chairman of the Theoretical and Applied Computer Science Chair, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Russia; Dr. sci (habil.) in physics and mathematics, Full Professor. His research interests are virtualization of operating systems including new approaches, security in distributed networks, cloud systems and other computer science topics. He authored 174+ US patents in different areas of virtualization, operating systems, security and computer science applications.  

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Softcover Book USD 37.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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