KazNU Master’s and Doctoral Students Attend a Guest Lecture by an International Scholar

On 16 October 2026, the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University hosted a guest lecture by Dr. Tanujit Chakraborty, Associate Professor of Statistics and Data Science at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi.

The lecture was entitled “Space, Time, Extremes and Geometric Deep Learning.” The speaker discussed contemporary research directions in statistical learning, graph theory, deep learning, spatial and temporal data analysis, structured data and time-series analysis.

Master’s and doctoral students from the Department of Mathematics attended the lecture and learned about new scientific approaches in artificial intelligence, statistics and data analysis. During the meeting, the students asked the speaker questions and participated in an engaging academic discussion.

Guest lectures of this kind broaden students’ professional and academic perspectives, introduce them to modern research methods and international scientific experience, and help them identify promising directions for future research.

The event contributed to the implementation of the following United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
- SDG 4 – Quality Education;
- SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure;
- SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals.

Head of the Department of Mathematics A.M. Tleulesova
Deputy Head of the Department of Mathematics for Research, Innovation and International Relations N.U. Bukanay