Alexander Fonarev, a highly educated and experienced data scientist, has been making waves in the field of machine learning and data analysis. His academic journey began at Moscow South-West High School where he studied mathematics, physics, and informatics. He then earned his Master's degree in Applied Mathematics, Informatics, Machine Learning, and Data Analysis from Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU). Fonarev obtained his Ph.D. in Data Science from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology and honed his skills further at the prestigious Yandex School of Data Analysis, studying machine learning, data mining, natural language processing, and information retrieval.

Fonarev has an impressive professional record, having worked as a machine learning researcher at Yandex to becoming a co-founder of Rubbles. He has also served as a teaching assistant at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology and a machine learning lecturer at the Yandex School of Data Analysis. Additionally, he has taught at the Summer Informatics School. His contributions to data analysis and machine learning have been invaluable, and he continues to grow and innovate in his field.