The Department of Higher Algebra at the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of Moscow State University was founded in 1929 by O. Yu. Schmidt, a legendary scientist, algebraist, explorer of the Arctic and cosmos. When the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics was founded in 1933, the Department of Higher Algebra became a part of it. The Department carries on research in all main directions of modern algebra and its appliactions. The algebraic research seminar of the Department works continuously since April of 1930. Many algebraists from Russia and abroad take an active part in the work of the seminar.

On the occasion of its 90th anniversary, the Department of Higher Algebra organizes the International Algebraic Conference on May 28–31, 2019.

Topics include:

1. Group theory
2. Rings and modules
3. Algebraic geometry, commutative algebra, and algebraic number theory
4. Lie groups and Lie algebras, algebraic groups, and invariant theory
5. Computer algebra
6. Universal algebra

Organizing Committee:

1. V. N. Chubarikov, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, co-chairman
2. V. A. Artamonov, Head of the Department of Algebra of the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, co-chairman
3. E. I. Bunina, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, professor
4. A. E. Guterman, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, professor
5. A. A. Mikhalev, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, professor
6. M. V. Zaitsev, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, professor
7. I. A. Chubarov, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, associate professor
8. A. A. Klyachko, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, associate professor
9. O. V. Kulikova, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, associate professor
10. V. T. Markov, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, associate professor
11. O. V. Markova, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, associate professor
12. D. A. Timashev, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, associate professor
13. S. A. Gaifullin, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, teaching assistant
14. A. L. Kanunnikov, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, senior researcher
15. A. A. Shafarevich, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of MSU, teaching assistant

Programme Committee:

1. V. N. Latyshev (Moscow State University, professor), co-chairman
2. A. V. Mikhalev (Moscow State University, professor), co-chairman
3. A. Yu. Olshanskiy (Moscow State University, Vanderbilt University (Nashville, USA), professor), co-chairman
4. E. B. Vinberg (Moscow State University, professor), co-chairman
5. L. A. Bokut (Sobolev Instutute of Mathematics, Syberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, professor)
6. Yu. L. Ershov (Sobolev Instutute of Mathematics, Syberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, academician)
7. V. D. Mazurov (Sobolev Instutute of Mathematics, Syberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, corresponding member)
8. D. O. Orlov (Steklov Instutute of Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, corresponding member)
9. A. N. Parshin (Steklov Instutute of Mathematics, Russian Academy of Sciences, academician)
10. B. I. Plotkin (Hebrew University (Jerusalem, Israel), professor)
11. Yu. G. Prokhorov (Moscow State University, Steklov Instutute of Mathematics, professor)
12. Yu. P. Razmyslov (Moscow State University, leading researcher)
13. V. N. Remeslennikov (Omsk State Technical University, professor)
14. I. P. Shestakov (University of São Paulo (Brazil), professor)
15. L. N. Shevrin (Ural Federal University, professor)
16. N. A. Vavilov (St. Petersburg State University, professor)
17. S. V. Vostokov (St. Petersburg State University, head of department)
18. A. V. Yakovlev (St. Petersburg State University, professor)
19. V. I. Yanchevskii (National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, academician, Institute of Mathematics, head of department)