I’m Elizaveta (Liza) Nesterova, a PhD student at the Technion, advised by Shay Moran and Yuval Filmus. Broadly, I am interested in the interaction between geometry and learning theory.
Previously, I worked in algebraic geometry. During my undergraduate studies, I worked with Sergey Gorchinskiy on topics involving unipotent modules and homological methods. Later, in my master’s studies, I worked with Howard Nuer on problems in birational geometry and Bridgeland stability of moduli spaces.
Selected Publications
Education
2024–present
PhD in Mathematics,
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Advised by Shay Moran
and Yuval Filmus.
Learning theory and reconstruction games.
2022–2024
MSc in Mathematics,
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Advised by Howard Nuer.
Birational geometry and Bridgeland
stability of moduli spaces.
2016–2021
BSc in Mathematics,
HSE University
Thesis:
Unipotent Modules and the Bar-complex,
advised by Sergey Gorchinskiy.
Awards & Fellowships
2026
Prof. Haim Hanani Memorial Prize
Awarded annually to an outstanding graduate student in the
Faculty of Mathematics, Technion.
2026
Best Paper Award, COLT 2026
Awarded to Optimal Reconstruction from Linear Queries,
joint work with Yuval Filmus and Shay Moran.
2025–26
Milner Fellowship for PhD Students
Excellence fellowship, Technion Graduate School.
2025
Spotlight, NeurIPS 2025
Awarded to Reconstruction and Secrecy under Approximate Distance Queries,
joint work with Shay Moran.