Elena V. Butsenko has experience in applied informatics in economics. In 2007 she received her PhD in Economics and is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Business Informatics at the Institute of Management and IT, Ural State University of Economics, Ekaterinburg, Russia. She has published a large number of scientific papers in the field of economic and mathematical modeling, network planning and management, optimization of investment projecting management, intelligent information systems.