Nikolai Durov – Milestones
Key milestones and important events in Nikolai Durov's history.
Showing 16 milestones for Nikolai Durov
Planned Alpha Launch of 2026VISION AI
Planned alpha launch of the 2026VISION AI project, an AI system focused on logical reasoning and decentralization.
phemex.com/news/article/nikolai-durov-develops-advanced-ai-with-logical-thinking-capabilities-10674AI Project on Logical Reasoning Publicly Reported
Pavel Durov states that his brother Nikolai is developing a new AI system designed to think logically and understand the world.
news-pravda.com/world/2025/06/19/1445004.htmlPavel Durov Arrested in Paris; Nikolai Still Wanted
French authorities arrest Pavel Durov in Paris in the Telegram investigation, while his brother Nikolai remains wanted under a French arrest warrant.
www.politico.eu/article/exclusive-telegram-ceo-brother-nikolai-durov-wanted-france-authorities-pavel-durov/French Warrant Issued for Nikolai Durov
French authorities issue arrest warrants for Nikolai and Pavel Durov in an investigation into alleged criminal use of Telegram and lack of cooperation with law enforcement.
www.politico.eu/article/exclusive-telegram-ceo-brother-nikolai-durov-wanted-france-authorities-pavel-durov/Authors TON Whitepaper and Core Architecture
Publishes the TON whitepaper and designs the network architecture, Fift language, and TON Virtual Machine.
ton.org/whitepaper.pdf?utm_source=coincodex&utm_medium=referralLeaves VKontakte Engineering Leadership Role
Departs VKontakte, concluding his role as lead developer and director of engineering.
vk.com/vkCo‑founds Telegram and Becomes Chief Technical Architect
Co‑founds Telegram Messenger and leads its technical architecture, including MTProto.
telegram.org/Earns Second PhD from the University of Bonn
Completes a second PhD in mathematics at the University of Bonn under Gerd Faltings.
web.archive.org/web/20110719101917/http://www.hcm.uni-bonn.de/old/faculty/Faltings/phd-students.htmlCo‑founds VKontakte and Designs Core Infrastructure
Co‑founds VKontakte and leads design of its core server architecture and infrastructure.
vk.com/vkEarns First PhD from Saint Petersburg State University
Receives his first PhD in mathematics from Saint Petersburg State University.
web.archive.org/web/20110719101917/http://www.hcm.uni-bonn.de/old/faculty/Faltings/phd-students.htmlWins Second ACM ICPC World Finals Title
Repeats as ACM ICPC World Finals champion with Saint Petersburg State University.
web.archive.org/web/20110102183826/http://icpc.baylor.edu/past/icpc2001/Report.htmlWins ACM ICPC World Finals with SPbSU
His team from Saint Petersburg State University wins the ACM ICPC World Finals.
web.archive.org/web/20110102184345/http://icpc.baylor.edu/past/icpc2000/Report.htmlWins IMO Gold and IOI Silver Medals Again
Again wins gold at the IMO and silver at the IOI.
www.imo-official.org/participant_r.aspx?id=4194Wins IMO Gold and IOI Silver Medals
Earns gold at the IMO and silver at the IOI.
www.imo-official.org/participant_r.aspx?id=4194Wins IMO and IOI Gold Medals
Wins gold medals at both the IMO and the IOI.
www.imo-official.org/participant_r.aspx?id=4194Wins IOI Silver Medal
Nikolai Durov wins a silver medal at the International Olympiad in Informatics.
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