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Anna Fedyunina is a prominent researcher specializing in industrial modernization, digital transformation, and advanced manufacturing, with a particular focus on Russia and emerging economies. Her work sits at the critical intersection of technological innovation and industrial policy, examining how transformative forces such as Industry 4.0, robotization, and artificial intelligence are reshaping manufacturing landscapes. Fedyunina's most influential contribution, "Global Advanced Manufacturing Markets — A New Opportunity for Russia's Technological Upgrade" (2022, 10 citations), maps Russia's modest footprint in global advanced manufacturing and identifies strategic pathways for modernization. Complementing this, her research on end-to-end digitalization (2023, 7 citations) rigorously investigates why Russian manufacturers lag behind global leaders in adopting digital technologies, drawing on rich firm-level organizational data. Her comparative analysis of BRICS nations confronting Industry 4.0 challenges (2020) offers valuable policy insights for developing economies navigating technological transitions. Particularly noteworthy is her empirical work quantifying robotization's productivity effects across nearly 82,000 Russian manufacturing enterprises, demonstrating rare large-scale analytical ambition. Her most recent research continues probing the drivers of industrial robotization, cementing her reputation as an indispensable voice in understanding technological upgrading within transitioning industrial economies.