Alexander Nikolaevich Gorban (Russian: Александр Николаевич Горба́нь) is a scientist of Russian origin, working in the United Kingdom. He is a professor at the University of Leicester, and director of itsMathematical Modeling Centre. Gorban has contributed to many areas of fundamental and applied science, including statistical physics, non-equilibrium thermodynamics, machine learning and mathematical biology. Gorban has supervised 6 habilitations and more than 30 PhD theses.