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• Microrevolution: On Home-Made Fermentation in the Modern World

  Home-made fermented foods and drinks, such as sauerkraut and mushroom tea, have been popular in Russia for the longest time and nowadays, there seems to be a new wave of interest in this topic among young people. In today’s article, we discuss this topic together with Valeriia Sofina, author of the Microrevolucion blog on fermentation.

  17.08.2021

• ITMO Associate Professor ‪Andrey Filchenkov on Why Robots Can’t Replace Doctors

  In July, Andrey Filchenkov delivered a talk on machine learning in medicine at a conference at ITMO University. ITMO.NEWS talked to the researcher to learn more about what stands in the way of progress and why machines won’t be able to fully substitute for medical specialists.

  16.08.2021

• Student Spotlight: Susan Dzhiakkhvo, Nepal

  Winner of the Open Doors International Master’s Challenge 2020, Susan Dzhiakkhvo hails from Bhaktapur, Nepal, and is an international Master’s student in molecular biology and biotechnology at ITMO. Due to the travel restrictions, Susan had to complete his entire first year of studies remotely. It was a bag of mixed emotions for him. We got a chance to catch up with him virtually and learn about his experience of studying at ITMO, his expectations regarding St. Petersburg, as well as his goals and ambitions in life.

  12.08.2021

• Faces of ITMO University: Biotechnology Student Perspective

  Tatiana Gusinskaya has just completed her studies as a Bachelor’s student at the Faculty of Biotechnology. Her Bachelor’s thesis “Plant Protein Encapsulation” earned her an excellent grade. Tatiana has a background that shows her as a hard-working person. She transferred to ITMO from another university with excellent grades. Tatiana started her studies in a non-state-funded place, but she later transferred to a state-funded place based on her excellent academic achievements. While Tatiana was still working on her thesis, we talked with her about her program and the life of a student at ITMO University.

  05.08.2021

• ITMO student Daria Minakova on Internet of Bacteria and Citizen Science

  Daria Minakova is a third-year student at the Faculty of Biotechnology and one of the organizers of the Internet of Bacteria project, one of the early citizen science projects created by students and staff of ITMO University. I reached out to Daria to find out why she wanted to conduct the project, what is its importance and why they chose this research format.

  29.07.2021

• Student Spotlight: Juan Camilo Diosa, Colombia

  This week, we’re talking to Juan Camilo Diosa, who is getting a Master’s degree with the Big Data and Machine Learning program. He came from Colombia almost two years ago, and in this interview, he told us some of his experiences as an international student and why he chose Russia to reach his educational goals.

  22.07.2021

• Student Spotlight: Damara Verdugo, Ecuador

  Damara Verdugo is an Ecuadorian student, who just completed the Computer Systems and Technologies Master’s program. She told us a little bit about her background, shared some experiences that helped her grow as a person throughout her adventures in Russia and discussed the goals she wants to accomplish in the future.

  08.07.2021

• Student Spotlight: Alejandro Ramos, Mexico

  In this article, we’d like to introduce you to Alejandro Ramos, a Mexican student in the Physics of Lasers PhD program at ITMO University. Alejandro tells us about his love at first sight for Russia, the process that he went through to come here and his plans for his current research at ITMO.

  17.06.2021

• Student Spotlight: Lasse Schneider, Germany

  Meet Lasse Schneider, a German PhD student in Management of Social and Economic Systems. He came for an exchange semester, but fell in love with the city and the university – now he is finishing his first year of PhD studies. At the same time he writes for ITMO’s blog. Find out more about his incredible story in this interview.

  10.06.2021

• ITMO Graduates on Their Research in Digital Humanities

  As the end of this academic year approaches, we decided to share some projects that our soon-to-be graduates of the Data, Culture, and Visualization program have been working on during their time at ITMO University. They find ways to apply the methods of digital humanities in various fields – from meme generation to commemorative practices. Here’s what they told us about their final projects.

  08.06.2021