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• ITMO First Vice Rector Daria Kozlova: AI Paves the Way for Personalized Education

  The main purpose of AI in education is not to provide the answers, but to help students find them. And for that, believes ITMO’s First Vice Rector Daria Kozlova, it’s crucial to learn to critically assess information. She expressed this view during a discussion on AI in higher education that was held by the Russian News Agency TASS.

  13.09.2024

• Not Just Memes: Education Expert Andrey Komissarov on Benefits of AI in Education

  Searching for information, generating training videos, memes, presentations, and individual tasks – the ways in which neural networks are used in education today are many. But what else can AI do – and can it help create a deeply personalized learning plan for every student? The question was tackled by Andrey Komissarov, a learning methodologist and head of the AI track at SberUniversity, in a recent online intensive course at ITMO University.

  10.09.2024

• AI for the Classroom: Tips and Tools

  AI is not just a toy for generating images. According to Gartner, by 2025 around 80% of IT products will be developed with AI. Businesses use bots for client communication, launch neural network-based apps, and deploy algorithms to test cybersecurity systems. Educators, too, can benefit from the new technologies. How? Read on to find out with tips from ITMO lecturers Elena Ponomareva, Artem Sigaev, and Oksana Nakonechnaya.

  04.09.2024

• ITMO CONF 2024: Ethics, Business, and Education in the Age of AI

  ITMO CONF 2024, held under the motto “AI is everywhere,” gathered together eminent university experts at the Nikolskiye Ryady space to discuss AI applications in research, education, and business, as well as ITMO’s strategy in the ever-changing world.

  03.09.2024

• Chemistry, Robots, and Cybersecurity: Highlights of AI Summer School by AIRI and ITMO’s AES

  80 young scientists from all over the country joined the Summer with AIRI school in AI organized by AIRI and ITMO’s Advanced Engineering School (AES). At the end, the participants presented 25 group projects – winners of this stage will get to continue their research under the supervision of experienced researchers.

  02.09.2024

• ITMO Scientists Produce Novel AI-Powered Platform To Fight Antibiotic Resistance

  Researchers from ITMO University have developed the world’s first screening platform for detecting nanoparticles that are toxic for pathogenic bacteria yet safe for beneficial microorganisms. The platform will be of use in medicine and agriculture; it will aid in the fight against bacterial illnesses like pneumonia that have gained resistance to standard antibiotics. The solution utilizes AI, namely machine learning and generative algorithms. The study is featured in Advanced Materials Technologies.

  29.08.2024

• ITMO Opens Lab to Train AI Infosecurity Experts

  Over last year alone, the demand for information security experts in AI grew by 30%. In parallel to this growing demand, there is also a lack of professionals with the necessary qualifications for this field on the market. One of the reasons for it is that no one trains such specialists. In response to that, ITMO and the company Raft launched a research laboratory called LLM Security Lab that is meant to teach students to work in the field of infosec for LLM and AI business solutions.

  28.08.2024

• ITMO Rector Vladimir Vasilyev: “Technological Leadership Is Impossible Without Mathematics”

  Vladimir Vasilyev, the Rector of ITMO University, believes that training highly qualified IT and AI specialists is impossible without an in-depth study of mathematics and computer science at universities that needs to combine the expertise of the country’s top educational establishments and tech giants. The statement was voiced at a Yandex.Education press conference, which was held today, on August 27, in Moscow. The event was also attended by Maksut Shadayev, the Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, the rectors of the Higher School of Economics, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, and the Siberian State Medical University, as well as the leaders of educational departments at T-Bank, Sberbank, and VK.

  27.08.2024

• Student Spotlight: Jingsi Sun, China

  With an eye for life's beauty and a taste for exploration, Jingsi Sun has swiftly transitioned from the historic city of Xuzhou to the dynamic environment of St. Petersburg. Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in systems analysis and management at ITMO, in this interview Jingsi discusses his life abroad, appreciation for the Russian culture, and goals in the field of robotics.

  22.08.2024

• Success Story: ITMO Student Attracts 10 Million Rubles in Investments for His Startup

  Together with his team, ITMO Master’s student Daniil Maklakov developed an app for diagnostics and control of dental health based on photos. Recently, the startup attracted 10 million rubles from the Voskhod venture fund through DIT Korolev and a business angel. How can toothache turn into a promising project? What steps can you take to win in the SberStudent accelerator and secure millions in funding? Learn from Daniil Maklakov in this interview. 

  06.08.2024