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• Russia Proposes First Competence Model for Physical AI Specialists

  In collaboration with ITMO, HSE, MAI, MEPhI, and MIPT, Yandex has launched Russia’s first competence model for specialists in physical AI – a comprehensive roadmap that outlines the essential knowledge and skills that specialists need to produce robots and other AI-assisted autonomous vehicles. The developed model became the basis for Yandex Physical AI Garage – a collaborative program by Yandex and its partner universities. At ITMO, the program will be implemented as a separate track within the Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Bachelor’s program.

  22.04.2026

• Russian Scientists Help Recommendation Systems Understand Users Better

  Researchers from ITMO University, Sberbank’s Practical AI Center, AIRI Institute, and Innopolis University have found a way to distill deep semantic knowledge from large language models (LLMs) into lightweight recommendation systems. For users, this means more accurate recommendations for products, movies, and other content and a stable service performance, with recommendations being generated as quickly as with the original compact model. The findings of the study were reported at ECIR 2026.

  20.04.2026

• AI Course for Educators by ITMO and Alfa-Bank Wins Data Fusion Awards

  The joint AI course developed by ITMO and Alfa-Bank for university lecturers was named best in the category Data Fusion in Education at Data Fusion Awards 2026 in Moscow.

  10.04.2026

• ITMO Students Win Cup IT 2026 Case Championship by Changellenge

  Two teams from ITMO came first at the national case championship Changellenge Cup IT. The aptly-named ITMO DevTeam aced a case provided by Alfa-Bank, while team Kron Dogs showed off their skills with a case by MTS.

  08.04.2026

• How AI is Changing Gamedev: The Case of Nvidia’s DLSS 5

  Imagine starting up a beloved childhood game and seeing that the graphics are even better than you remember – in fact, they’re on par with the latest releases. Sounds like a dream, right? But then you notice that the game doesn’t feel the same; turns out, the smooth, realistic-looking characters were not its main appeal and the original visual style is distorted. Where should graphics enhancement stop and where does it infringe upon artistic expression? This is the issue at the crux of the so-called “DLSS 5 controversy” taking over the gaming community. Is it as bad as it looks? Let’s untangle it with experts from ITMO.

  07.04.2026

• ITMO Among Top 5 Universities by Forbes Russia

  ITMO University was ranked first in St. Petersburg and fourth nationwide in the latest ranking of the best Russian universities by Forbes Russia. The longlist included several hundreds of universities; only 100 of them made it to the final ranking.

  31.03.2026

• Top Managers of Russian Companies Develop Their Own AI Assistants

  ITMO and South HUB recently held Russia’s first hackathon for IT top managers, where participants developed AI assistants for heads of AI development teams. These digital assistants help make managerial decisions, can maintain their opinions and explain them with facts and data under pressure, contradictions, and uncertainty. Around 40 heads of data, AI, and digital products at specialized companies took part in the hackathon. On the jury were representatives of Sberbank, Cloud.ru, X5 Tech, and Yandex B2B Tech. Winners of the event are planning to polish their project and introduce it into their workflow.

  27.03.2026

• Your Guide to Choosing Top AI & IT Educational Programs in Russia

  Over 200 Russian universities provide training in AI and IT, with each university offering multiple relevant Bachelor’s programs. How do you choose the ones that are truly esteemed and in-demand? Discover in our guide for university applicants.

  19.03.2026

• Research Can Now Be Entirely AI-Automated With a Tool From ITMO

  ITMO researchers have developed CoScientist, an AI system that can automate the full cycle of research and development in computational chemistry and medicine. Unlike similar assistants, CoScientist doesn’t solve separate research tasks; instead, it tackles complex higher-order ones alongside scientists: analyzes literature, extracts and prepares data, trains generative and predictive AI models to search for new molecules and compounds, and selects candidates based on multiple criteria. The new solution will improve the efficiency and accelerate research in chemistry, nanomaterials, and clinical medicine.

  11.03.2026

• Survey: 66% of Lecturers and Researchers in Russia Use AI in Their Work

  These are the results of the survey conducted by ITMO’s Center for Science Communication, Yandex Education, and Yandex Cloud’s Center for Technologies for Society. The survey included the staff of 16 Russian universities that combine teaching and research responsibilities. 84% of respondents noted that AI helps them accelerate key research stages, from searching for literature to data processing. Over half of respondents (58%) believe that with neural networks they can prepare materials for their classes quicker and easier.

  10.03.2026