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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

  • ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #60

    Every two weeks, we bring you the latest from the realms of science, research, and education at ITMO and beyond. Today’s digest is no different: from new cancer treatments and advanced brain research to Master’s and PhD programs for budding AI engineers, we’ve got it all covered.

    29.07.2024

  • ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #59

    Science breakthroughs, new educational initiatives, and valuable career advice for cutting-edge fields: as always, the past two weeks have been rich in updates from the science world. Read it all in our regular digest.

    15.07.2024

  • First-Ever Bachelor’s Program for AI Developers Launching in Russia

    Yandex, Sberbank, and ITMO University are launching AI360: ML Native – a joint Bachelor’s program for future AI architects and researchers. The new program will accept 30 top applicants at ITMO University; up to 70 students will be enrolled in the program in Moscow and Tatarstan. Here is all you need to know about the program: its unique features, requirements, and reasons to apply.

    19.06.2024

  • ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #57

    Things are heating up and we don’t just mean the weather! We’ve always got something to share when it comes to our regular digest of all things science, but this time around it’s a particularly rich harvest. New materials, medical tech of the future, educational innovations, thought-provoking science art, and the best AI tools for every craft – all in our latest science roundup.

    17.06.2024

  • ITMO and Zyfra Group to Partner on New Solutions for Artificial Intelligence

    The industrial software developer Zyfra will collaborate with ITMO University on its Master’s program Business Transformation Technologies and Strategies. Together, the partners will train specialists for industrial projects involving digital transformation and artificial intelligence. As per the agreement, students will get to work on cases at Zyfra while the company, for its part, will share its expertise: company staff will teach classes and work on joint projects

    05.06.2024

  • Bioinformatics Studies at ITMO’s Advanced Engineering School: Behind the Scenes

    Identifying hereditary diseases, preserving endangered species, and expanding the theory of evolution – these are just some of the challenges tackled by bioinformatics engineers. Today, these specialists are in demand across the scientific spectrum: in biotech, medicine, and even agriculture. One place where you can train to be one is at ITMO’s Advanced Engineering School – as part of the Master’s program Applied Genomics. The program’s new head, the bioinformatics researcher Mikhail Raiko, tells us all about studies and careers in this fascinating field.

    28.05.2024