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ITMO Scientists Develop an Algorithm That Makes the Inference of Population History Models for People and Animals Easier and More Accurate
…on of solutions The software developed by a group of ITMO University scientists as part of the Project 5-100 grant programs and with support from JetBrains Research aims to solve this problem. The researchers proposed a programming product that independently and automatically predicts the most probable demographic history of populations. It is also significantly …
04.03.2020
ITMO University’s Personal Development Center Launches a Course on Team Creativity
…alk about the technique of assembling a team and the right way of distributing roles within it, give lectures on the psychophysiology of the creative process and the tools for solving complex tasks, and consider specific examples and cases. The first, introductory workshop was held on February 27, familiarizing the participants with the concept of co-creation …
03.03.2020
Researchers Suggest Using Blockchain to Boost Self-Driving Cars’ Security
…work on a smartphone,” says Bezzateev. The project is currently still an algorithm, not a working software prototype. There is still a great number of problems to be solved, such as, for instance, teaching the system to detect different records of the same accident (if it was reported by two drivers and a pedestrian). Safer purchases of used cars Ac…
03.03.2020
10th Birthday of International Sports Programming Project Codeforces Celebrated at ITMO University
…hat there’s such a huge community full of people who just love completing the tasks. I visit Codeforces every day now. There I can improve my skills or just spend my time, and solve some tasks. It’s a way of distracting yourself from everyday life and a way to find like-minded people.” As Mikhail Mirzayanov has announced at the party, there will soon be even…
03.03.2020
Over Twenty ITMO University Students Win Potanin Scholarship Contest
…an say that what really helps is believing in yourself and never giving up. In the onsite round, it’s important to carry yourself in an open and friendly way, and try to enjoy solving tasks and interacting with other participants. The tasks resemble business cases, which is why the onsite round calls for a certain degree of erudition. You have to be up to date wit…
02.03.2020
ITMO’s Technopark Resident MerkleBot Receives an Award at the World’s Largest Developer Conference
…ed to be handled. MerkleBot partnered up with TechStars, a major American start-up accelerator, who took interest in the new technology. The only issue MerkleBot is yet to solve is providing technical expertise, as highly competent specialists are few and banks themselves cannot truly assess manufacturing processes. The company is now entering the negotiations an…
02.03.2020
Students of Three European Universities Visit Russia to Study Closed-Loop Economy on the Example of St. Petersburg Companies
…ons more environmentally friendly – Unilever, Baltika, TPV, and Bushe. The companies gave a short overview of their main activities and provided the participants with tasks by solving which the latter can help the former become more resource-effective and eco-friendly. The students have a month and a half to prepare their final project – in late March, they w…
28.02.2020
Scientists Develop Algorithm for Researching Evolutionary History of Species with Whole-genome Duplications
…y of species will whole-genome duplications, a scientist faces a whole series of tasks that serve a similar purpose but have very different mathematical structure. In order to solve them effectively, you need optimization. For this purpose, an international team of scientists that included specialists from ITMO University and the George Washington University (USA) pr…
27.02.2020
Clarivate Analytics Expert on Why Russian Researchers Are Cited Less and Universities Aren’t Included in Innovation Rankings
…st, and a historian, the geneticist will probably win by far, even if they aren’t as prominent in the research community as the other two. This problem can be partially solved by the normalized citation impact factor: it’s a fraction with the amount of references in the denominator and average amount of references to other articles of that sort, year and field…
26.02.2020
ITMO FabLab: DIY Coworking Space For the Creative
… own, help them develop their ideas, and maybe launch startups. It also offers workshops on working with various equipment, programming and the TRIZ (TIPS) approach to problem-solving. Available equipment The university chose the equipment they bought for the laboratory based on a poll they took among the students. As a result, our FabLab is now equipped with M…
25.02.2020