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ITMO University Master’s Student Speaks About Her Internship at T-Systems
…oT related programs in Russia but, as it turned out, there is, right here at ITMO University. It was a pleasant surprise for me. I’m getting all the necessary theoretical knowledge here, but the best opportunity granted to me by the university is learning how to apply it. What do you study at the program? Is theoretical knowledge imp…
21.04.2020
MTS and ITMO Launch Master’s Program on Conversational AI
…e of this technology. As part of the new specialization, ITMO students will develop systems for speech recognition, generation and analysis of noise, and acquire specific knowledge that will let them participate in joint research in collaboration with MTSy and develop various applications for modern AIs – such as dialog assistants, voice command interfaces and knowl<…
20.04.2020
“Humans Aren’t So Unique”: Modern Artists Talk Future of Art
…cipients, too? Humans and art of the future We live in interesting times in an interesting place. On the one hand, we are all the first to have access to all of the knowledge accumulated by humanity, to use cutting-edge technologies and the results of the latest research. But these very same technologies can force us not only out …
17.04.2020
Russian and Dutch Researchers on What’s Holding Back a Revolution in Data Storage
…ical revolution. “That is the range of problems we tried to cover, to pinpoint where we are now and where we can go from here. We wanted to demonstrate what kind of knowledge about ultrashort laser pulses and magnetic materials can and cannot be applied to ferroelectrics. Despite over 20 years of research since the first laser-induced demagnetization was demons…
16.04.2020
ITMO Roboticists Developing a Financially Independent Robot Artist
…the moment, but it will soon be shipped here, to ITMO University’s building on Birzhevaya Line in St. Petersburg. We’ll assemble a developer team to work on it. Using the knowledge we’ve already got, we’ll further improve on its learning algorithm and drawing skills. One of our ideas is to make it fully autonomous: it will paint independently, earn money, cover it…
16.04.2020
Citizen Science: How to Contribute to Research From the Comfort of Your Home
…lanet 9, launched with the support of NASA, have to tell actual astronomical objects apart from artefacts in pictures taken by the WISE space telescope, which studies the very edge of the Solar System. As the project’s title suggests, one of the users may eventually discover the oft-discussed ninth planet in our system. Planet Four will let you become involved in …
15.04.2020
Science for Industry of the Future: Photonics Master’s Studies at ITMO University
…s and materials, optoelectronics, laser and LED technologies, applied optics, and space engineering. “Society’s development is impossible without the integration of knowledge and methods of different disciplines, in other words, interdisciplinarity,” believes Maya Uspenskaya, professor at the Faculty of Applied Optics. “Specialists who completed our program Bio…
15.04.2020
ITMO University and Yandex Launch New Master’s Program in Data Analytics
…a Mikhailova. As a result, as noted by the program’s head, completing the program enables students to become versatile specialists combining programming skills with knowledge of data analysis methods in different subject fields and thus being able to work both in science and various hi-tech companies. …
14.04.2020
ITMO University Scientists Create App to Calculate COVID-19 Infection Risks Based on Human Behavior
…Alexander Boukhanovsky, the head of the National Center for Cognitive Technologies. “Right now, we are able to model contact networks, observe their dynamics, and use our knowledge of social contact to understand what needs to be done to slow the pace of the epidemic – such as whether the metro should be closed or if that would not have a significant effect on the gl…
13.04.2020
How Reading and Literature Changed in the Digital Age
…tate right now. We used to think of it as of something necessary and unavoidable. For the most part of human history, that’s how it was: literature was the main source of knowledge on history, culture, natural sciences, and psychology. Reading was absolutely necessary. Plus, most people were reading pretty much the same books.People aged 35-50 have similar must-r…
10.04.2020