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• Two ITMO University Lecturers Receive Potanin Foundation Grant

  … Data Mining and Intelligent Data Analysis in Scientific Research”.  According to the professor, existing tools for the search, explication, and analysis of contextual knowledge are in low demand because they lack information both on the tools themselves and the methods and algorithms of applying them in research and in practice.  The syllabus “Technologies for…

  27.03.2020

• Family to the Rescue: ITMO Volunteers Launch Effort to Help University’s Older Staff Members

  … help. All consultations are conducted over the phone in order to ensure that no one gets infected. “The students know full well that our lecturers give high-quality knowledge, and they are ready to help configure any instruments that will help them get it,” explains Andrey Zlenko. “As a lecturer, I now have eight Skype sessions a day. I ask them why they don’t …

  27.03.2020

• ITMO’s 120th Anniversary: Scientists Look Back on the University’s History Through the Prism of Their Fields

  …d conduct more R&D works. We’re on the lookout for stable industrial partners, we’re trying to understand what they need, how we can help them by applying our fundamental knowledge.  Bioinformatics: from first research to the foundation of a research and education center in collaboration with the world’s leading researchers  Aleksey Sergushichev, head of th…

  26.03.2020

• Sedreh Nassirnia: I Want to Explore the Answers to the Most Intriguing Questions in Biology, Chemistry and Other Fields

  … field. The primary reason why I wanted to pursue my education in this field is the fact that this program can give me new insight into my field of study, mixing computer knowledge and biology, which is really interesting these days! You can study genes, DNA, RNA, protein structures, various synthesis processes using just your laptop with good computational power, wh…

  26.03.2020

• Crossing Single-Celled Organisms With AI: ITMO’s Art & Science Students On Interdisciplinary Art Experiments

  …genic intrusions, which on the one hand, cause a decline in the existing culture, but on the other, become a life-forming hub.  Your projects require quite a broad knowledge set: microbiology, robotics, AI. Do you design all of them yourselves, or do you get assistance? How do you divide the work inside your team?  We do all we can. We are not professionals…

  25.03.2020

• Russian Scientists Propose New Approach to Measuring Atoms

  …r a great amount of time of supercomputers' operation.” Then again, today it is very important for scientists to know the energy of intermolecular interactions. This knowledge makes it possible to understand how molecules of drugs affect cells, or how new materials for organic electronics work. The smallest changes in the manner of molecules' interaction can mak…

  24.03.2020

• ITMO University Team Takes Third Place in Bauman Robotics Club Tournament

  … was there, on the third floor in-between test-driving facilities, that the competition area was situated. The St. Petersburg team were greeted with an unwelcome surprise: the edges of the platform turned out to be lower than originally stated.  “The edges turned out to be 25cm in height instead of the originally-stated 30cm,” …

  24.03.2020

• Swear like a Russian (not): Russian Mat

  …me words spoken with the same intonation in the presence of different people can get completely different reactions! In a way, you can compare using mat without a perfect knowledge of the Russian language and culture to trying to perform a complex motorcycle trick without the associated training - becoming a laughing stock would be the least of your worries. You m…

  23.03.2020

• Everything You Wanted to Know About ITMO’s Master’s Programs in Biotechnology

  …acturing. It’s based in the intersection of biology, chemistry, physics and engineering. Being such an interdisciplinary field, biotechnology is open to anyone with basic knowledge in chemistry and biology, and those interested in health care, bionics, nanoparticles and even photonics. Over the course of their studies, it’s possible to choose a narrower field – from …

  23.03.2020

• It’s All about Carboneum: How Carbon-Based Materials Help Create Efficient and Safe Solar Cells

  … and weak points. In recent years, perovskite solar cells have been showing very good results, but there are still issues associated with this material. “It’s common knowledge that perovskite elements show great efficiency,” comments Aleksandr Litvin. “Unfortunately, they degrade really fast due to external factors, primarily under the effect of water, oxygen, h…

  23.03.2020