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Student Spotlight: Bryan Amir Nassef Gergeis, Egypt
…owever, I have not performed a lot on stage. There have been only two such occasions in Egypt. One of them was called Royal Battle Egypt. As the name suggests, it is a battle between several participants. All of them compete for the winner’s title. The atmosphere was incredible. Everyone was so talented. It was a really intense but fun experience for me. If you w…
14.10.2021
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: October 16-17, 2021
…kets here. Another intriguing film on the program is Moby Doc, an autobiographical documentary about the singer-songwriter Moby. Apart from the intricate relationship between a musician and their music, the film touches upon a much broader topic of what happiness is, and maybe what it means to be human. You can follow the life of Moby at 9 pm, Saturday, Octob…
13.10.2021
The Five Names of St. Petersburg
…of the change, the city reverted to its original name St. Petersburg. But what about the city’s unofficial names? The Venice of the North St. Petersburg’s extensive network of rivers and canals that binds the city’s many islands together makes it hard not to draw analogies to Venice. This resemblance is no coincidence: when designing the new maritime capita…
11.10.2021
ITMO Researchers Develop Special Ink For Anti-Counterfeiting Protection
…e talking about, counterfeit goods can be harmful for one’s health. This is why any methods that help deal with counterfeiting are in demand. As of now, there’s a competition between radiofrequency methods and the more classical hidden images methods. RFID tags make use of rare-earth metals, which are also used in electronics and so on; they are currently used to mar…
08.10.2021
EduStars Winner Yury Andreev: Lecturers Need to Understand What Their Students Are Interested In
…get their first jobs or practical training, they are often told to forget everything they were taught at university. How do you think we can avoid that and maintain a balance between theory and practice? Yes, I think this rumour has been circulating since Soviet times, but I don’t agree with it. I explain to my students that if they focus on practical skills only…
08.10.2021
ITMO Researchers Increase Productivity Using Smart Lighting
… lighting. Each week, the researchers changed the lighting modes in the room: there were warm (2,700 K), cold (6,100 K), neutral (4,000 K), and dynamic (the one that switches between cold and warm lighting) modes. Four days a week the sensors and devices also collected data on how the users’ state changes under short-term stress factors, such as noise, time-consuming…
07.10.2021
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: October 9-10, 2021
… its launch with a mind-blowing art exhibition called Digital Twins. The artists invite visitors to not only see the new space but become part of the exhibition. Let a neural network create your digital avatar and be amazed by this one-of-a-kind interactive experience: change the reality with your movements. Plus, check out two other permanent art installations, Kale…
06.10.2021
Torzhok: A Hidden Russian City
…d by the Mongols, and later was in the domain of Novgorod and Moscow. The foundation of St. Petersburg in 1703 brought new life to the city, making it a major trading hub between the two capitals. This period was marked by the emergence of a large number of neoclassical buildings made to match the imperial style. In the 19th century, the industrial city was famou…
05.10.2021
ITMO University Receives Grant to Fund AI Research Center
… certain degree of maturity in many fields. But regarding major complex tasks, we are still only making our first steps and it's crucial to establish a productive interaction between business and academia. This will allow us to form the environment for complex solutions driven by cutting-edge AI approaches. I'm sure that the research center will become a great exampl…
05.10.2021
ITMO University in Top Group for Priority 2030
…ement highly innovative projects that will have a direct impact not only on the country’s social and economic development but also on individuals. “We strive to build a network-centric university where businesses are not customers but an equal part of the process and graduates receive the needed support to set up their own tech companies,” highlights Daria Kozl…
05.10.2021