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• In It To Win It: In Conversation With Two-Time AI Journey Contest Winner Ammar Ali

  …I would not say it was easier. But in the year between the contests, I have had time to learn new things and gain experience. In 2021, the competition involved a computer vision problem that revolved around object detection and image segmentation. This year, the tasks were on different subjects, such as speech recognition, and so didn’t have anything in common wit…

  22.12.2022

• Student Spotlight: Muhammad Hassan Azad, Bangladesh

  …I enjoy doing this and hence I decided to pursue higher education in the same field. Why did you decide to study in Russia? There are a number of reasons behind this decision. First of all, the Russian educational system is well-recognized all across the world. Therefore, with a degree obtained from a Russian university, a student can work anywhere in the world…

  22.12.2022

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 24-25, 2022

  …zhnaya Square, but did you know that they’ve just opened their very own and entirely free ice rink? The rink is open 12:30 pm to 8:10 pm – just arrive 30 minutes before the session you want to attend (here’s the schedule) and leave a 1,000 ruble refundable deposit for the skates. On the other side of Nevsky Prospekt, inside Dvor Gostinki, you will find another ice ri…

  21.12.2022

• Passing Exams, Writing Papers, and Describing Art: Why Neural Networks Won’t Replace Scientists, Writers and Journalists

  …rticles, media publications, GitHub code strings, travel guides and even culinary recipes. In late November, OpenAI, the developer behind GPT-3, published an open-access version of a chatbot modeled on the neural network called ChatGPT. The primary feature of this version is that it is capable of “understanding” the context behind th…

  20.12.2022

• ITMO Launches Open-Source Mentorship Program

  …thematicians, physicists, biologists, chemists, and researchers from other fields also rely on these technologies in their work. However, they often need assistance from professional software developers in these endeavors. At the same time, the university trains IT students who would definitely benefit from practical training during their time at ITMO; for instance, …

  20.12.2022

• Top Projects of ITMO’s First FoodTech Accelerator

  … is incorrect dosage of nitrogen-containing fertilizers. As a solution to this problem, the project’s team suggested a biodegradable coating that will cut down on nitrogen emissions into the atmosphere. The novel encapsulated fertilizer will remain active longer than the conventional one, releasing nutrients gradually and thus producing a beneficial effect on plan…

  19.12.2022

• Sbiten and Vzvar: Slavic Way to Gluehnwein

  …, spices, and honey. It had been very popular for centuries before the introduction of tea. There is no strict recipe – each region or even each family could have their own version, depending on what they have in stock. Most commonly, Slavs used dried apples or pears, heather, St. John's wort, oregano, as well as lingonberry, raspberry, and currant leaves. It’s fa…

  19.12.2022

• The Future of AI: ITMO Scientists Present Cutting-Edge Projects

  …ata obtained from metadata modeling, namely, input characteristics and modeling results. This newly introduced feature makes it possible to save time and resources. The key mission of FEDOT.Industrial, however, as its name indicates, is to work with industrial data and optimize processes and resources at enterprises. In particular, the tool can come in handy when cla…

  16.12.2022

• The Results of ITMO’s First Large-Scale Study of Quality of Life in Academia

  …obile fundus camera to obtain appropriate images of the fundus and eyes to study eye diseases in an academic environment. We hope that the university’s expertise in computer vision will help address students’ vision problems,” states ‪Anton Barchuk. Read also:  Expert in Health Economics Ekaterina Aleksandrova on How to Ev…

  15.12.2022

• Student Spotlight: Arafat Rahman, Bangladesh

  …terested in information security? In 2014, the Reserve Bank of Bangladesh was hacked and a massive sum of money was looted. This incident resulted in a great financial recession in my country. After this disaster, the whole nation started taking cybersecurity very seriously. I also want to contribute to this cause and help my country become more secure digitally. …

  15.12.2022