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  • ITMO Researchers Seek to Improve MOOC Effectiveness

    The concept of MOOC has turned five years old in 2016. In that time 50 million people had successfully completed educational online courses. But the core problem still remains – the low outcome numbers (out of all participants who register for a course, only less than 10 % complete it). What is the reason for this and how can it be solved? ITMO University’s researchers Lyubov Lisitsyna and Evgeniy Efimchik had come up with their own approach to online courses that should increase their efficiency. This June, their paper “Making MOOCs More Effective and Adaptive on Basis of SAT and Game Mechanics” was granted the Best Conference Paper award at the 4th International Conference “Smart Education and e-Learning (SEEL-2017)” that took place in Vilamoura, Portugal. We talked to Lyubov Lisitsyna, head of ITMO University’s Department of Computer Educational Technologies about her research and its success with the conference’s experts.

    11.07.2017

  • ITMO and Finland's XAMK University Strengthen Relationship

    Head of School of Translational Information Technologies and of ITMO University’s eScience Research Institute Alexander Boukhanovsky and the Rector of South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences (XAMK) Heikki Saastamoinen have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The first step of this new partnership will be the staging of an International Young Scientists Conference. This year the event that will gather the leading experts on high-performance computing and simulation will take place at XAMK’s campus in the town of Kotka.

    12.05.2017

  • Days of Intellectual Property: How to Patent One’s Invention in the 21st Century

    In 2017, the Days of Intellectual Property gathered together experts in the field of intellectual property, researchers, entrepreneurs and talented developers who are discussing how to protect one’s software code and how to teach young inventors how to deal with Intellectual Property basics. This year the gathering is taking place in St. Petersburg from April 18-26, supported by ITMO University. 

    24.04.2017

  • ITMO Students Develop an Algorithm For Defining One’s Marital Status

    Ksenya Buraya and her colleagues created an algorithm that can define an internet user's marital status with a 86% accuracy by using data from three social networks. The scientists believe that such programs will once be used to create psychological profiles. Ms. Buraya will present her report on the research at one of the most important events in this field — the AAAI Conference on artificial intelligence which will be held in San-Francisco in the beginning of February.

    01.02.2017

  • ITMO’s Mini-Conference on Advanced Physics

    ITMO University hosted a mini-conference for first and second year students that study advanced physics. The event’s idea was to give them insight into some of the aspects of research activities and train them to present their research results. Some of their works will be presented at contests and published in science journals, noted Alexandr Chirtsov, the conference's coordinator.

    30.12.2016

  • International Relations at ITMO University in 2016: Successes and Plans

    Over the last year, ITMO University has participated in various international events, ranging from conferences and seminars to exhibitions and award ceremonies. Such participation increases the University’s visibility on a global scale, expands its relationships with international professors and faculty from the top universities in the world. But how can you actually measure ITMO University’s effectiveness in international relations? By the number of international students? The university’s news portal together with the Vice Rector for International Relations, Daria Kozlova explained why we need international educational conferences and how participating in them influences the university’s development.

    29.12.2016