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The Radio-Astronomical Triangle of Russia’s Institute of Applied Astronomy’s Quasar-KVO Complex
…rdinate support for Russia’s major systems. One of the most essential tasks it performs is high-precision monitoring of irregularities of the Earth’s rotation. Quasar-KVO also solves a variety of applied tasks. For example, the data it gathers is used in a range of space projects, namely for supporting the operation the global satellite navigation system GLONASS. …
28.02.2019
ITMO Master’s Student on Using Robots in Medicine
…t to do. But imagine that there is a doctor somewhere in Russia who knows enough to help their patients, but cannot do complicated staff like tracheostomy. What can be done to solve this problem? To train good specialists, we need special equipment. In the modern world, medical professionals face various challenges, like treating injuries from car crashes, gun…
28.02.2019
On-Site Round of “I Am a Professional” Competition: Participants Share
…fficult; you had to work really hard to make it to the finals. I didn’t train for the competition per se, but as the program featured sports programming tasks and I trained in solving those as part of my university’s ACM ICPC team which I’m part of, I guess you could say that I didn’t come unprepared. As I expected, the on-site tasks were a more advanced version o…
27.02.2019
How the RENOIR Project Untangles the Chaos of Social Media and Why It Matters
ITMO Technopark Resident Wins International Contest On Blockchain Applications For Self-Driving Cars
…ir answers. All solutions were accepted: from sharing data and payments between vehicles and infrastructure and working in decentralized environments via asset registration to solving related environmental issues and others. DCZD.tech’s idea was to develop a decentralized system which would enable communications between autonomous vehicles on the road, allowin…
26.02.2019
How Researchers Use Big Data to Fight HIV and Addiction
…d report to the US Congress about the need to conduct (and fund) this or that research project, as well as about the treatments or preventative measures that should be used to solve issues. There is also the National Institute of Health (NIH), who are interested in the scientific aspects and providing expertise. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) als…
25.02.2019
ITMO University and Government of Moscow’s Department for Education and Science to Launch IT Classes in City’s Schools
…iversities and businesses. We all understand that learning today’s phenomena is not enough. Schools have to provide students with the opportunity to obtain a key skill set for solving the challenges of tomorrow. And it is most commendable that the links I spoke about are being created all over Russia. For example, ITMO University cooperates with a leading information…
22.02.2019
Forbes Science and Technology Editor on Communicating Research
…ll people who have diabetes. For this reason, journalists will be interested in your invention even before you get your first investments. Such things happen if your discovery solves some really relevant problem. Let's examine several specific cases that will help you tell about your discovery to the media. Case: simplicity of narration Oftentimes, newspaper…
22.02.2019
4SPB Hackathon: Machine Learning for Socially Significant Projects
… St. Petersburg better. ITMO University was the hackathon’s official partner. According to the organizers, the hackathon is a great opportunity to work with IT projects and solve some of the city's social problems. The event's name speaks for itself; 4SPB refers to the four project categories: safe city, inclusive city, self-governed city, and clean city. T…
21.02.2019
Lectures on International Business and a Medieval Feast: ITMO Master's Student on the Winter School at the Prague University of Finance and Administration
…nics and Optical Computing. Since my very first year I understood that I wanted to do more than just physics, and soon got interested in entrepreneurship. I joined a team that solved business cases and included students from Saint Petersburg State University. For four years, we've been participating in different championships. In 2016 we won the championship in St. P…
20.02.2019