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• Neural Network-Generated Illustrations and Food Delivery App for the Visually Impaired: Teens in Tech School at ITMO

• How to Make Cities More Livable: Norwegian Expert Knows the Answer

  …cow is doing a good job. In St. Petersburg, it’s a bit harder to get funding, but it doesn’t mean it’s impossible, as we can attract talented creative people and volunteers to solve these tasks. We can also influence the city administration. It really works. Look at all these bike rides in St. Petersburg; though they aren’t perfect yet, it’s only the beginning. It’s …

  09.11.2018

• Go with the Flow, Ask Questions, and Shoot for the Stars: Lessons from a Gamedev Meetup

  …as easy as I expected: I had to do a lot of faking. I thought that I’d become a magician, but in reality it was an illusionist that I ended up as. My motto is, no task is unsolvable. But that’s just putting a brave face on my part, because some tasks really are, and you can do nothing about it. Either you wait until the engine creators fix the problem, or you give…

  09.11.2018

• Biking to the Top: ITMO’s 9th International Council Meeting in Amsterdam

  …rams which draw on several scientific fields to provide students with new perspectives and working tools, and science with the next generation of versatile specialists able to solve complex global tasks of the day. The next UvA representative taking the floor was Dr. Peter Sloot himself. Prof. Sloot dedicated his presentation to the workings of the UvA’s Insti…

  07.11.2018

• Indigenous Languages and Fun Science: ‘From Volunteering to Social Engineering’ Forum

  …multicultural communication among the city’s youth. The organization approaches this problem by building a community of volunteers from different associations which focus on resolving inter-ethnic tensions. There are 89 ethnicities living in Voronezh today, the city also has a lot of international students. The project authors develop the volunteer movement, form …

  07.11.2018

• Movie Fridays: Studio Ghibli, Nuff Said

  … is Natsukashii, fond nostalgia for the past and one’s personal memories, which is channeled by the films’ convoluted narratives and magical scores with their deliberately unresolved and strange melodies that influence spectators’ perceptions on a subconscious level. Take these deep-seated cultural layers, mix them into a wildly imaginative plot, wrap it all up in an…

  02.11.2018

• ITMO’s Teaching Methodology Wins Best Innovation Product Award

  … by its name, projects take the center-stage. Their focus, be it engineering, science, or something else, is not of great importance; what matters is to have an open-answer, unsolved task. We group three to five people around a task, set an objective, and let them do their thing. Iana Muzychenko: It’s important to note that these are not like lab work that command…

  02.11.2018

• State Hermitage Photographer Yuri Molodkovets on Running an Instagram for World-Famous Museum

  …Hermitage sought to make the most of natural lighting, and its interiors look stunning in sunlight. That’s why I try to capture such images whenever I get the chance. Resolving conflicts As you might remember, two years ago we hosted the Jan Fabre exhibition "Knight of Despair / Warrior of Beauty". This was a highly charged exhibition that should have had a…

  02.11.2018

• Ghent University Professor: Every Patient Should Have Their Own Heart Model

  …What issues is your scientific group trying to solve right now? In short, at the core of our research is the problem of heart arrhythmia: its causes and possible treatment methods. Atrial fibrillation is known as the most common irregular heartbeat. There is evidence that this disease is associated with an increased risk of stroke. On the one hand, it’s easily …

  01.11.2018

• ITMO Student Talks Urban Development in Northern Cities

  …Russia? Many aspects of how we plan our cities are problematic. For example, there is this perennial issue of roof water disposal. As of now, the majority of Russian cities solve this problem by dumping rainwater and melted snow onto passer-bys. But this is fraught with risks: come wintertime, disposed-of roof water turns into ice, people slip, fall down, sometime…

  30.10.2018