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• Mental Health Month: How to Receive Psychological Support at ITMO

  …dy problems with procrastination. But the real problem in such cases often lies not in laziness but in lack of understanding of yourself and your aspirations, the discrepancy between the chosen field of study and your abilities, and so on.  In what cases should you see a specialist? You should do it, when fear, anxiety, and psychological problems disrupt your l…

  08.04.2021

• ITMO University Presents Projects on Ecology of Big City and Baltic Sea Day International Forums

  …sity jointly with Mikkeli Development Miksei Ltd (Finland), Environmental Partnership Association (Russia), and XAMK University (Finland). Its aim is to establish cooperation between science and business in the field of biotechnology and circular economy. The project is funded by the EU, Russia, and Finland within the 2014-2020 South-East Finland – Russia Cross-Bo…

  07.04.2021

• From Screen to Life: A Movie Guide to St. Petersburg

  …es can hardly imagine, but some 15 years ago (still the 21st century!) people couldn’t reach each other so easily, as cell phones were as multifunctional as bricks and social networks were virtually nonexistent. Luckily for us, this is now history, but phone trouble became the basis for one of the most romantic movies filmed in St. Petersburg: Piter FM. Masha is a…

  02.04.2021

• ITMO Associate Professor Alexander Kuznetsov on How Criminals Fool Voice Recognition to Steal Money

  … If we have a quality record, then it won’t be hard to synthesize a new audio track, even with a completely different text. Nowadays, synthesis systems based on deep neural networks are especially widespread. Anyone already can find them online, and, if necessary, any competent Python programmer can retrain these networks or write a n…

  02.04.2021

• TECHNOHISTORY Conference: Biohacking, Neuroart, and Women of Bauhaus

  …hool. This seemingly progressive community still fell for the prejudices of the 20th century. This is best illustrated by the Bauhaus founder's quote: “There is no difference between a beautiful and a strong sex.” When we were asked to give a talk about one of the artists in our history class, I noticed that there were no women among the 50 listed names. So I deci…

  01.04.2021

• ITMO Researchers Teach Neural Network to Tell Jokes

  …utside the rules of logic – but such rules are key for an algorithm to function. On the other hand, jokes also have their laws and structure, which can be grasped by a neural network. In order to prove this hypothesis, ITMO experts created a website where GPT-3, the most advanced text-generating algorithm in the world, tells all sorts of jokes based on the classic…

  01.04.2021

• Social Media Knows Everything: Threats and Risks

  … How do algorithms draw conclusions about us? Do social media really listen in on our conversations in order to target us with ads? How safe is GPS for us? Are public networks safe? Should I use it? What are other negative aspects? And what about positive aspects? Do IT platforms protect user data? Is it possible to leave zero digital footprints? …

  31.03.2021

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: April 3-4, 2021

  …e chance to expand your horizons and discover the world of Russian sculpture at St. Petersburg’s Manege this weekend. The exhibition brings together over 150 artworks created between the 18th and 20th centuries. From must-know masterpieces to more obscure art, you will find yourself in a frozen mise-en-scène as you watch the stillness of sculptures from a completely …

  31.03.2021

• Live Your Best Spring in St. Petersburg

  … keep your eyes peeled on the Student Services Office website: the glorious ITMOLNIA electric scooters are soon to return to ITMO’s parking lots – ready to take you on a ride between ITMO’s campuses.  Feel young and sophisticated St. Pete can definitely boast a multitude of modern public spaces, each with their own youthful and maybe even sophisticated vibe…

  30.03.2021

• How To Teach a Computer To Interpret Text

  …ed by copyright. Machines are almost perfect when it comes to logical tasks, mathematical analysis, data mining, and compilation of new content on its basis. “Big neural networks are taught on enormously large amounts of texts, images, or melodies, depending on the task so that connections inside this neural network would detect ce…

  30.03.2021