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WiDS Conference: How Data Science Helps Do Business and Identify Rare Diseases
… wouldn’t have records that duplicate each other. Yandex.Search operates differently: they have over 2,000 programmers and analysts in the team. The latter often act as managers who develop new metrics and improve the existing ones. So, what should a young specialist expect if they want to get a job at a major company such as ours? There is a good chance th…
12.03.2019
ITMO Alumni and ITMO Ambassadors: Staying in Touch After Graduation
…cleaner production here at ITMO University. I am currently working on a research project named “Development of a thermal neutralization system for municipal solid waste management in Lagos, Nigeria”. Its goal is to develop a complex system for waste management and clean energy for Lagos. This city has a population of over 21 mill…
12.03.2019
Software Engineering Program by ITMO and JetBrains: Students Share
…ocus on the theoretical or practical aspects of each particular subject. I think that everything that we learn has some purpose: the workload we get helps us learn to properly manage our time and increase our efficiency. Future prospects A wide range of subjects and specializations, lecturers with specialized knowledge – all of that offers each students an oppo…
11.03.2019
Head of Leningrad Laser Systems on Specifics of Russian Optical Components Market
…m cryptography and fiber-optical lasers, as well as those who focus on material processing: marking, engraving and so on. So, we start solving the technical task, and then our manager comes up with a commercial offer. If the customer accepts it, the order is dealt with by our sales manager. Why do you think you’ve become successful, …
11.03.2019
Materials Scientist Alexandre Nominé on Challenges of his Field, Learning Russian, and Creativity at ITMO University
…stainless steel, even though aluminum and magnesium themselves are very soft. So, in our paper, we studied the approach based on plasmas in liquid for this problem and we have managed to find and describe two types of plasma, one of which is bad for the process and one of which is good for the process, and how we can control their presence. You have been to Ru…
07.03.2019
10 Summer Schools to Attend This Summer
… engineering, design engineering, electrical engineering, energy systems, innovation and health technology, manufacturing engineering, physics and engineering physics, project management, software engineering, and so on. 2. Barcelona International Summer School, Pompeu Fabra University (Spain) Dates: July 2019 Tuition fee for one course: €700 (does not inc…
07.03.2019
Awardees of 2018-2019 Potanin Scholarship Reveal Their Winning Hacks
…Roman Evstigneev, first-year Master’s student, Faculty of Technological Management and Innovations I first heard about the Potanin scholarship only half a year ago. I’d been aware that similar programs and contests existed before, but didn’t pay that much attention. I realize now that this wasn’t my best idea. The contest was carried out in two rounds. This yea…
07.03.2019
Quantum Communications Project at ITMO Receives 100 Million Rubles Investment
…of data transfer, as well as its potential for integration into existing communication lines. SMARTS and ITMO University are currently collaborating on the development of a management system for geographically distributed data processing centers which employ quantum technology. The Quanttelecom startup was founded by JSC Quantum Communications, an SIE of ITMO U…
06.03.2019
On Way to Smart City: Head of St. Petersburg e-Government Department on Digital Economy and City Services
…nges in other aforementioned areas. What role does the concept of a smart city play in all of these projects? Smart cities are the subject of a separate program called “Management of housing and urban environments”. It oversees all kinds of urban transformations: from creating comfortable public spaces for citizens and improving their quality of life to design…
06.03.2019
Quantum Physicist Oleksandr Kyriienko on the Future of Computing and Making a Career in Science
…of them, and it is still necessary to teach them to correct their mistakes. However, what we can do with quantum computers is simulate quantum systems. Scientists have already managed to preserve the quantum state of numerous atoms or photons; with just a hundred of such particles, called qubits, it is possible to perform some really complex calculations. I believe t…
05.03.2019