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• A Guide to the World of Science Fiction

  …Uneasy path to science fiction Science fiction is a large body of literature with over 20 different classifications and numerous subgenres. But it’s not easy to be a fan of science fiction: firstly, people tend to have fairly stable associations with the genre, and often they don’t rush to go beyond …

  26.02.2021

• ITMO Researchers Develop Biocompatible Support Device for Artificial Organs

  …ary for patients with life-threatening illnesses to be placed on waiting lists for donor organs. But in order to begin the production of artificial organs on a large scale, scientists need to resolve several issues. One such issue is organ control. It’s not enough to “train” an artificial implant to do its functions – it must also be “plugged” into the nervous sys…

  26.02.2021

• ITMO Professor Alexander Boukhanovsky on How AI Can Help Economy in Crisis

  …The funding for your project from Russian Science Foundation (RSF) has recently been extended, but when did you receive your first grant? And what were the extension conditions?   We secured the grant in 2017 in the first competition of laboratories held within the RSF Presidential program. Only two projects were named winners in the category Mathematics, Informat…

  25.02.2021

• How To Write a Successful Grant Application and Get Funding: Tips for Young Scientists

  …ery important line in the CV of any student or graduate; it is an expert assessment of your work and competencies. This increases your value as a specialist in the eyes of the scientific community and makes you stand out among other applicants, for example, when applying for a job at a research center or laboratory.  Any project starts with an idea proposed by an …

  25.02.2021

• Art & Science Open Day: New Majors, New Formats, New Opportunities

  …New majors The Art & Science Master’s program appeared at ITMO University two and a half years ago. Since then, the curriculum has already been transformed several times and continues to be regularly updated. The program involves more and more world-class artists and researchers, introduces innovative formats of student-curator interaction, and opens up new opport…

  24.02.2021

• ITMO Scientists Propose Improved Solar Cells for Use in Smart Glass

  …rent thin-film photoactive materials, which could be placed on top of windows and used as miniature energy generators. But in order to introduce such devices on a large scale, scientists must solve a number of problems. “As an idea, transparent solar cells sound fascinating,” says Pavel Voroshilov, a researcher at ITMO University’s Faculty of Physics and Enginee…

  20.02.2021

• Quantified Self and Personal Science: How I Almost Missed the Point

  … What the article offered was an account of his personal experience plus some sound, demonstrable formulas to substantiate his point – in my ideal world, that is what personal science should be like. Needless to say, I took pleasure in reading this one, and from a practical standpoint, it gave me both the inspiration to do a similar study on a slightly different matt…

  19.02.2021

• ITMO Professor Aleksandr Farseev on Long Tail Marketing and 2020 Gartner Cool Vendors Award

  …me of them now work at SoMin.ai. Their professionalism and entrepreneurial drive have helped numerous companies around the world become unicorns in their field. In addition to scientific projects, it also gives our clients and investors confidence that they are working with true professionals and cutting-edge technologies in the field of artificial intelligence. W…

  19.02.2021

• ITMO Student Wins NOAA Machine Learning Competition

  …years ago and I thought that such contests could be really useful in my studies. That’s why I started looking for them on Driven Data – this resource has many projects in data science,” he says.  After acquiring his Bachelor’s degree from Tishreen University, Syria, Ammar won the grant to study in Russia and settled on ITMO. Having studied mechatronics and robot…

  19.02.2021

• How Citizen Science Helps Drive Research Forward

  …During the meeting, experts spoke about the practice of using citizen science methods in biology, biotechnology, and neuroscience. Alexandra Borissova, executive director of AKSON and head of the People of Science program, spoke about the origins of citizen science and its mo…

  18.02.2021