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• How To Teach a Computer To Interpret Text

  …ining, 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 certain patterns,” explains Ilya Surov, senior research associate at ITMO University’s National Center for Cognitive Research. “By using th…

  30.03.2021

• ITMO’s Robot Artist Learns To Earn Money Using NFT

  …of Infocommunication Technologies.  Recently, Gaka-Chu has learned to get paid for its creations. Four of its pictures are now NFT tokens on Rarible. The works were put on auction only a week ago and have immediately become very popular with bids ranging from $800 to $1,600 on Ethereum.  At this stage, its creators assist Gaka-Chu in making the tokens. Ho…

  30.03.2021

• Architectural Utopia: 5 Never-Implemented Soviet Projects

  ….  It was to be built on the site of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, which was demolished on the orders of Soviet authorities in 1931. After decades of engineering and construction, however, the site returned back to its original state in the 1990s, and now you can once again see the restored cathedral just as back in the day.  The Aeroflot building, Mosco…

  29.03.2021

• ITMO Staff Develop Tabletop VR Platform For Better User Experience

  …Denis Stolyarov, the lead engineer at ITMO’s Center of Usability and Mixed Reality and the founder of the Resolla.com and Video360production.com projects, has developed a new VR platform – a workstation equipped with a swivel chair and a round table. By design, people wearing a VR headset can lean on a horizontal surface if they feel disoriented. This technology help…

  26.03.2021

• ITMO University Hosts the First IChem Prize Contest for School Students

  …Ekaterina Skorb, head of ITMO's Infochemistry Scientific Center, says that the IChem Prize contest was held in conjunction with the launch of a new Bachelor’s program introduced in 2021. Before that, the center held a number of events to engage school students in a new field of science, and the competition has become a result of the ongoing joint work.  “We want…

  25.03.2021

• ITMO and Almazov National Medical Research Centre Researchers Study The Effect of Gaming On the Human Brain

  … was the impetus to start studying the changing brain activity patterns and behavior of avid gamers, for instance, to identify similarities between the effect of gaming and other addictions, such as to chemical substances.  Such studies are made possible by functional magnetic resonance (fMRI), a technology that allows scientists to …

  25.03.2021

• ITMO Student Creates Platform for Finding Team Members for Various Projects

  …ten have to deal with the lack of necessary competencies and experience difficulties assembling their teams. On the other hand, says Vladimir, they also do not put their skills into action because they simply have no idea how to do it.  “My concept was that people often don’t make use of their skills and resources because they simply don’t know how to do so and …

  24.03.2021

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: March 27-28, 2021

  …be distinguished for something specific – are we living through a brand new art era and can we see our own feelings reflected in the exhibited pieces? It might just be that this collection helps you discover something about yourself that was always there but that didn’t have a name yet. Enjoy the abundance of colors and painting techniques, and let there be a revelat…

  24.03.2021

• Scientists From ITMO and the US Assemble New Reference Genomes of Two Malaria Mosquito Species

  …  In 2019, malaria was found in 80 countries, including 108 cases in Russia. Most of all the disease affects those in the African continent – with over 90% of cases of malaria infection registered there.  It is a well-known fact that this disease is spread by mosquitoes. It is with their bites that Plasmodium parasites causing malaria get into the human body. A…

  24.03.2021

• Get to Know ITMO Technopark’s XLab

  …, the ultimate goal of XLab is to bring together students involved in tech projects, as well as introduce them to each other and industry representatives. XLab has now become an attraction point for several student clubs, namely, Info Lab, GreenTech.Students, the newly established Energy Club, and many others. This was made to let clubs share their best practices, bu…

  23.03.2021