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• AI And Science in Art at the EverArt Weekend Online Festival

  …by contemporary artists, including those who create works using neural networks. The latter included conferences, roundtable discussions, and lectures. ITMO University’s Art & Science Center organized three events that explored the convergence of art and science. What is Art & Science? Today, Art…

  08.07.2020

• ITMO.FUTURE: How to Help Develop ITMO and Boost Your Skills While at It

  …ongside them. What’s more, I think that one defining feature of our university is that it attracts young people who want to develop together with ITMO. This includes students, scientists, and members of administration. The ITMO.FUTURE project is a great opportunity for students to develop together with ITMO not on paper but in real life, and for us in the university’…

  08.07.2020

• ITMO University Holds a Pilot Course on Organizing Volunteering Activity

  …ganizations were created on the basis of participating higher education institutions, and the already existing ones were given additional support.  In 2019, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation also supported the development of study modules to bolster the volunteering movement by integrating volunteering into the education proces…

  06.07.2020

• 5 Russian Natural Wonders

  …ts long and unique history. Undoubtedly, the best start to a cross-country pilgrimage.  Mount Elbrus   At 5,642m, this is the highest mountain in Europe (though some scientists claim it shouldn’t be considered European at all), the fifth most prominent peak in the world and, naturally, a dormant volcano. Located in the Southern regions of the country and in…

  06.07.2020

• Public Council of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education Discusses a Report on Higher Education During the Pandemic

  …On Friday July 3, an online session was held of the Public Council of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. It focused on the novel coronavirus pandemic and its impact on the functioning of Russian higher education institutions. The meeting’s participants discussed the report developed by the rectors of 13 leading Russian universities, which examined how the …

  03.07.2020

• ITMO University Researchers Become First in Russia to Grow a Three-Dimensional Gallous Oxide Single-Crystal Ingot

  …cs.” Until recently, gallous oxide monocrystals were only produced in three countries: Japan, the USA, and Germany. But now, thanks to more than five years of work by scientists from ITMO University, they can be made in Russia, too. Iridium crucible At first glance, growing a crystal may not seem like such a difficult task: Ga2O3 in powder form is pour…

  03.07.2020

• Geek Picnic Online: Lectures in Minecraft, Discussions Galore, and a Virtual Party on Mars

  … format. Despite that change, the organizers tried to preserve the open air atmosphere as much as possible.  The festival has always partnered up with leading universities, science organizations, museums and news outlets. ITMO has been cooperating with Geek Picnic for several years now, though it didn’t have a dedicated booth this year. Instead, the university’s s…

  02.07.2020

• ITMO Fellow Ananya Das: I Came to St. Petersburg for Applied Research

  …ITMO’s Fellowship and Professorship program annually attracts successful scientists from all over the world to bring their projects to life in St.Petersburg. One of such scientists is Ananya Das, a researcher from India who specializes in studying optical properties of carbon dots. We got in touch with her to ask about her project and l…

  02.07.2020

• ITMO Fellow Anna Zhuk on Her Path from Mathematics to Bioinformatics and Research at ITMO

  …Annually, ITMO University invites leading and promising scientists from all over the world to bring their projects to life in St. Petersburg as part of the ITMO Fellowship and Professorship program. Among them is Anna Zhuk, a bioinformatics researcher specializing in mutation studies. ITMO.NEWS contacted the scientist to learn about her…

  30.06.2020

• Data Security Master’s Programs at ITMO University

  …tually contradictory. Absolute confidentiality means there’s no availability, and complete availability often leads to loss of integrity. That’s the main paradox and source of scientific challenges,” says Danil Zakoldaev, the head of the Faculty of Secure Information Technologies. “Today, data security is about more than protecting bit strings in a computer system. I…

  30.06.2020