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Life During a Pandemic: Experiences, Changes, Silver Linings
…rtunities to experience this unprecedented time in some unprecedented way, my day consists of trying to jam together work and entertaining a four-year-old who wants to build a science lab just as I’m getting dangerously close to a deadline. Maybe it’s a good time to remember that you are enough and you do enough and all you can do is be grateful. And when you need to…
07.04.2020
ITMO University Starts Competition for Over 470 Academic Vacancies
… Aleksandr Pirogov, deputy head of the Department of Program Design and Implementation, at pirogov@itmo.ru. In addition to teaching positions, a lot of other job openings – scientific, IT-related, administrative – are currently available at ITMO University. Their list can be found here. …
06.04.2020
Quadcopter vs. Traffic Safety Inspectors: Researchers Test Drones for Traffic Road Accident Analysis
…already testing a prototype of the system. It all started with research conducted by Prof. Basov’s group at the Faculty of Infocommunication Technologies. For a while now, scientists and engineers have been trying to enhance the capabilities of standard quadcopters for professional use. They are developing special transport modules, almost like portable airfields…
06.04.2020
ITMO University’s Work and Study Schedule from April 4 to April 30
How Statistics Can Skew Facts – and How We Can Learn to Trust It Again
…Null hypothesis and p-value It’s difficult for us today to imagine a situation in which some newfound scientific knowledge is accepted by the society and the scientific community without a solid evidential background. But it wasn’t always like this – the strict requirement to substantiate hypotheses and theories with empirical dat…
03.04.2020
Me & My Robot: ITMO Roboticists Feature in a Documentary by American Filmmaker Mark Decena
…In the words of its creators, the documentary tells the story of the next generation of engineers, inventors, and scientists – a diverse group of school students from 65 countries who design and build problem-solving robots as a way to have fun while changing the world. The creators of Me & My Robot follow the 18 teams from ten countries on their way to Thailand –…
02.04.2020
This Stay-At-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: April 4-5
… this webinar featuring leading experts in the field as well as an open public Q&A session seems like a great opportunity to learn all the latest news from the cutting edge of science, and get a few ideas on how 3D printing might be set to save the world. Virtual Developer Talks: How to Be a World-Class Developer April 4, 9am to 12pm WIB (UTC+7) If you …
01.04.2020
ITMO Scientists Propose an Improved Technology for Detecting Ultra-Low Magnetic Fields
…Today, it’s not a problem for scientists to measure the strength of a magnetic field thanks to special equipment called magnetometers. However, there are very weak magnetic fields that are very hard to measure in accurately. For example, such fields occur as a result of neurons working in our brains. Meanwhile, there are situations when the magnetic field of gray mat…
01.04.2020
Don’t Panic: How to Keep It Together During a Pandemic
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