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Student Spotlight: Ricardo Zambrano, Ecuador
…mechatronics and hence is a very special memory. How did you find ITMO? There are two parts to this story. Towards the end of high school, I was interested in learning a new language again. I decided to start learning Russian. So when the time came to select a university for my higher education, Russia was at the top of my list. I had applied for the Russian Go…
24.02.2022
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 26-27, 2022
…a Gothic Revival cathedral and focusing on the classic pieces for the organ and the flute. Enjoy this unusual combination of instruments and who knows, you might discover some new undertones that you haven’t heard before in the pattern of sounds that they create. Thawing Feelings festival February 26-27, March 6-8 10 am - 4:30 pm St. Petersburg’s Bot…
23.02.2022
CodeX Team Presents New App for Error Detection in Code
…which owns vc.ru, DTF, TJ, and others. In doing so, the system began to receive more and more events that slowed it down and made it unstable. Knowing that, we had to design a new more reliable architecture,” shares Vitaliy Guryn, a project manager and developer at CodeX. The product concept is rather simple. Small programs called catchers usually plugged i…
22.02.2022
ITMO.EduStars Winner Olga Smirnova: Building a Culture of Error is Beyond Important For Students
…well, I know I would have felt out of place there anyway. What brought you to ITMO? I was engaged in philology for a long time when I realized I wanted to try something new. There’s a big difference between teaching foreign languages at tech vs. humanitarian universities. In the tech setting, we try to equip our students with the language they need for specifi…
22.02.2022
Learning Russian: International Students’ Insights
…e in information security. As a native Arabic speaker with extensive knowledge of English and German, he believes that desire and enthusiasm are key prerequisites for learning new languages. When asked why he decided to learn Russian, he gives five reasons. “First, it is the best way for me to keep in touch with professors and colleagues so I can get the most ou…
22.02.2022
ITMO Partners With GUP TEK on Digital Adaptation Program for Senior Citizens
…ngs of shock and emptiness because they feel as if they are no longer needed,” comments Irina Grigorieva. In 2021, the portal entered its next stage of development. A new team from ITMO’s eGovernment Center overhauled the portal, adding relevant features made necessary by the pandemic as well as educational and informational modules; they also outlined the p…
21.02.2022
Chemistry and Artificial Intelligence Master’s Program: Opportunities, Scholarships, and Admissions Requirements
…ts in the сategory PI Group: Scientific Hyperjump. The overall goal of the project is to form a scientific team that can develop drugs and nanomaterials developed with AI. The new program, in turn, was designed to train such professionals. As noted by Vladimir Vinogradov, the head of ITMO’s SCAMT Institute and the new program, its g…
21.02.2022
6 Unexpectedly Cool Things About Living in Russia
…y, too, especially by train (although it can be time-consuming). The Trans-Siberian Railway is not only a popular tourist attraction but the longest railway line in the world. Newcomers are also often very happy to see trains departing and arriving on time. Blooming beauty industry Brows, eyelashes, nails, and hair – get them all and more done in Russia for a v…
21.02.2022
ITMO.EduStars Winner Anastasia Bulygina on Making Lectures Cooler Than YouTube
…st was creating typical banners that would appeal to a target audience. Moreover, my year-long career at the city’s major company made it clear that I wasn’t learning anything new there. And what’s more, most of the handy skills I’ve got came from taking ITMO’s Marketorium contest during my Bachelor’s studies. Then, my friend told me about ITMO’s Master’s programs an…
18.02.2022
Is AI About to Replace Programmers?
…his wouldn’t be a major achievement for a real person but for AI, it’s a huge step forward. In programming, this is the first time that an algorithm was able to come up with a new and original solution instead of generating it based on pre-existent ones. AlphaCode employs a scalable transforming architecture. In such models, all data is processed simultaneously, …
18.02.2022