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• ITMO Professor Emeritus Yuri Kivshar Among Winners of Web of Science Awards 2017

  The Web of Science Awards 2017 were presented in Moscow to scientists and scientific organizations for their contribution to science. Sixteen Russian scientists received awards, including Yuri Kivshar, research director of ITMO’s Center for Nanophotonics and Metamaterials and a professor of the Australian National University.

  19.02.2018

• Different Challenges, Different Teachers: Tatiana Chernigovskaya on Challenges of Digital Age

  Today’s computers allow us to conduct the most complex genomic research, and specialized software has long bested humans at chess and Go. Still, though we’ve lost to machines in terms of processing speed, our brain still exceeds the most powerful computers in terms of complexity. But do we really know how it works? And how can we apply this knowledge in the conditions of the ever-changing environment? Tatiana Chernigovskaya, Head of St. Petersburg State University’s Department of the Problems of Convergence in Natural Sciences and Humanities, talked about the new challenges in cognitive science during an open lecture at ITMO University.

  19.02.2018

• SCAMT Lab's Anna Fakhardo Talks Nanobots and Cancer Research

  How does the nation’s top IT university develop biotechnologies? By bringing in the right researchers! Anna Fakhardo, a second-year PhD student at ITMO’s International Laboratory “Solution Chemistry of Advanced Materials and Technologies” (SCAMT), is one of the first to initiate biological research at the lab. The young scientist also oversees two projects as part of the Pharma 2020 federal program, which both include pre-clinical trials. In late 2017, she became the recipient of the SCAMT Achievement Award. ITMO.NEWS spoke to Anna about her research.

  16.02.2018

• Chinese New Year in St. Petersburg

  Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, has been around for nearly three millennia. February 16 will mark the beginning of the Year of the Dog in the Lunar Calendar and the festivities will last for nearly a week. Learn about the various events in St. Petersburg dedicated to this holiday in the fourth installment of our winter holiday series.

  15.02.2018

• ITMO is LOVE

  When we first introduced it as one of our core values, many were shocked. But the truth is for most of us ITMO University is more than a job – it’s a deep commitment, it’s fun, it’s family. It’s the knowledge that what we do together is greater than the sum of its parts. It’s late nights and early flights. It’s thinking big and investing even bigger. It’s completely changing education and science in  Russia,  and  putting  a heart on it.

  14.02.2018

• Digital Culture: Why Everyone Should Learn Programming

  Starting in 2018, all newly-enrolled Bachelor’s and Master’s students at ITMO University will study digital culture regardless of their area of studies and educational program. This new subject will provide them with the skills needed to utilize modern IT tools. The demand for programming skills among employees continues to grow year after year. In this article we’re going to look at why everyone needs to know about programming today, where to begin when studying it, and what makes these new skills useful.

  14.02.2018

• Love is… Where to take your Valentine in St. Petersburg

  Often called Venice of the North, St. Petersburg is a perfect setting for romance. From beautiful sights to winding canals and intimate inner yards, it’s a place to explore and learn more about each other in the process. You don’t even have to take your date to a theater or a concert, of which there’s plenty. Maybe this Valentine’s Day love is…

  13.02.2018

• ITMO Prepares for ACM ICPC

  Students from ITMO’s Information Technologies and Programming Faculty Vladimir Smykalov, Adam Bardashevich and Grigory Shovkoplyas recently hosted a winter training camp for Chinese collegiate programming teams in Beijing. Meanwhile, ITMO University’s team, who are slated to participate in the competition’s final stage, attended a training camp in Petrozavodsk where they entered the top 3 teams in attendance. Both events happened earlier this month. Camps are a major part of training for the ACM ICPC finale and are a good indicator of the participants’ chances at winning.

  13.02.2018

• Researchers From ITMO Create First-Ever Light-Emitting Nanoantennas

  Young scientists from ITMO University have developed a new type of nanoscale light sources based on halide perovskites. The nanosources are subwavelength nanoparticles which serve both as emitters and nanoantennas capable of amplifying light emission inherently without need for additional devices. Moreover, perovskites enable tuning of emission spectrum throughout a visible range by varying the composition of the material. This makes the new nanoparticles a promising platform for creating compact optoelectronic devices such as optical chips, light-emitting diodes, or sensors. The results were published in Nano Letters, one of the leading journals on nanophotonics.

  12.02.2018

• How to Become Part of ITMO’s Academic Mobility Program

  Applications are open for ITMO’s academic mobility programs. You can go abroad for a week, a semester or even a full year with a double-degree program for Master’s students. Here’s how to take part, how to avoid trouble when doing so and some answers to the most common questions. Competition is open until February 17!

  09.02.2018