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• Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg on the Universe’s Expansion and Key Challenges of Modern Physics

  … This means that even if at some moment in time the energy of space is zero, we cannot accurately know whether it will be so in the next moment. On the universe’s expansion Since the early 20th century, space researchers have predicted the expansion of the universe. For instance, in 1913-1914, the American astronomer Vest…

  19.10.2020

• ITMO Student Daniil Kazantsev on His Sign Language Translation Technology

  …e. The Google Science Fair had a different selection system: the first stages were held online, and only 15 best projects were selected for the final round, without any division into categories. The level of organization at both competitions was incredible: the organizers helped me get a visa, bought tickets, and solved my accommodation issues. In general, any iss…

  16.10.2020

• Technologies and Business: ITMO to Launch a New Track for I am a Professional Contest

  …Registration for the fourth I am a Professional contest is open until November 24. Winners will receive benefits when entering Master’s or PhD programs in Russian leading universities.  I am a Professional is a large-scale educational contest held in a new format for students in various fields: engineering, natural sciences and the h…

  16.10.2020

• Unexplored St. Petersburg: Kanonersky Island

  …hipyard workers. The island was cut off from civilization, and the only way to get to Leningrad was by a water tram, which also supplied the only local grocery shop. This seclusion on a small piece of land formed the islanders' special mentality – people knew each other and never needed to lock their doors. There was nothing to be afraid of as no stranger could enter…

  16.10.2020

• ITMO Researchers Win Grant for Development of Smart Glasses Components

  … provided a research grant by the Russian Science Foundation. “Today, the only offers on the market are displays that form a real image which limits the user’s field of vision,” explains Roman Zakoldaev, a researcher at ITMO’s Faculty of Laser Photonics and Optoelectronics. “In order to present images in a transparent medium, we can use the modes of optical micr…

  15.10.2020

• ITMO University Teams Reach the Finals of Digital Opera Contest

  …it using video mapping. “Each team picks a fragment and comes up with a concept for lighting. Then, video content is created based on this concept,” she says. “Artistic vision is the main thing here. Each contestant chooses a style and a way of storytelling, so their solution doesn’t have to be conventional – it can be abstract, minimalistic, or something else. …

  15.10.2020

• Staff Spotlight: Assel Romanova, Kazakhstan

  …ation Development at the Faculty of Secondary Vocational Education and the Faculty of Software Engineering and Computer Systems. I also work at the Center for Continuing Professional Education teaching Java Development.  What keeps you interested in mobile app development? At some point I got bored with building websites and I wanted to try something new. I…

  15.10.2020

• Harvard Professor Stefanie Stantcheva on the Role of Surveys and Experiments in Economy

  …pect, what they have already imagined, and how they formed their opinion about what this or that policy will do. This will immediately determine how much they support this decision. Therefore, it is very useful to predict the level of support for certain decisions, the decision-making process, or what need…

  15.10.2020

• ITMO Graduate Stanislav Krasnoyarov’s Journey From a Full-Time Employee to His Own Business

  … There were no books or online courses at that time, so I had to sort out the language syntax by trial and error. When I was in high school, we had a visit from an admissions committee that told us about various tuition-free programs at universities, including ITMO University. I passed the exams well and my scores allowed me to study in St. Petersburg.  I a…

  14.10.2020

• Scientists Explain Why Paradise State Is Hard to Reach

  …r for Cognitive Technologies. “It’s an example of Heider’s balanced triad. There are three nodes with friendly (positive) relations. The “enemy of my enemy is my friend” expression is of the same kind. It’s also a balanced structure with three nodes and plus – minus – minus relations. These structures contain internally logical relations, so they are considered balan…

  14.10.2020