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• For the People, By the People: Art in Self-Isolation

  …creative platform for them.” Toilet paper masterpieces With more time on their hands, regular people, too, are finding ways to express their creativity and take it in a new direction. Cue the #изоизоляция (artisolation) challenge on Instagram, a Russian version of #betweenartandquarantine, and a Facebook group under the same name with over 460,000 users. The id…

  14.04.2020

• ITMO University Launches Laboratory of Quantum Processes and Measurements

  …m cryptography. And what about quantum information theory? Quantum information theory is among the most rapidly developing fields of modern science. It exists at the intersection of such fields as quantum physics, information theory and mathematics. Its fundamental goal is to assess the carrying capacity of quantum channels. The carrying capacity of a quant…

  14.04.2020

• ITMO University Scientists Create App to Calculate COVID-19 Infection Risks Based on Human Behavior

  …andemic, reducing the number of contacts with others reduces their own risks of becoming infected or infecting their close ones. And yet, it is not possible to fully refuse all interaction with the outside world. Still, people wish to understand how well the current self-isolation measures are protecting the public from the pandemic – and what would happen if they ar…

  13.04.2020

• Researchers Demonstrate a Platform for Future Optical Transistors

  …It is widely known that transistors, key elements of the modern digital world, function thanks to the controlled motion of electrons. Electric currents are used to process, code and transmit information in PCs, smartphones, TVs, and many other devices. This method has been used for decades, but it has several drawbacks. First, electronic devices tend to heat up when …

  13.04.2020

• ITMO Hosts MemoryHack: New IT Services for a Project About Veterans

  …ood quality presentations.  The teams needed to introduce a new angle along with new ideas. They had to come up with services that would make Memory Road more user-friendly and functional. Some projects that were chosen as best at the end of the competition were personal postcards with pictures of veterans, medal recognition by photo, mapping the battle route and …

  13.04.2020

• Gaka-Chu: The Robot That Dreams of Being an Artist

  …The initial idea, developed by the team at Airalab, was to create a financially independent robot that could function autonomously and also be able to publish its creations online and sell them for cryptocurrency. It would then use this money to support itself: buy art supplies, pay electricity bills and purchase the services it needs to funct…

  10.04.2020

• It Is Lies that Spread Panic: ITMO PhD Student on Automated Identification of Fake News

  …nomenon itself were well-known, no one knew how to automatically identify them. I believe that his invention will help protect the society from excessive fears, panic and reckless reactions,” comments Natalia Gorpushkina, Arseniy’s research advisor and an associate professor at the Faculty of Infocommunication Technologies. At first, the PhD student was plan…

  10.04.2020

• Life After MVP: How Startups Can Avoid the Post-Acceleration “Crash and Burn”

  …y startups fail is that the market doesn’t need their product. A simple, but effective practice can help you avoid his problem: HADI cycles. They consist of four stages: Hypothesis, Action (testing the hypothesis), Data (acquiring information), and Insight (making conclusions based on the action’s success or lack thereof). HADI cycle…

  10.04.2020

• Yuzhny Satellite City to Feature New Transport Hub

  …outhern part of the area and provide the necessary reserve of traffic capacity for the major highways,” comments Sergey Khromov, the CEO of Gorod-Sputnik Yuzhny, LLC. The construction of various road network objects and the transport hub were included in the layout of the transportation facilities of the southern planning area that was designed by the Center of …

  09.04.2020

• William Ngona Mulenga: ITMO Opened Up a Whole New World of Opportunities For Me

  …izes on the topic of innovation alongside the study of technology, knowledge, and entrepreneurship. As you may know, many nations are now moving away from an industrial model of production and towards a knowledge-based economy, therefore the economics of innovation is becoming more and more relevant. What is most interesting about your field? I think it is the …

  09.04.2020