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People Need You! Tutors: Teachers Learn Volunteering at ITMO
…approaches to organizing volunteering activities. It was meeting Maria Saushkina that I remembered the most — I knew her already, and now I got her recommendations, advice and inspiration first-hand. When I came to the first meetup and spoke to the organizers, it became clear that they are people of action. They don’t just know the topic well, but they are also re…
24.12.2020
2020 in Retrospect: How We Went Through It Together
…who wants to find out more about research activities of ITMO University is welcome to participate. We held an international conference in metamaterials and nanophotonics Instead of canceling major conferences, we discovered the advantages of the online format. For example, participation in METANANO SCHOOL 2020 became free of charge and attracted more participan…
24.12.2020
ITMO Accelerator Resident Stanislav Lukyanov on AR Builders and How To Create Them
…AR (augmented reality) technologies are just starting to gain momentum. For now, they are mostly used for entertainment, for example, to create Instagram filters or “living pictures”. At the same time, AR is a very promising technology for the fields of education, business, and marketing. Experts claim that the AR market, unlike the VR market, will continue to grow. …
23.12.2020
ITMO Avatar Insights: First Results of Testing and Reviews
ITMO Researchers Teach Robots to Run Chemical Experiments
…inter, which significantly cuts down on expenses for creating such an autonomous lab. That’s why many small and middle-sized labs would be able to afford this equipment,” explains Artemii Zenkin, an engineer at ITMO. “We can’t wait to welcome laborant-robots at the Infochemistry Scientific Center. One of the topical tasks is studying solubility in complex…
23.12.2020
This Weekend in St. Petersburg: December 26-27, 2020
… the team at Yandex Museum has got something just for you! They have assembled an outstanding collection of old mobile phones – from those brick-like Nokias and compact-mirror-inspired flip phones to the first-ever smartphones. What’s even cooler is that all of those are available for you to go wild with: you can try typing a message on a round keyboard or play the f…
23.12.2020
What’s Behind the Renewed Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Program
…ds that are used to solve the tasks that can't be solved with formal analysis methods. “Our program is mostly about algorithms and software. Simply put, we make robot brains. We’ve started to use the term “embodied intelligence” a lot more frequently. It means that the system becomes “smart” on all levels, and AI methods find their applications not only in the …
22.12.2020
ITMO Lands in Top 5 of RAEX New Economy Ranking of Universities
… component in a ranking’s methodology is always a cause for caution in judgement and assessment. Undoubtedly, with a large number of responses a certain statistical pattern begins to emerge. But one should still take into account not only the number of companies that took part in a survey, but also the way the questions were posed by the ranking’s authors,” comments …
22.12.2020
GreenTech: ITMO University Launches a New Faculty
…“We’re keeping specializations related to thermal physics and cryogenic energy, but they’ll be updated and become part of a broader program – Energy Systems Engineering,” explains Ekaterina Tambulatova. “The new program will cover a wide range of issues in ecology, automation, energy efficiency, energy saving, renewable energy sources, and ecotech. Our graduates will…
22.12.2020
Looking on the Bright Side: Perks of a Digital New Year’s
…, and one of them is that we’re part of something bigger – we’re a united team facing one global issue. Whether you’re in Russia or Belgium, we share similar challenges. So instead of dreading the thought of settling in for a night on the couch, let’s ring in 2021 the right way by focusing on the bright side. Celebrate with the world Have you ever dreamed a…
22.12.2020