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• Lawns vs. Paths: Why Urban Planners Can’t Please Everybody

  … situation worse – when they are closed, the whole network becomes more efficient! This is known as the Braess’ paradox: a small change in the road network – a closing of a certain road – improves the network’s overall efficiency. This is particularly relevant in relation to roads that lead to speedways. Closing those roads spreads the traffic towards other, less uti…

  20.06.2017

• Fintech Cup 2017 Lets Teams Compete for Chance to Work With Financial Giants

  …cipate remotely. Teams are made up of two to five members. An application can be sent in by teams or by individuals. In the latter case, one only needs to fill in a team captain’s form and the event organizers will find teammates for them. What kind of tasks will the teams face? The teams will compete in two categories of choice: business analytics (developm…

  19.06.2017

• Fan-zone, Optoclones and Cat Achilles - St. Petersburg's Ready For Confederations Cup

  …le: here we have a resting space, space for work, space for conducting press conferences, and a cafe. As this place is located in the very center of St. Petersburg, it will certainly work efficiently and quickly provide information for the journalists to work with," says Sergei Seleznev, Chairman of the Committee for the Press and Mass Media Cooperation. Sergei …

  16.06.2017

• RVC Experts: Why Entrepreneurial Education Matters

  …elp students complete the path from a concept to a commercialized product. A survey of students and postgraduates from Russian universities conducted by RVC back in 2012 contains an interesting statistic: while two thirds of first-year students are interested in starting their own business, by the time they reach their postgraduate stage, only 5% still harbor that…

  16.06.2017

• ITMO Fellowship Stories: Italian Professor Shares his Thoughts about the Stradivarius of Science

  …ay my opinion, making an experiment with poor instrumentation is like playing classical music with a violin from a toyshop instead of using a Stradivarius!  The results are certainly very different, and noticeable even to a profane… You supervise a group of PhD students. Would you please tell us about this experience? Roberto Morandotti: I am very lucky to work…

  15.06.2017

• ITMO International Days: Best Practices

  …ave many web resources of its own, it also has a page on the Ministry of Education and Science's official website for international students - studyinrussia.ru. The webpage contains information about the university, news, feedback from its students, and such things as photos and videos. ITMO University also maintains an active presence …

  14.06.2017

• ITMO-UCLA Partner Program Graduates Showcase Projects

  … website in a single place and lists the standards for record keeping and techniques that are instantly available to all newcomers who won’t have to spend time on compiling certain reports and documents – after all, as the project author notes, all the needed info is already in the database. In addition, the network provides new ways for department representatives to…

  13.06.2017

• “Natural” AI: On the Way to Whole Brain Emulation

  … computer simulation by modeling the brain’s working processes on a supercomputer or a “neuromorphic” computer. Another is to employ neuroprosthetics – to gradually replace certain parts of a brain in order to create a wholly new, “robotized” organ. Regardless of the chosen method, before testing scientists will need to find answers to a great deal of questions regar…

  09.06.2017

• ITMO University’s Business-incubator is IIDF’s “Incubator of the Year”

  …ention, a new advertising format DigitalAdvertising, an online platform for early-stage investment FundVid, high-protein organic ice cream Pro&Ice, an online store of used mountaineering equipment SmartSki and a startup studio project” - shares Elena Gavrilova. Elena Gavrilova Furthermore, this year IIDF’s methodology, as well as their online platform where m…

  09.06.2017

• Erasmus+: How To Effectively Collaborate With European Universities

  … person and propose sending an application for an Erasmus+ program. Do not forget that after receiving an approval, your colleague from a European university will have to ascertain that their university agrees to include yours in their application at the university's Erasmus+ Office. 4. Contact the ITMO Representative Office in Brussels and get detailed informatio…

  09.06.2017