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Smartphones Are no Longer "Smart" With Cloud Technologies
…erful It may sound strange, as modern companies always compete in increasing efficiency of devices, but in fact we don’t need very "smart" gadgets when having higher quality network facilities. "Imagine that you need a couple of seconds to download an app. So why do you need powerful smartphones? You just can download the app, then delete it and download again whe…
20.01.2017
ITMO University Staff Win Government Award for Translational IT
…ion technology refers to the use of standard IT techniques for non-standard solutions for different projects in fields other than IT. An example of this is the work conducted between ITMO University and Federal Almazov North-West Medical Research Centre. Together, they have created a scientific and educational cluster called "Translational medicine". The main objecti…
18.01.2017
Artificial Intelligence: How to Regulate Human-Machine Interaction?
…nt using laws, but on the other hand, don’t inhabit the progress. Yet, is it possible by using laws only? Human brain VS AI Isaak Asimov's fans remember a famous dialog between main characters of "I robot" movie: "Can a robot write a symphony? Can a robot turn a… canvas into a beautiful masterpiece?", aks the human. "Can you?", a robot replies. Not every human …
17.01.2017
How to Сatch Up with New Technologies: Universities of the Future
…f laboratory prototypes and their local application, but implementation of the technology into the industry. The joint project of the European Asian quantum telecommunication network by ITMO University and "SMARTS" company will become one of the largest projects in this field. According to Dmitry Khan, analyst at the Center for Science and Technology Foresight, on…
16.01.2017
Studying From the Comfort of Your Own Couch
… third place by a long way are humanities subjects which make up 2% of courses. Most courses are recorded in Moscow (72%), then St. Petersburg (10%), and the rest are divided between the larger cities in the country. "All universities that wanted to create an online course have already done this. In some places they received special grants, in some cases they r…
13.01.2017
Spend Your Leisure Time with Kickcity
…ame day they want to go somewhere. Secondly, humans are social animals. Before visiting an event they want to know who else plans to visit it and talk to them. Each social network has its purposes. We watch videos and share photos via Snapchat and Instagram, chat with each other using Telegram and WhatsApp. There is no service for events only, however Facebook has…
12.01.2017
A Different Approach — ITMO’s New Program on Project Management
The Art&Science Cluster Opens Its Doors
…o many scientists and artists that it is necessary to integrate knowledge, experience and methods of art and science so as to discover new ways of how we can find the balance between technologies and reality as well as comprehend ourselves. The strategy of the Art&Science Cluster includes the best trends in the world. That is why its main goal is to humanize resea…
09.01.2017
ITMO Graduate About Becoming a Professor in One of the Most Prestigious Universities in France
…About studying at ITMO University I had to make a decision between studying at St. Petersburg State University (SPbU) or ITMO University. I chose ITMO University for a few reasons: the teaching staff were excellent, we also had a chance to take an internship abroad, which at that time sounded magical. We were the first group to start at the Department of Comput…
09.01.2017
Junction Hackathon — New Solutions for VR Gear
… the headgear, as well. The developers also plan to develop a set of hardware and software tools that can be connected to any VR headgear. Junction hackathon. Credit: social networks "We've used flexible electronics for the essential components, with thin external loops for connecting them. The same design may be used for the controller. As a result, one can buy a s…
05.01.2017