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25 Years on: CIS Representatives Visit ITMO
…idered one of the best in Russia, and this is impressive. Therefore, together with the resources of the Youth Interparliamentary Assembly we want to improve academic mobility between the CIS countries, organize exchange programs and internships for scientists. I hope that the outcome of our collaboration will be a good result." According to the Secretary of the Bel…
27.10.2016
Network Science for Computing Beliefs
…lts in changes in opinions on all the subjects in the group. Two factors are essential for how one's opinion changes. First of all, this is the subjective logical connections between one's attitude to different topics that might not be related in reality. The other is one's sensitiveness to the opinions of others. The scientists put forth a hypothesis that combining…
27.10.2016
ITMO University’s Professor Was Awarded by the European Scientific-Industrial Chamber
…op not only optical systems, but the whole technology including detection and electronic elements," commented on Mr. Meshkovsky. The researchers of the Department of Optical Networks and Measuring Systems also received a grant support for analyzing mechanical stress of spacecraft’s composite materials. They used a method based on fibers with implanted Bragg gratings…
26.10.2016
How New Technologies Make Smart Systems Really Smart
…or (in this case it performed by RGB model) or monochrome (here one detects its contrast parameters). To let a computer understand images scientists gave the matrix to neural networks. Neural networks imitate a human brain and consist of separate parts that are structured as layers and that are connected by synapses. The images were …
24.10.2016
5 News We Loved
…Hermitage’s hidden treasures. Soon you’ll be able to check out the areas closed to the public and special collections thanks to the new 360 video project between ITMO U and the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg. World’s smallest gadgets. We love all things nano! Nobel Prize in chemistry went to motors, machines and even vehicles made not from metal but from…
24.10.2016
From Laser to Market: Optics Conference Continues
…er approaches give a smaller error rate and maximum bandwith (read more about it here). Specialists from the company are amongst the pioneers in the field of building quantum networks in the country. In 2014, they launched the first in Russia in the current phase of the network between two ITMO University …
21.10.2016
What to Do if Photons Entangle You?
…ing quantum technologies the physicians meet various difficulties. And before implementing these technologies the problems have to be solved. "The sticking point of quantum networks development is that they are limited with photon absorption inside optic fibers. Currently these tasks are solved by using quantum repeaters and space crafts," said Alexey Kalachev. …
20.10.2016
Midpoint of Project 5−100
…n students. The number of foreign students has increased by 1.6 times compared to 2013. Universities are becoming more well known thanks to the development of open education. Between 2015 and 2016, the number of online courses posted on the national platform "Open University", increased from 22 to 82. The number of students who are using these MOOC’s has also exponen…
20.10.2016
Influenza and Cold: Predict then Treat
Five Tech News that Make World Better
…isease and earthquake aftershocks, making predictive policing possible. Longest internet cable = highest capacity. Facebook and Google are building the Pacific Light Cable Network — PLCN — that will stretch 8,000 miles from Los Angeles to Hong Kong with an estimated capacity of 120 terabits-per-second. Driverless cars = easier travel. Uber, Google, Tesla and po…
19.10.2016