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• ITMO and Partners Hold Open Data Hackathon

  …roblems, Dmitry Muromtsev explains. Dr. Muromtsev is the head of the Department of Informatics and Applied Mathematics, and head of the International Laboratory of Information Science and Semantic Technologies at ITMO University. He was also a member of the Hackathon on Open Data jury. As part of this competition, different events are held all around the count…

  23.01.2018

• Climate Change: What the Future Holds

  …r was 0.9 degrees Celsius higher than during 1951 to 1980. However, the question remains whether global warming is a result of human activity or not. Most likely it is: 97% of scientists agree that the cause is due to greenhouse gas emissions, a result of pollution from factories and transportation, among other causes. However, based on the evidence prepared by NA…

  22.01.2018

• ITMO Scientists' Collaboration with German and Swiss Colleagues Wins ERA.Net Research Grant

  …What is ERA.Net RUS Plus ERA.Net RUS Plus is an international initiative aimed at establishing long-term scientific and technological partnerships between member countries of the European Union, EU-associated countries and Russia. One of the project’s key objectives is the inclusion of Russian scientists in the European Research Area…

  22.01.2018

• 5 Science News Now

  …chers at the University of Glasgow has developed a system based on 3-D printing reactor modules for creating pharmaceuticals on demand. In their paper published in the journal Science, the group describes how the concept works and offers an overview of using their system to create an actual drug. Intercontinental quantum communications made real. A joint China-Aus…

  22.01.2018

• Blockchain’s Pro’s And Con’s: Sberbank Specialists Share

  … modeling in medicine and healthcare. Klavdiia Bochenina, another associate professor from the High-Performance Computing Department and one of the key participants of Russian Science Foundation’s project, also made a presentation on high performance simulation of dynamic processes in social networks, namely the objectives, methods and algorithms of effective paralle…

  19.01.2018

• Information Security Company InfoWatch Opens Training Center at ITMO University

  …s used by specialists at InfoWatch, and so they will learn the newest, most relevant information about data threat analysis. This means that the students will learn to conduct scientific work while ITMO will be able to expand its research work in the field of information security. The data security market is developing at a rapid pace today and there is demand for a …

  19.01.2018

• First Renga Software Authorized Training Center Slated to Open at ITMO University

  …cialists from ITMO pioneered microprocessor research. In the 90’s, the university initiated and was among the developers of the RUNNet network, which connected all of Russia’s scientific and educational centers. Today, the university has decided to take part in establishing BIM in Russia, which is why it has copperated with Renga Software – the first company in Russi…

  18.01.2018

• Dimensions: New Analysis Platform Makes Science Trends Analysis Easier

  …As the project’s website explains, Dimensions was made for two reasons, the first being that it is necessary to analyze scientific trends and the state of research in various fields. The second reason is that most tools of this kind today tend to only be available to a limited userbase. What makes Dimensions stand out is that it allows users to track a

  17.01.2018

• Ice Swimming: Russia Celebrates Epiphany

  …stance, the so-called Polar Bear Plunges are used to raise money for charity and are sometimes part of New Year’s celebrations; a similar event serves as a rite of passage for scientists and visitors of the Scott Polar Research Base in Antarctica. So the next time you see a group of people gathered around an ice hole, do not worry: it’s a centuries-old traditional…

  16.01.2018

• How to Deal with Exam Stress: Advice from Scientists

  …se days of exam prep you start to lose your appetite, have crazy dreams, shortness of breath, and during the exam your hands are shaking? That’s the same stress response. A scientist from Harvard Medical School explained in detail what happens to the brain during stress. When someone confronts some kind of danger, the brain sends information to the amygdala, which…

  16.01.2018