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• How Sciences Falter: Historian on Dermatoglyphics and Phrenology

  …statistics that are based on a huge database on sportsmen, scientists and artists show that there's a difference in dermal ridge patterns of representatives of different professions. Therefore, fingerprints can tell of their owner's professional field and personal traits and can be used to forecast one’s innate abilities. In particular …

  27.03.2019

• Robotic Trolleys, Smart Drones and Full Automation: How Things Work at Unilever Factory in St. Petersburg

  …as well as the Job Shadow Day; lectures: practical courses, workshops, and lectures by ITMO University graduates and other experts; career opportunities: the City of Professions Exhibition, the Speed Dating Job Interview event, etc. To learn more about the best career opportunities and keep updated, follow the Career Center on VK and their website (in Russia…

  27.03.2019

• Anecdotes: Telling Jokes the Russian Way

  … their popularity. Actually, people even joked about it! So, what can Russian anecdotes be about? Well, everything and anything: politics, stereotypes, nationalities, professions, religion, life and death. Joking about tragedies or tabooed topics is also ok, and most people consider the use of explicit language acceptable if it’s essential for telling a particular…

  26.03.2019

• Scientist Evgeny Belyaev on the Challenges of Video Encoding, Limits of Compression, and Future of Streaming

  …What is it that you do? My research interests lie in the field of video data compression and transmission and, in general, all of my work falls into this category. There are many different challenges and tasks in this area: one such task is to perfect the quality of current video compression algorithms,…

  26.03.2019

• Plastic Cards from Magnetic Stripes to Apple Pay: How Payment Industry Changed Over 70 Years

  …ituation. For example, China actively uses payments via QR code, which doesn’t exist in Visa, Mastercard or many other systems. Second, it allows for the reduction in commission fees. National processor by definition operates smaller amounts of data, which is beneficial for national banks in that NPS lays out lower tariffs for the servicing of cards within the ban…

  26.03.2019

• Professor Fabio Bonsignorio on the Need of Reproducibility of Robotic Research and the Future of the Economy

  …ing machine. The program has long been developed, and it’s unlikely to change. In some five-ten years, all of this can change. Machine learning, Big Data and computer vision will offer production plant  an opportunity to communicate, set tasks and accomplish them on their own. It will become possible for a factory to operate while making the most of resources …

  25.03.2019

• ITMO University and Siemens Launch Joint Research Lab

  …nd its translation into the different areas of industry, business, and the social sector. Together with Siemens, we plan to enter a new stage in the creation of industrial decision support systems that would employ Big Data, AI, supercomputer modeling and VR/AR technologies,” said Alexander Boukhanovsky, the head of ITMO University’s National Center for Cognitive Tec…

  22.03.2019

• 10 Things to Do at St. Petersburg’s Botanical Garden

  …ty’s hustle and bustle without actually leaving the city. Just wander the park’s curving paths, admire the flowers and the greenery, and get lost in the beauty of nature. Admission is free in winter and early spring, while in summer tickets cost 100 rubles. 8. Marvel at orchids in December Everyone loves orchids for their subtle, colorful and delicate beaut…

  22.03.2019

• ITMO University Students Win NTI Competition

  …ording to Valery Chernov, the night before handing the task in, they were forced to work in shifts with two members working and one sleeping. But even with such a hardcore division of labor, finishing the task was very tough. Fortunately, their uneasy burden was shared by an instructor; every team participating in the competition had one. This role was filled in b…

  22.03.2019

• Augmented Reality Course at Oxford Brookes: Participants Share

  … a marker. Alena Jigalova: Another benefit was working in teams. Together with students of Oxford Brookes, we discussed ideas for applications, and had brainstorming sessions in order to get to know each other and dismantle the language barrier: at first, it was hard to even follow their speech. Yulia Trushina: It’s worth mentioning that studying abroad, wh…

  21.03.2019