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ITMO University Scientists Remember Nobel Laureate Zhores Alferov
…ny things, including politics, social studies, science, and education. When he was offered a post of the head of the research and methodological council in physics, the key mission of which is to formulate development plans in the field of physical and mathematical education, he agreed, and his role in the council’s activities can hardly be overstated. The cou…
05.03.2019
Sberbank’s Cyber-Security Staff on Protecting Bank’s Network Perimeter
…odel, it detects attacks on the application level, allowing us to detect and block attacks on web applications which are let through by conventional network firewalls and intrusion detection systems. This instrument also allows specialists to detect the scripting, or the type of the attack encountered, similar vulnerabilities in the system, as well as the ways they a…
05.03.2019
Head of RN-Burenie Oil Company’s IT Department: Every Bit of Fundamental Knowledge I Have, I Learned at University
…In the early 2000s, when you became a student, IT had just began to take off. Was it a conscious decision to become a programmer? And what made you choose ITMO University? I came to St. Petersburg from a small northern town called Noyabrsk, in the Tyumen Oblast. I can’t say that I had any particular occupation in mind; but I was sure that I was interested in IT. B…
04.03.2019
Evolutionary Biologist David Seaborg: Science Enriches Our Lives with Fantastic Ideas and Discoveries
… in getting the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty that stopped the testing of nuclear weapons above ground, in the atmosphere, when he was Chairman of the US Atomic Energy Commission under President Kennedy. Mikhail Kurushkin (one of the conference's organizers, Associate Professor at ITMO Research and Educational Center of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology – E…
04.03.2019
Interdisciplinary Innovations at ITMO University: In Conversation With ChemBio Professor Ekaterina Skorb
…t sort of problem and of course, it exists. But personally I have never had any problems due to being a woman; my colleagues have always treated me as a specialist and a professional, which is what all of us must strive towards. However, it is great that there are such awards and programs that help combat these issues. It is very significant that I have never been di…
01.03.2019
BRIDGE: ITMO Students to Help Finland’s Small Businesses
…s part of the Kolarctic cross-border cooperation program. The students will get an opportunity to collaborate on relevant cases for the region’s real companies.The first session will take place on March 16-22, 2019, in Tornio, Finland, and focus on helping local businesses that work in such fields as tourism, advertising, shipping, etc. “For example, one of t…
01.03.2019
METANANO-2019: World’s Top Scientists to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Center of Nanophotonics and Metamaterials in St. Petersburg
…ials. Ten years ago, a small group of enthusiasts had founded the laboratory that has grown into a new Faculty and a major research center. We would like to celebrate this occasion with our colleagues from around the world,” comments Pavel Belov, the general chair of METANANO-2019. METANANO-2019: top scientists, symposiums, and new ses
01.03.2019
The Radio-Astronomical Triangle of Russia’s Institute of Applied Astronomy’s Quasar-KVO Complex
…s The Quasar-KVO complex is a basic system of fundamental timing and coordinate support for Russia’s major systems. One of the most essential tasks it performs is high-precision monitoring of irregularities of the Earth’s rotation. Quasar-KVO also solves a variety of applied tasks. For example, the data it gathers is used in a range of space projects, namely for s…
28.02.2019
ITMO Master’s Student on Using Robots in Medicine
…What is this field like? There is an entire industry built around various medical robots aimed at training medical professionals. This industry is very developed abroad and practically absent in Russia. There are lots of companies in the USA that produce medical robots for educational purposes, however their cost is far too high. What kinds of medical robots ar…
28.02.2019
European University’s Nikita Lomagin: How IT is Changing Historical Science
…od supply. But according to the well-substantiated estimate of historians Valentin Kovalchuk and Gennady Sobolev, that number was no less than 800,000 thousand. While discussions went on about this topic, no one has drawn attention to the fact that, according to official data, out of the 2.5 million citizens, a million had survived. And that’s despite the inhuman …
28.02.2019