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AI Barista: Digital Coffee Taste Predictor To Be Developed at ITMO
Scientists from ITMO’s Infochemistry Scientific Center are working on a digital barista, a smart system that will describe the taste of coffee grains without a human specialist. This project, developed with Siberian Federal University and business partners, is set to be used in vending coffee machines.
13.09.2023
It’s More Than a University, It’s a Family: ITMO Students Share Impressions from Bike Ride With the Rector
ITMO’s traditional Bike Ride With the Rector was held for the 18th time yesterday, welcoming around 80 participants. Read on for the highlights of this year’s event!
13.09.2023
This Week in St. Petersburg: September 14-20, 2023
If you are marvelling at the beautifully warm and sunny weather, we are with you! That’s why this week we are paying particular attention to open-air events, inspiring you to soak in those last bits of summer before we venture full swing into fall.
13.09.2023
6 Movies About Science You Probably Haven’t Seen
With Oppenheimer still reigning supreme in the box office nearly three months after its release, it’s clear that moviegoers have long been hungry for a well-told story about science and the people who make it. Today, we’re going to take a look at a few more films – grounded and fantastical, well-known and obscure – that are well worth your attention if you’re craving stories about the scholarly types.
12.09.2023
Third Year in a Row: ITMO in Top Three of Potanin Foundation’s University Ranking
Among the total of 75 universities participating in the Vladimir Potanin Foundation’s scholarship contest, ITMO made it to the top three for the third year in a row.
11.09.2023
ITMO.Megabattle: Contests and Friendships For the Win
Megabattle, ITMO’s major annual student competition, is just like the Hogwarts House Cup – minus the Golden Snitch. All year round, students earn points for their academic performance and by joining various activities, all to bring their school to the top. We chatted with its active participants and organizers to learn what makes it so special – and why you should join it this year.
05.09.2023
ITMO.GO 2023: First-Year Students Share Why They Chose ITMO
Last Saturday, September 2, around 2,000 new members of ITMO.Family gathered in front of the Baltic House Festival Theater for ITMO.GO, the major celebration for first-year students at ITMO, to meet each other and get to know all about their university. ITMO.NEWS talked to the newcomers to learn more about their dreams and expectations for student life.
05.09.2023
Russian Team Claims Four Gold Medals at the International Olympiad in Informatics 2023
Participating under a neutral flag, a team of Russian school students brought home a haul of four gold medals at the recent International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI). The competition took place in Hungary and drew contestants from over 90 countries. The team was coached by Andrey Stankevich, an associate professor at ITMO’s Information Technologies and Programming Faculty, and Alexey Maleev, the head of the IT Education Development Center at Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT).
04.09.2023
ITMO Welcomes New PhD Students From Over 20 Countries
ITMO University has summed up the results of this year’s admission campaign. In 2023, applications for PhD programs went up 35% from the previous admissions season, reaching the highest recorded number in recent years. Another area of significant increase was enrollment of international students – this fall, the university welcomes PhD students from 24 countries across Europe, Asia, and the CIS.
01.09.2023
Time for Business: Notes From ITMO CONF 2023
A year ago, ITMO University announced a shift towards a new development model – a research and educational corporation. What is it and how does it differ from a regular university? And how can ITMO and its partner businesses create education of the future today? These questions were touched upon at ITMO CONF, an event that gathered together researchers, lecturers, and representatives of Sberbank, Tatneft, Samolet, and other industry leaders.
31.08.2023