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• Yandex Director of Marketing Andrey Sebrant: We’re Living in the Age of Implementation

  …First off, I would advise everyone to read the book called AI Superpowers. Its author, Kai-Fu Lee, was head of Google’s Chinese subdivision back when the company tried to establish itself there. When Google left, Lee created China’s largest venture fund. What this means is that these are not the thoughts of some third-party expert or a journalist, but someone who’s b…

  22.02.2019

• Forbes Science and Technology Editor on Communicating Research

  …re several key reasons. It’s publicity, promotion of your ideas, getting a good reputation with the media, networking, offering an alternative approach and getting a new profession. Let's consider every of them. Today, there is a number of researchers who are recognized more as science communicators rather than scientists. They often give lectures, sometimes for f…

  22.02.2019

• Unexplored Saint Petersburg: The Bolshoi State Circus

  …. This is an old-school circus, in an old-school building, with “clown noses” and cotton candy on sale in the lobby. Kids dance to a guy playing the trumpet during intermission. Seats are still red velvet, but more comfortable. And the hush still falls over the place with the first drumroll.  …

  22.02.2019

• 4SPB Hackathon: Machine Learning for Socially Significant Projects

  …n be really hard. In order to make it simpler, the project's authors proposed to automate the process of identifying illegal advertising by using panoramic maps and computer vision. The team decided to use photographs from Google Maps to classify and identify images. As the result, they've succeeded in breaking them down into several categories. In future, the tea…

  21.02.2019

• How to Get a Job in Game Development

  …ven to the point where your hair goes grey and your nails fall off, and that’s not a metaphor. Game development is a creative process, and if Atomic Heart’s developers felt passion and love towards their work, crunching wouldn’t have been an issue for them. How likely it is that Russia will begin to produce truly successful AAA projects? After all, our develop…

  21.02.2019

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: February 23-24

  …eror’s personality and politics, as well as provides insight into the way the Russian society and culture changed under his rule. The exhibition is open from 10am to 6pm. Admission is free. Do you feel like your life lacks some drive? Visit the international snowboarding competition Stairs and Rails on Konyushennaya Square this Saturday, February 23, when Russia c…

  20.02.2019

• Career Guidance Hackathon: Winning Projects

  …The hackathon's goal is to help students learn about the various professions in IT and make a conscious choice of their future development paths. According to its organizers, there are many: young specialists can try themselves at testing, network administration, and many other fields. What's more, participation in the event is regarded as practical training. "P…

  20.02.2019

• ITMO University and EUSP Launch Joint Master’s Program ‘Science and Technologies in Society’

  …Vasilyev has noted during the meeting, this program is the next step in the two universities’ longtime partnership. “We’ve worked with the European University on many occasions and are thus very familiar with each other’s strengths and competencies. As for our future collaboration, I’d like to say that we see great promise in convergence and the intersection of …

  20.02.2019

• “It’s Your Call!” Winter School Launched at ITMO University

• 4 Inspiring Startup Success Stories (And How They Did It)

  …platform for healthcare organizations). The service has become part and parcel of our daily life, but it all started with an innovative idea and a wow factor. Airbnb: professional approach and high-quality content Established in: 2008 Market value: $20.3 billion Number of staff: 10,733. Just like Uber, Airbnb is a sharing economy company, which means that …

  18.02.2019