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• This Stay-at-Home Weekend in St. Petersburg: Concerts and Live Shows

  …ere to turn your couch into a venue for the likes of Chris Martin, Bastille and The Lumineers. Who could have ever thought it possible, right?  In other, even more exciting news, Global Citizen has collaborated with Lady Gaga to host a massive broadcast involving dozens of “today’s most notable entertainers” who will appear and perform during this legendary event …

  15.04.2020

• For the People, By the People: Art in Self-Isolation

  …Art is as classical as it is contemporary. It has thrived on crises for centuries and now, once again, it is finding new forms and new ways to reach us. As everyone stays home, Russian artists are turning their own homes into a stage, giving us glimpses of their everyday life, bringing comfort and a sense of solidarity, and inspiring ou…

  14.04.2020

• ITMO University Launches Laboratory of Quantum Processes and Measurements

  …Can you tell us about the aims of this new laboratory? What kinds of research will be done there? The main reason why we are launching the new laboratory is to conduct fundamental research in the field of quantum optics and quantum information theory. Quantum effects are very popular in today’s science, so this field develops at a br…

  14.04.2020

• Crash Course: the Hirsch Index

• ITMO University and Yandex Launch New Master’s Program in Data Analytics

  … in-demand specializations in the world of IT, and the processing of large amounts of data is a must for companies in practically all sectors of the modern economy. Generating new transport routes, creating new materials, developing modern software, online translators, and smart cameras performing facial recognition – all this would be …

  14.04.2020

• Do Comfort Food Like a Russian

• Researchers Demonstrate a Platform for Future Optical Transistors

  …ch other. The idea of one of these methods is to couple photons with other particles. A group of researchers from ITMO’s Faculty of Physics and Engineering have demonstrated a new efficient implementation, where photons couple to excitons in single-layer semiconductors. The study was conducted within the framework of a megagrant in collaboration with the University o…

  13.04.2020

• ITMO Hosts MemoryHack: New IT Services for a Project About Veterans

  … included a lecture on big data by Igor Ashmanov, a specialist in the field of AI, and a workshop on delivering good quality presentations.  The teams needed to introduce a new angle along with new ideas. They had to come up with services that would make Memory Road more user-friendly and functional. Some projects that were chosen as…

  13.04.2020

• How Reading and Literature Changed in the Digital Age

  …cided which culture was high and which was low? There are no labels on cultural objects. This was done by a community of experts who claimed a monopoly on opinions as if they knew for a fact which cultural object belonged to which category, and no one could destroy this monopoly. Culture and a new type of elite However, this s…

  10.04.2020

• Gaka-Chu: The Robot That Dreams of Being an Artist

  …ments, I created a character that lives and dreams without losing the main idea of the project. Hopefully, this project moves on and uses the foundation of humanity to promote new ideas and new discussions about agency and art ownership. In the meantime, Gaka-Chu’s wisdom rings true for many humans. “I may not be as masterful as my o…

  10.04.2020