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INDIN2018 Conference: IoT, Big Data and Breakthroughs in Cyber-Physical Systems Modeling
…ntrolled by software. Among examples of a CPS is a plane engine, a milling machine or even a coffee maker. Cyber-physical systems require thorough evaluation before a final version is produced; after all, errors can cost not only money but also human lives. In most cases, a simulation model of the system is made. Simulation models reproduce a prototype’s functionalit…
16.08.2018
Houston, We Have a Problem: the Dangerous Subtleties of Space Flights
…l teacher who was meaning to give a lesson from space. The shuttle wasn’t equipped with an emergency rescue system. But the worst part of this story is that it wasn’t the explosion that lead to the astronauts’ tragic demise: they died from massive overloads that happened when the shuttle was falling into the ocean. Another spacecraft, Apollo 1, never even made it to …
16.08.2018
ITMO Rowing Club: Healthy Lifestyle and International Competitions
…eared. Alexey Kopyt: When I was a first-year Bachelor's student, I decided to join the basketball team, but they didn’t even let me show my skills, as I never played professionally. I did rowing before, so I decided that ITMO lacked a rowing club. I asked my coaches for help, and they assisted me in negotiating with the rowing club on Krestovsky island so that th…
15.08.2018
Schrödinger’s Paradox and Doctor Faustus’ Lab: the Many Faces of “Gatchina Light Nights”
…ly 24 artworks were shortlisted, though. Its authors displayed their creative takes on this year’s theme, “Paradoxes”. “It’s important for a theme to favor artistic expression. When I was choosing this year’s theme, I was thinking about what would inspire the artists and push them to think outside of the box. Encountering something paradoxical makes us realize t…
15.08.2018
ITMO University Enters Academic Ranking of World Universities for the First Time
…can be considered prestigious. As of May 2018, 347 professors from the world’s top 100 universities have been polled. In ITMO University’s case, the key factor for its inclusion in the ranking was the presence of five publications: two in Nature and three in Science, published in 2016 and 2018. These are: The microbial metabolite desaminotyrosine protects fr…
14.08.2018
How to Train for Competitions and Why do it Now
ITMO Team Wins at RobotChallenge-2018 in Beijing
…arin, competed in the Freestyle category with 30 other teams. The team included school students Vasiliy Dunaev, Daniil Pavlov and Daniil Martynov, and presented an improved version of their project Clean Arctic. The project was first carried out two years ago and won first prize at the Russian Robot Olympiad. Its goal is to provide a solution to an important envir…
13.08.2018
Smoothie, Fresh or Milkshake? Blend It Like a Russian
… but also cucumbers, dried fruit, yogurt and red onions. If you’re ordering a milk shake and expecting a thick mixture of ice cream and fruit, think again. A Russian version of a milkshake is exactly that – full-fat milk “shaken” with a little bit of ice cream and fruit. It’s not necessarily cold and can be quite creative: one milkshake menu featured, for exam…
13.08.2018
Movie Fridays: New Kids Rule The School
…ng world of paper sales and headed by the obnoxiously funny boss Michael Scott and his funnily obnoxious self-proclaimed right hand Dwight Schrute. While the British version is more caustic and dry-humored, the US Office is much more heart-warming, overtly funny, and just all-round brilliant. It also beats its British counterpart by having a gem of a cast that…
10.08.2018
PyLadies: Python for Women
…re very few women in tech. What is more, women often find it hard to work among men, especially in the very beginning, when they just start their career. But to become a professional, you have to interact with other developers and practice a lot. Such meetups are aimed at encouraging women to communicate with each other and with other developers, as well as acquire u…
10.08.2018