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• Why There Are So Many Online Petitions Today – And How to Make Them Work

  …Digital Transformation & Global Society is an international scientific conference in the field of interdisciplinary online studies. Its mission is to provide a platform for discussions centered around the influence of new digital technology on the social, economic and political processes. DTGS is organized by ITMO University and the Hig…

  07.06.2018

• ITMO University Makes It Into Top 20 in Annual Russian Universities Ranking

  …onal system and the development of its ecosystem. “Unlike, say, the Interfax ranking, the RAEX ranking takes into account surveys made among academic and scientific professionals, students and graduates. Over the course of the last year, ITMO University has changed the principles of its interactions with graduates and potential employers, with a focus on providi…

  06.06.2018

• ITMO University Up by 100 in QS World University Rankings

  …rn Federal University, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia and the Ural Federal University have all improved by 50 or more positions. QS analysts also noted that the expansion of the number of Russian universities in the top 300 and top 500 has been achieved solely by the efforts of universities-participants of Project 5-100. Earlier this year, in the QS Worl…

  06.06.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: June 10-12

  …at 3pm and entrance is free. June 11 marks the start of the annual Flower Festival - a truly picturesque event that will kick off with a magnificent parade. At 2pm, a procession of moving platforms accompanied by performers and decorated horse-drawn carriages will make its way from the Ostrovsky Square and along Nevsky prospect; then, the Festival’s grand opening …

  06.06.2018

• ITMO U ROCKYed in Philadelphia at NAFSA’18

  …Mrs. Laura W. Bush, former first lady of the United States, who is now an advocate for literacy, education, and human rights delivered a statement at the opening plenary session. Mrs. Bush shared her White House memories and experience, which no doubt was of specific interest for most of the participants. She also touched upon her current projects and charity activit…

  06.06.2018

• Lasers&Photonics Congress: Quantum Dots and Topological Insulators

  … an active participant. We were among the first who applied to conduct an experiment there. The second main topic is quantum dot lasers, which were presented at the plenary session by a scientist who practically invented them. Now, such lasers are particularly relevant in connection with the development of telecommunications, the Internet and optical networks, as wel…

  06.06.2018

• ITMO Launches Entertainment Show About Science and Tech

  … of “Evening Urgant” vibes, Zach Galifianakis-style absurdism and lots of science: that’s what the new show is about. But instead of boring science, serious lectures and discussions, it features talks about what a date for two robots would be like, or what ITMO University’s Rector would say to Elon Musk. “We came up with the idea of this show last autumn, when o…

  05.06.2018

• ITMO University Shines at TechCrunch International Robotics Conference

  …TechCrunch Sessions: Robotics 2018 took place on May 11 in the University of California in Berkeley, one of the leading universities in the field of robotics. This year, the conference revolved around such topics as AI, bio-inspired design, cloud robotics and self-driving vehicles. Experts had an opportunity to talk about new startups and the latest trends in this ar…

  05.06.2018

• ITMO University and Russian eSports Federation Launch Scholarships for Gamers

  …s and Ivan Bormotkin launched the startup Funbo with the help of ITMO’s Future Technologies acceleration program. The project provided gamers an opportunity to play with professional cyberathletes. By February, the creators had already hosted ten such games, and are currently focused on creating a service that will help gamers of any skill level train to become profe…

  04.06.2018

• ITMO Scientists Get St. Petersburg Government Award and Presidential Grants

  …hes, methods and algorithms for automating modeling processes for both research purposes and as part of automated and automatic management systems, recommendation systems, decision support systems and other systems that make use of modeling results. For our project, we’ll be using surrogate modeling, machine learning, evolutionary and cloud computations and automated…

  04.06.2018