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Technologies and Humans in Conversation: Yandex Museum & ITMO Partner Up for Contemporary Art Exhibition
… was created using AI-generated fragments, as well as excerpts from old radio and phone calls and field recordings. “The piece’s core concept is the idea that information networks, currently overflowing with data and forming a complex system, have turned into active participants in communication that broadcast new information – as opposed to being mere carriers …
14.05.2024
Russian Hollywood: Lenfilm Behind the Scenes
…ure films as part of the local military cinematic committee – and even earlier, in 1896, when one of its existing pavilions, Aquarium, hosted Russia's first movie screening. Nonetheless, the "official" history of the facility, formerly known as the Petrograd Film Committee of the Union of Northern Communes, began only after it was nationalized by the newly-formed Sov…
07.05.2024
ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #54
…he establishment of a joint Russian-Chinese association that would foster collaboration between the two nations’ universities in the field of AI. Together, members of this new network would exchange educational practices while also contributing to the development of sensible regulatory standards for AI technologies. Read more: ITMO Rector Suggests Creation of Russ…
06.05.2024
ITMO Students Create Interactive Map Featuring the Legendary Food Supply Route During the Siege of Leningrad
Going Wireless: Businesses Discuss Advances in Energy Tech
…Principles behind wireless power transfer In wireless power transfer (WPT), electrical energy is transferred via electromagnetic fields. WPT is used to charge batteries of autonomous devices without the need to physically connect them to a power source. This technology can be used with wearable devices (smartphones, headphones, laptops, smart glasses, and toothbru…
03.05.2024
The City of Superlatives: Firsts in St. Petersburg
…am, you will definitely get a good grade. Museum Nearly neighboring the Twelve Collegia building, Kunstkamera is the country’s first museum, which started as a “cabinet of curiosities” founded by order of Peter the Great in 1714. Now featured on the logo of the Russian Academy of Sciences (and part of it), the museum showcases the science of the 18th centu…
03.05.2024
This Week in St. Petersburg: May 2-8, 2024
…the Hermitage’s General Staff Building. The works on show include Town Park in Pontoise by Camille Pissarro (from the Hermitage Museum) and Boulevard des Capucines by Claude Monet (from the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts), which were featured at the First Impressionist Exhibition back in 1874. …
01.05.2024
From 3D-Printed Homes to Next-Gen Energy Storage: ITMO Fellow Maxim Arsentev on Symbiosis of Physical Chemistry and IT
…chemical converters – they were used to turn solar power into electricity. Such materials can be used to create organic solar cells. The second project dealt with molecular magnets, which can be used to develop ultra-high capacity data storage devices. Having spent a year in Italy, I decided to return to Russia because I now had a child. I also decided to continue…
27.04.2024
ITMO to Train Lecturers for St. Petersburg’s First IT School
… students for competitions, prepare them for real-world projects and research, and equip them with programming skills, as well as the ability to apply digital tools and neural networks. The school is slated to open on September 1, 2025. “We believe in thinking outside the box – focusing on opportunities instead of limitations. That’s why we can’t follow the stan…
25.04.2024
ITMO & Yandex Education Launch Free Intensive Course in IT for Students
… “These days, software development is much more than just programming. Specialists in the field have to demonstrate a deep understanding of operating systems and computer networks, mathematical modeling and data management, information security and DevOps. At ITMO, we take all of this into account in our educational programs, bringing together fundamental univer…
24.04.2024