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• Formulas for Making Right Decisions

  … People always change their intentions under the influence of various circumstances. Variations of the media space even if they are short-term, affect our perception and decision making process. All these things are related to data security because being too relaxed or, on the contrary, stressed means that we can easily make a mistake. According to Ms. Karmanova…

  28.11.2016

• ITMO "Raps the Scrap" at the World Robot Olympiad

  …articular tasks (like sorting objects by some characteristics or moving along a particular route); in this category, there are strict requirements to the robot's external dimensions and components. Another two are related to sports: the traditional WRO football with robots, and this year's Advanced Robotics task — robot bowling. The only limitation for the forth cate…

  28.11.2016

• The Ultimate Guide to the Russian Banya

  … During the first phase, the leaves are dragged along the back and legs, stroking and scraping and dredging, producing a not unpleasant ticklish sensation, though with the occasional feeling of piercing hot needles pressed against the skin. Then the lashing commences, gently at first but soon building to a barrage of whipping, thrashing, lacerating. Best — or worst —…

  25.11.2016

• Mind Games: Quests as a Way to Learn and Have Fun at the Same Time

  …s, such as the Da Vinci Code’s Rosslyn Chapel — all of which are recreated in lavishly detailed sets. Under the watchful eye of a moderator — who also serves to ramp up the tension — contestants must unpick conundrums, answer riddles, find clues or treasure in order to escape or win. The first real-life Quest, entitled Escape Room, appeared in Japan in 2008 — and by …

  25.11.2016

• Quantum Dots Offer New Platform for Fingertip Terahertz Devices

  …tunity to generate terahertz at room temperature. And potentially make terahertz devices compact and cheap." Today terahertz generation relies on sources that involve conversion of infrared laser beam into terahertz. The transformation is carried out with intricate systems of waveguides, semiconductor crystals or diodes. The search for alternative ways of generati…

  25.11.2016

• Vox Populi: ITMO’s International Council Meeting From a Different Angle

  …Looking at the meeting from newcomer’s point of view allows to flag up questions never raised before. Why does the Council need to involve students in the complicated decision making process? What benefits can be reaped by students? As enthusiastic students who focus not only on studying, but also on social and university activities, Yaroslav and his peers took a ch…

  24.11.2016

• Internet of Magic Things: How to Improve IoT Systems

  …ap" and "CustomerJourneyMap." For instance, if one develops an interface for a pregnant woman, where pregnancy is a meta-scenario, one has to take into accounts her needs, decisions and problems faced during certain trimester. One more issue to be discussed is the interaction channel’s change. For example, you used a personal computer, and then decided to work on a …

  23.11.2016

• The "Student of the Year" Prize Goes to ITMO

  …nominations. The students presented social, art, cultural, sport and volunteering projects. In 2014, Ms. Litvinenko became the head ITMO’s Student Council. Under her supervision, the Council won the first prize at the All Russian Student Community Competition. Its two projects — "Increasing of students' role in innovative development of Russia" (2015) and "Involve…

  22.11.2016

• Lectures in the Hermitage: How to Combine Art and Science

  …nd ITMO University, aimed at exploring the modern ways of science and art’s interaction. The lectures for the projects are specialists from different countries. Atr&Science sessionstake place at the General Staff Building each third Saturday from November 2016 to June 2017. Everybody can visit these lectures for free, the only thing you need is to register online. …

  21.11.2016

• We Are the Champions: ITMO’s English Courses at "Sirius" Center for Talented Children

  … works of art and write poems — and all of that is done in English. "The students don't get any homework, and that plays a great role: each lesson has its logical conclusion, it focuses of developing and training some particular skill", shares Elena Borisova, a specialist for the Foreign Language Training Center. "The children at "Sirius" are really motivated,…

  21.11.2016