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• High School Students Present Their Research at VII Congress of Young Scientists

  …d in the Internet. In order to do that, I analyzed the existing operating systems of a similar type and learned the common principles and advantages of these systems. I sought inspiration from the design and functionality of different operating systems. I also got involved in development of different web applications and Internet services (file sharing services and s…

  26.04.2018

• Open Letter to Presidential Adviser on Internet from ITMO University’s Rector

  …to prevent access to the messenger application Telegram, has caused great complications for the scientists and professors at ITMO University and other Russian higher education institutions; these complications cause significant harm to the entire national system of science and education, and, eventually, to the country’s economy. Russian President Vladimir Putin a…

  26.04.2018

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: April 29 - May 2

  …weekend, April 29-30, the city will host the 5th Icebreaker Festival. Guests can see several Russian icebreaker ships and even learn how an icebreaker works and looks from the inside! The entrance is free. The show starts at 1 pm April 29 on Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment. Soap Bubbles Festival is yet another event that will be interesting to both adults and childr…

  25.04.2018

• ITMO 2027: 8th International Council Meeting Looks to the University's Future

  …al Systems laboratory, Photoprocesses in Mesoscopic Systems laboratory, Computer Technologies laboratory, Solution Сhemistry of Advanced Materials and Technologies laboratory, Institute of Translational Medicine, and the Laboratory of Hybrid Nanophotonics and Optoelectronics. Council members asked pertinent questions regarding the research areas and were impressed by…

  25.04.2018

• SimCity IRL: How Citizens Help Urban Developers by Playing Board Games

  … behavior. We use it to analyze what happens on the board and collect feedback: we can identify what issues appear the most crucial to players and which ones cause strife. For instance, if it becomes apparent that there’s a strain in communication at some point in the game, we learn that we have to research this situation more in order to avoid a similar conflict in …

  25.04.2018

• Arizona University Expert: Pros and Cons of English as a Global Language

  …, in Russia: my Russian students sometimes ask me “Why do Americans smile so much? Are they stupid?” And I’ll explain to them that it’s just a social norm and nothing more. So instead of learning foreign cultures, I would rather try to be open-minded. I think that when talking to someone from a different culture, the most important thing is to remain aware and try to…

  25.04.2018

• From Russia with Gifts: Best Places to Look for Souvenirs

  …at kinds of souvenirs to buy, visiting one can be a huge help. Another type of shop you should consider are specialized stores that focus on a particular kind of items; for instance, there are company stores of certain manufacturers, like those of St. Petersburg’s Imperial Porcelain Factory or the Pavlovo Posad Shawl Manufactory, which are basically the best place…

  24.04.2018

• School Student Does Research on Holographic Paradigm of Artificial Intelligence

  …tion. It would’ve been nice if they could recognize faces based on one’s overall image and not just certain features: this way, even if someone shaves off their moustache, for instance,  or puts on a hat, the face would still get recognized based on the form of their nose, ears, cheekbones. This way, the AI would account for different features in order to form a comm…

  24.04.2018

• ITMO.EXPERT Project Lets Educators Share Digital Teaching Experience

  …. The course consisted of three parts. First, the participants learned how to create digital educational environments where teachers constantly communicate with their students instead of just conducting lectures. Then, there was a workshop, during which the participants tried their hand at creating an interactive educational program with the use of Google tools and g…

  24.04.2018

• Physicists Discover Way to Control Transitions Between States of Matter

  …ctions between particles lead to a whole range of novel effects such as nonlinear transitions between different basic states of matter including polaritons, solitons and Bose-Einstein condensates. “Polaritons are quasiparticles formed due to the hybridization of matter and light. Once they are supplied with additional energy and densities, they form collective e…

  24.04.2018