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• Yandex Launches Voice-Over Translation Using Neural Networks

  On September 7, Yandex presented a new tool – automatized voice-over translation of English videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, and other websites into Russian. It’s available through Yandex.Browser, which allows it to work with videos posted on any website.  

  14.09.2021

• ITMO Graduate Alexey Ivanov on Life and Work in Silicon Valley

  Having moved to the United States ten years ago, Alexey Ivanov is now a principal engineer at Dropbox. ITMO.NEWS talked to the ITMO graduate to learn more about what difficulties he faced when moving to a new country, how much IT specialists earn in Silicon Valley, and how different business cultures in Russia and abroad are.

  24.08.2021

• IT Trends and Pandemic: It’s Your Call Educational Forum by ITMO and SberBank

  The It’s Your Call educational forum, which will be held online on May 11, will feature experts from SberBank, Yandex, and Orbita Capital Partners who will discuss the latest trends in machine learning, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, robotics, and technological entrepreneurship.

  29.04.2021

• Do TikTokers Need Diplomas? ITMO Hosts Clubhouse Discussion on the Future of Higher Education

  Well-known Russian entrepreneurs and representatives of major online learning platforms discussed their views on education, the role of diplomas in today’s world, and the need for universities to reconsider their approach to the learning process.

  16.02.2021

• To Yandex or Not to Yandex: Russian Apps to Make Your Life Easier

  Tech giants like Amazon, Facebook, and Apple are taking over the world. We uber to places, facetime our friends, and google things up even when we do not exactly use Uber, Facetime, and Google, respectively. But what is just as popular in Russia?

  21.09.2020

• Yandex Names ITMO University Student as Recipient of Ilya Segalovich Award

  Vyacheslav Shalamov, a PhD student from ITMO University’s Information Technology and Programming Faculty, is one of the recipients of the Ilya Segalovich Award by Yandex. ITMO.NEWS asked him about his scientific achievements, ideas, and plans for the future.

  10.07.2020

• ITMO Graduate Roman Yanalov on Working on a Self-Driving Car at Yandex

  Roman Yanalov graduated from ITMO University’s Master’s program in Design of Embedded Computing Systems in 2014. Since then, he has worked in game development and at a company developing assistance systems for drivers – all of which led him to join a team working on the creation of self-driving cars at Yandex. ITMO.NEWS spoke to Roman to learn more about his current work, university studies and the opportunities offered by the Master’s program. 

  15.06.2020

• Summer Well Spent: IT Internships for Students

  Top seven internships in IT companies and major banks: how to apply and put the summer season to good use.

  11.06.2020

• Programming Without Programming: How to Build Your Own Bot

  How to build messenger bots if you don’t have any programming skills? What services and platforms can help, and what functionality they offer? These and other questions were answered at a workshop by Artem Kopylov, lead programmer at St. Petersburg Information and Analytical Center. Operating under the remit of the City Committee on IT and Communication, the Center conducts the development of the city’s official websites and solutions for the public sector, among others helping with decreasing the system load by introducing query processing algorithms and bots. The event was held as part of ITMO.Digital.CareerWeek'20, an online marathon by ITMO University’s Career Center. ITMO.NEWS wrote down the key points.

  11.05.2020

• ITMO University Graduate Dmitry Vavulin on His Love for Physics, Science, and Working at Yandex

  Ever since his school years, Dmitry Vavulin wanted to become a physicist. He graduated from ITMO University’s School of Photonics, defended his PhD thesis. But after his PhD studies, he decided to transition from physics to IT and focus on applied work. In this interview with ITMO.NEWS, Dmitry talks about his physics research, academic competitions, student years, and working at Yandex. 

  06.05.2020