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ITMO University`s Innovations Received a Prestigious Grant
…e and increase local navigation. The second one is a project provided under the leadership of Anatoly Shalyto, head of Programming Technology Chair. It focuses on monitoring, prediction and control technologies for space-based and ground-base systems. Usually to manage such systems jet control principle is used. ITMO University researchers offer a new approach acc…
22.12.2015
Mini-computers and Transport Tech: Going Local
…The Center was organized in September 2015 as a match making area for interaction and experience exchange between Russian entrepreneurs and experts in various fields who aimed to promote promising goods, services and technologies. Each month different Governmental Committees head the center. They define certain fields depending on their specializations so as to give …
21.12.2015
“Open Hearts:” Doing Good is Easy
…ears. Its projects are connected with various charity types such as environmental and health. Apart from initiating their own activities ITMO university also takes part in city-wide actions under the leadership of St. Petersburg charity organizations. According to Alena Stepanischeva, head of Student Volunteer Center, its` key staff consists of 30 students, lecturers…
21.12.2015
Fourth “Open University”: The Scoop on Elections, GMF and Higher Ed
…What do a Boeing autopilot and a vote-counting system have in common? During the elections in Russia, the results of 146 percent famously caused uproar. Yuri Karpov, PhD and a specialist in distributed computing and computer networks, said that the reason for this figure could have been parallel processes taking place on a large number of computers simultaneously wo…
21.12.2015
Researchers Found an Unconventional Phase Transition in Photonic Structures
… local Mie resonance, associated with each cylinder individually, and extended Bragg resonance that appears due to the interference of light scattered from all cylinders. If the refraction index of cylinders is high, then the structure is said to belong to metamaterials, while if it is low - to photonic crystals. The refraction index…
18.12.2015
Coevolutionary Algorithms: New Approach and Prominent Opportunities
…r research can be applied for effective over elaborate calculations. For example, currently researchers of High Performance Computing Chair develop a software suite for overflow prediction. Using coevolutionary algorithms one can determine when a dam should be closed. It`s very important because if it is closed too late some territories will be flooded. The premature…
16.12.2015
Brazilian Robotics and Russian Approach: ITMO University Gains New Partners
…which robotics trainings we could offer to each other. We are going to involve our Brazilian colleagues into the courses based on “Open University” online platform as well as "Introduction to Robot Operating System" training course. Brazil students are interested in these projects. They are also going to offer some special courses for Russians,” shared Mr. Kapitono…
15.12.2015
Best Places to Live in: Russian Experts Ranked New Houses of St. Petersburg
…h as Igor Albin, Vice Governor of Saint Petersburg, Irina Babiuk, head of Committee for investment of St. Petersburg and Mikhail Demidenko, head of St Petersburg Committee for Construction. Vladimir Vasilyev, ITMO University rector, couldn`t take part in the meeting but he greeted the guests in a letter, which was read out by his colleagues for all visitors. “In…
15.12.2015
“SciComm Mission:” Completed
…minars. “SciComm lecturers shared up-to-date problems of science communication in Russia such as the lack of international experience and difficulties connected with the interaction between public and research labs through their press centers. I have never thought about these problems but now I understand that it is necessary to solve them by developing scien…
14.12.2015
ITMO's English Website Gets High Honors
…guage. They included universities in France, Germany, China, South Korea and Singapore. The ranking is based on 108 parameters grouped by 16 areas. Each area deals with certain functionalities of the sites. Among the key factors were depth of information about university’s structure and history, admissions, programs, research and education achievements, career dev…
09.12.2015