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New Genetic Algorithm by ITMO's Scientists Wins Prize at GECCO-2017
…tural selection. You can read more about genetic algorithms here. Genetic algorithms, as well as other algorithms from the field of evolutionary computations are in essence instruments for solving practical tasks. Yet, for applying them to practice, one has to understand why they are effective and to which extent, which calls for theoretical research. In the last …
27.07.2017
ITMO Students Share Summer Internship Stories
…f ITMO’s Center for Science Communication. This year, Polina Poleschuk, a student at Russia’s first Master’s program in Science Communication, took part. Erice, Sicily Inspired by her colleagues’ experience, she applied for the school in early spring and was accepted in late April. Each applicant is required to submit a motivational letter and a CV. This year…
26.07.2017
ITMO and VNIIM Develop Joint Master's Program in Metrology
…s and measures pervades all types of human activity; however, until very recently there were no educational programs in Russia to train top-tier experts in metrology. National Institutes dealing in metrology are key to developing such skills and knowledge in students. Mendeleev National Research Institute of Metrology VNIIM is o…
25.07.2017
Programming the Future: ITMO University’s 2016 Annual Report
…oriented research. In August, ITMOs and Kazan Quantum Center's scientists launched the first multinode quantum network in Russia. Also, new projects are being conducted at the Institute of Translational Medicine. For example, ITMO and Federal Almazov North-West Research Center are now developing a new decision support system. In 2016, ITMO University won grants as pa…
25.07.2017
ITMO Business Incubator Team Attends SHIP Festival
…er called Lung Diagnostics; more information can be found here). At the festival, they had the opportunity to expand the scope of application of their project, and the area of insurance turned out to be one of the most promising. Insurance companies are interested in improving the process of supporting their clients while reducing the e…
24.07.2017
Study Abroad in One of the Best Universities in Finland
…field, so it wasn’t so difficult to understand the academic language in English. If you speak English, you have no problems in Finland, as everyone speaks English there”, explains Mariya.“There were other Russian speaking students who had moved there and were studying Bachelors in Finnish, and there were lots of international students on exchange, many from Germany a…
24.07.2017
5 Things You Need to Know Now
…er-based scanning devices. New type of soft, growing robot. Just like a vine, or fungi , or nerve cells, the new proof-of-concept Vinebot is a tube of soft material folded inside itself, like an inside-out sock, that grows in one direction when the material at the front of the tube everts, as the tube becomes right-side-out. In the …
23.07.2017
Neural Interfaces as Art: How Does Neurotheater Work?
…he difference between the neurotheater and other theater genres that use advanced technologies? The fundamental dissimilarity of this genre from others is that we bring the inside feeling of the actors out to the auditorium. In fact, there are no words, we take emotions right from the actor’s head and show his feelings at that exact moment. These emotions command …
21.07.2017
How a Russian Teenager Cracked Nation's Largest Social Network in His Spare Time
… risk and I’m not ready for that yet. I think it would be better to work at a major company, for starters, gain some experience. I’d say, in Russia those are Yandex, VK, JetBrains; globally - Apple, Amazon, Microsoft. I’m not making any concrete plans for now - my current objective is to enrol in a university here, in St. Petersburg. Then I’ll see how the situation d…
21.07.2017
MIT Global Startup Labs: Coming Soon to Your Smartphone
…taying aware, we can figure out what works and what doesn’t. At Future Technologies we meet great speakers and have our practice by testing out our various hypotheses,” – explains Vladislav Ekimov, one of the developers. Mydeas development team Team members: Vladislav Ekimov, Rodion Negov. Nuts and Seeds This project’s team has developed a chat bot th…
20.07.2017