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Capturing the Cosmos: Impressions from First BRICS Universe Exhibition in Moscow
…ngs with Russian cosmonauts, who will share insights into the project, activities at the International Space Station, achievements of Russian cosmonautics, space projects, and scientific and cultural interaction initiatives within the BRICS space. "Such exhibition projects strengthen international humanitarian collaboration and lay the foundation for interaction…
20.02.2024
ITMO’s Advanced Engineering School Among Federal Leaders
ITMO’s Advanced Engineering School Passes Project Defence
…Advanced engineering schools have been established at various Russian universities within a dedicated project of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education that aims to train qualified engineering specialists for high-tech branches of economy. ITMO’s Advanced Engineering School (AES) focuses on training Principal Engineers who will lead research groups in chemistry…
15.02.2024
Scientists in St. Petersburg Find a Way to Study Game Addiction
… mental health condition characterized by compulsive and uncontrolled playing of video games and even an addiction similar to alcohol or nicotine addictions. Nevertheless, the scientific community today cannot offer methods and statistics to efficiently treat the disorder. Worse still, it is difficult to tell when a simple interest becomes an obsessive need; the crit…
15.02.2024
This Week in St. Petersburg: February 15-21, 2024
…Pavilion of the Mikhailovsky Castle (part of the State Russian Museum) 300 rubles – tickets here Modulations: Sound, Light, Movement, a joint exhibition by ITMO’s Art & Science Center and the State Russian Museum, invites viewers to embark on a one-of-a-kind journey through artistic movements and experiences in the world of the five human senses. At the displa…
14.02.2024
Sounds of the Internet and Singing Mushrooms: New Science Art Exhibition at Russian Museum
… Modulations: Sound, Light, Movement is part of the project Modern Art and Science: Borders of Synthesis, a joint initiative of ITMO’s Art & Science Center and the State Russian Museum. The initiative is curated by Anna Peycheva, the Russian Museum’s lead methodologist for educational and museum activities. The exhibition itself is …
13.02.2024
ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #48
…Science Fun fact: the invention of holography predates the first mention of holograms in sci-fi by only three years. Another fact: one of the chief pioneers of this branch of optics studied and taught at ITMO University! Even today, the name of Yuri Denisyuk is well-known to any scholar of the subject. Recently, ITMO.NEWS talked with the academician’s son, Igor De…
12.02.2024
AI to Bring Parity in Science: Alexander Boukhanovsky on Developing Fundamental AI Models
…ied in more demanding research processes – including building and testing theories and hypotheses. Such AI applications will allow our country to establish a certain parity in science – we all understand that currently, both the US and China are ahead of Russia in the number of scientists due to demographics and other factors. We need t…
09.02.2024
ITMO Named Leader in Training Digital Economy Specialists
…st November, ITMO University was named one of the best IT universities according to the ranking compiled by the AI Alliance using the methodology recognized by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. At the end of last December, RUSSOFT released a ranking of Russian universities that train software specialists, in which ITMO topped the list together with the Ba…
09.02.2024
2D into 3D: Optical Holography Founder Yuri Denisyuk and His Legacy
…Your family is an example of a scientific dynasty – your father was born into a family of engineers. Did that influence his decision to do research? My paternal grandmother was a forestry engineer who developed a system for timber collection and distribution via rope- and railway. Her second husband was also an educated man; he spoke Greek and German and also taug…
08.02.2024