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10 Things We Are Proud of in 2016
…to watch." The authors noted that ITMO U "saw a leap of 184% in its WTC." The Science of Fun. Over the year, ITMO U showed off its fun muscles at events like Geek Picnic, a weekend of science and technology on Elagin Island, and VK-Fest, one of the largest summer events in St. Petersburg. Rector Vasilyev, along with dozens of cycling enthusiasts, took his bike for…
20.12.2016
The Ultimate Guide to the Russian Banya (Part 2)
…lent decor, including fountains and marble urns in every alcove — every budding oligarch’s wet dream. Of course, such Banya splendour comes at a price: up to 1500 for a day or weekend session in Regular, a whopping 18 000 per hour in Premium, for up to 15 guests. It’s Banya opulence on an unprecedented scale, if somewhat lacking in authenticity and character. To r…
02.12.2016
WorldUsabilityDay@ITMO: Not Every Trend Has to Be Followed Blindly
World’s Science Day: What Are the Cherished Dreams of Researchers?
…sted in math since childhood. I solved plenty of math problems together with my parents. My grandmother worked as a math teacher. It was a kind of my hobby to solve puzzles at weekends together with her. Thanks to school math Olympiads these activities became regular. Then, thanks to my research supervisor at the university, science became my profession. He showed me…
10.11.2016
USA Investor on Startups and Challenges Females Face in Business
…e it. And that repeats again and again. That's what's essential for the startup to live, to be tested on the market and constantly improve. As a result of the business-weekend at ITMO, the authors of three projects received Ms Ma's mentorship, as well as residency in the SUMIT startup-accelerator. Those were an online platform for mothers who want to become P…
03.11.2016
ITMO University — Russia’s Second Best in Innovative Activities
…such experts as Oleg Tinkov, Sylvia Ma and Viktor Kozlov came to speak at ITMO University. Some universities don't do things like that at all. Our innovative projects, startup-weekends and the promotion of technological entrepreneurship is really effective and gives high results. We also create SIE's. Still, we have to work even harder on the system we use to support…
31.10.2016
How New Technologies Make Smart Systems Really Smart
… Burtsev, Master’s student of the High-Performance Computing Department, gave a speech at an international Russian-German Science Slam, which took place in St. Petersburg last weekend. The young expert explained what artificial intelligence is and how machines are going to perceive new things. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not the same as it is shown in movies. In…
24.10.2016
Innovation Valley: A New Startup Hub in Sochi
…The Sochi Innovation Valley project (SIV) was presented at St. Petersburg Innovation Forum, which took place last weekend. The future residents of the center are IT startupers and investors. All projects will be devoted to five majors: touristic services, sports projects connected with both common and rare sports, health care and post-hospital rehabilitation innov…
06.10.2016
Web Standard days: a Quick Guide for Future Web-Developers
Wiki-Conference 2016: The Problem of Rights and Freedom