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• Rukami Fest 2020: ITMO’s TECHNOHISTORY Project Highlights Digital Loneliness and Bacteria Representation in Media

  … marketing survey on the topic of nutrition for senior citizens, discussed the importance of protein for human health, and delved into the issue of environmental effects of specific food products. “Then, Master’s student Anastasiia Andreeva invited everyone on a tour of the ITMO lab where our team members – young scientists – are working on new recipes, conducti…

  27.11.2020

• Scientists Propose Method of Assessing the Gene-Disease Connection

  …rious genes. A predisposition to baldness, obesity, or bad eyesight can be genetic, much as some diseases, but how can we tell which part of the genome is responsible for a specific condition? Modern technologies make it possible to identify the correlation between a specific gene and a process in the organism, but it doesn’t necessa…

  27.11.2020

• Optical Computers Explained: Will They Replace the Regular Kind?

  …in terms of energy usage. This concerns the so-called linear operations: adding up, subtracting, differentiation, integrating, and so on. Today’s optical chips are designed specifically for these operations because they can do them quicker and cheaper than electric ones. If they’re so efficient, why haven’t we started making them yet? There are still …

  25.11.2020

• ITMO Launches a Series of Scientific Meetups With the Vice Rector for Research

  …tific aspect,” emphasizes Alexey Slobozhanyuk. “At first, we will give an introductory presentation for the wide audience, and then our discussion will become more and more specific. It’s important that our colleagues from different faculties and external partners join us, too.” According to the organizers, that’s what will make these meetings not only a place f…

  24.11.2020

• School of Translational Information Technologies Head Alexander Boukhanovsky Named Dean of the Year

  …rmation technologies not as “servants of science,” solely to be used to automate functions and perform calculations, but the opposite – as a lever that can take any subject-specific research or invention to a completely new level. While also upgrading itself, too, because computer science research remains one of our tasks here at ITMO,” says the honoree. 2020: r…

  20.11.2020

• Top Nine Questions About Genome Decoding

  …the most exciting features of this approach is the ability to determine geographical position. We not only simulate changes in the genome, but also see how populations with specific genetic variations migrated from one place to another. So, we take the bone from an early Paleolithic tiger and make conclusions about its entire population. But how do we separate…

  20.11.2020

• How Learning Analytics Is Helping ITMO Students Design Their Educational Tracks

  …of the students. And it’s not just about whether the topics match, but about how deeply they are involved in them. For instance, we compare a researcher’s experience with a specific subject with the rest of the university staff. We assume that a person who’s publishing high-profile articles and focusing primarily on one subject is more passionate about it than someon…

  19.11.2020

• ITMO University Holds Sixth International UX Conference WUD@ITMO

  …ound itself, including partnerships with major corporations, such as Alfa-Bank.”   During the first day of the conference, WUD@USABILITYLAB, speakers discussed the specifics of working in UX design. Experts from major Russian companies such as Sber, Mail.ru Group, Emerging Travel Group, JetBrains, Tinkoff Bank, and UsabilityLab company itself shared their ex…

  18.11.2020

• ITMO University, Gazprom Neft, and Innopolis University Organize Online Hackathon Blockchain.Hack

  …dent blockchain networks to interact with each other. We predict that in the future there will be various blockchain networks, built on various platforms, that will support specific business processes. Any transfer of data from one process into another will require a reliable, secure connection. Our goal is to find the algorithm for such a connection,” says Aleksandr…

  18.11.2020

• Results of ITMO University’s First Online Course on Climate and Journalism

  …t journalistic experience. As noted by the participants, the classes helped future scientists and journalists understand each other a little better and learn more about the specifics of each profession. Iryna Ponedelnik Science communication student I am a climate activist from Belarus and now I’m studying science communication. That’s why I was delighte…

  18.11.2020