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• Science Day at ITMO University

  On February 8, the Erarta Museum of Contemporary Art will host the ITMO Open Science Conference. The event will bring together ITMO University’s researchers, PhD students and heads of the University’s departments, who will talk about the latest achievements in an unusual format. The conference’s mission is to provide a platform for efficient communication and knowledge exchange between the University’s schools and faculties.

  23.01.2019

• NeuroForum-2018: Experts Discuss NeuroNet's Development

  Today, there are numerous online platforms and mobile applications that help people develop their cognitive skills. Participants of the recent NeuroForum-2018 "Brain: Technological Solutions for its Development and Enhancement for the NeuroNet Market" discussed the solutions and equipment that can be used for this purpose. The event was organized by ITMO University and took place at the Tochka Kipeniya (Boiling Point – Rus.) co-working space in St. Petersburg.

  07.12.2018

• New York University Professor Kimon Keramidas on Digitalization and Digital Humanities

  What is Digital Humanities? Who focuses on this research field and why? During an open lecture at ITMO University, Kimon Keramidas, a professor at New York University and co-head of ITMO's Digital Humanities Lab answered these questions. The expert spoke about the origins, evolution and achievements of Digital Humanities at New York University and around the world. The lecture was part of the DH Days conference, a popular science event dedicated to Digital Humanities.

  03.12.2018

• KonFest 2018: Experts on Development of K2B Market

  The development of digital intelligence, Big Data analysis and sharing services will soon bring radical change to the B2B market. How one can prepare for these changes and what has to be done in the educational system in this regard was discussed by the market's major players during the KonFest 2018 business conference which took place at the Erarta contemporary art museum on November 16-17.

  23.11.2018

• WUD@ITMO: Ending the Dispute Between Developers and Designers

  It is for the fourth time that ITMO University hosts WUD@ITMO, a conference themed on the design and testing of user interfaces. This year, scientists from Tallinn University and representatives of leading design agencies gathered together to discuss the main challenges they encounter working in the field. How can we describe the design process and teach future specialists in an effective way? ITMO.NEWS passes on the key messages of the discussion.

  20.11.2018

• ITMO Student Talks Urban Development in Northern Cities

  In Russia, there are many cities above the Arctic Circle that aren’t very comfortable to live in, to say the least. In such cities, paved roads are already enough to make people happy. Artem Nikolaev, a student at ITMO’s Institute of Design & Urban Studies, wants to change the situation in small Russian cities for the better. He shared his ideas with ITMO.NEWS.

  30.10.2018

• Coining It: ITMO University and Bank Saint Petersburg Develop Ways to Forecast Clients Spending Patterns

  Last week, Higher School of Economics’s St. Petersburg campus hosted the 10th International Conference on Social Informatics, or SocInfo 2018 for short. The multidisciplinary event is an annual get-together for experts from different countries and fields, gathering to discuss their experiences of using information technologies to study social phenomena. One of this year’s conference speakers hails from ITMO University: Danila Vaganov, a second-year Master’s student at the High-Performance Computing Department and research associate at the eScience Research Institute, presented ITMO’s joint project with Bank Saint Petersburg. Its aim is to forecast the purchases the bank’s clients make through analyzing their financial and social data. 

  25.10.2018

• Fabio Biffi, Head of Bicasa SRL, on Flexible Lab Design and Equipment of Tomorrow

  Last week ITMO University was host to the second International Conference “Lab Space Design”. The conference is organized in collaboration with Bicasa SRL (Italy), a leading manufacturer of laboratory furniture and fume hoods, the Rosanalit-Test engineering company and ITMO University’s International Research Center "Biotechnologies of the Third Millennium". Guests of the conference discussed the modern architecture of research centers, safety standards, ergonomics, eco-friendliness and complex solutions for lab spaces. Fabio Biffi, head of Bicasa SRL, spoke about his company’s main principles in designing lab equipment. 

  19.10.2018

• ITMO University Hosts BPO'2018 Conference

  ITMO University is currently hosting the 10th international conference  "Basic Problems of Optics" (BPO'2018). From October 15 to 19, scientists will be discussing the relevant issues of theoretical research in the fields of optics, photonics, and quantum technologies, as well as their practical applications.

  18.10.2018

• Short-Term Academic Mobility Programs: How to Get University’s Financial Support

  Apart from going on semester-long academic mobility programs, ITMO’s students can also get financial support for participating in short-term international events and research internships. Such support covers up to two short-term events a semester, so even if you’re planning to go study abroad in spring, you still have the chance to participate in various conferences, forums, workshops and other academic activities during the winter semester.

  10.10.2018