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Scientists in St. Petersburg Find a Way to Study Game Addiction
… health of users. On the global research agenda is gaming disorder – a 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 …
15.02.2024
This Week in St. Petersburg: February 15-21, 2024
ITMO PhD Student Wins Entrepreneur Contest GSEA Russia 2024
…2024 is a national stage of the competition; this year, it welcomed over 300 participants, who competed in eight categories: Best Student Entrepreneur; Breakthrough of the Year; Production; Innovations; Social Impact + Sustainability; IT Solutions; E-commerce; and Global Startup. ITMO PhD student Daudi Dauddin won in the category Breakthough of the Year with his p…
14.02.2024
Russian Hollywood: Mosfilm Behind the Scenes
…ircraft designers during the Russian Civil War. Over the years, Mosfilm has become Russia's largest film studio, occupying more than 34 ha on Sparrow Hills in Moscow. Its collection comprises over 1,500 movies, including Sergei Bondarchuk’s War and Peace (1965-1967) and Vladimir Menshov’s Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980) – both of which were recognized …
13.02.2024
Sounds of the Internet and Singing Mushrooms: New Science Art Exhibition at Russian Museum
…ical progress affected our culture? How can we coexist with nature? Then, they suggest how we could use technology to study what is hidden – human emotions, the sounds of chemical reactions, and much more. As curators, we would like for guests not only to see the different branches and styles of modern science art, but also to rethink the role that technologies and a…
13.02.2024
ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #48
…really fun toy franchise is, in fact, an equally cool concept from the field of nanotechnology. These tiny (a massive understatement) devices can be used to interact with chemical reactions and molecules at the most precise scale – and are incredibly useful on the cutting edge of medical science. This is why a new laboratory at ITMO is set to use AI tools in order…
12.02.2024
AI to Bring Parity in Science: Alexander Boukhanovsky on Developing Fundamental AI Models
…s to this challenge, and one of them can be found in AI models that replicate scientific creativity,” said Alexander Boukhanovsky. According to the expert, systems at the intersection of AI and mathematics are needed in research, but in order to close the gap between Russia and global leaders in neural networks development it is necessary to significantly amplif…
09.02.2024
Foreign Movies Filmed in St. Petersburg
…iet, post-Cold War Russia as seen through the Hollywood lens. One of the most iconic scenes in the film is a thrilling tank chase through the heart of the city. Not only the destruction it brings, but the route it follows, too, may drive a St. Petersburg enthusiast crazy: starting near St. Isaac's Cathedral, it moves to the Moika River embankment, passes the Trans…
09.02.2024
2D into 3D: Optical Holography Founder Yuri Denisyuk and His Legacy
… 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 taught me French. He was a train engineer, but during the wa…
08.02.2024
Learning Through Winning: A Conversation With Ammar Ali, Winner of Multiple AI Contests
…e Russian Science Foundation (RSF). The initial goal of the research was to develop a driver monitoring system capable of detecting the driver's state, such as drowsiness or distraction, using AI models to detect actions like eating, drinking, or smoking, as well as assessing the seat belt state, the driver’s pose, and concentration …
07.02.2024