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Young Scientists Awarded ITMO University’s First Own Academic Degree Diplomas
…emselves are held is based on international standards, so participating in conferences does bring a lot to the table. The new rules also stipulate that one of the opponents must be an international expert with relevant research experience. How significantly, in your opinion, will that up the level of the thesis defense? Galina: The participation of internationa…
12.03.2019
Awardees of 2018-2019 Potanin Scholarship Reveal Their Winning Hacks
…mbarrassing that I didn’t guess that much. Case solving was the most difficult challenge I had to encounter; it was the last task of the day, we were all very tired but had to muster the strength that was left, come to an agreement, find and present the solution. One part of my prize money will go to supporting my exchange in Germany, and the other to other educat…
07.03.2019
Quantum Physicist Oleksandr Kyriienko on the Future of Computing and Making a Career in Science
…ulticore cluster computers if I have to simulate quantum systems. But my favorite part of the process is the thinking. However obvious this might sound, theoretical physicists must think a lot. It is a difficult thing to describe, but the problems are in your head all day long, and solutions may come to you at any time. That’s when you grab your notebook, write it do…
05.03.2019
Evolutionary Biologist David Seaborg: Science Enriches Our Lives with Fantastic Ideas and Discoveries
…. In addition, we raise money, and give grants to indigenous and local people that donors to our cause could not find themselves. We have strict criteria that organizations must meet to receive grants from us. There criteria are listed on our website. They include the following: the land under threat must be rainforest, it
04.03.2019
Interdisciplinary Innovations at ITMO University: In Conversation With ChemBio Professor Ekaterina Skorb
… it exists. But personally I have never had any problems due to being a woman; my colleagues have always treated me as a specialist and a professional, which is what all of us must strive towards. However, it is great that there are such awards and programs that help combat these issues. It is very significant that I have never been discriminated as a woman, but have…
01.03.2019
METANANO-2019: World’s Top Scientists to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Center of Nanophotonics and Metamaterials in St. Petersburg
…s’ travel expenses and registration fee. Applications will be reviewed over the course of three weeks, with the winners being announced on May 6, 2019. Participants’ papers must be submitted before March 3, 2019 (staff and students of ITMO University can submit theirs before March 10, 2019); the METANANO-2019 conference will be held on July 15-19, 2019 in St. Pete…
01.03.2019
European University’s Nikita Lomagin: How IT is Changing Historical Science
…00 diaries, all different in volume. And say we need to study the citizens’ attitudes towards various subjects: the Germans, the authorities, or various events. To do that, we must analyze the texts and find connections between the different bits of content. IT specialists along with the sociologists who’d need to decide what it is exactly that we should look for, an…
28.02.2019
QS WUR by Subject 2019: ITMO University in Top-150 in Computer Science and First in Russia in Art & Design
…cademic community, the number of research citations per paper published in the relevant subject area, and their h-index. In order to be eligible for the rankings, a university must offer bachelor, Master’s and PhD programs in at least two of the rankings’ five faculty areas. This year’s QS WUR by Subject have assessed 1,222 universities from 153 countries in 48 su…
27.02.2019
How Researchers Use Big Data to Fight HIV and Addiction
…ther data of complex physical phenomena. In medicine, most processes are simple and linear models handle them well. The basic issues have to do with the quality of data, which must be cleaned up, checked and rechecked. There are also some parameters that are difficult to measure precisely; after all, humans are very complex organisms. Vasiliy Leonenko, a PhD stude…
25.02.2019
Yandex Director of Marketing Andrey Sebrant: We’re Living in the Age of Implementation
…part of that test. Does education still matter? As the previous example shows, it takes a good idea and good technology to create a successful product. A product manager must understand how people and businesses will sell the product at all stages of its manufacture. Everyone knows how to prototype, but nearly no one knows how to bring a product to perfection. …
22.02.2019