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• ITMO Holds Open Education Conference

  On May 21, the ITMO Open Education took place at Sevkabel Port. Experts from the field of education, lecturers, students, and all those interested, discussed trends, predictions, and relevant issues on modern education.

  25.05.2021

• Productive Summer: Online Schools from ITMO University’s Partners and Not Only

  Don’t miss your chance to get your summer off on the right foot with our ITMO.NEWS guide to international summer schools in 2021 for robotics specialists, data scientists, programmers, ecologists, biotechnologists, and many others.

  24.05.2021

• ITMO Graduate Maksim Latkin on His Experience of Working as a Systems Engineer

  When Maksim Latkin was still a student at ITMO University, he started to work at Selectel, a leading IT infrastructure provider in Russia. During the next four years, he went from being an intern to working as a systems engineer. ITMO.NEWS met with him to discuss his favorite university courses, working at a large IT company while being a student, and the advantages of being an engineer.

  21.05.2021

• ITMO Researchers Create an Algorithm To Help Reduce the Risk of Complications in Cardiovascular Diseases

  The machine-learning-based algorithm is developed by ITMO’s National Center for Cognitive Research. By analyzing data on patients’ well-being and lifestyle, the program will help physicians make timely decisions on prescribing treatment, drugs, or surgery. The study was published in Journal of Computational Science.

  20.05.2021

• ITMO Technopark Takes Part in the German Week in St. Petersburg

  Experts from NRW.Global Business Russia, the trade and investment agency of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia were invited to this meeting. They discussed the possibilities of placing Russian companies on the European market. Green economy, sustainable development, and international cooperation between Russian and German businesses were key topics of the event.

  20.05.2021

• ITMO University Opens International Cybersecurity Center in St. Petersburg

  On May 14, ITMO launched the Safety and Security of Critical Information Technologies international research center. Here, students will receive practical training on dealing with cyber threats while working on real-life projects. At the launch, special training was held at the National Cyber Testing Ground, one the largest information security projects in Russia. 

  19.05.2021

• This Weekend in St. Petersburg: May 22-23, 2021

  Summer is almost in full reign in St. Pete, so first and foremost we recommend that you enjoy the warm rays of the sun (but don’t forget to grab an umbrella just in case!). And to spice things up, here is our usual weekend guide – with activities for all times, from dusk to dawn. Enjoy! 

  19.05.2021

• Mind-Blowing Research of the Month: How and Why We Study Music’s Effects on the Brain

  People spend an average of 18 hours a week listening to music, according to a 2019 survey. It is undeniably a huge part of our lives and, naturally, inspires great curiosity in scientists. What makes you tap to the beat? Is it true that music can make you read faster? And what can possibly connect music and language? Today, we will attempt to answer these questions, dipping our toes into the ocean of research on music perception and cognition. 

  18.05.2021

• ITMO Robotics Team Wins RoboCup Russia Open

  Robert Robotecky, a self-balancing hoverboard-riding musical robot brought victory to the team from ITMO’s Youth Robotics Lab at RoboCup Russia Open – 2021.

  18.05.2021

• Yandex’s Andrey Sebrant on Progress, Society and Podcasts

  Andrey Sebrant, the strategic marketing director at Yandex and one of the pioneers of Runet, recently came to ITMO to record another episode of his podcast. This time, he spoke to the dean of the university’s Faculty of Infocommunication Technologies Alexandr Kapitonov. Prior to recording the episode, Andrey Sebrant gave an interview to ITMO.NEWS and spoke about how technologies change modern society, the evolution of the high tech business in recent years, as well as which novelty in the field of higher education he deems among the most useful.

  17.05.2021