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Scenic Fall Spots in and Around St. Petersburg
…d capture the moment as you explore the major attractions, go off the beaten track, or even climb up high to enjoy a bird’s eye view of the city from. More locations: Newcomer’s Guide to St. Petersburg Unexplored St. Petersburg series 5 More Observation Decks of St. Petersburg If you’re done with the hotspot of places to photograph and looking to…
11.10.2024
I Am a Professional Contest: Robotics Track FAQ
…Contents: Why participate Who can join and how Robotics track: structure What’s new this year Robotics track: tasks & cases How to prepare Career paths for robotics enthusiasts Why participate I Am a Professional is a national competition for students in various fields, including engineering, humanities, pedagogy, natural sciences, agricu…
10.10.2024
Staff Spotlight: Walid Al-Haidri, Yemen
…ed no time applying for it. What was your PhD thesis about? I worked with the application of AI in biomedical engineering. I developed convoluted neural networks, a very new topic back in 2013. Wow, working with a new concept surely gave you a competitive edge. Did you face any challenges? I didn’t face a lot of challenges,…
10.10.2024
Hacking Protein Structures: Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Protein Design and Structure Prediction
…s and design our own proteins confers the greatest benefit to humankind,” states the Nobel Committee’s official website. In 2003, David Baker was the first to model a new protein type from amino acids. For this purpose, Baker developed the Rosetta algorithm, which subsequently turned into Rosetta@Home, a distributed computing network for the creation of
09.10.2024
This Week in St. Petersburg: October 10-16, 2024
…creative writing, interdisciplinary studies (by ITMO’s Art & Science Center) and more. Also on the program are discussions on building a successful career or starting out in a new profession. Though the event’s language is Russian, we believe it can still be curious and useful to attend – grab a Russian-speaking friend with you for company. Monday, October 14 …
09.10.2024
ITMO Student’s Adaptation Guide
…ng to know about moving abroad – even if for a year or two – is that culture shock is unavoidable. It doesn’t matter how much you prepare or how similar your culture is to the new one. And yet, culture shock isn’t always a bad thing! It can also help you learn many things about yourself and others, see things from another perspective, and adopt new materials with specific properties,” says Ellen Moons, the Chair of the Nobel Committee for Physics. Both researchers have been working with neural networks since the 1980s. In 198…
08.10.2024
Virtual Power Plants, Real Electricity: Tanzanian Researcher Jackson J. Justo on Artificial Intelligence and Future of Power Industry
…h scientists from around the world. Then, I joined the University of Pretoria (South Africa) for my postdoctoral research fellowship. There, my colleagues and I worked on a new – efficient, reliable, and sustainable – renewable source-based electrification system for remote rural areas. I also worked with researchers from University …
08.10.2024
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for MicroRNA: ITMO Expert Explains Significance
…serve as a diagnostic tool. Read also: First in the World: ITMO Researchers Train DNA Constructs to Detect Cancer Cells Based on Cancer Marker Concentration ITMO’s New Compound Disables Disease-Producing Genes 17 Times Faster Than Counterparts Importantly, knowing the nature of mechanisms connected to microRNA, it’s possible to not only diagnose…
07.10.2024
ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #65
… twisted electrons with the help of a laser beam – a previously unsuccessful endeavor and one that would revolutionize this particular field of study. Practical testing of the new method is slated for early 2025. Read more: ITMO Physicists Twist Electrons for Particle Accelerator Experiments *** ITMO’s hometown, St. Petersburg, is known for many things, not …
07.10.2024