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5 Myths About Student Life in Russia Debunked
…er gear at first, so stocking up an overcoat, hat, and gloves in advance is half the battle. Being fully prepared opens the door to wonderful activities, from winter sports to New Year celebrations. In defense of St. Petersburg, you can expect mild weather from April to October. Enduring the challenging seasons will be rewarded with an amazing summer featuring it…
02.07.2024
T-Bank’s Vice President for Business Technologies Speaks AI Assistants and Gives Career Advice to ITMO Students
…s discuss the project’s prospects and specify goals and needed investments. Traffic light system. This approach is great for the assessment of products aimed at attracting new customers rather than increasing revenue. For this, developers and bank leaders gather together to talk about employee growth, the expense-and-income ratio, as well as the amount of effort …
02.07.2024
ITMO’s Monday Science Roundup #58
…Research Every once in a while, we have to write a news story that sounds like something out of sci-fi. Take this one, for instance: a team from ITMO’s Faculty of Physics has devised a system that “binds and controls particles of light and matter.” Sounds wild, right? And yet, that’s exactly what it does! The technology, in fact, is a curious middle ground in t…
01.07.2024
ITMO Lands in Top Three Among Russian Universities in Presidential PhD Stipend Competition
…stitute of Physics and Technology (22 winners). Thus, ITMO landed in the third place in Russia and the first – in St. Petersburg. Amounting to 75,000 rubles per month, the new presidential stipend aims to support talented young scientists starting their academic careers. Winners are to receive the stipend for the length of their PhD studies, for up to 4 years. …
01.07.2024
AI Diagnostics and Virus Hunting: Projects of Young Genetic Scientists at ITMO University
…ied data analysis tools and techniques under the supervision of mentors, participated in expert-led workshops, and worked on projects in genomics and metagenomics. They sought new forms of bacteria in Russia's ecosystem, investigated the effect of microorganisms on human health, developed virus detectors, evaluated the influence of mutations on gene structure, and ad…
01.07.2024
Business-Turned-Thesis: How To Defend a Startup as a Thesis and Make Your First Money
Discovery of the Month: Art World, Mobile Games, and More
…Flemish art Following my own recommendation from our weekly digest, I visited the Hermitage Museum this month to see a couple of new exhibitions that have recently opened there, one of them being ARS VIVENDI (“The Art of Living”). Though I didn't expect much of it, the display turned out to be top-notch. It can boast a thoughtful space game, a chic black-and-gold …
28.06.2024
Solar Cells Made More Efficient Thanks to Silicon Nanoantennas
Student Spotlight: Tameem Maher Bourgi, Yemen
…lop myself and get ready for the second year. How has your overall experience been at ITMO so far? The first semester was a bit of a shock for me, as I had to adapt to new rules and formats here at ITMO. The story, however, is different in the second semester. Now I am quite used to ITMO’s style and I feel at home here. Where do you have your classes at IT…
27.06.2024
Hack Me If You Can: Computer Hackers and Why They Need Hats
…hack,” as in, “to cut.” Historically, hackers were lumberjacks or carpenters who could, for instance, chop down a tree in one swing. However, in the 1960s, the word acquired a new meaning – it began to be used for people who worked with computer architecture, which was then a highly complex science. Two decades later, the word came to mean what it means today. In…
26.06.2024