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• ITMO Researchers Develop First-Ever Online Platform For Nanozyme Modeling

  … is so important to learn to predict the properties of modeled enzymes sometimes even before they are synthesized. The new platform will facilitate this process.  “We wanted to demonstrate the model’s precision, and to this end we’ve selected 16 different samples and measured their peroxidase activity and compared the results to the ones produced by the plat…

  21.01.2022

• PhD Student Mikhail Maslyaev: Science Gives More Opportunities for Growth

  …it would’ve been natural to use machine learning trained on huge databases from various research centers.  My friend, who is an oceanologist, faced the same problem, he wanted to use machine learning in his research. So together we decided to explore other fields and universities. Back then, ITMO had the Laboratory of Computational Modelling of Natural Systems…

  21.01.2022

• EduStars Winner Marina Barantseva: Teaching the Way I’d Want to Be Taught

  …ted heavy machinery for the Russian timber industry and eventually became a project manager.  At a certain point I realized that I grew tired of this kind of work, I didn’t want to do it anymore. It was then, at age 30, that I remembered my childhood dream of becoming a teacher. I held my first class for young kids four years ago.  How did you come to work at I…

  20.01.2022

• Student Spotlight: Zana Sherwani, Iraqi Kurdistan

  …Tell us something about yourself. I am Zana Ezat Sherwani, a 25-year-old guy from Iraqi Kurdistan. I am a Master’s student of the Information Security program at ITMO University.  What made you study information security? I have been a gamer since childhood. Unfortunately, in some countries, it is not a conventional profession. So, I …

  20.01.2022

• Physicist Tatiana Orlova On New Materials for Soft Robotics and Working in Europe

  …, we used provitamin D, which can be found in the human skin; it’s what starts the production of vitamin D when subjected to sunshine. Together with my research supervisor, we wanted to develop a liquid crystal sensor to test how effective artificial and natural light sources are for vitamin D accumulation. But it turned out that different mechanisms are at play in p…

  20.01.2022

• $3,000 for a Special Kid’s Drawing: How ITMO Student Uses NFT Auctions for Charity

  …submit their works and simply digitize them? My project is about interacting with kids despite the fact that now everything goes digital. We focused on human connection; we wanted to share our emotions with children and do something good for them. At first, we held a trial workshop to see if the children would like it. Then, the center approved our future inter…

  19.01.2022

• Crocodile Tears, Plant Afterlife, and Mystic Science: What to See at the Paranature Institute Exhibition

  …wn: they change constantly and require special conditions to function throughout their exhibition, especially when it comes to bioart. That leads some to wonder why they would want to buy them – and that’s an issue everywhere, not just in Russia. It will take some time for this field to be fully understood, but it’s great that here in St. Petersburg it’s already bein…

  18.01.2022

• ITMO.EduStars Winner Daria Chirva: Students Should Be Engaged, Not Forced To Learn

  …trategy promotes a brand new look at the mission of teaching philosophy. The course is not so much about learning new concepts and ideas as about exploring your own vision. We want our students to develop flexible critical thinking and thus become more creative and consistent in their work. Another difference is that we strive to go beyond teaching philosophy aside f…

  18.01.2022

• Anton Syutkin On Teaching Philosophy at a Technical University

  …cess works. Every year you have different groups of students and the mode of your communication with them can’t be predicted: sometimes, no matter how hard you try, they don’t want to participate in classes and there is just no rapport. At other times, it happens naturally, without much effort. We have Telegram chats for communication with students. They’re often …

  14.01.2022

• ITMO.EduStars Winner Ksenia Kapelchuk on How Philosophy Can Help Get in Touch With Your Inner Self

  … As a result, though, you get to reveal your inner self. During practical classes, we read and discuss texts. I try to start by bringing up the question of what the authors wanted to say. If we manage to get to the core problem of the book and understand its relevance, we can also understand the solution offered. And then already ponder over its pros and cons, sci…

  12.01.2022