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• 8 Skills to Help AI Engineers Keep Their Jobs

  In recent years, popular voice assistants like Alice, Siri, and Alexa have evolved from programs capable of fulfilling simple tasks into full-scale AI assistants. With them has evolved the stack of technologies that engineers need to have a grasp on – from voice generation and speech processing to LLMs and generative search. What skills do AI engineers need to build now to keep their jobs tomorrow? That was the topic of a recent lecture given at ITMO’s Yandex space by Valery Stromov, the CEO of Alice and Smart Devices at Yandex. Mr. Stromov heads a team of over 700, with whom he is developing a service now used by about 47 million people. Read on for the highlights of the talk.

  17.12.2025

• (Not) A Serious Discussion: Humor as a Tool To Promote Science

  Laughter doesn't only increase longevity but also promotes science; it also helps achieve breakthroughs and make learning stick, as believed by scientists and lecturers. How and why should we use comedy in science and education? Do physicists crack good jokes? And how many “grams” of laughter should there be in a scientific joke? Here's a special guide we compiled based on the recent Noble Talk by Andrey Sebrant, the strategic marketing director at Yandex, and Yakov Somov, a co-founder of Lectorium.

  21.10.2024

• Science, Culture, Medicine, and Humor: Noble Talks by ITMO Kick Off in St. Petersburg

  ITMO’s Center for Science Communication has launched a series of free pop-science lectures titled Noble Talks at New Holland Island. Here, scientists, medical specialists, artists, and tech experts will discuss scientific, medical, and technological breakthroughs in the wake of the 2024 Nobel Week and analyze trends from different perspectives.

  14.10.2024

• ITMO and Russian Science Foundation Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary of Collaboration

  ITMO University hosted a series of lectures dedicated to the anniversary of the Russian Science Foundation (RSF). The national campaign 10 Years with RSF encompasses 120 research and educational organizations in 45 Russian cities, including ITMO University, where the university’s experts spoke about their projects in chemistry, physics, computer science, and food technology supported by the foundation.

  30.09.2024

• ITMO and New Media Laboratory Launch Lectures in Video Studies

  Today, September 6, marks the start of a joint three-month program designed by ITMO University and New Media Laboratory (a project of Alexandrinsky Theatre) that will help students develop an eye for cinema and video art and learn to produce their own works.

  06.09.2022

• Stay at Home: Popular Science Lectures for the Self-Isolating

  While scientists from all over the world are working on a vaccine against coronavirus, and regular people are staying at home and avoiding mass gatherings, ITMO.NEWS have cobbled up a list of ten resources and announcements of online lectures on popular science. Though many universities and lecture halls have put offline events on hold, there are still plenty of opportunities to get a fix of interesting information from the world of science (and practice your Russian while at it)!

  18.03.2020

• Neurofestival 2019: Neurotechnology in Education, Sports and HR

  Last weekend, the Neurofestival 2019 took place in St. Petersburg, an event dedicated to new trends in the field of neuroanalysis and similar technologies. Read about the products presented by various companies in this article by ITMO.NEWS.

  10.12.2019

• ITMO Staff Visit Harbin Institute of Technology with Lecture Series

  Lyudmila Nadtochiy, Vera Ivanova and Oksana Golovinskaya, lecturers from ITMO University’s Faculty of Food Biotechnologies and Engineering, participated in a project dedicated to the development of academic cooperation in the field of food biotechnology between Russia and China. Over the course of a month, they visited several Chinese cities and presented lectures to PhD students of the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT). In this interview with ITMO.NEWS, they share their impressions of the program.

  21.11.2019

• Spanish Environmental Biotechnologists on the Environmental Situation, Greta Thunberg and Two-Phase Air Filters

  Two environmental biotechnologists from Valladolid University, Spain came to St. Petersburg to give a course at ITMO University. Right before their departure we got a chance to meet them to talk about ways to improve the environmental situation and how these are different in Russia and Spain, as well as discuss the academic exchange opportunities for Master’s students.  

  15.10.2019

• ITMO Laboratory Head Irina Livshitz on a Secret Advantage of Russian Optics, VR and Differences Between Russian and International Students

  Before the start of a new academic year, head of ITMO University’s Research Laboratory for Computer-Aided Design of Optical-Information and Energy Saving Systems Irina Livshitz gave ten classes as part of the summer school at the University of Eastern Finland, an ITMO University partner. She spoke about the development of augmented and virtual reality systems. ITMO.NEWS met Prof. Livshitz to learn about where to start with optical systems design, whether Russian students are any different from their international counterparts, and will it be possible to make VR headsets comfortable for wearing. 

  24.09.2019