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• All-Purpose Robots for New Applications: ITMO’s Sergey Kolyubin Talks Teaching Machines to Think and Act

  Industrial robots are good at handling routine operations, but they are incapable of adapting to new conditions and take a long time to integrate into a process. This problem is solved at ITMO’s Laboratory of Embodied Intelligence in Robotics: here, researchers create systems that enable robots to see and act without an operator. The lab works with major clients and presents its research at international A* AI conferences. Students here work alongside more experienced colleagues and make up to 250,000 rubles a month.

  04.08.2026

• Ethics in the Age of AI: In Conversation With ITMO Expert Daria Chirva

  Is AI conscious? Why do we need to study if AI already knows all the answers? Who is the author when an AI helps write a paper? And who is responsible for accidents with driverless cars? These and other questions fall in the realm of AI ethics, an emerging field that aims to make sense of the changing world and highlight the aspects we can’t overlook when adopting new technology. ITMO offers several courses on the subject, spearheaded by Daria Chirva, a member of the National Committee for AI Ethics. We chatted with the expert to find out more about ethical AI.

  28.07.2026

• ITMO Students Develop AI Tools for Cancer Diagnosis and Research

  ITMO University, the National Medical Research Center of Oncology named after N.N. Petrov, and Yandex Cloud’s Center for Technologies and Society have announced the results of their hackathon in programming, data analysis, and AI in oncology. The proposed solutions will be incorporated into digital services at the National Medical Research Center of Oncology named after N.N. Petrov.

  24.07.2026

• ITMO-Based School Student Team Wins Russian Robotics Olympiad

  The team of ITMO’s Youth Robotics Lab came first in the senior creative category of the Russian Robotics Olympiad in Orenburg. The team presented an autonomous AI-based waste collector robot that can function in natural surroundings. The device can help maintain natural reserves and parks without disturbing their ecosystems. 

  07.07.2026

• Selectel to Invest Over 1 Billion Rubles Into Joint AI Service Enterprise with ITMO

  Selectel, Russia’s largest independent IT infrastructure provider, and ITMO University have announced the launch of a joint enterprise for AI services development. Selectel is expected to invest over 1 billion rubles into the project.

  06.07.2026

• ITMO and MWS AI Open Laboratory for Acceleration of Neural Networks and Development of Language AI Models

  ITMO and MWS AI (part of МТS Web Services) have launched a virtual laboratory where scientists will develop novel methods for accelerating, compressing, and training AI models. The laboratory will help adapt AI into more languages and create new models for speech synthesis and recognition in Arabic and Kazakh, as well as propose algorithms that will optimize performance, reduce resource requirements, and let neural networks run directly on users’ devices to ensure the privacy of their data.

  17.06.2026

• ITMO AI Expert to Evaluate Economic Consequences of Urban Decisions

  Urbanomy is the new ITMO-developed software suite that uses AI to predict economic and social effects of urban decisions. The new tool models interests of citizens, investors, and the city, identifies hidden conflicts, and offers balanced area development scenarios. Thus, the tool will be beneficial for authorities, investors, and analysts by allowing them to make economically optimal urban planning decisions. The service has already been tested by the administration of Gatchina in a pilot urban analysis project.

  11.06.2026

• Robots + AI: Scientists and Big Tech On Making Sci-Fi a Reality

  Intelligent robots that interact with the world around them and make decisions don’t seem so fantastical anymore. How many years separate us from humanoid devices and fully autonomous systems? What data should we use to train robotic systems? And where should one study to bring to life the tech described by Azimov and the Strugatsky brothers? All this was discussed at a session of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) – here are the highlights.

  09.06.2026

• Daria Kozlova at SPIEF 2026: How AI Is Transforming Education in 2026

  While AI creates new opportunities for education and business, it also demands these fields to formulate responsible guidelines on how this emerging technology should be implemented. What do universities and companies choose to pursue in this regard? This question was addressed by Daria Kozlova, the Director for Strategic Development at ITMO, at the SPIEF session “Is Easily Accessible AI a Harm or a Boon for Humanity?”.

  05.06.2026

• Still on Top: ITMO Among Three Best Russian Universities for AI Specialists

  ITMO has once again made it to the top three universities in Russia based on the quality of training AI specialists, according to the latest edition of the annual ranking by AI Alliance. The university has been one of the ranking’s leaders for four years. In total, the study includes 193 universities from 58 Russian regions, ranked from A++ to E+.

  03.06.2026