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• I Am a Professional Contest: Robotics Track FAQ

  Registration is ongoing for the eighth season of the I Am a Professional competition, where medalists receive up to 300,000 rubles and winners get the opportunity to enroll at the country’s top universities – and intern at major Russian companies. ITMO manages three of the conference’s tracks, including Robotics. In this article, we get into the details of its tasks with the track’s curator Islam Bzhikhatlov, an associate professor at ITMO’s Faculty of Control Systems and Robotics.

  10.10.2024

• Hacking Protein Structures: Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Protein Design and Structure Prediction

  The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 was awarded to the American researcher David Baker “for computational protein design” and the British researchers Demis Hassabis and John Jumper “for protein structure prediction.” In this article, we turn to ITMO researchers to find out why we need to predict protein structure and how AI can help us in this process.

  09.10.2024

• This Week in St. Petersburg: October 10-16, 2024

  We are pacing through autumn, wrapped in scarfs and umbrellas at the ready! Here’s our selection of the week’s must-visit events that are bound to color your days.

  09.10.2024

• ITMO Student’s Adaptation Guide

  For international students, exams and term papers aren’t the only cause of stress. Having to combine studies with finding your footing in an all-new environment can be tricky! The challenges are many, but none of them are impossible – or even difficult – as long as you’re prepared. From dealing with culture shock to learning the local customs and history, here are the things you should know as a new arrival to St. Petersburg. Trust us: you’ve got this.

  08.10.2024

• Nobel Prize in Physics Awarded for Discoveries in Machine Learning and Neural Networks

  This year, the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.” In this article, Anton Kuznetsov, the head of ITMO’s Institute of Applied Computer Science, explains the significance of their work – and how it led to ChatGPT.

  08.10.2024

• Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for MicroRNA: ITMO Expert Explains Significance

  In 2024, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun “for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.” We asked Oleg Kuchur, a PhD in biology and assistant at ITMO’s ChemBio Cluster, all about microRNA and its applications. Read on to find out his answers.

  07.10.2024

• Ace Your Tests and Win a Million: New Innovation-Focused Hackathon Starts at ITMO

  ITMO’s Faculty of Biotechnologies has launched a hackathon onon the development of innovative products for businesses. 111 ITMO Master’s students joined the event, taking on cases from 10 Russian and international companies. Over six months, they will be developing innovative products under the guidance of business mentors. Hackathon winners will receive 1 million rubles.

  04.10.2024

• Scientific St. Petersburg: See a Different Side to the City

  St. Petersburg isn’t just about the Palace Square, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, sphynxes, buns, and shawarma (the things it’s commonly associated with in Russia). It’s here that the Russian Academy of Sciences was founded and where the great Russian researchers, from Lomonosov and Mendeleev to Pavlov and Vavilov made their contributions to science. These days, the city is still a magnet for students and young scientists. In October, visitors and locals will get to explore St. Petersburg as a research city thanks to a new project by ITMO’s Center for Science Communication, developed with support from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. 

  01.10.2024

• Vegetarian's Guide to Thriving in St. Petersburg

  Happy World Vegetarian Day! To honor the occasion, we’ve compiled a guide for anyone and everyone wishing to stay plant-based in one of Russia’s most vegetarian-friendly cities!

  01.10.2024

• Digital (Un)Accessibility: How to Make Websites and Social Media Convenient for All

  According to the WHO, there are 430 million hearing impaired and over 2.2 billion visually impaired individuals on the planet. They rely on various tools to navigate the world, including online space. How can digital resources be made more convenient for people with disabilities, who develops such tools, and where can you learn to become such an expert? Learn from Alyona Dzhumagulova, an engineer and lecturer at ITMO’s Center for Usability and Mixed Reality, in this ITMO.NEWS article.

  27.09.2024