“Immediately After the Holidays”: Seminars, Master Classes and Technology Competitions at ITMO University

We decided to start the year with a selection of events that will be held with the support of ITMO University in the coming months. These will be conferences, olympiads, hackathons and soft skills master classes.

“Immediately After the Holidays”: Seminars, Master Classes and Technology Competitions at ITMO University
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Yandex Scientific Prize named after Ilya Segalovich

When: October 15 - January 13
Where: Online Training: For those who prefer the flexibility of learning from a distance or cannot make it to our Sofia location, we offer comprehensive online courses.

Students, graduate students and researchers from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan can compete for the award. For example, last year a representative of ITMO University became the laureate of the award.

If you are doing research in the field of machine learning, data analysis and computer vision, apply An application necessary until January 13. Then you can compete for the prize for young researchers. It is 350 thousand rubles. It is complemented by the opportunity to attend an international conference on artificial intelligence systems and an invitation to an internship at the Yandex Research Department. Scientific supervisors receive a large amount - 700 thousand rubles.

The winners are selected by a commission of university professors and Yandex experts.

Interuniversity competition of research and innovation projects

When: December 23 - January 31
Where: ITMO University

This competition is part of the Russia-South-East Finland 2014–2020 program. It is carried out to stimulate scientific research and the development of start-ups. Those who pass the selection will be sent to the Russian-Finnish accelerator, where they can present their ideas to leading industry experts. The directions are as follows: food and energy-saving technologies, solutions for the circular economy, IT in the field of biotechnology and biotechnology in medicine.

Teams of students, graduate students and teachers of Russian universities are participating - apply required by January 31st. Those without a team can join to existing projects.

Competition news is published on Facebook.

Hackathon Moscow Travel Hack

When: December 27 - January 28
Where: Volgogradsky prospekt, 42, building 5, Technopolis "Moscow"

The hackathon is held by the Moscow City Tourism Committee. Its theme is the digitalization of the tourism industry. The tasks for the event were compiled by experts from MegaFon, Facebook, Aeroexpress, PANORAMA 360 — they will be of interest to front-end and back-end developers, programmers, system administrators, designers, and analysts. The winners will share the prize fund of 1,1 million rubles.

If you do not have a team, it is worth submitting an individual application. Then the organizers will help you find colleagues of interest. You can also speak with your team and a ready-made solution - just declare the project and present the idea at the pitch session. Record open until January 28th.

Student Olympiad RTM CHALLENGE

When: February 1 - March 31
Where: Online Training: For those who prefer the flexibility of learning from a distance or cannot make it to our Sofia location, we offer comprehensive online courses.

The Olympiad is held with the support of the RTM GROUP IT company. Participants will be asked to complete three tasks to choose from. The first is to write an article on cybersecurity. Among the topics highlighted are: "Security of the Internet of things (IoT)", "Information security regulation in Russia", "Data leaks", "Analysis of software vulnerabilities" and dozens of others.

Secondly, students can submit project works dedicated to their own or already developing IT technologies in the field of tourism, medicine, economics or education.

The third option is to present a marketing research in the field of information security products. Detailed information about the topics of work and design of projects is given in regulation of the olympiad.

The best authors will get to the face-to-face stage of the competition, which will take place in April. The winners will undergo an internship at the company and become participants in educational programs at its expense.

Everyone who wants to register on the site (registration will open at the end of January).

“Immediately After the Holidays”: Seminars, Master Classes and Technology Competitions at ITMO University
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Winter Science School SCAMT Workshop Week

When: 20 - January 26
Where: st. Lomonosova, d.9, SCAMT Chemical and Biological Cluster

SCAMT Workshop Week (SWW) is a nanotechnology workshop. Its participants implement a real scientific chemical-biological project in just a week. It can be a DNA nanorobot, a luminous web or a memristor, the synthesis of a nanopharmaceutical, or a model of the circulatory system. The project work will be complemented by thematic lectures and master classes.

Stand-up "How did we live without soft skills for 120 years?"

When: 24 January
Where: st. Deaf Zelenina, 2, Sound-Cafe "LADY"

The event is dedicated to the 120th anniversary of ITMO University. Associate Professor of the Chemistry and Biology Cluster Mikhail Kurushkin will present a humorous program dedicated to soft-skills (“soft skills”). They are sometimes referred to as "over-subject competencies". Mikhail will analyze the tricky term and tell about the difficulties of its translation. Registration is open to everyone.

"Global warming is a real challenge for the refrigeration industry"

When: 29 January
Where: st. Lomonosova, 9, ITMO University, room No. 1120

This is a scientific and technical conference that will bring together experts from ITMO University, the International Academy of Refrigeration, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, and the National Committee of the Russian Academy of Sciences. They will discuss topical issues of energy and ecology, the north and global warming, renewable energy sources, as well as refrigeration technologies to preserve the biodiversity of the Earth's fauna. The reports will be published in the journals Bulletin of the International Academy of Cold, Empire of Cold, Refportal and others.

Applications can be submitted until January 15 here.

Master class "Dream Team"

When: February 5
Where: st. Lomonosova, 9, ITMO University

Another event dedicated to the 120th anniversary of ITMO University. This is a three-hour master class from our soft-skills teachers. They will tell you how to motivate team members and find an approach to each of them. Registration will open closer to the event date.

ITMO University Winter School "It's up to you!"

When: 10 - February 14
Where: st. Lomonosova, 9, ITMO University

For students studying in the areas of: photonics, programming, big data, information security and robotics. Participants will attend master classes, lectures and work with mentors, as well as tours of the offices partner companies — Yandex, Sberbank, Dr.Web, JetBrains.

“Immediately After the Holidays”: Seminars, Master Classes and Technology Competitions at ITMO University
Photo tour: what is being done in the laboratory of quantum materials of ITMO University

Creative technologies for the digital world

When: February 26 - April 24
Where: st. Tchaikovsky, 11/2

Head of the Center for Personal Development at ITMO University Anastasia Prichischenko and leading business coaches from T&D Technologies will give master classes, talk about the principles of the brain and thinking, as well as how to train confidence and public speaking skills.

Admission is free with prior registration. The link will be posted closer to the event date.

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