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The 6th International Conference "Global Challenges of Digital Market Transformation-2025" was held at the Polytechnic University. The conference was organized by the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade.

The conference featured six panels, as well as a plenary session. The traditional hybrid format allowed many colleagues to participate in all planned events.

At the conference's opening ceremony, Vladimir Glukhov, Advisor to the Rector's Office, emphasized the importance of collaboration between universities to effectively build scientific, research, and partnership ties and expand the scope of activities during international scientific conferences.

This year's conference coincides with the 10th anniversary of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade, which, on the one hand, imposes a special status and solemnity, and on the other, an additional responsibility for organizing and hosting this event. "It is the coordinated work of the structural divisions, each contributing to the substantive, organizational, and informational components, that produces the expected results," Vladimir Shchepinin, Director of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade, emphasized in his welcoming remarks.

The conference is now in its sixth year, and during this time it has gained popularity and recognition among Russian and international universities, research institutions, and specialized organizations.

This year, we expanded our geographic reach: 18 Russian universities from six regions of the Russian Federation, as well as 18 international universities from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, China, India, Thailand, and Uzbekistan, participated in both in-person and online formats, submitting their papers for presentation and publication. The in-person presence of industrial partners among the conference participants was also important to us, highlighting its practical and business-oriented focus, comments Olga Kalinina, Director of the Higher School of Industrial Management at IPMEIT.

For the second year in a row, the section "Current Issues of Modern Management, Economics, and the Service Sector in the Context of Digital Transformation: Theory and Practice" is being held jointly with the Russian-Armenian University and the Institute of Economics and Business. At the opening of the conference, Arman Avetyan, Associate Professor of the Department of Management and Business at RAU, welcomed all participants on behalf of the management and wished them success. The Institute of Economics and Business at RAU received a letter of gratitude from the Institute of Economics and Business at RAU for effective cooperation and the development of scientific and educational ties.

An important result of the collaboration between IPMEiT and the Institute of Economics and Business of the Russian University of Agriculture was the publication of a joint textbook, "Theory and Practice of Management," prepared by the faculty of both universities in time for the conference.

At the conference's plenary session, Anatoly Zherelo, Head of the Information Technology Center, represented the Belarusian State University, Institute of Business, and delivered a welcoming address. Olga Myasnikova, Associate Professor at the Institute of Business, then presented a plenary report. The BSU delegation also received a letter of thanks from the Institute of Economics, Mechanics and Technology for their effective collaboration.

Our department has been collaborating with the Belarusian State University for many years. Joint publications, roundtables, and sections we organize with our Belarusian colleagues on current issues in economic theory allow us to exchange experiences and expert opinions in real time, comments Svetlana Golovkina, Head of the Department of Economic Theory at the Institute of Economics, Mechanics, and Telecommunications.

The conference co-organizer, the Higher School of Service and Trade, introduced Shakir Ullah, a professor in the School of International Studies at Henan Normal University, as the speaker at the plenary session. The school organized and hosted two sections, ensuring broad participation from colleagues from Thailand, Indonesia, and India, who presented online.

The first session of the HSE "Human-Centered Technologies and Marketing Strategies in the Digital Era" focused on current issues of digitalization's impact on processes and interactions in various spheres of human activity, aimed at meeting the needs of individuals and society. A special focus was given to the key trends in collecting and analyzing big data aimed at identifying consumer trends.

The second session of the HSE School of Social and Technical Sciences, "Quality of Life: Theory and Practice in the Context of Digitalization," examined trends and development prospects for tourism and hospitality in the rapidly changing digital world. Participants discussed the possibilities of adapting traditional hotel practices to meet the needs of modern consumers focused on online services and personalized experiences. Effective methods for measuring and managing service quality, based on modern big data processing technologies, were proposed.

The Higher School of Service and Trade traditionally co-organizes the event. The conference features a broad representation of our strategic partners and a fairly broad geography of Russian and international scientific collaboration. The school's sessions generated keen interest, stimulating the exchange of experience and new solutions, says Olga Voronova, Director of the Higher School of Service and Trade at IPMEIT.

The Higher School of Industrial Management held two sections on industry and functional management.

The "Industry Management in the Digital Era" section was held in a mixed format and began with a presentation by the Institute of Energy of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on the digital transformation of the energy sector. This was followed by a presentation by colleagues from Vladivostok (Far Eastern Federal University and Far Eastern State Technical Fisheries University) on ensuring the sustainable development of the food industry and domestic fisheries. Representatives of Gazprom Neft-CR and Almaz-Antey VKO-Obukhov Plant also presented their practical experiences.

The breakout session, "Functional Management in the Digital Era," featured presentations from university guests, faculty, and graduate students. The session opened with a presentation by Anna Dyachkova of the Ural Federal University, named after the first President of Russia, B.N. Yeltsin, on transforming approaches to human capital development and integrating business into the educational ecosystem. Participants examined issues of intercompany coordination in supply chains, challenges of personnel management in a virtual environment, and the use of adaptive inventory management systems.

The Department of Economic Theory organized and hosted a session titled "Methodological Aspects and Best Practices in Economics in the Digital Age." Participants from the Belarusian State University, the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, and the Russian National Public Library for Science and Technology presented in person. The presentations addressed pressing issues related to the impact of artificial intelligence technologies on global markets, the digital transformation of economic systems, and the adaptation of data analysis methods to the increasing digitalization of the economy.

In addition, the conference organizers gave external participants a tour of the Polytechnic University campus and the IPMEiT building.

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Representatives of the Center for Continuing Professional Education at the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU, "Digital Engineering," signed a cooperation agreement between SPbPU and the Avangard Technological Lyceum in Omsk. The signing ceremony took place during Engineering Education Day at the Avangard Technological Lyceum. The SPbPU Advanced Engineering School team also presented educational initiatives, teaching methods, and developments at the event.

Engineering Education Day at the Avangard Technological Lyceum opened with a plenary session, in which Sergei Salkutsan, Director of the Center for Continuing Professional Education at the SPbPU Institute of Continuing Education, spoke as an expert.

The key topic of discussion was expanding cooperation between organizations involved in developing the educational environment in the Omsk region. Sergey Salkutsan announced the opening of the region's first school design bureau at the Avangard Technological Lyceum, implemented in collaboration with the Avangard hockey club.

Presenting the concept of the School of Design Bureaus (SDB), Sergey Salkutsan shared his experience of successfully launching the first cohorts in St. Petersburg: "The goal of the SDB is to prepare schoolchildren for project-based and research-based work by developing engineering thinking. In our school design bureaus, we foster an engineering culture and foster creative potential by immersing students in real-world project work, which serves as a powerful incentive for early career guidance."

The culmination of Engineering Education Day was the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between the Avangard Technological Lyceum and SPbPU. Sergey Salkutsan signed the agreement on behalf of the Center for Continuing Professional Education of the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU "Digital Engineering," and Director Larisa Efimova signed it on behalf of the Avangard Lyceum. Following this, the parties discussed the practical aspects and mechanisms for implementing joint plans for the functioning of the Avangard Lyceum.

At the exhibition, SPbPU PISh specialists Andrey Shimchenko and Elena Kasyanenko introduced parents and students to the activities of the School of Design at the Avangard Lyceum and demonstrated the results of project work by the first cohort of School of Design participants, implemented as part of an engineering design project.

Vladimir Voronov, an engineer at the Industrial Systems for Streaming Data Processing laboratory at the St. Petersburg Polytechnical School, presented a small-sized, wheeled, autonomous robot, MKAR, developed by the laboratory's staff, at the festival. This development meets modern educational standards in robotics.

MKAR 3.1 is a new version of the educational and methodological package aimed at studying robotics, unmanned systems, and programming. The robot is equipped with omnidirectional wheels, modern sensors, and a modular design. It also comes with a virtual simulator, making training possible even without access to a physical model.

The exhibition generated great interest among schoolchildren, teachers, and parents. Festival guests learned about the robot's capabilities and how it can be used to develop engineering and digital skills in schoolchildren and students.

Omsk boasts a modern educational center, the Avangard Lyceum, which educates talented and motivated students with a genuine interest in new engineering solutions and unmanned technologies. At the event, we saw keen interest from both students and their parents. Many carefully studied the design and functionality of the MKAR. Events like these are undoubtedly important for promoting engineering education and fostering a deeper understanding of how modern unmanned systems operate among a wider audience, noted Vladimir Voronov.

Active work on establishing the School of Design and Development (SCD) network continues this academic year, with both new and experienced project participants. As a reminder, the project is being implemented with the support of the Government of St. Petersburg, in collaboration with the Academy of Technical Creativity and Digital Technologies. Key project partners include JSC AEM-Technologies (part of the mechanical engineering division of the Rosatom State Corporation), PJSC Gazprom Neft, ANO Physical Rehabilitation, LLC Ascon — Design Systems, and the Kronstadt Engineering Center. The established SCDs have already successfully implemented the project for ANO Physical Rehabilitation and are ready for new challenges from the Kronstadt Engineering Center, which will begin in October of this year. In August, an organizational meeting dedicated to the launch of the SCD network was held at the Academy of Digital Technologies. It brought together representatives from 23 educational institutions in St. Petersburg, demonstrating significant interest in developing engineering education in schools.

Valeria Zotova, Director of the Academy, and Sergei Salkutsan, Director of the SPbPU Center for Continuing Professional Education, addressed the participants with welcoming remarks. They emphasized the importance of creating the SKB network as a systemic city initiative aimed at uniting the efforts of schools, universities, and industry to train future engineering professionals.

Zinaida Bushueva, the Academy's senior methodologist, presented a detailed overview of the methodological support for the School of Design and Development. Andrey Shimchenko, a specialist at the St. Petersburg Polytechnical School, conducted a briefing for school representatives on installing the specialized software "KOMPAS-3D," designed for use in the educational process. Following this, the PIS team organized a series of meetings with the first cohort of schools.

Sergey Salkutsan and Mikhail Zhmailo, head of the Applied Research and Development program at the SPbPU Advanced Engineering School "Digital Engineering," visited the first cohort of schools to discuss key aspects of the School's operations.

The development of collaboration between the SPbPU Advanced Engineering School "Digital Engineering" and schools in other regions as part of the expansion of the school design bureau network demonstrates the demand for the proposed multi-level system for developing young people's scientific and technical potential. This system is integrated into the SPbPU Advanced Engineering School's model of cross-cutting engineering education: "school-college-university-industry," ensuring the consistent transfer of knowledge and practical skills from school to industry.

The development of the School of Engineering Design is based on the principles of project-based learning, where students are engaged in solving real-world engineering problems, which fosters critical thinking and teamwork skills. Collaboration with schools in other regions of the country allows us to scale up successful practices and adapt educational programs to the needs of specific regions. This not only improves the quality of engineering education but also creates a talent pool for high-tech industries.

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The international forum and exhibition "LNG: Economy, Technologies, Solutions" was held in St. Petersburg. It is an industry event dedicated to the discussion of technologies, equipment, management, and investment solutions for the domestic liquefied natural gas production and consumption industry. Over 250 specialists from leading companies in the LNG and related industries gathered at the Airportcity Plaza Hotel to share experiences and best practices.

The forum's primary goal was to promote the growth of LNG production, improve energy availability, and increase the efficiency of its consumption. Key topics for discussion included LNG production, localization, transportation, and storage, government support for the industry, attracting private investment, and training. This year, special attention was paid to international issues. Forum participants discussed ways to increase LNG export volumes and the dissemination of Russian technologies, equipment, and materials.

The event was organized by the analytical agency LNG.Expert with information support from the industrial events agency H-Media. The three-day forum program was packed with content, including two plenary sessions, four thematic sessions, and two roundtable discussions, providing an opportunity to learn about current market developments and engage with executives from leading industry companies.

Alexey Fadeev, moderator of the plenary session "The Domestic LNG Market in the Russian Federation: Key Challenges, Achievements, and Forecasts," Professor at the Higher School of Industrial Management at the Institute of Mechanics and Technology and Director of Key Partner Relations at the Institute of Oil and Gas Technological Initiatives, forecasted the industry's growth dynamics in his speech: "Our country plans to increase LNG production in the medium term to 66 million tons per year, and by 2030, production will exceed 100 million tons. Currently, Russia has more than 70 gas liquefaction projects at various stages of implementation, and the current LNG production level is 34.7 million tons per year. If all existing projects, including promising ones, are launched, the market potential could reach 200-250 million tons of LNG per year. Clearly, such ambitious plans require adequate personnel training, both in engineering and in economics and management."

At the roundtable discussion "Training Professional Personnel for the LNG Industry," representatives from universities training specialists in the field discussed current solutions for training personnel in the LNG market, key R&D areas, and support measures. Olga Kalinina, Director of the Graduate School of Industrial Management, presented a paper titled "Training Management Personnel for the Oil, Gas, and Fuel and Energy Industries." She outlined the current challenges shaping the higher education agenda and shared her experience and expertise in training specialists in oil, gas, and energy management programs.

Representatives of the Graduate School of Industrial Management also worked in the information area, presenting and answering questions from participants regarding both educational and research activities. In terms of educational activities, the participants discussed the specifics of implementing undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs in relevant sectors of the fuel and energy sector. In terms of research activities, the participants discussed the work of the Graduate School of Industrial Management's research laboratory, "Management of Production Systems and Business Processes." Its activities focus on conducting research in the areas of business process analysis, economic feasibility studies for promising technologies, and developing strategies for the implementation and commercialization of innovations for industrial companies, including those in the mineral resources sector.

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Scientists from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University have registered an interactive simulator of a virtual hot air balloon gondola, developed on the Unity platform.

The program is designed to analyze cockpit design and ergonomics, opening up new possibilities for aircraft manufacturing and related high-tech industries. Designing aircraft cockpits requires attention to every detail. Any error in the arrangement of instruments or controls can impact pilot performance and flight safety. Traditionally, producing physical mockups for testing is time-consuming and expensive. The development by Polytechnic University scientists simplifies and reduces the cost of testing, enabling improvements to aircraft cockpit designs at the digital prototyping stage.

The app clearly demonstrates how virtual reality technology is moving from entertainment to essential tools for industry and science. For example, it was used to precisely digitize a real nacelle and create a virtual prototype, which can be used for interactive testing. The user (engineer, designer, pilot) is immersed in the virtual space, interacts with cockpit elements, and evaluates the convenience and logical layout of instruments and equipment. Any identified deficiencies can be quickly and cost-effectively addressed.

The program was developed to test a specific object—the gondola of Fyodor Konyukhov's hot air balloon. During his visit to the Polytechnic University, the famous explorer was able to Use augmented reality glasses to see the interior space and evaluate the cabin's ergonomics and express your suggestions for improving the design.

"We created a virtual replica of the hot air balloon gondola we designed for Fyodor Konyukhov so he could inspect it in virtual reality, check its ergonomics and usability, and suggest improvements. After receiving feedback, the engineers were able to make changes to the design," said Alexander Kuptsov, a junior research fellow at the Industrial Stream Data Processing Systems Laboratory at the St. Petersburg Polytechnical School of Engineering. "In other words, our program served as a tool for visually demonstrating and then easily communicating all the modifications for incorporation into the design."

The development has a wide range of applications in the engineering field and opens up prospects for further adaptation to specific needs.

"In general, these applications operate on a common principle—you could call it a VR dressing room, where we design an object and, before creating an expensive real-world mockup, add a virtual simulation, a digital twin, eliminate the most obvious errors, and the next prototype is already of higher quality," explained Alexander Kuptsov. "This is applicable, in principle, to any field that has a similar development cycle, and we can additionally integrate this preliminary verification stage."

This development represents a significant step in integrating virtual reality technologies into engineering design. SPbPU researchers have created unique algorithms for user interaction with virtual objects, focusing on precision rather than mere visualization, and have developed methods for using a game engine to solve complex technical problems.

Implementing the program into industrial production will reduce the costs of manufacturing and redesigning physical prototypes, making the process of testing and refining designs faster and more accessible. Ultimately, a thorough and in-depth ergonomic assessment will contribute to the creation of safer and more comfortable cabins.

The program can also be used to train students in aeronautical and mechanical engineering specialties.

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The NeoQUEST-2025 cybersecurity event took place in Brusnitsyn Hall. It is organized annually by the Institute of Computer Science and Cybersecurity at SPbPU with the support of partner companies. This year's event was particularly grand.

NeoQUEST traditionally consisted of three stages: an online CTF, a head-to-head contest with a CTF continuation and conference, and a night tournament for the finalists. In 2025, the head-to-head contest took place at Brusnitsyn Hall and attracted over 400 participants, including students and young professionals. In addition to the CTF, in which participants saved St. Petersburg from a mad scientist and solved problems involving OSINT, cryptography, reverse engineering, web, and forensic science, the audience listened to presentations from industry experts and attended master classes.

Polytechnician Yakov Sendov spoke first, explaining how to compile a profile of a specific individual using "harmless" web server logs and public data, and how to formalize the probability of such user deanonymization. Ilya Afanasyev, periodically speaking to the audience via a voice assistant, shared his experience using machine learning in side-channel attacks. Grigory Paguba, in a large master class, administered a polygraph test to those in the audience and explained its basic principles.

I've been participating in NeoQUEST since 2021. It gives me the opportunity to create something new and unusual, offering challenges that are not quite standard in my work. It inspires me to come up with new ideas. For example, at one of the conferences, my colleagues and I came up with the idea of trying to hack a polygraph. But that's certainly difficult, so we decided to hack a polygraph examiner—not a human, of course, but an AI one. The challenge seemed especially interesting given reports that neural networks detect lies better than human experts. Those who participated in our experiment and sat on the polygraph had the opportunity to fool it—with their breathing, movements, and heartbeat. Which is essentially what they did. Together, we came to the conclusion that machine learning is unlikely to replace both the polygraph itself and the profession of polygraph examiner anytime soon, shared long-time NeoQUEST participant and polytechnician Grigory Paguba.

In the second part of the event, independent researcher Nikita Tarakanov dissected Microsoft Windows security. Alexey Lyamkin (VK) explored bug bounty programs, why companies need them, and why they're of interest to security researchers. Anatoly Karpenko (Luntry) described how SBOM containers are built, how vulnerability scanners for Docker images work, and why you shouldn't always trust their results.

Alongside the main program, there were workshops on lockpicking and Wi-Fi, as well as a special workshop from STC. STC also prepared a special CryptoQuest for the audience, with questions about Alan Turing and asymmetric encryption. Prizes were awarded for all activities.

NeoQUEST has been held since 2012. This year, we expanded the venue to attract even more participants. The presentation area focused on trending topics, such as artificial intelligence and machine learning in cybersecurity. "We're striving to develop the event so students have the opportunity to directly interact with industry experts," explains Maria Reznikova, one of the event's organizers.

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The Avangard Technological Lyceum in Omsk hosted the "Engineering Education Day" festival, bringing together leading national and regional universities, industrial enterprises, and organizations developing engineering and digital technologies. Among the participants was Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. Vladimir Voronov, an engineer at the Industrial Stream Data Processing Systems Laboratory of the Advanced Engineering School "Digital Engineering" at SPbPU, represented the Polytechnic University.

Guests at the event at the Avangard Technology Lyceum saw how MKAR is helping develop competencies in the field of unmanned systems.

The PSPOD laboratory showcased its development—the compact, wheeled, autonomous robot MKAR 3.1. The exhibit generated great interest among schoolchildren, teachers, and parents. Festival guests learned about the robot's capabilities and how it can be used to develop engineering and digital competencies in schoolchildren and students.

MKAR 3.1 is a new version of the educational and methodological toolkit for teaching robotics, unmanned systems, and programming. The robot is built on the ROS2 operating system and features omnidirectional wheels, modern sensors, and a modular design that allows for customization of its functionality to meet specific learning objectives. It also comes with a virtual simulator, enabling training even without access to a physical model.

Omsk boasts a modern educational center, the Avangard Lyceum, which educates talented and motivated students with a genuine interest in new engineering solutions and unmanned technologies. At the event, we saw keen interest from both students and their parents. Many carefully studied the design and functionality of the MKAR. Events like these are undoubtedly important for promoting engineering education and fostering a deeper understanding of modern unmanned systems among a wider audience, noted Vladimir Voronov.

The MKAR exhibit was part of the festival's extensive educational program, which included lectures and master classes from leading engineers, researchers, and industry representatives. The event was also attended by representatives of Omsk State Technical University, Omsk State Agrarian University, the Quantorium children's technology park, the Omsk Oil Refinery, and other industry representatives.

The Engineering Education Day festival is an excellent platform for showcasing cutting-edge engineering practices and strengthening ties between educational institutions, the scientific community, and industry. The participation of SPbPU and its laboratories in such events contributes to the strategic goal of building a continuous system of engineering education, from school to successful careers in industry.

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The 27th All-Russian Seminar with international participation on jet, separated, and unsteady flows of liquids, gases, and plasma was held in St. Petersburg at the D. F. Ustinov Belarusian State Technical University "VOENMEKH."

The seminar was attended by Nikolai Ivanov, Director of the Institute of Physics and Mechanics; Nikolai Bykov, Professor of the Physics Department; Evgeny Smirnov, Professor of the Higher School of Applied Mathematics and Computational Physics; and Mikhail Strelets, Head of the Computational Hydroaeroacoustics and Turbulence Laboratory. Nikolai Ivanov co-chaired the "Flows in Nozzles and Channels, Interior Ballistics" section, and Nikolai Bykov co-chaired the "Jet Technologies, Environmental Issues, and Safety Equipment" section.

At the seminar, participants discussed new results from theoretical, numerical, and experimental research in the fields of fluid, gas, and plasma mechanics, as well as their practical applications in aviation and space technology, energy, ecology, and a number of other fields. Presentations were given by scientists, engineers, and specialists from educational, design, scientific, and industrial organizations in Russia and the Republic of Belarus.

Professor Evgeny Smirnov presented a keynote address at the "Unsteady Flows, Aero- and Hydroacoustics" section, titled "The Structure of a Turbulent Jet Generated by a Ring System of Fluid Oscillators." Senior Lecturer Anna Podmarkova and graduate student Vladislav Adiatullin also presented their papers at the same session.

Nikolai Bykov presented a paper entitled "Rarefied Gas Jets: Astrophysical Applications and Vacuum Technologies" at the "Dynamics of Rarefied Gases" section.

Other faculty members, graduate students, and undergraduate students from the Polytechnic University also presented their papers at the seminar. The presentations by the Polytechnic University students demonstrated the high level of SPbPU's scientific school.

You can find out more about the past seminar on the website of the Physics and Mechanical Institute.

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The 12th International Technological Development Forum, Technoprom-2025, was held in Novosibirsk. The event was held as part of Russian Science and Technology Week. The theme of Technoprom-2025 was "Science, Human Resources, Industry: Key Components of Technological Leadership." The event's focus was "Technology as a Factor in Regional Development." The goal of the forum was to discuss a range of measures to ensure technological breakthroughs.

Over the course of three days, experts discussed key issues related to the accelerated implementation of scientific research results in the economy, staffing of priority sectors, increased investment in science by the government and business, and the involvement of talented young people in scientific, technological, and innovative activities.

The forum's business program included seven industry tracks dedicated to unmanned aerial systems, nuclear and energy technologies, new materials and chemistry, production and automation equipment (including robotics and instrumentation), new health-preserving technologies, technological support for food security, environmental well-being, and climate.

The program also included four thematic tracks focused on discussions in the areas of intellectual property, science and technology governance systems, key areas and current results of the Decade of Science and Technology, and regional participation in national projects to ensure technological leadership.

Each track featured plenary sessions, roundtables, strategic sessions, and business meetings. The forum was complemented by 11 satellite events, including the 19th Siberian Venture Fair, the 2nd Russia-Africa Forum, the 1st Eurasian Export Forum, the 5th National Technology Transfer Forum, and other significant events.

The organizers of Technoprom-2025 were the Government of the Russian Federation, the Government of the Novosibirsk Region, the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and Novosibirsk State University.

As per tradition, universities from the Priority 2030 program and the Advanced Engineering Schools project participated in the largest technology event. During these days, they presented cutting-edge developments and, together with industrial partners, discussed key issues in the development of engineering education at the Sociocenter booth of the Federal State Autonomous Institution. The team from the Advanced Engineering School of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, "Digital Engineering," participated in the Technoprom-2025 forum for the ninth time, including presenting innovative developments and key educational approaches at the Sociocenter booth.

Alexey Borovkov, chief designer of the key scientific and technological development area at SPbPU, "System Digital Engineering," and director of the SPbPU PIS, was one of the key speakers at the Sociocenter, a Federal State Autonomous Institutional Organization (FSBI) event dedicated to discussing current issues and development paths for engineering education in Russia, as well as the role of effective cooperation between universities and industrial partners in this process.

Alexey Borovkov took part in the following events:

Design session "Development strategies for engineering universities"; discussion "The future of engineering education: key trends"; discussion "Project office versus university: conflict of initiatives for the development of current activities".

The design session "Development Strategies for Engineering Universities" examined promising models for developing engineering education in the context of the digital transformation of the economy. Participants discussed the need to integrate development strategies into university development programs, as well as approaches to developing and modernizing educational programs in light of new goals.

According to Alexey Ivanovich, a key aspect of university activity is collaboration with industrial partners and participation in national technological leadership projects. The speaker emphasized that universities need to not only participate in all key scientific and technological areas, but also select those in which the university has competitive competencies and scientific and technological groundwork.

"I'm deeply convinced that what's currently underway is a competition between the scientific and technological advances of universities and research centers. We must be able to adapt these advances quickly enough to meet the current frontier engineering challenges of industry," concluded Alexey Borovkov.

The discussion "The Future of Engineering Education: Key Trends" identified key areas for the development of engineering education, including the need to strengthen practical training and develop competencies in systems engineering and digital modeling.

During the discussion "Project Office vs. University: Conflict of Initiatives for the Development of Current Activities," participants discussed current issues of coordinating the project activities of universities and project offices, and also noted the main forms of balance between current activities and strategic development initiatives.

Alexey Borovkov's speeches and participation in events organized by the Federal State Autonomous Institution "Sociocenter" highlight the significant role of SPbPU in shaping the strategy for the development of engineering education in Russia and its active position on issues of integrating science, education, and industry.

The Federal State Autonomous Institution "Sociocenter" booth featured technological solutions from the SPbPU PISh in the field of thermoplastic polymer composite materials and additive technologies:

Demonstrator of automated lay-up technology for thermoplastic unidirectional prepregs; demonstrator of induction welding technology for thermoplastic polymer composite materials; demonstrator of overprinting technology.

A demonstrator of automated thermoplastic unidirectional prepreg layup technology presented to exhibition participants the possibilities of creating multilayer composite structures with a specified reinforcement structure, including products with complex geometries and unlimited sizes. This is relevant for aircraft manufacturing, including unmanned aerial vehicles and aircraft, engine manufacturing, rocket and space technology, shipbuilding, and transportation.

The TPKM induction welding technology demonstrator allowed experts to evaluate a method for welding carbon fiber reinforced plastics with matrices made of any thermoplastic polymers, with a total weld thickness of up to 7.5 mm and achieving strength characteristics twice as good as those achieved with specialized adhesives.

An overprinting technology demonstrator presented a method for producing three-layer composite panels that combines automated skin layup and additive manufacturing of a variable-stiffness honeycomb core. Overprinting technology allows these components to be integrated into a single structure, providing increased impact resistance, reduced weight while maintaining strength, the ability to locally reinforce structures, and a reduction in the number of manufacturing steps.

Alexey Borovkov discussed the main projects and initiatives of the SPbPU Advanced Engineering School "Digital Engineering" in the field of composite materials and additive manufacturing, as well as the exhibits on display at the exhibition, at the roundtable "Advanced Materials and Digital Materials Science." Experts discussed the key challenges and prospects for implementing new materials in various industries. The discussion focused on the goals, objectives, and progress of Subdirection 4 of the VTN Cultural Center "Technologies of New Materials and Substances": "Advanced Materials and Digital Materials Science," as well as the objectives and best practices of digital materials science.

Digital modeling allows us to predict the properties of materials, improve their performance, manage them effectively, and significantly reduce the time required to develop new solutions to achieve technological leadership, noted Alexey Borovkov, citing examples of successful projects in aircraft manufacturing, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and in nuclear energy.

Engineer at the Polymer Composite Materials Laboratory at SPbPU's PISh, PISh Class of 2025 Master's program "Mechanics of Polymer and Composite Materials" Natalia Grozova was a speaker at the pitch session "Pish Graduates: Student Experience and Cutting-Edge Developments." She told about the specifics of training at the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU "Digital Engineering" and the participation of graduate students in the development of science-intensive projects in the field of TBM with industrial partners based on Laboratory of Polymer Composite Materials PISH SPbPU.

Alexey Borovkov introduced the participants round table "Collective Use Centers and Unique Scientific Facilities: Prospects and Challenges" The capabilities of another advanced SPbPU infrastructure facility—the Polytechnic Supercomputer Center—were discussed. The speaker highlighted the center's unique digital architecture, which is used to solve high-tech problems for research teams from SPbPU departments, researchers from third-party institutes and organizations of the Russian Ministry of Education and Science, the Russian Academy of Sciences, other scientific and educational organizations, industrial enterprises, individual entrepreneurs, and other individuals conducting R&D.

The Polytechnic Supercomputer Center boasts high-performance computing systems with a total peak performance of over 4.5 peta-flops for the efficient solution of various resource-intensive scientific and technological problems, placing it at the forefront of supercomputer centers at universities within the Russian Ministry of Education and Science.

To solve today's frontier engineering challenges in industry and to carry out breakthrough R&D, supercomputer infrastructure must be complemented by a developed cyber infrastructure. The digital platform for the development and application of digital twins CML-Bench® [1, 2] is one of the key elements of the cyberinfrastructure of the Advanced Engineering School of SPbPU "Digital Engineering." The digital platform allows PESH engineers to store and use data, mathematical and computer models [1 , 2], undergone procedures verification Andvalidation, the results of numerous digital (virtual) tests, including using digital (virtual) test benches Andpolygons, forming a unique scientific and technological foundation in the field of systems digital engineering. Currently, the CML-Bench® Digital Platform hosts over 373,000 digital and design solutions. The synergy of supercomputer and cyber infrastructure creates the potential for over 100 R&D projects annually. To solve knowledge-intensive multidisciplinary problems, over 100 digital (virtual) tests are conducted every day, concluded Alexey Ivanovich.

The experience of SPbPU Advanced School of Engineering (ASE) engineers in integrating artificial intelligence technologies into the CML-Bench® Digital Platform for the Development and Application of Digital Twins was presented at a roundtable discussion entitled "ASE Practices in the Use of Artificial Intelligence Technologies." Alexey Borovkov presented a paper entitled "AI Assistant (Chatbot) in Systems Digital Engineering as a Tool for Systematizing Knowledge and Training Engineers at the ASE "Digital Engineering." At the event, representatives of the Advanced Schools of Engineering shared best practices in the use of artificial intelligence in education, science, and industry.

In addition, Alexey Borovkov took an active part in the panel discussion "Business Investments in Science: Problems and Prospects," organized by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). The discussion focused on the conditions for business investment in scientific projects, research groups, and scientific and technological infrastructure, identifying and formulating the specifics of technology localization for the purpose of achieving technological leadership, and developing, based on the results of the expert session, proposals for amendments to current legislation that would facilitate the development of measures for expansion.

One possible form of "investing in science" is investing in the development of qualified partnerships. The development and implementation of a qualified partnership model involves regular collaboration between a qualified client and a qualified contractor, ideally based on roadmaps. Such roadmaps enable the establishment of long-term and planned collaborations with leading state corporations such as Rosatom, Rostec, Roscosmos, Gazprom Neft, and others, which act as qualified clients. Through such collaboration, university departments focused on solving frontier engineering problems and performing commissioned R&D, primarily the Advanced Engineering Schools, which have progressed from fundamental research to applied R&D and innovative developments, accumulate knowledge and build a significant scientific and technological foundation, enabling them to qualify as qualified contractors, noted Alexey Ivanovich.

The Technoprom-2025 Forum became an innovative platform where representatives from regions, enterprises, scientific and educational organizations, development institutions, and federal executive bodies, along with colleagues from friendly countries, were able to discuss issues related to the country's scientific and technological development and build interregional and international cooperation chains to achieve technological leadership using specific projects, case studies, and technological developments.

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Scientists from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University have created a unified database of chalcogenide glasses, which contains more than 20,000 records of their compositions and properties. The database is based on information published in scientific studies over the past 50 years, and includes most of the existing experimental results of studying the characteristics of chalcogenide glassy materials. Database chalcogenide glasses is patented and registered by the Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent). To work with the database, the Polytechnics developed a web interface that allows sorting, exporting and analyzing data by composition and properties. Thanks to this, new opportunities are opening up for the accelerated design of promising chalcogenide glasses – key materials for modern infrared optics, thermal imagers and night vision systems.

Chalcogenide glasses are amorphous inorganic materials in which oxygen atoms are replaced by sulfur, selenium or tellurium atoms. Chalcogenide glasses have attracted attention since their discovery due to their unique properties: due to the absence of oxygen in the structure, they have wide transparency in the infrared range, a high refractive index and a low softening point. The growth of practical interest in these materials in the last five years is associated with the development of thermal imaging systems and a more than threefold increase in the price of single-crystal germanium, the main material for the infrared spectral region up to 14 μm. Due to the great fragmentation and lack of systematization of published data, as well as the lack of a system for displaying the characteristics of glass compositions, the process of developing new compositions with the required set of properties has become more complex. Traditionally, it is based on the analysis of phase diagrams and the construction of local regression models.

To solve this problem, an interdisciplinary group of scientists from the Scientific and Educational Center "Nanotechnology and Coatings" of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport and the Higher School of Software Engineering of SPbPU carried out large-scale work to create a unified database. Using large language models (LLM – Large Language Model), scientists aggregated and structured information from more than 1000 scientific publications. In addition to the database itself, using artificial intelligence methods, models were developed to predict the properties of previously unknown glass compositions.

The main result of the work was not just a database, but an entire analytical platform. For the convenience of researchers, a specialized web interface has been developed that allows for prompt data analysis, comparison of results, and export of search results. To simulate the characteristics of glass before the stage of expensive laboratory synthesis, a model for predicting key glass parameters (density, softening temperature, refractive index) was developed based on machine learning models and neural networks. The proposed approach significantly reduces the time spent on developing promising compositions at the initial stage of research. In the future, it is planned to expand the scope of application of the predicted glass parameters, – said the project manager, PhD in Physics and Mathematics Victor Klinkov.

The software package can serve as a basis for the emergence of a new approach to the design of optical systems. The platform lays the foundation for a fundamentally different methodology: now it is possible to design "from the opposite" – from the characteristics required by the system to the targeted synthesis of material with the necessary parameter values. An important aspect of the project is its general availability. The platform creates a single field for scientific work, allowing both novice scientists and experienced specialists to quickly analyze their results in the context of global research practice and plan new projects.

The practical significance of the work lies in expanding the boundaries of understanding the nature of the glassy state using AI tools and in creating prerequisites for implementing these results in industrial optics design systems. Today, there are no direct analogues of the developed platform in Russia.

The work was carried out within the framework of the Blue Sky Research Digital Labs Campus project with the support of the St. Petersburg Foundation for the Support of Innovations and Youth Initiatives. Now scientists are improving the algorithmic support and expanding the functionality of the platform for the international scientific community.

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Head of the Department of Higher Mathematics at the Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Professor Ilya Sysoev, received a grant from the Idea Scientific Center to open a postgraduate position in neuroscience, becoming winner of the 2025 competition.

The competition was held for the fifth time (in 2024, the project of Marina Sysoeva, professor of the Physics Department at the Institute of Physics and Mathematics, won).

This year, 15 projects out of 37 applications received support based on the results of the competition. The research topic proposed by I. V. Sysoev "Modeling of short-term memory processes as dynamic modes in hippocampal neuron networks" involves an interdisciplinary approach that combines mathematical modeling, methods of nonlinear dynamics, processing of electrophysiological signals and computational methods. In order to conduct research in the field of fundamental neurosciences, the research laboratory "Fundamental cognitive research" was created at the Institute of Physics and Mathematics of SPbPU in 2025, where two projects supported by grants from the Russian Science Foundation are already being carried out. The grant from the scientific center "Idea" is intended to pay a postgraduate student an additional stipend of 80 thousand rubles per month for the entire period of study.

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