Polytechnics in China: International Conference and Competition for Innovative Projects

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The Suining International Lithium Battery Industry Conference 2025 was held in Suining, China. Over 400 representatives from leading universities, research organizations, industry, and investors from China, Russia, Germany, India, Australia, and other countries attended the event. Polytechnic University was represented by Professor Sergey Kondratyev, Professor Wang Qingsheng, and the NEMTRI team.

Sergey Kondratyev delivered a welcoming address at the opening of the conference. He noted that the development of new energy sources is impossible without fundamental research and breakthrough technologies in materials science.

Wang Qingsheng, Distinguished Professor of the Polytechnic University and Director of the SPbPU Joint Department in China, presented at a thematic session dedicated to the prospects of quasi-solid-state batteries. He is actively developing cooperation between the Polytechnic University and the Russian-Chinese Engineering Institute of Materials and New Energy Sources (NEMTRI). This institute has become a significant platform for scientific research, joint projects, and cultural exchange.

It's worth noting that the conference was attended by Polytechnic University graduates and postgraduate students who are currently pursuing research at the university's affiliated department in China under the supervision of Professor Wang Qingsheng. Their participation confirmed the continuity of scientific schools and the successful development of joint educational initiatives.

The long-standing scientific friendship between Russia and China serves as a solid foundation for the implementation of joint projects. Today, SPbPU and its Chinese partners actively collaborate in the research and industrial implementation of new energy storage and conversion technologies.

It's also worth noting that a team of Polytechnic University graduates and postgraduates took second place in the finals of the Hangzhou International Entrepreneurship Contest (Brain-inspired Intelligence Track). More than 130 international teams participated in the competition, of which only 20 advanced to the finals. The Polytechnic University team presented a design for a next-generation bionic hand prosthesis.

The project is led by Professor Wang Qingsheng. It was launched a year ago in collaboration with the Scientific and Technical Center for Additive Technologies and Materials in Intelligent Biomedical Systems at the Russian-Chinese Engineering Research Institute (ETRI) in Hangzhou, with the support of Polytechnic University Rector Andrey Rudskoy.

In a relatively short time, the team developed a proprietary bionic finger movement mechanism, a control system based on PMSM motors, an electronic platform, and an algorithm for processing commands from EMG sensors using neural network personalization methods. The engineers are currently preparing a second prototype and plan to present the first pre-production sample next year.

The team's success was the result not only of engineering work but also of international collaboration. Polytechnic University graduates and postgraduate students working in China are actively developing ties between Russian and Chinese researchers.

For us, this is not only a victory, but also confirmation that Russian-Chinese scientific collaborations are capable of producing world-class results. We look forward to welcoming both experienced researchers and professors, as well as students who want to create the interfaces of the future with their own hands," notes team leader Mikhail Linchevsky, a postgraduate student at the Higher School of Artificial Intelligence Technologies at the Institute of Computer Science and Technology at the Polytechnic University.

The bionic prosthesis project is just one part of the center's broader work. Research in additive manufacturing, biomedical systems, new energy sources, and functional materials is conducted in Hangzhou and Changxing. The center's laboratories are open to internships, joint dissertations, and international projects, and participation in these projects has already enabled many Polytechnic students to begin research careers abroad.

The SPbPU team's second place in the prestigious competition in Hangzhou and Sergei Kondratyev's participation in the conference in Suining confirmed the Polytechnic University's prominent role in international scientific and educational cooperation.

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Molecular Diagnostics Methods: SPbPU and Alcor Bio Launch a Joint Master's Program

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The Higher School of Biotechnology and Food Production of the Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnology at SPbPU, in collaboration with the Alkor Bio Group, launched a new corporate master's program, "Methods and Tools for Molecular Diagnostics." The program is designed to train versatile specialists with knowledge and practical skills in the development of medical devices for clinical diagnostics, covering the full technological cycle—from determining analytical and diagnostic characteristics, verification, and validation of new products to registration and approval for use in clinical practice. The program's uniqueness lies in its development of scientific competencies in the development of test systems for infectious disease diagnostics, allergy diagnostics, and PCR diagnostic kits.

The program's opening was preceded by a discussion of the project's roadmap. Negotiations regarding targeted co-financing for the corporate educational program took place at Alcor Bio with the participation of Alcor Bio Group President Dmitry Polyntsev, Director of the Institute of Biomedical Systems and Biotechnology Andrey Vasin, and Director of the Higher School of Biotechnology and Food Production Yulia Bazarnova. The co-financing agreement provides for the program's development, including improvements to the facility's facilities, scientific conferences, and career guidance events.

In developing the curriculum, a working group consisting of Natalia Barsukova, Head of the Graduate School of Business and Public Health (HSMBPP) Master's Programs; Ekaterina Aronova, Academic Director of the HSMBPP Program; and Vyacheslav Bolshakov, Head of the Molecular Diagnostics Department at Alcor Bio, focused on the current talent needs of the modern Russian market in the development and production of medical devices for molecular diagnostics. Therefore, in addition to the core courses covered by the university program, students will become familiar with the regulatory framework for the production and registration of medical devices, methods for developing diagnostic kits for nucleic acid analysis, the practice of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunochemiluminescence assay (ICA), and flow cytometry methods. During their studies, students will gain practical experience working at a large biotechnology holding company, a leader in the development and production of test systems and equipment for laboratory diagnostics in the Northwest region. The best master's students will be placed in employment with the company.

The educational collaboration between the Alkor Bio Group of Companies and Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University began in 2020 at the initiative of the Higher School of Biotechnology and Food Production. Its goal is to provide master's students with additional education in molecular biology methods and to provide them with internships and practical training using the state-of-the-art facilities available at the Alkor Bio Group of Companies.

Alcor Bio is interested in attracting personnel with the relevant knowledge base and practical experience in molecular biology. The launch of a joint master's program in 2025 is a new, mutually beneficial step aimed at training highly qualified biotechnologists, says Vyacheslav Bolshakov, head of the Alcor Bio Group's molecular diagnostics laboratory.

The new corporate master's program, "Methods and Tools for Molecular Diagnostics," generated keen interest among applicants, including undergraduate graduates from the Polytechnic University and other universities. First-year master's student Daniil Porozov commented on his choice: "The main reason I chose the new master's program was the practical experience I gained at Alcor Bio during my undergraduate studies. After my first internship, I worked in several departments: I learned about the ELISA method and working with laboratory animals in the hybridoma lab, mastered DNA extraction, PCR, and oligonucleotide synthesis. I spent the most time in the RNA analysis lab, where I participated in the development of a microRNA diagnostic method using real-time PCR. This experience formed the basis of my bachelor's thesis and helped me delve deeply into molecular diagnostics, so I decided to continue studying this field in my master's program."

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Blagoveshchensk Polytechnic's scientific mission: from the cosmodrome to Amur University

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At the end of September, a delegation from SPbPU visited Blagoveshchensk, Russia's Far East. Polytechnic University representatives—professors Alexey Filimonov, Vladimir Zaborovsky, and Vadim Korablyov, and associate professor Vyacheslav Bondarenko of the Higher School of Engineering Physics—participated in several scientific events.

The visit began with a working meeting at the Vostochny Cosmodrome. The delegation toured the technical and refueling complexes, the Soyuz-2 launch pad, and the newly constructed launch pad for the Angara heavy-lift rocket.

The following day, the 23rd scientific conference "Physics: Fundamental and Applied Research, Education" opened. This year, it was held at Amur State University, which celebrated its 50th anniversary. Participants presented key results of experimental and theoretical research in the fields of semiconductor physics, condensed matter, and nanotechnology to the scientific community. Over 50 papers were presented at the conference, including the usual 50 poster presentations.

The Polytechnic University team presented three papers. The first, "Dynamics and Kinetics of Lead Magnoniobat Relaxor," was devoted to the study of ferroelectric relaxor materials with potential for practical application.

Relaxors represent one of the most interesting groups of disordered compounds. In this study, we analyzed structural relaxation in the lead magnoniobate relaxor PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3 (PMN). X-ray photon correlation spectroscopy (XPCS) was employed as the primary method for studying slow dynamic processes. Using experimental data, we traced the temperature evolution of both single-time and dual-time correlation functions. Ultra-broadband dielectric spectroscopy was also used to track the kinetics of the dielectric response of lead magnoniobate during aging in the region of a diffuse phase transition. It was found that aging is accompanied by a hardening and narrowing of the dielectric loss spectra and a decrease in the dielectric strength. An explanation is proposed based on the concept of creating degenerate polar nanoregions spanning several chemically ordered regions.

The second report was titled "Physical Aspects of Machine Learning Processes." It discussed, from the perspective of modern computer science and theoretical physics, the evolution of digital implementations of deep artificial neural networks toward the creation of multimodal transformers of large language models—the foundation of intelligent technologies for modeling complex physical processes and "learning" computer systems.

Pythagoras developed the theory of the harmonic series, which explains why music, like geometry, is a form of reflection of the objective properties of physical reality. A theory capable of guiding the development of artificial intelligence (AI) systems based on fundamental physical concepts has not yet been created. This paper presents an exo-intelligence extension of the architecture of modern computer-based software automata, which it proposes to consider as information-open physical systems capable not only of inductive learning based on explicitly specified digital data but also of conceptual learning. This allows us to solve the problem of regularizing the generative hallucinations of large linguistic models by exploiting fundamental physical laws.

The third report, "Chaotic Potential on the Surface of Doped III-Nitrides," focused on obtaining information about the nature of the electronic properties of semiconductor surfaces and contact structures. SPbPU scientists presented the results of a study of the size effect in semiconductor heterojunctions during space charge distribution across point and extended linear defects, which is relevant for fine-tuning the manufacturing technology of modern electronic devices based on heterojunctions.

This paper discusses the screening of electroactive defects (point and linear) and the structure of the chaotic potential on the GaN surface under self-compensation conditions. Using a statistical analysis of a Poisson ensemble of charged defects, the amplitude and scale of the chaotic potential are determined. It is shown that at high degrees of self-compensation, inhomogeneities in the fields of charged dislocations dominate the surface.

The conference featured an informal scientific discussion with colleagues from Moscow State University, TUSUR, Kabardino-Balkarian State University, Novosibirsk State University, and many other educational and scientific centers in Russia, as well as with representatives from Heihe University in China.

Professor Zaborovsky also delivered a lecture entitled "Information Intervention in Physics: Computer Science and the Problem of Machine Learning" to third- and fourth-year students at the Institute of Computer Science and Engineering at Amur State University as part of an exchange program.

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Fyodor Nikitin: "Find what you can do and do it."

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October 5th marks Teacher's Day in Russia. We congratulate all the faculty at the Polytechnic University on this professional holiday, and in our traditional Friday "Person" column, we're giving the floor to one of you—Fyodor Nikitin, a physics teacher at the SPbPU Natural Sciences Lyceum.

Why a Polytechnic University graduate chose lyceum over university teaching, how he teaches children about life using the laws of physics as an example, and where, in his opinion, the Russian intelligentsia went wrong—all this and much more. Read the interview on the website of the newspaper "Polytechnic".

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Dmitry Arsenyev on Polytechnic University's international competitiveness on its path to technological leadership

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Eighth issue video digest "Polytech as a Priority" is dedicated to enhancing the university's international competitiveness.

The host of the graduation ceremony, Dmitry Arsenyev, SPbPU Vice-Rector for International Affairs, emphasized that Polytechnic University is currently focusing not only on attracting international students (the university is one of the leaders in Russia in terms of student numbers), but also on increasing the number of talented young specialists in engineering fields. The Vice-Rector described the mechanisms being used to achieve this, including holding Polytechnic Education Days in friendly countries, creating joint educational programs, and joint institutes with leading partners.

"For me, technological leadership is a very tangible concept," says Dmitry Arsenyev. "It's when, while traveling abroad, we see Russian cars driving on the streets, Russian software running on computers, Russian companies serving as key contractors on infrastructure projects, Russian scientists leading speakers at major global scientific conferences, and no major international project can be implemented without Russian specialists. And international students prioritize Russian universities for their engineering education, and many of them want to stay and build their careers in Russia's high-tech economy."

Video overviews from the Office of Technological Leadership at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University introduce viewers to the university's key achievements and promising developments as part of the "Priority 2030" strategic project. These materials aim to clearly explain the program's concept, present innovative projects receiving grant support, and demonstrate how ideas are transformed into practical solutions. Each episode contains up-to-date information on the university's scientific and technical initiatives and helps trace their development from concept to implementation.

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Valery Falkov praised the cooperation between the Polytechnic University and the Obukhov Plant.

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The Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, Valery Falkov, visited the Obukhovsky Plant Scientific Production Association (part of the Almaz-Antey Air Defense Concern), which has SPbPU as part of its structure. basic department "Robotic complexes for industrial and special purposes".

During the minister's visit, Dmitry Kotolevsky, a fourth-year undergraduate student at the Higher School of Automation and Robotics at the Institute of Metallurgical and Metallurgical Engineering at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University, presented a robotic system he developed for automating the magnetization process. The system is a Cartesian robot that uses machine vision systems and laser rangefinders to identify palletized magnets and determine their spatial orientation.

Implementing this automated solution in production will optimize the technological process and free up labor resources for other tasks, explained Dmitry Kotolevsky.

Valery Falkov emphasized the importance of university-industrial cooperation: "The most important thing is to bring manufacturers and businesses as close as possible to our universities. The Obukhov Plant is a unique team and a unique enterprise that does a great deal in education to achieve its goals."

The "Robotic Systems for Industrial and Special Purposes" department trains IMMiT students in the field of mechatronics and robotics. Some courses are taught on-site, allowing the students to gain insight into the company's scientific, research, and production activities.

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A Conversation with the Prime Minister. Student Violetta Molodtsova represented Polytechnic University at a meeting with Mikhail Mishustin.

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On October 2, in Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin met with winners and runners-up of national professional skills championships, the "Master of the Year" competition, and students and directors of leading clusters of the federal "Professionalism" project. Among those attending the meeting with the Prime Minister was Violetta Molodtsova, a student in the IT department at the Institute of Secondary Vocational Education at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

Mikhail Mishustin emphasized that college graduates receive an excellent education, essential for the country. This, he said, enables young people to develop, create a shield for Russia—both industrial and economic—and help achieve national development goals. Independent experts, according to Mikhail Mishustin, highly rate college graduates' professional readiness. Over 80% find employment in high-paying positions at large companies.

During the meeting, employees and students—winners and runners-up of professional competitions—had the opportunity to ask Mikhail Mishustin questions related to the development of secondary vocational education in the country. Below is an excerpt from the conversation between the Russian Prime Minister and Polytechnic University student Violetta Molodtsova.

Violetta Molodtsova: Good afternoon! I am Violetta Sergeevna Molodtsova, a fourth-year student at the Institute of Secondary Vocational Education, Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. I took second place this year. in the "Design and manufacture of prostheses and orthoses" competency at the "Professionals" championship.

This skill isn't my core competency, as I'm studying Information Systems and Programming. I gained quite a few of the skills and abilities I needed to place high in the finals through college, but through extracurricular activities. I'm very grateful to the college for this opportunity. It exposed me to a very important and socially beneficial skill that's actively developing in our region, something I hadn't even considered before. Now I'm considering this specialty as a potential career path and am looking for an internship related to prosthetics.

I'm also very grateful for the championship and glad to have the opportunity to test my knowledge and skills at such a large-scale event. It's a powerful test of stress tolerance, the ability to follow a task, and skills in general. Also, thanks to the introduction of a team module at the competition this year, I was able to work as a team. It was an interesting and unusual experience, because usually in college we complete assignments alone.

I would also like to now give the floor to my fellow countryman Taras, who took part in a similar championship.

Mikhail Mishustin: Thank you, guys, Violetta and Taras. I'm listening—you're so well prepared, speaking professionally about your skills and your ideas. Violetta, it's wonderful that you've gotten so excited and found a direction that will lead you to new professional skills. I'll even ask Sergey Sergeyevich (Kravtsov) to help. You mentioned prosthetics; I know of several wonderful projects in the country. We'll definitely keep you informed. And if you allow, we'll give you your contact information so we can contact you. Because there's a lot of significant development going on right now, both in approaches and technologies. I was told about 3D modeling, 3D printers, and a lot more. Overall, it's quite complex, innovative, but very important and significant for the country.

After meeting with the Prime Minister, Violetta Molodtsova shared her emotions: "This was my first event at such a high level. It was certainly nerve-wracking, but incredibly rewarding! We discussed the secondary vocational education system, and I, in particular, spoke about my participation in the "Professionals" competition. Now I have an even better understanding of the prospects our secondary vocational education system offers. And I'm inspired to further develop my profession and perhaps return to the competition one day as a mentor."

The secondary vocational education (SVE) system is the country's largest educational infrastructure, comprising 3,200 vocational educational institutions and 376 higher education institutions implementing SVE programs. In 2025, the system will celebrate its 85th anniversary.

Secondary vocational education plays a strategic role in the country's development, developing human resources for industry, technology, and social infrastructure. The system employs 199,474 teaching staff, including 147,303 teachers and 18,779 vocational training instructors. In the 2025/2026 academic year, 1.2 million students were enrolled in secondary vocational education programs.

Roman Baibikov, Director of the Institute of Secondary Vocational Education at SPbPU, commented on the results of the Moscow meeting: "Violetta's participation in such a meeting is undoubtedly a well-deserved result of her hard work over the past year. I would like to express special gratitude to Violetta's mentors, teacher Daria Vasilyevna Ivanova, and student Daria Bolotnova. This team's coordinated work earned them a silver medal at the "Professionals" championship finals. Every year, the number of competencies in which our students participate in the "Professionals" championship increases; this year there are 64. Violetta's trip to Moscow was a wonderful gift to our entire college staff for Secondary Vocational Education Day. I congratulate my colleagues and students on this holiday and wish everyone professional growth and the achievement of new heights!"

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Global Challenges of Digital Market Transformation: International Conference at the Polytechnic University

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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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Polytechnics and Victory. A commemorative exhibition has opened at the Grand Canyon.

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The exhibition "Victory. 1945–2025," prepared by the SPbPU History Museum for the 80th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, has opened at the Grand Canyon shopping and entertainment center.

Today's exhibition marks a new step in our partnership with the Polytechnic University. We signed a cooperation agreement at the beginning of the year. The first groups of students have already completed internships at the Grand Canyon. The exhibition, dedicated to the Polytechnic students' heroism, aims to educate future generations of St. Petersburg residents. "This is our shared contribution to preserving historical memory," said Andrey Atamas, manager of the Grand Canyon shopping center, at the opening ceremony.

Artem Solovyov, a leading specialist at the SPbPU History Museum, emphasized that holding the exhibition in this format will allow residents and visitors to the city to become more familiar with the Polytechnicians' contribution to the Victory and learn new facts about their lives and scientific discoveries.

The exhibition recounts the exploits of the staff and students of the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute, their contribution to the USSR's defense efforts, and the development of the "Weapons of Victory." Among the institute's graduates are the outstanding designers Mikhail Koshkin, Nikolai Dukhov, Nikolai Polikarpov, Boris Malinin, and many others. Under their leadership, weapons, aviation, and transport were developed that brought Victory Day closer.

From the first days of the war, approximately five thousand Polytechnic students and staff went to the front, joining the people's militia and partisan units, while the institute's laboratories fulfilled orders for the army and the home front. The exhibition displays reflect these stories, the labor and military exploits of the Polytechnic students, whose work became part of the Great Victory.

The exhibition is open to all visitors to the Grand Canyon Shopping Center and serves as another reminder of the price of this heroic act that united the destinies of millions of people. Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared 2025 the Year of Defender of the Fatherland in honor of the 80th anniversary of Victory Day and as a sign of respect for those who participated in the special military operation.

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Elite of global science: 19 Polytechnic University scientists included in the prestigious Elsevier ranking.

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Elsevier Publishing House has published updated lists The most highly cited scientists in the world for 2024 and throughout their entire scientific careers are listed. The list includes 19 Polytechnic University graduates, 12 of whom currently work at SPbPU.

Stanford University (USA) annually compiles and analyzes the international scientometric database Scopus, which ranks the most influential scientists. Both qualitative and quantitative citation metrics are taken into account when compiling the rankings. The resulting data is published on the Elsevier website. According to the company, the scientists featured in the lists represent 2% of the most influential figures in global science.

Eight researchers from Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University were included in both rankings as the most highly cited authors for 2024 and throughout their entire research careers:

Anatoly Popovich – Director of the Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Transport, Professor of the Scientific and Educational Center "Structural and Functional Materials" of the Institute of Metallurgical and Metallurgical Engineering, Chief Researcher of the Research Laboratory "Laser and Additive Technologies", Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor;

Nikolay Vatin is the director of the Scientific and Technological Complex "Digital Engineering in Civil Construction", chief researcher of the laboratory of protected and modular structures, professor of the Higher School of Advanced Digital Technologies of the PIS "Digital Engineering", and Doctor of Technical Sciences;

Mikhail Strelets is the head of the laboratory "Computational Hydroaeroacoustics and Turbulence" of the SPbPU PISh "Digital Engineering", Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences;

Mikhail Shur is a senior researcher at the Laboratory of Computational Hydroaeroacoustics and Turbulence at the SPbPU Digital Engineering School and a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences.

Anton-Jiri Krivtsov is the director of the Higher School of Theoretical Mechanics and Mathematical Physics of the Physics and Mechanical Institute, a corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and a doctor of physical and mathematical sciences;

Andrey Travin is a senior researcher at the Laboratory of Computational Hydroaeroacoustics and Turbulence at the SPbPU PIS "Digital Engineering", and a candidate of physical and mathematical sciences;

Vladimir Mostepanenko is the chief researcher of the Scientific Laboratory “Microelectronics (Design Center for Integrated Circuits)” of the Institute of Electronics and Telecommunications, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Professor;

Lev Utkin is a professor at the Higher School of Artificial Intelligence Technologies of the Institute of Computer Science and Cybersecurity, and a Doctor of Technical Sciences;

Two Polytechnic University researchers were included in the list of the most cited researchers for the past year. The 2024 ranking includes Sergei Barykin, a professor at the Higher School of Service and Trade of the Institute of Industrial Management, Economics, and Trade and a Doctor of Economics, and Mohanad Sabri, PhD, Head of the Laboratory of Self-Healing Structural Materials at the SPbPU Digital Engineering School, President of the International Scientific and Engineering Center of the Autonomous Non-Profit Research Center "IROX."

Two SPbPU scientists were also included in the annual list of the most highly cited authors based on career indicators. They are Vadim Davydov, a professor at the Higher School of Materials Physics and Engineering at the Institute of Metallurgical and Metallurgical Engineering (IMMiT), and Sergey Roshchupkin, a professor at the Higher School of Fundamental Physics Research at the Institute of Physics and Mechanics (PhMH).

The international ranking of the Top 2% Scientists in the World is based on Scopus data and considers key metrics of scientific activity: the total number of citations to papers, the h-index, and special coefficients that take into account the number of co-authors and exclude self-citations. The ranking system covers 22 scientific fields, which are divided into 174 specialized areas.

The inclusion of Polytechnic University scientists in this prestigious ranking not only demonstrates their personal professional success but also confirms the high scientific potential of the entire university. This significant achievement testifies to SPbPU's significant contribution to the development of the global scientific community and the recognition of the quality of its research at the international level.

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