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Source: Novosibirsk State University –
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The YADRO Lab's Winter Systems Bootcamp has opened at Novosibirsk State University. It's an intensive training program for students passionate about systems development in software and hardware solutions. The event will run from January 26 to 31, 2026, and is open to 12 participants who have passed a competitive selection process.
A bootcamp is an intensive course format that allows you to master new skills, gain new knowledge, or consolidate your previous experience in a short period of time. Training can last from a few days to several months, depending on the course topic and the students' level of preparation.
The intensive course from the YADRO laboratory is aimed primarily at second-year students and above. Faculty of Information Technology, Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics, Faculty of Physics And Institute of Intelligent RoboticsThe tasks students work on will enhance their skills in systems development and facilitate future career advancement.
At the bootcamp opening, Mikhail Lavrentyev, Dean of the Institute of Information Technologies and Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, delivered a welcoming speech and parting words:
— The bootcamp features inspiring lectures from leading experts, practical workshops, and team projects. We encourage curiosity, persistence, and mutual support. Don't be afraid to try new things, even if you don't succeed the first time—that's how discoveries are born.
On the first day, participants chose one of several IT projects to work on during the bootcamp and formed teams of 3-4 people. Each project was assigned a mentor/curator. General educational lectures on systems development were scheduled at the end of each day:
We have four lectures planned. The first will be given by a YADRO expert, followed by lectures by our lab supervisors. Dmitry Valentinovich Irtegov will give a lecture on a fundamental topic: computing device architecture. Although this topic is part of the core curriculum at the Faculty of Information Technology, the expert will present a systems perspective, covering a wide range of important aspects. A lecture on formal verification of software systems is also planned, a very important topic. Artificial intelligence is currently booming, and vibe coding is becoming widespread, where large language models are tasked with writing fairly complex program code. A neural network can, among other things, manage large projects and make changes to them. It would be useful to test how accurately it handles its task. The role of IT engineers will also shift in this direction in the future. This area is also receiving significant attention within the YADRO laboratory's focus area, says Alexander Vlasov, Deputy Dean of the NSU Faculty of Information Technology and head of the laboratory.
The bootcamp program places special emphasis not only on technical skills but also on teamwork—the ability to collaborate with colleagues, share experiences, and see the big picture of a project.
"Help your colleagues, listen to their presentations, and understand their results, even if you're not involved in their project. Modern IT business embraces a team approach: you have a team you work on, but you also monitor and support other teams. This assistance can come in many forms: as an expert, you can offer helpful advice to the team, or perhaps you can join the team briefly and help implement a specific part of the project," Alexander Vlasov advises students.
Potential project topics include systems development, IoT, compilers, formal verification, and other modern areas.
"I signed up for this program because I'm interested in the topics covered in this bootcamp. I also participated in a YADRO bootcamp last summer, where I worked on compilers. I enjoyed it and wanted to continue working there and grow within the company. I chose the assembler team; we worked on the compiler throughout the semester, and a need arose to change some aspects of the assembler," said Matvey Zenin, a bootcamp participant.
A final event will be held on January 31st, where participants will present their projects and share their results. Students who successfully continue their project work in the lab may be eligible for special scholarships.
YADRO is a Russian technology company that combines the development and production of computing platforms, data processing and storage systems, telecommunications and network equipment, personal and smart devices, microprocessor cores, and fabless microprocessor development.
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