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  • Solving Tasks in Social Network – the Results of the ITMO Vkontakte Olympiad

    On April 9 the ITMO VKontakte Olympiad came to an end. It was the first time that 2,000 participants from Russia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine solved tasks using the social network. Some 375 finalists competed to gain an extra 10 points for the results of the Unified State Exam, prizes branded with ITMO’s logo and passes for the VK Fest. 

    10.04.2017

  • Social Media Algorithm Says Trump "Tweets Like a Bachelor"

    Mathematicians from ITMO University in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and National University of Singapore created an algorithm that predicts user marital status with 86% precision using data from three social networks (Twitter, Foursquare and Instagram) instead of one.

    06.03.2017

  • ITMO Students Develop an Algorithm For Defining One’s Marital Status

    Ksenya Buraya and her colleagues created an algorithm that can define an internet user's marital status with a 86% accuracy by using data from three social networks. The scientists believe that such programs will once be used to create psychological profiles. Ms. Buraya will present her report on the research at one of the most important events in this field — the AAAI Conference on artificial intelligence which will be held in San-Francisco in the beginning of February.

    01.02.2017