The International IT School has completed its work in Vladikavkaz The 5th anniversary International Summer School of Young Scientists "Modern Information Technologies for solving scientific and Applied Problems" was held at the North Ossetian State University from 15 to 17 June. This annual event is held on the basis of the first JINR Information Center in the South of Russia with the active participation of the Joint Institute. This time, the participants of the school were children not only from the North Caucasus, but also from the Far East. The head of the JINR delegation, Director of the Institute Grigory Trubnikov, met with the head of the RSO-Alania Sergey Menyailo during the event, and also discussed the training of personnel for the scientific and digital economy. This time, more than 100 students and young scientists from the North Caucasus Federal University, Chechen State University, Adygea State University, Kabardino-Balkarian State University came to Ossetia to participate in the school. Having expanded the geography of the school, they were joined by guys from Vladivostok and Kamchatka. For four days, students mastered modern methods of solving applied problems using parallel programming technologies and data analysis tools. The anniversary IT School was held in the year of the fifth anniversary of the first JINR Information Center in the South of Russia. At the school, specialists of the Joint Institute gave lectures on the JINR digital ecosystem, the development of information technologies for solving scientific problems, distributed computing for data processing, and the organization of databases in large scientific experiments. A separate block of reports was devoted to JINR flagship projects: the guys learned how the NICA accelerator complex works and how the Govorun supercomputer works. Students were able to consolidate their knowledge in practice at the organized master classes of the school. This year they were devoted to virtual reality, artificial intelligence, calculations for projects in the field of theoretical physics, the use of automated systems in applied tasks.. "Information technologies are developing rapidly, the requirements of the scientific and technological sector for the skills of employees are constantly changing. The inclusion of elective disciplines in students' training programs, as well as the organization of additional education, we will be able to prepare specialists with the necessary set of competencies for the employer. The International School of Information Technology "Big Data Analytics" can act as a platform for interaction between universities, and play an integrating role in the organization of network educational programs" — said Andrey Nechaevsky, the acting Vice-Rector for Digital Development of "Dubna" University, Lead Programmer of JINR LIT. More...
