1. Saint-Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics

3. HISTORICAL INFORMATION HISTORICAL INFORMATION  1900 – Optical-mechanical department was founded in the Prince Nikolay Industrial School in Saint-Petersburg  1917 – Optical-mechanical department was reorganized in the independent Optical-Mechanical Technical College  1930 – Optical-Mechanical Technical College was reorganized in the Leningrad Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics  1994 – the Institute received the status of technical university and became Saint-Petersburg State Institute of Fine Mechanics and Optics (Technical University)  2003 – the Institute changed the name on Saint-Petersburg State University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO)

4. GENERAL INFORMATION GENERAL INFORMATION 10 500 undergraduate students 500 postgraduate students 600 lecturers (Professors, Associate Professors, Assistances) 8 Faculties:Optical Information Systems and Technologies Photonics and Optoinformatics Physical Engineering Computer Technologies and Control Systems Computer Science and Software Engineering Fine Mechanics and Technology Natural Sciences Humanities 52 Departments

5. ACADEMIC ACTIVITY ACADEMIC ACTIVITY Academic year starts September 1 and ends July 4 Academic year is divided into two terms During academic year students have two sessions University trains: Bachelor (4 years) Master (6 years) Engineer (5 years) University gives science degrees: Ph. D. (3 years) Doctor of Science (3 years)

6. The Main Directions of Education Programs in ITMO Information Technologies and Computer Science Optotechniques and Optical Engineering Mechanics and Precision Instruments Photonics and Optoinformatics Economy and Management

7. System of Distant Education (SDE)

8. Example of virtual laboratory (on optics)

10. SDE main classroom

11. Centre “Federation Internet-Education”  opened July 4, 2000  sponsored by a private oil company  trained more 5000 teachers

12. FIE Centres in Russia Томск Новосибирск Самара Красноярск Брянск Новгород Великий Барнаул Тюмень Нефтеюганск Минск Ростов-на-Дону Улан-Удэ Иркутск Апатиты Владикавказ Калининград Ульяновск Петрозаводск Орехово-Зуево Орел Чита Владивосток С.-Петербург Москва Саранск Белгород Тамбов Ставрополь Сочи Нальчик Йошкар-Ола Н. Новгород Пенза Биробиджан Воронеж Липецк Саратов Волгоград

13. Participation in World Finals of International Collegiate Contest Meeting of winners with President Putin V. V. Every year our university programming team takes part in ACM Programming Contest and wins prize places

14. RESEARCH ACTIVITY Main directions of research: Main directions of research:  Computer systems and technologies  Optical systems  Laser systems  Control and navigation systems

15. Spaces laser systems

16. Micro laser systems

17. Medical laser systems

18. Optical systems

19. United Federal University Computing Network RUNNet (Russian University Network) Prof. V.N. VASILIEV Rector of University ITMO, founder of RUNNet

20. University ITMO SPIE Student Chapter was established by the students interested in the deep study of optics, that got results in science, publish their works in international magazines, and participate in international conferences worldwide. We plan to make our chapter as a structure that would provide the study assistance, widen the relations of our students with scientists worldwide. On our site you find the following information: On our site you find the following information: University ITMO SPIE student chapter's annual reports University ITMO SPIE student chapter's photo stories University ITMO SPIE student chapter's conferences Our Photos Our results Our personal web-pages Useful links

21. Vice President: Nikolai Makarov Nikolai Makarov Chapter Adviser: Professor Sergei A. Kozlov, Dean of Photonics and Optoinformatics department Sergei A. Kozlov Chapter President: Paul Petroshenko Paul Petroshenko Chapter Treasurer: Natalya Yastrebova Natalya Yastrebova

22. Yuri Shpolyansky Konstantin Karaev Alexey Ukrainsky

23. Anna Pyajt Yanina Shevchenko Sergei Lobanov

24. In 2003 our members received some grants and awards: Petroshenko P.A.: Petroshenko P.A.: SPIE Student Travel Contingency Grant, Makarov N.S.: Soros student-2003; Grant of Saint-Petersburg administration for students, aspirants and young specialists-2003 Makarov N.S.: Soros student-2003; SPIE Scholarship grant-2003; Diploma for best university graduating student-2003; medal of Russian Academy of Science for best work in the field of physics and astronomy, Dinasty foundation grant Shpolyansky Yu.A.: Yastrebova N.V.: Shpolyansky Yu.A.: SPIE scholarship grant, Soros aspirant-2003 Yastrebova N.V.: Dinasty foundation grant Pyajt A.L.: Belov P.A.: Belov D.L.: Kessel S.V.: Berkovsky A.N.: Pyajt A.L.: SPIE scholarship grant, RFBR travel grant Belov P.A.: SPIE scholarship grant, Gabor Medal of Hungary Academy of Sciences Belov D.L.: RFBR travel grant Kessel S.V.: Grant of Intel corporation Berkovsky A.N.: Diploma of Ministry of Education RF for the best scientific student work in natural, technical and humanitarian sciences

25. Main directions of research Analytical study and numerical modeling of the femtosecond supercontinuum generation; Analytical study and numerical modeling of a few-cycle pulses self-focusing; Investigation of low-coherent interferometry; Theoretical and experimental investigations of dynamic holograms recording in fullerene solutions; Theoretical investigation of electromagnetic properties of the microwave photonic band-gap materials formed by periodic 3D lattices of dielectric or metallic inclusions; etc.

26. Scientific researches of laboratory colleagues and their graduate and postgraduate students are supported by:   Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR),   Russian education Ministry funds ("Natural science", Instrument- making", "Radiophysics"),   Program "Universities of Russia- fundamental researches",   International programs US Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF),   International Association INTAS,   International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE),   Optical Society of America (OSA),   International Soros Science Educational Program (ISSEP).

27. 2001 President of the International Society for Optical Engineering – SPIE – Richard B. Hoover, Head of the astrobiological group at cosmos-research laboratory of NASA Marshall Space Center and executive director of SPIE – Eugene Arthurs came at our University at June 2001 First row from the right to the left: Rector SPb SU ITMO Vladimir Nikolaevich Vasilyev, SPIE President Richard B. Hoover, Mrs. Arthurs, SPIE Executive Director Eugene Arthurs, Head of the SPIE Chapter at Russia Edmund Ivanovich Akopov.

28. First row from the left to the right: Professor S.A. Kozlov, OSA President Richard C. Powell, students of SPb SU ITMO President of the Optical Society of America – OSA – professor of the Arizona University – Richard C. Powell – came at the University at the end of August

29. 2002 Meeting of SPIE Student Chapters of University ITMO and M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU)within the frameworks of the Scientific School for Young Scientists "Optics-2002" (Russia, Saint-Petersburg, October 14 –17), which was part of the International Optical Congress "Optics-XXI" 2002 Meeting of SPIE Student Chapters of University ITMO and M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (MSU) within the frameworks of the Scientific School for Young Scientists "Optics-2002" (Russia, Saint-Petersburg, October 14 –17), which was part of the International Optical Congress "Optics-XXI"

30. From left to right:: Sergey Kozlov, Olga Kosareva (MSU Chapter Advisor), Victor Bespalov Tea-drinking Reports: Ilya Lacko (MSU) – left; Oleg Bogumirsky (ITMO) – right.

31. 2003 Meeting of SPIE Student Chapters from the Eastern Europe 2003 Meeting of SPIE Student Chapters from the Eastern Europe at University ITMO within the frameworks of III International Conference or Students, Young Scientists and Engineers Optics’2003”

32. Informal part of the meeting

33. Excursions at Saint-Petersburg and it’s suburbs

34. 2004 We invite you on III SPIE Student Chapters Meeting 18-21 October, Saint-Petersburg, Russia Saint-Petersburg State University of Informational Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (University ITMO), Meeting is sponsored and supported by:  Ministry of Education of Russia;  Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR);  The International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE). Chairs: P.A. Petroshenko (University ITMO), V.O.Militsin (MSU); Scientific Secretary: N.V.Yastrebova (University ITMO). Information about past SPIE Student Chapters Meetings is available at: http://www.ifmo.ru/meetings If you will have any questions, please contact us: Paul Petroshenko chloory@mail.ru; Natalya Yastrebova nat_yastrebova@mail.ru

35. The program of the SPIE Student Chapters Meeting:   Getting acquainted with each other;   Making presentations and reports on the activities of the SPIE Student Chapters;   Making scientific oral or poster reports at the seminar. All the accepted papers will be published.   Meeting with the most active SPIE student Chapters representatives and discussion of future events provided by SPIE and the Chapters;   Establishing the cooperation with the other SPIE Student Chapters;   Having a wonderfull time at Saint-Petersburg ;) English will be the official language of the Meeting.

36. III SPIE Student Chapters Meeting is hold under the frameworks of the III International conference “Basic problems of optics” (“BPO”), October 18-21, 2004; www.ifmo.ru/bpo2004 Within the frameworks of the conference the following Topical Meetings will be held: Topical Meeting on Optoinformatics – “Optics meets Оптика ” Topical Meeting on Optoinformatics – “Optics meets Оптика ” Chairs: M.L. Calvo Padilla (Univ. Compl. de Madrid), A.V. Pavlov (SOI); http://soi.srv.pu.ru/about/conferences/optics_2004/optics_2004.htm Topical Meeting on Optical Sensing and Artificial Vision Topical Meeting on Optical Sensing and Artificial Vision Chairs: G. Awcock (University of Brighton, UK), I.P. Gurov (University ITMO), H. Koshimizu (Chukyo University, Japan), F. Meriaudeau (Université de Bourgogne, France), R. Myllylä (University of Oulu, Finland); http://osav.spb.ru/

37. always welcome! You are