St Petersburg University master’s programme in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence: synergy of fundamental knowledge and practical skills
Technologies have rapidly entered the life of modern people. No social sphere today is complete without the use of new solutions. Robotics and artificial intelligence are rapidly developing areas that are necessary for the effective and successful operation of any company. This results in an urgent need of the international and Russian labour markets for specialists who will be able to work in these promising areas of scientific, technical and economic development.
A new master’s program "Mathematical Robotics and Artificial Intelligence" is being launched at St Petersburg University. Graduates of the programme will be able to work in large commercial companies and government organisations in the field of robotics and digitalisation.
The programme takes into account both fundamental knowledge and modern experience in the field of Robotics and AI. This is largely due to the fact that the University is famous for its scientific school and excellent training of specialists in Mathematics, Modelling and Programming. Multiple victories of the University students at international Olympiads in Computer Science, Mathematics and Programming complement this fact. When developing the programme, the University’s unique resources were taken into account, allowing for the implementation of applied projects both within St Petersburg University and together with partners that are specialising in the development of robotic and control systems for mobile objects. For example, industrial partners are the companies "Special Technology Centre" and "MIR". They work in the field of development and implementation of robotic systems and IT, and the practical implementation of scientific developments.
The lecturers engaged in the programme are regular participants of leading international scientific conferences on robotics and AI. Highly rated scientific journals publish their works on the creation and application of methods of the theory of control of robotic systems, including those based on artificial intelligence technologies.
The curriculum of the programme includes theoretical and practical courses in various areas: mathematical fundamentals of robotics; autonomous navigation and robotic motion control; artificial neural networks and Big Data processing; mathematical models of signal processing; machine learning; and multi-agent technologies to name just a few. Practical training and internships are provided.
The duration is two years. It has government-funded places and places on a fee-paying basis.