St Petersburg University students are the winners of the first hackathon of Gazprom partner universities
The competitions were held at the inter‑university campus of the Eurasian World‑Class Research and Educational Centre. Eighteen teams from the country’s leading technical universities, partners of Gazprom, took part in the event. The first place for solving the problem related to the development of a data converter for the geophysical survey of wells was awarded to the team from St Petersburg University.
The participants were presented with a choice of two cases prepared by the industrial partners of the hackathon organiser, Ufa State Petroleum Technological University. The task related to the development of a data converter for the geophysical survey of wells was proposed by Gazprom CPS, LLC, while the task of creating a digital twin of a gas turbine unit was proposed by Gazprom Transgaz Ufa.
The best solution to the GIS+ case was presented by a team from St Petersburg University, which included: Ivan Akinfeev, Aleksandr Serokhvostov, students in the Mathematical Robotics and Artificial Intelligence programme; and Ilias Baibulatov and Denis Belugin, students in the Petroleum Engineering programme. The second place in this category was awarded to students from Innopolis University, while the third place was claimed by students from St Petersburg Mining University.
The hackathon participants comprised teams from St Petersburg, Moscow, Tomsk, Tyumen, Kazan, Innopolis, Yakutsk, Ukhta, and Ufa. All students received state‑issued certificates of completion for the non‑degree programme ’Digital Solutions in the Fuel and Energy Sector’ from Ufa State Petroleum Technological University.
Gazprom Neft is one of the largest partners of the University. Since 2018, St Petersburg University has been implementing the master’s programme ’Geological Support for Hydrocarbon Reservoirs Development’, aimed at training oil and gas specialists. Various projects are being successfully executed within the framework of this cooperation. For instance, St Petersburg University specialists, in collaboration with colleagues from Gazprom Neft, developed a unique methodology to enhance the accuracy of monitoring oil and gas production, and a system for comprehensive analysis of data on hydrocarbon reserves. Furthermore, in 2015, Gazprom Neft and the University established the Mathematical Progression award, aimed at supporting talented mathematicians.