Published on: 2026-05-20
Source: Novosibirsk State University –
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Results of the scientific and technological program “Sirius.Summer” have been summarized. A team of schoolchildren under the guidance of a third-year studentFaculty of Information Technologies (FIT) NGU Polina ZuevaReached the final, and one of the team members became the winner of the international competition “Big Challenges” in the direction of “Cognitive and interdisciplinary research.”
“Sirius.Summer” is an all-Russian remote scientific and technological program where schoolchildren solve current problems in the fields of science, technology, and business. School teams are supported by student mentors: they conduct educational lectures, help to understand complex aspects of projects, and provide participants with fundamental knowledge necessary for work.
The program is implemented throughout the entire academic year. Teams, under the guidance of student mentors, work on project tasks proposed by Sirius partners, and at the end of the year, they present the results of their work at the “Big Challenges” competition.
This year, for the first time in 11 years, finalists of the International Scientific and Technological Projects Competition “Big Challenges” defended their projects in person before experts on the federal territory. About 1,300 participants from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan arrived in Sirius. They presented original developments, prototypes, research results, and solutions to current scientific problems.
According to the terms of the competition, each participant had to choose one of 11 directions, identify a relevant problem, conduct a series of studies, and propose a solution. All projects were evaluated by representatives of scientific institutes of Russia, experts from technology companies, and educators.
The team, led by Polina Zueva, worked on the development of a hardware-software complex for neurobio-control in a gaming competitive interface.
—This was my first experience as a mentor in the “Sirius.Summer” program. It was at the same time very responsible and incredibly interesting,— says Polina Zueva.
According to the student, the team united schoolchildren from different regions of the country:
—We assembled a team from various regions of Russia: Veliky Novgorod, Novosibirsk, and Yakutia. Despite the distances, we managed to create a truly cohesive team united by an interest in technology and development.
Over the course of six months, participants created a game prototype in which control is carried out using biological feedback technology.
—Within the framework of the program, the team under my scientific supervision carried out scientific research and engineering work on the development of a hardware-software complex for neurobiofeedback control in a gaming competitive interface. Over six months, the participants created a game prototype in which control is carried out using biological feedback (BFB) technology. The character is controlled via a stabiloplatform, and certain game effects are linked to EEG signals, allowing for consideration of the player’s emotional state. The project was aimed at developing stress resistance and coordination., — explains Polina.
The student notes that the work on the project developed as a full-fledged team activity:
—Each participant made an important contribution to the work on the project: someone was engaged in programming, someone in design, and someone else worked with sensors and equipment setup. We regularly held conference calls, discussed ideas, distributed tasks, and made decisions together. It was very pleasant to see how involved and interested the guys were in the project.
One of the team members — Gleb Markov, an 11th-grade student of MAOU “Gymnasium No.1” Veliky Novgorod, received the winner’s diploma at the “Big Challenges” conference held at the educational center “Sirius”.
—The results of the work were presented at the “Big Challenges” conference at the educational center “Sirius,” where one of the team members — Gleb Markov, a grade 11 student at MAOU “Gymnasium No.1” of Veliky Novgorod, received the winner’s diploma. This is an absolutely well-deserved result of a large team effort, and I am sincerely happy for our entire team,— shared by the student.
Polina Zueva emphasized that participating in the program became an important experience for her.
—For me, “Sirius.Summer” is not just mentorship, but an opportunity to create truly interesting and unusual projects together with talented students, to learn from each other, and to see how ideas gradually turn into real results.
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