The presentation by a student of NSU was the best at the international scientific conference in Yekaterinburg

On May 14-15, the international IEEE Ural-Siberian Conference on Biomedical Engineering, Radioelectronics and Information Technology (USBEREIT) took place in Yekaterinburg. It was attended byPolina Karitskaya, a 2nd-year master’s studentFaculty of Information Technologies (FIT) NSU.

The student learned about the conference from acquaintances who had previously participated in IEEE events. The student admits that she was immediately interested by the scientific level of the conference and the opportunities it provides to young researchers. One of the main advantages is the publication of participants’ articles in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library — one of the largest international scientific libraries. And winners of the sections get the opportunity to publish their article free of charge in the IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications journal, which is ranked in Q1 and indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.

To participate in the conference, it was necessary to prepare a full-fledged scientific article on one’s research, then receive an extended review from experts, revise the article, and after another verification, obtain admission to participate in the conference.

—This was quite an exciting stage because it involved presenting one’s research at an international level. Participants from seven countries, including China, Turkey, India, and others, attended the conference, so the atmosphere was truly international. For me, this also became an excellent opportunity to practice conversational English in a professional environment., — Polina shares.

A student presented a study dedicated to the classification of chromotripsis in the genome of oncological cells using deep learning methods.

—Chromothripsis is a relatively recently discovered phenomenon of genomic instability, in which during one cellular event a chromosome literally breaks down into many fragments and then reassembles in a chaotic order. Such processes are associated with the emergence and progression of oncological diseases. Within the framework of my work, I developed a modular pipeline that allows for high-accuracy classification of genomic regions and determination of the presence or absence of signs of chromothripsis.— Polina tells.

The student’s report was presented in English in the section “Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.” As a result of the conference, her work received the Best Paper Award. As the winner of the section, she received the opportunity for free publication of the article in IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, which is a very significant achievement for a researcher.

—The trip left me with very vivid impressions. Yekaterinburg welcomed me very warmly and friendly, and the conference itself gave me a completely new experience — above all, the experience of presenting at an international venue with a report in English. It was very inspiring to communicate with researchers and students from different countries, discuss scientific ideas, and see how actively the fields of artificial intelligence and biomedical research are developing today.This conference became for me not only an important professional achievement but also a great source of motivation to continue engaging in scientific research and to further develop in the field of AI and bioinformatics,— summarizes Polina.