4 - 16 октября 2020
Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 5-9, and Phoenix, Arizona, October 12-16, 2020
Conference RUSTEC 2020
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Russian Science Technology and Education Conference (RUSTEC2020)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 5-9, and Phoenix, Arizona, October 12-16, 2020
Time zones: Japan/Korea = Minnesota (MN) + 14; Krasnoyarsk/Novosibirsk/Tomsk = MN + 12; Moscow/St Petersburg = MN + 8; Prague = MN +7; US East Cost = MN +1; Texas/Arizona = MN -2. Speaker’s local time is listed under his/her record for the beginning of the session.
If the speaker presented video record of his/her presentation then he/she will be giving a short (3-5 min) summary of his presentation and answer questions (15 min). Video presentations should be viewed prior the corresponding session.
Some changes in the program may occur during the meeting. Please, check the program for details when you join the session.
If you registered for the conference but did not receive the access to the conference zoom sessions, please, send email to info{at}nanoandgiga.com asking for zoom sessions access or send your request via conference web mail page .
OCTOBER 4, Sunday
VIRTUAL DESK REGISTRATION: 8:00 am — 9:00 am AND 8:00 pm — 9:00 pm MN time
Conference participants are invited for a virtual desk registration (VDR): informal greetings
and tQ&As on the conference organization and schedule. Check your email for the VDR
morning and evening (Minnesota time zone) zoom sessions.
OCTOBER 5, Monday
ALTAI FORUM I: 1:00 am — 2:00 am MN time
To view recorded video of the session click here
Moderator: Anna Kuleshova
- Pavel Alekseev, Gorno-Altaisk State University, Gorno-Altaisk, Altai Republic, Russia
Altai Mountains in the European Imagination of the19th and early 20th centuries
Presentation / Video
October 5, 1 pm Barnaul time
- Andrei Chapoval, Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia
Russian-American AntiCancer Center (RAACC): Altai-Arizona
Abstract / Video
October 5, 1:00 pm Barnaul time
- Nikolay Kurichev, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technology in Higher School of Economics: New Generation of Geographic Education in Russia
Abstract / Presentation / Video
October 5, 9:00 am Moscow time
NOVEL MATERIALS AND DEVICES I (JOINT WEBINAR WITH SIBERIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY): 9:00 am — 10:00 am MN time
To view recorded video of the session click here
Moderator: David Gilmer
- Alex Demkov, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
Oxide-based Optoelectronics
Abstract / Video
October 5, 9:00 am Texas local time
- Stephen Goodnick, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Solar Energy and a Zero-Carbon Future for the US Southwest and Beyond
Abstract / Video
October 5, 7:00 am Arizona local time
- Vladimiro Mujica, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Field-Mediated Chirality Transfer in Soft-Hard Matter Interfaces
Abstract / Video
October 5, 7:00 am Arizona local time
OCTOBER 6, Tuesday
BIOMEDICAL I: 8:00 am — 9:00 am MN time
To view recorded video of the session click here
Moderator: Anatoli Korkin
- Boris Gorin, Alphora Research Inc., Eurofins CDMO, Mississauga, Canada
Canadian CDMO in a World Domain of Pharmaceutical Development
Abstract / Presentation / Video expected after 09.27
October 6, 9:00 am Toronto time
- Stephen Johnston, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
End Deaths from Cancer Worldwide
Abstract / Video
October 6, 6:00 am Arizona time
- Irina Kovtun, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
DNA Sequencing Technologies and Cancer Models to Aid in Personalized Cancer Care and Research
Abstract / Video
October 6, 8:00 am MN time
ALTAI FORUM II: 10:00 am — 11:30 am MN time
To view recorded video of the session click here
Moderator: Dmitry Korotkov
- Irina Dezhina, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, Russia
Benefits of Differences in the U.S.-Russia Scientific Collaboration
Abstract / Video
October 6, 6:00 pm Moscow time
- Andrei Korobkov, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA
The Russian Elite Diaspora Abroad: Its Origins, Dynamics, Scale, Structural Characteristics, and Ties to Russia
Abstract
October 6, 10:00 am Nashville time
- Vyacheslav Pilipenko, Space Research Institute, Moscow, Russia
30 Years of the Moscow-Minneapolis Collaboration in Space Physics
Abstract / Video expected
October 6, 6:00 pm Moscow time
- Irina Šulc, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Potential International Academic Collaboration Based on the Study of Russian-speaking Diaspora
Abstract / Video
October 6, 5:00 pm Prague time
OCTOBER 7, Wednesday
BIOMEDICAL II: 7:00 am — 8:00 am MN time
Moderator: Svetlana Shchepetkina
- Dmitry Kireev, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Computer-Aided Drug Design
Abstract / Video
October 7, 8:00 am NC time
- Irina Makarevitch, Hamline University, Saint Paul, MN, USA
Confronting Plant Blindness and Fear of Coding in Biology Undergraduate Students Through Authentic Research Experiences
Abstract / Video
October 7, 7:00 am Minnesota time
- Alexandra Polasko, University of California Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA, United States
How 1,4-Dioxane Went fromWidely Used to Wanting to be Removed:The Presence and Biodegradation of EmergingWater Contaminant,1,4-Dioxane
Abstract / Video
October 7, 5:00 am California time
ALTAI FORUM III: 9:00 am — 10:30 am MN time
Moderator: Arkady Shemyakin
- Janna Ballod, Seokyeong University, Seoul, Korea
Student Social Entrepreneurship in Translation Industry: Seokyeong University Russian Translation Service (SURTS) Project on Localization and Linguistic Support
Abstract / Article / Video
October 7, 11:00 pm Seoul time
- Mikhail Epstein, College of Staten Island CUNY, New York, USA
The School as the Technopark: A sketch of the high school model of the near future
Article / Video
October 7, 5:00 pm Moscow time
- Vera Kopylova, Letnyaya Shkola , Obninsk, Russia
Summer school «Letnyaya shkola”
Presentation / Video expected
October 7, 5:00 pm Moscow time
- Mikhail Prosekin, Irkutsk State University, Irkutsk, Russia
Science and Engineering Competition as a New Form of Education
Video
October 7, 10:00 pm Irkutsk time
OCTOBER 8, Thursday
COMMERCIALIZATION I: 8:00 am — 9:00 am MN time
Moderator: Konstantin Belyakov
- Ken Polasko, KJ Consulting, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Academic Technology Transfer Expense, Income and Efficiency
Presentation / Video
October 8, 6:00 am Arizona time
- Nadya Reingand, Patent Hatchery, Pikesville, Maryland, USA
Intellectual Property in Academia
Abstract / Video
October 8, 9:00 am New-York time
- Kendrick White, Marchmont Capital, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
Latest Technology Investment Opportunities with Russian Universities
Presentation / Video
October 8, 4:00 pm Moscow time
COMMERCIALIZATION II 9:30 am — 10:30 am MN time
Moderator: Ken Polasko
- Liubov Ebralidze, EzVenture, Moscow, Russia
ezVenture: Smart Tools that make Startups» Fundraising Journey Easy
Presentation
October 8, 5:30 pm Moscow time
- Harlan Jacobs, American Israel Chamber of Commerce Minnesota, MN, United States
Introduction to Genesis Business Centers Presentation / Video
October 8, 9:30 am Minnesota time
- Alex Kashin, InEnergy, Moscow, Russia
InEnergy Group: Entering US Market and Looking for Partners
Presentation / Video 1 / Video 2
October 8, 5:30 pm Moscow time
- Juhani Vanska, Vansco Ab, Espoo, Finland
Introduction to Genesis Business Centers
Video
October 8, 4:30 pm Finland time
COMMERCIALIZATION III: 11:00 am — 12:00 pm MN time
Moderator: TBD
- Igor Agamirzian, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation
Innovation Program at Higher School of Economics
October 8, 7:00 pm Moscow time
- Levan Tatunashvili, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Technopark: Chain Link of the Academic City Innovation System
Presentation / Video
October 8, 7:00 pm Moscow time
OCTOBER 9, Friday
ONLINE EDUCATION: 9:00 am — 10:00 am MN time
Moderator: Arkadi Shemyakin
Speakers: Shemyakin, Shevtsova, Korkin
- Anatoli Korkin, Nano and Giga Solutions, St Paul, Minnesota, USA
Computational Materials Design in Education: From K-12 to PhD
Presentation / Video
October 9, 9:00 am Minnesota time
- Arkady Shemyakin, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Teaching Statistics Online: Synchronous, Asynchronous, and Hybrid Modes
Abstract / Presentation / Video
October 9, 9:00 am Minnesota time
- Olga Shvetsova, Koreatech, Cheonan, Korea
Transformation of University Teaching Methods: Crisis and New Sustainable Forms of Education Process
Presentation / Video
October 9, 11:00 pm Seoul time
BIOMEDICAL III: 10:00 am — 11:30 am MN time
Moderator: Boris Gorin
- Valentina Kratasyuk, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
Biophysical Approaches in Enzymatic Bioassays: From idea to commercial products. Problems and advantages
Abstract
October 9, 10:00 pm Krasnoyarsk time
- Svetlana Shchepetkina, St Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine, St Petersburg, Russia
Antibiotic Resistance in Human and Veterinary Medicine: Problems and Solutions
Video
October 9, 6:00 pm St Petersburg time
- Ekaterina Shishatskaya, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
Tissue Bioengineering — Application of Natural Biopolymeric Materials
Abstract / No Video
October 9, 10:00 pm Krasnoyarsk time
OCTOBER 12, Monday
ALTAI FORUM IV: 1:00 am — 3:30 am MN time
Moderator: Anatoli Korkin
Konstantin Belyakov, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
Entrepreneurial track at the Tomsk Big University (TBU) (University Corporation)
Abstract / Presentation / Video
October 12, 1 pm Tomsk time
- Sergei Ketov, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
Higher Education, Science Research, and Technological Development in Russian Province
Abstract / Presentation
October 12, 3:00 pm Tokyo time
- Irina Kurzina, Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
Education for high-tech chemical industries: TSU experience
Abstract
October 12, 1:00 pm Tomsk time
- Svetlana Shchepetkina, St Petersburg State University of Veterinary Medicine, St Petersburg, Russia
Centralization of Veterinary Science in Russia: Outcomes and Prospectives
Video
October 12, 9:00 am Moscow time
ALTAI FORUM V: 8:00 am — 9:00 am MN time
Moderator: Anna Kuleshova
- Anna Abalkina, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Translation Plagiarism in Predatory Journals
Video
October 12, 4:00 pm Moscow time
- Yuri Chehovich, Antiplagiat, Moscow, Russia
On the Problems of Text Recycling in Scientific Papers
Abstract / Video expected
October 12, 4:00 pm Moscow time
- Anna Kuleshova, Russian Center of Social Studies, Moscow, Russia
University as an Incitement to Violate the Ethics of Scientific Publications
Abstract / Video expected
October 12, 4:00 pm Moscow time
- Andrey Rostovtsev, Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Moscow, Russia
Predatory Journals at Scopus and WoS: Translation Plagiarism
Abstract
October 12, 4:00 pm Moscow time
OCTOBER 13, Tuesday
BRIDGING HUMAN AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: 12:00 am — 1:30 am MN time (October 12, 10 pm in CA!)
Moderator: Yuri Panchul
- Evgeni Gousev, Qualcomm, San Jose, California, USA
Recent Progress on tinyML Technologies and Opportunities and Always-on Machine
Video recorded for ISVLSI-2020 conference
- Timour Paltashev, Advanced Micro Devices, Santa Clara, California, USA
AMD ROCm: Open Source Platform for High Performance Computing and Machine Intelligence
Abstract / Presentation / Video expected
October 12, 10:00 pm California time
- Vlad Pavlov, rollApp, Palo Alto, California, USA
How to Boost Efficiency of Traditional Machine Learning Pipeline Using Techniques and Tricks from Deep Learning
Abstract / Video expected
October 12, 10:00 pm California time
- Sergey Tolkachev, 256gl, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
The Next Web
Abstract / Video
October 13, 12:00 am Minnesota time
COMMERCIALIZATION IV: 12:00 pm — 1:30 pm MN time
Moderator: Evgeny Kuznetsov
- Dmitry Akhanov, RUSNANO USA, Menlo Park, California, USA
Title TBD
- Alexandra Johnson, Heed Capital, San Francisco, United States
VC Trends in Silicon Valley
Video
October 13, 10:00 am California time
- Elen Malic, ATEM Capital, Oakvillem Ontario, Canada
US and China development: opportunities and challengers for the Russian Entrepreneurs in the Life Sciences Industry
Abstract / Video expected
October 13, 1:00 pm Toronto time
- Evgeny Zaysev, Bering Capital, San Francisco, California, USA
Title Investment in Life Science Technologies: Insider’s View
Video (English) Video (Russian)
October 13, 10:00 am California time
OCTOBER 14, Wednesday
NOVEL MATERIALS AND DEVICES II: 12:00 am — 1:00 am MN time (October 13, 10:00 pm AZ/CA time)
Moderator: Stephen Goodnick
- Dominic Gervasio, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Fuel Cells Revisited: Lost in Space or Finally Down to Earth?
Abstract / Presentation / Video
October 13, 10:00 pm Arizona time
- Michael Pak, Mpower, Menlo Park, California, USA
Solutions to Critical Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Challenges
Presentation / Video expected
October 13, 10:00 pm California time
- Ryan Trovitch, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
Making Materials with Manganese
Abstract / Video
October 13, 10:00 pm Arizona time
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION I: 10:00 am — 11:30 am MN time
Moderator: TBD
- Victor Kimberg, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Dynamics of Resonant X-ray Scattering for Modern Applications
Abstract / Video
October 14, 10:00 pm Krasnoyarsk time
- Anatoli Korkin, Nano and Giga Solutions, St Paul, Minnesota, USA
Computational Approach to Nanomaterials by Design: From Quantum Chemistry to Artificial Intelligence
Abstract / Video expected
October 14, 10:00 am Minnesota time
- Alexander Shalumov, Scientific-Research institute “ASONIKA” , Kovrov, Russian Federation
ASONIKA: Automated System for Ensuring the Reliability and Quality of Equipment
Abstract / Video
October 14, 6:00 pm Moscow time
- Alexandre Varnek, University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Chemography Concept in Chemical Space Analysis
Abstract / Video expected
OCTOBER 15, Thursday
ALTAI FORUM VI: 8:00 am — 9:0 am MN time
Moderator: Timur Paltashev
- Evgeni Gousev, Qualcomm, San Jose, California, USA
Collaborative Opportunities in the Global TinyML Ecosystem
Video expected
- Yuri Panchul, Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Overcoming the Digital Synthesis Gap
Abstract / Presentation / Video expected
NOVEL MATERIALS AND DEVICES III: 10:00 am — 11:30 am MN time
Moderator: TBD
- Vladimir Burtman, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Recent Progress in Development of Remote Body-water Sensors
Abstract / Video expected
October 15, 9:00 am UT time
- Valeriy Gerasimov, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation
In Search for Novel Promising Materials for Plasmonics, Nanophotonics and Biomedicine: New Opportunities and Development Outlook
Abstract / Video expected
October 15, 10:00 pm Krasnoyarsk time
- Vladimir Yakubov, Tomsk State University , Tomsk, Russian Federation
Radiowave Tomography of Hidden Objects
Presentation / Video
October 15, 10:00 pm Tomsk time
OCTOBER 16, Friday
EDUCATION AND SCIENCE INSTRUMENTATION II: 8:00 am — 9:00 am MN time
Moderator: Anatoli Korkin
- Victor Bykov, NT-MDT, Moscow, Russia
From First STM to Essential Systems for Research and Education in Nano Technology Area
Abstract / Presentation / Video expected
October 16, 4 pm Moscow time
William Petuskey, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, USA
“Innovation with Intent”: ASU’s Advanced Materials Initiative
Abstract / Video
October 16, 6:00 am Arizona time
BIOMEDICAL IV (JOINT WEBINAR WITH ASU BIODESIGN INSTITUTE): 11:00 am — 12:00 pm MN time
Moderator: Grant McFadden (ASU Biodesign Institute)
- Sergey Netesov, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia Viruses for Cancer Therapy: New Perspectives and Opportunities
Abstract / Video expected
October 16, 11 pm Novosibirsk time
Registration: https://nanoandgiga.com/rustec2020/92983675745784
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