Russian Science Technology and Education Conference
(RUSTEC2020)

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

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

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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

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Moderator: David Gilmer


• Alex Demkov, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
  Oxide-based Optoelectronics
  Abstract / Presentation / 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 / Presentation / 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

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Moderator: Anatoli Korkin


• Boris Gorin, Alphora Research Inc., Eurofins CDMO, Mississauga, Canada
  Canadian CDMO in a World Domain of Pharmaceutical Development
  Abstract / Presentation
  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 / Presentation / Video
  October 6, 8:00 am MN time

ALTAI FORUM II: 10:00 am - 11:30 am MN time

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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 / Presentation
  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

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Moderator: Svetlana Shchepetkina


• Dmitry Kireev, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
  Computer-Aided Drug Design
  Abstract / Presentation / 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 / Presentation / Video
  October 7, 5:00 am California time

ALTAI FORUM III: 9:00 am - 10:30 am MN time

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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
  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

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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

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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
  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

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Moderator: Anatoli Korkin


• Igor Agamirzian, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation
  Innovation Program at Higher School of Economics
  October 8, 7:00 pm Moscow time
• Anton Gopka, ATEM Capital, St Petersburg, Russia
  Technology Transfer Center at the ITMO University: University Invention Trajectory from Lab to the Global Markets
  Presentation
  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

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  Moderator: Arkadi Shemyakin
  

• 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 (JOINT WEBINAR WITH SIBERIAN FEDERAL UNIVERSITY): 10:00 am - 11:30 am MN time

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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 / Presentation
  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 - 2:30 am MN time

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Moderator: Anna Kuleshova


• 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 / Presentation
  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
  Presentation / Video
  October 12, 9:00 am Moscow time

ALTAI FORUM V: 8:00 am - 9:00 am MN time

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Moderator: Anatoli Korkin


• 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
  October 12, 4:00 pm Moscow time
• Anna Kuleshova, Russian Public Opinion Research Center, Moscow, Russia
  University as an Incitement to Violate the Ethics of Scientific Publications
  Abstract / Presentation
  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!)

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Moderator: Yuri Panchul


• Evgeni Gousev, Qualcomm, San Jose, California, USA
  Recent Progress on tinyML Technologies and Opportunities and Always-on Machine
  Video
  October 12, 10:00 pm California time
• Timour Paltashev, Advanced Micro Devices, Santa Clara, California, USA
  AMD ROCm: Open Source Platform for High Performance Computing and Machine Intelligence
  Abstract / Presentation
  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 / Presentation / Video
  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

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Moderator: Evgeny Kuznetsov


• Dmitry Akhanov, RUSNANO USA, Menlo Park, California, USA
  Is There a Place for Hardware Driven Startups in the Modern World
  October 13, 10:00 am California time
• 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
  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)

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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
  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

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Moderator: Elena Drobnyh


• Victor Kimberg, Siberian Federal University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
  Dynamics of Resonant X-ray Scattering for Modern Applications
  Abstract / Presentation / 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 Molecular Mechanics to Artificial Intelligence
  Abstract / Presentation / Video
  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
  October 14, 5:00 pm Strasbourg time

OCTOBER 15, Thursday

ALTAI FORUM VI: 8:00 am - 9:0 am MN time

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Moderator: Anatoli Korkin


• Evgeni Gousev, Qualcomm, San Jose, California, USA
  Collaborative Opportunities in the Global TinyML Ecosystem
  Video
  October 15, 6:00 am California time
• Yuri Panchul, Juniper Networks, Sunnyvale, CA, USA
  Overcoming the Digital Synthesis Gap
  Abstract / Presentation
  October 15, 6:00 am California time

NOVEL MATERIALS AND DEVICES III: 10:00 am - 11:30 am MN time

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Moderator: Vladimiro Mujica


• Vladimir Burtman, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
  Recent Progress in Development of Remote Body-water Sensors
  Abstract / Presentation / Video
  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
  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

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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
  October 16, 4:00 pm Moscow time
• Alex Kashin, InEnergy, Moscow, Russia
  STEMinarium International
  Presentation / Video
  October 16, 4:00 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

Session was not recorded

Moderator: Grant McFadden (ASU Biodesign Institute)


• Sergey Netesov, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk, Russia Viruses for Cancer Therapy: New Perspectives and Opportunities
  Abstract / Presentation / Video
  October 16, 11 pm Novosibirsk time

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