The annual conference on IT technologies for schoolchildren was held at KBSU

Over 30 students of grades 7-11 of general educational institutions of Kabardino-Balkaria took part in the IV Republican conference of research and design work of schoolchildren in computer science and information technology «New generation: a look into the future», held on November 24, 2022 at the Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov.

The organizer of the conference, which is held to stimulate the popularization of computer science, information technology, as well as the further development of career guidance and more active involvement of applicants in KBSU, is the Department of Computer Technologies and Information Security of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies of the Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies of KBSU. Tatyana Khashirova, Doctor of Technical Sciences, Professor, Head of the Department of CT&IB of KBSU, addressed the future IT specialists with a welcoming speech:

«We are very glad to see you within the walls of our university. Today, the most serious schoolchildren who are engaged in project activities have come to us. Project work is fundamentally different from the Olympiad movement. There are completely different criteria, different approaches. You should be able not only to formulate the objectives of your research, but also to come up with methods by which you will realize your task. In addition, it is important to be able to beautifully present the project. I hope you succeed».

Rita Gurfova, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of CT&IB of KBSU, wished success in the conference to schoolchildren:

«It has become a good tradition of our department to hold annual conferences on informatics. The very fact of your presence here indicates that you want to take a worthy place in the high-tech market. But we work not only with schoolchildren, in particular, we provide services under the “Code of the Future” program on the State Services portal. I hope that today’s conference, as always, will be held at a high level, the jury will objectively evaluate your work».

The scientific work of the conference was held in three sections in the areas of «Informatics in the modern world», «Computer technologies for the future», «Information security and information protection».

Some participants talked about their projects. Student of MKOU «Secondary School No. 11», g.o. Nalchik Alena Pronishcheva noted that her project is dedicated to solving the problem of waste disposal from computer technologies, in particular harmful chemical elements. Eighth grader MKOU «Secondary School with. Primalkinsky” Daniil Dvoretsky came with a project to create computer vision in a milling machine with a numerical control program (CNC), which facilitates the work of people working on this machine.

Victoria Vivcharenko from the same school presented a project aimed at researching computer viruses in order to effectively fight them with the help of appropriate programs. Victoria’s friend, Kristina Kablova, studied the possibilities of direct information exchange according to the «Brain — Computer» scheme. The author of the project is sure that this will help improve the quality of life of people with disabilities.