On February 12, the All-Russian competition “Science. The territory of heroes” held finals for its participants — school and university students. Twenty two thousand people from 82 regions of Russia took part in the fifth season, while ten participants from Moscow, Samara, Pskov, Lipetsk, and other cities of the country reached the final. During the final tests, which were held in the quiz format, Alexander Valov from Klin, Timofey Kovalev from Pskov, and Andrey Khokhlov from Michurinsk came out on top as the three most strong in the composition.

All finalists received prizes from Skoltech — books “The Forefront of Physics,” “Mathematical walks +” and “Life and Other Stories” signed by its authors, leading Skoltech researchers. Vice President for Communications Oksana Kurilova presented the awards, “We have a dream at Skoltech — to make every scientist a hero. Thank you to today’s finalists and winners for helping us achieve this dream.”

A Skoltech employee, an ambassador of the competition, and a biologist Ilya Gomyranov became one of the experts in the final quiz. Ilya asked about which insects could assist in the development of AI-based technologies to control traffic flows in the city. Ilya presented the correct answer in the form of a mini-lecture on the rules ants follow to move at high average speed and avoid congestion and traffic jams.

PhD student Vitaly Kazaku, who leads the ARSY startup, also addressed the participants of the finals. Vitaly talked about Skoltech, discussed his beginnings in science, and recounted his accomplishments.

The project "Science. Territory of Heroes" was created by National Priorities non-commercial organization together with the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. Since the launch of the project, almost 90,000 contestants have participated in it. The fifth season of the project is included in the “Science to Win” initiative of the Decade of Science and Technology and is part of the Science and Universities national project.

The aim of the project is to attract young people and teenagers to modern science by engaging them in scientific play, to tell more about the profession of a scientist and its significance, and to help young people interested in science unlock their career potential.

Source: Russia National Center.