Russky ISTC and FEFU team up with Chinese partners for AI research

Russky ISTC and FEFU team up with Chinese partners for AI research

Delegations from Tsinghua University and PuE (Shanghai) Business Incubator have visited the campus of Far Eastern Federal University. During their visit, the guests from China met with representatives of FEFU and the Development Fund of Russky Innovation Science and Technology Center (ISTC) to talk about cutting-edge AI initiatives, and signed a memorandum on a long-term partnership within the Russky ISTC framework.

The parties discussed a wide range of collaborative opportunities in the field of artificial intelligence, including joint degree programs, research and innovation projects. The meeting concluded with signing a memorandum of cooperation, sealing the parties' will to foster their partnership. The signatories included Elena Kharisova, CEO of Russky ISTC Development Fund, Evgeny Vlasov, FEFU Vice-President for International Relations, and Su Jing, CEO of PUE (Shanghai) Business Incubator.

“Russky ISTC is a unique innovation platform bringing together research centers, educational institutions and businesses. We plan to use this space for implementing FEFU’s innovative projects together with industrial partners: creating our own products and advanced technologies in the field of AI and Internet of Things, developing software and IT solutions for key industries in the Russian Far East, tailored for the Asia-Pacific markets. In 2025, we will be inviting teams from Russian and Chinese universities, as well as commercial companies, to join and collaborate on research initiatives,” said Elena Kharisova, CEO of Russky ISTC Development Fund .

"The history of FEFU has always been closely linked to forging close partnership with China, both at the academic level and in terms of cooperation with leading companies. Today, we are placing a special focus on the development of artificial intelligence, this field offering an enormous potential for solving practical business problems and improving the quality of life. Together with Tsinghua University and PUE-Shanghai, we are working to teach a new generation of specialists who will contribute to strengthening Russia-China ties and ensure sustainable technological advancement of our countries. FEFU serves as a key platform for this effort, combining advanced research, educational programs and practical initiatives in the field of AI," said Evgeny Vlasov, FEFU Vice-President for International Relations.

Striving to be at the forefront of artificial intelligence research, FEFU engineers have developed a number of AI-powered solutions under the Priority-2030 program. Among them is the AI model for optimizing port operations and predicting container dwell times, created in collaboration with SberBank. Now the researchers are working on a national tropical cyclone forecasting system. The service offers high accuracy of early cyclone detection - 3 days before its formation, is fully automatic and updates the forecast every 30 minutes, which is 12 times better than existing global products.

Another important AI-based technology under development is the Amur tiger identification system. Using the algorithms of intelligent vision and biometrics, the system will be able to keep track of the tiger population. The first results already allow recognizing certain animals by the unique stripe patterns. All FEFU developments in the IT field will be fine-tuned at the premises of the Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Research and Education Cluster, in cooperation with Russky ISTC residents.

The delegations of Tsinghua University and PUE-Shanghai Business Incubator are also deeply involved in researching and developing advanced technologies and have expressed their keen interest to work together at Russky ISTC. Their expertise lies in the field of biomedicine – the AI-powered model ensures timely diagnosis of a disease or can assist a nurse with patient care.

Background note: Russky Innovation Science and Technology Center (ISTC) is a state-of-the-art R&D facility currently under construction on Russky Island in Vladivostok, Russia. It is intended to bring together hi-tech business, entrepreneurs, engineers and researchers from all around the world to create a cluster of tech companies in the Far East of Russia, targeting the Asia-Pacific markets. ISTC will boost the R&D investment potential and usability, and make cutting-edge, commercially attractive projects more accessible to both individuals and organizations. The support extended by the Ministry for the Development of the Russian Far East and Arctic and large state-owned enterprises such as Far East and Arctic Development Corporation reinforces the crucial role Russky ISTC is going to play for economic and tech advancement of the region and of Russia at large.