SIT ALUMNI Insights brings you the unique opportunity to hear not only from our world-class speakers on SIT’s brand-new MSc program, but also straight from SIT Alumni who will be sharing their experiences on learning with industry leaders and collaborating with top scientists.

Join us to hear more about SIT MSc in Computer Science and Software Engineering program, and learn more about how this course will empower you with the industry’s most desired skills that you will need to compete for C-level positions at top global organizations, or run one of your own.

We will also be joined by SIT renowned faculty and world-class speakers, who will be delivering their insights lectures on exciting topics in IT, Business, and Science. They will disclose the details about curriculum and how this course will empower SIT students with the industry’s most desired skills that you will need to compete for management positions at top global organizations, or run one of your own.

Speakers

Dr Serguei Beloussov

Acronis Executive Officer and the Founder of Schaffhausen Institute of Technology

Prof. Konstantin Novoselov

Nobel Laureate in Physics

Dr Stanislav Protassov

President & Co-founder of Acronis

Prof. Bertrand Meyer

Provost of SIT, Chair of Software and Security

SIT Alumni and students

During the event SIT alumni will be sharing heart-to-heart on the advantages of studying at SIT, including the multiple learning opportunities alongside industry leaders, and their personal experiences collaborating with top scientists. Hear more about their plans for the future, and what makes them confident that an SIT education is exactly what they need to get to where they want to go.

Schedule

11:00 CEST | Future of Computing

by Dr Serguei Beloussov, Acronis Executive Officer and the Founder of Schaffhausen Institute of Technology

Computers have become completely mission critical. It's been estimated that in just 25 years we will hit a hard limit on improvements to digital computers. So how do we get more powerful computers that will help us solve global problems? Find out in this talk that gives us a glimpse into the future of computing.

11:20 CEST | Intelligence & computing with materials

by Prof. Konstantin Novoselov, Nobel Prize winner (2010), Chairman of the Strategic Advisory Board at SIT

Everything around us is made of materials. Materials science is the gateway to learning how to create advanced, better materials through material engineering, and helping us create everything from smarter cities to advanced robotics. In this talk, Nobel Laureate Prof. Konstantin Novoselov will share more details on how science goes interdisciplinary to create a better world for us.

11:35 CEST | Q&A Session with Prof. Konstantin Novoselov and Dr Serguei Beloussov

11:45 CEST | Case study 1: Seven reasons to join SIT

by Prof. Prof. Bertrand Meyer. Provost at Schaffhausen Institute of Technology, Chair of Software and Security and Gael Guedia, computer science at SIT

SIT alumni will be sharing heart-to-heart on the advantages of studying at SIT, including the multiple learning opportunities alongside industry leaders, and their personal experiences collaborating with top scientists.

12:00 | Case study 2: How to prepare for CxO role

by Dr Stanislav Protassov, President & Co-founder of Acronis

and Arpita Ghosh, computer science student at SIT

Chief Experience Officers are extremely in demand right now—delivering the right experiences to customers is crucial for the survival of any business. With technology evolving so quickly, technical leaders must be able to master complexity and recognised technical opportunities faster than ever before. So how does one become a CXO, and what sets CXOs apart from other roles like CTOs and CSOs? Dr. Protassov will answer these questions and more in this presentation.

12:15 CEST | Panel Discussion and Q&A Session with speakers and SIT Alumni

12:30 CEST | Closing Remark

Our students about us

SIT gives a unique chance to study a programs in partnership with top-tier Universities like NUS and CMU. SIT offers programs that lie between science and industry, and that was exactly what I was looking for after my bachelor’s in physics.

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Daria Kublikova, Information Systems Student at SIT

SIT builds a unique ecosystem, where highly passionate teams of scientists and practitioners tackle real industry-related problems and discover new business opportunities. The best features of SIT are the practical and actionable knowledge from industry experts, intensive team work on real-world projects with tangible outcomes and the opportunity to get in-depth knowledge in the specialism that you like.

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Vasily Zorin, Information Systems Student at SIT

I chose SIT as my career plan was to move from a software engineering role to that of a product manager. Among the best tech MBA programs, CMU's MSPM is a unique collaboration between the School of Computer Science and Tepper School of Business. SIT has built joint program with CMU, providing required financial support and guidance from industry experts. It has laid foundation of my career in the field of product management.

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Arpita Ghosh, Product Management Student at SIT

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