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Source: Novosibirsk State University – Novosibirsk State University –
On November 1, as part of the program of the scientific and production forum “Golden Valley”, an interactive event was held by Center for Entrepreneurial Initiatives (Startup Studio) NSU, dedicated to different ways of interaction between high-tech companies and universities.
— One of the most promising formats, in my opinion, is piloting innovations on the basis of the university. We are talking about the application and, at the same time, testing the most modern solutions that are just entering the market in various research projects carried out at the university, as well as possible cooperation with student teams, — explained Maria Galyamova, Director of the NSU Startup Studio.
An example of such cooperation was the joint project of the Safe Tech company and a graduate student Faculty of Medicine and Psychology V. Zelman NSU Anna Kamneva. Anna chose a study at the intersection of psychology and physiology as the topic of her diploma thesis — “The relationship between attributive style and the ability to self-regulate using biological feedback.”
— Biofeedback is a relatively new and very interesting method of therapy, which works on the same principle as artificial intelligence training: training becomes possible with feedback. During biofeedback therapy, we get the opportunity to observe those parameters of the body that we could not previously (for example, brain wave activity — EEG, heart rate, and much more), — said Anna Kamneva.
To carry out her research, she used the Swaid bracelet developed by Safe Tech, which is capable of tracking signs of stress in a person. For this, the stress index according to Baevsky is used. This is a Soviet scientist, one of the founders of space cardiology, who at one time developed a system for assessing the level of stress based on the variability of the heart rate. In addition to the pulse, the device evaluates electrodermal activity (the electrical conductivity of the skin changes depending on the intensity of sweat secretion).
As the company notes, participation in this study is a case that demonstrates the real application of their technologies: the device will be an auxiliary device that will show how the stress level changes during biofeedback training.
The university’s startup studio also sees this collaboration as a successful example, but this time of how the university can serve as a platform for piloting new technologies.
— In fact, there are many options for implementing innovations in the university ecosystem, and the piloting program is one of them. The case mentioned is not the only one, there are other developers who would like to follow the same path. There are proposals from the Medical and Biological Union, interesting joint projects with the Institute of Intelligent Robotics of NSU. And the Startup Studio, taking a step in this direction, claims to become a kind of bridge between the university and Novosibirsk innovators, of whom we have quite a lot. For this purpose, we are holding our own introduction session within the framework of the Golden Valley forum, telling companies how to properly enter the university, — summed up Maria Galyamova.
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