On August 14, the Summer Co-Laboratory: Digital Boost to Your Research kicked off in St. Petersburg – a four-day educational intensive for students, postgraduates, and young researchers. Participants developed their research projects using modern digital methods, from web scraping and content analysis to generative AI for data processing.
The Youth Council of the Coordination Center for TLD .RU/.РФ partnered with the event and organized a series of activities. At the end of the first day, the Council hosted a picnic in the Tauride Garden, featuring the Explore the Internet board game and testing participants’ online security skills. During the final stage, Youth Council Chairman Andrei Aleinikov, member Karina Strebkova, and Anastasia Savelyeva (supervisor of the Russian Summer School on Internet Governance) presented the Coordination Center’s youth initiatives and invited attendees to apply for the Council.
Through expert lectures, hands-on workshops, and mentoring, participants refined their research and gained in-demand skills for modern science. The event concluded on August 16 with a review and project presentations – but the Co-Laboratory wasn’t over yet. The next day, attendees enjoyed a quiz tour of St. Petersburg’s city center and a visit to the Yandex Museum.
The Summer Co-Laboratory brought together young researchers, creating a collaborative space to share knowledge and explore solutions at the intersection of science and digital technology.
