On 15-16 April, the Meshcheryakov Laboratory of Information Technologies hosted the Spring School of Information Technologies of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research. The event represents the second stage in a series of JINR Schools of Information Technologies, the main goal of which is to involve young specialists in solving tasks that face JINR using state-of-the-art information technologies. Following the results of the Autumn School, which took place on 16-20 October 2023 at MLIT JINR, scientific groups, including students, their supervisors from universities and the Institute’s specialists, were formed for joint work in JINR projects.

30 students from Russian universities, namely, NRNU MEPhI, ITMO University, Dubna State University, South Ural State University, including those ones where JINR Information Centres operate: North Ossetian State University named after K.L. Khetagurov (NOSU), Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU), and Kamchatka State University named after Vitus Bering (KamSU), participated in the Spring School. The students shared the results of work on JINR projects, which were carried out in scientific groups within the following directions:

• distributed and high-performance computing for the preparation, implementation and support of experimental and theoretical research carried out within JINR large research infrastructure projects;
• modern methods and technologies for information processing and analysis;
• JINR Digital EcoSystem;
• support and development of the JINR Multifunctional Information and Computing Complex (MICC).

The work was conducted under the supervision of scientists from the Veksler and Baldin Laboratory of High Energy Physics, the Dzhelepov Laboratory of Nuclear Problems, the Laboratory of Radiation Biology, and, surely, the Meshcheryakov Laboratory of Information Technologies.

Within the School there was held a competition for the best report. The jury, which included staff members from MLIT JINR, NRNU MEPhI, Dubna University and the JINR Information Centre in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, faced a challenge, namely, to choose the best among all reports delivered at a high level. As a result, the following students were awarded prizes and diplomas for the best report.

1. Budtueva Zamira (NOSU)
   Topic: “Development of a physical event catalogue within the SPD experiment at the NICA particle accelerator: data loading and reading optimisation”.
   Supervisors: F.V. Prokoshin, Ph.D. in physics and mathematics, senior researcher of DLNP JINR; I.V. Tvauri, Ph.D. in physics and mathematics, associate professor of the NOSU Department of Condensed Matter Physics, senior researcher of the NOSU Laboratory of Condensed Matter Physics.
2. Dzakhoev Albert (NOSU)
   Topic: “Methods of statistical analysis in the tasks of planning the procurement of server spare parts”.
   Supervisors: N.A. Balashov, software engineer of MLIT JINR; E.G. Olisaev, Ph.D. in physics and mathematics, associate professor of the NOSU Department of Applied Mathematics and Informatics.
3. Dorokhin Artem (Dubna University)
   Topic: “Automation of control and accounting in greenhouse complexes”.
   Supervisors: A.V. Uzhinskiy, Ph.D. in technical sciences, senior researcher of MLIT JINR; L.N. Teryaev, director of the Engineering Modeling Studio of Dubna University.
4. Ilyin Nikita (Dubna University)
   Topic: “Automation of distributed data stream processing within the BM@N experiment on the basis of the job orchestration platform”.
   Supervisors: K.V. Gertsenberger, Ph.D. in technical sciences, group head of VBLHEP JINR.
5. Karpov Gennady (FEFU)
   Topic: “Development of tools for the visualisation of monitoring the state and statistics of using the compute nodes of the HybriLIT heterogeneous platform”.
   Supervisors: D.V. Belyakov, lead programmer of MLIT JINR; M.I. Zuev, researcher of MLIT JINR; A.A. Sushchenko, director of the FEFU Department of Mathematical and Computer Modeling.
6. Kovalenko Bogdan (KamSU)
   Topic: “Studying various deep learning algorithms for the plant disease classification task under the conditions of a small training set”.
   Supervisors: A.V. Uzhinskiy, Ph.D. in technical sciences, senior researcher of MLIT JINR; I.A. Kashutina, Ph.D. in technical sciences, associate professor of the KamSU Department of Informatics and Mathematics.
7. Korotkin Rinat (Dubna University)
   Topic: “Deployment of the components of the SPD experiment metadata information system”.
   Supervisors: F.V. Prokoshin, Ph.D. in physics and mathematics, senior researcher of DLNP JINR; T.B. Progulova, Ph.D. in technical sciences, associate professor of the Institute of System Analysis and Management of Dubna University.
8. Semashko Vladimir (Dubna University)
   Topic: “Representations of engineering networks on a map with dimensional references and tasks of coordinating new networks”.
   Supervisors: S.V. Semashko, software engineer of MLIT JINR; V.V. Korenkov, doctor of technical sciences, professor, head of the Department of Distributed Information and Computing Systems of Dubna University.
9. Khvostova Maria (NRNU MEPhI)
   Topic: “Programme for the automated extraction of values and units of measuring physics quantities from full-text materials”.
   Supervisors: E.V. Antonov, researcher of MLIT JINR; A.A. Artamonov, Ph.D. in technical sciences, head of the NRNU MEPhI Department of Analysis of Competitive Systems.
10. Shpotya Dmitry (Dubna University)
    Topic: “Wordpress-based development of an electronic journaling system”.
    Supervisors: N.A. Balashov, software engineer of MLIT JINR; V.V. Korenkov, doctor of technical sciences, professor, head of the Department of Distributed Information and Computing Systems of Dubna University.

Congratulations to the winners!