Main directions of the conference Section 1. “Computer optics and nanophotonics” (diffractive optics and nanophotonics, optics of nanostructures, optical information technology); Section 2. “Image processing and remote Earth probing” (processing and analysis of the signals and images, computer vision, visual recognition, geoinformation technologies, processing and analysis of the remote Earth probing data); Section 3. “Mathematical modelling of physicotechnical processes and systems”; Section 4. “Data Science” (intellectual analysis of data, “big data”, computer-aided instruction, cryptography, cryptanalysis, supercomputer technologies). Stages and dates of holding 15.09.2017 - the beginning of applications and works acceptance; 10.10.2017 - the end of the acceptance of applications for the participation in the conference; 21.11.2017 - the end of the acceptance of works; 22.01.2018 - the announcement of the accepted works list; 22.02.2018 - the end of the preliminary registration fee payment; 24.04.2018 - the beginning of the conference. Publication of works All the works presented at the Conference will be published in the collected works indexed in Russian Citation Index. According to the results of the Conference the selected report materials will be recommended for publication in English in the issues indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. Compulsory condition for the inclusion of the materials in all the collected works is personal presentation of a report by one of the authors at the Conference. Registration fee Conference participants: 3000 roubles Graduates and postgraduates: 1000 roubles Youth school The lectures by the leading Russian and foreign scholars, master classes and seminars from representatives of the leading IT companies, presentation of the results of the participants’ research works in the form of scientific papers with the following discussion and answers to the questions will be in the programme of the youth school. Within the Youth school the Contest of young scholars’ reports will be organized. Young scholars whose work is accepted at the Conference (co-authorship is allowed) are invited to the participation in the Contest. Compulsory condition is personal presentation of a report at the Conference. In the course of Youth school the jury will determine the Contest winners. The winners will be awarded the diplomas and prizes. Organizers Samara National Research University Institute of Systems of Image Processing RAS – branch of Federal Research and Development Centre “Crystallography and Photonics” RAS Contacts Conference website: itnt-conf.org Executive secretary: secretary@itnt-conf.org Heads of the Organizing Committee: steering@itnt-conf.org