Distributed Computing and Networking Department, being a part of the Institute of Computer Science  and Technology at Saint-Petersburg State Polytechnic University, provides education and performs research in the areas of storage, transmission and processing of big data, distributed automated systems and computer modeling. Faculty and students perform research at the cutting edge of today science and technology, defining thus their future. Many of these projects are funded by major transnational companies. Students learn at the department how to self-study various areas of Computer Science, find and create knowledge, and apply it in their professional activities.