Yandex, one of the largest IT companies in Europe, specializes in products based on machine learning and neural networks, like search engines, e-commerce, and more.

  • Yandex Music
  • Yandex GO
  • Yandex Cloud
  • Yandex Ads
  • Yandex Movie
  • Yandex Circle
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About Yandex

Yandex is a technology company that creates innovative products based on machine learning and neural networks. A team of talented mathematicians and programmers develops one of the most popular search engines and other services that help people in their everyday lives. Among our businesses are: search, advertising, ride-hailing, e-commerce, video/audio streaming, self-driving, and cloud. Yandex is also actively developing open-source projects, such as CatBoost, DivKit, YDB, userver, YaLM, YTsaurus.

Yandex services are available in different countries around the world. The company has over 30 offices worldwide, including Armenia, Kazakhstan, and Serbia.

  • Yandex Go

    A superapp developed by a consortium that operates mobility and delivery businesses in over 20 countries. We use our own stack of technologies, which includes mapping, routing, and navigation, in addition to smart order distribution systems rooted in machine learning. The app has been operating in Serbia since 2018.

  • Yandex Cloud

    A public cloud platform designed to grant businesses access to technologies and services that have been rigorously tested by Yandex’s workload demands. Our product suite includes a scalable infrastructure, robust data storage services, machine learning tools, and versatile development resources.

  • Yandex Infrastructure

    Our mission is to create a reliable, scalable platform that boosts the productivity of Yandex developers. We are actively involved in constructing data centers, ensuring seamless wired and wireless connectivity, safeguarding data storage, developing user-friendly programming tools, and expanding our internal cloud system. Many of our cutting-edge developments can be experienced on Yandex Cloud, and our YDB and YTsaurus products are open-source and readily available.

  • Yandex 360

    Yandex 360 is a comprehensive virtual platform equipped with a wide array of services to equally cater to professional tasks and everyday needs. These services include Mail, Disk for file storage, Telemost for video calls, Documents for various formats, Messenger for quick communications, Send for mailing lists, Notes, and Calendar. Our tools facilitate communication, time management, video conferencing, document creation, and much more. Yandex 360 is designed to streamline the workflow for individuals and teams alike, all within the Yandex 360 business suite.

  • Yandex Search and Ads

    We develop high-load, distributed, and personalized services, including Search, Alice, Ads, Translate, Maps, and Weather. The unit is also dedicated to advancing our fast Browser, autonomous technologies, and in-house smart devices.

  • Kinopoisk

    Kinopoisk is a video streaming platform that provides access to thousands of titles, from movies and series to anime and sports broadcasts. It’s the largest film encyclopedia and service with more than 200 hours spent by each user every month.

  • Yandex Music

    Yandex Music is a streaming platform that gives users access to a vast library of millions of tracks, thousands of podcasts and audiobooks, and a wealth of kid-friendly audio content. Its standout feature, My Vibe, is a recommendation system that matches tracks to the user’s taste, current activity, and mood, creating an endless, personalized stream of good music.

Yandex, one of the largest IT companies in Europe, is committed to advancing local IT communities. We have recently opened our first office in Serbia, and we are eager to get involved with the local tech scene. With this conference, we aim to bring together developers from diverse backgrounds to exchange ideas and experiences. We see great potential in Serbia’s tech industry, and we are thrilled to play a part in its growth by co-organizing this conference. Together, we can fuel collaboration, inspire innovation, empower the local developer community, and pave the way for technological strides.

Belgrade Road Challenge

Explore the thrilling highs and lows of Belgrade’s road system! We’ve mapped out a section of the city within a 3 km radius of the conference venue. Your mission is to design an optimal route.

It’s not just about reaching your destination but about maximizing the total altitude difference along your path while keeping the total distance under the provided limit.

The top 30 participants will be invited to the special Yandex afterparty, and the top 10 will receive bonus prizes. Let the contest begin!

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  • Dance Loop

    An experimental rhythm game set in virtual reality, brought to you by a collaboration between Yandex Music and Fibrum, a VR game developer. This thrilling experience features an invigorating soundtrack, created by Yandex Music AI and the celebrated electronic music expert, Nick Zavriev.

  • Belgrade Road Challenge

    Explore the thrilling highs and lows of Belgrade’s road system! We’ve mapped out a section of the city within a 3 km radius of the conference venue. Your mission is to design an optimal route.

    It’s not just about reaching your destination, but about maximizing the total altitude difference along your path while keeping the total distance under the provided limit.

    The top 30 participants will be invited to the special Yandex afterparty, and the top 10 will receive bonus prizes.
    Let the contest begin!

  • Tech History Quiz

    Do you know when the first robot was ever built?Or when the first smart speaker was introduced?

    What came first: a chatbot prototype or the voice assistant named Alice?

    We suggest playing a tabletop game where each move you make requires you to ask yourself questions like these. Your goal is simple: clear your hand by correctly arranging all your cards along the timeline.

  • Data Is Beautiful

    We’re confident that IT is a highly creative field. To illustrate this point, we invite you to partake in our game. You’ll soon discover that algorithms and data structures are more than just feats of engineering; they are a form of visual art.

    Complete our tasks and check how well you know sort methods, tree types, compression algorithms, diagrams, and data serialization formats. Test your skills by matching code snippets to their respective programming languages.

    Participants who correctly answer 5 or more questions will receive a prize from us.

  • Yandex Quiz + Memory Cards

    If you’re not yet familiar with Yandex Go technologies and services, now is the perfect time to remedy that! We invite you to take part in a tabletop game entirely dedicated to our products and technologies.

    In addition, at our booth, you’ll have the opportunity to play an exciting game of Memory Cards and chat with the dev team behind our super app.

    Winners will get prizes :)

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