 Students and staff carry out research and project activities on their own and as part of programs funded by the state and international contracts, federal and industry targeted programs (Federal targeted program “Researchers and Science Instructors of Innovative Russia for 2009 – 2013,” Federal targeted program “Research and Development in Priority Areas for Russia’s Technology and Science Complex for 2007 – 2013,” State request by the Russian Ministry of Education and Science for 2013) research grants, etc.The university organizes and hosts competitions, congresses (for example, the annual “Young Scientists Congress”), forums, research conferences, including international (“Sensorica,” “Fundamental Problems of Optics,” etc.In 2013, the university was one of the key venues for the Russian National Student Forum.