Aalto Media Lab
Aalto Media Lab
The Media Lab was founded in 1994 and is now a part of the Department of Art and Media at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture of the Aalto University.
The mission of the Media Lab is to explore, discover and comprehend the new digital technology and its impact in society; to find and exploit the possibilities it opens to communication, interaction and expression and to evaluate, understand and deal with the challenges it poses to design and creative production.
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Publishing Research Data Alongside Research Articles
Data availability statements are increasingly required by scientific journals. They include information on what data are available, where they can be found, and any applicable access terms
Who publishes our open access publications?
Researchers at Aalto and Helsinki Universities favor open access journals with author fees published by large publishers. Popular journals without author fees are often published by universities or societies.
Connecting the creative community – Aalto ARTS launches newsletter and LinkedIn page
The School of Arts, Design and Architecture has launched a new Friends of Aalto ARTS newsletter and opened its own LinkedIn page.
Artpreneurship seminar: Creativity is a strategic asset for companies
In the age of artificial intelligence, the importance of art and creativity is becoming increasingly significant. It may also be the key to revitalizing business.Events
Starting computational research projects at Aalto, Nov 4, 2025
Learn best practices for managing computational and data-based research at Aalto.
Invisible Walls at Work: Understanding and Preventing Workplace Ostracism - Making Waves 6/11/2025
What happens when employees are quietly ignored, excluded, or left out of communication loops? Workplace ostracism can affect well-being, teamwork, and trust. In this session, Dr. Sirpa Manninen, expert on workplace ostracism and social dynamics in organizations, will explain how subtle exclusionary behaviors emerge, what consequences they have for employees and teams, and how organizations can build more inclusive and psychologically safe environments.
Visualise your research data, Nov 7, 2025
Learn about visualising your research data in this webinar organised in cooperation with KTH Royal Institute of Technology.
How to make your research reproducible with AI tools, Nov 19, 2025
Learn about reproducibility with Data Agent, Dr. Mika Jalava.Latest Theses
The theses from the Media Lab are on public display at the Aalto University library as well as some of the latest ones also online. First recorded theses are from 1995 up to this date.
Media Lab Demo Day
Already in the late 1990s we adopted the slogan, ‘hands on with minds on’ to explain our work. We also adopted the ‘demo or die’ attitude of other Media Labs and formalised this into bi-annual Demo Day, organised at the end of each term.
Apply to Media Lab
Media Lab at the Department of Art anf Media offers interdisciplinary studies in design and production of new media, games and sound. Also various areas and amounts of design, arts, computer science, communication, cognitive science, sociology etc. are present during your studies in Media Lab.
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Department of Art and Media
The departments of Art and Media at Aalto University School of Arts, Design & Architecture have merged as of 1st January 2022. Professor Harri Laakso has been appointed as Head of the new Department of Art & Media.
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