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Academy Programme funding for research teams
The funded projects are linked from different perspectives on climate change.
Growing demand for climate-friendly construction: could wood architecture become one of Finland’s exports?
The Wood Wonders exhibition to be opened at Helsinki Airport on the 5th of February will show passengers the innovations related to wood construction and display the sector’s latest developments.
Helsinki and FCAI will host a new ELLIS unit for top AI research
Finnish artificial intelligence research received a significant acknowledgement. Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI will host one of the new European units of top AI research, as the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems will establish one of its first units in Finland.
Designing AI that understands humans’ goals better
To make a better smart assistant, we need an AI that understands its user and does not constantly need detailed instructions
Call for letters of intent of the Strategic Research Council’s new research programmes published, call open 4.12.2019 - 15.1.2020
The application process has two stages, and deadline for the first phase (letters of intent) is January 15, 2020. Projects to be invited to the second phase are selected in March 2020.
How ecological is AI? How can you compose with a neural network? Come to AI exhibition to find out!
A new exhibition by Aalto Digi Platform and FCAI combines science and arts and sheds light on the history, state of art, and future of AI.
Strategic Research Council (SRC) asks for proposals for the next research themes – have your say!
The online survey will start the theme preparation process for 2021 at the SRC.
The science of light is everywhere
Photonics is everywhere, and not just in nature. It figures abundantly in research, industry and business, and not always in the most obvious places.
Strategic Research Council’s (SRC) research themes for 2020 decided – call text to be published in the end of November
The Finnish Government has made a decision on the themes for strategic research for 2020.
Erkki Oja has been awarded the Frank Rosenblatt Award for his achievements in artificial intelligence research
The huge current boom in artificial intelligence research started just as Professor Oja retired after a decades-long career in the field. His impact and contribution to our understanding of AI is now being recognised by the IEEE.
Machines to make sense of our health
Making use of artificial intelligence methods for personalised medicine.
Deep learning model detects diabetic eye diseases accurately
Finnish AI researchers have developed a deep learning system that may help detecting diabetic eye diseases, which could make doctors’ work easier and reduce healthcare costs
Applying for the Academy of Finland September call? Get help with your Data Management Plan (DMP)!
Data Management Specialists will help you to prepare a competitive Data Management Plan!
Academy of Finland September Call open 3.9.-25.9.2019. Register for an info event!
Academy of Finland September Call has funding opportunities for research groups, individual research posts as well as international mobility.
New biomaterials and their market potential are at the centre of interest in the United States
How can bio-based materials be adopted as an alternative to synthetic plastics on an industrial scale? Is it possible for environmentally friendly textile production to be profitable?
Aalto to coordinate three new SRC consortia
Aalto University received EUR 9.2 million or 18 percent of the funding allocated.
Academy of Finland grant to the Department of Finance
Finance Associate Professor Elias Rantapuska and his team have received an Academy of Finland grant totalling 480,000 EUR.
Funding by the Academy of Finland September call totals EUR 20.6 million
Funding was granted by three Academy of Finland Research Councils: Biosciences, Health and the Environment; Culture and Society; Natural Sciences and Engineering
FinnCERES flagship hiring 20 doctoral students or postdocs at Aalto and VTT
FinnCERES is broadening its operations and is looking for talented and motivated doctoral students or postdoctoral researchers.
Nine new Academy Projects ºÚÁÏÍø
The total funding granted by the Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Biosciences, Health and the Environment and Research Council for Culture and Society is 3.3 million euros.
