News from the School of Science
Snowflakes hold the secret to how tooth enamel is formed
The newly published work helps to explain why even closely-related species – such as humans and orangutans – have very different looking teeth.
Community event greenlights university's cornerstones
The university’s values, purpose and way of working will be presented to the board for discussion in June.
Mayor of Espoo Jukka Mäkelä, Artist Eija-Liisa Ahtila and 13 other influencers in the fields of technology, art and society are awarded an honorary doctorate at Aalto University
Aalto University’s doctoral conferment ceremonies for the fields of art and technology will take place 13 and 14 June 2019 in Dipoli in Otaniemi. Honorary doctors’ panel discussion will be held 11 June.
How to tackle scarce data and high dimensionality in machine learning? Juho Piironen brings novel techniques to predictive modeling
Doctoral candidate, MSc Juho Piironen, studied Bayesian statistical inference in supervised learning problems and proposed novel techniques to account for uncertainty and computational cost in predictive model construction and feature selection.
€17 million fund backs 170 projects to develop disruptive solutions to key societal challenges
ATTRACT initiative starts a one-year race to develop sensing and imaging technologies that will enable breakthrough innovations
A fairy dance takes over Kuunsilta: student art exhibition opened at the Espoo Cultural Centre
The exhibition was inspired by the students' own experiences and relationship with the environment, and adapted to fit into the Cultural Centre.
New technology aims to become AirBnB for electric cars
New app coordinated by Aalto University and Forum Virium Helsinki can make life easier for eco-conscious drivers
A story of courage and empathy on Otaniemi campus
Finland’s president awards Doctoral Candidate Jaakko Korhonen the Life Saving Medal for heroic action
Aalto granted EUR 10.4 million for profiling by Academy of Finland
Aalto University’s application was ranked number one by the international peer expert panel.
From intranet Inside to aalto.fi – Inside shifted to read-only mode
As of June, internal contents are published on aalto.fi.
Comment on the strategy for open access to scholarly publications
Researchers are kindly asked to comment on the strategy and its implementation plan by 7 June 2019.
Room for Thought: Brain Region That Watches for Walls Identified
Advanced imaging technologies observe one brain area’s ability to rapidly sense our surroundings; lays groundwork for improvements to machine learning and robotics
The Finnish Foundation for Technology Promotion awarded physics lecturer and a pioneer in gamification
Outstanding Teacher of the Year award was given to Jami Kinnunen, lecturer popular with physics students. Juho Hamari was chosen as the Young Researcher of the Year
From costume design to the right kind of AI – new installation talks now available on video
Aalto's newly tenured professors gave their installation talks 24 April.
Algorithms make information displays more interesting
To make content shown in information displays more interesting for passers-by, computer scientists apply a theory from behavioral sciences
Collaborative AI provides inspiration for designers
A new AI approach helps design practitioners to explore visual ideas
5G enabled IoT innovations created at IoThonÂ
Students and developers all over Europe took part in the 48-hour hackathon
CS Student Software Project winners announced
€2,000 prize won by team who designed an integrated design-feedback tool
A call open for novel ideas in Quantum Technology – funding available for doctoral training positions
The proposed doctoral study projects are expected to introduce scientific, technological, business and/or artistic ideas that explore quantum technology in novel ways.
Designing an internet for dogs
Every day, millions of dogs are left alone in houses full of internet-connected devices: could getting dogs talking to each other online improve their wellbeing?
