News from the School of Science
Report a security breach!
The decision of the Finnish Data Protection Authority in the Vastaamo case emphasizes the obligation of everyone to know the instructions and obligations regarding reporting a data breach.
Dipoli and Undergraduate Centre outdoor construction sites paused for winter
The work is to be completed by summer 2022.
Teuvo Kohonen in memoriam
Academician of Science, Professor Teuvo Kohonen (1934–2021) has passed away. Kohonen was a pioneer of research and education in information technology. His work on neural networks received global acknowledgement.
Two new buildings to be built in the centre of Otaniemi campus
Building Otakaari 2A & 2B begins in January 2022, construction to be completed by summer 2023
Did you know that all employees have access to large amount of data about our operations?
You can utilise Key Information of Aalto University report now as a cloud service to support your daily work and decision-making
Brain researchers receive a Christmas gift: New MEG device enables more accurate measurements and recycling of helium
The previous MEG device served researchers for over 20 years.
Chris Brzuska elected Computer Science teacher of the year 2021
The teacher of the year was announced at the CS Department meeting on Thursday 16 December 2021.
Platform economy needs principles of fair play, says Timo Ali-Vehmas
‘There are interesting platform companies in Europe – like Spotify from Sweden and Wolt from Finland – but in terms of platform economy market value, Europe is almost on the same level as Africa,’ points out Timo Ali-Vehmas, Aalto University's new Executive in Residence.
School of Science Awards 2021 highlight great people and achievements at our school this year
The annual awards were given out at the school's Christmas party.
Alumnus of the Year 2021 Petteri Koponen: a never-ending interest in studying new things has served me well as a start-up entrepreneur and investor
Petteri Koponen, a venture capitalist at Lifeline Ventures, has been named the Alumnus of the Year for 2021 at the Aalto University School of Science. He has established four companies, including Jaiku and First Hop, and he is currently the Chair of the Board at Wolt and Varjo.
Aalto in 2021: Super hearing, a greenhouse that’s actually green, prospective astronauts, and lots more
A second pandemic year hasn’t slowed Aalto down. Read about what our community has been up to in 2021 — and learn something new!
Aalto researchers awarded Physics World Breakthrough of the Year for macroscopic quantum entanglement
Aalto University Professor Mika A. Sillanpää, his team and collaborators at the University of New South Wales in Canberra, Australia, have won the Physics World 2021 Breakthrough of the Year. The prize was awarded for establishing quantum entanglement between a pair of macroscopic drumheads – two mechanical resonators that were tiny but still much larger than the subatomic particles that are usually entangled. The award has previously been given for the first direct observation of a black hole and for the detection of gravitational waves, which also received a Nobel Prize.
Aalto University’s scientific quality is strong in its key research areas
Academy of Finland’s report 'State of scientific research in Finland' reviews the impact of research done in Finland, and the resources used.
The range of climate courses broadens: Aalto and 17 other universities cooperate as Climate University
The Climate University network coordinated by the University of Helsinki has formed a teaching cooperation contract between 18 universities. With these new contracts, a majority of Finnish university students can take the network’s climate and sustainability themed courses.
Over 500 Attended Our Research Data Management and Open Science Training in Autumn 2021
In total, we had more than 1,600 registrations. On average one participant registered for 3 sessions.
Tom Lindholm appointed Head of Lifewide Learning at Aalto University and Managing Director of Aalto University Executive Education Ltd
He will start in his new position on 2 January 2022.
A new super-cooled microwave source boosts the scale-up of quantum computers
Researchers in Finland have developed a circuit that produces the high-quality microwave signals required to control quantum computers while operating at temperatures near absolute zero. This is a key step towards moving the control system closer to the quantum processor, which may make it possible to greatly increase the number of qubits in the processor.
Quality together – The university's quality audit is approaching
In 2022, we will jointly prepare a self-assessment report for the quality audit.
Auroptic Medical wins at Slush
The startup that specializes in technology relating to biopsy samples won at the Slush Y Science competition.
A new algorithm increases the efficiency of quantum computers
Quantum computing is taking a new leap forward due to research that has proposed a scheme to reduce the number of calculations needed to read out data stored in the state of a quantum processor. This will make quantum computers more efficient, faster, and ultimately more sustainable.
