Multiplayer bouncing exercise brings extra motivation
The game gives players an empowering experience using custom computer vision, movement exaggeration, and game design techniques.
Open Data will change science radically 鈥 experts gather to Otaniemi to discuss common guidelines and best practices
The Plenary Meeting of the Research Data Alliance is one of the most important regular events in the area of Open Data, says Professor Pekka Orponen.
Helsinki becomes the Quantum epicentre
Quantum experts gather this week in Helsinki, to review the progress of European Quantum Technologies and future potential initiatives and programs
When physician and AI work together, the patient benefits
Doctoral student Iiris Sundin learned in her studies that a machine learning model could make use of a physician's silent knowledge which usually is never written down. This kind of model predicts best how a given patient will react to specific treatment.
Professor Samuel Kaski selected to the Finnish government鈥檚 Research and Innovation Council
The new council was elected on October 10.
Shaking up Tech brings hundreds of female students together to explore technology
Showcasing technologies ranging from spider silk stretching to VR trips through space and talks from inspiring speakers, the event made it clear that technology is for everyone.
Upper secondary school students become professors on Day of the Girl
An initiative between Aalto University and Otaniemi Upper Secondary School gives students the possibility to draw attention to technology- and society-related topics that they see as important.
Over one million euros in grants from the Wihuri Foundation
The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation grants were awarded to 41 individuals or teams in Aalto University.
Discussions about racism strongly differ in the Finnish news media and discussion forums
On the popular Suomi24 discussion forum, users see immigration and minorities as a threat to 鈥渢he ordinary Finnish people鈥, while journalists address racism from a historical and international perspective.
Join the front-runner research in artificial intelligence 鈥 come to the FCAI flagship community event
Have you ever wondered how to harness the power of artificial intelligence to benefit your own research? Do you wish to collaborate and create something new and exciting with top AI researchers? Do you want to know more about the flagship program of Academy of Finland?
Towards a better world by understanding context and user
Studies in information networks helped Pietari Keskinen to realise that making the world a better place calls for understanding of context, instead of hard technology.
From space technology to spider silk and the bio-economy 鈥 over 2 000 women and girls gather for three different technology events
Technology companies will need more than 53 000 new experts in the next few years. We are holding 'Shaking up Tech' for high school students, 'Girls' Day' for upper comprehensive school students in Heureka, and 'Women in Tech' for technical professionals: three events that highlight the many possibilities in the field of technology and introduce role models.
Aalto researchers awarded for an article showing that algorithms cannot match more effectively than they do now
Any method designed to find a matching is either slow or leads to a wrong solution
'Machine learning excited me before I knew it was a thing'
Arno Solin received funds allocated to young researchers in the summer of 2019. Solin is excited about machine learning, as it offers a way to both delve deep into theory and solve real-life problems.
Five MSc students awarded for health-related theses 鈥 Alko made a donation inspired by students鈥 attempt to empty their store
According to Alexander Frey, Vice Director of Life Science Technologies program, the results influence on future health-related research
Aalto receives EUR 3.5 million funding for ICT research
The ICT 2023 programme funds 12 Aalto researchers.
Researchers at Aalto and Karolinska developed a microscope without a microscope
DNA microscopy makes it possible to view biological molecules on micro-level without expensive optics.
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.
Understanding the past helps train future engineers
Saara Matala, Doctor of Technology and historian, studied last spring the role of Nokia engineers in the development of mobile platform security
Summer internship in Finland: research experience, great work-life balance, and dips in the sea
Three master鈥檚 students from Paris spent their summer in Helsinki working as research interns
