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Why can’t AI say ‘I don’t know’?

Overconfident AI systems can be dangerous, so researchers are teaching them humility
Research & Art
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Doctoral researcher Lassi Meronen dressed in a blue shirt, photographed from the side with a studio light shining on the right side of the photo

Season’s Greetings 2023 from FCAI

FCAI wants to attract the best talent to Europe and Finland to bolster artificial intelligence competency
Research & Art
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Frozen bubble with intricate snowflakes inside, resting on an icy branch with a blurred wintery backdrop

SCI Awards 2023 celebrate the people of our school

Check out whose outstanding work was acknowledged this year!
Awards and Recognition
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SCI Dean's lunch

A new visual teamwork tool based on metaphors

A typical problem in teamwork is an imbalance in participation – a few team members are active but not everyone's voice is heard. The Visentools project uses visual tools and haptic feedback to make workshops and team meetings more participatory and meaningful. The project is funded by Business Finland and has been piloted since May.
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The Visentools objects enable people to tell stories with visual metaphors. From left: Thomas Tuominen, Janina Saarnio, Robin Gustafsson, Mikko Illi and Shena Saj. Photo: Susanna Oksanen.

Innovating with integrity in the AI revolution - highlights from the seminar

On this page you can find highlights, presentations and photos from the AI Revolution - Implications to Business and Society seminar that took place on 9 November 2023 at Aalto University.
Research & Art
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AI revolution seminar 9.11.2023

New study sheds light on people’s social signatures in online behaviour

Network scientists have studied people’s social behaviour based on almost two billion tech-mediated interactions and found that people form and maintain their social circles in similar ways across various channels
Research & Art
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Digital ethics, symbolic illustration Matti Ahlgren

Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation donates EUR 3.2 million ºÚÁÏÍø to create the House of AI

Donation will be used to establish a multidisciplinary AI research cluster at Aalto University.
Press releases, University
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3 students walking and 2 sitting on couches at Dipoli

Digital virology pipeline brings AI’s expert eye to identifying infections

Microscopy plus machine learning equals a quick, cheap and automated way to detect coronavirus and other pathogens.
Research & Art
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Stylized image of circuits inside a cell with antibodies and virus floating nearby

Billions of individuals depend on security protocols crafted by Professor Emerita Kaisa Nyberg

Kaisa Nyberg's career has taken her from radio encryption algorithms to international standardisation work and finally to professor at Aalto University. According to Nyberg, the biggest contribution of her career lies in her role as a mentor to students
Research & Art
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Professori Kaisa Nyberg istuu isolla tuolilla Aalto-yliopiston tietotekniikan talossa, tasutalla on viherkasveja

Johanna Småros, Michael Falck and Mikko Kärkkäinen are School of Science’s alumni of the year 2023

The trio have grown software company Relex into a billion-dollar unicorn in just under two decades
Awards and Recognition
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SCI:n vuoden alumnit

Online games use dark designs to collect player data

The privacy policies and practices of online games contain dark design patterns which could be deceptive, misleading, or coercive to users, according to a new study from Aalto University
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Illustration of a gamer dressed in yellow, playing a video game on the right side of the picture. Big green hands controlling a massive controller on the left side, with green lines connecting to the player from behind.

Aalto University to coordinate Finnish quantum initiatives in latest national flagship programme

The flagship unites dozens of research institutions, companies, and startups in new collaborative front
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A map of Finland sits on top of an artistic illustration of small-scale circuits.

Wihuri Foundation awards major funding for multidisciplinary research of future energy systems

The project will receive a total of €750,000 over four years, and the foundation will also support other Aaltonian endeavours, such as synthetic biology research and encouraging early-stage entrepreneurs.
Research & Art
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Black solar panels

Bo Zhao believes machine learning systems will become like dictionaries – everyday tools we all use to solve problems

Zhao joined the Department of Computer Science as Assistant Professor in early September
Appointments, Research & Art
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Bo Zhao

ELLIS Distinguished Lectures bring outstanding AI researchers to greater Helsinki

Students can earn credits by attending the seminar series.
Research & Art, Studies
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People sitting in a large lecture theatre

Audiobooks can today be created with AI

The Department of Industrial Engineering and Management has published its first AI-based audiobook.
Research & Art
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The Fifth Wave - BRIE-ETLA Collection of Articles book cover

Where do we feel love?

New research sheds light on where and how we feel different kinds of love
Press releases
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The types of love form a gradient in intensity and in how widely they're felt throughough the body. Image: Philosophical Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1080/09515089.2023.2252464.

Meet the InstituteQ Chairs of Excellence: Professors Simon Devitt and Charles Marcus

The two professors will serve in their rolls from 2023-25
Appointments
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Two photos of two professors are on top of a black background with their titles underneath.

Kyunghyun Cho supports the education of the next generations and the rebuilding of Ukraine

Kyunghyun Cho donates 10,000 dollars ºÚÁÏÍø University Junior and 10,000 dollars to a course on the reconstruction of Ukraine
Cooperation
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Lapsia Aalto-yliopisto Juniorin työpajassa. Kuva: Alisa Javits

Register for training in research data management and open science

New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2023 are open.
Research & Art
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RDM & Open Science training