Appointments | News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/454421/feed News listing en Professor Pauliina Ilmonen: Learning mathematical software in upper secondary school takes time away from learning the basics /en/news/professor-pauliina-ilmonen-learning-mathematical-software-in-upper-secondary-school-takes-time-away Thu, 21 May 2026 04:44:42 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1373350 at /en Pauliina Ilmonen, Professor of Statistics at Aalto University, will step into the role of Dean of the School of Science at the beginning of June. She wants to emphasize the fundamentals in the study of mathematics. Appointments Studies Pauliina Ilmonen, photo by Nita Vera. New vice deans appointed for the School of Science /en/news/new-vice-deans-appointed-for-the-school-of-science Mon, 11 May 2026 06:35:58 +0000 Aino Pekkarinen 1371852 at /en Maarit Korpi-Lagg has been selected as vice dean for impact, Pekka Marttinen as vice dean for education and Robin Ras as vice dean for research. Appointments University Maarit Korpi-Lagg, Pekka Marttinen, Robin Ras Bruno Mattos has been appointed as five-year fixed term Associate Professor at the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems /en/news/bruno-mattos-has-been-appointed-as-five-year-fixed-term-associate-professor-at-the-department-of Fri, 08 May 2026 07:33:59 +0000 Virpi Raski 1371589 at /en PhD Bruno Mattos has been appointed as fixed term Associate Professor position at the Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems as of 1 June 2026. The field of the professorship is Biomass Refining and Wood Chemistry. Appointments Person in a white lab coat stands in an industrial facility, smiling, blue pen in pocket. Open Call: Unite! Visiting Professorship Program at TU Darmstadt Germany /en/news/open-call-unite-visiting-professorship-program-at-tu-darmstadt-germany Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:33:47 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1368367 at /en Aalto researchers, lecturers and professors are invited to apply for a visiting professorship at TU Darmstadt, offering a unique opportunity to teach, collaborate internationally, and contribute to innovative education. Appointments Cooperation University Historic stone and red-brick building with arched entrance, tall windows and people walking along the street. It's TU Darmstadt, Germany. New professors appointed to the School of Arts, Design and Architecture /en/news/new-professors-appointed-to-the-school-of-arts-design-and-architecture-1 Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:26:58 +0000 Krista Kinnunen 1367394 at /en A summary of all new professors appointed since September 2024. Appointments Research & Art Grönlund-Nisunen's piece Insight as seen from below Ilkka Lakaniemi, Director of CKIR, has been appointed to the board of the Fulbright Finland Foundation /en/news/ilkka-lakaniemi-director-of-ckir-has-been-appointed-to-the-board-of-the-fulbright-finland-foundation Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:56:56 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1366853 at /en Fulbright programmes and scholarships are highly appreciated in the United States Appointments CKIRin johtaja Ilkka Lakaniemi Teaching and collaborating across Europe: Aalto researchers at TU Darmstadt /en/news/teaching-and-collaborating-across-europe-aalto-researchers-at-tu-darmstadt Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:38:23 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1365853 at /en Hear from Aalto researchers about their experience at TU Darmstadt. Appointments Cooperation Old cream building beside modern beige block with many tall windows and a rust-coloured sculpture in front Hannu Martola appointed as Chair of the Aalto University Alumni Network Board /en/news/hannu-martola-appointed-as-chair-of-the-aalto-university-alumni-network-board Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:34:14 +0000 Annika Linna 1361233 at /en The board’s new members are Esa Arola, Eila Lindroos and Terttu Sopanen. Continuing members are Ari Bertula, Ossi Leikola, Laura Nikola and Katja Soini. Appointments Cooperation Four people standing in a spacious indoor area with signs above them. The floor is tiled and walls are white. ‘My entire career as a marine biologist and sustainability scientist has been extremely interesting’ /en/news/my-entire-career-as-a-marine-biologist-and-sustainability-scientist-has-been-extremely-interesting Mon, 02 Feb 2026 09:14:53 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1355897 at /en Professor of Practice Eeva Furman has spent most of her career conducting interdisciplinary research in sustainability sciences Appointments Eeva Furman mustassa mekossa ja hansikkaissa seisoo keltaisten kukkien ja puiden täyttämällä niityllä. Nikolai Ponomarev, Hossein Baniasadi and Jorge Velasco start as Data Agents at the School of Chemical Engineering /en/news/nikolai-ponomarev-hossein-baniasadi-and-jorge-velasco-start-as-data-agents-at-the-school-of-chemical Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:14:11 +0000 Charlotte Forsgård 1355296 at /en Aalto Open Research Network has new members, Nikolai Ponomarev, Hossein Baniasadi and Jorge Velasco. Their aim is to support data management practices at the School of Chemical Engineering along with existing CHEM Data Agent, Pedro Silva. Appointments Three men standing indoors, wearing casual clothes. The background includes a screen and office furniture. Professor of Practice Timo Löyttyniemi looks forward to meeting energetic and active students /en/news/professor-of-practice-timo-loyttyniemi-looks-forward-to-meeting-energetic-and-active-students Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:22:23 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1353957 at /en Löyttyniemi has started as a Professor of Practice in finance at the School of Business Appointments Työelämäprofessori Timo Löyttyniemi Meet Shaya Vosough, assistant professor of transportation engineering /en/news/meet-shaya-vosough-assistant-professor-of-transportation-engineering Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:44:40 +0000 Joonas Lehtovaara 1352145 at /en Shaya Vosough seeks to understand our travel choices and how they are influenced. Appointments Apulaisprofessori Shaya Vosough Meet Sampsa Laakso, assistant professor of manufacturing processes and systems /en/news/meet-sampsa-laakso-assistant-professor-of-manufacturing-processes-and-systems Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:22:40 +0000 Joonas Lehtovaara 1352144 at /en Assistant Professor Sampsa Laakso is an expert of virtual manufacturing. Appointments Assistant Professor Sampsa Laakso Deepika Yadav leverages technology to improve women's health /en/news/deepika-yadav-leverages-technology-to-improve-womens-health Mon, 15 Dec 2025 11:09:51 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1347198 at /en Deepika Yadav recently began as an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) and interaction design for health and wellbeing. Appointments Deepika Yadav in the Computer science building in Otaniemi. Photo: Matti Ahlgren. Meet Patrick Fleming, assistant professor of structural and architectural engineering /en/news/meet-patrick-fleming-assistant-professor-of-structural-and-architectural-engineering Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:26:48 +0000 Joonas Lehtovaara 1346108 at /en Fleming believes making the most of existing buildings is key to reaching a sustainable future. Appointments Apulaisprofessori Patrick Fleming Sara Hulkkonen and Johanna Wartio start as Data Agents at the School of ARTS /en/news/sara-hulkkonen-and-johanna-wartio-start-as-data-agents-at-the-school-of-arts Mon, 17 Nov 2025 13:30:36 +0000 Charlotte Forsgård 1342831 at /en Aalto Open Research Network has new members, Sara Hulkkonen and Johanna Wartio. Their aim is to support data management practices at the School of ARTS. Appointments Two women standing side by side, one in a grey sweater and the other in a dark blazer with a white shirt. Pauliina Ilmonen appointed as Dean of the Aalto University School of Science /en/news/pauliina-ilmonen-appointed-as-dean-of-the-aalto-university-school-of-science Wed, 10 Dec 2025 10:51:10 +0000 Anitta Pirnes 1346305 at /en Ilmonen will start her five-year term on 1 June 2026 Appointments Vaaleahiuksinen henkilö mustassa asussa seisoo pyöreän puupöydän takana huoneessa, jossa on suuret ikkunat. Sebastian Szyller: I want to make machine learning more dependable and resilient to attacks /en/news/sebastian-szyller-i-want-to-make-machine-learning-more-dependable-and-resilient-to-attacks Thu, 04 Dec 2025 08:30:14 +0000 Eeva Räisänen 1345377 at /en Sebastian Szyller has been appointed assistant professor at Aalto University Department of Computer Science as from 1 September 2025. He studies how to train privacy-preserving machine learning models, how to safeguard them and ensure robust predictions in untrusted environments Appointments Research & Art Sebastian Szyller kuvattuna sisätiloissa kampuksella. Meet the new ELLIS Institute PIs: Azade Farshad advances AI for medical applications /en/news/meet-the-new-ellis-institute-pis-azade-farshad-advances-ai-for-medical-applications Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:15:31 +0000 Amanda Alvarez 1345895 at /en Farshad’s research background is in computer vision and generative models. Appointments University A person with short, dark hair wearing a black blazer and navy shirt stands next to a window. Aalto academics begin Unite! visiting professorships at TU Darmstadt /en/news/aalto-academics-begin-unite-visiting-professorships-at-tu-darmstadt Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:33:14 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1344277 at /en As part of the Unite! Visiting Professorship Programme, TU Darmstadt welcomed six visiting professors from Aalto University for the winter semester 2025/2026. Appointments Cooperation A large, historic building with a pink facade and grey roof in a square with people walking and cycling.