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Assistant Professor Jiancheng Yang improves healthcare with AI

Yang is one of the nine newly recruited professors joining the ELLIS Institute Finland as principal investigators. 
Appointments
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School of Electrical Engineering Alum of the Year 2025 Ville Voipio shares his insights on the importance of adaptability

Three themes guide Ville Voipio's career: digitalisation, sustainability and economic well-being. He received the Alum of the Year award at the Alumni Weekend event on 25 October 2025.
Awards and Recognition, Cooperation
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Publishing Research Data Alongside Research Articles

Data availability statements are increasingly required by scientific journals. They include information on what data are available, where they can be found, and any applicable access terms
Research & Art
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Open Access Week 2025 poster with nine images behind the open access symbol and event details.

Who publishes our open access publications?

Researchers at Aalto and Helsinki Universities favor open access journals with author fees published by large publishers. Popular journals without author fees are often published by universities or societies.
Research & Art
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Open Access Week 2025 poster with nine images behind the open access symbol and event details.

Shaking up Tech encourages young women and minorities to explore technology

The Shaking up Tech event will take place on 22 January 2026. The Event is aimed at young women and gender minorities who are considering their future study and career paths.
Studies
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Lukiolaisia Shaking up Tech -tapahtuman messualueella

Training offered in AI in research, data visualisation, cyber security + more – register now!

New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2025 are open.
Research & Art
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Does wireless charging work through the human body?

What if pacemakers could be charged without changing batteries?
Research & Art
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Illustration of a heart connected to a pacemaker. The pacemaker's battery is low, and it is being charged wirelessly.

Scientific Computing Skills: a new umbrella course for all researchers

Today, computing skills are essential not only in academic research but also across industries. Take part in hands-on trainings provided by Aalto Scientific Computing and by partner organisations such as CodeRefinery and CSC IT Center for Science.
Research & Art, Studies
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Aalto Scientific Computing

Unite!Energy Conference – Shaping the Future of Sustainable Energy

The annual Unite!Energy Conference 2025 will take place in Espoo, Finland, bringing together researchers, industry experts, and academics to explore energy storage, hydrogen technologies, and the future of clean energy.
University
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Visit the electrical engineering laboratories in autumn 2025

Welcome to visit the Robotics Lab, the Acoustics Lab, the Electronics-ICT laboratory, and the ePowerHub laboratory!
Campus
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Suggest the School of Electrical Engineering Alum of the Year 2025!

Submit your suggestion by 31 August 2025.
Awards and Recognition
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Sähkötekniikan korkeakoulun vuoden alumni 2023 Heikki Holmberg kuvattuna Otaniemessä Micronovan tiloissa Okmeticin piikiekko-laatikko käsissään. Holmberg pääsi seuraamaan jo opiskeluaikoina puolijohdealalle merkittävän Micronovan rakentamista. Kuva: Niina Norjamäki / Aalto-yliopisto

Spring term open science highlight: Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony

We gathered at A Grid to celebrate the awardees of the Aalto Open Science Award 2024 and discuss open science topics with the Aalto community.
Awards and Recognition, Campus, Research & Art
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New department heads and deputies appointed at the School of Electrical Engineering

Tomi Laurila will take over as the Head of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, while Tuomas Savolainen will taker over as Director of the Metsähovi Radio Observatory. Ville Viikari and Tapio Lokki will remain in their current roles.
Appointments, University
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Ville Viikari, Tapio Lokki, Tomi Laurila and Tuomas Savolainen.

Join us for the Aalto Open Science Award 2024 Ceremony

All Aaltonians are welcome – no registration required!
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony, May 20, 2025, 1-2.30pm, Mordor A Grid, Otakaari 5 02150 Espoo. Programme: Welcome words, award video screening, AALTOLAB, Aki Vehtari, Rupesh Vyas, panel discussion on open science, coffee & ice cream. All Aaltonians welcome!

Visit the laboratories of the School of Electrical Engineering in spring 2025

We organise visits to the Robotics Lab, the Acoustics Lab, the Electronics-ICT laboratory, and the ePowerHub laboratory
Campus
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Four scenes: anechoic chamber, yellow robotic dog, people in blue chamber, and a person working with equipment.

Training to support research offered in AI, ethics, data management, software – register now

New topics included! Registrations for spring 2025 are open.
Research & Art
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ELEC Award Ceremony and Christmas Lunch 2024 awarded for the most exceptional achievements

On Tuesday, December 17, the School of Electrical Engineering gathered to celebrate the most significant teaching, research and impact achievements of the year 2024. Read more about the awards and achievements
Awards and Recognition, University
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The history of radio technology is remarkable – development of the field faster than ever

The first professorship in radio engineering started in Finland exactly 100 years ago. Instead of August 2024, the celebrations will take place in January 2025 at the Winter Satellite Workshop, the largest new space event in the Nordic and Baltic countries.
Campus
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Microwave Anechoic Chamber

Unite! Research School: A Week of European Collaboration in Research

The first Unite! Research School brought together almost 200 doctoral and master's students as well as researchers from all nine Unite! universities.
Cooperation, Research & Art, Studies
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A group of people sit around a wooden picnic table under a large tree in a park with houses and hills in the background.

Last chance to nominate for 2024 Aalto University Open Science Award

The deadline for submissions is 3 Dec, 2024.
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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Aalto Open Science Award 2024. A light blue podium hovering over a blue-pink gradient background with the help of squishy-looking balloons with colored lights inside.