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InstituteQ launches new doctoral school in quantum technology
The Doctoral School in Quantum Technology and the industrial doctorates are now in operation
Suggest the School of Electrical Engineering Alumnus or Alumna of the Year 2023!
Submit your suggestion by 13 August 2023.
Register for the remaining Open Science & Research Data Management webinars this spring
All events include a Q&A, so you can get help for your specific questions.
A new type of photonic time crystal gives light a boost
The researchers created photonic time crystals that operate at microwave frequencies, and they showed that the crystals can amplify electromagnetic waves.
Seed funding launched to encourage lifewide learning development
Aalto University is now offering seed funding to support lifewide learning projects within Schools and Departments. With grants of up to 100k€ per year, this initiative provides an opportunity for Schools and Departments to pursue innovative projects that foster the development of lifewide learning and create sustainable learning solutions for individuals and industry needs.
Around the world in seven months – Aalto student Anton Eklund prepares for demanding sailing competition
Eklund, a student of electrical engineering and automation, has put the lessons he has learned at Aalto to the test as he has renovated his team’s sailboat.
School of Electrical Engineering celebrated excellence and achievements of 2022
At the Celebrating Excellence event the school awarded, for example, research achievements and the best dissertations.
Erasmus+ CBHE project on capacity enhancement in electrical equipment condition monitoring and fault diagnostics kicks off
The goal of the project is to bring innovation in higher education teaching and learning methods to fill the expertise gap and enhance its relevance for the labour market and the society.
Aarne Halme in Memoriam
Professor of Automation technology, Aarne Halme, had an extensive career in automation and systems technology as a Professor but also a mentor and co-founder of GIM Robotics.
LEDs change laboratory measurements of light
Measurements of LED lighting become more reliable when 90-years old reference spectrum of incandescent lamps is complemented with a new reference spectrum of white LEDs.
Aalto University students combine an open microprocessor with an AI accelerator
In the recent past, Aalto students implemented a simple processor. Now, they have further refined its structure and combined it with an AI accelerator.
Semiconductor sector summer jobs open in research groups
The growth of the semiconductor sector and its investments in Finland are also increasing the need for skilled personnel. Thanks to a donation from four semiconductor companies Picosun, an Applied Materials Company, Okmetic, Murata, and KYOCERA Tikitin. Aalto University will offer exciting summer jobs in the School of Electrical Engineering and the School of Chemical Engineering in the summer of 2023. Semi-Summer 2023 Programme will provide an opportunity to gain the skills needed in a growing and international field.
Sähkötekniikan päivä event gathered participants from all over Finland – watch the recording!
In the virtual event, electrical engineering students were discussing about their studies and student life at Aalto University.
Register for training in research data management and open science in spring 2023
Registration is open for the spring 2023 training!
Master’s students and alumni of the School of Electrical Engineering got together at ELEC Career Evening
New master’s students got to meet and mingle with alumni on 30 November 2022, when the School of Electrical Engineering organised their first Career Evening together with Aalto Career Services
Professor Marko Hinkkanen named IEEE Fellow
He is being recognised for contributions to control methods for electric motor drives and grid converters.
Energy efficiency is a key theme in new projects funded by the Academy of Finland
The projects develop a smart surface, energy-efficient observation systems, detection of disruptive behavior online, neuromorphic i.e. artificial intelligence equipment that works like a brain, high-performance photonics from wood, and reduce chip waste.
Finnish student team Revontuli took the third place in an international student supercomputer competition
CSC fielded Finland's first team in the international Student Cluster Competition (SCC), whose final was held in November 4-6.
F. M. Mahafugur Rahman receives TEK’s and TFiF’s best dissertation award
In his dissertation, Aalto University alumnus presented real-time control algorithms for next-generation renewable energy production
