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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.
Eight teams awarded at the opening ceremony
President Ilkka Niemel盲 has recognised eight teams from the Aalto community for their achievements at the Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year.
Ilkka Niemel盲: 'Balancing Finland鈥檚 education system a must'
Speakers at the Aalto University opening ceremony included Minister of Science and Culture Hanna Kosonen and Chair of the Student Union Tapio Hautam盲ki. In connection with the opening ceremony, the School of Business building at the heart of the campus invited visitors.
Olli Varis appointed Aalto Distinguished Professor
Professor Olli Varis of the Department of Built Environment, School of Engineering, has been appointed Aalto Distinguished Professor. The title is awarded to professors of exceptional academic merit.
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
Lauri Saarinen: Make production local and sustainable by highlighting the cost of global supply networks
Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Management Lauri Saarinen: 鈥淚 grew tired of the fact that all goods and components had to be purchased in large batches and with long delivery times鈥 while at the same time, production plants were closing down in Finland鈥
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
Learning from nature
In his lab, Academy Professor Olli Ikkala is catching up with evolution鈥檚 lead in the manufacture of materials. The results of his work may be of crucial significance to an energy-scarce society.
Pavlov's classical conditioning inspires materials scientists
Concepts of experimental psychology replicated in smart materials
University-Wide Art Studies (UWAS) has published its courses for 2019-2020
All Aalto University students can now apply for the open UWAS courses online.
Machines to make sense of our health
Making use of artificial intelligence methods for personalised medicine.
Two unique exhibitions by Aalto University at the Oodi Library to experience and play
The Finnish EU presidency is now in full swing and for September (when the EU level AV conference will take place), Aalto is offering two very different exhibitions to be on display at the Oodi library in Helsinki.
SCI Teacher Services; new people have started
New Pedagogical Specialist Miia Forst茅n started in spring 2019 and Digi-peda Specialist Hannu Tiitu started a few weeks ago.
EURO2022 conference to be hosted by Aalto University
Largest European conference in operations research and management science to be hosted in Otaniemi in July 2022
Win a trip to Berlin with ideas pitching competition
Falling Walls Lab Finland submission period closes soon, enter your research or business idea to be in a chance to compete in the international final
Ahti Salo received the Edgeworth-Pareto Award
The award is given biennially to celebrate a researcher or practitioner who has demonstrated a high level of creativity in developing novel areas of application of Multiple Criteria Decision Making and associated methodology.
Matias Palva, Professor of Brain Signal Analytics, studies the mechanisms of the human mind and brain diseases
Understanding the brain mechanisms behind the diseases is important when developing targeted treatments
Tomorrow's Sustainable Lifestyles Showcased in Otaniemi
One of Helsinki Design Week's main events, Designs for a Cooler Planet, will showcase Aalto University's cross-cutting future prototypes, such as a nanocellulose bicycle, microbial headphones and Ioncell clothes
