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The first Tähtitiistai took place in Marsio – watch the recording of the event and join the next lectures!

The first Tähtitiistai was held on October 8 in the cinema of the Marsio building, the first lecture drew crowds in large numbers to the venue. Didn't get to follow the lecture? No worries! Watch the recording of the event online.
Campus, Research & Art
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Esko Valtaoja esittelemässä yleisölle radio-observatiivisen tutkimuksen historiaa

Shaking up Tech welcomes high school students to campuses in January

The keynote speaker this time is neuroscientist Minna Huotilainen. The purpose of the event is to introduce the field of technology to underrepresented groups.
Campus, Research & Art, Studies
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Shaking up tech 2023

Call for nominees for Aalto University’s Open Science Award 2024

Nominate yourself, your colleague, a research group, a department, or a project for the award.
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.

Best Student Paper Award for Eloi Moliner – Again!

The award-winning paper shows how speech recordings can be improved by removing the room reverberation effect using unsupervised machine learning
Awards and Recognition
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Eloi Moliner IWAENC-tapahtumassa.

Training in open research, including AI, ethics, data visualisation, and more – register now

New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2024 are open.
Research & Art
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Struggling with tech? User interfaces are too complex for many — and it’s widening the digital divide

Practice alone is not enough to guarantee ease-of-use, say researchers.
Press releases
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A human sitting in front of a computer screen.

Raimo Kantola in Memoriam

Emeritus Professor Raimo Kantola focused in his last years as professor especially on 5G development and cyber security. He passed away unexpectedly at the age of 69 on 26 August 2024.
Research & Art
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Emeritusprofessori Raimo Kantola

What makes an alum and a freshman produce a full-length guild documentary together?

Markus Toivonen, a Bioinformation Technology alum, started his studies in Aalto University in 2015. The idea for the documentary about Inkubio, the guild of bioinformation technology, was born in 2019, when the guild celebrated its 15th anniversary.
Studies
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Premiere at Kino Tapiola. Left: Markus Toivonen, right: Matias Ikola. Photo: Paavo Hietala.

Introducing three new professors at the School of Electrical Engineering

Assistant Professors Gopika Premsankar and Johannes Arend and Associate Professor (tenured) Marko Kosunen were appointed to the career path of professors during January-June 2024.
Appointments, Cooperation
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A logo. Photo: Mikko Raskinen

Unite! Seed Fund 2024 awards funding to 13 applications with Aalto's involvement

The Unite! Seed Fund aims to stimulate and support bottom-up proposals by teachers, researchers and students for collaborative activities.
Awards and Recognition, Cooperation
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Tiny plant with text aside Unite! Seed Fund 2024

Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 gathered open science experts from all over Finland

Over 90 participants attended in person and 90 listened in Zoom a range of presentations on artificial intelligence, legal and security issues and data management, alongside the latest news on open science activities in Finland. The event was organised by Aalto University, VTT and Open Science Coordination in Finland.
Campus, Research & Art
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Anne Sunikka, Anton Sigfrids and Pekka Marttinen

Publication Forum seeks new panellists for term 2025-2028

If you are interested in becoming a panel member of the Publication Forum (Julkaisufoorumi, Jufo), apply by 15.6.2024.
Research & Art
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Aalto Open Science Award ceremony brought together Aaltonians to discuss open science

Last week we gathered at A Grid to celebrate the awardees of the Aalto Open Science Award 2023 and discuss open science matters with the Aalto community.
Awards and Recognition, Campus, Research & Art
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Professor Riikka Puurunen, Professor Patrick Rinke and IT Application Owner Lara Ejtehadian holding sunflowers and diplomas

White hat hackers put their skills to the test at Hack the Networks event in Otaniemi

Aalto University is providing a unique 5G test network for the event and is co-hosting one of the challenges
Campus
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4G-5G-antenneja kampuksella

Health Technology Engineering equips students to create innovative technical solutions to health challenges

New Master’s programme combines engineering knowledge with practical understanding of health-related issues
Studies
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Two students watching measurements from a computer

Smart Wearables courses teach students both design and engineering skills

Smart Wearables courses allow students to work on projects in multidisciplinary teams, generating incredibly creative projects and enabling them to learn from each other
Studies
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Course work for Smart Wearables

Join us for the first Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony

All Aaltonians are welcome – no registration required!
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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Teaching a computer to type like a human

A new typing model simulates the typing process instead of just predicting words
Press releases
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Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 will be hosted by Aalto University

Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 will be held at Aalto University’s Otaniemi campus and in Zoom 3.–4.6.2024. Please register by May 3.
Campus, Cooperation, Research & Art
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Otaniemi seafront pictured in the summer with the Aalto logo and event title, and VTT and Open Science logos overlayed.

Researchers investigate how AI could better understand humans

Antti Oulasvirta has received a EUR 2.5 million Advanced Grant by the European Research Council (ERC) for the study of user models.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Professor Antti Oulasvirta. Photo: Aalto University / Jaakko Kahilaniemi