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Key Research Area: Digitalisation and AI
Digital technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics and mobile communications are cut through the whole society. In this page we give pointers to our research in the area. In the left-hand side navigation you will find our guidance and support for researchers, students and staff using AI tools in their work.
This area represents over one third of the scientific publications and university education in the field of digitalisation and AI in Finland.
This forms the foundation for our spearhead in Finland’s drive towards the technological transformation of many aspects of society – from new consumer services to media, entertainment, education, health care, retail, and several areas of industry.
Research in digitalisation and AI relates to both theory and practice: computational and mathematical sciences, software and hardware technologies, secure communications, digital media, services, and engineering and management across technologies and industrial sectors.
This combination provides an excellent launching pad for interdisciplinary innovations. For instance, digitalisation and social media are topics which may only be profoundly understood via multidisciplinary viewpoints combining arts, business, science and technology.
Focus areas
- Artificial intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Digital services
- Telecommunications
- Power Systems
- Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- Acoustics and Audio Technology
Upcoming events
AI Training 20 Aug 2026 – AI in teacher’s routines – Examples, practicalities and discussions (in Finnish)
An interactive, hands-on training on everyday uses of generative AI in teaching (course design, materials, communication), plus an overview of the MyCourses AI Assistant. The session is especially useful for teachers who want to provide students with controlled, course-embedded AI support.
AI Training 24 Aug 2026 – AI in teacher’s routines – Examples, practicalities and discussions (in English)
An interactive, hands-on training on everyday uses of generative AI in teaching (course design, materials, communication), plus an overview of the MyCourses AI Assistant. The session is especially useful for teachers who want to provide students with controlled, course-embedded AI support.
The Convergence of AI and Quantum Technologies
This panel discussion will explore how the two burgeoning fields of quantum technology and AI are beginning to converge and examine their potential impact on Finland’s long-term competitiveness.Latest news in this area
From Assumptions to Evidence: Andy Du Ly on Testing Ideas Before Building
What happens when a founder puts assumptions to the test? In the Founder Minor course From Zero to Product, master's student Andy Du Ly explored the risks of "shadow AI" and discovered that solving a real problem isn't always enough. Customers must care enough to act on it.
The use of artificial intelligence in business has been a popular topic in customized student business projects
The student group is selected based on the needs of each project’s client
Local generative Artificial Intelligence LLM gateway for research and teaching
A safer way for Aalto researchers, teachers and students to build tools with large language models within Aalto’s infrastructure.
Aalto Inventors is launching six new cohorts next academic year
Choose a field-specific cohort in AI, biotechnology, water management, minerals, or medtech — or join a multidisciplinary track open to researchers from any discipline.Flagships and Centres of Excellence
The national Quantum Technology Finland (QTF) Centre of Excellence brings together scientific and technological excellence and cutting-edge research infrastructures to harness quantum phenomena in solid-state-based quantum devices and applications.
Featured research bodies
House of AI
The centre brings together top researchers and companies to develop new applications and possibilities for artificial intelligence
ELLIS Institute Finland is a world-class research hub in AI and machine learning and part of the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS).
Collaborative institute for research on information technology.
Excellence in information security research and education.
Virtual Acoustics
Professor Tapio Lokki
ACAS combines Aalto expertise on various fields to tackle challenging systems-related research problems related to the autonomous operation of networked machines.
Finnish Doctoral Program Network in Artificial Intelligence.
Departments in this area
Department of Computer Science
We are an internationally-oriented community and home to world-class research in modern computer science.
Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis
Our main research areas are algebra and discrete mathematics, analysis, applied mathematics and mechanics, stochastics and statistics, and systems analysis and operations research.
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering (ELE) conducts research and arranges related teaching courses in the fields of electromagnetics, micro and nanotechnology, radio engineering, and space technology.
Department of Information and Communications Engineering
The department of Information and Communications Engineering has a strong focus in the ICT area varying from ICT technology to core electrical engineering and its basic phenomena.
Infrastructure
Aalto Factory of the Future
The Aalto Factory of the Future is an infrastructure to support innovation in future industrial automation, industry 4.0 & 5.0 and beyond. It allows test and trials of advanced technologies, such as future wireless communication (5G / Wifi6 and beyond) in industry.
MAGICS is an infrastructure network to support research into motion recording, and virtual environments. It is a joint effort of Aalto University, Tampere University and the University of the Arts Helsinki.
Science-IT
Infrastructure for high-level computational research.
Aalto Studios
Aalto Studios weaves together the players of the creative economy: designers, filmmakers, YouTubers, game developers, performing artists, educators, angel investors, public-sector operators, and more in Finland, Scandinavia, Europe, and beyond.
Aalto Electronics-ICT - Electronics test facilities
School of Electrical Engineering offers 4 electronic test facilities
Key research area contact
Jussi Nissilä
Manager, Digitalisation and AI Key Research Area, Aalto Networking Platform