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Five things everyone should know about microelectronics

'Without microelectronics, our society would not function,' says Jussi Ryynänen, Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering at Aalto University. Here are five things everyone should know about microelectronics.

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AI at the speed of light just became a possibility

Researchers have demonstrated single-shot tensor computing at the speed of light.

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New research: Reliable electricity can no longer be taken for granted – the green transition may require fossil fuel as backup

Although Finland's electricity system has been exceptionally reliable, this may not necessarily be the case in the future. A recent study by Aalto University warns that without further investment in flexible production and demand management, the security of the electricity supply could deteriorate significantly as early as the 2030s.

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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. 

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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.

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Researcher cracks new ‘kissing number’ bounds — besting AI in the process

researcher found three new bounds for the famous mathematical ‘kissing number’ dilemma

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Double triumph: Aalto acoustics researchers win big in Italy

The International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx) 2025 witnessed a remarkable achievement by researchers from the Aalto University Acoustics Lab, as Eloi Moliner and Professor Vesa Välimäki brought home two prestigious paper awards, showcasing cutting-edge innovation in audio signal processing.

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The semiconductor sector jobs open in research groups

Semi-Summer 2026 programme will provide an opportunity to gain the skills needed in a growing and international semiconductor sector.
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Combining studies in technology and business allows Kriti Bojja to navigate multiple career directions

Kriti Bojja is excited about the variety of career opportunities the Digital Systems and Design major will allow her to pursue
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The School of Electrical Engineering celebrated 2025 achievements

On Friday, December 19, 2025, the staff of the School of Electrical Engineering gathered to celebrate the most significant achievements of the year in the fields of teaching, research, and impact. After the celebrations, everyone enjoyed a traditional Christmas lunch.
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Your voice gives away valuable personal information, so how do you keep that data safe?

With speech technologies becoming increasingly common, researchers want to make sure we don’t give away more information than we mean to.

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Public defence in Photonics and Nanotechnology, M.Sc. Hanchen Liu

Development of highly sensitive Ge NIR photodiode utilizing nanotexturing and charged oxides (title of the thesis)
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Public defences

Public defence in Acoustics and Speech Technology, M.Sc. Stefan Wirler

Spatial Post-Filtering for Speech Enhancement and Source Separation (title of the thesis).
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Summer Job Day 2026

During this live event, arts, design, technical and business students meet employers offering summer jobs.
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Aalto Creatives afterwork event on 20.1.2026 focuses on Aalto Creatives alumni stories and introducing the Aalto Creatives pre-incubator programme.
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