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Aalto Computer Science placed 7th in Europe in the U.S. News ranking
Aalto University’s Computer Science reached to TOP 10 in Europe this year in the U.S. News, NTU and Shanghai rankings.
Call a researcher! week 26-30 November - have a chat with experts on digitalisation and AI!
Do you have questions on digitalisation and its impacts? Want to know more on AI, platforms or industrial internet? Are you interested in circular economy, ecosystems or wellbeing technologies? Call a researcher!
Aalto University School of Science Infrastructure funding call
The School of Science is opening a call for applications for research infrastructure funding.
From Mercury’s space weather to better decision making – the new Installation Talks now available on video
At their Installation Talks, Aalto's newly tenured professors reveal also the secrets of space astronomy, hidden expectations and mathematical physics
Quantum physics and technology research receives billion-euro funding from the EU — Aalto University involved in three projects
Aalto University research groups will study and develop technology for quantum communication, ultra-sensitive magnetic sensors based on quantum optics, and photon-emitting quantum chips. The Quantum Flagship launched by the European Union will provide funding for ten years and for over 5000 researchers with one billion euros. The flagship will consolidate the best quantum physics research in Europe and transfer quantum technology from the lab to the market.
High school students got a taste of the limitless possibilities of technology at Shaking up Tech
In the Shaking up Tech event at Aalto University on 11 October 2018, high school students met women who rule the world of technology. Especially the inspirational talks made a strong impression on the students.
ERC Synergy Grant worth €10M will help develop new techniques for brain research, disease diagnostics, and patient care
ERC Synergy Grant worth €10M will help develop new techniques for brain research, disease diagnostics, and patient care
Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence and research groups from Aalto received €1.4M funding from The Future Makers program
Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence and research groups from Aalto received €1.4M funding
New multi-million euro projects design magnetic tweezers to explore interaction and swarming dynamics of moving particles
Professor Jaakko Timonen's five-year research projects will design a new kind of magnetic tweezers with which to control and study the interaction of moving active particles. The tweezers could be used in microbiological research, for example, to separate and differentiate between various types of cells.
Aalto researcher among 8 finalists for the 2018 Skolar award
Amber Geurts, Postdoctoral Researcher in Physics and Management Studies, is one of eight finalists competing for the 2018 Skolar Award.
Already as a child, Assistant Professor Arno Solin wanted to build smart robots
Over the years, his childhood enthusiasm with programming and mathematical models was developed into research in real-time machine learning and sensor fusion.
SCI Awards 2018 - Call for nominations open until Nov 16th
SCI Awards celebrates the great work and achievements of our faculty, staff and students annually.
Young women want to find their way into careers in technology—high school students rushed to book the new event Shaking up Tech full in an hour
Young women want to find their way into careers in technology—high school students rushed to book the new event Shaking up Tech full in an hour
Project course led to the creation of a mobile game – collecting sensor data from the environment using a magic wand
Students created a mobile game that’s played on a real map of the players’ surroundings. They collect phone sensor data from the environment with a magic wand and use it in battles.
BiographySampo, a new intelligent web service, displays the lives and connections of renowned Finns
What do the personal networks of Alvar Aalto, Jean Sibelius or Eliel Saarinen look like and how do they intertwine? The application is based on over 13 000 biographies.
For Chris Brzuska, truth and understanding are supreme virtues
Assistant Professor Chris Brzuska feels very lucky to be able to interact with great people in mathematics and computer science in a meaningful way, every single day.
You can’t tell whether an online restaurant review is fake—but this AI can
Researchers find AI-generated reviews and comments pose a significant threat to consumers, but machine learning can help detect the fakes.
Five teams awarded at opening ceremony
President Ilkka Niemelä recognised five teams from the Aalto community for their achievements at the Opening Ceremony of the Academic Year. In addition to three Aalto Awards, two Impact Awards were granted for the first time.
How to manage external resources?
Research indicates that at least six factors should be considered.
Defence of dissertation in the field of engineering physics, Maria Morits, M.Sc.
Surface engineering – a versatile tool for the fabrication of functional nanomaterials and tough nanocomposites