News from the School of Science
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: “I grew tired of the fact that all goods and components had to be purchased in large batches and with long delivery times– while at the same time, production plants were closing down in Finland”
Summer internship in Finland: research experience, great work-life balance, and dips in the sea
Three master’s 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’s 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 Forstén 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
From clean energy to personalized medicine – a book about the power of the university
The Aalto Effect is a tribute to the ambitious and uncompromising work of dozens of researchers.
'If you feel like an idiot every time you use a service, it isn’t very motivating'
Sari Kujala helped Kone improve its elevators and Fiskars make better axes. Now, she works as a deputy director in the DigiIN project that aims to ensure that digital services will not increase social exclusion.
Deep learning model detects diabetic eye diseases accurately
Finnish AI researchers have developed a deep learning system that may help detecting diabetic eye diseases, which could make doctors’ work easier and reduce healthcare costs
Medals for Aalto students in an international math competition
Selim Virtanen received a silver medal and bronze medals went to Alvar Kallio and Iiro Kumpulainen, whereas Aman Sher Agha obtained an honorary mention.
Inside to be shut down on 12 August – internal content can be found on aalto.fi
On the aalto.fi website, internal content can be found in the ‘Services’ and ‘For Aalto Community’ hubs.
Does data make the difference? Let’s find out at the upcoming RDA Plenary in Finland
Data has both an enormous and diverse potential to change the way we work, make decisions and empower citizens. But does data really make the difference? This is the theme at the heart of the upcoming 14th Plenary of the Research Data Alliance (RDA).
