People stories
Design is the mission of life for Eero Miettinen
Professor in industrial design has always loved drawing cars. Miettinen is delighted that the understanding of design has expanded in society.
Paula Hohti Erichsen follows the trail of 500-year-old fashion
This professor of art and culture history appreciates joy and comfort and experienced the finest moment of her career during a funding interview.
Janne Lindqvist: You can’t help if you stay in the ivory tower
This sociable professor of computer science knows how to forge his own path and trusts his instinctive curiosity towards different research topics.
Revival of garment mending: communal reskilling addresses global issues of textile waste
Dissertation of the month: Mending clothes, one of the oldest practices known to humankind, nowadays stands for global awareness of the textile waste problem.
Visual design enables communication between cultures
Award-winning designer Chao Yang sees visual communication design as a means to communicate across borders.
Ageing networks
Mia Liljeström studies how the brain networks that process language change with ageing
Professor Tom Bäckström: Smart devices can eavesdrop and therefore we must study privacy
Social rules involving privacy should be considered in the design of speech interfaces.
Kati Hagros, how is digitalisation visible at your home?
According ÄûÃʵ¼º½'s Chief Digital Officer, open-mindedness and a desire for experimentation keeps us up to date with digital progress.
Otaniemi, like coming back home
Tauno Voipio, godfather of the Electric Workshop course, believes in learning through doing.
Science makes ships lighter and more environmentally friendly
With new structures and materials, we can reduce cruise ship hull weight by as much as 20%
Everyday choices: How would you fill waste land, Tuukka Saarimaa?
Whether land gets used to build a park or a high-rise, this Professor of Urban Economics would ensure that any solution is the result of careful consideration.
Ironing tunes
Technology can make an instrumentalist out of anyone. The brain loves music, but you need to be careful with the ears.
Simo Särkkä: Sensor data guides robots and helps with care of premature infants
This Professor of Sensor Informatics uses models to turn noisy data into a clear overall picture. Welcome to hear more at the Installation Talks event on 30 October!
Professor wins international prize for research on decision-making
Emeritus Professor Raimo P. Hämäläinen’s career celebrated with the 2019 Frank P. Ramsey Medal
Martin Andraud: Research work is much like doing sports
Assistant professor Martin Andraud combines artificial intelligence research with integrated circuit design to develop more energy-efficient and adaptable everyday devices
Elias Rantapuska: Markets fluctuate, and so do investors
This Professor of Finance knows that investing one’s own money is not just a rational process. Welcome to learn more at Installation Talks 30 October!
Mika Järvinen turns slag and carbon dioxide into profitable business
Professor of Energy Technology believes that science should come up with solutions to major environmental problems
How to create things that don’t exist
The newest theoretical physics professor at Aalto calculates what we need to do to create electronic states that can’t otherwise exist in nature, and how we can harness them for quantum computing
'Social welfare and healthcare reform should be implemented in stages'
Creating markets requires patience, says Professor Juuso Välimäki.
From a Bachelor of Hospitality Management to a Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration
Studying in a Master’s programme deepens and expands competence. If you like studying, you will thrive in your studies also on the basis of a degree from a university of applied sciences.
