Highlights & stories regarding digitalisation
Digital transformation happens everywhere - in teaching, learning, research, creative practices, collaboration, services and at the campus.
Guest speakers discuss the effects of digitalisation on a public lecture series
How does digitalisation affect business, society and security? Join our public lectures to hear guest speakers from the industry and institutions discuss the hottest issues on digitalisation!
Machine learning helps to predict blackouts caused by storms
A collaboration between computer scientists at Aalto University and the Finnish Meteorological Institute applies machine learning to predict how damaging a storm will be
ITS is promoting lean culture to rethink the working habits during the digital transformation
With the digital transformation at Aalto University, many IT systems are renewing. At the same time, the digital work environment gives great opportunities to rethink working habits and workflows, and to simplify and lean processes and services. ITS has been working on this by promoting lean culture.
Aalto granted EUR 10.4 million for profiling by Academy of Finland
Aalto University’s application was ranked number one by the international peer expert panel.
Digitized and lean processes – New HR system saves paper
Aalto University introduces a new HR system Workday in May. Workday is also available for mobile.
New booking.aalto.fi UI launching on 13.5.2019
We’ll be launching the next version of booking.aalto.fi user interface on Monday, 13May 2019. This is the third version of the new user interface and includes important features to provide a better user experience. The service is still available via https://booking.aalto.fi
Solving the construction productivity puzzle with digital situation awareness
Aalto University researchers believe they have found the reason to why digitalisation hasn't produced the expected boost in productivity.
EIT Digital looks for activities for 2020
EIT Digital has launched the construction of the ‘EIT Digital 2020’ activities and accepts submissions until May 3, 2019. EIT Digital 2020 is aimed at entrepreneurial minds planning to launch a digital tech startup or product or to deliver entrepreneurial digital tech education programmes.
Aalto joint services streamline information flow with Microsoft Teams and Planner
Ville Krannila tells why the tool is an ideal virtual workspace for his team, Advancement and Corporate Engagement.
Aalto Space mobile application develops and extends its range of buildings
During the autumn of 2018, the use of the application was facilitated by adding several new functionalities and identification was enabled for different user groups.
SCI award for Siavash Khajavi’s doctoral dissertation
Siavash Khajavi’s research has great practical relevance because how digital operations of manufacturing firms are managed, is increasingly important for survival and growth in global markets.
VisiLean aims to accelerate construction by improving information flow
Research at Aalto University led to the founding of VisiLean, whose digital solution has found interest among international construction firms.
Aalto University’s digitization project: cross-functional collaboration at its best
With about 70,000 MA and PhD theses now in digital format, the working group wants to try three-dimensional objects next.
Aalto University to establish network of companies interested in digital twin development
Digital twins are virtual copies of their physical pairs and can transform product development and maintenance.
Outlook has more meeting rooms available for booking
We have added more meeting rooms into Outlook. This enables easy room booking when sending a meeting request.
Microsoft Teams: Collaboration goes virtual at HR Services
Hannele Fuhrmann, HR Specialist and the Project Manager introducing Teams to HR Services, shares some tips for how to support your team as they take the virtual leap.
Winning team hack the sauna experience to a new level at Junction
Collected data from the sensors inside of the saunawas utilized to come up with a solution that can be used simply by a human operator (e.g.: Facility manager) to provide users a better overall experience. The novelty of this method is its simplicity
New Booking.aalto.fi user interface to be launched on 28 November 2018
We are publishing a new user interface for booking.aalto.fi on 28 November 2018. The user interface will be accessible from booking.aalto.fi from the launch date onwards.
From GDPR compliance to accountability
Aalto’s GDPR projects have produced documentation of 205 information systems to ensure compliance with the regulation. To stay compliant, we’re extending Aalto’s Information Security Management System (ISMS) to cover whole Aalto and the information systems documented in these GDPR projects.