Stories about people at Aalto
Jan Blech designs software for the new industrial revolution
Professor of Practice is setting up a new research facility for the factories of the future
'Machine learning excited me before I knew it was a thing'
Arno Solin received funds allocated to young researchers in the summer of 2019. Solin is excited about machine learning, as it offers a way to both delve deep into theory and solve real-life problems.
Virva Salmivaara: I study the role of entrepreneurs in sustainable development
According to the researcher of entrepreneurship, researchers must have a personal vision they believe in, and they need to be prepared to work persistently to achieve their goals.
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
In search of more sustainable innovation and design
Industrial designer, Academy Fellow Researcher Andrea Botero Cabrera is interested in unconventional spaces where innovation and collaboration happen, that are not recognized as such.
Building interdisciplinary connections through a new joint position
This September will be a start of building a new connection between disciplines as Sebastian Schlecht takes on the position as the professor of practice in Sound in Virtual Reality.
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
Panu Erästö has digitalised studying on basic courses of statistics
Educational videos show how Excel works, freeing up time in the classroom for other things.
Breaking the chain of vulnerability
How empathy, close listening and design thinking enable Claudia Garduño and the AaltoLAB Mexico to find the most urgent problems in an indigenous community.
Assistant Professor Elisa Mekler: Gaming can help to cope with difficult life situations and improve one’s wellbeing
Elisa Mekler found out in her recent study that video games might help people to cope with difficult life situations, which offers a new challenge to game designers
'We must look to the past, for a lesson in designing buildings for the future'
Architect Karin Krokfors says buildings should be designed to be adaptable over time. And that history holds plenty of examples for us to study.
Emma-Riikka Myllymäki: High quality reporting improves decision-making
The Assistant Professor of accounting encourages companies to develop their sustainability reporting.
Tomi Viitala: I research subjects that have practical significance and are interesting to various audiences
This Assistant Professor of Tax Law constantly aims for steady improvement, both professionally and as an ultrarunner.
Max Finne: I aim for breakthroughs by developing research on service productivity
Additionally, the Assistant Professor of Information and Service Management continuously strives to grow as a teacher, lecturer and company management trainer.
Everyday choices: What are arts teachers needed for, Marja Rastas?
The world contains a void in art education, says Lecturer of Visual Arts Pedagogy.
Slow cycle
In its present form, the clothing industry is a polluter of water systems and a climate baddy. Materials recycling is not a sufficient answer, the whole system must change instead, says an expert on the circular fashion economy.
Oops: What times, what customs!
The Dean of the School of Chemical Engineering Kristiina Kruus doesn’t miss the job interview customs of the previous millennium.
Changing work presents a wealth of research topics
Is there anything stable left in work life? At least constant change, say Future of Work researches, and advocate joining forces in work related research.
Playing sparked an idea how to transfer tacit knowledge
Artificial intelligence could discreetly guide an employee to build and maintain equipment.
Artificial intelligence meets art
The story of AI will not be fully explored without the inclusion of art, believes doctoral student Kasperi Mäki-Reinikka, who wants to collide art and technology – while exploiting the tensions that exist between them.
