News | News listing | Aalto University /en/listing/50596/feed News listing en Shaking up Tech encourages young women and minorities to explore technology /en/news/shaking-up-tech-encourages-young-women-and-minorities-to-explore-technology Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:52:31 +0000 Aino Pekkarinen 1336328 at /en The Shaking up Tech event will take place on 22 January 2026. The Event is aimed at young women and gender minorities who are considering their future study and career paths. Studies Teaching technology industry upper secondary schools Studies Lukiolaisia Shaking up Tech -tapahtuman messualueella Public shaming and stigma prevent business leaders from leveraging artificial intelligence /en/news/public-shaming-and-stigma-prevent-business-leaders-from-leveraging-artificial-intelligence Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:40:57 +0000 Aino Pekkarinen 1336240 at /en Reluctance to utilise AI in strategic work stems from two powerful forces: the fear of being perceived as incompetent and the fear of losing status Business and economics Digitalisation and AI artificial intelligence strategy Research & Art Tuotantotalouden apulaisprofessori Natalia Vuori Training offered in AI in research, data visualisation, cyber security + more – register now! /en/news/training-offered-in-ai-in-research-data-visualisation-cyber-security-more-register-now Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:29:30 +0000 Charlotte Forsgård 1335949 at /en New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2025 are open. Services Research AI Research Data Management (RDM) open science artificial intelligence doctoral education Research and innovation services newsletter Research & Art A pen and papers scattered with a tablet on top and a hand touching white symbols on the tablet screen. Is Pizza Friday enough? New research explores how to build workplace community in the digital era /en/news/is-pizza-friday-enough-new-research-explores-how-to-build-workplace-community-in-the-digital-era Tue, 02 Sep 2025 12:50:15 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1334104 at /en How can workplace communities thrive in the digital age? Are Slack channels and online check-ins enough – or do we need something more? The Laterna project, which will be launched in September, was born out of a need to better understand what community really means in remote and hybrid working life. Digitalisation and AI Business Finland hybrid way of working remote work Cooperation Laterna-ryhmäkuvan otti Erika Johansson, Haaga-Helia Scientific Computing Skills: a new umbrella course for all researchers /en/news/scientific-computing-skills-a-new-umbrella-course-for-all-researchers Tue, 26 Aug 2025 08:02:17 +0000 Enrico Glerean 1333651 at /en Today, computing skills are essential not only in academic research but also across industries. Take part in hands-on trainings provided by Aalto Scientific Computing and by partner organisations such as CodeRefinery and CSC IT Center for Science. Research Teaching All Doctoral Programmes Department of Applied Physics Department of Applied Physics Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Department of Built Environment Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering Department of Chemistry and Materials Science Department of Civil Engineering Department of Communications and Networking Department of Computer Science Department of Computer Science Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics Staff trainings doctoral education Research & Art Studies Aalto Scientific Computing Aino Pekkarinen appointed communications manager at the School of Science /en/news/aino-pekkarinen-appointed-communications-manager-at-the-school-of-science Fri, 22 Aug 2025 10:39:02 +0000 Aino Pekkarinen 1332914 at /en Aino Pekkarinen took up her role in August 2025. Services communications Appointments Aino Pekkarinen. Kuva: Matti Ahlgren / Aalto-yliopisto Unite!Energy Conference – Shaping the Future of Sustainable Energy /en/news/uniteenergy-conference-shaping-the-future-of-sustainable-energy Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:03:54 +0000 Melissa Georgiou 1332343 at /en The annual Unite!Energy Conference 2025 will take place in Espoo, Finland, bringing together researchers, industry experts, and academics to explore energy storage, hydrogen technologies, and the future of clean energy. Collaboration Energy solutions Sustainability Unite Unite staff Unite students doctoral students University A glass ball with H2 symbol on green vegetation, surrounded by various eco and science icons. Suggest the School of Science Alumni of the Year 2025! /en/news/suggest-the-school-of-science-alumni-of-the-year-2025 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 11:04:45 +0000 Ira Matilainen 1331433 at /en Submit your suggestion. AlumniWeekend Alumnus of the year Awards and Recognition kuva Spring term open science highlight: Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony /en/news/spring-term-open-science-highlight-aalto-open-science-award-ceremony Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:04:24 +0000 Charlotte Forsgård 1320952 at /en We gathered at A Grid to celebrate the awardees of the Aalto Open Science Award 2024 and discuss open science topics with the Aalto community. Campus Services Honoured Research A Grid Research Data Management (RDM) open science doctoral education Research and innovation services newsletter Awards and Recognition Campus Research & Art Five people with a diploma and flowers. CODEUNITED, led by Aalto University, successfully secures 1.34M€ funding from the EIT-HEI Initiative to enhance and scale entrepreneurship education in Europe /en/news/codeunited-led-by-aalto-university-successfully-secures-134meu-funding-from-the-eit-hei-initiative Thu, 22 May 2025 05:24:54 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1315817 at /en CODEUNITED stands for The COnnecting and DEvelopment of UNiversity-oriented InnovaTion Ecosystems through entrepreneurship eDucation project Entrepreneurship EIT EIT Urban Mobility entrepreneurship Cooperation Studies CODEUNITED project partners AI meets the conditions for having free will – we need to give it a moral compass /en/news/ai-meets-the-conditions-for-having-free-will-we-need-to-give-it-a-moral-compass Tue, 13 May 2025 04:41:47 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1314126 at /en AI is advancing at such speed that speculative moral questions, once the province of science fiction, are suddenly real and pressing, says Finnish philosopher and psychology researcher Frank Martela. Research artificial intelligence philosophy Press releases Frank Martela Peter Kelly: At Aalto, students don’t just study innovation, they live it /en/news/peter-kelly-at-aalto-students-dont-just-study-innovation-they-live-it Sun, 04 May 2025 15:58:24 +0000 Saghar Sedighi Khavidak 1312592 at /en This is an Interview with Peter Kelly, Senior Lecturer, Entrepreneurial Educator, and Long-Time Connector at Aalto University. He describes himself not just as a lecturer but as a connector who links students with opportunities, ideas, and even their own potential. Aalto stories Studies Teaching Technology and engineering University Department of Industrial Engineering and Management University Peter Kelly with grey hair wearing glasses and a light-coloured shirt sits in front of a window with blinds. Join us for the Aalto Open Science Award 2024 Ceremony /en/news/join-us-for-the-aalto-open-science-award-2024-ceremony Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:55:25 +0000 Charlotte Forsgård 1312039 at /en All Aaltonians are welcome – no registration required! Services Honoured Research A Grid School of Chemical Engineering School of Arts, Design and Architecture Research Data Management (RDM) open science doctoral education Research and innovation services newsletter Awards and Recognition Research & Art Aalto Open Science Award Ceremony, May 20, 2025, 1-2.30pm, Mordor A Grid, Otakaari 5 02150 Espoo. Programme: Welcome words, award video screening, AALTOLAB, Aki Vehtari, Rupesh Vyas, panel discussion on open science, coffee & ice cream. All Aaltonians welcome! Cooking Open Science: A Sensory Learning Experience for Doctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers /en/news/cooking-open-science-a-sensory-learning-experience-for-doctoral-and-postdoctoral-researchers-0 Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:02:39 +0000 Suvi Lavinto 1311913 at /en The course provided researchers a unique opportunity to immerse in the principles of open science while exploring varied gastronomic cultures. Studies Teaching Department of Art and Media Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering Department of Industrial Engineering and Management School of Arts, Design and Architecture School of Electrical Engineering School of Engineering School of Science doctoral education open science Studies Three images: individuals cooking together. Displaying fruits, teamwork, and frying food. Orange background, 'Aalto University' header. ‘The students’ work will have a concrete impact on the development of Porvoo Art Factory's operations’ /en/news/the-students-work-will-have-a-concrete-impact-on-the-development-of-porvoo-art-factorys-operations Fri, 25 Apr 2025 07:36:52 +0000 Terhi Ollikainen 1311225 at /en A multidisciplinary Aalto student team developed future scenarios for the Art Factory Business and economics Collaboration Studies aaltobizstudies business projects student projects Studies Räätälöity opiskelijaprojekti Porvoon Taidetehtaalle Lauri Saarinen: Aalto is like the Silicon Valley of Europe — only better /en/news/lauri-saarinen-aalto-is-like-the-silicon-valley-of-europe-only-better Thu, 03 Apr 2025 11:59:56 +0000 Saghar Sedighi Khavidak 1308105 at /en Lauri Saarinen is Assistant Professor of Operations Management at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM). This is his journey from student to professor of the year. Aalto stories Studies Teaching Technology and engineering University Department of Industrial Engineering and Management University Lauri Saarinen in a light blue shirt leans against a railing in a modern building. School of Science awards outstanding doctoral and master's theses /en/news/school-of-science-awards-outstanding-doctoral-and-masters-theses Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:06:50 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1307247 at /en Doctoral Thesis Award was granted to Eric Hyyppä, Sakari Lepikko, Kim Myyryläinen, Jane Seppälä, Julia Jaatela, Petrus Mikkola, Shuzhe Wang and Ana Triana Hoyos. Master's theses award was received by Matteo Merler, Aapo Pajala and Tuomas Uusnäkki. Technology and engineering Honoured ELEC, Doctoral Programmes master's thesis doctoral theses Awards and Recognition Kuvassa vasemmalta oikealle Petrus Mikkola, Jane Seppälä, Kim Myyryläinen, Sakari Lepikko ja Eric Hyyppä Lauri Järvilehto: Without the relevant data, AI starts to hallucinate /en/news/lauri-jarvilehto-without-the-relevant-data-ai-starts-to-hallucinate Thu, 13 Mar 2025 05:50:38 +0000 Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne 1305372 at /en Lauri Järvilehto is a Professor of Practice who studies the relationship between the human mind and AI solutions. In this interview, he explores the reasoning, reflectivity and reliability of AI. Research AI Professors of Practice artificial intelligence Research & Art Lauri Järvilehto Study: Smartwatches could end the next pandemic /en/news/study-smartwatches-could-end-the-next-pandemic Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:22:55 +0000 Tiina Forsberg 1303849 at /en Early detection of sickness is critical for preventing its spread. Health and wellbeing Research health machine learning wearable electornics Press releases Vilkas katu, jolla ihmiset kävelevät molempiin suuntiin, monet käyttävät kasvomaskeja. Jotkut käyttävät älypuhelimia. Online course on Wood Mechanics starts 24.2.2025 /en/news/online-course-on-wood-mechanics-starts-2422025 Tue, 04 Feb 2025 11:41:35 +0000 Kristiina Lillqvist 1300381 at /en Learn 100% online about the engineering potential of wood as a complex natural material. Materials and natural resources Technology and engineering Woodstudio wood wood building wood product technology Studies Photo showing four parallel wood tensile testing set-ups across the grain