Latest research news
Agile security for cloud systems? Moti Yung to give a HAIC Talk at Aalto
Renowned security and privacy scientist and cryptographer Moti Yung will visit Aalto University, hosted by the Helsinki-Aalto Center for Information Security (HAIC) to give a public lecture on 19 June.
Esko Makkonen won the Best Poster Award at the 2018 EMMC-eSSENCE Modelling Meeting
CEST's PhD candidate Esko Makkonen is granted the Best Poster Award at the 2018 EMMC-eSSENCE Modelling Meeting in Uppsala, Sweden.
Baltic Sea Region Smart-Up Innovation Camp Palanga-Klaipeda 2018
Solving Grand Societal Challenges for Sustainable Future in BSR.
Finding the unknown, D.Sc. Natalie Segercrantz
Doctoral graduate Natalie Segercrantz likens research work to being an explorer. In a laboratory, one may encounter something that has never been witnessed before.
Professor of Practice Erkki Ormala to evaluate adequacy of state funding for research and innovation
The aim is to produce well-founded proposals for government action to bring investments into innovation by the business world onto a track of growth.
OBJEKTI brings contemporary art to everyday surroundings in Espoo
The exhibition presents contemporary sculpture, participatory projects and iInstallations in and around Espoo centre throughout summer.
Breakthrough in lignin research: spherical particles multiply enzyme efficiency
Lignin, a pulp industry by-product, could replace fossil materials.
It’s a wrap! Aalto Festival 2018
We want to thank everyone who participated in making it happen. See you all next year!
Research Alliance to drive innovation in the automation of transport and logistics
Finland is home to technological excellence with world-leading experience in the development of autonomous transport and logistics.
Aalto ranks first among young Nordic universities
New Times Higher Education rankings places Aalto 22nd out of all universities under 50 years old
Doctoral education 2.0 – Is doctoral education up to the challenge?
Recipients of honorary doctorates in technology will tackle issues related to the future of doctoral education in a public panel discussion on 14 June.
InSEA congress 2018 focuses on the societal impact of art education
Interventions of European Art Education congress 2018, taking place 18–21 June at Aalto University, will host several hundred academics and practitioners on art education from around the globe.
Europe’s best university communications: ’What if’ campaign wins in Sevilla
EUPRIO’s 2018 jury saw value in the campaign’s comprehensiveness and visual style.
Dissertation: Large energy companies have important role in energy system transition
The importance of large energy companies in the deployment of renewable energy has increased, argues Eeva-Lotta Apajalahti in her doctoral dissertation.
Creating cruise ships requires research
The doctoral dissertation of shipbuilder Sisko Hellgren is a study into building cruise ships in a shorter time and at a lower expense – without sacrificing quality.
Challenges for mass-production of flexible solar cells: durability and environmental impact
A key to durable and environmentally friendly cells lies in the encapsulation.
Kirsi Virrantaus and Pentti Kujala to stay on as vice deans at School of Engineering
The area of responsibility for Professor Virrantaus is teaching and her term runs from 1 July 2018 to 31 July 2021. Professor Kujala's area of responsibility is research, and his term runs from 1 July 2018 to 31 December 2021.
Dissertation: Mailing letters increased social benefit take-up
Households that received a directed mailing informing them of the guarantee pension program were faster and 50 % more likely to apply for the benefit than households that relied only on public information.
What if the textiles of the future are growing in Finnish forests?
Ioncell, a fibre woven from cellulose, is a strong contender as a sustainable alternative to cotton and polyester. For Finland, it could mean billions of euros of potential business.
Software-defined radio, Open Source, custom-made camera – this is the Aalto-3 satellite, the one-litre CubeSat
If everything goes as planned, the nanosatellite being designed and built fully by students could be ready to be launched into space at around Christmas 2019.