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Meet the new Innovation Advisors at SCI

We chat to Ilkka Hyytiäinen and Juha Siivola who, along with Tuomas Planman will support the school as innovation advisors
Appointments
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Juha Siivola ja Ilkka Hyytiäinen. Kuva: Matthew Allinson.

Working as a researcher is ’like playing with your favorite toy but you get paid for it’

Academic career wasn't a clear choice to Professors Friedrich Simmel and Francesco Ricci.
Research & Art
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Francesco Riccin ja Friedrich Simmelin mielestä menestyksekäs tutkijan ura vaatii uteliaisuutta, täsmällisyyttä, kilpailunhalua - ja onnea. Kuva Matti Ahlgren / Aalto-yliopisto

Aalto Professors publish new neuroscience textbook

‘Brain Signals’ by Risto Ilmoniemi and Jukka Sarvas comprehensively reviews brain scanning techniques and the mathematics you need to analyse them
Research & Art
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Brain Signals.

LuxTurrim5G ecosystem builds smart cities

The industry group lead by Nokia Bell Labs is building key enablers for a fast 5G network based on smart light poles, which will form the digital backbone of future smart cities.
Research & Art
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LuxTurrim5G

Unraveling fast fashion at the seams

Finnish clothing designer Matti Liimatainen has created a range of garments that wearers themselves assemble by hand. Now he's using automation technology to bring people even closer to the production of their own clothes.
Cooperation, Research & Art, Studies
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Matti Liimatainen. kuva: Sanna Lehto

Panu Sainio appointed School of Engineering technology manager

Sainio's responsibilities include the development of the school's Technical Support Services and the Aalto Works block in association with the future users of the block as well as Aalto Campus & Real Estate (ACRE).
Appointments
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Teknologiapäällikkö Panu Sainio

Professors Esko Penttinen and Seppo Ikäheimo received an award for their academic tutoring of CEMS students

The CEMS Business Project Academic Tutor Award recognises successful teaching.
Awards and Recognition
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The photo shows Esko Penttinen and Seppo Ikäheimo.

Heavy metal researchers, representatives of the music industry and artists meet for the first time in Otaniemi

The Modern Heavy Metal Conference will consider the authenticity and commercial appeal of the music, artists and culture.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Modern heavy metal conference. Photo: Mikko Raskinen / Aalto University

Teemu Leinonen Elected Member of Cumulus Association Executive Board

Teemu Leinonen Elected Member of Cumulus Association Executive Board
Cooperation
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Cumulus association

Dean of the School of Science grants Master’s thesis awards 2018

Kukka-Emilia Huhtinen, Ana Maria Triana Hoyos and Antti Tolppanen receive the Master's Thesis Awards.
Awards and Recognition
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Kuva: Unto Rautio.

Aalto's alumni developed a solution for reducing consumers’ carbon footprint

Colour coding the packaging material of daily consumer goods would facilitate recycling but a cleaner and homogeneous recycling fraction would also enhance the opportunity for waste reuse.
Cooperation
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Kuvassa ylhäältä vasemmalta Ernesto Hartikainen, Nina Borger, Jussi Kallio, Jasmin Järvinen, Rosa Väisänen, Eetu Ahonen ja Erkki Aalto. Kuva: Hanna Wikström/ Aalto-yliopisto

During the 2019 Finnish parliamentary election there were more bots on Twitter than expected but their impact was negligible

More than half a million Twitter accounts were analysed for the Master’s thesis.
Research & Art, Studies
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Twitter-botteja, Sippo Rossin gradun kuvitusta

Demand for doctors of engineering

Demanding product development projects provide employment for doctors of engineering.
Research & Art
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Doctoral hats / Aalto University

Aalto student exhibition was awarded in the scenography event in Prague

Film, TV and scenography students’ “KOLO” exhibition won the Best Student Exhibition Experience at Prague Quadrennial 2019, world’s largest scenography event in Prague.
Awards and Recognition, Studies
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PQ19, kuva: Kimmo Karjunen

Headphones made from biomaterials produced by yeast and fungal mycelium

Microbially grown materials can be used to replace oil-based materials in various everyday consumer products – such as headphones.
Research & Art
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Tutkijoista, teollisista muotoilijoista ja dokumentaristeista koostuva Korvaa-projekti halusi näyttää tämän todeksi ja valmisti kuulokkeet, jonka muovi- ja nahkaosat on tuotettu mikrobien avulla.

20 new Academy Projects ʵ

The total funding granted by the Academy of Finland’s Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering is 8.9 million euros.
Research & Art
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Aaltoon 20 uutta akatemiahanketta -uutisen kuvituskuva, kuva Aleksi Poutanen

Security concerns everyone

The topic of the international ITS conference in Otaniemi is information security from the viewpoint of both science and companies.
Research & Art
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ITS konferenssi / Aalto University

Doctoral and master’s degrees conferred in festive events

Attend the lectures and follow the conferment events online on 13 and 14 June starting at 13.00.
University
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Vuoden 2016 promootion promoottori Matti Kaivola asettaa tohtorinhattua promovoitavan tohtorin päähän. Kuva Mikko Raskinen Aalto-yliopisto

Aalto University and the National Institute for Health and Welfare intensify their research cooperation

Aalto University and the National Institute for Health and Welfare are building a new range of research projects to meet today's social and health care challenges. The objectives of the cooperation were agreed upon in a recently signed agreement.
Cooperation
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Aalto University / Image recognition is one application that uses deep learning / photo: Mikko Raskinen

Risto Siilasmaa, who delivered the Jaakko Honko lecture, recommends studying quantum computing and machine learning

The lecture, named after Chancellor Jaakko Honko, brought together more than 300 School of Business alumni to Ekonominaukio 1.
Research & Art
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Risto Siilasmaa piti Jaakko Honko -luennon Kauppakorkeakoululla 6.6.2019. Kuva: Lasse Lecklin / Aalto-yliopisto