Department of Industrial Engineering and Management

Department of Industrial Engineering and Management

We conduct world-class research and education focusing on creating, scaling and transforming technology-based businesses.

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Research

Our mission is to create, scale and transform technology-based businesses. We accomplish this by relying on research excellence, which underpins everything we do. We educate future leaders, entrepreneurs, and growth builders, and our work fosters economic growth and the renewal of society. Our research is mostly done in collaboration with companies.

Research areas

News

TeamTwins acts as a kind of digital mirror or twin that helps you reflect on your own traits, attitudes, and ways of working in relation to teammates and partners. Illustration: Matti Ahlgren, Aalto University.
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Can AI teach people empathy? Researchers are resolving workplace conflicts with a digital twin

Aalto University Professor Niina Nurmi and Senior University Lecturer Ville Eloranta are developing an AI-based method aimed at resolving workplace conflicts – ideally before they happen. The TeamTwins software is already used by more than one thousand users in Finnish and multinational companies as well as public sector organizations.
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Nordea and Aalto University to explore the future of AI and human-machine interaction

Aalto University and Nordea are launching a long term research and education partnership to explore how machine agency will shape the future of services.
Perustieteiden opiskelijoita Kandikeskuksessa. Kuva: Matti Ahlgren.
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Aalto, Sitra and Lovable launch AI Summer Program

A new summer program brings together students, Finnish public sector organisations and AI tools to develop digital services.
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Teaching and collaborating across Europe: Aalto researchers at TU Darmstadt

Hear from Aalto researchers about their experience at TU Darmstadt.

Studies

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Apply to Bachelor's programmes in Finnish and Swedish

Apply to Aalto University's bachelor's programmes in Finnish and Swedish in the fields of arts, business and technology.

Admission Services
DIEM students

Master’s studies

We combine classical industrial engineering, which emphasizes understanding and developing operational processes and complex systems, with a focus on strategic and entrepreneurial leadership.

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Doctoral studies at the department

The deparment's research focus areas on strategy and venturing, operations and service management, and entrepreneurial leadership offer our doctoral students a wide selection of research opportunities, paradigms and methodology for their dissertation research.

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Student testimonials

Saghar Sedighi

Master’s programme in Industrial Engineering and Management connects students with close-knit alumni network

Strong ties to business world, collaborative learning, and opportunity to build personalized skill profile are Saghar Sedighi’s favourite aspects of her programme

News
Ilona Hemming at Aalto University campus.

"Industrial Engineering and Management students can become anything except medical doctors or pilots"

Ilona Hemming is a third-year bachelor’s degree student studying Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM).

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Listen to our podcasts

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Hydrogen Valley podcast

The Hydrogen Valley podcast investigates the future of hydrogen economy and the opportunities it presents to Finland and the world.

Podcasts
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Podcast Driving Renewal (external link)

What does renewal look like in different work environments, what it entails in practice, and what it requires from us as people?

Timo Vuori and Tero Ojanperä

Podcast Alustatalouden faktat ja myytit (external link)

Alustatalouden faktat ja myytit -podcast delves into how the use of data and artificial intelligence helps companies succeed. The podcast is in Finnish.

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