Department of Computer Science

Department of Computer Science

World-class research and education in modern computer science to foster future science, engineering and society

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Sándor Kisfaludi-Bak started as an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science in January.
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Sándor Kisfaludi-Bak asks the tough questions through computational geometry

Sándor Kisfaludi-Bak started as assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science in January. He is looking forward to collaborative research and illuminating the beauty of computational geometry to students and colleagues alike.
Mustavalkoisessa arkistokuvassa Teuvo Kohonen istuu vanhanaikaisen tietokoneen äärellä.
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Finnish pioneer in artificial intelligence

At the beginning of the 1980s, Teuvo Kohonen started thinking about how the human brain processed information – and came up with a significant milestone in artificial intelligence studies: the self-organising map.
CRAI-CRIS research group
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Participatory research to improve artificial intelligence based public sector services and empower citizens

Multidisciplinary research team invites citizens, civil servants and software developers to identify risks and potential of algorithmic services – and helps providers address upcoming EU regulations
Kuvituskuvassa on vaaleanpunaisella pohjalla mustavalkoiset ihmiskasvot ja niiden yläpuolella sinisävyinen piirroskuva aivoista. Kasvojen ympärillä on yksittäisiä sanoja kuten "jungle" ja "tomato" sekä aivosähkökäyrää symboloiva aaltoviiva.
Aalto Magazine, Research & Art Published:

Artificial intelligence to assist the brain

Neuroscience and neurotechnology are gaining a fresh ally in the form of artificial intelligence, which can assess dementia risk and enhance the effectiveness of depression treatments.
Elisa Mekler
Press releases, Research & Art Published:

Harnessing psychological theory for better video games

Psychological theories on motivation hold great promise for video game development and for understanding how games impact people, but only little is known about how these theories actually are used in the games industry.
Christian Guckelsberger in front of graffiti
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Teaching creativity to computers - Christian Guckelsberger wants to equip AI with the motivation to discover the unexpected

Research on computational intrinsic motivation could answer some fundamental questions about the nature of creativity, but also improve household robotics or even self-driving cars
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About the department

World-class research and education in modern computer science to foster future science, engineering and society. The work combines fundamental research with innovative applications.

Computer Science building / Tietotekniikan talo / photo Aalto University, Matti Ahlgren

Research areas

Research areas in the Department of Computer Science

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Faculty members

Professors and lecturers.

Professor Arno Solin holding lecture on Machine Learning in Aalto University

Education

Computer Science education on Bachelor, Master and Doctoral levels.

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Open positions in Computer Science

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Contact information: Department of Computer Science

Contact information for Department of Computer Science

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Computer Science News Highlights publications

Yearly publication of research highlights.

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Kahvit näppikselle

Podcast about how computer science is involved in basically everything. The language of the podcast is Finnish.

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Events

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Secure Systems research group demoday at Aalto University. Researchers are presenting information security research.
Conferences and workshops –

Secure Systems Demo Day 2022

The Secure Systems Demo Day is an annual meet-up for researchers and students in academia and industry and gives an overview of the current information security research going on in Finland’s capital area.
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Public defences –

Public defence in Computer Science, M.Sc. Raimundo Gonzalez Diaz

Title of the doctoral thesis is "Acoustic Scattering for Spatial Audio Applications"
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Lectures and seminars – (recurring)

Machine Learning Coffee Seminar

Weekly seminar organized by Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI. Social Media: #MLCS
MLCS
Lectures and seminars – (recurring)

Machine Learning Coffee Seminar

Weekly seminar organized by Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI. Social Media: #MLCS
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Regular seminar series

CS Forum

Different views to computer science.

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Aalto CS Theory Seminar (external link)

Computer science theory.

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Brain & Mind Computational Seminar

Artificial intelligence, neuroscience, human behavior, and digital humanities.

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HAIC Talks

Contemporary topics in information security.

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Helsinki Distinguished Lecture Series

Lectures by internationally leading experts in the field.

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Machine Learning Coffee Seminar (external link)

Weekly seminar organised by FCAI.

MLCS

About the department

World-class research and education in modern computer science to foster future science, engineering and society. The work combines fundamental research with innovative applications.

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Computer Science building / Tietotekniikan talo / photo Aalto University, Matti Ahlgren
PML Research Group in Department of Computer Science

Education

Education in modern Computer Science on Bachelor, Master and Doctoral levels. Computer Science in Aalto University is more than just coding.

Study Computer Science in Aalto University

FITech: Study ICT courses for free alongside work

PML Research group, Computer Science at Aalto University

Research

In all the research areas we embrace theory and applications, enabling high impact scientific discovery as well as socially relevant applications.

Research in Computer ScienceDoctoral Programme in ScienceResearch and Learning Infrastructures

Humans of Computer Science

Computer Science  at Aalto University is more than just coding. Here are stories from our computer scientists.

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Researcher Ayush Bharti jumps and smiles in a hallway
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Everyday choices: Ayush Bharti, can AI fix a dropped Wi-Fi connection?

This postdoctoral researcher boosts wireless communications with signal interaction models.
Sándor Kisfaludi-Bak started as an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science in January.
Appointments Published:

Sándor Kisfaludi-Bak asks the tough questions through computational geometry

Sándor Kisfaludi-Bak started as assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science in January. He is looking forward to collaborative research and illuminating the beauty of computational geometry to students and colleagues alike.
Christian Guckelsberger in front of graffiti
Research & Art Published:

Teaching creativity to computers - Christian Guckelsberger wants to equip AI with the motivation to discover the unexpected

Research on computational intrinsic motivation could answer some fundamental questions about the nature of creativity, but also improve household robotics or even self-driving cars
Heli Julkunen seisoo talvisessa maisemassa ja katsoo hymyillen pois kamerasta. Hänellä on päällään valkoinen talvitakki ja taustalla näkyy sumua, puita ja lumihankia.
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If you study computer science, you may end up developing better cancer treatments by applying AI

Heli Julkunen developed a machine learning method that predicts how different drug combinations kill cancer cells, and now she helps advance preventive healthcare as a data scientist
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* NTU Rankings by subject 2020 & 2021 and Shanghai Rankings by subject 2019

NTU Rankings by subject 2021 and Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 by subject
THE World University Rankings 2020 by subject and NTU Rankings by subject 2021
NTU rankings by subject 2021
NTU rankings by subject 2021

FITech Network University

Study courses organised by Finnish technical universities free of charge. Courses are aimed at all Finns and permanent residents of Finland.

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Tietotekniikan talo, Computer Science Building

Computer Science building

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Department of Computer Science at Aalto University is a member of Informatics Europe
Department of Computer Science at Aalto University is a member of Informatics Europe, the association of European Computer Science departments.
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