Department of Computer Science

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

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Studies Published: 16.2.2021

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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Research & Art Published: 15.1.2021

A new podcast reveals how computer science is involved in pretty much everything

A new Finnish podcast explains how technology plays a key role in solving different kinds of problems

Appointments Published: 3.2.2021

Former Nokia executive Tero Ojanperä believes intelligent platforms could be next success story for Finland

New professor of practice wants to apply his AI expertise and make sure usable innovations are brought from research papers into practical use.

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Press releases Published: 2.2.2021

How did Runeberg's career progress? AcademySampo helps find the answer from a huge amount of data

With the help of the new AcademySampo portal, one can easily find information about people who registered to study at the university in Finland between the 1640s and 1890s

Research & Art Published: 2.12.2020

Video games evoke emotions that even music and cinema fail to reach

A recent doctoral dissertation shows players appreciate evoked emotional experiences, even when some are far from positive

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Studies Published: 19.11.2019

An 'info student' can teach crowdfunding to entrepreneurs in slums and coding to secondary pupils

In her diploma work, Niina Arvila studied how awareness of crowdfunding and the skills it requires could be spread among entrepreneurs of small communities in poor countries. Alongside her studies, Arvila has arranged a coding club to adolescents and works as a UX Designer at technology event Slush.

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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

Faculty

Department of computer science's faculty

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Spotify: Kahvit näppikselle

Computer science podcast in Spotify (in Finnish)

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Lectures and seminars 10.3.2021 14:15 – 15:00 (recurring)

Aalto CS Theory Seminar

Weekly series of talks on a broad scope of Computer Science theory.

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Dissertations 12.3.2021 12:00 – 16:00

Defence of doctoral dissertation in the field of computational science, MSc (Tech) Tuomas Sivula

Title of the dissertation is "Partitive Techniques in Bayesian Data Analysis"

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Lectures and seminars 15.3.2021 9:00 – 10:00 (recurring)

Machine Learning Coffee Seminar

Weekly seminars organized by Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI)

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Lectures and seminars 17.3.2021 14:15 – 15:00 (recurring)

Aalto CS Theory Seminar

Weekly series of talks on a broad scope of Computer Science theory.

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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.

Education

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

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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 Science

Doctoral Programme in Science

Research and Learning Infrastructures

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

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Studies Published: 16.2.2021

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

Tuomas Sandholm's portrait in black and white

Research & Art Published: 15.12.2020

Tuomas Sandholm applies game theory in his companies and encourages everyone to study AI

Sandholm, the Alumnus of the Year at Aalto University School of Science 2019, was recently named among the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of the year in the United States

Studies Published: 8.12.2020

‘The atmosphere at Aalto is comfortable and you can do things at your own pace’

Thong Tran, the first graduate with a major in Data Science, shares his experiences on studying at Aalto University

Master's student Emmi Krantz standing outside / Aalto University School of Science, Department of Computer Science

Studies Published: 6.10.2020

Besides coders, computer science needs professionals interested in humans

Master student of Software and Service Engineering, Emmi Kranz wants to approach technology from a human perspective

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*ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019, Computer Science & Engineering and U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings 2020.

Computer Science is ranked ninth in Europe by Shanghai 2019 Ranking — ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019

Computer Science in Aalto University is ranked first in northern countries by NTU 2019 Ranking — National Taiwan University ranking 2019

FITech Network University

Study ICT courses for free alongside work. A large selection of courses is available both at beginner level and for experienced ICT professionals.

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Tietotekniikan talo, Computer Science Building

Address: Konemiehentie 2. The Computer Science building is mainly used for IT and electrical engineering teaching and research.

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FCAI is a nation-wide competence center for Artificial Intelligence in Finland, initiated by Aalto University, University of Helsinki, and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

HIIT is a joint research institute of Aalto University and the University of Helsinki for basic and applied research on information technology.

Collaborative doctoral education network hosted jointly by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki.

Strategic initiative set up by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki to ensure excellence in information security research and education.

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

Published: 4.4.2018
Updated: 1.3.2021

Department of Computer Science