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Department of Computer Science
Department of Computer Science
World-class research and education in modern computer science to foster future science, engineering and society
Current
New semantic portal gives meaning to parliamentary data
Researchers have amassed every speech ever held in the Finnish parliament into a semantic portal called ParliamentSampo to help journalists, researchers and the public to understand and oversee democracy.
Janne Lindqvist has started as the Head of the Department of Computer Science
Associate Professor Janne Lindqvist is a staunch proponent of curious, enjoyable, and meaningful pursuits in work, research, and studies.
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.
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
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.
Augmented reality turns climbing walls and trampolines into games
By enhancing ordinary activities, augmented reality can help motivate kids to moveAbout 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.
Research areas
Research areas in the Department of Computer Science
Faculty members
Professors and lecturers.
Education
Computer Science education on Bachelor, Master and Doctoral levels.
Open positions in Computer Science
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Contact information: Department of Computer Science
Contact information for Department of Computer Science
Computer Science News Highlights publications
Yearly publication of research highlights.
Kahvit näppikselle
Podcast about how computer science is involved in basically everything. The language of the podcast is Finnish.
Events
Public defence in Computer Science, M.Sc. (Tech) Aleksi Lukkarinen
Advances in Teaching Event-driven Programming
Public defence in Computer Science, Amin Babadi
Title of the doctoral thesis is "Advances in Optimizing Physically Simulated Movements"
Creative Technologies Seminar
A new seminar series focusing on creative technologies starts in Autumn 2022 at Aalto University.
Public defence in Computer Science, M.Sc. (Tech) Topi Paananen
Title of the doctoral thesis is "Computational methods for Bayesian model assessment"Regular seminar series
Aalto CS Theory Seminar (external link)
Computer science theory.
Brain & Mind Computational Seminar
Artificial intelligence, neuroscience, human behavior, and digital humanities.
Critical AI & Crisis Interrogatives (CRAI-CIS) Seminar
Critical perspectives on artificial intelligence and HCI.
HAIC Talks
Contemporary topics in information security.
Helsinki Distinguished Lecture Series
Lectures by internationally leading experts in the field.
Machine Learning Coffee Seminar (external link)
Weekly seminar organised by FCAI.
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.
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.
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 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.
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
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* NTU Rankings by subject 2020 & 2021 and Shanghai Rankings by subject 2019
FITech Network University
Study courses organised by Finnish technical universities free of charge. Courses are aimed at all Finns and permanent residents of Finland.
Where to find us
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International research hub for artificial intelligence
Collaborative institute for research on information technology.
Collaborative doctoral education network hosted jointly by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki.
Strategic initiative to ensure excellence in information security research and education.
