Department of Computer Science

We are an internationally-oriented community and home to world-class research in modern computer science.

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Juho Leinonen explains the difference between experts and novices in the use of AI and how it can be determined whether AI was used in the creation of code.

Juho Leinonen Tietotekniikan talossa, kuva: Matti Ahlgren

Haoye Tian aims to create automated and reliable tools that improve the correctness, security and maintainability of real-world software systems.

Haoye Tian standing indoors wearing a light brown and white varsity jacket, with a modern architectural background.

A rap algorithm led him research language models at Google DeepMind – now Eric Malmi returns to Aalto as an adjunct professor

Eric Malmi in Otaniemi, in front of Laura Könönen's Glitch artwork. Photo: Matti Ahlgren.

Francesco Croce will be working on robustness in multi-modal foundation models at ELLIS Institute Finland and Aalto University.

A person wearing a light grey hoodie stands indoors with a brick wall and green plants in the background.

Artificial intelligence (AI) developers must focus on safer and fairer AI methods, as the trust and equality of societies are at stake, says new ELLIS Institute Finland principal investigator Qi Chen

Person standing outdoors in autumn, wearing a grey hoodie and green jacket. Trees in the background with orange leaves.

Apply to master’s programmes

The application period to two-year master’s programmes at Aalto University is once a year. The master's admissions application period for studies beginning in the autumn of 2026 runs from 1 December 2025 to 2 January 2026.