Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics

The Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics (SPA) combines competence in different areas of research fields varying from ICT technology to core electrical engineering and its basic phenomena.

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Research

The research conducted in the unit is of highest international quality, in many of these areas, and the cooperation tight with several ICT and other high-tech companies.

With these companies, we boost practical applications that create societal impact.

Communication acoustics: spatial sound and psychoacoustics

Professor Ville Pulkki

Aalto University / Communication acoustics / photo: Ville Pulkki

Sound in Virtual Reality

Professor of Practice Sebastian J. Schlecht

A person sitting at aalto acoustics lab's multichannel anechoic chamber photo benoit alary

Speech communication technology

Professor Paavo Alku

The Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics contributes to the common Bachelor programmes of the School of Electrical Engineering, contribute arranging the Master's Programme in Computer, Communication and Information Sciences, especially majors Acoustics and Audio Technology and Speech and Language Processing. We also provide post-graduate education through all of our research groups, as can be seen in our Doctoral dissertations.

Aalto Bachelor's Programme in Science and Technology - Digital Systems and Design

Digital Systems and Design educates specialists in various fields of digital systems. This major gives you competence in engineering design, as well as project planning and management, employing tools from embedded systems, control theory, and signal processing.

Aalto University / students in the corridor / photography Aino Huovio

Master's Programme in Computer, Communication and Information Sciences - Acoustics and Audio Technology

The major in Acoustics and Audio Technology equips students with a fundamental understanding of human hearing, audio perception, and physics of sound. The skills they acquire enable, for example, reducing noise pollution, planning harmonic environments and designing coherent sound experiences.

Three Aalto University students working in a acoustics laboratory

Become a doctoral student at the School of Electrical Engineering

Doctoral education will prepare you for the most demanding expert positions in your field in the academia, companies and public administration. Start here if you’re interested in doctoral studies!

Support and administrative personnel in SPA

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HR Coordinator: Alina Järvinen +358 50 465 7117 [email protected]

HR Secretary: Minna Tenhunen, +358 50 461 4166 [email protected]

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Controller: Mika Nuikka +358 50 316 1032, [email protected]

Project Controller: Pauli Sipari, +358 50 570 7291, [email protected]

Project Controller: Essi Rinne, +358 50 589 0820, [email protected]

Project Controller: Sirpa Haaranen, +358 50 379 3019, [email protected]

Project Controller: Jenni Ali-Rekola +358 50 384 1795
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System Administrator: Tarmo Simonen, +358 50 413 0179, [email protected]

Technical Purchases in Otakaari 5: Aleksi Öyry, +358 50 4765 565, [email protected]

Study Coordinator: Antti Ojapelto, +358 50 560 9741, [email protected]

Secretary: Aada Kandzia, +358 50 473 5944, [email protected]

ELEC's secretary team: [email protected]

Aalto University's travel team: +358 29 442 9291, [email protected]

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A night sky with the northern lights visible behind the silhouettes of trees. / Yötaivas, jossa revontulet näkyvät puiden siluettien takana.

Press releases Published: 16.5.2022

The aurora borealis can be heard even when they can’t be seen

Recordings reveal sounds linked with geomagnetic activity that’s too weak to cause northern lights at the same spot

Sakari Harjunpää ja Valentin Rainio Sähköpajalla

Studies Published: 12.5.2022

Aalto University students’ hedgehog robot wins first place in robot competition

Valentin Rainio and Sakari Harjunpää, students at the Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering, built the robot as part of the popular Electrical Engineering Workshop course.

Studies Published: 6.5.2022

Nominate your choice for the Award for Quality Teaching 2021-2022

Nominate your choice for the Award for Quality Teaching at the School of Electrical Engineering.

Arni-huoneen seinissä on käännettävät paneelit. Huoneeseen sijoitettu pallokaiutin soittaa ääntä kaikkiin eri suuntiin, ja akustiikan ominaisuudet voidaan mitata useilla mikrofoneilla samanaikaisesti. Kuva: Aalto-yliopisto / Karolina Prawda

Press releases, Research & Art Published: 29.3.2022

The Rule of Two helps making spaces sound better

Researchers developed the new acoustic measurement technique in a room with more acoustic combinations than there are ants on Earth.

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The Aalto Acoustics Lab

Acoustics Lab is a multidisciplinary research center of the Aalto University. It has outstanding facilities for sound-related research, including three anechoic chambers, a listening room, sound-proof listening booths, a large amount of loudspeakers and headphones, and high-quality microphones and other measurement equipment.

Public defence in Signal Processing Technology, M.Sc.(Tech.) Elias Raninen

The title of the thesis is Contributions to the Theory and Estimation of High-dimensional Covariance Matrices

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Lectures and seminars 6.10.2022 14:00 – 16:00

CS Research Day 2022

CS Research Day is an annual event for computer science researchers and students. The point of the event is networking and getting to know what other computer science researchers are doing. Everyone is welcome!

Published: 4.4.2018
Updated: 30.3.2022

Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics