News

Grants from Matti Lehti fund for the year 2024 awarded

The Matti Lehti fund has been donated to develop and encourage research, teaching and studies on digital information society in the School of Business
Digital light show. Photo: Mikko Raskinen
Photo: Aalto University/Mikko Raskinen

Timo Korkeamäki, The Dean of the School of Business, has made a decision on Matti Lehti grants for the year 2024. 

The Matti Lehti fund has been donated to develop and encourage research, teaching and studies on digital information society in the School of Business. The School of Business is co-funding part of the grants.

Grants are given to:

Doctoral researcher Jiancio Liao for research expenses on a study titled “Effects of Generative Artificial Intelligence Identity Disclosure on Consumer Behavior: Mechanisms and Response Strategies”, 3000 €

Professors Eeva Vilkkumaa and Pekka Malo for research expenses on a study titled “What kinds of heuristics do people use when making multiattribute choices?”, 6000 €

Professor Matti Rossi for expenses on conducting an “Experiment with Generative Adversarial Neural Networks on the Digital Platform”, 6000 €

Professor Yong Liu for research and travel expenses related to a study titled “Embracing the Future: Service Robots for Business Values and Social Welfare”, 6000 €

Doctoral researcher Sidhant Ritwick for travel expenses related to a study titled “Physicians versus Google Doctors: The Evolution of the Relationship Between Experts and Laypersons Through Digital Tools”, 3000 €

Doctoral researcher Ksenia Lashkova for travel expenses related to a study titled “Customer engagement in gamified digital branded environments: insights for AI-based personalization”, 1500 €

The total sum of all the grants is 25500 euros.

Call for Matti Lehti grant proposals 2024

The applications must relate to the theme of digital information society

Read more
Aalto logo placed on a gravel path.
  • Published:
  • Updated:

Read more news

Suvi Hirvonen-Ere
Press releases, Research & Art Published:

Public defence: Why has the sustainability break-through been lagging, and how could it be accelerated, and gain profitable business growth?

Suvi Hirvonen-Ere proposes that commercial and contract management will be utilized to accelerate both sustainability targets and economically profitable business growth in the corporate world
Main entrance to the Viima building
Research & Art Published:

Future buildings are both producers and users of energy

An innovative new structure developed at Aalto University improves the efficiency of plate heat exchangers by up to 20%. When connected to a heat pump, it has a wide range of applications, from domestic hot water heating to geothermal installations and ventilation in buildings.
Construction worker looking straight to camera
Press releases, Research & Art Published:

Up to 80% of work on construction sites is inefficient, and also safety is affected by constant interruptions

Most of the work carried out on construction sites does not directly affect the actual progress of the work. However, a recent doctoral dissertation found an easy way to improve construction productivity and, at the same time, well-being: monitoring employees' activities.
Concrete staircase leading upstairs, a painting hanging on the wall on the left
Campus, Research & Art, University Published:

Shared imagination and the idea of waves - two new public art collections were unveiled

The art collections of Marsio and Kide buildings were published.