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The latest installation lectures available on video

Aalto University's newly tenured professors reveal the secrets of miniature robotics and optimizing human-computer interaction, among other things.

The newly tenured professors together with President Tuula Teeri and Vice Presidents Tuija Pulkkinen and Eero Eloranta. Photo by Jaakko Kahilaniemi

As part of the university's tenure track career system, the newly appointed tenured professors delivered their installation lectures on their own research 15 March 2017. The videos of the lectures are available on Aalto University's YouTube channel. The lectures are in English.

Ingmar Björkman
Department of Management, School of Business

Alexander Frey
Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, School of Chemical Engineering

Katsuyuki Haneda
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, School of Electrical Engineering

Sampsa Hyysalo
Department of Design, School of Arts, Design and Architecture

Ville Kyrki
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, School of Electrical Engineering

Teemu Leinonen
Department of Media, School of Arts, Design and Architecture

Tuuli Mattelmäki
Department of Design, School of Arts, Design and Architecture

Maarit Mäkelä
Department of Design, School of Arts, Design and Architecture


Antti Oulasvirta
Department of Communications and Networking, School of Electrical Engineering

Risto Rajala
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, School of Science

Hele Savin
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, School of Electrical Engineering

Stavros Tripakis
Department of Computer Science, School of Science

Quan Zhou
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation, School of Electrical Engineering

Read also professors' interviews:

Quan Zhou - Researchers need a child-like mind and plenty of guts

Maarit Mäkelä - From class teacher to a creativity researcher

Risto Rajala - Service economy researcher doubles as do-gooder

Alexander Frey wants to cut health costs with specialised yeast

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