Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI (external link)
A community of experts that brings together top talents in academia, industry and the public sector to solve real-life problems using both existing and novel AI.
Key Research Area: Digitalisation and AI
Digital technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics and mobile communications are cut through the whole society. In this page we give pointers to our research in the area. In the left-hand side navigation you will find our guidance and support for researchers, students and staff using AI tools in their work.
This area represents over one third of the scientific publications and university education in the field of digitalisation and AI in Finland.
This forms the foundation for our spearhead in Finland’s drive towards the technological transformation of many aspects of society – from new consumer services to media, entertainment, education, health care, retail, and several areas of industry.
Research in digitalisation and AI relates to both theory and practice: computational and mathematical sciences, software and hardware technologies, secure communications, digital media, services, and engineering and management across technologies and industrial sectors.
This combination provides an excellent launching pad for interdisciplinary innovations. For instance, digitalisation and social media are topics which may only be profoundly understood via multidisciplinary viewpoints combining arts, business, science and technology.
Focus areas
- Artificial intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Digital services
- Telecommunications
- Power Systems
- Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- Acoustics and Audio Technology
Upcoming events
Build Agents for Research
Join us for a hands-on workshop on how to build agents to support your research work.
AI in research work, Oct 22, 2026
Learn about generative artificial intelligence in research work with Data Agents Dr. Enrico Glerean, Dr. Pedro Silva, and Dr. Emrecan Gulay
AI agents unveiled – How AI agents work behind the scenes, Oct 27, 2026
Everything you wanted to know about AI agents and never dared to ask, with RSE Simo Tuomisto.
AI Training 29. Oct: Explore and try out MyCourses AI Assistant (in Finnish)
Explore the new MyCourses AI Assistant and try how you can create an AI-based chat for your course workspace. The event includes a short introduction of approximately 15 minutes, followed by a supported hands-on opportunity to test the tool with experts. The tool works within MyCourses and can be grounded in course or assignment materials uploaded by the teacher and guided by teacher-defined instructions.Latest news in this area
Training available in AI use, research data management, open science + more – register now!
New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2026 are open.
New guidance on the use of AI in thesis work
New guidance on AI in bachelor’s and master’s theses: students must agree AI use in advance with their supervisor and document how it was used.
Aalto ARTS exhibiting AI-inspired designs at Dutch Design Week 2026
Aalto University’s School of Arts, Design and Architecture returns to Dutch Design Week with ‘art-ai-fact’, an exhibition featuring multiple AI-inspired designs.
Web search is now available in Aalto AI Assistant
Web search is now available in Aalto AI Assistant for GPT-5 and Gemini models, enabling it to use up-to-date public web information for questions that depend on recent or external information.Flagships and Centres of Excellence
Quantum Technology Finland – The National Centre of Excellence (external link)
The national Quantum Technology Finland (QTF) Centre of Excellence brings together scientific and technological excellence and cutting-edge research infrastructures to harness quantum phenomena in solid-state-based quantum devices and applications.
ELLIS Institute Finland (external link)
ELLIS Institute Finland is a world-class research hub in AI and machine learning and part of the European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS).
Departments in this area
Department of Computer Science
We are an internationally-oriented community and home to world-class research in modern computer science.
Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis
Our main research areas are algebra and discrete mathematics, analysis, applied mathematics and mechanics, stochastics and statistics, and systems analysis and operations research.
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering (ELE) conducts research and arranges related teaching courses in the fields of electromagnetics, micro and nanotechnology, radio engineering, and space technology.
Department of Information and Communications Engineering
The department of Information and Communications Engineering has a strong focus in the ICT area varying from ICT technology to core electrical engineering and its basic phenomena.
Featured research bodies and networks
House of AI
The centre brings together top researchers and companies to develop new applications and possibilities for artificial intelligence
Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT (external link)
Collaborative institute for research on information technology.
Helsinki-Aalto Institute for Cybersecurity HAIC (external link)
Excellence in information security research and education.
Virtual Acoustics
Professor Tapio Lokki
Aalto Center for Autonomous Systems (external link)
ACAS combines Aalto expertise on various fields to tackle challenging systems-related research problems related to the autonomous operation of networked machines.
AI-DOC – Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence, doctoral program (external link)
Finnish Doctoral Program Network in Artificial Intelligence.
Infrastructure
Aalto Factory of the Future
The Aalto Factory of the Future is an infrastructure to support innovation in future industrial automation, industry 4.0 & 5.0 and beyond. It allows test and trials of advanced technologies, such as future wireless communication (5G / Wifi6 and beyond) in industry.
MAGICS – Media – Arts – Games – Interaction – Computing – Science (external link)
MAGICS is an infrastructure network to support research into motion recording, and virtual environments. It is a joint effort of Aalto University, Tampere University and the University of the Arts Helsinki.
Science-IT
Infrastructure for high-level computational research.
Aalto nextG
Aalto nextG is an infrastructure supporting research on future mobile networks. It is operated by the technical support service in the Department of Information and Communications Engineering, School of Electrical Engineering.
Aalto Studios
Aalto Studios weaves together the players of the creative economy: designers, filmmakers, YouTubers, game developers, performing artists, educators, angel investors, public-sector operators, and more in Finland, Scandinavia, Europe, and beyond.
Aalto Electronics-ICT - Electronics test facilities
School of Electrical Engineering offers 4 electronic test facilities
Key research area contact
Jussi Nissilä
Manager, Digitalisation and AI Key Research Area, Aalto Networking Platform