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School of Electrical Engineering
Electrifying the Future
As our student, you can find solutions to issues related to sustainable development and human well-being.
Care robots, speech recognition, micromaterials, galaxies near and far away – the School of Electrical Engineering is so much more than electricity and smart power grids, as we study many topics you might not initially associate with the electrical industry. We take part in solving the great challenges humanity is facing, such as climate change, the depletion of natural resources and an aging population.
News highlights
You can find all the news related to the School of Electrical Engineering here.
Around the world in seven months – Aalto student Anton Eklund prepares for demanding sailing competition
Eklund, a student of electrical engineering and automation, has put the lessons he has learned at Aalto to the test as he has renovated his team’s sailboat.
Aalto University students combine an open microprocessor with an AI accelerator
In the recent past, Aalto students implemented a simple processor. Now, they have further refined its structure and combined it with an AI accelerator.
Study at the School of Electrical Engineering
Electricity is everywhere, and our society would not function without it. As a student at the School of Electrical Engineering, you can find solutions to issues related to sustainable development and human well-being.
Get to know our research: our departments and Metsähovi Radio Observatory
Our research is based on excellent cooperation, and we have exceptionally good connections to the business world. Here at the School of Electrical Engineering our students and researchers get a chance to roll up their sleeves, because we conduct a lot of applied research in addition to theoretical research. Our investments in first-class facilities and research equipment ensure that our hard work will help society evolve.
The School of Electrical Engineering has three departments and one separate unit.
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.
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 Electrical Engineering and Automation
The Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation is an ecosystem where scientists and engineers from different fields of microsystems, electrical engineering and automation work together to solve the most challenging scientific problems.
Metsähovi Radio Observatory
Metsähovi Radio Observatory is the only astronomical radio observatory in Finland. Metsähovi’s main instrument is the 14-metre radio telescope, which is used around the clock, every day of the year. Its observational data is used, e.g., for studying active galaxies, the Sun, and the rotation of the Earth.
Our people
You can find more stories about our students, teachers and alumni here and on our Instagram account @aaltoelec.
Alumna Bismoy Jahan: The things I learned from Aalto are related to real-life problems
Bismoy Jahan chose the Master’s Programme in Automation and Electrical Engineering because she believes that in the near future automation will play a big role in our lives.
From a bookstore entrepreneur to a researcher
Assistant Professor Mahdi Pourakbari Kasmaei is researching power and energy system modeling, because the transfer to a carbon-free energy will be fast.
School of Electrical Engineering Alumnus of the Year 2022 Pekka Tiitinen: Electricity sector training opens up diverse career opportunities
Managing Director of ABB Finland encourages students to acquire broad experience of business life already during their studies – because experiencing a range of different work duties can teach you a lot.
Student Zachary Burda wants to develop robots that make people's everyday lives easier
Zachary studies automation and robotics and he has admired Aalto's modern and entrepreneur-friendly outlook since he was in upper secondary school
Latest news
Record number of Aaltonians attended wellbeing & sustainability event
The program included topical speeches about the sustainable development of the campus, with a focus on wellbeing
EIT Digital Innovation Factory (Apply by 15th May 2023)
Are you planning to boost your early-stage digital deep tech startup?
Number of applicants to bachelor’s programmes increased in the national joint application
Over 12 600 applied to Aalto University’s bachelor’s programmes in Finnish and Swedish
Revised certificate-based admission to be introduced in 2026 – the draft scoring model now under consideration at universities
The aim of the Finnish universities is to streamline certificate-based admission and to ensure that the study opportunities are not unnecessarily restricted by subject choices made at general upper secondary level.Join the events
EDUCase Platform organizes a workshop for network HEIs
You are warmly welcome to the Workshop for Network HEIs on Friday 31.3.2023, taking place from 10.00 to 15.00 at Aalto University.Public defence in Power Electronics and Electric Drives, M.Sc. Bahram Pournazarian
The title of the thesis is Artificial Intelligence-based Control Methods for Optimal and Stable Operation of Converter-dominated Microgrids
HelsinCHI Symposium 2023
A one-day symposium exploring HCI research from Aalto University and University of Helsinki. Symposium is a great event for professors, researchers, master's students and professionals in the field of HCI who are looking to expand their knowledge and connect with like-minded individuals.
Mechatronic Circus & Demo Day 2023
Welcome to see the smart devices built by students on mechatronics courses and hear he latest research data, e.g. digital twins, machine vision, and rotating machines on the Demo Day.Student Emmaleena AhonenIn electrical engineering you can build a more responsible and smarter future
Collaborate with the School of Electrical Engineering
We offer multiple forms of collaboration to our alumni, companies and other organisations as well as the public sector.
Foundation for Aalto University Science and Technology
The Foundation supports the scientific research and teaching of technical disciplines. The Foundation awards grants for MSc and DSc theses on a continuous basis, with the help of industry-donated funds.
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