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Antonina Strzelecka in Otaniemi

Working with medical devices combines Antonina Strzelecka’s interests in engineering and healthcare

In the Health Technology Engineering Master’s Programme, Antonina Strzelecka is hoping to directly benefit patients

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Shimmering Success: Aalto Acoustics Lab team wins Best Paper at DAFx 2026

The paper reimagines the popular 'shimmer' effect, known for its ethereal, pitch-shifted ambience

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Five things everyone should know about photonics

Most of the digital devices we use daily rely on photonics. As artificial intelligence continues to grow, photonics will continue to make data centres more energy-efficient, says Paul Verrinder, Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at Aalto University.

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Aalto University offers ready-made lesson materials for teaching cybersecurity for grades 3–6

Using these materials, teachers can help pupils in grades 3–6 learn safe internet use, how to recognize scams, how to protect personal information, and how to think critically.

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Three rising Aalto University researchers secure highly sought-after EU funding

In their research projects, Dominik Baumann, Tero Mäkinen and Owies Wani develop the training of reinforcement learning agents, a better understanding of the physics of material damage and electrolyte structures for energy storage.

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The Semi-Summer programme once again offered students summer jobs and research opportunities

The programme, funded by companies in the semiconductor industry, aims to strengthen students' skills in this rapidly growing field

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Recruitment to begin for position of Aalto University President

Aalto University is more than a workplace. It is an open community,  building a sustainable future for the coming generations. 
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University web services outage mostly resolved

Some of Aalto’s web services were temporarily closed on Wednesday
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Participate in the Winter 2026-2027 trainings!

Employees are offered plenty of staff training opportunities - have a look at the course offerings and register!
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Join the Aalto Innovation Week community events

Aalto Innovation Week, taking place in Otaniemi from 16 to 20 November 2026, brings together events focused on entrepreneurship and innovation. Members of the Aalto community are warmly welcome to attend the events organised for the community.

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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.
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Public defence, Communications Engineering and Networking Technology, MSc Xinze Li

Machine Learning-Enhanced Localization based on 5G System.
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Data storage and management for Aalto researchers, Oct 28, 2026

Learn best practices in data storage at Aalto University.
Ask a Data Agent, weekly RDM support hour, 1-2 PM on Zoom
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Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom

Join and ask anything about research data management and open science.
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