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Oxford researchers mapped the world’s AI data centers.
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The exhibition showcases student work that combines math and arts.
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Pauliina Ilmonen appointed as Dean of the Aalto University School of Science
Ilmonen will start her five-year term on 1 June 2026
Deepika Yadav leverages technology to improve women's health
Deepika Yadav recently began as an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) and interaction design for health and wellbeing.
Sebastian Szyller: I want to make machine learning more dependable and resilient to attacks
Sebastian Szyller has been appointed assistant professor at Aalto University Department of Computer Science as from 1 September 2025. He studies how to train privacy-preserving machine learning models, how to safeguard them and ensure robust predictions in untrusted environments
Meet the new ELLIS Institute PIs: Azade Farshad advances AI for medical applications
Farshad’s research background is in computer vision and generative models.
Future makers research batteries, cryptography and plastic recycling
The Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation awarded 3.5 million euros in research funding to eight projects, five from Aalto University.Our experts in the media
Päivi Törmä in New Scientist (external link)
Prof. Törmä explains how quantum geometry can be a tool for creating new materials.
Juha Lahnakoski in New Scientist (external link)
Lahnakoski and others examined how the inhabitants of Mesopotamia almost 3000 years ago mapped emotions onto the human body
Ana Triana in HuffPost UK (external link)
This Is How Long One Bad Night's Sleep Actually Impacts You For – And I'm Horrified
Timo Vuori in Kauppalehti (external link)
Timo Vuori says in the interview (in Finnish) that emotional skills are now considered as a competitive factor.
Pärttyli Rinne and others in Newsweek (external link)
Scientists Reveal Where the Brain Feels Love—and Which Type Is Strongest
Päivi Törmä and others in Popular Mechanics (external link)
Scientists Think ‘Hurricanes of Light’ Could Future-Proof the Internet
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Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January 2026
Gain an early overview of the Unite! Seed Fund Call of Spring 2026. The call includes three funding lines: Student Activities, Teaching and Learning, and Research and PhD.
Deepika Yadav leverages technology to improve women's health
Deepika Yadav recently began as an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) and interaction design for health and wellbeing.
New prior licence model ensures immediate open access to Aalto’s research publications
Prior licence model supports immediate open access and researchers' rights to their peer-reviewed manuscripts.
A new way to measure contagion: the gut bacterium behind blood poisoning can spread like influenza
Neither the antibiotic-resistant nor the highly virulent strains are the most transmissible.What's on?
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Public defence in Computer Science, M.Sc. Maryam Astero
Deep learning models for predicting molecular reactions and transformations—bridging AI and chemistry.
Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom
Join and ask anything about research data management and open science.
Public defence in Engineering Physics, M.Sc. Lauri Kurki
Methods for sample recognition for high-resolution scanning probe microscopy images
Aalto Data Agents' weekly support hour on Zoom
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'It was never obvious to me that I would pursue studies in a technical field – but choosing Aalto University turned out to be an excellent decision.'
What is it like to study in the Master's programme in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)?
A dire need for experts in mathematics and analytical reasoning opened a world of possibilities for Matilde Costa
A fascinating course offering, the opportunity for paid summer internships, and high-quality education. Aalto University’s Mathematics and Operations Research programme was the right choice for Matilde Costa, who has a passion for algebra and number theory.
"It is a privilege to have this much freedom of choice” – master's programme opened up top-notch research opportunities and career paths from electronics to machine learning
Appealing opportunities for interesting summer jobs and the prospect of conducting a thesis in a preferred subject drew Evren Korkmazgil to enroll in the Engineering Physics master's programme at Aalto University.
Information networks brought Ruusu Kukkurainen and Ida Koponen together – podcast hosts talk openly about highs and lows of student life
Ida Koponen and Ruusu Kukkurainen host a podcast in which they share their experiences as university students.
Master's student Anna Huttunen: ‘Listening to others can help you listen to yourself’
Anna Huttunen, a multi-year student tutor and current wellbeing ambassador, shares her thoughts on student wellbeing and how it could be improved.
Emil Stråka: It’s interesting to see physicists and chemists complement each other’s expertise
'It’s interesting to see how physicists and chemists can be looking at the same system, and yet arrive at very different conclusions, questions, and results. In LIBER Center of Excellence, you can see the expertise from different disciplines.'
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