Professor Kimmo Kaski’s farewell seminar attracted renowned researchers to Aalto
15. toukokuu 2018
Professor Kaski, pioneer of computational complex systems research in Finland, will continue to work as senior adviser at Aalto.
Other
Academician Risto Nieminen elected as foreign associate of the US National Academy of Sciences
9. toukokuu 2018
The election is a prestigious recognition of Nieminen’s scientific achievements.
Science and art Press releases
AI-created family trees confirm class divisions in Finland in the 18th and 19th century
3. toukokuu 2018
The genealogy algorithm AncestryAI efficiently combines huge amounts of birth data.
Science and art Press releases
2.7 billion tweets confirm: echo chambers in Twitter are very real
24. huhtikuu 2018
Bipartisan users, who try to bridge the echo chambers, pay a price for their work: they become less central in their network, lose connections to their communities and receive less endorsements from others.
Press releases Science and art
Summer school: Number theory and coding theory - contemporary applications in security
9. huhtikuu 2018
The school is aimed at students at all levels (BSc/MSc/PhD) and postdocs.
Studies
The traits of fast typists discovered by analysing 136 million keystrokes
5. huhtikuu 2018
An online study with 168,000 people shows large variation in typing speeds and styles.
Press releases Science and art
Borrow a researcher for an hour – top digital experts offer free Skype conversations and coaching 23–27 April
4. huhtikuu 2018
Are you interested in 5G, blockchains, crowdsourcing or perhaps digital ethics? Call a researcher week offers a unique opportunity to have a chat with experts.
Science and art Press releases Cooperation
Mathematical method exposes differences between social and healthcare providers
29. maaliskuu 2018
A more comprehensive assessment of service quality makes it possible to cut social and healthcare spending without affecting the quantity or quality of the services.
Science and art Press releases
Leading trends in AI – a new weekly minisymposium
20. maaliskuu 2018
Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI launches a series of minisymposia on leading trends in Finnish AI research.
Other
School of Science dissertation awards 2018
14. maaliskuu 2018
The doctoral dissertation awards 2018 were presented 9 March at the traditional Get-together for doctoral candidates.
Other
The technology sector is more versatile than girls in middle school had thought
9. maaliskuu 2018
A strong basic degree as well as language and communication skills are central in working life.
Studies Science and art
AI application for treatment of gestational diabetes
7. maaliskuu 2018
AI allows individualized predictions for expectant mothers and newborn children. The aim of the individual recommendations is a positive experience for the user combined with activity that is beneficial for the glucose level.
Science and art Cooperation
Social support improves the results of online courses
6. maaliskuu 2018
Despite the results, researchers don't recommend using friends as learning support. This kind of support from friends can lead to superficial learning and prevent the development of skills.
Studies Science and art
Rid of routine coding – AI automates the construction of large information systems
6. maaliskuu 2018
A new technology under development will bring down development costs so much that complex systems can be built from scratch.
Science and art Press releases
Professor emerita Kaisa Nyberg receives Finnish Cultural Foundation award
28. helmikuu 2018
Kaisa Nyberg was awarded for effective protection of information and secure communication.
Honored Science and art
Love and fear are visible across the brain instead of being restricted to any brain region
14. helmikuu 2018
The brain mechanisms of basic emotions such as anger and happiness are fairly similar across people. Differences are greater in social emotions, such as gratitude and contempt.
Science and art
Parallel computing to assist in the control and quality control of steel furnaces
7. helmikuu 2018
The results of Christian Westerlund's Master's thesis promote the productivity of the steel industry. The thesis is based on multidisciplinary studies at Aalto University.
Studies Science and art
Half a million euros in donations for a new Information Networks Professor at Aalto
10. tammikuu 2018
Aalto University will use the funds to establish a new Professor of Practice for the Information Networks degree programme.
Press releases Cooperation
Extensive strategic cooperation between Nokia and Aalto University
4. tammikuu 2018
The areas of partnership include artificial intelligence and data networks.
Cooperation
Artificial Intelligence Day attracted 600 people fascinated by AI
19. joulukuu 2017
The Artificial Intelligence Day brought together researchers, companies and the public sector involved in the fast-developing field of AI.
Cooperation Science and art
Huawei and F-Secure will donate to student scholarships through the Helsinki-Aalto Center for Information Security HAIC
18. joulukuu 2017
The goal is to attract the best students worldwide to meet the acute and growing need for information security professionals.
Science and art Studies
Night owls have larger social networks than early birds
7. joulukuu 2017
Data and traces of our mobile phone use and digital behaviour can be used to understand and treat mental health disorders.
Science and art Press releases
Conflicting views on social media balanced by an algorithm
5. joulukuu 2017
Selected influential users can efficiently spread information on both sides of a controversial discussion.
Science and art
Nokia Foundation Recognition Award to Finland's pioneer in artificial intelligence, Aalto professor Erkki Oja
23. marraskuu 2017
The award was granted to Erkki Oja, Professor Emeritus from Aalto University, for his pioneering work in machine learning, pattern recognition and neural networks.
Honored Science and art
All of Finland's war cemeteries and fallen soldiers in the WarSampo online application
22. marraskuu 2017
Open data of all of Finland’s casualties in WWII compiled in a unique semantic web application.
Science and art