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Professor Maarit Salolainen: 鈥楳ultidisciplinary cooperation is the key to solving sustainability issues in the textile field鈥
Professor of Textile Design Maarit Salolainen wants to see closer cooperation not only between research in different fields but also between the university, the industry and resellers to bring about change.
Aalto AI Assistant and an extensive AI service guidance has been published
Aalto AI Assistant, our own ChatGPT, is now published for the whole Aalto personnel. Similar service is planned for students as well, in early fall 2024. Also, check out the new extensive guidance pages regarding Aalto's internal AI services, as well as list of AI projects and AI services' roadmap.
Unite! Seed Fund 2024 awards funding to 13 applications with Aalto's involvement
The Unite! Seed Fund aims to stimulate and support bottom-up proposals by teachers, researchers and students for collaborative activities.
Murata mentors international students in the International Talent Program
The Aalto International Talent Program聽brings together international students and companies. Murata has been involved since 2021 mentoring over 60 international students.
New book tells the story of the birth of Aalto University
"Aalto. The birth of the University" outlines the extraordinary administrative-political-social process that led to the formation of Aalto University.
Kiia Einola thinks that buildings should support the well-being of us all
Kiia Einola's study journey at Aalto University extends from bachelor's studies all the way to doctoral research. Summer job during her master's studies sparked Kiia's interest in smart building research. She is currently working on her doctoral dissertation in smart building services engineering by collaborating with Helvar, a company specializing in electrical engineering.
Board approved the financial plan 2025鈥2028 and had a campus tour
The Aalto University Board鈥檚 meeting was held on campus 10-11 June
New features available in course feedback tool in June 2024
New features in course feedback tool will be available after 17.6.2024 update. New features will develop the tool to be more user friendly.
Aalto computer scientists in CVPR 2024
Two papers from the Department of Computer Science were accepted to the Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference (CVPR).
American and Finnish universities collaborate to drive SDG advancement and innovation
American and Finnish universities collaborate on SDG innovation during a week-long training event, fostering global sustainability solutions.
Seija Linnanm盲ki: 鈥楥limate change forces us to rethink air conditioning for comfort鈥
In our I claim series Seija Linnanm盲ki says that increasing cooling air conditioning cannot be the only solution to manage indoor climate.
Alumni encounters from Seattle to Bangalore
Over the past year, we have met with our alumni in more than 10 cities around the world.
External service provider for safety and reception services will change gradually starting from August
The service provider for Otaniemi campus and Aalto T枚枚l枚 will change from Securitas to Palmia starting from 1 August 2024
Aalto University has an internal deadline for the Research Council of Finland麓s Centres of Excellence Call on 28 August 2024
The Research Council of Finland has announced that the call for Finnish Centres of Excellence in Research 2026鈥2033 opens on 4 September 2024, and the deadline for letters of intent is 25 September 2024. Aalto has an internal deadline on 28 August 2024.
Doctoral research seeks textile dyes from nature and bioproduction side streams
Aalto University and the Natural Resources Institute Finland are developing bio-based textile dyes.
Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 gathered open science experts from all over Finland
Over 90 participants attended in person and 90 listened in Zoom a range of presentations on artificial intelligence, legal and security issues and data management, alongside the latest news on open science activities in Finland. The event was organised by Aalto University, VTT and Open Science Coordination in Finland.
Improved wood
Finland is known for its wood. The Wood Material Science research group, led by Lauri Rautkari, is, as its name suggests, focused on wood, which is perhaps more interesting now than ever.
Assistant Professor Bianca Beyer receives the prestigious 2024 American Accounting Association Award
Bianca Beyer and co-authors are the recipients of the 2024 AAA-AACSB-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges for their paper 鈥淗ow Does Carbon Footprint Information Affect Consumer Choice? A Field Experiment鈥.
South Korea Lifelong Education Development Foundation and Aalto University Lifewide Learning exchange experiences on lifelong education
The Aalto University Lifewide Learning team were honoured to host the South Korea Lifelong Education Development Foundation on Aalto University campus in May 2024.
Aalto computer scientists in SoCG 2024
Three papers from the Department of Computer Science were accepted to Symposium on Computational Geometry (SoCG).
