Read the news
1873
results for
News, School of Electrical Engineering
Board convened on 24-25 November
Board discussed Aalto University’s operating environment with the community, approved the 2021 budget and the 2022–2024 long-term plan, and appointed Jouko Lampinen for a second term as dean of the School of Science.

Applications now open ɫɫÀ² International Talent Programme – initiative brings companies and international students together through group mentoring
Aalto International Talent Programme applications is now open. The programme brings together companies and international students through group mentoring.

Tapio Lokki appointed Head of the Department of Signal Processing and Acoustics
Risto Wichman will continue as Deputy Department Head. The appointments are for the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2022.

Tenured Professors' Installation Talks with a new concept
In short videos, Professors talk about their field and research.

Changes to access control during 7.12. - check your access tokens and set a PIN code
Access for students and staff to the university’s special zones will change during Monday 7.12. Remember to go through your tokens and check your PIN code.

Aalto-Helsinki student team awarded gold medal in iGEM 2020 Giant Jamboree
The student team's awarded solution tackles pharmaceutical pollution in wastewaters.

Funding for strategic research
Projects funded by the Academy of Finland study the importance of urban green spaces in carbon sequestration and the reliable utilization of social and health services data

Alumnus Asad Awan awarded for the best doctoral thesis in the field of technology
Awan’s doctoral research deals with the control methods for more efficient electric motors, which could replace traditional induction motors in industrial applications and help reduce the carbon footprint of motor driven systems
My tip for you: Think and ask ‘why’ often enough
Tomi Erho develops the university's innovation activities and commercialisation processes.

Three Aalto University professors among the world’s most highly cited researchers in 2020
Professors Arkady V. Krasheninnikov, Zhipei Sun and Tarik Taleb have been named on the annual Highly Cited Researchers list from Clarivate.

Access control practices are changing - read the instructions on how to proceed
The changes will take effect during December 2020, and will apply to everyone on Otaniemi campus.

Challenges of the Millennium Youth Prize announced
The challenges of the Millennium Youth Prize 2021 are related to genetic engineering, recycling of battery metals and food waste in stores.

Researcher Sakira Hassan encourages companies to dive headfirst into their data
Data Scientist Sakira Hassan believes that when we can harness AI to transform data into knowledge and the means to forecast the future, we are not far away from building a smart world of science fiction.

Coronavirus exposure in Food & Co A Bloc and Startup Sauna
A person in the Food & Co A Bloc Restaurant in A Bloc on 9–12 November and in Startup Sauna on 10–12 November between 8.00 and 16.00 has been confirmed to have contracted coronavirus (COVID-19).

Working desk reservations via Aalto Space
The reservation of working stations with the Aalto Space application will be extended to the use of School of Economics, School of Electrical Engineering and School of Engineering.

A doctorate prepares you for a career in industry, too
For Antti Alahäivälä, doctoral studies were a day job that allowed him to focus on interesting research and self-development. His doctoral research provided a strong foundation for his current work at Wärtsilä.

Aalto Talent Expo Online organized virtually between 12th - 14th of January 2021
Due to the situation regarding COVID-19, the physical event Aalto Talent Expo (which was postponed to January 2021) will be organized virtually. The name of the new event is Aalto Talent Expo Online.

What would you like to ask the Aalto University Board?
Members of the Board will answer questions related to the long-term development of the university at a community event on 24 November – you can propose questions in advance and tell us about weak signals you may have noticed!

Corporate partners are very satisfied with the collaboration with Aalto University
Our corporate partners would like to develop new models for encountering students, networking, and multidisciplinary research collaboration.
