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Karlos Artto Teacher of the Year 2022

Professor Karlos Artto has been nominated as the Teacher of the Year by the Industrial Engineering and Management students.
Awards and Recognition
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Karlos Artto, Teacher of the Year 2022

Aalto awards 2022 – Propose nominees

Which person, team or act should be recognised as playing a role in our university’s success? Share your views by 25 May!
For Aalto community
Awards and Recognition, University
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Students and staff celebrating together on campus

The Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters has awarded Mika A. Sillanpää for his outstanding contributions to promote quantum research

The research team led by Sillanpää was able to establish quantum entanglement between a pair of macroscopic drumheads.
Awards and Recognition
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Mika Sillanpää, Aalto University. Photo: Mikko Raskinen.

Interruption to water supply in Otaniemi 9.5.2022

Water supply was cut before noon but returned to normal by midday
Campus, Incidents, University
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Graphic illustration of distruptions in internet signal, electricity, water and other maintenance items

Open Access Publishing Is the Predominant Publishing Method at Aalto University – From 13% to 82% in Eight Years

We have come a long way since Aalto University published its first open access recommendation in 2014.
Research & Art, University
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An arrow on a yellow background

New open access publishing agreement with IOP Publishing

Publish open access in IOP Publishing hybrid journals without APC fee.
For Aalto community
Research & Art
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Keltainen Aalto-kynä, kuvituskuva

Digital tracing apps should incorporate social connections to mitigate disease outbreaks

Digital tracing models could benefit from a closer look at social connections between app-users.
Research & Art
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Illustration of digital pandemic tracing networks

Nominate a winner for Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award

The award is given to teams that do pioneering work in the areas of education development, improvement of the excellence and impact of research and artistic activity; or the international success of the Aalto community.
Awards and Recognition
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Aalto University campus. Photo: Anni Kääriä

Space 21 is now officially open – come visit and explore!

Radical Creativity team will be hosting monthly morning coffees at Space 21, the living room of Radical Creativity
Campus, University
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Space 21 logo taped on the glass door with the place itself visible through it.

Learn to sail skilfully through uncertain times

In May 2022 a group of Aaltonians participated in a workshop to increase capacity for change, learn to rely on intuition and challenge the current perceptions of learning and problem-solving
Campus
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Three people in a calm environment on their knees with different distance to camera, all facing right.

Finnish pioneer in artificial intelligence

At the beginning of the 1980s, Teuvo Kohonen started thinking about how the human brain processed information – and came up with a significant milestone in artificial intelligence studies: the self-organising map.
Aalto Magazine
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Mustavalkoisessa arkistokuvassa Teuvo Kohonen istuu vanhanaikaisen tietokoneen äärellä.

Pulse Survey 11.-12.4. results: work-life balance improved

The survey collected feedback on hybrid way of working
For Aalto community
University
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A woman wearing a black jacket sits by a table in room, with sunlight beaming down from the windows above. She sits by the table looking at her laptop while holding onto a pen. A tablet and notebook lay open near the laptop. Pic by Kalle Kataila / Aalto University

Could wearable memes be the new fashion statement?

Digital fashion practices can amplify our artists - or trolls - within.
Research & Art
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A collection of textiles and electronics to be used in a digital batch for student overalls.

How does an oil company make a green leap? Can the procurement community help Ukraine out of trouble? Welcome to the Prodeko seminar on responsible business on 6 May!

The theme of this year's Prodeko seminar is Navigating Responsibility and Growth, and speakers include Kaisa Hietala, Exxon Mobil's Board of Directors, and Sammeli Sammalkorpi, CEO of Sievo Oy.
Research & Art
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Prodeko seminar Navigating Responsibility and Growth takes place on 6 May, 2022.

The 5G Hack the Mall summer course

This year’s Aalto University 5G summer course will again be held as an online training course from 6 to 17 June 2022.
Research & Art, Studies
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Backed by 5G online event

ABB Oy donates 360 000 euros ɫɫÀ² University

'The world is undergoing a major transformation, and it is important to take care of competence development. High-quality research and future top experts will continue to support Finland's competitiveness,' says Pekka Tiitinen, CEO of ABB Oy.
Cooperation
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Students at laboratory

Mikko Möttönen and his team aim to rein in qubit errors

Professor Mikko Möttönen of Aalto University and VTT has received a €2.5 million ERC Advanced Grant from the European Research Council for the ConceptQ project. This is the fifth time Möttönen has received one of the extremely competitive ERC grants.
Press releases
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Mikko Möttönen and his Quantum Computing and Devices (QCD) group carry out research in Micronova. Photo Mikko Raskinen.

Meet Airi and Joona, Aalto’s student representatives in the Unite! university alliance

We talked to Airi and Joona about their new roles as Unite!’s student representatives and got some great ideas and advice from them.
Appointments, Cooperation, University
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Airi Nevalainen ja Joona Huikuri Aallon opiskelijaedustajiksi Unite-yliopistoverkostoon

Data mycelium and a sculptural illusion - winning proposals of Aalto University's public art competition celebrate engineering

The artworks will be located in the K2 and K3 buildings in the Aalto University Works block
Campus, Press releases, University
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Illustration image of public art competition winning proposal Mycelium of the Future by Pasi Rauhala

Pulled toward the light – measuring how a laser beam compresses water

An international group of researchers coordinated by Professor Nelson Astrath from State University of Maringá (Brazil) has measured the force density laser light exerts within a water column as it passes through.
Press releases
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Artistic illustration of radial pressure distribution in water excited by a laser pulse. Picture: Mikko Partanen, Aalto University.