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Moving forward with Sisu – Important dates for teachers
To get ready for the upcoming academic year 2021-2022 with our new system, Sisu, we have gathered some important dates that are especially important for teaching personnel.

Well moderated! Focus on growth and cryptocurrencies in the discussion between the President of the Republic and Aalto University students
Given a chance to step into big shoes was a show of confidence – and characteristic of Aalto University, says economics student Elina Rauvala, who moderated the event that paved the way for the upcoming Kultaranta Talks.

Self-management makes work more engaging, reduces stress, and speeds up recovery
Responses from 2,000 Finns show that being able to influence the way they work increases wellbeing, whereas controlling hierarchies likely lead to burnout

The builders of digital trust
A society gone online needs encrypters, white hats and appropriately suspicious citizens.

MFA identification mandatory for students
MFA (Multifactor Authentication) is a standard method for protecting cloud services. MFA identification will become mandatory for students during the spring. MFA is already in use by Aalto's staff. It offers better protection for user accounts because in addition to the user name and password, a potential attacker also needs access to the additional authentication method you specify.

Data is the new water: employees’ experiences of data use – part 2
Outi Elina Kansanen and Mikko Inkinen share their experiences of the opportunities and challenges related to data use.

A path to graphene topological qubits
Researchers demonstrate that magnetism and superconductivity can coexist in graphene, opening a pathway towards graphene-based topological qubits

Three Aalto researchers were elected members of the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
The Academy invites distinguished academics and scientists to become members.
Professor Mauri Kostiainen, Professor Matti Liski and Adjunct Professor Sabrina Maniscalco from Aalto were elected this year.
Professor Mauri Kostiainen, Professor Matti Liski and Adjunct Professor Sabrina Maniscalco from Aalto were elected this year.

Conquering the world with refurbished phones
Sami Marttinen bought a phone through an online flea market, but never actually got the device. This incident spurred the creation of used iPhone refurbisher and seller Swappie, which is growing rapidly across Europe.

Everyday choices: Kaie Kubjas, why does mathematics feel safe?
For a professor of mathematics, logical thinking is as important as the provability of results.

Fencing, figure-skating, sailing – any sport can be combined with studies
Aalto University is participating in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Sports Academy Urhea, whose goal is to support the flexible coupling of sporting careers with academic studies.

Disturbance in networks on Tuesday, 27 April 2021 at 12.33 – 13.10
In Aalto telecommunications network there were disturbances on Tuesday, 27 April at 12.33 – 13.10. Problem is fixed now.

Will AI make us better humans? Why we must be cautious
It’s not news that digitalisation and AI are transforming how we live, work, consume and behave.

Why should people study cyber security?
Aalto University Professor Jarno Limnéll and student Jasu Vehtari explain what the most interesting aspects of cyber security are and why it is a useful subject to study.

Physicist Mika A. Sillanpää wins a multi-million euro research grant to support work reconciling quantum mechanics and general relativity
The team is trying to solve a hundred-year-old mystery of physics with the help of small gold spheres and extremely low temperatures. The observation of tiny gravitational forces between vibrating spheres may solve the mystery.

EIT Digital Master School student runner up in Imagine Cup World Championship
The innovation that brought Tian and her two friends to a runner up position, winning 2500 USD on prize money Azure credits, is called Wellmask. This is an artificial intelligence social mask that makes social interaction under COVID-19 easier and more fun.

Share your ideas for the Aalto University Equality Plan 2022–2024
How should we develop the equality, diversity and inclusion of the Aalto community? Member of Aalto community, please share your views on the Aalto.fi discussion by 7 June

Artificial intelligence model developed by Finnish researchers predicts which key of the immune system opens the locks of coronavirus
With an artificial intelligence (AI) method developed by researchers at Aalto University and University of Helsinki, researchers can now link immune cells to their targets and for example uncouple which white blood cells recognize SARS-CoV-2. The developed tool has broad applications in understanding the function of immune system in infections, autoimmune disorders, and cancer.

Pinja Helasuo, preparing for Wappu: We are in this together
According to physics student Pinja Helasuo, the most challenging thing in daily life during COVID-19 has been tolerating spending all the time in the same room. The Guild of Physics and Helasuo’s closest friends and family have helped her cope. Helasuo was also involved in launching the WappuApu fundraising campaign to prevent student loneliness.

ENRIO 2021 congress takes place online on 27-29 September
The main themes of the congress are research integrity in open science and EU data protection laws. Registration opens on 3 May.
