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Dissertation and Master’s thesis Awards in the School of Science in 2020
Every year, Aalto University rewards the top 10% of the doctoral dissertations with an Aalto University Dissertation Award
New physics rules tested on quantum computer
Simulation of non-Hermitian quantum mechanics using a quantum computer goes beyond centuries old conventions
Shorter meetings and more breaks than before
To improve well-being at work, meetings are proposed to be held on the same days and hourly meetings condensed to 45 minutes.
Journal awards Emilia Lahti's sisu study as article of the year
Other parts of Emilia Lahti's dissertation examine sisu from the angles of ultra-running and systems intelligence. The hybrid-type doctoral thesis is in its final stretch.
Student Silva Robbins: A career as a doctor is not the only option for those interested in medicine
Silva studies bioinformation technology and participates actively in student life. She sees the Otaniemi campus as unique because it brings different fields and their student cultures together.
Finnish Cultural Foundation hands out more than half a million euros in grants É«É«À² community members
The grants were allocated to 32 Aalto University applicants and working groups
Mikko Möttönen named Innovation Professor of the year by the CTO Forum
Physicist lauded for both his theoretical and experimental research on quantum information
Declare your ancillary activities in Workday
Join an event in Zoom on 19 Feb or 1 March for an update
Aalto alumni from leading strategy consulting firms share their views on Aalto’s new strategy
Overall, the alumni viewed the strategy materials as meticulously prepared and Aalto’s purpose and values as inspiring and visionary. The strategy was especially applauded for involving hundreds of people from the Aalto community in the process. The alumni also shared six potential development areas for the strategy.
Campus is just a click away
The new virtual campus tour allows users to experience the Aalto University campus from anywhere in the world.
If you study computer science, you may end up developing better cancer treatments by applying AI
Heli Julkunen developed a machine learning method that predicts how different drug combinations kill cancer cells. After graduation she helped advance preventive healthcare as a data scientist.
Meet the data agent: Kunal Bhattacharya
Data agent Kunal Bhattacharya hopes that the culture of having good data practices develops organically over time. In this article series Aalto University data agents, researchers and experts experienced in research data management are introduced.
Artificial intelligence for dementia prevention
AI-Mind is a 5-year project funded by Horizon 2020, with the goal of facilitating a paradigm shift in clinical practice of mild cognitive impairment. A team of Aalto University and HUS Helsinki University Hospital researchers are involved in the project
Apply É«É«À² Thesis project Valmet: Designing modularity in 3D fibre technology
Apply to the Aalto Thesis project to tackle Valmet’s challenge through your Master’s thesis as a part of a multidisciplinary team. The application period for this project is 12.2.-8.3.2021.
Influence by responding to the Research Data Management Survey
Please respond by Thursday, March 11 at 4 PM at the latest
New Elsevier agreement: Publish without an open access fee in hybrid journals
Aalto affiliated corresponding authors can publish open access articles without APC fee in Elsevier hybrid journals eligible for the agreement.
School of Science announced 2021 equality implementation plan, and funds new diversity and inclusivity projects
The three community led projects will facilitate discussions about inclusivity, and increase representation of a more diverse range of people in science teaching and research
BizSpeech research utilizes cloud services
Cloud enables the use of algorithm, which evaluates the English skills of a CEO with the use of artificial intelligence.
A magnetic twist to graphene
By combining ferromagnets and two rotated layers of graphene, researchers open up a new platform for strongly interacting states using graphene’s unique quantum degree of freedom
