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Ashish Thapliyal: It’s amazing how small interactions can shape your career in unexpected ways

Ashish Thapliyal, a Doctoral Researcher at Aalto University, reflects on his unique educational journey and the valuable experiences he gained while studying at Aalto and Industrial Engineering and Management.
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Ashish Thapliyal in a dark blue shirt stands in front of an Aalto University entrance with brick wall and glass door.

Best Paper Award for Professor Jari Huikku and his colleagues

The award-winning study investigates which strategic factors influence the use of risk analysis techniques (RATs)
Awards and Recognition
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People socialising and networking in a bright room with a round skylight. They are holding drinks and standing near tables.

Aalto University Publication Series is getting a new look

Aalto has revamped its publication series, and with the updates, new templates are now available for the covers. The number of series on offer and the ways to order publications have also been updated.
Research & Art
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A person works on a computer. There is an open book and a pad on the table. Photo by Kalle Kataila.

AI helps detect the severity of diabetes-related eye disease

This advance could enable many new diagnostic applications in the future
Press releases
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Close-up of a human eye with yellow light reflecting in the pupil, highlighting the eyelashes and iris.

A community where personal connections and career paths intertwine

Assistant professor of operations management Siavash Khajavi explains how studying Industrial Engineering and Management helps students develop hard skills through rigorous studies and soft skills through countless interactions and collaboration.
Research & Art
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Siavash Khajavi wearing glasses and a light blue shirt, standing indoors with a window in the background.

Digital doula helps mothers-to-be face the fear of childbirth

Aalto University introduces 12 new world-changing innovations at Slush. On of them is digital doula Natal Mind, a mobile app designed to support the emotional and mental journey undergone by mothers-to-be.
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Artificial intelligence models have been used in the design of the Natal Mind app and especially the cartoon-like digital therapists.

Tarun Sharma rejoins Aalto to give back and make change

Tarun Sharma, Partner & COO of Nokia Ventures, came to Finland for a 6-month stint but stayed on purpose. Now he joins Aalto University Department of Industrial Engineering and Management as Executive in Residence focusing on Corporate Venturing and Entrepreneurship.
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Tarun Sharma

Aalto University's marine technology ranked 22nd globally

Aalto University continued its strong track record with stellar results in the highly regarded ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.
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Kuva jossa teksti ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2024

Partnering with Nokia Bell Labs to support diversity in postgraduate studies

Nokia Bell Labs scholarships were awarded to women pursuing postgraduate studies in the School of Electrical Engineering and in the School of Science.
Cooperation, Studies
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Cyber Security. Photo: Aki-Pekka Sinikoski / Aalto University

Nikos Makris: Our common scientific goal is to understand how the brain works using multi-modal neuroimaging

'I feel extremely comfortable. I don’t see anybody judging and I have total freedom of speech.'
Research & Art
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Nikos Makris in Helsinki, photo by Tiina Aulanko-Jokirinne

Why should everyone study creativity right now?

Chief Human Resources Officer Riitta Silvennoinen is encouraging employees to be radical by taking time for learning. All staff at Aalto have the opportunity to take a basic course in radical creativity during their working hours.
Studies
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Aalto University / Riitta Silvennoinen / Photo: Jaakko Kahilaniemi

A front-row view on today’s major challenges: Corinna Coupette bridges law and technology

Coupette was appointed assistant professor of computer science this autumn
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Corinna Coupette

Five things everyone should know about AI in the workplace

Generative AI seems to be everywhere these days, but does it really make work easier and businesses more productive?
Research & Art
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An illustration image with code and a human against a dark background.

Event on funding opportunities with the U.S. Department of Defense

FARIA (Finnish-American Research & Innovation Accelerator) is excited to invite you to an engaging event focused on the funding opportunities offered by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and expert guidance on developing research proposals. The event will feature international speakers with extensive experience in working with DoD funding, who will share valuable insights on the do's and don'ts of working with U.S. funding.
For Aalto community
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Opportunity for service staff to participate in a research on organisational well-being climate - rewarded with a tailored well-being report and tips

Niina Nurmi would like to invite Aalto's service staff to participate in a survey.
For Aalto community
Research & Art
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kuva Niina Nurmesta

Aalto computer scientists in EMNLP 2024

Department of Computer Science paper accepted to the Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing.
Research & Art
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Computer component, School of Science, photo: Matti Ahlgren, Aalto University

Physicists unlock transformative new way to transmit information over laser light

The discovery, centred around controlling tiny hurricanes of light and electromagnetic fields, could revolutionise how much information we can deliver over cables.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Scientific and artistic support groups visit schools

This time, the focus of reviewing is particularly on the departments
For Aalto community
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A woman passing the Aalto logo

Aalto computer scientists in SOSP 2024

Department of Computer Science paper accepted to the Symposium on Operating Systems Principles
Research & Art
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Artistic illustration: Algorithms over a computer chip

Boost your skills: learn the basics of radical creativity

Creative thinking and related ability to change are core competencies of the future in all fields. Aalto University launched a free online introductory course on radical creativity in Finnish and English on November 14, 2024.
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A man Diving into radical creativity online course. photo Lina Jelanski