News from the School of Science
President Ilkka Niemel盲 appointed as Unite! Vice President
Unite! European University Alliance will strengthen its leadership with two new Vice Presidents. Aalto University is one of the nine partner universities in the alliance founded in 2019. Unite! is building a new European university model.

Call for applications for Crystal Flowers in Halls of Mirrors is now open
Kristallikukkia peilisaleissa 鈥搆urssi - MS-E1000 Crystal Flowers in Halls of Mirrors: Mathematics meets Art and Architecture - on avoin kaikille kandiopiskelijoista tohtorikoulutettaviin, matematiikan ja tekniikan aloista taiteisiin, muotoiluun, arkkitehtuuriin ja kemiasta liiketoimintaan. Kurssille otetaan korkeintaan 50 opiskelijaa motivaatiokirjeiden perusteella, ja haku on auki 10.1.2023 saakka. Kurssi on 15 opintopisteen suuruinen, ja se j盲rjestet盲盲n joka toinen vuosi.

Opening hours of campus buildings at the turn of the year 2022
Buildings on Otaniemi campus and in T枚枚l枚 have reduced opening hours at the turn of the year 2022-23.

A life-inspired system dynamically adjusts to its environment
The system regulates its own temperature in response to environmental disturbances

Preparing for rolling blackouts at the Otaniemi campus
We aim to communicate about possible blackouts in advance

Microsoft Azure event for researchers and teachers
Join us at the Computer Science building lobby and lecture hall T6 on 9 December.

Are you a mobile university member? Read more and help us come up with ideas for a more mobile everyday life at the university!
The aim of the project is to promote the mobility of personnel and the formation of a physically active workday and operating culture as part of the new hybrid everyday life.

Get with the program 鈥 AI-assisted coding is here to stay
Aalto鈥檚 computing education researchers are putting large language models to the test and the results are true.

Research project develops method for predicting radiation damage in semiconductors
Andrea Sand receives significant funding from European Research Council for research that can open doors for next-generation materials in electronics

Energy efficiency is a key theme in new projects funded by the Academy of Finland
The projects develop a smart surface, energy-efficient observation systems, detection of disruptive behavior online, neuromorphic i.e. artificial intelligence equipment that works like a brain, high-performance photonics from wood, and reduce chip waste.

Make your research or project visible to the public and decision-makers: Application for Designs for a Cooler Planet 2023 now open
Our theme is Invisible 鈥 what don't we see even though we should? We're bringing together the most radically creative projects and work from our Aalto community, so come along!

Lasers, ice cream and a very large microscope: 鈥淏ring your child to work day鈥 at the Department of Applied Physics
Three children spent a day at the Physics Department exploring lasers, making ice cream and taking a peek at large infrastructure on 鈥淏ring your child to work day鈥

Join us for a free screening of Mission: JOY before Christmas (8 Dec 2022 at 17.00)
Making Waves and the PHYS Diversity Team are inviting all Aalto members to a movie screening of Mission: JOY on 8 December 2022 at 17.00

Prof. Patrick Rinke Awarded Academy Grant for Developing Biologically Inspired Computing Systems
Prof. Rinke鈥檚 three-year joint project with VTT aims to make demanding AI computing tasks use less power while maintaining performance.

Cyber security and information security trainings 鈥 helping keep Aalto University activities secure
Tailored training for Aaltonians - take the trainings and give feedback

Installation of water saving nozzles starting
The work is done as part of the building's energy saving actions.

First scholarships from Kyunghyun Cho's donation awarded to women studying computer science
Four women in the Machine Learning, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence major have received scholarships based on their outstanding study performance

Finnish student team Revontuli took the third place in an international student supercomputer competition
CSC fielded Finland's first team in the international Student Cluster Competition (SCC), whose final was held in November 4-6.

School of Engineering is now renewing their computers according to the new device lifecycle policy
Since the beginning of October, the School of Engineering has ordered their workstations according to the new device management policy.

Inka Lehtim盲ki awarded best Master鈥檚 thesis in engineering and architecture
Aalto University graduate Inka Lehtim盲ki has been awarded the best Master's thesis award by tech trade unions TEK and TFiF.
