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Armaan Hooda spent one day as a math professor in Aalto
As part of the science and technology competition TuKoKe, Armaan Hooda won a Day as a Professor award. He spent the day together with professor Pauliina Ilmonen and other researchers at Aalto鈥檚 Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis.
What makes an alum and a freshman produce a full-length guild documentary together?
Markus Toivonen, a Bioinformation Technology alum, started his studies in Aalto University in 2015. The idea for the documentary about Inkubio, the guild of bioinformation technology, was born in 2019, when the guild celebrated its 15th anniversary.
Semi-Summer jobs introduce the semiconductor industry to students
Semiconductors play a crucial role in many parts of modern technology. So-called "Semi-Summer jobs" at Aalto University serve as a concrete example of a research and education partnership between the Aalto schools of technology and businesses in the semiconductor industry.
Tua Bj枚rklund appointed as Director of Aalto Design Factory
Assistant Professor Bj枚rklund believes that the best ideas are developed together. She will take up her post on 1 September.
Living, breathing buildings: Bio foams could transform the way we build
Could an autonomously 鈥渂reathing鈥 foam that鈥檚 ninety percent air be a sustainable alternative to concrete, steel and glass in construction? A team led by researchers from Finland is set to prove it can.聽
Strong overall result: 27.5 million euros from the Research Council of Finland
A total of 52 Aalto researchers received Academy Research Fellowship and Academy Project funding. The total funding awarded 色色啦 University amounts to 27.5 million euros
Call for proposals: Unite! Seed Fund to foster collaborative teaching
This call is for setting up joint/collaborative teaching formats in Unite! focus areas. Apply by end of August 2024.
Erasmus Staff Training: A deep dive into joint programmes and wellbeing
Over 30 participants from 17 universities gathered at the Aalto University campus early June for the Erasmus Staff Training Days.
Cloud empires: Mapping the geopolitics of data infrastructures
The trend towards hyperscale cloud infrastructures is creating powerful global gatekeepers of computational capability. We must understand the geopolitical implications.
Unite! Seed Fund 2024 awards funding to 13 applications with Aalto's involvement
The Unite! Seed Fund aims to stimulate and support bottom-up proposals by teachers, researchers and students for collaborative activities.
American and Finnish universities collaborate to drive SDG advancement and innovation
American and Finnish universities collaborate on SDG innovation during a week-long training event, fostering global sustainability solutions.
Seed funding available to boost collaboration between Aalto, KU Leuven and University of Helsinki
Aalto University, KU Leuven and the University of Helsinki launch the 2nd exploratory seed funding call to explore research collaboration possibilities. The funding call is open until 10 September 2024.
Teamwork First-Aid Kit supports students in project-based courses
This online resource offers tools to support student teams throughout project courses.
Camilla Hollanti elected as a member of Finnish Academy of Science and Letters
Camilla Hollanti leads a prominent research group on applications of algebra and number theory. The central topic of her research is to apply the methods of algebra and number theory to problems encountered in communication systems. Applications include wireless security and secure distributed computation.
A new way to do controlled experiments in medicine: simulate the control
Generative AI could augment randomized controlled trials.
Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 will be hosted by Aalto University
Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 will be held at Aalto University鈥檚 Otaniemi campus and in Zoom 3.鈥4.6.2024. Please register by May 3.
Bioinspired colours and adaptable materials - Professor Olli Ikkala's third EU project builds on living systems
Department of Applied Physics Professor Olli Ikkala received his third Advanced Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) on 11 April 2024. The funding amounts to 鈧2.5 million and the project will run for five years.
Olli Ikkala and Esa Saarinen found a common thread in baroque music and lecturing
Olli Ikkala will continue his research on nature-inspired materials and will find himself again as an organist after his busy research career. Esa Saarinen, on the other hand, continued to lecture the Philosophy and Systems Thinking (Filosofia ja systeemiajattelu) course to packed halls this spring. When they met, they discussed the organ and the atmosphere of the lectures.
Vili Lehdonvirta: The digital world isn鈥檛 a separate dimension in some virtual cloud
Vili Lehdonvirta has joined Aalto University as a professor at the Department of Computer Science. He also continues to work half-time at the University of Oxford鈥檚 Internet Institute.
When a team is less than the sum of its parts: tensions between individual and team wellbeing
New research highlights the conflict between the needs of a team and the needs of the individuals in the team 鈥 and what leaders can do to strike the right balance to keep things ticking smoothly.