Appointments
Heli Rekula appointed Vice Dean at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
Heli Rekula's area of responsibility is art and creative practices.
Philine Schiewe uses algorithm to get new ideas for public transport planning
From a background Philine Schiewe is a mathematician, but she does optimization research that is connected to mathematics, computer science and economics. The application areas are public transport planning and last mile logistics 鈥 the final step of the delivery process.
Introducing new professors at the School of Arts, Design and Architecture
New tenured professors present their field and research on a video.
Professor Mikko Jalas: 鈥榃e must be able to imagine the impossible to find new perspectives鈥
New professors: Mikko Jalas has been appointed as Associate Professor (tenured) in the field of Co-innovating for Circular Solutions from July 2022.
Professor Rebecca Piekkari selected as Espoo Ambassador 2022
As Espoo Ambassador, Professor Piekkari will represent Espoo's scientific excellence when travelling around the world
Joni Tammi continues as Director of Mets盲hovi Radio Observatory
The appointment is for the term 2023鈥2025.
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.
Aalto strengthens its entrepreneurial ecosystem in creative sectors with the lead of Mikael Huhtam盲ki
Project manager Mikael Huhtam盲ki is looking for ideas on how to develop multidisciplinary collaboration within Aalto University鈥檚 entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Psyched up for computer science
How can we align technology with the way we think about, feel, and understand the world? Robin Welsch is a psychologist-turned-computer scientist on a quest to find an answer.
Jukka Niskanen has been appointed Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Jukka Niskanen (Ph.D) has been appointed five-year fixed term Assistant Professor position at the Department of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering as of 1 January 2023. The field of the professorship is Polymer Engineering
New heads of departments and deputy department heads appointed at the School of Electrical Engineering
Jussi Ryyn盲nen, Tapio Lokki and Jorma Kyyr盲 will begin their terms as heads of departments in January 2023.
Petter Holme: Temporal networks help to understand the spreading dynamics
'My research concerns networks in general 鈥 power grids, social and ecological networks, bus transportation, and many others. I approach my research using mathematical theories and frameworks, as well as computer modelling. Concrete examples of these networks studied include Internet dating, the Frozen movie, and the Covid epidemic.'
Energy market expert Jaakko J盲盲skel盲inen has been appointed Professor of Practice
'I will provide tools for the next generation of energy market experts to solve real-world challenges arising from the energy transition,鈥 says J盲盲skel盲inen.
Professor Matilda Backholm: Between the micro and the macro
Driven by curiosity, new Department of Applied Physics professor Matilda Backholm studies the physics of the mesoscale.
Russell Lai is at the vanguard of cryptography
Aalto University鈥檚 new Assistant Professor Russell Lai is a cryptography researcher, who wants to bring the fruits of his academic work to the use of everyday citizens, without sacrificing robustness.
Kalle Airo: "For an entrepreneurial mind, a problem is an opportunity, not a threat鈥
Kalle Airo leads Entrepreneurial Mindset at Aalto
Construction industry influencer Maija Jokela has been named School of Engineering Alumna of the Year 2022
鈥橲ustainable development and energy efficiency are at the heart of planning in construction projects. Together with Aalto University, we are working to make strides in these themes as well.鈥
Rock engineering expert Topias Siren has been appointed Professor of Practice at Aalto University
鈥業鈥檒l bring students a lot of lessons from working life to be combined with theoretical knowledge,鈥 promises Topias Siren.
Tomek Rygalik: 鈥榃e need to design less but better things for longer鈥
Meet our new professors: Professor in Furniture Design Tomek Rygalik
Two new staff scientists at the School of Chemical Engineering
Starting on 1st October 2022, Wenwen Fang is appointed as a Staff Scientist at Aalto University, School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems.
