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A journey from Aalto to leadership and entrepreneurship

Anastasiia Glebova, Co-Founder of Datu and Analytics Product Owner at Konecranes, discusses how her education in the Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) program at Aalto University provided her with the necessary tools to excel in leadership roles and launch her own startup.
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Last chance to nominate for 2024 Aalto University Open Science Award

The deadline for submissions is 3 Dec, 2024.
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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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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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)
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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.
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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

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?
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Marjo Kettunen appointed development manager at the School of Science

Marjo Kettunen has been appointed development manager at the School of Science (SCI). She is transitioning from the School of Chemical Engineering, where she has served as development manager since spring 2018.
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Marjo Kettunen

Shaking up Tech welcomes high school students to campuses in January

The keynote speaker this time is neuroscientist Minna Huotilainen. The purpose of the event is to introduce the field of technology to underrepresented groups.
Campus, Research & Art, Studies
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Shaking up tech 2023

Call for nominees for Aalto University’s Open Science Award 2024

Nominate yourself, your colleague, a research group, a department, or a project for the award.
Awards and Recognition, Research & Art
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Improve your Data Management Plan and Privacy Notice for safe and ethical practices

Join a pilot project to derive a Privacy Notice from your Data Management Plan with Aalto AI assistant.
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Training in open research, including AI, ethics, data visualisation, and more – register now

New topics included! Registrations for autumn 2024 are open.
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Master’s programme in Industrial Engineering and Management connects students with close-knit alumni network

Strong ties to business world, collaborative learning, and opportunity to build personalized skill profile are Saghar Sedighi’s favourite aspects of her programme
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Saghar Sedighi

Finnish happiness expert seeks to shift governments’ focus from GDP to well-being

If we can standardise a comprehensive metric for well-being, we make it a more serious alternative for measuring progress, says Aalto University Professor Frank Martela.
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Frank Martela

In low-hierarchy organisations, even key policy issues are discussed in Slack

In a recent study, Aalto University alumn Lauri Pietinalho, a visiting scholar at New York University's Stern School of Business, and Frank Martela, an assistant professor at Aalto University, investigated how low-hierarchy organisations deal with shared policies in confrontational situations and how authority functions within them.
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Doctoral Researcher David Wunder wins best research translation award at BCERC entrepreneurship research conference

Research translations highlight important implications of underlying research studies for entrepreneurs and others involved in entrepreneurial ecosystem
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Five things leaders should know about the power of emotions in watershed moments

Associate Professor Timo Vuori explains how to turn harmful anxiety into constructive energy
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Timo Vuori

Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 gathered open science experts from all over Finland

Over 90 participants attended in person and 90 listened in Zoom a range of presentations on artificial intelligence, legal and security issues and data management, alongside the latest news on open science activities in Finland. The event was organised by Aalto University, VTT and Open Science Coordination in Finland.
Campus, Research & Art
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Anne Sunikka, Anton Sigfrids and Pekka Marttinen

Publication Forum seeks new panellists for term 2025-2028

If you are interested in becoming a panel member of the Publication Forum (Julkaisufoorumi, Jufo), apply by 15.6.2024.
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