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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
The Dr. h.c. Marcus Wallenberg's Foundation in Finland supports the establishment of professorships at Hanken School of Economics and the School of Business
To commemorate its 50th anniversary, the Dr. h.c. Marcus Wallenberg’s Foundation for Research in Business Administration has decided to support the establishment of two endowed professorships. In addition, the foundation announces that it will significantly increase its annual support for the doctoral programme Kataja.
Pectin-based composite for ‘smart’ window and energy storage applications
Novel application of pectin as photothermal material
Product Development Path Maker awards handed out for the first time
The new national Product Development Path Maker awards were handed out at Aalto University Design Factory. The grand prize was awarded to KONE Veturi, a project that develops sustainable urban housing for the future.
A breakthrough in photonic time crystals could change how we use and control light
The new discovery could dramatically enhance technologies like lasers, sensor, and optical computing in the near future.
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?
Summer School Alum Story: 'Creativity is a language that doesn't need words'
Driving change and new perspectives as part of the Radical Creativity course by Aalto University Summer School.
Battery demand is growing exponentially – BATCircle3.0 provides a leap in battery material and recycling research in Finland
The three-year BATCircle3.0 project, led by Aalto University, offers a strategic focus on new openings for battery materials refining and battery recycling.
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.
Artificial intelligence tools to support information retrieval
Artificial intelligence is also going to change information retrieval and many databases are developing their own AI-based add-ons.
Call for Project Funding: Applying the new language guidelines to teaching, School of Engineering
Funding call focused on promoting multilingual education at the School of Engineering. The aim is to promote multilingual and language-aware teaching.
Aalto computer scientists in EMNLP 2024
Department of Computer Science paper accepted to the Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing.
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.
FT50 Journals available in Aalto open access agreements
Aalto-affiliated corresponding authors can publish articles without the open access fee.
Delivery time of payslips is changing in October
In the future, payslips will be delivered 2-3 days before the payday, whereas previously the payslip has been available approximately a week before the payday.
How to educate for innovation? New report sheds light on the best practices
The report by Aalto Design Factory dives into the core elements of creating a collaborative learning environment that prioritizes student-centered, real-world problem-solving.
Alfred Kordelin Prize for research on the green transition
The Alfred Kordelin Foundation has awarded the Alfred Kordelin Prize É«É«À² University Professor of Hydrometallurgy Mari Lundström, dance artist and choreographer Tero Saarinen and the Sekasin Collective, a youth mental health organisation.
Students carried out a study for the EY on gender representation in transaction services
The students analysed the future attractiveness of transaction services by interviewing female students of Industrial Engineering and Management, Finance and Accounting
Men, Swedish speakers and Master's degree holders most likely to own shares in unlisted companies
The first comprehensive study of Finnish owners of privately held firms found, among other things, that only three per cent of the population own shares in these companies.
Small reductions to meat production in wealthier countries may help fight climate change, new analysis concludes
Eliminating even a small fraction of current beef production could remove three years’ worth of global fossil fuel emissions
