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Five things everyone should know about microelectronics

'Without microelectronics, our society would not function,' says Jussi Ryynänen, Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering at Aalto University. Here are five things everyone should know about microelectronics.

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AI at the speed of light just became a possibility

Researchers have demonstrated single-shot tensor computing at the speed of light.

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New research: Reliable electricity can no longer be taken for granted – the green transition may require fossil fuel as backup

Although Finland's electricity system has been exceptionally reliable, this may not necessarily be the case in the future. A recent study by Aalto University warns that without further investment in flexible production and demand management, the security of the electricity supply could deteriorate significantly as early as the 2030s.

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Assistant Professor Jiancheng Yang improves healthcare with AI

Yang is one of the nine newly recruited professors joining the ELLIS Institute Finland as principal investigators. 

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School of Electrical Engineering Alum of the Year 2025 Ville Voipio shares his insights on the importance of adaptability

Three themes guide Ville Voipio's career: digitalisation, sustainability and economic well-being. He received the Alum of the Year award at the Alumni Weekend event on 25 October 2025.

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Researcher cracks new ‘kissing number’ bounds — besting AI in the process

researcher found three new bounds for the famous mathematical ‘kissing number’ dilemma

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Double triumph: Aalto acoustics researchers win big in Italy

The International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx) 2025 witnessed a remarkable achievement by researchers from the Aalto University Acoustics Lab, as Eloi Moliner and Professor Vesa Välimäki brought home two prestigious paper awards, showcasing cutting-edge innovation in audio signal processing.

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For Aalto community University Published:

Season's greetings from the Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering

Thank you to all members of our community for your work for ELEC and Aalto!
Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January. Applications open for student activities, teaching and learning, research and PhD.
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Unite! Seed Fund 2026: Call opens on 20 January 2026

Gain an early overview of the Unite! Seed Fund Call of Spring 2026. The call includes three funding lines: Student Activities, Teaching and Learning, and Research and PhD.
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New prior licence model ensures immediate open access ɫɫÀ²â€™s research publications

Prior licence model supports immediate open access and researchers' rights to their peer-reviewed manuscripts.
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Pauliina Ilmonen appointed as Dean of the Aalto University School of Science

Ilmonen will start her five-year term on 1 June 2026

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Public defence in Robotics and Autonomous Systems, M.Sc. Wenshuai Zhao

Robot learning across agents: from imitation to multi-agent cooperation (title of the thesis)
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Lectures and seminars

Seminar: Is the Chiplet Revolution coming in Silicon Photonics?

Roel Baets, a professor at Ghent University and imec, speaks about the paradigm shift from monolithic systems-on-chip (SoCs) to chiplet-based designs.
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Public defence in Signal Processing and Data Analytics, M.Sc.(Tech.) Xinjue Wang

Advances in Robust Signal Processing and Applications (title of the thesis)
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