Research Data Management (RDM) and Open Science
Aalto University offers comprehensive services, guidance, and support to help you manage your data efficiently. Explore our collection of resources and external links to boost your research.
Data Agents
Meet your Data Agents — researchers offering hands-on support and guidance on data management within your department, school, or unit.
How can the Data Agents help you?
Data Agents extend the support services with discipline-specific expertise and they can help with questions, such as:
- How is personal data processed and anonymized?
- How is research data stored and shared with collaborators?
- How is research data organized and documented?
- How to choose a suitable data repository for data sharing?
- How to choose a license for a dataset or code?
- Aalto Research Software Engineers
- Aalto Materials Digitalization Platform
Contact Data agents directly or send your questions to researchdata@aalto.fi. You can also order tailored presentations and consultations from researchdata@aalto.fi
Our Data Agents
Udayanto Atmojo
Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation (ELEC) | Expertise: Software re-usability
Enriqueta Noriega Benitez
Department of Bioprodicts and Biosystems (CHEM) | Expertise: Wood material science, articifial intelligence (AI)
Richard Darst
Department of Computer Science (SCI) | Expertise: Networks, data science, simulation, scientific computing, high performance computing, research software I Research software engineers network: https://scicomp.aalto.fi/rse/
Enrico Glerean
Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering (SCI) | Expertise: Personal data, anonymisation, scientific computing, research ethics I Finnish Reproducibility Network: https://www.finnish-rn.org/
Dan Häggman
Department of Built Environment (ENG) | Expertise: Storage and personal data
Clemens Icheln
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering (ELEC) | Expertise: Publishing research data
Mika Jalava
Department of Built Environment (ENG) | Expertise: Reproducibility, geodata, version control
Tanesh Kumar
Department of Information and Communications Engineering (ELEC) | Expertise: 5G/6G security, Edge-AI, blockchain/DLTs, IoT, cybersecurity
Xiaolong Liu
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering (ELEC) | Expertise: Black silicon, femtosecond laser, optoelectronics, atomic layer deposition
Pedro Silva
Department of Chemistry and Materials Science (CHEM) | Expertise: Structural, functional, and smart materials
Henni Tenhunen
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management (SCI) | Expertise: Healthcare management, personal data, Research to Business
Antti Valkonen
Department of Economics (BIZ) | Expertise: Personal data, registry data I Aalto Data Hub: https://datahub.aalto.fi/en
Essi Viitanen
Research services | Expertise: Artistic research, visual data
Data Advisor
Antti Rousi
Research services | Expertise: research data management, open science
Our mission is better data management
A cultural change is needed to maximise Aalto University's research impact. We have recruited Data Agents to ensure that data is managed properly and it is possible to open. Proper data management is essential to achieving open science goals:
- Optimal use and reuse of research data (Strategic Goal of Aalto University)
- Aalto 2022: Strong open research data capabilities (Digitalisation Strategy, Aalto University)
Links to research data management resources
Follow these links to find research data management related resources at Aalto.
Training in Research Data Management and Open Science
Join Aalto University's Open Research Network for open-to-all training.
Research Software Engineers
Aalto RSE provide specialist support in research software development, data, and computing
Explore research data and data-oriented services available at Aalto University
Aalto Materials Digitalization Platform - AMAD
Materials data infrastructure for Aalto University
Qual+
The Qual+ center advances greater cooperation and capacity building around topics of qualitative methodologies within the School of Business at Aalto, and leverages Aalto’s world class qualitative research skills internationally.
This service is provided by:
Research and Innovation Services
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