News from the School of Science
Deepika Yadav leverages technology to improve women's health
Deepika Yadav recently began as an assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science in the field of human-computer interaction (HCI) and interaction design for health and wellbeing.
New prior licence model ensures immediate open access to Aalto’s research publications
Prior licence model supports immediate open access and researchers' rights to their peer-reviewed manuscripts.
A new way to measure contagion: the gut bacterium behind blood poisoning can spread like influenza
Neither the antibiotic-resistant nor the highly virulent strains are the most transmissible.
Research into physics of microscopically tiny organisms lands prestigious prize
Physics Professor Matilda Backholm received this year’s Väisälä award, handed out by the Finnish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Sanna Suoranta elected Computer Science teacher of the year 2025
The teacher of the year was announced at CS Staff meeting on Tuesday 9 December 2025.
Pauliina Ilmonen appointed as Dean of the Aalto University School of Science
Ilmonen will start her five-year term on 1 June 2026
Board appointed Professor Pauliina Ilmonen as Dean of the School of Science
Board discussed the University Preview 2024 outcome and made decisions on financial matters
Future makers research batteries, cryptography and plastic recycling
The Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation awarded 3.5 million euros in research funding to eight projects, five from Aalto University.
Sebastian Szyller: I want to make machine learning more dependable and resilient to attacks
Sebastian Szyller has been appointed assistant professor at Aalto University Department of Computer Science as from 1 September 2025. He studies how to train privacy-preserving machine learning models, how to safeguard them and ensure robust predictions in untrusted environments
The Industry Project course is at the heart of the IDBM Master's program
The multidisciplinary master's program in International Design Business Management (IDBM) celebrates its 30th anniversary this year
Meet the new ELLIS Institute PIs: Azade Farshad advances AI for medical applications
Farshad’s research background is in computer vision and generative models.
Learn to test your startup idea fast – A new From Zero to Product course at Aalto University
The course is open to Aalto students interested in entrepreneurship, startups, and innovation
Expand your professional network by joining the Thematic Working Groups (TWG)
Thematic Working Groups are enabling partners to openly discuss, collaborate and build thought leadership around solutions to real industry challenges.
Spring 2026 Finnish courses for international personnel in the metropolitan area universities
Aalto University offers Finnish language study opportunities to its employees in spring 2026. Registration starts December 8th!
Deadline approaching for the three mandatory courses – please complete them soon
All staff must complete courses of data protection and information security, cyber security and the Code of Conduct by the end of 2025
Independence Day decorations for Aalto personnel on 6 December 2025
The President of Finland awards decorations to Aalto University employees on the Finnish Independence Day. Congratulations!
Stay safe near metro stations
When walking on the streets, it is crucial to stay alert to avoid being scammed.
Biodesign Finland wins the Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2025
The Aalto Pioneering Excellence award is granted annually to one or more teams that are doing groundbreaking work
SCI Awards 2025 were granted to the community's achievers
Check out whose outstanding work was acknowledged this year!
Vision for higher education and research until 2040 is taking shape – Comment on draft objectives
Ministry of Education and Culture invites Aaltonians to respond to a survey by 9 December
