Assistant Professor in Machine Learning Arno Solin nominated for Young Academy Finland
Young Academy Finland has selected Arno Solin as a member for the four-year period of 2021-2025.
DEEP SURFACING - Archaeology of Media Infrastructures Spring 2021 course exhibition
The exhibition features critical artworks by Master’s students as final outcomes of the Archaeology of Media Infrastructures Course.
ELO short films succeed – main prize at Haugesund Film Festival and several student films at Helsinki International Film Festival
Auringonpistos by Anna Äärelä wins the main prize in Norway and ELO students compete in Helsinki International Film Festival national competition.
Aalto Media Lab joins Ars Electronica 2021 from the perspective of music
The Ars Electronica + Helsinki Garden approaches a digital new deal with two musical works.
Registration ongoing for UWAS courses!
Don’t miss out on the unique offer of UWAS transdisciplinary methods and topics opening this fall!
‘Many lecturers and professors at the School of Business stick in one’s mind for decades’
The class of 1954 of the School of Business convened at Aalto University Töölö.
A new event series explores sustainability in a concrete way
Unfolding Tomorrow brings the best minds in business, academia and government to talk about what we can do today to make tomorrow better.
Alumnus Atte Heikkilä: Acting as a mentor was a great experience for me
School of Business alumnus Atte Heikkilä, who pursues an international career as a project manager in Sweden and Senior Client Success Manager in Spain, participated in the Aalto mentoring program as a mentor. He recommends the program both to students and alumni: ‘Join the program with an open mind and challenge your own and the mentor's possible presumptions.’
Professor Patric Östergård becomes a member of the Academy’s research council
Two of the new members are from Aalto University.
Ryoji Matsuzaki found the power of teamwork through his studies – ‘By making a donation, I want to give back to my alma mater’
Aalto University's IDBM Master's Programme prepared Ryoji Matsuzaki well for working life and finding his own strengths. He also found his place on the Finnish labour market.
Change to the National Repository Library's article deliveries
Article requests from the National Repository Library will be forwarded only in paper format from 1 September 2021
Indoor environment notifications via acre.aalto.fi webform
After 6th September 2021, indoor environment notifications regarding Otaniemi, Töölö and Metsähovi buildings should be done via webform in ACRE's homepage https://acre.aalto.fi/en/contact-form.
Who or what is the Aalto University Campus Sustainability Champion 2021? Submit your nomination before 24.9.!
Who or what has helped in reaching Aalto University’s sustainable development goals? We are looking for the Â鶹´«Ã½ sustainability champion already for the fifth time. Enter a suggestion by 24th September.
The Finnish Research Impact Foundation to support academia-industry collaboration - three new projects starting at Aalto
The newly funded joint ventures research and develop technologies for faster testing methods in quantum technologies, super-repellent coating for medical applications, and high-performance mid-infrared fibre lasers.
ModerninArvo project affects debate on fate of modern buildings
The main individual sector in creating a carbon-neutral Finland is renovation construction. The surge in demolition and replacement of young building stock and entire areas through carbon-intensive construction is problematic for sustainability. The ModerninArvo project aims at finding solutions to the continued shrinking of the life cycles of architecture, and the renovation and re-use of the architecture from recent decades. The project is being funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
Doctoral thesis: Technology that's better at detecting hate speech may also increase security risks
Advances in language technology don't only facilitate moderation but also censorship, says Tommi Gröndahl, who is defending his dissertation on language technology methods.
NDI Briefing Note: The urgent need for standardized assessment of microplastic pollution in the Arctic Ocean
The researchers suggest that the development of standard protocols for microplastic pollution analysis should be approached as a co-creation effort among research laboratories and other institutions. Citizens could also be engaged in the sampling and hot-spot identification.
This would decrease the costs of fieldwork and educate citizens of Arctic communities on environmental issues and the responsible use of plastics.
This would decrease the costs of fieldwork and educate citizens of Arctic communities on environmental issues and the responsible use of plastics.
Digital Business Master Class – exactly the course that is needed to keep up with today's business landscape
Shane McMahon attended the DBMC in the summer of 2021 and was particularly happy about working with environmental solutions during the course company project.
The technology sector needs women: TietoEVRY sets an example for gender equality
Satu Kiiskinen leads an IT service company that aims to increase the share of female employees up to 50% by 2030.
Kimmo Karhu: Digital superpowers cause explosive growth in the platform economy and open up unlimited space for innovation
According to Kimmo Karhu, the new Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, there has been a lot of research on the platform economy, yet there is still plenty to be studied about its basic mechanisms.
