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Professor Jari Saramäki was granted funding from The Strategic Research Council (SRC)
Academy of Finland’s SRC provides funding for long-term research aimed at identifying solutions to major societal challenges.

Kahvit näppikselle -podcast’s second season guests are top researchers in the field of technology
Aalto University Department of Computer Science's podcast 'Kahvit näppikselle' continues on 17 Sep with new episodes. Our podcast host Risto Sarvas will discuss various technology-related topics with researchers from Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, and the Finnish Centre for Artificial Intelligence FCAI.

Jarno Limnéll: Information security is all about attitude
Everyone has to take responsibility in the digital world, says Jarno Limnéll, Professor of Practice, Cyber Security. Blocking threats requires new types of expertise and cooperation.

Unique program in Engineering Psychology is built on technology and understanding humans
Graduates from Engineering Psychology can work as experts in human artificial intelligence or as developers of electronic health services. Applications for the new Finnish-language major will begin in spring 2022.

5G is more than just speed
Welcome to the first lecture of the Autumn 2021 Internet Forum lecture series on Tuesday 14 September starting at 5.15 p.m.

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.

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.

Samuel Kaski receives major international funding for the development of AI methods
Aalto University Professor Samuel Kaski has been awarded the Turing AI World-Leading Researcher Fellowship to establish a new center of excellence. The funding relates to Kaski’s work at the University of Manchester, but Finnish research on modeling user intent will also benefit.

Aalto University joins Swedish WASP research program on AI and autonomous systems
Aalto University begins collaboration with Swedish universities in Wallenberg Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Systems and Software Program. A large number of Swedish companies are also involved in the WASP.

CS S4 Student Symposium served remote pizza, socializing and interesting discussions on AI
Doctoral students in computer science organized an interesting symposium focusing on societal side of AI, and discussed how to keep student networks up and running during an exceptional pandemic situation

IQM announces KQCircuits - An open-source software to design superconducting quantum processors
IQM Quantum Computers (IQM) announced today its open-source
software tool KQCircuits to automate the design of superconducting quantum processors. KQCircuits is a Python library jointly developed by Aalto University and IQM using the KLayout design program.
software tool KQCircuits to automate the design of superconducting quantum processors. KQCircuits is a Python library jointly developed by Aalto University and IQM using the KLayout design program.

How is Instagram used by the leading health agencies to engage with the public during the COVID-19 crisis?
Social media messaging depicting well known personalities, influencers, and celebrities received greater engagement.

Alexandru Paler: Creating software for quantum computers
The newest professor to join the department of computer science tells us about how, when you cut through all the hype, quantum computing is full of interesting challenges that unites diverse fields

Career course gathered a diverse range of views, alumni and students around user experience
A career course on user experience arranged by the Department of Computer Science offered a variety of career stories from those working for top companies in the industry. Students were given an opportunity to truly consider their priorities in studies and career plans.

New Academy of Finland postdoctoral researchers explore new materials, mathematical modelling, and computer security
8 postdoctoral research grants were awarded to the School of Science

Aalto School of Science celebrates five new Academy Research Fellows
Manohar Kumar studies quantum information, Ivan Lomakin 3D atomic data reconstruction, Kezilebieke Shawulienu exotic materials, Arno Solin probabilistic principles and neural network models and Marijn van Vliet the visual and auditory language systems in the brain

New Academy projects will investigate drug development, superconductivity and emotional game experience
There are altogether 12 new Academy of Finland projects at the Aalto School of Science. Funding was received from all the three Academy of Finland Research Councils: Biosciences, Health and the Environment, Culture and Society and Natural Sciences and Engineering.

Following e-cigarette conversations on Twitter using artificial intelligence
Machine learning methods help researchers follow social media promotions of addictive products to teenagers and young people

Alumnus Kyunghyun Cho supports women who study data science and artificial intelligence
Kyunghyun Cho, Associate Professor at New York University and an alumnus of Aalto University School of Science, has made a significant donation of 30,000 euros to the Department of Computer Science. His donation will be distributed as scholarships to female computer science students from outside the EU.

Teaching creativity to computers - Christian Guckelsberger wants to equip AI with the motivation to discover the unexpected
Research on computational intrinsic motivation could answer some fundamental questions about the nature of creativity, but also improve household robotics or even self-driving cars
