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Machines to make sense of our health

Making use of artificial intelligence methods for personalised medicine.
Research & Art
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Samuel Kaski

Two unique exhibitions by Aalto University at the Oodi Library to experience and play

The Finnish EU presidency is now in full swing and for September (when the EU level AV conference will take place), Aalto is offering two very different exhibitions to be on display at the Oodi library in Helsinki.
Cooperation, Press releases, Research & Art, University
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Screenshot from Interactive Diorama - Rembrandt 1632

'If you feel like an idiot every time you use a service, it isn’t very motivating'

Sari Kujala helped Kone improve its elevators and Fiskars make better axes. Now, she works as a deputy director in the DigiIN project that aims to ensure that digital services will not increase social exclusion.
Research & Art
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Sari Kujala Computer Science, Aalto University

Deep learning model detects diabetic eye diseases accurately

Finnish AI researchers have developed a deep learning system that may help detecting diabetic eye diseases, which could make doctors’ work easier and reduce healthcare costs
Research & Art
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Syväoppimismenetelmä auttaa tunnistamaan diabeteksen aiheuttamia silmäsairauksia.

Information security researchers need to anticipate the next step of an attacker

In his doctoral studies, Mika Juuti focused on machine learning methods in information security
Research & Art
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Mika Juuti studied the use of machine learning in information security for his dissertation.

Does data make the difference? Let’s find out at the upcoming RDA Plenary in Finland

Data has both an enormous and diverse potential to change the way we work, make decisions and empower citizens. But does data really make the difference? This is the theme at the heart of the upcoming 14th Plenary of the Research Data Alliance (RDA).
Research & Art
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Konferenssin juliste

Assistant Professor Elisa Mekler: Gaming can help to cope with difficult life situations and improve one’s wellbeing

Elisa Mekler found out in her recent study that video games might help people to cope with difficult life situations, which offers a new challenge to game designers
Appointments, Research & Art
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Kun tietotekniikan laitoksen uusi apulaisprofessori Elisa Mekler teki väitöskirjaansa, pelillistämisen tutkiminen psykologisesta, teoreettisesta näkökulmasta motivaatioteorioita hyödyntäen oli uutta. "Sitä ei yksinkertaisesti tehty aikaisemmin", Mekler sanoo.

Machine learning helps to predict blackouts caused by storms

A collaboration between computer scientists at Aalto University and the Finnish Meteorological Institute applies machine learning to predict how damaging a storm will be
Research & Art
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Lightning strikes

Finns were reluctant to share election tweets of bots

According to the final report of ELEBOT project, the effect of Twitter bots was minimal during this year’s Finnish elections
Press releases
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Kuvituskuva, jonka pohjana käytetty visualisointia eduskuntavaaleihin liittyvistä aihetunnisteista

Apps and wearable technology help to track sleep of people with mental health disorders

According to the findings of a recent review article, this type of technology could even help to recognize factors that correlate with mental health disorders
Research & Art
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Ana Triana Hoyos (vasemmalla) ja Talayeh Aledavood tekivät tutkimuskatsauksen mielenterveyspotilaiden unta seuraavista sovelluksista ja laitteista. Kuva Matti Ahlgren / Aalto-yliopisto

Meet the new Innovation Advisors at SCI

We chat to Ilkka Hyytiäinen and Juha Siivola who, along with Tuomas Planman will support the school as innovation advisors
Appointments
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Juha Siivola ja Ilkka Hyytiäinen. Kuva: Matthew Allinson.

Working as a researcher is ’like playing with your favorite toy but you get paid for it’

Academic career wasn't a clear choice to Professors Friedrich Simmel and Francesco Ricci.
Research & Art
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Francesco Riccin ja Friedrich Simmelin mielestä menestyksekäs tutkijan ura vaatii uteliaisuutta, täsmällisyyttä, kilpailunhalua - ja onnea. Kuva Matti Ahlgren / Aalto-yliopisto

Dean of the School of Science grants Master’s thesis awards 2018

Kukka-Emilia Huhtinen, Ana Maria Triana Hoyos and Antti Tolppanen receive the Master's Thesis Awards.
Awards and Recognition
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Kuva: Unto Rautio.

Security concerns everyone

The topic of the international ITS conference in Otaniemi is information security from the viewpoint of both science and companies.
Research & Art
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ITS konferenssi / Aalto University

What hinders manufacturing companies from providing effective maintenance services? Researchers identified three key factors

Poor quality data and information systems that do not communicate with each other prevent companies from providing effective maintenance services
Research & Art
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Manik Madhikermi will defend his dissertation on June 10 at Aalto University School of Science. Photo Matti Ahlgren / Aalto University

Professor Björn Högberg: I don’t think people realize everything we can do with DNA

To DNA nanotechnologists, DNA is a smart building material that can be useful in the development of medical applications
Research & Art
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Professor Björn Högberg focuses on biological applications of DNA nanotechnology. Photo Matti Ahlgren / Aalto University

Nantech brought nearly one hundred international researchers to Espoo

Understanding of computer science and mathematics becomes increasingly important in the field of DNA nanotechnology, says Professor Pekka Orponen
Research & Art
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Nantech-tapahtuma koostui esitelmistä ja posteriesityksistä. Kuva Matti Ahlgren / Aalto-yliopisto

Professor Kurt Gothelf: The DNA origami method will undoubtedly influence development of new medicine

An invited speaker of Nantech2019, Kurt Gothelf, was one of the first scientists to develop DNA nanostructures
Research & Art
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Kurt Gothelf visited Nantech2019 organized by Aalto University

Snowflakes hold the secret to how tooth enamel is formed

The newly published work helps to explain why even closely-related species – such as humans and orangutans – have very different looking teeth.
Research & Art
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Lähiotos orangin poskihampaasta. Kuva: EVO-DEVO -tutkimusryhmä.

FITech Network University offers free continuous learning in computer science

FITech offers courses responding to the shortage of experts in the ICT sector free of charge.
Studies
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FITech - For future tech talents!