This news feed aggregates content from the Research News feeds from the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT, Aalto University Department of Computer Science, and the University of Helsinki Department of Computer Science.
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Applications are invited for multiple interesting positions for post docs and doctoral students at the Department of Computer Science and FCAI. Apply Now! Helsinki ICT Network: Positions for exceptional doctoral candidates The Helsinki Doctoral Education Network in Information and Communications Technology (HICT) is a joint initiative by Aalto University and the...
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The aim of the vast research project is to create a simulator to anticipate human behavior in socioeconomic crises or to develop avatars of artificial intelligence. Department of Computer Science is participating in IBSEN, a project funded by Horizon 2020, the biggest EU Research and Innovation Programme. The goal of the IBSEN project is to understand the behavior of people on an individual level, especially when they are connected by new...
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A new improvement to a programming technique called ‘lazy grounding’ could solve hard-set and complex issues in freight logistics, routing and power grids by drastically reducing computation times. A new approach to ‘lazy grounding’ is set to make a viable and attractive solution for many fields of industry and large multi-nationals dealing with complex systems. Antonius Weinzierl of Aalto University and Bart Bogaerts from KU Leuven have just presented their paper at one of the most renowned...
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Two Aalto fields leap forward, with altogether 8 ranking in the top 100 worldwide Aalto University has once again seen excellent performance in the one of the world’s most respected university rankings, the ShanghaiRanking Global Ranking of Academic Subjects. Aalto’s top ranking field according to the 2018 results is Telecommunication Engineering, which placed 28th in the world. Two fields from the Aalto School of Business saw the biggest gains this year: Business Administration jumped up to...
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Disputes could be alleviated in arenas where people voicing incendiary opinions would have to deal with the emotions and reactions of a variety of readers, including their own near and dears. Arguments and the echo chambers recycling strong opinions on social media are actively studied all over the world. Many researchers have suggested that inciting hatred and hostility between extreme opposites on an issue could be alleviated by wide-ranging content recommendation across hard-set divides....
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The Information Networks programme at Aalto University will have a new Professor of Practice, Dr. Risto Sarvas. The student guild Athene and their sponsor association Athene Angels together with Aalto University raised €500,000 in funds to establish a new professorship for the programme. The students were also involved in making the final choice of the new professor. The new Professor of Practice will strengthen the cooperation of Aalto University’s teaching, companies and public organisations...
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Patient experiences of children and families at three university hospitals, as well as using patient feedback in developing hospital activities have been examined in a large research collaboration. The three-year Lapsus research project has examined the experiences that child patients and their families have had of hospital visits, treatment, and services, as well as everyday experiences of coping with illness in the children's clinics of the university hospitals of Helsinki, Oulu, and Turku....
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Technical Research Centre of Finland VTT will join Finnish Center for Artificial Intelligence FCAI launched by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki as a third founding member. VTT will bring their strong industry networks and their know-how in applied technology to the FCAI community. Their help will enforce FCAI’s ability to take the top research in both founding universities to far-ranging and efficient use in companies, public organisations and society at large. FCAI promotes...
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Fifteen researchers offered their knowledge on digitalization through free one hour Skype discussions. Effective distribution and use of research knowledge is a vital part of the third function of universities: societal impact. Digital Disruption of Industry research consortium, funded by the Strategic Research Council and led by Aalto University, offered its researchers’ expertise to citizens, media and companies in a new form through one hour free Skype...
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Renowned security and privacy scientist and cryptographer Moti Yung will visit Aalto University, hosted by the Helsinki-Aalto Center for Information Security (HAIC) to give a public lecture on 19 June. Yung is particularly known for coining the term ‘cryptovirology’ and the principles behind it. At his HAIC Talk he will explain how, in ‘the cloud era’, software design and security tool development should be able to keep up with the constantly evolving ecosystem and take note of how cloud...