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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The total number of professors is currently 44 along with more than 400 employees, being the largest department at the Aalto University. Professors Santo Fortunato, Kimmo Kaski, Jari Saramäki and Aki Vehtari along with their research groups have moved to The Department of Computer Science from the Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering as of May 4th 2015. In addition Mikko Hakala, Systems Specialist, and Riku Linna, University Lecturer, have also moved to the department with them...
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An article written by HIIT alumni Airi Lampinen and Vilma Lehtinen has been chosen as a winner as an Outstanding Author Contribution in the 2014 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence. The article, "Media Choice and Identity Work: A Case Study of Information Communication Technology Use in A Peer Community", was praised as one the most impressive pieces of work the awards team saw throughout...
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Quan (Eric) Nguyen visited the Computational Biology Laboratory at University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK on April 20–30, 2015. Eric gave a talk based on his MSc thesis Likelihood-based Phylogenetic Network Inference by Approximate Structural Expectation Maximization. The thesis work has already resulted in two scientific publications that have been accepted for publication in...
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DeepBeat, an algorithm for rap lyrics generation, outperforms top human rappers by 21 % in terms of length and frequency of the rhymes in the lyrics. The rapping algorithm was quantitatively evaluated with two measures. First, the prediction performance was evaluated by measuring how well the algorithm predicts the next line of an existing rap song. This it can do surprisingly well. - An 82% accuracy was achieved for separating the true next line from a randomly chosen line, says researcher...
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Our open for all spring party and “exhibition” Demo Day happens, as always, in the end of May. This time we welcome everybody interested to Miestentie 3, Espoo, first floor, on Thu 28.5.2015 time 12-17.30. The programme is published here: http://medialab.aalto.fi/about/x-demodays/2015-spring-demo-day-programme/
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NODES Internet of Things research was mentioned in the YLE Prisma Studio TV program broadcast on April 29. The program showcases a wearable device for climbing and a sensor enhanced greenhouse. Professor Sasu Tarkoma, Dr. Samu Varjonen and Dr. Julien Mineraud were interviewed for the program. The program is in Finnish with the exception of the part on the wearable device. Link to the YLE Areena video. Add to highlights: Importance: ...
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On April 17, 2015, the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters has selected professor Hannu Toivonen as its new member: www.acadsci.fi/jasenet/uudet_jasenet.htm Add to highlights: Banner image: Importance: NormalShow in: HIIT news
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We seek strong candidates specializing in capture, processing, synthesis, and reproduction of three-dimensional geometry, animation, and appearance. We seek strong candidates specializing in capture, processing, synthesis, and reproduction of three-dimensional geometry, animation, and appearance. We particularly emphasize acquisition through computer vision and other machine sensing methods, but welcome all applicants whose work complements our current faculty’s efforts in graphics and...
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Cambridge University Press has published a new bioinformatics textbook authored by researchers of the Department of Computer Science: Veli Mäkinen, Djamal Belazzougui, Fabio Cunial, and Alexandru I. Tomescu. Genome-Scale Algorithm Design: Biological Sequence Analysis in the Era of High-Throughput Sequencing. More information about the book can be found at www.genome-scale.info....
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Cambridge University Press has published a new bioinformatics textbook authored by HIIT researchers Veli Mäkinen, Djamal Belazzougui, Fabio Cunial, and Alexandru I. Tomescu. High-throughput sequencing has revolutionized the field of biological sequence analysis. Its application has enabled researchers to address important biological questions, often for the first time. This book provides an integrated presentation of the fundamental...