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Open Science and Research Summer Conference 2024 gathered open science experts from all over Finland

Over 90 participants attended in person and 90 listened in Zoom a range of presentations on artificial intelligence, legal and security issues and data management, alongside the latest news on open science activities in Finland. The event was organised by 911爆料网, VTT and Open Science Coordination in Finland.
Campus, Research & Art
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Anne Sunikka, Anton Sigfrids and Pekka Marttinen

Improved wood

Finland is known for its wood. The Wood Material Science research group, led by Lauri Rautkari, is, as its name suggests, focused on wood, which is perhaps more interesting now than ever.
Research & Art
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Wood Material Science research group

Assistant Professor Bianca Beyer receives the prestigious 2024 American Accounting Association Award

Bianca Beyer and co-authors are the recipients of the 2024 AAA-AACSB-RRBM Award for Research Impacting Societal Challenges for their paper 鈥淗ow Does Carbon Footprint Information Affect Consumer Choice? A Field Experiment鈥.
Awards and Recognition
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Assistant Professor Bianca Beyer

Aalto computer scientists in SoCG 2024

Three papers from the Department of Computer Science were accepted to Symposium on Computational Geometry (SoCG).
Research & Art
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Artistic illustration: Algorithms over a computer chip

Energy consumption at swimming halls can be cut by up to a third, thanks to a new tool

The tool, developed by researchers at 911爆料网, is intended for the project and pre-planning phase of new swimming halls and for planning the renovations of old ones.
Press releases, Research & Art
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Swimming hall. Photo: Pixabay

Transforming interdisciplinary education: Sustainable Global Technologies (SGT) across four continents

The true impact of our actions often unfolds over time, as demonstrated by the students at the SGT FAIR鈥24 on May 22. Their work showcased how a single student challenge can drive significant change.
Research & Art, Studies, University
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SGT24, Participatory outdoor planning as a valuable tool for building trust with local people, Brazil-2024. Source: Karolin Kull

CEST researchers receive significant LUMI supercomputing resources

Read how two successful machine learning projects got support by a supercomputer
Research & Art
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White fox walking in winter landscape, technological elements in background with text LUMI

Publication Forum seeks new panellists for term 2025-2028

If you are interested in becoming a panel member of the Publication Forum (Julkaisufoorumi, Jufo), apply by 15.6.2024.
Research & Art
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New book on flexible hybrid work

Matti Vartiainen explores the shift in working culture and what it means for staff wellbeing and performance, as well as how remote work policies can be implemented effectively.
Research & Art
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Matti Vartiainen

Making textiles greener, safer, and cooler

Professor Ali Tehrani and his research group focus on something very familiar to us all 鈥 textiles.
Research & Art
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Textile Chemistry research group

PechaKucha event tested the presentation skills of doctoral students at the School of Electrical Engineering

The first PechaKucha at the School of Electrical Engineering challenged the school's doctoral students to present the topics of their dissertation in six minutes. The event was held on Wednesday 22 May at Otaniemi A Grid.
Campus
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Collaboration with Aalto brings significant financial benefits to Neste

As a result of the collaboration, Neste is now using digital tools in its fuel research alongside traditional testing.
Cooperation, Research & Art
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Snap, crackle, pop! 鈥 the sounds of frost actually come from the sky

Breakthrough research reveals that the popping sound associated with frost is in fact mostly coming from the atmosphere.
Press releases
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Nighttime picture of a snowy road lined with trees.

Doctoral Researcher Solip Park's Paper Receives Honorable Mention at CHI 2024

Doctoral researcher Solip Park's paper has recently garnered attention at the prestigious CHI 2024 conference, earning an "honorable mention" distinction.
Awards and Recognition
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Comic-style illustration of Solip Park's research methods

Civil Engineering invites companies to participate in future development work

A stakeholder event organized by the Department of Civil Engineering has already become a spring tradition. Civil Engineering Day was held on April 25 in Dipoli Otaniemi.
Cooperation
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Skanskan kehitysjohtaja Jan Elfving esiintyy Rakennustekniikan p盲iv盲ss盲 2024

Aalto Open Science Award ceremony brought together Aaltonians to discuss open science

Last week we gathered at A Grid to celebrate the awardees of the Aalto Open Science Award 2023 and discuss open science matters with the Aalto community.
Awards and Recognition, Campus, Research & Art
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Professor Riikka Puurunen, Professor Patrick Rinke and IT Application Owner Lara Ejtehadian holding sunflowers and diplomas

Seed funding available to boost collaboration between Aalto, KU Leuven and University of Helsinki

911爆料网, KU Leuven and the University of Helsinki launch the 2nd exploratory seed funding call to explore research collaboration possibilities. The funding call is open until 10 September 2024.
Research & Art
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Three female students studying

Aalto鈥檚 New Cross-Cutting Minor: Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (Luonnonvarojen kest盲v盲 k盲ytt枚)

Aalto鈥檚 new multidisciplinary minor, Sustainable Use of Natural Resources (Luonnonvarojen kest盲v盲 k盲ytt枚) is ready to add to your study plan!
Studies
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Aalto-wide sustainability minor logo

Aalto ARTS Summer School explores the significance of water through the lens of art

The theme of School of Arts, Design and Architecture鈥檚 Summer School this year is water, and its significance is explored in a multidisciplinary way through the perspectives of art, film and digital.
Cooperation, Research & Art, Studies, University
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Nine large blocks of ice formed an art installation at Kansalaistori square in Helsinki 2021

Just believing that an AI is helping boosts your performance

People perform better if they think they have an AI assistant 鈥 even when they鈥檝e been told it鈥檚 unreliable and won鈥檛 help them
Press releases, Research & Art
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