Supporting Helsinki IT research
HIIT is a strategic partnership between Aalto and the University of Helsinki. We offer funded positions and support for ICT researchers
HIIT Fellows
HIIT provides funding for two types of researchers: Postdoctoral Researchers and Research Fellows.
Events
Upcoming HIIT events and IT research events in the Helsinki region
Highlights
Introducing Qi Chen: Trustworthy AI requires algorithms that can handle unexpected situations
Artificial intelligence (AI) developers must focus on safer and fairer AI methods, as the trust and equality of societies are at stake, says new ELLIS Institute Finland principal investigator Qi Chen
The research puzzle of when humans and AI don’t see eye to eye
Francesco Croce will be working on robustness in multi-modal foundation models at ELLIS Institute Finland and Aalto University.
A rap algorithm led him to research language models at Google DeepMind – now Eric Malmi returns to Aalto as an adjunct professor
Eric Malmi received his PhD from Aalto University in 2018 with a dissertation that developed AI methods for linking historical records and family trees. At Google DeepMind he has developed Gemini language models and a chess AI. He returned to his alma mater because of ELLIS Institute Finland.
Iiris Hörhammer appointed as docent in eHealth cost-effectiveness at University of Eastern Finland
Engaging users in design is crucial for developing economically sustainable eHealth services.Events
Helsinki CS Theory Seminar: Masood Feyzbakhsh Rankooh
The seminar is a weekly series of talks on a broad scope of CS theory hosted by Helsinki Algorithms and Theory.Arianne Meijer - van de Griend: Classical algorithms in Quantum compilers
HIIT Foundations Friday is a monthly get-together event for the community typically consisting of a tutorial and lunch as well as follow-up activity and discussions. This activity is part of the HIIT focus area on Foundations of Computing. On this page, you will find a brief overview of each talk, past and future as well as information about our current venue.
Public defence in Computer Science, MA (Art and Des) Paula Valkonen
Public defence from the Aalto University School of Science, Department of Computer Science.