Supporting Helsinki IT research

HIIT is a strategic partnership between Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, with the aim to boost fundamental and applied information technology research that makes a difference in the real world. HIIT facilitates research, impact, and collaboration activities in the Helsinki IT research community and offers funded post-doctoral researcher positions for excellent young scientists.

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    HIIT Fellows

    HIIT provides funding for Postdoctoral Fellows

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      Events

      Upcoming HIIT events and IT research events in the Helsinki region

        Events

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        Robot welding
        Aalto University, AI, Department of Information and Communications Engineering, Highlight, Research Published:

        Specialised AI models could be Finland's next global export

        Finland has the potential to build AI solutions that are different from ChatGPT-like large language models. Aalto University's School of Electrical Engineering already has decades of experience in developing specialised, resource-efficient AI models. They could be a key component of future 6G networks, automation, and industrial systems – and the next competitive edge of our country.
        Patric Ostergard
        Aalto University, Awards, Department of Information and Communications Engineering, Highlight Published:

        Professor Patric Östergård becomes a member of the Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters

        Finnish Society of Sciences and Letters is Finland's oldest science academy. It promotes scientific discussion, publishes scientific literature, awards prizes and provides financial support for research.
        Scan of Awards
        Aalto University, Awards, Department of Information and Communications Engineering, Highlight Published:

        Postdoctoral researcher Eloi Moliner makes history as a 5-time award winner

        Eloi Moliner doesn’t brag about his achievements: being one of the most decorated doctoral researchers in Aalto University’s history or getting headhunted for prestigious research internships across the globe. However, his community would like to highlight his success and contributions to the field of audio signal processing
        stress online
        Aalto University, Computer Science Department, Health, Highlight, Research Published:

        Retail therapy fail? Online shopping linked to stress, says study

        Despite many people seeing them as ways to unwind, shopping, social media use and gaming are the most likely online activities to correlate with stress, according to a new study
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        Events

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        Aalto CS Library
        Machine Learning Meetups –

        Machine Learning Meetups

        Join the biweekly Meetups to discuss with experts in machine learning
        CS Theory Seminar –

        Helsinki CS Theory Seminar

        The seminar is a weekly series of talks on a broad scope of CS theory hosted by Helsinki Algorithms and Theory. On this page, you will find a brief overview of each talk, past and future. To subscribe to our mailing list, please visit this page. The mailing list supplies calendar invitations to the talks including Zoom-links for live-streaming.
        Aalto CS Library
        Machine Learning Meetups –

        Machine Learning Meetups

        Join the biweekly Meetups to discuss with experts in machine learning
        Doctoral Defense
        Doctoral Defense –

        Public defence in Acoustics and Speech Technology, M.Sc. Manila Kodali

        Public defence from the Aalto University School of Electrical Engineering, Department of Information and Communications Engineering
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