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Sepsis-causing bacteria
Aalto University, AI, Health, Highlight, Research Published:

A new way to measure contagion: the gut bacterium behind blood poisoning can spread like influenza

New findings show that microbes living in our gut can, in terms of transmission dynamics, behave much like viruses. The model offers a new way to explore the spread of antibiotic-resistant gut bacteria in the population.
Future Makers
Aalto University, Awards, Computer Science Department, Department of Information and Communications Engineering, Funding, Highlight Published:

Future makers research batteries, cryptography and plastic recycling

The Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation awarded 3.5 million euros in research funding to eight projects, five from Aalto University.
Team Biodesign Finland. Photo: Aalto University/Roope Kiviranta
Aalto University, Awards, Highlight Published:

Biodesign Finland wins the Aalto Pioneering Excellence Award 2025

The Aalto Pioneering Excellence award is granted annually to one or more teams that are doing groundbreaking work
anonymity of AI
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science Department, Highlight, Research, University of Helsinki Published:

How to ensure anonymity of AI systems?

When training artificial intelligence systems, developers need to use privacy-enhancing technologies to ensure that the subjects of the training data are not exposed, new study suggests.

News from HIIT

Katsiaryna and Arash at ECAI 2025
AI, Computer Science Department, News from HIIT, Research, University of Helsinki Published:

GRADSTOP: Early Stopping of Gradient Descent via Posterior Sampling presented at ECAI 2025

HIIT Postdoc Katsiaryna Haitsiukewich presented a full paper at ECAI-2025
HIIT Open 2025
Aalto University, Community Outreach, Education, Foundations, News from HIIT Published:

HIIT Open 2025 programming contest

Two weeks ago, 16 teams and 41 contestants gathered in Otaniemi to compete on algorithmic problem solving.
Tuomo Lehtonen and Masood Feyzbakhsh Rankooh
Aalto University, Computer Science Department, News from HIIT, Research, University of Helsinki Published:

Two HIIT Fellows at KR 2025

Two HIIT Fellows had publications accepted to KR 2025 in Melbourne, Australia.
Juho Rousu
Highlight, News from HIIT Published:

Juho Rousu to Become the Next Director of HIIT

Beginning January 2026,  Juho Rousu will become the next Director of HIIT for a fixed term 1.1.2026–31.7.2030.
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