A front-row view on today’s major challenges: Corinna Coupette bridges law and technology
Coupette was appointed assistant professor of computer science this autumn
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Department of Computer Science
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Summer employee positions of 2025
BSc or MSc degree student, come to work with us on summer 2025. The application form will be open from January 7th to January 31st 2025.
News
Echoes in the brain: Why today’s workout could fuel next week’s bright idea
In a rare, longitudinal study, researchers from Aalto University and the University of Oulu tracked one person’s brain and behavioural activity for five months using brain scans and data from wearable devices and smartphones.
Cloud empires: Mapping the geopolitics of data infrastructures
The trend towards hyperscale cloud infrastructures is creating powerful global gatekeepers of computational capability. We must understand the geopolitical implications.
Events
Department of Computer Science: MSc Thesis Presentations
Markus Kähkönen will present their MSc thesis on Monday 30 December at 10:00 in Zoom
CS language café
Welcome to chat in Finnish with your colleagues. The event is organized once in a month by CS department and open to all Aalto staff members.
SWAI Seminar: Smarter Work with Generative AI
Smarter Work with Generative AI (SWAI) Seminar invites business executives and AI practitioners to hear from thought leaders, learn latest research insights on how generative AI is transforming business.
CS Doctoral Seminars
Welcome to learn more about the work of our doctoral researchers.Study computer science
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Do you want to study in the Nordics in Finland? At Aalto University science and art meet technology and business. We believe in the power of curiosity and encourage our students to explore the unknown as well as to learn and do things in a whole new way.
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Computer Science education on Bachelor, Master and Doctoral levels.
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Humans of Computer Science
Computer Science at Aalto University is more than just coding. Here are stories from our computer scientists.
‘If you study data science, you won’t limit your choice of career in the future’
Before starting her Data Science studies at Aalto, Angeline Jayanegara obtained a diploma in fashion design. In the future, she would like to work as a Data Scientist in the fashion industry.
Podcast: Kahvit näppikselle
Finnish language podcast about how computer science is involved in basically everything.
Billions of individuals depend on security protocols crafted by Professor Emerita Kaisa Nyberg
Kaisa Nyberg's career has taken her from radio encryption algorithms to international standardisation work and finally to professor at Aalto University. According to Nyberg, the biggest contribution of her career lies in her role as a mentor to students
Jukka Suomela studies the limitations and efficiency of computation
Associate Professor Jukka Suomela is a theoretical computer scientist, who works with very hard mathematical problems to uncover the limits and possibilities that computers hold
Ask a scientist: How will AI affect creativity?
The impact of creative AI is unfolding before our eyes, yet we struggle to understand it. It’s the perfect time to ask researchers what they see and think.
Leila Arstila: As a recent graduate, I have a whole world ahead of me
'We could learn to listen to ourselves and be kinder to ourselves. After burning out, it's really hard to climb back up. It would be easier to stop before the fall.'
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