Aalto Doctoral Programme in Science
Contact information
Contact us
Contact us primarily via email or phone, but you can also visit our office during office hours.
| Email: | [email protected] |
| Office hours: | Thursdays 9:30 - 11:00 |
| Street address: | Maarintie 8 (TUAS-building), rooms 1157 and 1161 |
| Postal address: | P.O.Box 15500, 00076 AALTO |
Director of the Doctoral Programme in Science
Doctoral Education Services
Our staff helps you with
Jaakko Autio
- pre-examination applications
- general matters and development of the doctoral programme
- examination and approval of licentiate thesis and graduation
- international matters (incl. Cotutelle-agreements)
Antti Susiluoto
- applications for doctoral studies
- questions related to studies outside Aalto
- confirmation of the study plan (for example before JOO studies)
- scholarship applications
Suvipilvi Kotipelto
- applications for readmission
- changing the supervising professor or thesis advisor
- final confirmation of the study plan before pre-examination (if needed)
- getting permission for public defence and appointing the opponent
- public defence announcement and public display of doctoral thesis
- approval of doctoral thesis and graduation
[email protected]
- questions related to registration of individual studies and credit transfer
Doctoral Programme Committee
Doctoral Programme Committee (School of Science)
The Doctoral Programme Committee of the School decides about developing the content of the doctoral programme, prepares the curriculum and admission criteria and makes various decisions related to the evaluation process of the doctoral theses of individual students, among other things.
Departments, research fields and supervising professors
The Aalto Doctoral Programme in Science offers doctoral education in six research fields. Each doctoral student is appointed a supervising professor who represents the research field approved for the student.
Research fields and supervising professors
There are five departments at the School of Science. Read about the research focus of each department on their pages.
Department of Applied Physics
The Department of Applied Physics pursues vigorous research in physical sciences and creates important industrial applications.
Department of Computer Science
We are an internationally-oriented community and home to world-class research in modern computer science.
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
We conduct world-class research and education focusing on the creation and transformation of technology-based business.
Department of Mathematics and Systems Analysis
Our main research areas are algebra and discrete mathematics, analysis, applied mathematics and mechanics, stochastics and statistics, and systems analysis and operations research.
Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering
We study system-level dynamic functions of the human brain, mind and body.
Ombudsperson and support for challenging situations
Ombudspersons are voluntary professors with solid experience in academic practices whom doctoral students can contact confidentially in challenges related to the thesis work. In case of challenging situations, we also have a support system of e.g. study psychologists and workplace mediators.
Ombudspersons for doctoral students
Confidential contact persons for doctoral students wishing to discuss with a professor with experience in academic practices
Support for challenges during your doctoral studies
Support network and help for harassment or other type of challenging situations
Career design
Career Design for Students
Career design is an experimental approach for creating a meaningful career path in the constantly changing world of work.
Aallonhuiput doctoral student association
Aallonhuiput (external link)
Aallonhuiput doctoral student association
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