Key Research Area: ICT and digitalisation
This area represents over one third of the scientific publications and university education in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) and digitalization in Finland.
This forms the foundation for our spearhead in Finland’s drive towards the technological transformation of many aspects of society – from new consumer services to media, entertainment, education, health care, retail, and several areas of industry.
Research in ICT and digitalisation relates to both theory and practice: computational and mathematical sciences, software and hardware technologies, secure communications, digital media, services, and engineering and management across technologies and industrial sectors.
This combination provides an excellent launching pad for interdisciplinary innovations. For instance, digitalisation and social media are topics which may only be profoundly understood via multidisciplinary viewpoints combining arts, business, science and technology.
Focus areas
- Artificial intelligence
- Cybersecurity
- Digital services
- Telecommunications
- Power Systems
- Robotics and Autonomous Systems
- Acoustics and Audio Technology
Upcoming events
Training workshops for teachers: 360° environments and podcasts
Kick off Summer with hands-on workshops around 360° environments and podcasts. The day consists of two separate workshops so you can choose to join one or both according to your schedule and interests. Welcome to learn while doing!Video production and MOOC clinic with Online Hybrid Lab
Do you have questions about developing an educational videos production or have in mind MOOC development? Grab 30 minutes appointment with our specialist!Unite! Summer School: What Computers and AI canꞌt do
The summer school reflects on errors, malfunctioning, and limitations of technology in the digital age.Video production and MOOC clinic with Online Hybrid Lab
Do you have questions about developing an educational videos production or have in mind MOOC development? Grab 30 minutes appointment with our specialist!Latest news in this area
Workshop day for teachers: 360° environments and podcasts
On Tuesday 4.6. a workshop day consisting of 360° environment creation and podcast production provides a way to get to know these media in practice. Feel free to join both workshops or one of them according to your time and interest.Aalto EE Introduces Alex: A New Learning Experience Platform to Transform Lifewide Learning and Tackle Upskilling Challenges
Aalto University Executive Education (Aalto EE) is launching Alex in June, a learning platform designed to enhance continuous professional development. Alex offers personalized learning journeys, micro-credentials, and professional development programs, aligning current skills with industry needs. This platform, which continuously evolves with new features like mobile access and AI integration, sets a new standard for professional development in Finland.Just believing that an AI is helping boosts your performance
People perform better if they think they have an AI assistant – even when they’ve been told it’s unreliable and won’t help themPreserving intangible cultural heritage through immersive XR experiences
Aalto University’s Department of Art and Media is coordinating a European wide project on preserving intangible cultural heritage and using it to address societal challenges with the help of immersive XR environments.Flagships and Centres of Excellence
Quantum Technology Finland – The National Centre of Excellence (external link)
The national Quantum Technology Finland (QTF) Centre of Excellence brings together scientific and technological excellence and cutting-edge research infrastructures to harness quantum phenomena in solid-state-based quantum devices and applications.
Infrastructure
Aalto Factory of the Future
The Aalto Factory of the Future is an infrastructure to support innovation in future industrial automation, industry 4.0 & 5.0 and beyond. It allows test and trials of advanced technologies, such as future wireless communication (5G / Wifi6 and beyond) in industry.
MAGICS – Media – Arts – Games – Interaction – Computing – Science (external link)
MAGICS is an infrastructure network to support research into motion recording, and virtual environments. It is a joint effort of Aalto University, Tampere University and the University of the Arts Helsinki.
Science-IT
Infrastructure for high-level computational research.
Aalto Studios
Aalto Studios weaves together the players of the creative economy: designers, filmmakers, YouTubers, game developers, performing artists, educators, angel investors, public-sector operators, and more in Finland, Scandinavia, Europe, and beyond.
Aalto Electronics-ICT - Electronics test facilities
School of Electrical Engineering offers 4 electronic test facilities
Featured research bodies
Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT (external link)
Collaborative institute for research on information technology.
Helsinki-Aalto Institute for Cybersecurity HAIC (external link)
Excellence in information security research and education.
Virtual Acoustics
Professor Tapio Lokki
Aalto Center for Autonomous Systems (external link)
ACAS combines Aalto expertise on various fields to tackle challenging systems-related research problems related to the autonomous operation of networked machines.
Departments in this area
Department of Computer Science
cs.aalto.fi
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 Electronics and Nanoengineering
Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering (ELE) conducts research and arranges related teaching courses in the fields of electromagnetics, micro and nanotechnology, radio engineering, and space technology.
Department of Information and Communications Engineering
The department of Information and Communications Engineering has a strong focus in the ICT area varying from ICT technology to core electrical engineering and its basic phenomena.
Key research area contact
Dr. Krisztina Cziner
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