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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · 17d

Our recent media coverage 🧵👇 with features in @hs.fi, Finland's public broadcaster Yle and the @aalto.fi Keys to Growth series. cc @ellis.eu @okm.fi @csaalto.bsky.social
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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · Aug 27

How does a small country and a new research institute take on the tech giants in AI? Top international talent, academic freedom and boundary-breaking basic research. Along with Finland's commitment 📈 to 4% of GDP for RDI, we have the makings of big impacts in AI and ML research. (More in Finnish 👇)

ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · Aug 27

"Ellis-instituutti on loistava esimerkki yliopistojen, yrityksien ja päättäjien yhteistyön hedelmästä. @samikaski.bsky.social'n mukaan Ellis vie Suomea lähemmäs globaaleja kärkitoimijoita, 'eurooppalaisen tekoälyn ytimeen'."
Lue lisää HS:ssä (€) www.hs.fi/visio/art-20... @hs.fi

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Computer Science @csaalto.bsky.social · Sep 4

Congratulations to our Assistant Professors @robinwelsch.bsky.social and @dataspider.bsky.social on their new ERC projects! 💐

Aalto University - Aalto-yliopisto @aalto.fi · Sep 4

Fantastic news! Maja Vuckovac, @robinwelsch.bsky.social and @dataspider.bsky.social secured ERC Starting Grants. Huge congratulations 🙌

#ERCStG @erc.europa.eu

www.aalto.fi/en/news/eu-g...

Maja Vuckovac, Robin Welsch and Corinna Coupette. Photos: Elizabath Maria Nallukunnel Raju/Aalto University; Robin Welsch; Mikko Raskinen/Aalto University; photo illustration: Ville Heirola/Aalto University.

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Computer Science @csaalto.bsky.social · Aug 29

Researchers at Aalto University have developed a new machine learning method that improves the estimation of risk of developing complex diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and liver conditions. Read more 👇

Funding: @SuomenAkatemia @TechFinland100 via #HouseofAI @aalto.fi

New machine learning method offers better predictions of future disease risk | Aalto University

Predictions for developing common diseases were more accurate than before.

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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · Aug 20

Welcome new principal investigators! 9 leading scholars and rising stars in AI & machine learning are joining ELLIS Institute Finland, part of the @ellis.eu network. Read more about our new professors:
➡️ www.ellisinstitute.fi/PIs-2025

Nine people are shown in different settings, photos arranged in a grid.

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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology @icthiit.bsky.social · Jul 3

🚨 Job Alert! 🚨
We are #hiring Postdoctoral Fellows (3 years) or Research Fellows (5 years) for researchers in ICT. Find out more information in the 🔗 www.hiit.fi/hiit-postdoc... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #EduSky #Research #postdocjobs #postdoc

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Oxford Internet Institute @oii.ox.ac.uk · Jun 25

“Oil-producing countries have had an oversized influence on international affairs; in an A.I.-powered near future, compute producers could have something similar since they control access to a critical resource,” Prof Vili Lehdonvirta told @paulmozur.bsky.social, @nytimes.com.

Paul Mozur @paulmozur.bsky.social · Jun 24

A new A.I. divide is forming. As the biggest companies and richest countries scramble for GPUs, much of the world is being left behind. It's a new type of inequality that will go a long way to determining development in the coming years. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

A.I. Computing Power Is Splitting the World Into Haves and Have-Nots

As countries race to power artificial intelligence, a yawning gap is opening around the world.

www.nytimes.com

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Aalto University - Aalto-yliopisto @aalto.fi · Jun 17

Congratulations to Professor Samuel Kaski for receiving a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant!

His project tackles one of the biggest bottlenecks in machine learning: making AI robust, deployable and truly collaborative with humans.

@erc.europa.eu @ellisinstitute.fi

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A revolution for R&D with the missing link of machine learning — project envisions human-AI expert teams to solve grand challenges | Aalto University

Samuel Kaski receives ERC Advanced Grant to develop new machine learning that is robust, generalisable and engages human experts.

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Computer Science @csaalto.bsky.social · Jun 13

🏆 Aalto-yliopistossa valmistunut disinformaation tunnistamista käsittelevä diplomityö on palkittu Tietojenkäsittelytieteen seuran gradupalkinnolla. Letizia Iannuccin ansiokas diplomityö on nimeltään “Detecting coordinated online behaviour – A multiplex network approach”. Onnittelut!

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Uraauurtava kvanttilaskennan väitöskirja ja disinformaation tunnistamista käsittelevä diplomityö palkittiin

Kvanttilaskenta ja disinformaation tunnistaminen ovat kriittisiä aiheita nykypäivän yhteiskunnassa. Tietotekniikan tutkimussäätiö ja Tietojenkäsittelytieteen seura palkitsivat ansiokkaat tutkimukset, ...

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Christian Guckelsberger @creativeendvs.bsky.social · Jun 3

1/4 Join us and the Autotelic Interaction Research (AIR) group @aalto.fi / Finland to work on Computational Social Intrinsic Motivation (SIM) as PhD (4y) or postdoc (2y). Job ad w project description and application instructions: bit.ly/4jyNLGv. We're looking forward to learning about you!

Doctoral Researcher and Postdoc positions to work on Computational Social Intrinsic Motivation (SIM) | Aalto University

The Autotelic Interaction Research (AIR) group at the Dept. of Computer Science, Aalto University, Finland is looking for 1 Doctoral Researcher (2+2 years) and 1 Postdoc (2 years) to work on Computational Social Intrinsic Motivation (SIM)

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Jukka Suomela @jukkasuomela.fi · Jun 1

Here is a poster with an overview of distributed quantum stuff we have been doing…

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Aalto University - Aalto-yliopisto @aalto.fi · May 23

Aalto is one of 13 universities that have partnered to establish @ellisinstitute.fi, a world-class research hub in AI and machine learning. We welcome global talents who want to develop human-centric AI made in Europe. The blackboard is the launch pad for big ideas! 🚀🧠

ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · May 23

New Fundamentals…for innovation, collaboration, scientific discovery & more. At our pre-launch event on May 21, @samikaski.bsky.social outlined the ELLIS Institute mission to fundamentally re-work AI and ML to transform R&D, enhance human-AI teamwork & create exciting new science. 👇🧵

Four smiling people posing and cutting a ribbon.
Photos by Matti Ahlgren/Aalto University

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Computer Science @csaalto.bsky.social · May 9

Our researchers are part of an international consortium whose latest study provides unprecedented insights into the formation and evolution of galaxies. Read more about the findings here: www.aalto.fi/en/news/astr...

Astronomers observe largest ever sample of galaxies up to over 12 billion light years away | Aalto University

New observations give researchers unique insight into how galaxies have evolved since the universe was under a billion years old.

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algorithms.fi @algorithms.fi · May 5

HIIT Foundations Friday on 23 May 2025! Corinna Coupette gives a talk on "TCS for Law: Toward a Computational Theory of Legal Systems", more information here: research.cs.aalto.fi/hiit-foundat...

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Aalto University - Aalto-yliopisto @aalto.fi · Apr 28

Studying how video games can support mental health and developing human-like AI to design better keyboards and charts -- our researchers are presenting these and other studies at the international #CHI2025 conference currently happening in Japan. Read more in the thread below 🧵👇
#HCI

Illustration of two hands holding a gaming controller. Image by Matti Ahlgren / Aalto University

Various bar charts overlaid with eye movement scanpath predicted by the Chartist model. Image: Danqing Shi

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Helsinki Institute for Information Technology @icthiit.bsky.social · Apr 8

Our Distinguished Lecture Series returns with Margaret Burnett. Join us on 12 May at 2pm to listen to her lecture "Mission: To enable diverse mere mortals to assess an AI agent’s 'goodness' for their own needs" more info 🔗 www.hiit.fi/mission-to-e...

Mission: To enable diverse mere mortals to assess an AI agent's "goodness" for their own needs

Speaker: Margaret M. Burnett Event type: Guest lecture Event time: 12.5.2025 14-15 (Helsinki Time Zone UTC+3) Place: University of Helsinki Main building, Fabianinkatu 33 Pieni juhlasali The nex...

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DARIAH-FI @dariahfi.bsky.social · Apr 7

27.5. 1-4 pm. Julkistustilaisuuteen Kirjesampo: 1800-luvun suomalaisia kirjekokoelmia semanttisessa webissä @sksfinlit.bsky.social Ilmoittaudu tilaisuuteen tai zoom etäyhteydelle 👉 seco.cs.aalto.fi/events/2025/... / Publication event of LetterSampo Finland (event in Finnish)

Kirjesampo: julkistustilaisuus - Semantic Computing Research Group (SeCo)

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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · Apr 11

Our director @samikaski.bsky.social sheds some light on the new ELLIS Institute, its research direction and what it means for the Finnish science landscape:
➡️ acatiimi.fi/2025/04/10/w...
@ellis.eu @csaalto.bsky.social @aalto.fi

What significance do new AI professorships hold? - Acatiimi

The ELLIS Institute has been established in Finland to boost AI research, and Silo AI CEO Peter Sarlin’s foundation made a sizable donation towards new professorships.

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Computer Science @csaalto.bsky.social · Apr 8

What makes people think an AI system is creative? New research shows that it depends on how much they see of the creative act. Read the full article at www.aalto.fi/en/news/is-a...

Is AI truly creative? Turns out creativity is in the eye of the beholder | Aalto University

The more we see of a creative act, the more creative we judge it to be. Researchers think these findings could change the way we design AI.

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ELLIS Institute Finland @ellisinstitute.fi · Feb 4

ELLIS Institute Finland is hiring Principal Investigators in AI + machine learning. World-class resources for research incl. LUMI supercomputer, generous starting package & professorship affiliation with a university in the world’s happiest country! Apply by March 9: ellisinstitute.fi/PI-recruit

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Computer Science @csaalto.bsky.social · Feb 3

We are looking for Assistant Professors: www.aalto.fi/en/departmen... #hiring #university #technology

Assistant Professor positions | Aalto University

We are looking for multiple assistant professors to join our department

www.aalto.fi

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Computer Science @csaalto.bsky.social · Feb 22

The Finnish government has allocated EUR 25.5M for setting up a network of doctoral programmes in #AI. 🧪

'We are very excited to build a world-class PhD programme with mobility, quality supervision and multi-disciplinarity in mind.'

Read more: www.goodnewsfinland.com/en/articles/...

Finnish university consortium to create 100 doctoral positions in AI

The Finnish Ministry of Education in February allocated 25.5 million euros for a project bringing together 10 Finnish universities to educate 100 PhDs in AI.

www.goodnewsfinland.com

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Computer Science @csaalto.bsky.social · Feb 7

ICT Research Day was held at Aalto University last week! Organised by HIIT, the event brought together the collective expertise of three computer science departments from Aalto and the University of Helsinki. Thank you to all participants and see you next year!

www.aalto.fi/en/news/scho...

Scholars from Aalto and University of Helsinki got together for a common ICT Research Day | Aalto Un...

Research Day, organized by HIIT – Helsinki Institute for Information Technology brought together researchers and students from three ICT departments to network and share insights to ongoing research

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Computer Science @csaalto.bsky.social · Jan 30

Researchers at Aalto University and the University of Helsinki investigated how real-world shocks affect online discussions, using the Ukraine war and Finland’s NATO accession to understand how disinformation reinforces polarization. 🧪

Read the full story: www.aalto.fi/en/news/disi...

Disinformation can reinforce polarization in society | Aalto University

The polarizing effects of disinformation endure even when faced with a powerful external shock

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Computer Science @csaalto.bsky.social · Jan 24

Suomi jakaantuu yhä voimakkaammin, sanoo polarisaatiota tutkiva Ali Salloum. Hän on tutkinut Twitter-keskusteluja 2019 ja 2023 eduskuntavaaleissa. Somedata näyttää, että kuilu eri ryhmien välillä on syventynyt selvästi neljässä vuodessa.

Lue koko juttu: yle.fi/aihe/a/20-10...

Me vastaan te – Suomi jakaantuu yhä voimakkaammin, sanoo polarisaatiota tutkiva Ali Salloum

”Asiat riitelevät, eivät ihmiset”, kuuluu vanha sanonta. Yhteiskunnan polarisoituminen tarkoittaa kuitenkin sitä, että yhä useammin ihmiset alkavat riidellä asioiden sijaan, sanoo tutkija.

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Computer Science @csaalto.bsky.social · Jan 19

Congratulations to our Professor Lauri Malmi, who was selected ACM Distinguished Member for contributions to international computing education research!

www.acm.org/media-center...

ACM has named 52 Distinguished Members for work that has advanced computing, fostered innovation acr...

This year’s class made advancements in AI and economics, principles of data management, software development, and many others.

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