Current Fellows
Current HIIT Fellows
Supporting Helsinki IT research
HIIT is a strategic partnership between Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, with the aim to boost fundamental and applied information technology research that makes a difference in the real world. HIIT facilitates research, impact, and collaboration activities in the Helsinki IT research community and offers funded post-doctoral researcher positions for excellent young scientists.
HIIT Fellows
HIIT provides funding for Postdoctoral Fellows for three years at either Aalto University or the University of Helsinki
HIIT Alumni
Former HIIT Postdoctoral Fellows and HIIT Research Fellows
Open Positions
We offer funded positions for postdoctoral researchers in information technology research.
Events
Upcoming HIIT events and IT research events in the Helsinki region
HIIT Special Seminar
The talks in this series are provided by candidates who have applied to our HIIT Fellowship recruitment call and are highly considered for the position. All talks are virtual, open to the public, and recorded for the future.
Helsinki Distinguished Lecture Series on Future Information Technology
Tech today and tomorrow
The Helsinki Distinguished Lecture Series on Future Information Technology focuses on top research challenges and solutions faced by current and future information technology, as seen by internationally leading experts in the field. The talks are designed to be accessible for people from all scientific backgrounds.
Events
Upcoming HIIT events and IT research events in Helsinki
Highlighted Events
Francesca Pistilli
This talk is part of the HIIT Special Seminar series. The talks in this series are provided by candidates who have applied to our HIIT Fellowship recruitment call and are highly considered for the position. All talks are virtual, open to the public, and recorded for the future
Xuqian Ren "Building Digital Twins of Real Indoor Spaces from Consumer Devices"
This talk is part of the HIIT Special Seminar series. The talks in this series are provided by candidates who have applied to our HIIT Fellowship recruitment call and are highly considered for the position. All talks are virtual, open to the public, and recorded for the future
Dinara Talypova "Human Autonomy and the Meaning of Productivity in Interaction with AI"
This talk is part of the HIIT Special Seminar series. The talks in this series are provided by candidates who have applied to our HIIT Fellowship recruitment call and are highly considered for the position. All talks are virtual, open to the public, and recorded for the future
Christopher Petrie
This talk is part of the HIIT Special Seminar series. The talks in this series are provided by candidates who have applied to our HIIT Fellowship recruitment call and are highly considered for the position. All talks are virtual, open to the public, and recorded for the futureCommunity Highlights
AI can help run factories better: University of Helsinki thesis sharpens the 3D models
A collaboration between the University of Helsinki and the Finnish company Twinverse has tested how well today's AI can label the individual objects inside 3D models of industrial sites, and where it still falls short.
Meet our Fellow: Junhao Li
We ask our fellows more about themselves and their research. For this article we ask our Fellow Junhao Li more about his research. Junhao is currently working under the supervision of Dorota Glowacka at the University of Helsinki Department of Computer Science
Emotions help explain why people click phishing emails
People are currently taught to recognise phishing attempts in ways that may be counterproductive. Researchers call for information security training to take emotions into account more effectively.
New podcast explores Finnish contributions to artificial intelligence
In Aalto University's podcast “Ja ihminen loi älyn” (And humankind created intelligence), researchers Arno Solin ja Eric Malmi interview pioneers, entrepreneurs and experts about the AI field's history, disruptive consequences and the probability of humanity's destruction.Calendar
Francesca Pistilli
This talk is part of the HIIT Special Seminar series. The talks in this series are provided by candidates who have applied to our HIIT Fellowship recruitment call and are highly considered for the position. All talks are virtual, open to the public, and recorded for the future
Xuqian Ren "Building Digital Twins of Real Indoor Spaces from Consumer Devices"
This talk is part of the HIIT Special Seminar series. The talks in this series are provided by candidates who have applied to our HIIT Fellowship recruitment call and are highly considered for the position. All talks are virtual, open to the public, and recorded for the future
Dinara Talypova "Human Autonomy and the Meaning of Productivity in Interaction with AI"
This talk is part of the HIIT Special Seminar series. The talks in this series are provided by candidates who have applied to our HIIT Fellowship recruitment call and are highly considered for the position. All talks are virtual, open to the public, and recorded for the future