HIIT- Helsinki Institute for Information Technology

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.

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HIIT Fellows

HIIT provides funding for Postdoctoral Fellows for three years at either Aalto University or the University of Helsinki

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Current Fellows

Current HIIT Fellows

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HIIT Alumni

Former HIIT Postdoctoral Fellows and HIIT Research Fellows

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Open Positions

We offer funded positions for postdoctoral researchers in information technology research.

Helsinki ICT Events

Upcoming HIIT events and IT research events in the Helsinki region

HIIT Special Seminar

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.

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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.

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Events

Upcoming HIIT events and IT research events in Helsinki

Highlights

AI for food science
AI, Collaboration, Community Outreach, Highlight, University of Helsinki Published:

AI for Food Science workshop sparks international collaboration

How can universities, research institutes, and food companies work together to harness the power of emerging AI for food science? University of Helsinki organized a dedicated workshop, bringing leading European researchers and industry experts to the same table.
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Aalto University, AI, Collaboration, Highlight, Research Published:

RealYou AI will develop the next generation of personalized AI decision assistants

Researchers to build cognitive machine learning that will improve decision-making with instantly personalized intelligent assistance.
AI literacy
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Community Outreach, Computer Science Department, Education, Highlight, University of Helsinki Published:

Europe’s best AI literacy initiative for education comes from Finland

Generation AI, a Finnish initiative for AI literacy in education and research, has won the European Union’s 2026 Digital Skills Award for promoting AI literacy among children and young people. The award ceremony was held in Brussels on 30 June 2026.
Jukka Suomela
Aalto University, Awards, Computer Science Department, Funding, Highlight Published:

Highly sought-after EU funding for three Aalto University researchers

The projects led by Adam Foster, Jani Oksanen and Jukka Suomela focus on atomically precise materials-engineering, LED-based thermal management and quantum methods in distributed networks.

Events

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Machine Learning Meetups

Machine Learning Meetups

Join the biweekly Meetups to discuss with experts in machine learning
Aalto CS Library
Machine Learning Meetups

Machine Learning Meetups

Join the biweekly Meetups to discuss with experts in machine learning
Aalto CS Library
Machine Learning Meetups

Machine Learning Meetups

Join the biweekly Meetups to discuss with experts in machine learning
Aalto CS Library
Machine Learning Meetups

Machine Learning Meetups

Join the biweekly Meetups to discuss with experts in machine learning