The Academy of Finland funding brings six new Academy Research Fellows, 14 Postdoctoral Researchers and 23 Academy Projects to Aalto University. The funded projects strengthen several of Aalto University's research areas, and quantum physics as well as marine and arctic technology were particularly successful
The funding granted to Aalto University by the Academy of Finland from the September 2021 call will boost the university’s research with a total of EUR 17.6 million.
Aalto University is involved in 20 new academy projects. Part of these are consortium projects, and the total number of funded Aalto subprojects is 23. The funding allocated to the academy projects totals approximately EUR 10.1 million, and they include a wide range of research projects in the fields of science and technology, biosciences, health and the environment.
In addition, six new academy research fellows and 14 postdoctoral researchers will begin in Aalto in early September. The total funding granted to Aalto University for the tasks of academy research fellows and postdoctoral researchers is EUR 7.3 million.
‘The Academy of Finland provides us yearly with the largest amount of competitive funding. We are delighted and proud of our researchers and professors who received grants from the September 2021 call. The funded academy projects and individual academy grants covered several areas of strength of Aalto University’s research. For instance, this year, several academy research fellows and academy projects were granted in quantum physics. This research area has recently received a lot of positive visibility, and for good reasons. A delightful surprise was that a relatively small area of research, marine and arctic technology, received as many as three Academy projects,’ says Vice President for Research Ossi Naukkarinen.
The funding granted to Aalto University by the Academy of Finland from the September 2021 call will boost the university’s research with a total of EUR 17.6 million.
Aalto University is involved in 20 new academy projects. Part of these are consortium projects, and the total number of funded Aalto subprojects is 23. The funding allocated to the academy projects totals approximately EUR 10.1 million, and they include a wide range of research projects in the fields of science and technology, biosciences, health and the environment.
In addition, six new academy research fellows and 14 postdoctoral researchers will begin in Aalto in early September. The total funding granted to Aalto University for the tasks of academy research fellows and postdoctoral researchers is EUR 7.3 million.
‘The Academy of Finland provides us yearly with the largest amount of competitive funding. We are delighted and proud of our researchers and professors who received grants from the September 2021 call. The funded academy projects and individual academy grants covered several areas of strength of Aalto University’s research. For instance, this year, several academy research fellows and academy projects were granted in quantum physics. This research area has recently received a lot of positive visibility, and for good reasons. A delightful surprise was that a relatively small area of research, marine and arctic technology, received as many as three Academy projects,’ says Vice President for Research Ossi Naukkarinen.
Congratulations to all!
Academy Projects 1.9.2022–31.8.2026
Babbar, Rohit, Dept. of Computer Science
Scalable and Robust Representation Learning in Large Output Spaces
Fagerholm, Fabian, Dept. of Computer Science
Naturalistic decision-making in Continuous Experimentation
Foster, Adam, Dept. of Applied Physics
Automated discovery atomic force microscopy
Hollanti, Camilla, Dept. of Mathematics and Systems Analysis
Number-theoretic well-rounded lattices
Elucidation of the structural development during cellulose carbonization for advanced carbon materials (CelCarbo) (consortium)
Hummel, Michael, Dept. of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto
Vaari, Jukka, VTT Ltd
New frontiers in Bayesian optimal design for applied inverse problems (BODAIP) (consortium)
Hyvönen, Nuutti, Dept. of Mathematics and Systems Analysis, Aalto
Helin, Tapio, LUT University
XAI-based software-defined energy networks via packetized management for fossil fuel-free next-generation of industrial cyber-physical systems (X-SDEN) (konsortio)
Jung, Alex, Dept. of Computer Science, Aalto
Juliano Nardelli, Pedro, LUT University
Ionosphere-thermosphere response to Space Weather Events (INTERSECT) (consortium)
Kallio, Esa, Dept. of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto
Aikio, Anita, University of Oulu
Kauristie, Kirsti, Finnish Meteorological Institute
Li, Yongdan, Dept. of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering
Research on high-performance composite membrane in non-aqueous redox flow battery
Better Health at Home – Optimized Human-Centered Care of Predialysis and Home Dialysis Patients (BOC) (consortium)
Lillrank, Paul, Dept. of Industrial Engineering and Management, Aalto
Viitanen, Johanna, Dept. of Computer Science, Aalto
Ekstrand, Agneta, Helsinki University Central Hospital
Knittle, Keegan, University of Helsinki
Smolander, Maria, VTT Ltd
Musharraf, Mashrura, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Towards human centered intelligent ships for winter navigation
Empowering quantum nanoelectronic devices using thermal energy (THEPOW) (consortium)
Möttönen, Mikko, Dept. of Applied Physics, Aalto
Pekola, Jukka, Dept. of Applied Physics, Aalto
Parkkonen, Lauri, Dept. of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering
Development and application of magnetoencephalography to non-invasive studies of animal brain function
Polojärvi, Arttu, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Discrete Element Modeling of Continuous Ice Floes and Their Interaction (DEMFLO)
Roncoli, Claudio, Dept. of Built Environment
Adaptive and Learning Control strategies for Sustainable future Traffic Operations (ALCOSTO)
Adaptive Multi-Energy Virtual Power Plant for a Complex of Buildings (consortium)
Sierla, Seppo, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Automation, Aalto
Alanne, Kari, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Aalto
Solowski, Wojciech, Dept. of Civil Engineering
How to increase the use of low CO2 emissions soil improvement methods: development of new design procedures based on advanced Material Point Method simulations
Törmä, Päivi, Dept. of Applied Physics
Correlations in multiband quantum systems
In-situ equilibrium shifting in CO2 utilization reactions by novel absorbents (CO2Shift) (consortium)
Uusi-Kyyny, Petri, Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Aalto
Lehtonen, Juha, VTT Ltd
Further information on funding decisions from the Academy of Finland website
This article was first published on 22 June by Aalto University.