Computer and Information Sciences & Engineering
NSF Graduate Research Fellows Nordic Research Opportunity in Finland
The research groups listed under this website are examples of top research groups in Finland. Also other Finnish research groups can host NSF Graduate Research Fellows.
The Information Systems Security Research Center (ISSRC)
The Information Systems Security Research Center (ISSRC) is established to produce premier research results in the area of information security management in close cooperation with leading international scholars and practitioners. Especially, the research center seeks to put innovative and new research contributions to work in practice. The research topics covers social, organizational and management aspects of information systems security. The research center is funded by the EU, the city of Oulu, and a number of leading companies. For more information about the research center, see http://issrc.oulu.fi/about/ or contact the director of the research center professor Mikko Siponen.
Contact person
Prof. Mikko Siponen
email: mikko.siponen(at)oulu.fi
Centre for Wireless Communications, University of Oulu
Centre for Wireless Communications at the University of Oulu is one of the leading research groups (~100 researchers) in Europe focusing on L1-L3 of wireless systems in it's research. The research activities include both fundamental theoretical as well as applied research. The major application areas for research include future cellular systems (IMT-A), tactical communication systems, software defined and cognitive radio, sensor networking and medical ICT.
Contact person:
Prof. Matti Latva-aho
emal: matti.latva-aho(at)ee.oulu.fi
Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT
The Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT conducts world-class research on future information technology. Its research ranges from fundamental methods and technologies to novel applications and their impact on people and society. HIIT’s key competences are in Internet architecture and technologies, mobile and human-centric computing, user-created media, analysis of large sets of data, and probabilistic modeling of complex phenomena. HIIT combines different styles of research: basic, strategic and innovation-oriented field research. HIIT is multidisciplinary, with scientists from computer, natural, behavioral and social sciences, as well as humanities, design, and art. The projects are conducted with private companies, universities and research institutions. HIIT is a joint research institution of Helsinki University of Technology and University of Helsinki.
HIIT research programs and contact persons:
Algorithmic Data Analysis
Developing advanced data analysis, mining, and modeling methods for different areas of science and technology: combining basic research in computer science with applications.
Contact person:
Prof. Heikki Mannila
email: heikki.mannila(at)hiit.fi
Future Internet
Enhancing Internet infrastructure to enable efficient, secure and trusted always-on connectivity and services.
Contact person:
Prof. Jussi Kangasharju
email: jussi.kangasharju(at)hiit.fi
Network Society
Pioneer and develop human-centric, multidisciplinary, ubiquitous information and communication technology based on comprehensive understanding of needs and practices in the everyday life and social relations of a network society.
Contact person:
Prof. Marko Turpeinen
email: marko.turpeinen(at)hiit.fi
Probabilistic Adaptive Systems
Study and further development of the theory of sophisticated probabilistic models and exploring their applications for solving problems appearing in complex real-world stochastic systems.
Contact person:
Prof. Petri Myllymäki
email: petri.myllymaki(at)hiit.fi
Statistical Machine Learning and Bioinformatics
The research group Statistical Machine Learning and Bioinformatics, lead by professor Samuel Kaski, belongs to the Finnish Centre of Excellence on Adaptive Informatics Research and Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT. We develop computational methods for statistical data mining, information visualization, exploratory data analysis, and in general for probabilistic modeling of data. Current main applications are in bio- and neuroinformatics and in information retrieval.
Contact person:
Prof. Samuel Kaski
email: samuel.kaski(at)hut.fi