Helsinki ICT

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About HICT

The Helsinki Doctoral Education Network in Information and Communications Technology (HICT) is a collaborative doctoral education network hosted jointly by Aalto University and the University of Helsinki, the two leading universities within this area in Finland.

Research areas

  • Algorithms and machine learning
  • Life science informatics
  • Networks, networked systems and services
  • Software and service engineering and systems
  • User centered and creative technologies

Admissions

HICT has two open calls for fully-funded doctoral student positions each year.

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HICT students travelling

What's new?

Mar 05

HICT S4 - Scientific Symposium by Students for Students 2020

When? Wednesday 15 April 2020 at 9:30-17:00 Where? CS building, Konemiehentie 2, Otaniemi, Espoo Topic: AI for Public Good More information will follow soon!  

Dec 17

HICT Spring 2020 call for new doctoral students is open!

Call for new doctoral students is open! The participating units of HICT (Aalto University and University of Helsinki) have currently funding available for exceptionally qualified doctoral students in computer science. We offer the possibility...

Nov 01

HICT workshop: Introduction to research presentation skills and stakeholder interaction (1 ECTS)

Who needs and is interested in research information? How to communicate your research results to wider public? How to interact with different stakeholders? How to present your research to different audiences? This is your chance to learn to present ...