This event will take place at Tampere Hall on 17th December 2026. The chair of the ENS Science Day 2026 is Vice Dean for Research Minnamari Vippola.
Science day:
- 9:00-9:30 Registration
- 9:30-11:15: Opening of the event & Keynotes
- Vice-head of GPT-lab Seinäjoki, Jussi Rasku: Deployment of AI Agents in Industrial Contexts: Current Challenges and Emerging Solutions
- Futurist Risto Linturi: Future of AI and Science
- 11:15-12:30: Lunch
- 12:30-14:00 Panel discussion on AI Regulations, Practical Applications, Law and Ethics
- Facilitator: Professor Esa Räsänen
- Panelists:
- Ville Rantanen, Senior specialist, Research ethics and research integrity (TAU Research and Innovation Services),
- Jyrki Tammerluoto, Legal council, Data protection (TAU Operations Management and Administrative Services),
- Professor Goëry Genty, (Photonics) and
- Assistant Professor Gökhan Alcan, (Automation technology and Robotics)
Afternoon coffee is served outside workshop rooms
- 14:30-15:30: Workshop sessions, round 1
- 15:30-16:30: Workshop sessions, round 2
See more details about the workshops here.
16:30-18:30: BREAK between Science Day and Get together party
City center campus-tour 17:00 – 18:00 for those who registered
participants will have the opportunity to join a guided tour of Tampere University’s City Centre Campus, led by the Head of Research Development Markku Ihonen, a long-serving member of the university community who will share both the history and architecture of the campus and personal recollections spanning back to 1980. The tour will begin in the Main Building lobby and include a visit to the unique Theatre Pit (Teatterimonttu), where a special programme has been arranged. Weather permitting, part of the tour will take place outdoors to provide additional insights into the campus environment and its history.
Get together party
- 18:00 – 18:30 Registration
- 18:30 – 19:00 Seating, opening speeches and accordion performance
- 19:00 – 21:15: Dinner
- 21:15 – 23:00 Band
Registration
The ENS Science day event and Get Together Party is free of charge, but needs registration. The event is for ENS staff only.
