Programme on the Hervanta Campus (12.00-17.00)

Lunch on the Hervanta Campus at 12.00-14.00 (Restaurants Newton and Reaktori)

Celebration at the Great Hall (Finnish: Iso Sali) in the Festia building

14:15-15:15

Celebrating 60 years of engineering education in Tampere

Join us in commemorating 60 years of higher education in engineering in Tampere. This celebratory event will reflect on the past, present and future of engineering and architecture education. The opening address will be delivered by Vice President Jarmo Takala. Former Presidents Jarl-Thure ErikssonMarkku Kivikoski, Mika Hannula and Jaakko Puhakka will also be in attendance. The legendary student choir Teekkarikuoro will perform at the event.

Science Now presentations, Language Centre, Main Building

16:00-17:00

Discover the latest research highlights from Tampere University!

Welcome to catch up on the latest research developments at Tampere University. The presentations will take place in the Language Centre, located on the first floor of the Main Building.

16:00-16:15

Jyrki Latokartano

Will robots take away our jobs? (in Finnish)

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Tuukka Ahoniemi

From engineering experts to sales professionals: teaching and research in industrial sales at Tampere University (in Finnish)

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Atanas Gotchev

Visual comfort and immersion in near-eye displays: challenges and solutions

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Sofie Pelsmakers

16:15-16:30

Jari Hyttinen

Biomedical engineering from dipoles to digital twins (in Finnish)

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Teemu Ojanen

Quantum computing in physics research (in Finnish)

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Yelyzaveta Pervysheva

Current trends in satellite navigation

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Heikki Luomala

Lifecycle of concrete railway sleepers (in Finnish)

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16:30-16:45

Jukka Huhtamäki

Communicative AI in platform-based knowledge work (in Finnish)

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Pasi Kallio

Epilepsy research using tissue chips and pulp fibre measurements with microrobotics: from fundamental research to commercial applications (in Finnish)

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Essi Sarlin

Composite materials and sustainable development (in Finnish)

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Pertti Järventausta

Challenges in the energy transition (in Finnish)

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16:45-17:00

Minna Kellomäki

Soft materials for medical applications: from implants to tissue models (in Finnish)

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Topi Rönkkö

Traffic as a source of ultrafine particles in urban air (in Finnish)

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Antti Kurvinen

Research on real estate development (in Finnish)

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Timo Hämäläinen

Systems-on-chip as enablers of our digital future (in Finnish)

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