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4worldlovers: Big data, parasitoids and vernacular religion. These and 17 other topics are the focus of the University's new professors. Come and hear them speak on 31 May!


New subtypes identified in difficult-to-treat ovarian cancer – Potential for discovering new treatments


New research findings based on the evolution of malignant tumours increase our understanding of the characteristics of an ovarian cancer su...


A novel way to study long-term responses of cells, tissues, and entire organisms to various nanoparticulate exposures

Researchers at the University of Helsinki have discovered a molecular epigenetic mechanism, common to several species throughout the tree o...

Research Director Hanna Hakulinen, PhD, has been appointed director of VERIFIN for the five-year period starting on 1 January 2024.

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The Department of Computer Science is the leading Finnish unit in its field. It is responsible for teaching and research in computer science at the University of Helsinki.


The teachers and researchers of computer science have access to strong networks. We collaborate widely with different sectors of society and are part of a global scientific community. Thanks to our multidisciplinary research approach and networks, the outcomes from computer science can be used in, for example, the deployment of artificial intelligence, the development of medicine and the creation of a more sustainable society.


Jarkko Lagus defends his PhD thesis on Transformations and document similarities in word embedding spaces

On Friday the 2nd of June 2023, M.Sc. Jarkko Lagus defends his PhD thesis on Transformations and document similarities in word embedding sp...

Professor Jiaheng Lu develops multi-model databases that can help companies and organisations utilise diverse data to make better decision...

Fairer work schedules and more trustworthy automated systems through automated reasoning

Professor Matti Järvisalo strives to develop increasingly effective algorithmic solution methods to computational problems that require exa...