Events

Upcoming events at the faculty.
Event Ville Tanskanen: Machine Learning for Human Behavior

Ville Tanskanen: Machine Learning for Human Behavior

31.10.2025 at 12.00–14.00 Exactum, Auditorium CK112, Pietari Kalmin katu 5, Helsinki
Ville Tanskanen, M.Sc will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Machine Learning for Human Behavior - Understanding and Imitating Choices" in the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki…
Event Kalle Kytölä: The Lean4 proof assistant

Kalle Kytölä: The Lean4 proof assistant

31.10.2025 at 14.15–16.00 A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, 00560 Helsinki
Department of Physics and HIP colloquium with Kalle Kytölä (Aalto University) on The Lean4 proof assistant, part of our series on topics of broad interest to physicists.
Event Selling Planet Earth: Communicating the critical importance of geosciences for Earth’s sustainable future

Selling Planet Earth: Communicating the critical importance of geosciences for Earth’s…

31.10.2025 at 17.00–19.00 Think Corner, Yliopistonkatu 4, 00100 Helsinki
Prof Stewart’s talk will explore how to effectively convey the importance of geoscience to communities and politicians, with the principles and practices of re-storifying, or “selling”, planet…
Event Lorenzo Giombi: Cosmological first-order phase transitions with large bubbles

Lorenzo Giombi: Cosmological first-order phase transitions with large bubbles

5.11.2025 at 12.00–14.00 Exactum, B123, Pietari Kalmin katu 5, Helsinki
Lorenzo Giombi, M.Sc. will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Cosmological first-order phase transitions with large bubbles - beyond conformal fluid and flat spacetime" in the Faculty of…
Event Nicola Pranzini: Measurement-induced state updates in field theory and gravity

Nicola Pranzini: Measurement-induced state updates in field theory and gravity

6.11.2025 at 13.00–15.00 Exactum, A111, Pietari Kalmin katu 5, Helsinki
Nicola Pranzini, M.Sc will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Measurement-induced state updates in field theory and gravity" in the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, on 6…
Event Chuyang Wu: Towards Machine Understanding of the User

Chuyang Wu: Towards Machine Understanding of the User

7.11.2025 at 12.00–14.00 Exactum, Auditorio B123, Pietari Kalmin katu 5, Helsinki
Chuyang Wu will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Towards Machine Understanding of the User - A Study in Interactive Inference of Mental Models" in the Faculty of Science, University of…
Event Elina Palmgren: Challenges in quantum physics education

Elina Palmgren: Challenges in quantum physics education

7.11.2025 at 12.00–14.00 Physicum, auditorio E204, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2, Helsinki
Elina Palmgren, FM will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Challenges in quantum physics education - conceptual, historical, and instructional considerations" in the Faculty of Science,…
Event Christina Tsarsitalidou: Rayleigh Wave Focal Spot Imaging Applied to Continental Scale Dense Arrays

Christina Tsarsitalidou: Rayleigh Wave Focal Spot Imaging Applied to Continental Scale Dense…

7.11.2025 at 13.00–15.00 Exactum, auditorio CK112, Pietari Kalmin katu 5, Helsinki
Christina Tsarsitalidou will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Rayleigh Wave Focal Spot Imaging Applied to Continental Scale Dense Arrays" in the Faculty of Science, University of…
Event Clio Hall: Climate change in the Baltic Sea

Clio Hall: Climate change in the Baltic Sea

7.11.2025 at 13.00–15.00 Tvärminne Zoological Station, J. A. Palménin tie 260, 10900 Hanko, Helsinki
Clio Hall, M.Sc. will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Climate change in the Baltic Sea - warming and freshening impacts on plankton food web interactions" in the Faculty of Science,…
Event Konstantinos Papadakis: Performance critical optimizations of 6D hybrid Vlasov simulations

Konstantinos Papadakis: Performance critical optimizations of 6D hybrid Vlasov simulations

7.11.2025 at 14.00–16.00 Chemicum, Hall A129, A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, Helsinki
Konstantinos Papadakis, M.Sc. will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Performance critical optimizations of 6D hybrid Vlasov simulations" in the Faculty of Science, University of…
Event Qijia Chen: From Presence to Practice: Need Satisfaction, Usage Behaviors, and Emergent Practices in Social Virtual Reality

Qijia Chen: From Presence to Practice: Need Satisfaction, Usage Behaviors, and Emergent…

10.11.2025 at 13.00–15.00 Porthania, Suomen Laki Hall, Yliopistonkatu 3, Helsinki
Qijia Chen will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "From Presence to Practice: Need Satisfaction, Usage Behaviors, and Emergent Practices in Social Virtual Reality" in the Faculty of…
Event Annamari Kiviaho: Exploring Future Development Paths for Shrinking Regions

Annamari Kiviaho: Exploring Future Development Paths for Shrinking Regions

14.11.2025 at 12.00–14.00 Apollon, sali 132, Siltavuorenpenger 1, Helsinki
Annamari Kiviaho, DI, FM will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Exploring Future Development Paths for Shrinking Regions" in the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, on 14…
Event Ossi Räisä: Theory and Algorithms for Usable Synthetic Data and Efficient Privacy-Preserving Computation

Ossi Räisä: Theory and Algorithms for Usable Synthetic Data and Efficient Privacy-Preserving…

14.11.2025 at 13.00–15.00 Exactum, auditorio CK112, Pietari Kalmin katu 5, Helsinki
Ossi Räisä, FM will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Theory and Algorithms for Usable Synthetic Data and Efficient Privacy-Preserving Computation" in the Faculty of Science, University…
Event Jonas Suni: Formation of magnetosheath jets at Earths bow shock in global hybrid-Vlasov simulations

Jonas Suni: Formation of magnetosheath jets at Earths bow shock in global hybrid-Vlasov…

21.11.2025 at 13.00–15.00 Exactum CK112, Pietari Kalmin katu 5, Helsinki
Jonas Suni, FM will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Formation of magnetosheath jets at Earths bow shock in global hybrid-Vlasov simulations" in the Faculty of Science, University of…
Event Salla-Maaria Latva-Äijö: Novel Algorithms for Material Decomposition and Classification in Spectral CT Imaging

Salla-Maaria Latva-Äijö: Novel Algorithms for Material Decomposition and Classification in…

27.11.2025 at 13.00–15.00 Porthania, PII, Yliopistonkatu 3, Helsinki
Salla-Maaria Latva-Äijö, FM will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Novel Algorithms for Material Decomposition and Classification in Spectral CT Imaging" in the Faculty of Science,…
Event Niina Junno: Quantitative methods for seismic interpretation

Niina Junno: Quantitative methods for seismic interpretation

28.11.2025 at 12.00–14.00 Exactum, auditorio CK112, Pietari Kalmin katu 5, Helsinki
Niina Junno, FM will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Quantitative methods for seismic interpretation - A case study from Kevitsa Ni-Cu-PGE ore-bearing intrusion, northern Finland" in…
Event Alexander Rawlings: Supermassive Black Hole Dynamics in Massive Early-Type Galaxies

Alexander Rawlings: Supermassive Black Hole Dynamics in Massive Early-Type Galaxies

28.11.2025 at 13.00–15.00 Physicum, E204, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2, Helsinki
Alexander Rawlings, M.Sc. will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Supermassive Black Hole Dynamics in Massive Early-Type Galaxies" in the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, on…
Event Axi Holmström: Gold Removal from E-waste by Ultrasound

Axi Holmström: Gold Removal from E-waste by Ultrasound

17.12.2025 at 12.00–14.00 University Language Centre, Festive Hall, Fabianinkatu 26, Helsinki
Axi Holmström, M.Sc. will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Gold Removal from E-waste by Ultrasound" in the Faculty of Science, University of Helsinki, on 17 December 2025 at 12:00. The…
Event Nordstat 2026

Nordstat 2026

1.–4.6.2026 at 09.00–13.00 Fabianinkatu 33, 00170 Helsinki
The 30th Nordic Conference in Mathematical Statistics, NORDSTAT 2026 will take place in Helsinki, Finland on June 1-4 2026.
Event 24th International Conference on Ion Beam Modification of Materials (IBMM-24)

24th International Conference on Ion Beam Modification of Materials (IBMM-24)

21.–26.6.2026 at 09.00–16.00 Fabianinkatu 33, 00170 Helsinki
The IBMM conference is the world’s leading platform for the ion beam community, where the newest significant findings and discoveries are reported in an engaging and interactive manner.