Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
All the doctoral students in computer science at the University of Helsinki belong to the Doctoral Programme in Computer Science (DoCS). The programme is a part of the Doctoral School of Natural Sciences that is formed by the doctoral programmes in the Faculty of Science.
The goal of a PhD degree in Computer Science is to gain deeper knowledge of some sub-field of Computer Science and the ability to attain new scientific insights in it. While the general theme of the DoCS programme is Computer Science, the focal areas of the programme are Algorithmic Bioinformatics; Algorithms, Data Analytics and Machine Learning; Data Science; Networking and Services; and Software Systems.
The DoCS programme collaborates actively with Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT, EIT Digital, and Computer Science related departments at Aalto University.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Profiles
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Luigi Acerbi, Ph.D.
- Department of Computer Science - Associate professor, Title of Docent
- Doctoral Programme Brain & Mind - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Computer Science - Supervisor for doctoral programme
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
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Kabita Adhikari
- Department of Computer Science - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Computer Science
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
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Talal Hamad Salem Alrawajfeh
- Department of Computer Science - Doctoral Researcher
- Doctoral Programme in Computer Science
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, Doctoral Researcher
Equipment
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New and Old Worlds Mammal Fossil Database NOW
Žliobaitė, I. (Manager), Lintulaakso, K. (Operator) & Fortelius, M. (Manager)
Earth Sciences UnitFacility/equipment: Database
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Computational modeling of primate visual cortex
Vanni, S. (Project manager), Hasana, S. (Participant) & Vedele, F. (Participant)
01/09/2024 → 31/08/2028
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Project
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EM4QS: Enhanced Middleware for Quantum Software
Meijer, A. (Project manager), Nurminen, J. K. (Principal Investigator), Becker, L. V. A. (Participant), Salmenperä, I. E. (Participant), Perkkola, F. E. (Participant) & Vuorenkoski, L. (CoIlaborator)
01/08/2024 → 31/12/2026
Project: Business Finland
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DigiQ
Maniscalco, S. (Principal Investigator) & Muratore Ginanneschi, P. (Principal Investigator)
19/12/2022 → 12/01/2027
Project: Other project
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EduQ: EduQ coordinator
Maniscalco, S. (Project manager), Kupiainen, A. (Project manager) & P Pekola, J. (Principal Investigator)
31/07/2021 → …
Project: Other project
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Urban exerciser
Peltonen, J. (Project manager), Uusitalo, A. (Participant), Eklund, D. (Participant), Tervaniemi, M. (Project manager), Huotilainen, M. (Project manager), Kaseva, K. (Project manager), Toivonen, T. (Project manager), Willberg, E. (Participant), Roos, T. (Project manager), Kaartinen, J. (Participant) & Mäntyjärvi, J. (Participant)
01/08/2018 → …
Project: Research project
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Computational Tools for Anti-cancer Drug Combination Discovery via High-throughput Screening and Single-cell Lineage Tracing
Zheng, S., 2025, Helsinki.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles
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Don't Get Ahead of Yourself: A Critical Study on Data Leakage in Offline Evaluation of Sequential Recommenders
Liu, Y. & Medlar, A. J., 7 Sept 2025, p. 1164-1168. 5 p.Research output: Conference materials › Abstract › peer-review
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Estimation of Text Difficulty in the Context of Language Learning
Katinskaia, A., Vu Anh, D., Hou, J., Vanhatalo, U., Wu, Y. & Yangarber, R., 2025, Proceedings of the 20th Workshop on Innovative Use of NLP for Building Educational Applications (BEA 2025). The Association for Computational Linguistics, p. 594–611Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review
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From Presence to Practice: Need Satisfaction, Usage Behaviors, and Emergent Practices in Social Virtual Reality
Chen, Q., 2025, Helsinki.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles
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Identity, crimes, and law enforcement in the Metaverse
Qin, H. X., Wang, Y. & Hui, P., 12 Feb 2025, In: Humanities & social sciences communications. 12, 1, 15 p., 194.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Workshop on Standards-driven Research
Rao, A. (Chair of organizing committee)
2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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AUTOPS: Automation Using Transformer Operators for Platform Stability
Rao, A. (Supervisor) & Tarkoma, S. (Supervisor)
2025Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
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AI, Arts & Creativity Special track of The 34th International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI 2025) (Event)
Toivonen, H. (Programme Committee Member)
16 Aug 2025 → 22 Aug 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editor of research anthology/collection/conference proceedings
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Genome Research (Journal)
Mäkinen, V. (Reviewer)
Apr 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
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ISMB/ECCB 2025 (Event)
Mäkinen, V. (Programme Committee Member)
Feb 2025Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Prizes
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2019 IJCAI-JAIR Best Paper Prize
Biere, A. (Recipient), Heule, M. J. H. (Recipient), Järvisalo, M. (Recipient), Lonsing, F. (Recipient) & Seidl, M. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prizes and awards
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2023 Chinese Government Awards for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad
Yan, Z. (Recipient), 10 Sept 2024
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Alberto Apostolico Best Paper Award
Puglisi, S. (Recipient), Raman, R. (Recipient), Belazzougui, D. (Recipient) & Kosolobov, D. (Recipient), 6 Jul 2021
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Best Paper Award
Myllyaho, L. (Recipient), Raatikainen, M. (Recipient), Männistö, T. (Recipient), Nurminen, J. K. (Recipient) & Mikkonen, T. (Recipient), Mar 2023
Prize: Prizes and awards
Datasets
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Interactive Causal Structure Discovery with Hyytiälä measurements (experiment code and data)
Melkas, L. (Creator), Mäkelä, J. S. (Creator), Halasinamara Chandramouli, S. (Creator), Mammarella, I. (Creator), Nieminen, T. (Creator), Puolamäki, K. (Creator) & Savvides, R. (Creator), Zenodo, 2022
Dataset
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Reception Reader: Shakespeare text reuse dataset
Tolonen, M. (Creator), Rosson, D. E. (Creator), Vaara, V. (Creator), Mäkelä, E. (Creator), Mahadevan, A. (Creator) & Ryan, Y. C. (Creator), Journal of Open Humanities Data, 2023
Dataset
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Datasets of Air Pollutants on Boulevard Type Streets and Software to Replicate Large-Eddy Simulations of Air Pollutant Concentrations Along Boulevard-Type Streets
Lange, M. J. (Creator), Suominen, H. J. (Creator), Kurppa, M. (Creator), Järvi, L. (Creator), Oikarinen, E. (Creator), Savvides, R. (Creator) & Puolamäki, K. (Creator), Zenodo, 2020
Dataset
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DrugComb
Tang, J. (Creator), University of Helsinki, 2019
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkz337, http://drugcomb.org
Dataset
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SynergyFinder Plus (SynergyFinder+)
Tang, J. (Creator), University of Helsinki, 2022
DOI: 10.1016/j.gpb.2022.01.004, http://www.synergyfinder.org and one more link, https://tangsoftwarelab.shinyapps.io/synergyfinder/ (show fewer)
Dataset
Press/Media
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Borgåbladet 14.10.2025: "AI finns nu överallt – en ledande forskare varnar för riskerna"
14/10/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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yle.fi 8.10.2025: "Näin Google-haut uudistuvat uudella tekoälyominaisuudella"
08/10/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Tivi 18.8.2025: "GPT-5:n pettymys nosti esiin kiusallisen totuuden – Suomalaisprofessori avaa, miksi kielimallit kompuroivat"
18/08/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Helsingin Sanomat 17.7.2025: "Professori: Google-haun tekoäly-yhteenvetoa ei kannata käyttää"
17/07/2025 → 20/07/2025
3 items of Media coverage, 1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Helsingin Sanomat 17.7.2025: "Pieni tekoäly auttaa arjessa, mutta voi kohta tuntea sinut liian hyvin"
17/07/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media