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26 Mar 2010 - Using phones with touchpads is more demanding than using traditional mobile phones. Even small external interferences complicate writing SMSes on a touchpad, according to results achieved by implementing a new research method developed by Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT.

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22 Mar 2010 - The number of people applying for a positions in HIIT has increased significantly. In recently closed calls for applications, around 40 persons applied for HIIT senior researcher positions, 60 persons applied for postdoc positions, 300 persons applied for summer job positions and 6 persons applied for the HIIT director position.

Non-Finnish citizens send 75% of all senior researcher applications and 90% of all postdoc applications. Positions were advertised internationally on scientific websites.

Jan Gröndahl will defend his Master's thesis 19.3 at 1200 at Spektri 3rd floor. The topic is "IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF A NETWORK ELEMENT CONTROL PROTOCOL"

Abstract:

The number of users in the Internet and computers connected to it has been growing fast. Scalability and robustness of the network are rising their importance.

17 Mar 10 - Everybody can make himself better at creating ideas. People can increase their creativity by improving their knowledge about the topic ideas should be generated about, practising a range of idea-generation methods, making efforts to create a lot of ideas and having the right attitude, says Lassi Liikkanen, a researcher from HIIT. 

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19 Feb 2010 - The Director of HIIT, Dr Patrik Floréen, has been appointed Helsinki Node Manager of the EIT ICT Labs. The appointment is for the preparatory phase, until the end of July 2010. Floréen will also continue as HIIT Director.

The Manager position for the Helsinki Node of EIT ICT Labs became vacant when Professor Martti Mäntylä was appointed Chief Science and Technology Officer of the whole EIT ICT Labs.

15 Feb 2010 - Aalto University and the University of Helsinki are looking for a proven leader to be the next Director of Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT.

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19 Feb 2010 - Creative work does not require exceptional mental resources. It is based on the same psychological mechanisms as other intellectual efforts. Lassi Liikkanen's defended his doctoral dissertation "Design Cognition for Conceptual Design at Aalto University.

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18 Jan 2010 - A range of summerjobs are available in IT research institutions in HIIT and other institutions in Greater Helsinki region.

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17 Feb 2010 - HIIT opens user survey on Nokia's Ovi Store. Experienced Ovi users are sought to express their opinion on mobile services in an online survey around 10 minutes.

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5 Jan 2010 - Postdoctoral and senior researchers are being recruited at Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT. For more information, see the call page.