Aalto University offers the largest IT programme in Finland both in number of students and size of faculty! The new Master's Programme in Computer, Communication and Information Sciences (CCIS) includes both broad and focused majors. CCIS has two broad majors in Computer Science and Communications Engineering. Students can also specialize in Software and Service Engineering. Focused majors are based on leading-edge research areas of the university: Acoustics and Audio Technology, Machine Learning, Mobile Computing, and Speech and Language Technology. Game Design and Production is a unique major offered together with School of Arts, Design, and Architecture.

1. Master’s Degree Programme in
Computer, Communication, and
Information Sciences
P. Vuorimaa, J. Hämäläinen, M. Knuuttila, P. Puska
www.aalto.fi/ccis @AaltoCCIS
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2. Background
 Aalto is clearly Finland’s largest ICT education
organization
 ICT education is carried out in two schools: SCI and
ELEC
■ available potentials are not fully used when MSc programs are
operated separately
 There is no clear work division between SCI and ELEC
■ This has lead to some overlap in MSc education
 Why now is right time to merge MSc programs on ICT?
■ MSc program renewal ongoing anyway
■ Wide consensus on the benefits of the merger
■ Large joint MSc program between schools will provide a test
case for school cooperation and realize student mobility on new
level
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3. Computer, Communication, and
Information Sciences (CCIS)
 Master’s Degree Program organized by Aalto Schools of
SCI and ELEC
 Eight majors and altogether 15 tracks
 Faculty includes over 50 professors
 First call for students starts in December 2014
 Operation starts in January 2015
 New students start their studies in September 2015
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4. Degree structure
 Master’s degree 120 ECTS
■ Major: 40-65 ECTS
 Long major (55-65 ECTS)
 Compact major (40-45 ECTS) +
minor (20-25 ECTS)
■ Minor 20-25 ECTS (optional)
 Master’s program decides
whether minor is allowed
 Minors can be chosen from a list
defined by the Master’s program
■ Elective studies 25-35 ECTS
 Additional minor (student’s own
preference)
 Multidisciplinary courses
 Courses supporting the major
 Full semester abroad
■ Master’s thesis 30 ECTS
Major
40-65 ECTS
Elective Studies
25-35 ECTS
Master’s Thesis
30 ECTS
Minor
20-25 ECTS
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5. International Studies
 All CCIS students are expected to have international
component as part of their studies
 Various study abroad options (bit.ly/1zjA42P)
 Double degree possibility in EIT ICT Labs Master’s
School (masterschool.eitictlabs.eu) and NordSecMob
Programme (nordsecmob.aalto.fi)
 International minor at EURECOM Graduate School
(eurecom.fr) or at many other international partner
universities
 Exchange agreements with both European and non-
European partners
 A number of international internship options (e.g.,
summer jobs) are also available
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6. Majors
 Computer Science
 Communications Engineering
 Software and Service Engineering
 Mobile Computing, Services, and Security
 Acoustics and Audio Technology
 Machine Learning and Data Mining
 Signal, Speech, and Language Processing
 Game Design and Production
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7. Admission to CCIS (to be confirmed)
CCIS
Majors except
game design
TIK
BSc’s
ATI/IT
BSc’s
BSc’s outside
Aalto
Game design
Major prerequisites
Entry to any major
Separate admission (to a specified major)
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8. Computer Science
 Combines both theoretical and applied computer
science
 Six different tracks (broad major)
 Wide range of advanced courses
 Faculty includes over 25 professors
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9. Computer Science
Core Courses (select five):
 Operating Systems
 Web Software Development
 Information Security
 Computer Graphics
 Principles of Algorithmic
Techniques
 Discrete Models and Search
 Machine Learning: Basic
Principles
 User Interfaces
Tracks (select one):
 Software Systems and
Technologies
 Secure Systems
 WWW Technologies,
Applications, and Science
 Interactive Technologies
 Algorithms, Logic, and
Complexity
 Big Data and Large-Scale
Computing
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10. Communications Engineering
 Organized jointly by two departments:
■ Communications and Networking (Comnet)
■ Signal Processing and Acoustics (SPA)
 Three different tracks
■ Wireless communications (Comnet and SPA)
■ Internet Technologies (Comnet)
■ Communication Ecosystems (Comnet)
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11. Communications Engineering
Core Courses:
 Trends in Communications (project course)
 Internet Traffic Measurement and Measurement Analysis
 Wireless Systems
Tracks:
Wireless communications
Internet Technologies
Communications
Ecosystem
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12. Software and Service Engineering
 A combination of three current majors
■ Together, these majors represent 26% of all CS major students
(2012)
 Includes four tracks
 The major is offered as both long and compact
 In addition, two minors are offered
Prof. Casper
Lassenius
Prof. Marko
Nieminen
Prof. Marjo
Kauppinen
Prof. Mika
Mäntylä
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13. Software and Service Engineering
Core Courses:
 Software Engineering
 User Interfaces and Usability
 Software Design and Modeling
 Software Development Project
 Seminar in Software and
Service Engineering
 Methods for User-centered
Product Development
 User-centered Concept Design
 Usability Evaluation
 User Interface Construction
Tracks:
 Software Engineering
 Service Design and
Engineering
 User-Centered Design
 Enterprise System
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14. Mobile Computing, Services, and Security
 Based on existing Master’s Programme in Mobile
Computing – Services and Security
 Also available Erasmus Mundus Master’s Program in
Security and Mobile Computing (NordSecMob)
Prof. N.
Asokan
Prof. Jukka K.
Nurminen
Prof. Tuomas
Aura
Prof. Keijo
Heljanko
Prof. Mario Di
Francesco
Prof. Antti
Ylä-Jääski
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15. Mobile Computing, Services, and Security
Core Courses:
 Methods and Tools for Network
Systems
 Computer Networks II -
Advanced Features
 Applications and Services in
Internet
 Laboratory Works in
Networking and Security
 Mobile Systems Programming /
Mobile computing project
 Seminar
Elective Courses:
 Network Services Business
Models
 Internet and Computing Forum
 Special course in data
communication software
 Internet Technologies for
Mobile Computing
 Network Security
 Mobile Systems Security
 etc.
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16. Acoustics and Audio Technology
 Joint major organized by departments of
■ Signal Processing and Acoustics (ELEC)
■ Media Technology (SCI)
 The major is offered as both long and compact
 In addition, a minor is offered
Prof. Vesa
Välimäki
(ELEC)
Prof. Ville
Pulkki
(ELEC)
Prof. Lauri
Savioja
(SCI)
Prof. Tapio
Lokki
(SCI)
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17. Acoustics and Audio Technology
Core Courses:
 Communication acoustics
 Acoustics and the physics of
sound
 Acoustical measurements
 Audio signal processing
 Room acoustics
 Acoustics and audio technology
seminar
Elective Courses:
 Electroacoustics
 Noise Control
 Digital signal processing
systems
 Speech processing
 Speech recognition
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18. Machine Learning and Data Mining
 Based on already established international master’s
program called Macadamia
 Organized by department of Information and Computer
Science
 Faculty belongs to two centers of excellence: the
Computational Inference Research (COIN) center is
coordinated by the department
Prof.
Aristides
Gionis
Prof. Erkki
Oja
Prof. Juha
Karhunen
Prof.
Samuel
Kaski
Prof. Harri
Lähdesmäk
i
Prof. Juho
Rousu
Prof.
Tapani
Raiko
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19. Macadamia Courses
Compulsory Courses:
 Machine Learning: Basic
Principles
 Machine Learning and Neural
Networks
 Machine Learning: Advanced
Probabilistic Methods
 Algorithmic methods of data
mining
 Kernel Methods in Machine
Learning
 Information Visualization
 Research Project in Computer
and Information Science
Elective Courses:
 Computer Vision
 Speech Recognition
 Statistical Natural Language
Processing
 High-Throughput Bioinformatics
 Signal Processing in
Neuroinformatics
 Artificial Intelligence
 Digital Image Processing
 Special Course in Computer and
Information Science I-VI
 Principles of Pattern Recognition
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20. Signal, Speech, and Language Processing
 Organized by department of Signal Processing and
Acoustics
Prof. Unto K.
Laine
Prof. Paavo
Alku
Prof. Mikko
Kurimo
Prof. Jorma
Skyttä
Prof. Visa
Koivunen
Prof. Risto
Wichman
Prof. Sergiy
Vorobyov
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21. Courses of Signal, Speech and Language Processing
 Common for the major (10 cr)
 Signal processing for communications,
5cr
 Machine learning: basic principles, 5cr
Elective courses: (30 cr)
For speech path selected courses from:
 Pattern recognition, machine learning
(T-61)
 Audio and acoustics
 Signal processing
 Computational modeling and cognitive
science
 Mathematics and optimization
 Usability and user interfaces
 Language technology, UH
 Common for speech path: (20 cr)
 Speech processing, 5cr
 Speech and language processing
methods, 2cr, and seminar, 3cr
 Speech recognition, 5cr
 Statistical natural language processing,
5cr
Common for signal path: (20 cr)
Select 4 courses from these 5:
 Convex optimization for engineers
 Sensory array signal processing
 Statistical signal processing
 High volume data processing (new)
 Signal processing for distributed systems
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22. Game Design and Production
 Joint major offered by schools of SCI and ARTS
■ Department of Media Technology (SCI)
■ Department of Media (ARTS)
 Separate admission, selective intake
Prof. Perttu
Hämäläinen
Prof. Jaakko
Lehtinen
Prof. Tapio
Takala
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23. Game Design and Production
 CCIS only: Computer Graphics, Advanced Computer
Graphics
 M.A. in New Media only: Understanding Media, Art and
Design, Research Skills
 Shared compulsory: Game Design, Game Analysis,
Game Project, Advanced Topics in Game Design,
Playability Evaluation
 Shared optional: anything related to CS and design: 3D
user interface design, Games Research Project,
Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Parallel
Programming, Scriptwriting, 3D modeling & animation
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24. Further Information
 www.aalto.fi/ccis
 twitter.com/AaltoCCIS
 www.facebook.com/groups/AaltoCCIS
 wiki.aalto.fi/x/miG1BQ
Prof. Petri
Vuorimaa
Prof. Jyri
Hämäläinen
Mari
Knuuttila
Perttu
Puska
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