Program Overview

Aalto Doctoral Programme in Electrical Engineering

The Aalto Doctoral Programme in Electrical Engineering offers doctoral education in 13 research fields. Each doctoral student is appointed a supervising professor who represents the research field approved for the student.

Director of the Doctoral Programme in Electrical Engineering

Professor Vesa Välimäki is the director of the doctoral programme.

Doctoral Education Services

The doctoral education services team includes:

• Emma Holmlund, Planning Officer
• Suvi Katajamäki, Coordinator
• Miika Remahl, Coordinator

Their responsibilities include:

• Pre-examination applications
• General matters and development of the doctoral programme
• Midterm review
• ELEC Introduction to Doctoral Studies course
• International matters (including Cotutelle agreements)
• Changes in study right (supervising professor, thesis advisor, research field, full-time/part-time mode of study)
• Questions related to Sisu and final approval of the study plan before pre-examination
• Questions related to the corrections of the thesis and permission for public defence
• Appointing the opponent
• Public defence announcement of doctoral thesis
• Approval of the thesis and graduation
• Readmission (in case the study right has been passive for more than one year)
• Scholarship applications
• Study plan (DPSP) in Salesforce (MyStudies)
• Questions related to Sisu, and to theoretical studies and studies outside Aalto

Contact Information

The office is located at Maarintie 8 (TUAS-building), rooms 1157 and 1161. The postal address is P.O. Box 15500, 00076 AALTO.

Doctoral Programme Committee

The Doctoral Programme Committee of the School decides about developing the content of the doctoral programme, prepares the curriculum and admission criteria, and makes various decisions related to the evaluation process of the doctoral theses of an individual student.

Departments, Research Fields, and Supervising Professors

There are three departments at the School of Electrical Engineering:

• Department of Electrical Engineering and Automation
• Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering
• Department of Information and Communications Engineering

Each department has its research focus, and doctoral students are appointed a supervising professor representing their approved research field.

Ombudspersons and Support for Challenges

Ombudspersons are voluntary professors with solid experience in academic practices whom doctoral students can contact confidentially in challenges related to thesis work. A support system, including study psychologists and workplace mediators, is also available for challenging situations.

Career Design

Career design helps students create meaningful career paths in the constantly changing world of work.