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- [Viacheslav Komisarenko: reflections on the doctoral journey](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2026/03/03/viacheslav-komisarenko-reflections-on-the-doctoral-journey/) - On 13 January, Viacheslav Komisarenko defended his doctoral thesis “Aligning Training Loss to Evaluation Metrics in Deep Learning”. To mark the occasion, Professor Jaak Vilo, Head of the Institute of Computer Science, interviewed Viacheslav about how his journey in the world of research has unfolded. What did you enjoy about working with formal models, proofs
- [Heidi Taveter naudib seda, kui õpetamine ja uurimine käivad käsikäes](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2026/01/27/heidi-taveter-naudib-seda-kui-opetamine-ja-uurimine-kaivad-kasikaes/) - 20. jaanuaril kaitses Heidi Taveter oma doktoritööd „Using programming-process data of introductory programming courses: finding solver types, giving feedback, and detecting plagiarism“ („Programmeerimisprotsessi andmete kasutamine sissejuhatavatel programmeerimiskursustel: lahendajatüüpide leidmine, tagasiside andmine ja plagiaadi tuvastamine“). Sel puhul uuris arvutiteaduse instituudi juhataja professor Jaak Vilo intervjuus, kuidas on kulgenud Heidi teekond teadusmaailmas. Kui peaksid oma doktoriteed ühe
- [Democratizing Machine Learning: Making AI Accessible, Explainable, and Human-Centered](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2026/02/03/democratizing-machine-learning-making-ai-accessible-explainable-and-human-centered/) - Radwa El Shawi shares her journey and research at the University of Tartu, at the Chair of Data Science, where she focuses on democratizing machine learning to make AI more accessible, explainable, and human-centered. She was interviewed by Professor Jaak Vilo, Head of the Institute of Computer Science. How did you start doing science and
- [Fresh PhD graduate Marharyta Domnich: collaboration proved to be the key to moving forward](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2026/02/03/fresh-phd-graduate-marharyta-domnich-collaboration-proved-to-be-the-key-to-moving-forward/) - On 15 January 2026, Marharyta Dominich defended her doctoral dissertation titled “Advancing human-centric counterfactual explanations in explainable AI” (supervised by Raul Vicente and Eduard Barbu). On this occasion, Professor Jaak Vilo, Head of the Institute of Computer Science, spoke with Marharyta about her journey into research so far and the possible next steps in her
- [From curiosity to impact: my journey as a PhD student in the Data Systems Group at the University of Tartu](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2026/01/13/from-curiosity-to-impact-my-journey-as-a-phd-student-in-the-data-systems-group-at-the-university-of-tartu/) - Mohamed Abdelrahman shares his journey as a PhD student in the Data Systems Group at the University of Tartu, where he focuses on Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) and aims to make AI more trustworthy and accessible. His story was introduced by Professor Jaak Vilo, Head of the Institute of Computer Science. Describe your thoughts when
- [Armando Vieira: Zombies, Moral Machines, and the Category Error at the Heart of AI Safety](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2026/01/08/armando-vieira-zombies-moral-machines-and-the-category-error-at-the-heart-of-ai-safety/) - Lecturer of Applied AI Armando Vieira shares his thoughts on Medium, an online publishing platform. The dominant discourse on AI alignment rests on a quiet but catastrophic assumption: that morality can be imposed on systems that do not experience anything. The debate unfolds as if values were transferable objects — encoded, optimized, constrained — rather than lived
- [Professori tuleproov tehisaru abita](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2025/12/19/professori-tuleproov-tehisaru-abita/) - Meelis Kull on Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituudi tehisintellekti professor, Eesti tehisintellekti tippkeskuse juht, vast valitud akadeemik ning kolleegide ja tudengite poolt tunnustatud õppejõud. Teda usutlesid tehisintellekti tippkeskuse kommunikatsioonijuht Laura Altin ja andmeteaduse õppetooli juhiabi Kaia Kask. See intervjuu on pisut teistsugune kui tavaliselt. Viisime professor Meelis Kulli põgenemistuppa – temale oli see esimene selline käik. Väljapääs
- [Armando Vieira: Toward Coherence-Driven Artificial Intelligence](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2025/12/08/armando-vieira-toward-coherence-driven-artificial-intelligence/) - The dominant paradigm in modern AI rests on a deceptively simple premise: intelligence emerges from minimizing prediction error across vast datasets. We train neural networks to be accurate, to match patterns, to reduce loss functions. Yet this approach, for all its empirical success, may be fundamentally misaligned with the nature of intelligence itself. Here is
- [Uues õppeaines asutakse tehisaru abil lahendama elulisi probleeme](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2025/11/28/uues-oppeaines-asutakse-tehisaru-abil-lahendama-elulisi-probleeme/) - Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituudi doktorant Mari-Liis Allikivi ja lektor Ardi Tampuu alustavad uue õppeainega „Tehisintellekti rakendamise projekt“, kus nad õpetavad üliõpilasi kasutama tehisaru päriselu probleemide lahendamiseks. Mida see uus projektipõhine aine üliõpilastele annab ja kas see võiks huvi pakkuda ka ettevõtetele, uuris andmeteaduse õppetooli juhataja professor Jaak Vilo. Avate peagi täiesti uue õppeaine – seda ei
- [Kuidas IT ja meditsiin kohtuvad – minu teekond tähendusliku tööni](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2025/11/10/kuidas-it-ja-meditsiin-kohtuvad-minu-teekond-tahendusliku-tooni/) - Sulev Reisberg töötab Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituudis selle nimel, et selgitada välja, milline on Eesti rahva tervis ja kuidas seda tõhusamalt ravida. Arvutid ja programmeerimine huvitasid mind juba lapsest saati. Lõin arvutimänge ja veebilehti ning seetõttu tundus loomulik samm minna ülikooli IT-d õppima. Pärast Tallinna Tehnikaülikoolis omandatud magistrikraadi olin aga kindel, et teadus pole minu
- [International experience and the future of artificial intelligence](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2025/09/02/international-experience-and-the-future-of-artificial-intelligence/) - With a passion for artificial intelligence and a journey spanning academia and industry across Europe, Asad Munir brings a global perspective to the University of Tartu’s Institute of Computer Science. He was interviewed by professor Jaak Vilo, Head of the Chair of Data Science. You came lately to Estonia to the Institute of Computer Science
- [Kaur Alasoo: Scientific discoveries are born through collaboration and data sharing](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2025/10/06/kaur-alasoo-scientific-discoveries-are-born-through-collaboration-and-data-sharing/) - Kaur Alasoo, Associate Professor of Bioinformatics at the Institute of Computer Science, University of Tartu, has combined computer science and molecular biology in his research to find new ways of predicting the effects of genetic variants and to better understand rare diseases. He was interviewed by Professor Jaak Vilo, Head of the Chair of Data
- [How to integrate artificial intelligence and precision medicine?](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2025/06/26/how-to-integrate-artificial-intelligence-and-precision-medicine/) - Djeane Debora Onthoni has joined the Health Data and AI research group at the University of Tartu’s Institute of Computer Science, bringing international expertise in applying AI to health data analysis and precision medicine. He was interviewed by professor Jaak Vilo, Head of the Chair of Data Science. You recently came to Estonia to the
- [A scientist fascinated by the learning ability of computers](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2025/06/09/a-scientist-fascinated-by-the-learning-ability-of-computers/) - Abbas Cheddad is an Associate Professor of Applied Data Science at the Institute of Computer Science. His research focuses on computer vision, applied machine learning, and image processing and analysis. He was interviewed by professor Jaak Vilo, Head of the Chair of Data Science. You came lately to Estonia to the Institute of Computer Science
- [Kui andmed räägivad: visuaalsed lood Eesti tervisest](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2025/05/27/kui-andmed-raagivad-visuaalsed-lood-eesti-tervisest/) - Maarja tegutseb arvutiteaduse instituudis terviseinformaatika nooremteadurina ja loob oma teadustöös võimalusi terviseandmete visualiseerimiseks ja andmestike võrdlemiseks visuaalsete vahenditega. Teda usutles andmeteaduse õppetooli juhataja professor Jaak Vilo. (Foto: Marja-Liisa Plats) Oled hiljuti saanud palju tähelepanu oma teadustulemuste populariseerimisel. Räägi oma doktoritööst veidi lähemalt. Töötan terviseinformaatika uurimisgrupis, kus meie eesmärk on koostöös meditsiiniekspertidega parandada Eesti inimeste tervist
- [Kristo Raun: andmetest seoste ja mustrite leidmine on põnev](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2025/03/31/kristo-raun-andmetest-seoste-ja-mustrite-leidmine-on-ponev/) - Kristo Raun kaitses 2024. aastal Tartu Ülikoolis doktorikraadi informaatika erialal. Praegu tegutseb ta arvutiteaduse instituudis õppejõuna ning juhib taskuhäälingusaadet „Laomees ja torumees“. Teda usutles andmeteaduse õppetooli juhataja professor Jaak Vilo. Sa said hiljuti valmis oma doktoritöö andmetehnikast ja alustasid nüüd andmeteaduse lektorina. Kirjelda palun paari lausega oma doktoritööd. Uurisin oma doktoritöös seda, kuidas teha äriprotsesside
- [PROFES 2024 in Tartu: A Global Forum for Software Process Innovation](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2024/12/30/profes-2024-in-tartu-a-global-forum-for-software-process-innovation/) - The 25th International Conference on Product-Focused Software Process Improvement (PROFES) took place in Tartu from December 2–4, 2024. The conference brought more than 50 internationally renowned researchers and industry practitioners to Tartu, for interesting talks and discussions. Most participants came from Europe, mainly from Austria, Finland, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Sweden, but there were also participants from
- [Tiina Lasn meenutab, kuidas 25 aastat tagasi e-õpe meie juurde tuli](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2024/01/11/tiina-lasn-meenutab-kuidas-25-aastat-tagasi-e-ope-meie-juurde-tuli/) - E-õppe algusajaks Tartu Ülikoolis võib pidada aastat 1998, kui saadi Avatud Eesti Fondi rahastus projektile "Avatud Ülikool kaasaegseks kaugkoolituskeskuseks". 2023. aasta maikuus möödus sellest ajast täpselt 25 aastat. Arvutiteaduse instituudi pikaajaline vanemmetoodik Tiina Lasn, kes seda projekti juhtis, jagab järgnevalt oma mõtteid ja meenutusi. Kuidas siis täpsemalt meil e-õppega alustati? Avatud Eesti Fondi projekti "Avatud
- [Shakshi Sharma: "Fighting Misinformation in the Digital Age"](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/10/06/shakshi-sharma-fighting-misinformation-in-the-digital-age/) - With the development of Online Social Media (OSM) platforms like Twitter and Facebook, the way individuals connect and exchange information has changed dramatically. These platforms have, however, also led to the problem of misinformation, which can quickly spread on a global scale, and once it has been disseminated, it can be hard to stop. It
- [Abasi-Amefon Obot Affia: „A Framework and Teaching Approach for IoT Security Risk Management“](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/12/18/abasi-amefon-obot-affia-a-framework-and-teaching-approach-for-iot-security-risk-management/) - You can find out more about Abasi-Amefon Obot Affia’s PhD thesis here. In the dynamic world of the Internet of Things (IoT), ensuring robust security is paramount. As IoT systems become increasingly integrated into various sectors, the complexity of managing security risks escalates. Recognising this challenge, the IoT Architecture-based Security Risk Management (IoTA-SRM) framework has been introduced,
- [Pavlo Tertychnyi: „Machine Learning Methods for Anti-Money Laundering Monitoring“](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/12/05/pavlo-tertychnyi-machine-learning-methods-for-anti-money-laundering-monitoring/) - You can find out more about Pavlo Tertychnyi’s PhD thesis here. Money laundering represents a substantial risk to global financial systems, allowing criminals to conceal the illegitimate origins of funds and integrate them into the lawful economy. Its repercussions extend beyond financial ramifications, encompassing the destabilization of financial systems, threats to national security, and the erosion
- [Illuminating the Mysteries of Our Genetic Blueprint](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/11/13/illuminating-the-mysteries-of-our-genetic-blueprint/) - Imagine a room with millions of mysterious switches and hundreds of ceiling lamps. You don’t know which switch does what, but you’re curious. As you experiment with different combinations, the lamps’ brightness varies. This scene is a simple metaphor for the complex challenge of genomics research – understanding how different genetic 'switches' affect our health.
- [TestADS’24: First International Workshop on the Testing of Automated Driving Systems](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/10/30/testads24-first-international-workshop-on-the-testing-of-automated-driving-systems/) - Together with colleagues from the UK and Sweden, the UT Institute of Computer Science is organizing the first international workshop on the Testing of Automated Driving Systems (TestADS). The workshop takes place in Toronto, Canada, as part of the 17th IEEE International Conference on Software Testing, Verification and Validation (ICST’24). The TestADS workshop aims to
- [Ivan Slobozhan „Studying Online Social Media Engagement in SIC Countries during Protests, Mass Demonstrations and War“](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/10/26/ivan-slobozhan-studying-online-social-media-engagement-in-sic-countries-during-protests-mass-demonstrations-and-war/) - Protests and conflicts have become influential forces for bringing about change and shaping the political and social landscapes not only on a local demographic level but also on a global scale. In the modern Internet and online social media era, protests have increasingly utilized digital platforms to facilitate discussions, coordinate actions, and spread respective agendas.
- [Mobiilirakenduste kvaliteedi analüüs rõhuga turvalisusele](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/10/23/mobiilirakenduste-kvaliteedi-analuus-rohuga-turvalisusele/) - You can find out more about Kristiina Rahkema’s PhD thesis in English here. Nutitelefonidest on saanud meie elu lahutamatu osa. Iga asja jaoks on olemas äpp: sõnumite saatmiseks, internetipanga külastuseks, auto lukust avamiseks. Kahjuks on paljud neist rakendustest ebaturvalised. Turvavigu on avastatud sellistes rakendustes nagu Facebook, TikTok ja WhatsApp. Nende turvavigade raskusaste võib ulatuda andmelekkest
- [Rahul Goel: "Mining Social Well-being Using Mobile Data"](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/06/30/rahul-goel-mining-social-well-being-using-mobile-data/) - Building healthy relationships and meaningful interactions with those around us is essential for social well-being. These interactions with our friends, family, and colleagues might occur in person, over mobile phones, or through social media platforms like Facebook or WhatsApp. The purpose of this article is to comprehend social well-being using mobile phones. This is conceivable
- [Mohammad Anagreh: "Privacy-preserving parallel computations for graph problems"](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/05/29/mohammad-anagreh-privacy-preserving-parallel-computations-for-graph-problems/) - Introduction: Privacy-preserving computation is a crucial discipline that protects the privacy of confidential data while facilitating secure analysis. In graph problems, secure multiparty computation (SMC) presents a promising approach to performing these functionalities. This article delves into the notable advancements in privacy-preserving parallel algorithms recently introduced in a Ph.D. thesis. By integrating graph algorithms with
- [Ehsan Ebrahimi: Post-Quantum Security in the Present of Superposition Queries](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/01/21/ehsan-ebrahimi-post-quantum-security-in-the-present-of-superposition-queries/) - Ehsan Ebrahimi is a doctoral student at the Chair of Security and Theoretical Computer Science. He defended his doctoral thesis thesis "Post-Quantum Security in the Present of Superposition Queries" on January 21, supervised by Professor Dominique Unruh. Here is an overview of his work. Quantum Computing. Have you heard of Quantum Computers? Scientists and engineers are
- [Mis tunne on teha IT-tööstusmagistrantuuri?](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/04/03/mis-tunne-on-teha-it-toostusmagistrantuuri/) - Alguses võib IT-tööstusmagistrantuur tunduda nagu võõras asi, kuid paljud UT tudengid on selle edukalt ning õnnelikult läbinud! Järgnevalt saad lugeda kahe tudengi - Lukase (inglise keeles) ning Artjomi (eesti keeles) - kogemustest ITTM-is. Lukas (ENG) Lukas is a second year Computer Science master’s student. He applied to Reach-U as part of the Industrial Master’s Programme
- [IT-tööstusmagistrantuur Raitwoodis](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/04/03/it-toostusmagistrantuur-raitwoodis/) - Kui tahad näha, kuidas sinu õppetööst on kohene ja reaalne kasu, siis kaalu läbida IT-tööstusmagistratuur Raitwoodis. Raitwood toodab ja turustab põhjamaisest okaspuust ehitus- ja viimistluspuitu. Nende Tartumaa täisautomaatne tootmiskompleks on Euroopa üks moodsamaid ning sealt ekspordivad nad oma toodangut enam kui 40 riiki Euroopas, Aasias, Austraalias ning Ameerikas. Oleks ju lahe magistritöös tõdeda, et tänu
- [Tehisintellekti uurivad teadlased tegelevad ahhaa-elamuse lahtimõtestamisega](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/03/07/tehisintellekti-uurivad-teadlased-tegelevad-ahhaa-elamuse-lahtimotestamisega/) - Kadi Tulver, arvutiteaduse instituudi kognitiivteaduse ja masinnägemise teadur Lugu sellest, kuidas Isaac Newton õunapuu all istudes murrangulise gravitatsiooniteooria peale tuli, on kõigile tuttav. Isegi kui mõned värvikad detailid on ilukirjanduslikult liialdatud, ilmestab see episood suurepäraselt ühte inimmõistusele unikaalset omadust – kuidas uudsed ideed mõnikord meile justkui tühja koha pealt pähe hüppavad. Püüdlustes luua tehisintellekti, mis
- [An interactive tool for exploring data science books](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/02/17/an-interactive-tool-for-exploring-data-science-books/) - Kea Kohv, Master Student in Data Science An interactive tool developed by Data Science Master’s student Kea Kohv helps find highly rated and popular data science books sold on Amazon. A query for data science books on Amazon returns thousands of results. That is a lot to skim through. In addition, if searching for highly
- [Andmeteadlaste koolitus käivitus mürinal](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/02/14/andmeteadlaste-koolitus-kaivitus-murinal/) - Jaak Vilo, professor, andmeteaduse magistriõppekava programmijuht Kahe aastaga jõudsid sisseastumisest lõpetamiseni kakskümmend kaheksa Eesti esimese andmeteaduse õppekava vilistlast, kes panustavad nüüd professionaalsete andmeteadlastena eri valdkondade andmete analüüsile ja tehisintellekti arendusele. Tartu Ülikool käivitas andmeteaduse magistrikava koostöös Majandus- ja kommunikatsiooniministeeriumiga (MKM), et leevendada ettevõtete ja riigisektori põuda vastava oskusteabega professionaalide järele. Kuna Eestis on andmeteadlaste põud,
- [IT-tööstusmagistrantuur Reach-Us](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/02/13/it-toostusmagistrantuur-reach-us/) - Reach-U on ettevõte, mis tegeleb tarkvaraarenduse ja andmeteadusega koostöös klientidega üle maailma. Reach-U on IT-tööstusmagistrantuuri veteran, kes on programmi partnerettevõte olnud selle algusest peale. Oma kogemusest programmis räägib Reach-U tegevjuht Teet Jagomägi. Mida tuleb teha ühel ettevõttel, et programmis osaleda? Kui ma õigesti mäletan, siis osalemiseks tuleb kandideerida. Kõige olulisem on aga hea välja näha,
- [Algorithms and data structures are a core foundation of computer science](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/02/06/algorithms-and-data-structures-are-a-core-foundation-of-computer-science/) - Jaak Vilo, Kallol Roy Algorithmics (MTAT.03.238) is an obligatory course in the Computer Science MSc curriculum. As such it is intended to remind everyone of the foundations of algorithms and data structures but also to go beyond and teach some more advanced concepts (like succinct data structures, for example). The course aims at linking different
- [Mohamed Ragab: „Bench-ranking: a prescriptive analysis approach for large knowledge graphs query workloads“](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/01/13/mohamed-ragab-bench-ranking-a-prescriptive-analysis-approach-for-large-knowledge-graphs-query-workloads/) - We are living in a world in which data is not just getting bigger; it is also getting more and more interconnected. Large graph analytics is a useful tool for gaining insights from large volumes of interconnected data and has applications in various fields such as social media, biology, and telecommunications. An example of the
- [IT-tööstusmagistrantuur Eesti Energias](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2023/01/09/it-toostusmagistrantuur-eesti-energias/) - Eesti Energia on Eesti ainus energeetikahiid. Ta osaleb IT-tööstusmagistrantuuris juba kolmandat korda — oma kogemusi jagab meiega Eesti Energia tehnoloogiaskaut Kristjan Eljand. Miks osaleb Eesti Energia IT-tööstusmagistrantuuri programmis? Ühelt poolt soovime natukene kaasa aidata sellele, et tudengid saaksid praktilise kogemuse andmeteadusega, aga teisipidi on see selgelt meile endale ka kasu toov projekt. Kui meie enda
- [5 õppetundi Tartu pildipanga piltide märgendamisest](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/12/27/5-oppetundi-tartu-pildipanga-piltide-margendamisest/) - Joosep Hook, Kea Kohv, Lisanne Siniväli, Li Merila, andmeteaduse magistriõppe 1. kursus. Masinõpe on üks Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituudi populaarsemaid magistriõppe aineid, mis lõpeb masinõppe abil tõsielulise probleemi lahendamisega. Võimalike projektide seas on nii ettevõtete ja riigi pakutud kui ka ise välja valitud probleeme. Neljane tiim andmeteaduse magistri esmakursuslasi jagab oma õppetunde Tartu pildipanga piltide
- [Lidia Feklistova: „Learners of an introductory programming MOOC: background variables, engagement patterns and performance”](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/12/13/lidia-feklistova-learners-of-an-introductory-programming-mooc-background-variables-engagement-patterns-and-performance/) - On the 13th of December Lidia Feklistova defended her PhD thesis on „Learners of an introductory programming MOOC: background variables, engagement patterns and performance” We constantly improve our knowledge and skills to be successful. Participation in massive open online courses (MOOCs) supports ongoing professional development and lifelong learning. Keeping in mind the huge number of participants in
- [Gamal Elkoumy: "Privacy-Enhancing Technologies for Business Process Mining"](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/12/12/gamal-elkoumy-privacy-enhancing-technologies-for-business-process-mining/) - Data privacy has become trending, and nowadays, people are talking more and more about it. With process mining, privacy becomes more relevant. Because process mining makes it easier to expose the actual business reality. With automatic process discovery, we can reverse engineer the activities that have been performed within the organization and the hand-offs between
- [Jakob Mass: „Process management for Internet of mobile things“](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/12/09/jakob-mass-process-management-for-internet-of-mobile-things/) - On the 9th of December Jakob Mass defended his PhD thesis on „Process management for Internet of mobile things“. The Internet of Things (IoT) promotes solutions such as a smart city, where everyday objects connect with info systems and each other. One example is a road condition monitoring system, where connected vehicles, such as buses,
- [CyberPhish seminar gave thoughtful insight to fight phishing](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/11/01/cyberphish-seminar-gave-thoughtful-insight-to-fight-phising/) - To explain the importance of recognising and mitigating the impact of phishing attacks, our institute organised a CyberPhish seminar on 13 October, which was attended by more than 35 participants, including educators and students, stakeholders of private and public sectors, and representatives from businesses, police and government. The aim of the CyberPhish "Safeguarding against Phishing
- [Mubashar Iqbal: "Reference Framework for Managing Security Risks Using Blockchain"](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/09/30/reference-framework-for-managing-security-risks-using-blockchain/) - On the 30th of September, Mubashar Iqbal defended his PhD. thesis on “Reference Framework for Managing Security Risks Using Blockchain” which addresses the problem of traditional applications’ security risk management (SRM) using blockchain as a countermeasure solution and the SRM of blockchain-based applications. In the digital realm, software security has the utmost importance in making
- [Ilmar Uduste: “Ei olnud keeruline liikuda loodusteaduse alalt andmeteadusesse”](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/03/28/ilmar-uduste-ei-olnud-keeruline-liikuda-loodusteaduse-alalt-andmeteadusesse/) - Ilmar Uduste õpib arvutiteaduse instituudis andmeteadust. See eriala muudab IT-lahendused nutikaks ning loob väärtust igasse valdkonda. Andmeteadust õppima tulles peab sul olema bakalaureuse kraad ning läbi tehtud vähemalt 60 ainepunkti ulatuses infotehnoloogia, matemaatika või statistika õppeaineid. Ma õppisin bakalaureuse tasemel Tartu Ülikoolis materjaliteadust, see on üsnagi interdistsiplinaarne eriala, mis ühendab endas nii füüsika, keemia kui
- [Asso Uibo: õppekava “IT mitteinformaatikutele” on kui rätsepalahendus](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/03/01/asso-uibo-oppekava-it-mitteinformaatikutele-on-kui-ratsepalahendus/) - Kui minu käest küsiti, kas oleksin nõus kirjutama iseenda näitel loo, miks tulla Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituuti õppima, siis olin kohe nõus. Tegelikult oleksin ma peaaegu juba ise ka varem soovi avaldanud, et jagada oma positiivset kogemust seoses õppekavaga “IT mitteinformaatikutele” , aga eestlane minus võitis. Kui vaadata esmalt, kuidas põhjendavad programmi eestvedajad, miks seda
- [Elizaveta Yankovskaya „Quality estimation through attention“](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/06/17/elizaveta-yankovskaya-quality-estimation-through-attention/) - Machine Translation is a quickly growing field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) that automatically translates a text from one language to another without human involvement. In recent years, the use of machine translation systems has increased dramatically. Today machine translation is used not only by translation agencies but also by people using online machine translation
- [Kristjan Krips: "Privacy and Coercion-Resistance in Voting"](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/06/08/kristjan-krips-privacy-and-coercion-resistance-in-voting/) - The cornerstone of democracy is the right for voters to participate in free and fair elections. However, securing elections is a non-trivial task due to the conflicting security requirements. On the one hand, to provide the freedom to vote, it should not be possible to coerce voters into voting for a specific candidate. Therefore, the
- [Miks minna ITTM-i raames tööstusettevõttesse?](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/06/07/miks-minna-ittm-i-raames-toostusettevottesse/) - Arvutiteaduse instituudi magistrantidel on võimalus IT-tööstusmagistrantuuri raames lõpetada oma õpingud kahes tööstusettevõttes: RAITWOODis ning Estiko-Plastaris. Äppide ajastul kipuvad noored spetsialistihakatised praktikale ja tööle hoopis mujale ja tööstusettevõtted pigem ei kipu unistuste sihtkohtade edetabelitesse. Kas see on õigustatud, et tööstusettevõtteid nähakse vähematraktiivsetena? Absoluutset tõde pole siinkohal võimalik välja selgitada, aga tegelikult on päris palju põhjuseid, miks
- [Miks uute ravimite arendamine võtab niivõrd kaua aega?](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/05/25/miks-uute-ravimite-arendamine-votab-niivord-kaua-aega/) - Kaur Alasoo on Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituudi bioinformaatika lektor. Tema artikkel ilmus Õhtulehes 22. mail 2022. Tegu on eesti noorte teaduste akadeemia algatatud artiklisarjaga "ElemENTAarne", kus noorteadlased kirjutavad põnevatest teadustulemustest ja näitavad, kuidas teadus meie elu rikastab. Miks on nii, et teadlased suutsid vähem kui aastaga välja arendada mitu konkureerivat koroonaviiruse vastast vaktsiini, aga meil
- [Estonia-Georgia joint team to win third place in Locked Shields 2022](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/05/04/estonia-georgia-joint-team-to-win-third-place-in-locked-shields-2022/) - More than 2000 participants were involved in cyber defence exercise Locked Shields 2022 that took place from April 19 to 22. This year, one of the venues of the event was the Delta Centre in Tartu. Employees of the HPC Center of the University of Tartu and the Institute of Computer Science participated in the
- [Ilmar Uduste: "It wasn't difficult to move from physical sciences to data science"](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/03/28/ilmar-uduste-it-wasnt-difficult-to-move-from-physical-sciences-to-data-science/) - Ilmar Uduste studies Data Science at the Institute of Computer Science. This specialisation makes IT solutions smart and creates value in every field. To take up studies in Data Science, you need to have a bachelor's degree and completed at least 60 ECTS of courses of IT, mathematics or statistics. I did my bachelor's in
- [Asso Uibo: "Conversion Master in IT" is a tailor-made programme](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/03/01/asso-uibo-conversion-master-in-it-is-a-tailor-made-programme/) - When I was asked whether I would be willing to write a story about why somebody like me should decide to come to study at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, I immediately agreed. In fact, I was almost about to suggest sharing my positive experience with "Conversion Master in IT" myself, but
- [Robotic Process Mining: accelerating the adoption of Robotic Process Automation](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/01/17/robotic-process-mining-accelerating-the-adoption-of-robotic-process-automation/) - Nowadays, a vast majority of business processes involve many tedious and repetitive tasks, for example transferring data across multiple systems or transforming data from one format to another. These tasks are time-consuming, error-prone, and by themselves do not bring much value to the underlying processes. Their automation can bring many benefits such as error-rate reduction,
- [Automated Discovery of Business Process Simulation Models From Event Logs: A Hybrid Process Mining and Deep Learning Approach](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2022/01/11/automated-discovery-of-business-process-simulation-models-from-event-logs-a-hybrid-process-mining-and-deep-learning-approach/) - Modern organizations must constantly adjust their business processes in order to adapt to internal and external changes, such as new competitors, new regulations, customer expectations, or strategic objectives. For example, due to a pandemic, a retailer might experience a 50% increase in their number of online orders; however, during the same time, their volume of
- [The University of Tartu joins the SPATIAL project](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/09/21/the-university-of-tartu-joins-the-spatial-project/) - Researchers from the University of Tartu’s Institute of Computer Science are taking part in the EU Horizon project SPATIAL (Security and Privacy Accountable Technology Innovations, Algorithms and Machine Learning), which aims to develop resilient accountable metrics, privacy-preserving methods, verification tools and system solutions that will serve as critical building blocks for trustworthy AI in ICT
- [Stefania Tomasiello joins the IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems editorial board](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/03/19/stefania-tomasiello-joins-the-ieee-transactions-on-neural-networks-and-learning-systems-editorial-board/) - Our faculty member, Stefania Tomasiello, lecturer of Artificial Intelligence, recently joined IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems (IEEE TNNLS) as associate editor. IEEE TNNLS publishes articles that deal with the theory, design, and applications of neural networks and related learning systems. It is a premier journal in the field of Neural Networks and
- [UT computer scientists' article on the cover of the most prestigious journal: a connected world needs new processing systems based on big graphs](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/09/20/ut-computer-scientists-article-on-the-cover-of-the-most-prestigious-journal/) - The article was translated and published in English by the University of Tartu. It was initially published in Estonian in Eesti Ekspress by Greete Lehepuu. The cover of the September issue of Communications of ACM, the most prestigious journal in computer science, featured an article led by University of Tartu researchers. The article proposes steps to tackle one of
- [PhD thesis shows, that ID card issues reoccur, because they are not learned from](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/04/07/phd-thesis-shows-that-id-card-issues-reoccur-because-they-are-not-learned-from/) - The original article (in Estonian) by Airika Harrik was published in Novaator. Estonia has used the ID card system as a means to identify its citizens for almost 20 years. During those years, several security issues have emerged. A new PhD dissertation from the University of Tartu has shed light on those issues and pointed
- [Orlenys López Pintado: „Collaborative Business Process Execution on the Blockchain: The Caterpillar System“](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/09/25/orlenys-lopez-pintado/) - On September 25, Orlenys López Pintado defended his PhD thesis „Collaborative Business Process Execution on the Blockchain: The Caterpillar System“. In his thesis, Orlenys addressed the problem of automating the execution of collaborative business processes on top of blockchain technology in a way that takes advantage of the trust-enhancing capabilities of this technology while offering
- [Veronika Plotnikova: New data mining process to serve needs of data mining practitioners in the financial services](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/12/23/veronika-plotnikova-new-data-mining-process-to-serve-needs-of-data-mining-practitioners-in-the-financial-services/) - On 23 December, Veronika Plotnikova defended her PhD thesis on “FIN-DM: A Data Mining Process for the Financial Services”, which investigated standard data mining frameworks, their usage across different industries and associated gaps. Based on the results, the new process model FIN-DM was developed to support practitioners to conduct data mining in the financial services.
- [Hina Anwar: Towards Greener Software Engineering Using Software Analytics](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/12/14/hina-anwar-towards-greener-software-engineering-using-software-analytics/) - On the 14th December, Hina Anwar defended her PhD thesis on “Towards Greener Software Engineering Using Software Analytics”, which evaluates the energy impact of various code smell refactorings and third-party libraries used in Android apps. Based on the results, two tools, ARENA and REHAB, were developed to help developers and researchers improve the energy efficiency of
- [Jürmo Mehine: mängujämmilt saad kogemusi ja enesekindlust](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/11/24/jurmo-mehine-mangujammilt-saad-kogemusi-ja-enesekindlust/) - Intervjueeris Raimond-Hendrik Tunnel Meie eelmine mängujämmide lugu andis ülevaate Tartu Ülikooli mängujämmidest ning kirjeldas nende käigus loodud märkimisväärseid mänge. Seekord kõneleme samal teemal arvutiteaduse instituudi hajussüsteemide nooremlektori Jürmo Mehisega. Jürmo on osalenud mitmetel jämmidel ning olnud paljude mängujämmide õhtujuht. Vestlesime tema huvidest, teest mängundusse ning mängujämmide ja Eesti mänguarenduse tulevikust. Tean, et sa tegeled päris
- [Informaatikaviktoriinil Kobras nuputas küsimustele vastuseid 4000 Eesti kooliõpilast](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/11/25/informaatikaviktoriinil-kobras-nuputas-kusimustele-vastuseid-4000-eesti-kooliopilast/) - Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituudi toetusel toimus 8.-19. novembril informaatikaviktoriin Kobras, millel osales peaaegu 4000 Eesti õpilast rohkem kui 110 koolist. Parimaid ootab uuel aastal ees finaalvõistlus. Viktoriin toimus kolmes vanuserühmas: benjaminid (6.–8. klass), juuniorid (9.–10. klass) ja seeniorid (11.–12. klass). Ühe koolitunni (45 minutit) jooksul vastasid õpilased 15 küsimusele, mille teemaderingi mahuvad küsimused arvutite riist-
- [Adriano Augusto: „Accurate and efficient discovery of process models from event logs„](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/03/23/adriano-augusto/) - On March 23, Adriano Augusto defended his PhD thesis „Accurate and efficient discovery of process models from event logs„ in which he provided an overview of the available algorithms to perform automated process discovery. They identified deficiencies in existing algorithms, and proposed a new algorithm, called Split Miner, which is faster and consistently discovers more
- [ACM Distinguished Paper award for: "What are Hybrid Development Methods Made of? An Evidence-based Characterization"](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/06/27/acm-distinguished-paper-award-for-what-are-hybrid-development-methods-made-of-an-evidence-based-characterization/) - On 26 May 2019, the paper “What are Hybrid Development Methods Made of? An Evidence-based Characterization” won the ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at the International Conference on Software and Systems Process (ICSSP 2019) in Montreal, Canada. ICSSP is an A-category international conference co-located with the premier conference in the field of software engineering worldwide,
- [Synergies between Education, Training, and Research: How the Institute of Computer Science does Industry-Relevant Research in Software Engineering](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/11/25/synergies-between-education-training-and-research-how-the-institute-of-computer-science-does-industry-relevant-research/) - Dietmar Pfahl, Professor of Software Engineering, co-authored the article "Synergies between Education, Training, and Research: How the Institute of Computer Science does Industry-Relevant Research in Software Engineering". Doing industry-relevant research is the mission of the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu. This new publication in one of the top-notch software engineering journals
- [Going Farther Together: The Impact of Social Capital on Sustained Participation in Open Source awarded with the ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/06/04/going-farther-together-the-impact-of-social-capital-on-sustained-participation-in-open-source/) - On 31st of May, the paper on Going Farther Together: The Impact of Social Capital on Sustained Participation in Open Source won the ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award at the 41st ACM/IEEE International Conference on Software Engineering.The conference is the premier conference in the field of software engineering world wide and they give out these
- [Dietmar Pfahl: Foundation for a Theory of Requirements Engineering](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/03/13/dietmar-pfahl-foundation-for-a-theory-of-requirements-engineering/) - Institute of Computer Science Professor of Engineering Dietmar Pfahl has co-authored a paper “Status Quo in Requirements Engineering: A Theory and a Global Family of Surveys”. This publication is an outcome of the NaPiRE (Naming the Pain in Requirements Engineering) project. The objective of the NaPiRE project is to establish a valid foundation for a
- [Huishi Yin: “Using a Kano-like Model to Facilitate Open Innovation in Requirements Engineering”](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/12/17/huishi-yin-using-a-kano-like-model-to-facilitate-open-innovation-in-requirements-engineering/) - On the 17th of December, Huishi Yin defended her PhD on “Using a Kano-like Model to Facilitate Open Innovation in Requirements Engineering” which combines a well-known approach to enhance satisfaction of software users, the Kano model, with modern approaches to gather information from online data sources to facilitate open innovation in the context of software
- [Faiz Ali Shah: "Extracting Information from App Reviews to Facilitate Software Development Activities"](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/02/22/faiz-ali-shah-extracting-information-from-app-reviews-to-facilitate-software-development-activities/) - On the 21st of February, Faiz Ali Shah defended his PhD thesis on “Extracting information from app reviews to facilitate software development activities” which evaluates the existing Text Mining techniques for extracting developer-relevant information from app reviews at different levels of granularity, and then combined these techniques to develop a tool REVSUM for competitive analysis.
- [Tartu Ülikooli neljas mängujämm tõi kokku informaatikud, disainerid ja kunstnikud](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/11/01/tartu-ulikooli-neljas-mangujamm-toi-kokku-informaatikud-disainerid-ja-kunstnikud/) - Raimond-Hendrik Tunnel Oktoobri alguses toimus Tartu Ülikooli Delta õppe- ja teadushoones ülikooli mängujämm – University of Tartu Game Jam 2021. Üritusel osales 44 noort videomängude loomise huvilist, kes moodustasid üheksa meeskonda ja lõid sama palju uusi väikseid arvutimänge. Mängude prototüübid ehitati valmis kahe päevaga ja lähemalt saab sellest jämmist lugeda juba arvutigraafika ja virtuaalreaalsuse labori
- [Ivo Kubjas: Algebraic approaches to problems arising in decentralized systems](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/10/26/ivo-kubjas-algebraic-approaches-to-problems-arising-in-decentralized-systems/) - We are currently in the process of significant changes in the communications paradigms. Among others, one of the changes is moving to cloud-based services instead of using local applications (Office365, Youtube, Spotify, etc.). We can argue about the motivation of this trend, but this allows us to provide the customers with the most up-to-date solutions
- [Dmytro Fishman: "Developing a data analysis pipeline for automated protein profiling in immunology"](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/06/28/dmytro-fishman-developing-a-data-analysis-pipeline-for-automated-protein-profiling-in-immunology/) - On June 28, Dmytro Fishman defended his PhD thesis on “Developing a data analysis pipeline for automated protein profiling in immunology”. In this work, Dmytro and his collaborators explored the dynamics of autoimmune diseases as well as developed a software tool that simplifies similar research in the future. Proteins are essential elements of all living
- [Data Optimisation Model Evaluation](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/09/07/data-optimisation-model-evaluation/) - By Dmytro Fishman, Junior Lecturer of Data Science The human organism is a profoundly complex mechanism, consisting of trillions of cells, each powered by about 42 million protein molecules that interact with one another in a gazillion of ways. Recently, scientists developed technologies (i.e. high-throughput screening) that enable us to listen and record data from
- [Estonian researchers created a unique and vital search engine for geneticists](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/09/14/estonian-researchers-created-a-unique-and-vital-search-engine-for-geneticists/) - The article was initially published in Ekspress by Greete Lehepuu. The app works like Google Maps: given genetic coordinates associated with a disease it finds which gene is likely to cause the disease and in which tissue. Imagine that the only way to find your way in an unknown city is to buy the map
- [Uus IT tööstusmagistrantuuri lend alustab uuenenud programmi](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/07/27/uus-it-toostusmagistrantuuri-lend-alustab-uuenenud-programmi/) - Lühidalt: ITTM kestab nüüd kaks semestrist (ehk ühe aasta) Neli tudengit on hetkel praktikal Pipedrive-s, üks Eesti Energias, üks Reach-U-s ITTM-i tootmissektorile suunatud pilootprogramm jätkub koostöös Columbus Eesti ja Barrusega Osalevate tudengite jaoks on endiselt suurim motivaator saada praktilist kogemust ettevõtetes Järgmise aasta programmi saab praktikapositsioone esitama hakata talvel Sul pole õrna aimu, mis on
- [IT companies are offering computer science master’s students of the University of Tartu the opportunity to complete part of their studies in a work based environment](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2018/10/22/it-companies-are-offering-computer-science-masters-students-of-the-university-of-tartu-the-opportunity-to-complete-part-of-their-studies-in-a-work-based-environment/) - Starting from October 15 first year master’s students of the Institute of Computer Science of the University of Tartu will be able to apply to participate in the Industrial Master’s Programme that allows them to complete half of their curriculum at one of the partner companies of the Institute. The Industrial Master’s Programme initiated last
- [Industrial Master’s Programme in IT third intake took off](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/02/25/industrial-masters-programme-in-it-third-intake-took-off/) - This year began the third intake of the Industrial Master’s Programme in IT and we thought it is about time for us to create a journal, where we will describe the experience and explain the wonder that the Industrial Master’s Programme in IT is. In the future, we will write regular blog posts about seminars,
- [The second and third intake of the Industrial Master’s Programme in IT met for the first time](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/04/02/the-second-and-third-intake-of-the-industrial-masters-programme-in-it-met-for-the-first-time/) - On February 27, the thirds intake second gathering took place in the Delta Centre, where they met the third intake to discuss their motivations for joining the programme and to put together a plan for how every student can develop the skills they want. Since we keep talking about different intakes and it might be
- [Third meeting: Pipedrive edition](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/04/21/third-online-meeting-for-the-industrial-masters-programme-students/) - By Miras Kenzhegaliyev and Brandon Christopher Autrey On April 9, the third intake of the Industrial Master’s Programme met for their third meeting to discuss different Master’s Thesis topic types. This meeting was supposed to be held at the Pipedrive office where Brandon and Miras are working, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic had to
- [The Industrial Master’s class of 2019 visited STACC](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/09/07/industrial-masters-class-of-2019-visited-stacc/) - By Karmen Kink On the last day of August, just before the autumn semester kicked in, the Industrial Master’s class of 2019 got together in person after a long time. It had indeed been quite a while as we don’t have seminars too often and even so, the last two had been entirely online. As
- [Piloting of the Industrial Master’s Programme in IT into manufacturing companies](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/03/17/piloting-of-the-industrial-masters-programme-in-it-into-manufacturing-companies/) - By Anastasiia Shevchenko The digitalisation of the manufacturing industry is a challenge that lots of countries are facing. There have been created different financial instruments[1], training programmes[2], software solutions[3], etc. developed for manufacturing companies by the government, public institutions, and other private companies in order to raise awareness and support digital transformation. However, it is
- [Piloting the Industrial Master's Programme in IT in the manufacturing sector, part 2](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/06/22/piloting-the-industrial-masters-programme-in-it-in-the-manufacturing-sector-part-2/) - By Anastasiia Shevchenko The competitive advantage of a manufacturing company consists of the relation between the delivery time, price, quality and flexibility. The customer's expectation of the best relation between the above factors triggers the company's need to constantly monitor its processes, making them more efficient. When identifying bottlenecks, it is important to maintain objectivity
- [Latest IMP intake starts a revised program](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/07/23/latest-imp-intake-starts-a-revised-program/) - In short: IMP now lasts two semesters (i.e., one year) Four students currently doing their internship at Pipedrive, one at Eesti Energia, one at Reach-U IMP internship pilot for manufacturing companies still on-going in cooperation with Columbus Estonia and Barrus Getting hands-on experience at companies is still the main motivator for enrolled students Submission of
- [Miks tulla õppima õppekavale “Infotehnoloogia mitteinformaatikutele”?](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/06/28/miks-tulla-oppima-oppekavale-infotehnoloogia-mitteinformaatikutele/) - Õppekava „IT mitteinformaatikutele“ on üks Tartu Ülikooli populaarsemaid programme, mis annab kõrgharidusega spetsialistidele ja juhtidele vajalikud teadmised ning oskused digipöörde juhtimiseks ja lahenduste arendamiseks. Järgnevas blogipostituses tutvustab õppekava programmijuht kaasprofessor Kuldar Taveter kuut põhjust, miks tulla õppima. Esimese ja kõige olulisema põhjusena tooksin välja, et kuna õppekava on suunatud erinevate valdkondade ekspertidele, kellest enamikul on
- [Spring results of the Product Management Industry Project course](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/06/09/spring-results-of-the-product-management-industry-project-course/) - Another round of digital product management industry projects is successfully completed in the Sandbox! This semester we had four industry partners, and our student teams did excellent work in addressing the challenges and prototyping proposed solutions. SEB PankThe challenge: find a way how to help its clients on the journey towards a green home. During
- [Liis Kolberg: “Developing and applying bioinformatics tools for gene expression data interpretation”](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/06/21/liis-kolberg-developing-and-applying-bioinformatics-tools-for-gene-expression-data-interpretation/) - On June 21, Liis Kolberg defended her PhD thesis on “Developing and applying bioinformatics tools for gene expression data interpretation” which provides convenient tools that simplify the work of biologists and saves their time. Modern technologies enable researchers to simultaneously measure the expression levels of all genes under different conditions and in different groups of
- [PhD thesis introduces computational thinking skills that we ought to teach to our students](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/06/08/phd-thesis-introduces-computational-thinking-skills-that-we-ought-to-teach-to-our-students/) - Estonia does not have many natural minerals or a significant population like many wealthy countries, but it has the most unicorns per capita globally. As most unicorns use technology to offer solutions for solving problems, we need more IT practitioners who can use computation power to solve various algorithmic issues. “Thinking computationally is not anymore
- [Valminud on esimene soome-ugri keelte masintõlkesüsteem](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/06/02/valminud-on-esimene-soome-ugri-keelte-masintolkesusteem/) - Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituudi keeletehnoloogia rühmas valmis bakalaureusetöö “Soome-ugri väikeste keelte neuromasintõlke edendamine” raames vabalt kasutatav mitmekeelne masintõlkesüsteem väiksematele soome-ugri keeltele nagu eesti, soome, võru, põhjasaami ja lõunasaami. Töö autor on Maali Tars ja teda juhendas Andre Tättar. Lõputöö põhjal avaldati teaduslik artikkel äsja toimunud NoDaLiDa keeletehnoloogia konverentsil pealkirja all “Extremely low-resource machine translation for
- [Kaido Lepik: “Inferring causality between transcriptome and complex traits”](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/05/04/kaido-lepik-inferring-causality-between-transcriptome-and-complex-traits/) - While human average life expectancy has surged in the past century, a growing concern is a rising disease burden in the later stages of life. It is well known that lifestyle choices can help to prevent or delay disease onset, but once the disease has manifested, medical treatment (such as in the form of drugs)
- [Professor Jaak Vilo became the first Estonian to receive the ACM Senior Member title](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/03/26/professor-jaak-vilo-became-the-first-estonian-to-receive-the-acm-senior-member-title/) - We are glad to announce that the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has recognized Prof. Jaak Vilo as their Senior Member being the first researcher from Estonia who has received this prestigious title. ACM is the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, which every year awards its members, who for years have demonstrated performance
- [2021. aastal toimus esimene Delta X isejuhtivate sõidukite võistlus](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/04/02/2021-aastal-toimus-esimene-delta-x-isejuhtivate-soidukite-voistlus/) - 27. jaanuaril kulmineerus esimene üliõpilaste ja gümnasistide võistlus Delta X, kus arvutiteaduse instituut pani välja viis vägevat võistlust, millest üks keskendus isejuhtivate sõidukite tehnoloogiale. Osalejad pidid masinõpet rakendades looma tarkvara, mis paneb nende mudelauto läbima etteantud raja kõige kiiremini. Delta X isejuhtivate sõidukite võistluse eesmärk oli pakkuda üliõpilastele ja gümnasistidele võimalust töötada tarkvaraga, mis leiab
- [Madis Vasser: “Testing a Computational Theory of Brain Functioning with Virtual Reality”](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/12/21/madis-vasser-testing-a-computational-theory-of-brain-functioning-with-virtual-reality/) - On December 21, Madis Vasser defended his PhD thesis „Testing a Computational Theory of Brain Functioning with Virtual Reality“. In his thesis, he investigated the concept of active inference (AI) using virtual reality (VR) devices. During the work they developed VR software, conducted experiments on human study participants and compiled a set of guidelines for
- [Miks astuda informaatika magistrisse? Alo kogemuslugu](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/03/10/miks-astuda-informaatika-magistrisse-alo-kogemuslugu/) - Juba bakalaureuseõppesse astudes ma teadsin, et magistriõpe on minu jaoks järgmine loogiline samm. Kuigi ma olin saanud põhjaliku interdistsiplinaarse kogemuse nii praktilisel kui ka teoreetilisel tasandil, siis ma ei tundnud, et mu õppimistee oleks olnud täielik, kui ma ei jätkaks seda magistris. Lühidalt öeldes ma leidsin, et kolme aastaga, mis kulus mul bakalaureusekraadi omandamiseks, ei
- [Smart manufacturing hackathon](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/02/16/smart-manufacturing-hackathon/) - 21-23 January Estonian partner of the InnoCAPE project, the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, kicked-off the series of InnoCAPE hackathons. Preparation of the event took 5 months and 4 strong and motivated partners – University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, an institute that is recognized as number 176-200 by the prestigious Times
- [How to integrate studies with work done at a company in the Industrial Master’s in IT programme?](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/03/15/how-to-integrate-studies-with-work-done-at-a-company-in-the-industrial-masters-in-it-programme/) - By Aleksander Parelo On January 28, the Industrial master’s students gathered virtually at Overall, where I introduced the company itself and the projects I worked on for the last year. Unfortunately, due to the virtual meeting, I could not give a tour of the Overall office, which most of the Industrial master’s students, who have
- [Yauhen Yakimenka: Failure Structures of Message-Passing Algorithms in Erasure Decoding and Compressed Sensing](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/03/15/yauhen-yakimenka-failure-structures-of-message-passing-algorithms-in-erasure-decoding-and-compressed-sensing/) - On the 15th of March, our doctoral student Yauhen Yakimenka defended his PhD thesis on the intersection of two different fields of computer science: error-correction codes and compressed sensing. Most of the information on the internet is now transmitted over fibre optics. It’s extremely fast, but it comes with a price: now the erros also
- [Kuidas mänguliselt matemaatikat õpetada?](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/03/29/kuidas-manguliselt-matemaatikat-opetada/) - Digitaalsete mängude tootja Edvin Aedma jagab meiega enda kogemust sellest, kuidas üks Keith Devlini ettekanne inspireeris teda tegelema matemaatilisi oskusi arendavate arvutmängudega ning mõjutas Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituuti. Aastal 2011 külastas Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituuti Keith Devlin ja pidas loengu matemaatika ja videomängude õpetamise vahelisest sünergiast. Mäletan, et instituudi direktor Jaak Vilo pööras oma sissejuhatavas
- [The roots of game design in UniTartuCS](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/03/29/the-roots-of-game-design-in-unitartucs/) - Digital games producer Edvin Aedma tells us how one presentation from Keith Devlin inspired him to take up teaching game development and how it affected UniTartuCS. Sometimes before 2012, Keith Devlin visited Institute of Computer Science at University of Tartu and gave a rather fascinating lecture about the synergy between teaching mathematics and videogames. I
- [Mohan Liyanage: "A framework for mobile web of things"](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/06/07/mohan-liyanage-a-framework-for-mobile-web-of-things/) - On June 7, Mohan Liyanage, who is an assistant in the Chair of Distributed Systems defended his doctoral thesis “A framework for mobile web of things” in which he presents an energy efficient lightweight mobile web service provisioning framework for mobile sensing utilizing the protocols that were designed for the constrained Internet of Things environment.
- [Irene Teinemaa: “Predictive and prescriptive monitoring of business process outcomes”](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/05/13/irene-teinemaa-predictive-and-prescriptive-monitoring-of-business-process-outcomes/) - On the 26th of May, Irene Teinemaa defended her PhD on “Predictive and prescriptive monitoring of business process outcomes“, in which she addresses the question on how to train, evaluate and use predictive models for outcome-oriented predictive process monitoring. Every day, we are involved in various business processes. For instance, when booking a hotel, applying
- [Toomas Krips: „Improving performance of secure real-number operations“](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/06/12/toomas-krips-improving-performance-of-secure-real-number-operations/) - On the 12th of June, Toomas Krips defended his PhD on „Improving performance of secure real-number operations“ in which he describes methods on how to improve real-number computations on secure computations. In the following blog post, Toomas tells a story on secure computations, real numbers and his doctoral thesis. There are two main components of
- [Vijayachitra Modhukur: “Profiling of DNA methylation patterns as biomarkers of human disease”](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/06/14/vijayachitra-modhukur-profiling-of-dna-methylation-patterns-as-biomarkers-of-human-disease/) - On the 14th of June, Vijayachitra Modhukur defended her PhD on “Profiling of DNA methylation patterns as biomarkers of human disease” in which she addresses the question of how DNA methylation patterns can be used as biomarker candidates as abnormal methylation patterns are studied for early detection, diagnosis and prognosis of disease outcome as well
- [Ahmed Awad, Mahmoud Kamel, Sherif Sakr: D2IA: Stream Analytics on User-Defined Event Intervals](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/06/10/ahmed-awad-mahmoud-kamel-sherif-sakr-d2ia-stream-analytics-on-user-defined-event-intervals/) - On the 6th of June 2019, the paper “D2IA: Stream Analytics on User-Defined Event Intervals” won the best paper award in the 31st International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE’19), which was written by Ahmed Awad, Riccardo Tommasini, Mahmoud Kamel, Emanuele Della Valle and Sherif Sakr. CAiSE is one of the oldest and top
- [Elena Sügis: „Data integration methods for heterogeneous biological data"](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/06/26/elena-sugis-data-integration-methods-for-heterogeneous-biological-data/) - On the 26th of June, Elena Sügis defended her PhD on "Integration methods for heterogeneous biological data" in which she addresses the question of how to combine and analyze diverse biological data originating from various biological experiments and databases. Importance of biological data integrationA fast advance in biotechnological innovation and decreasing production costs have led
- [Summary of the Cyber Security Summer School 2019](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/07/22/summary-of-the-cyber-security-summer-school-2019/) - From 1st to 5th July 2019 the annual Cyber Security Summer School (C3S), which was organized by the Institute of Computer Science, took place in Voore, Estonia. The topic of the C3S was “Blockchain: Applications and Security”. The main objective included an introduction of the key concepts, principles and techniques on the blockchain technology, their
- [UniTartuCS Machine Learning course of the Study Year 2020/2021](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/03/01/unitartucs-machine-learning-course-of-the-study-year-2020-2021/) - By Dima Fishman Machine learning is a study of computer algorithms capable of automatically learning ways to solve difficult problems from the existing data without being explicitly programmed. Over time machine learning methods have substantially contributed to human progress across many areas. Machine learning has been taught for many years in the Institute of Computer
- [Jaak Vilo: Digipädevused 21. sajandil](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2021/02/02/jaak-vilo-digipadevused-21-sajandil/) - Oma ligi 80-aastase ajaloo juures on elektronarvutid fundamentaalselt muutnud info kogumist, töötlust ja kommunikatsiooni. Kiirete numbriliste arvutuste võimaldajast (computer oli ametinimetus käsitsi arvutajatele, peamiselt tegelesid sellega meestest palju hoolikamad naised) sai kuuekümnendatel ettevõtete andmete, palgatšekkide ja reserveeringute haldaja. Kui 1980ndatel jõudsid personaalarvutid ja tabelarvutus massidesse, kadusid masinakirjutajad. Edasi avas ülemaailmne võrk Internet ligipääsu kaugel olevale
- [Noored Koodi korraldas õpilastele suunatud IT-võistluse](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/02/18/noored-koodi-korraldas-opilastele-suunatud-it-voistluse/) - Noored Koodi meeskond korraldas 16. veebruaril juba teise IT-alase võistluse, kus osales kokku üle 45 õpilase üle Eesti. Päeva jooksul said osalejad end proovile panna virtuaalreaalsuses, programmeerimiskeele Python tundmises, algoritmikas ja veebilehe loomisel. Üritusel külastati virtuaalreaalsuse laborit. Päev algas võistluse korraldaja Magnar Varese tervitussõnade ja projektijuhi Heilo Altini ning Magnari tutvustusega sellest, kuidas nad IT valdkonda
- [Tõnis Tasa: “Bioinformatics approaches in personalized pharmacotherapy”](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/08/26/tonis-tasa-bioinformatics-approaches-in-personalized-pharmacotherapy/) - On the 26th of August, Tõnis Tasa defended his PhD on “Bioinformatics approaches in personalized pharmacotherapy”. Tõnis’s thesis focuses on addressing problems in multiple sub-fields of personalised medicine and aims to illustrate that data for precision medicine emerges from different sources. Conventional therapeutic medicine tackles pathologies with chemical, surgical or radiation-based interventions. Clinicians currently use
- [Sulev Reisberg: “Developing computational solutions for personalized medicine”](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/08/30/sulev-reisberg-developing-computational-solutions-for-personalized-medicine/) - On the 29th of August, Sulev Reisberg defended his PhD on “Developing computational solutions for personalized medicine” which is an important step towards clinical application of this new era of medicine. Each of us has a unique 3-billion-elements-long genetic code called DNA. It defines, how our bodies are built and how they work. It also
- [Garage48 Cyber Security 2019](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/10/27/garage48-cyber-security-2019/) - This October the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, Garage48 and Startup Estonia organized a Cyber Security hackathon, which was attended by almost 100 developers, designers, experts, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts in order to create new cyber security solutions, for the benefit of humanity. Out of 17 pitched ideas 10 teams were formed. The winner
- [Online Course to improve Blockchain Skills at #UniTartuCS](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/11/18/online-course-to-improve-blockchain-skills-at-unitartucs/) - To strengthen and improve the key competencies in blockchain technology, our institute organized a BLISS workshop on November 9, which was attended by more than 65 participants from both the industry and the university. The aim of BLISS “Blockchain skills for ICT professionals” is to develop a blockchain course for ICT professionals, which helps to
- [gProfiler is now online on Galaxy](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/11/22/gprofiler-is-now-running-on-galaxy-at-https-usegalaxy-eu-and-https-galaxy-hpc-ut-ee/) - gProfiler (https://biit.cs.ut.ee/gprofiler) is a toolset for functional enrichment analysis and conversions of gene lists that is now available also at Galaxy platform (https://usegalaxy.eu and https://galaxy.hpc.ut.ee/). Galaxy is meant for supporting data intensive research in a convenient manner through building and using custom workflows. Biological data analysis often deals with lists of genes arising from various
- [Sandbox Spring 2020](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/06/16/sandbox-spring-2020/) - Spring semester 2019/20 has become the first official semester for Sandbox as it was the first semester when Sandbox activities took place in its own space in the newly opened Delta Centre. Sandbox is a design thinking and digital product management programme for master’s students at the University of Tartu. Even though we call it
- [Industrial Masters’21 students learned how to become desirable co-workers](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/06/30/industrial-masters21-students-learned-how-to-become-desirable-co-workers/) - By Ida Maria Orula This semester’s last meeting for the Industrial Masters’21 (as in “class of 2021”) began with an introduction from the students from the GedMed project and continued with working on personal development sheets that this time students will take as an input for the autumn semester. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic was
- [Karim Baghery: “Reducing trust and improving security in zk-SNARKs and commitments”](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/08/13/karim-baghery-reducing-trust-and-improving-security-in-zk-snarks-and-commitments/) - On the 13th of August Karim Baghery defended his PhD thesis „Reducing trust and improving security in zk-SNARKs and commitments„ in which he studied the zk-SNARKs from two different perspectives, namely reducing trust in their setup phase and improving their security in different applications. On the need for proof systems People frequently are asked to
- [Janno Siim: „Non-Interactive Shuffle Arguments“](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/08/28/janno-siim-non-interactive-shuffle-arguments/) - On Friday, August 28 Janno Siim defended his PhD thesis „Non-Interactive Shuffle Arguments„ A fundamental requirement for all democratic governments is a secure voting system. In recent years some countries, like Estonia and Switzerland, have adopted internet voting (i-voting), and many more have experimented (e.g., Norway and Australia) or have plans to adopt it in
- [Välistudengid - tulu või kulu?](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/12/03/valistudengid-tulu-voi-kulu/) - Ülikooli rahastus pole mõeldud töökohtade hoidmiseks, vaid ikka eelduste loomiseks ja riigi arendamiseks. Oma koht on siin ka välistudengitel ja rahvusvahelistumisel. Selgitan seda informaatika kõrghariduse näitel. On suurepärane, et meil toimub arutelu kõrghariduse ja teaduse rolli üle Eesti riigi, kultuuri ja rahvuse säilimisel. Just selles kontekstis vastan Jaak Valge küsimusele «Kas välisüliõpilasele stipendiumi maksmine tõstab
- [Industrial Master’s students learned how to bake gingerbreads](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/12/07/industrial-masters-students-learned-how-to-bake-gingerbreads/) - This year’s last meeting for the Industrial Master’s, which was convened by the students themself took place in Sandbox, where Hasan introduced his work at Statistics Estonia and later everyone got to bake gingerbreads. Plenty has happened in a year after moving to Tartu and we are glad, that we are still standing together. This
- [Sandbox in a Nutshell](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/12/07/sandbox-in-a-nutshell/) - What is Sandbox? This remains a question to many up to this day. This post provides an overview of the programme using the language of those who we develop the whole programme for - our students. If you find yourself wondering whether Sandbox is the right place for you, then read this blog post! So
- [Designing Corporate Hackathons With a Purpose: The Future of Software Development](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/12/01/designing-corporate-hackathons-with-a-purpose-the-future-of-software-development/) - We are happy to share the great news that the paper “Designing Corporate Hackathons With a Purpose: The Future of Software Development” co-authored by our Associate Professor Alexander Nolte with colleagues from Carnegie Mellon University, Github and Microsoft was named as the Runner-up for the 2019 Best Paper Award from IEEE Software by the IEEE
- [Ardi Tampuu: “Neural Networks for Analyzing Biological Data”](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/10/13/ardi-tampuu/) - On October 13, Ardi Tampuu defended his PhD thesis „Neural networks for analyzing biological data“. In his thesis, it was demonstrated the benefits of ANNs in analyzing two biological datasets. First, they investigated if based only on the information contained within a DNA snippet it is possible to predict if the snippet originates from a
- [Sandbox projects fall 2020](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2020/10/09/sandbox-projects-fall-2020/) - In September, we launched four courses in Sandbox that will be taking place in the autumn semester 2020/2021. We are excited to see the growth of the Sandbox community and the development of the programme as well. Before the registrations for the courses started, we created this interactive diagram to help prospective students decide which
- [Preparing for ERC Grant Schemes Takes Time and Focus](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2018/06/12/preparing-for-erc-grant-schemes-takes-time-and-focus/) - Authors: Jaak Vilo, Heisi Kurig, Marlon Dumas On May 23-24, we held a workshop for preparing applications for European Research Council (ERC) grant schemes was held in Tartu. The workshop was aimed at future ERC applicants for starting and consolidator schemes. Speakers were experienced people - ERC grant holders describing their personal stories, grant office,
- [Tudengiprojektide võistlus annab väärtusliku esinemiskogemuse](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2018/07/02/tudengiprojektide-voistlus-annab-vaartusliku-esinemiskogemuse/) - Juba viiendat aastat korraldab Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituut koostöös IT Akadeemiaga tudengiprojektide võistlust. Konkursi eesmärk on tunnustada üliõpilasi, kes on nii ainekursuste raames kui kooliväliselt loonud silmapaistvaid IT-alaseid teadus- ja rakendusprojekte. Tudengid saavad konkursil osaleda üksi või kuni viieliikmelise tiimina. Selleaastasest võistlusest võttis osa 33 tudengit, kes esitasid kokku 21 projekti. Võistlusel oli kolm kategooriat: bakalaureuseastme kategooria,
- [Comparing biological and artificial systems of vision](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2018/08/13/comparing-biological-and-artificial-systems-of-vision/) - Write-up by Ilya Kuzovkin of our publication in Nature Communications Biology that is a result of a long research carried out by myself, Jaan Aru and Raul Vicente from Computational Neuroscience Lab and our collaborators from Neuroscience Research Center in Lyon, France. Human visual cortex, the system we use to perceive the world around us, consists
- [Five reasons you should write an ERC grant application in this season](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2018/08/17/five-reasons-you-should-write-an-erc-grant-application-in-this-season/) - Author: Heisi Kurig Receiving a grant from the European Research Council might seem rather impossible. The rates for success are quite low, competition very tough, and you feel that you are not yet ready to write a successful application. Nevertheless, you should cast aside these doubts and apply for an ERC grant this season all ready.
- [Things to do as a Student at International Supercomputing Conference (ISC) High Performance conference](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2018/09/04/things-to-do-as-a-student-at-international-supercomputing-conference-isc-high-performance-conference/) - Author: Phuong Nguyen "High-performance computing (HPC) is the use of super computers and parallel processing techniques for solving complex computational problems. Nowadays, HPC plays an important role in the field of computational science, and are used for a wide range of computationally intensive tasks in various fields, including quantum mechanics, weather forecasting, climate research, oil
- [Call to apply for a 10 ECTS PdP course at Aalto University/Osale rahvusvahelisel tootearenduse kursusel, suurenda kontaktivõrgustikku ja saa preemiaks 10EAP](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2018/09/07/call-to-apply-for-a-10-ects-pdp-course-at-aalto-university-osale-rahvusvahelisel-tootearenduse-kursusel-suurenda-kontaktivorgustikku-ja-saa-preemiaks-10eap/) - In cooperation with Aalto University Design Factory, we will offer 4 ICS students a great opportunity to take part in their course Product Development Project (PdP) to work remotely together with Finnish teams on product development projects initiated and sponsored by companies. This 10 ECTS course will last throughout the academic year and will require constant input accordingly. Some supervision by ICS will
- [Alexander Nolte: How to Make Hackathons Useful?](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2018/11/06/alexander-nolte-how-to-make-hackathons-useful/) - Alexander Nolte, Lecturer of Information Systems at the University of Tartu, and his colleagues from the US studied hackathons organised by companies to their employees. The goal was to identify which factors can lead to projects being continued after the hackathon is over and which benefits participating in a hackathon can have on individual careers.
- [Alexander Nolte: Kuidas muuta häkatonid kasulikuks?](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2018/11/06/alexander-nolte-kuidas-muuta-hakatonid-kasulikuks/) - Tartu Ülikooli arvutiteaduse instituudi infosüsteemide lektor Alexander Nolte uuris koos kolleegidega USA-st, mida tehakse ettevõtetes töötajatele korraldatud häkatonidel. Nende eesmärgiks oli välja selgitada tegurid, mis mõjutavad häkatonide käigus algatatud projektide jätkumist pärast ürituse lõppu. Paljud ettevõtted korraldavad oma töötajate seas organisatsioonisiseseid häkatone, kuid tihtipeale ei osata neid tegevusi siduda teiste tegevustega, näiteks tooteinnovatsiooniga. Samuti ei
- [TÜ tudengid saavutavad programmeerimisvõistlustel suurepäraseid tulemusi](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2018/12/03/tu-tudengid-saavutavad-programmeerimisvoistlustel-suureparaseid-tulemusi/) - Rahvusvahelistel programmeerimisvõistlustel on Eesti esivõistkonnaks kujunenud Tartu Ülikooli meeskond Double Cycle Cover. Head tulemused viisid TÜ tudengid teist korda järjest maailma kõige mainekama programmeerimisvõistluse finaali. Viimasel ajal hoiavad rahvusvahelistel programeerimisvõistlustel Eesti ja Tartu Ülikooli lippu kõrgel tudengid Tähvend Uustalu (matemaatika 2. aasta tudeng), Andres Unt ja Oliver Nisumaa (mõlemad matemaatika 3. aasta tudengid) ja Martin
- [Targo Tennisberg: Võistlusprogrammeerimine on nagu ralliauto juhtimine](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2018/12/04/targo-tennisberg-voistlusprogrammeerimine-on-nagu-ralliauto-juhtimine/) - Hiljaaegu avaldasime blogis loo „TÜ tudengid saavutavad programmeerimisvõistlustel suurepäraseid tulemusi“. Et avada võistlusprogrammeerimise telgitaguseid, vestlesime ettevõtja Targo Tennisbergiga. Ta on Eesti informaatikaolümpiaadi üks eestvedajaid ning avaldanud Võistlusprogrammeerimise õpiku (PDF). Mis vahe on “tavalisel” ja “võistlusprogrammeerimisel” ? Umbes sama vahe nagu liinibussi ja ralliauto juhtimisel. Mingid oskused on samad, aga hulk asju on ka erinevad. Rallis
- [Eesti keel lisati Mozilla projekti Common Voice](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/01/07/eesti-keel-lisati-mozilla-projekti-common-voice/) - Mozilla projekt Common Voice tegeleb kõneandmete korjamisega ühisloome teel. Erinevalt tekstiandmetest on kõneandmed palju harvemad ja kõneandmestikud palju väiksemad/kallimad. Teisest küljest sõltuvad nende kättesaadavusest ja suurusest kõnesünteesi ja kõnetuvastuse kvaliteet, eriti kui kasutada kaasaegseid süvaõppel põhinevaid lähenemisi. See on eriti oluline muu hulgas eesti keelele, mille puhul on kõneandmeid väga vähe. Hiljuti lisasime eesti keele
- [Ilya Verenich: Explainable Predictive Monitoring of Temporal Measures of Business Processes](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2019/02/11/ilya-verenich-explainable-predictive-monitoring-of-temporal-measures-of-business-processes/) - Institute of Computer Science PhD student Ilya Verenich defended his thesis on February 11. Here is an overview of his work. Context. Modern enterprise systems collect a lot of data about the execution of the business processes they support. The widespread availability of such data in companies, combined with advances in machine learning, have led
- [Eestlase uuring “geenitulekahjudest” avaldati mainekas teadusajakirjas](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2018/04/04/eestlase-uuring-geenitulekahjudest-avaldati-mainekas-teadusajakirjas/) - Artikli autor on Katre Tatrik ning selle avaldas ERR Novaator 30. jaanuaril 2018. “Käisin Miinas, mind ei võetud Treffnerisse sisse,” tutvustab ennast Cambridge’i ülikoolis doktorikraadi kaitsnud Kaur Alasoo. Tema väitekiri aitab vastata seni vastamata küsimusele: millest keerulised geenihaigused tegelikult alguse saavad ja kuidas neid tulevikus vältida. Alasoo teadustööga on aasta jooksul tutvunud juba 6000 teadlast
- [Video: Data Science Seminar – Autonomous Vehicles](https://blog.cs.ut.ee/2018/04/06/video-data-science-seminar-autonomous-vehicles/) - Institute of Computer Science organizes public seminars on various topics related to data science. In March 15, the seminar topic was autonomous vehicles. We had several intriguing guest speakers, including Andrej Karpathy, the Director of AI at Tesla, who told us about the technology behind Tesla’s self-driving cars. While Andrej’s (and Starship’s Lindsey Roberts’)
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