Topic: entrepreneurship

Researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, Junior Research Fellow of Artificial Intelligence Joonas Ariva and Associate Professor in Artificial Intelligence Dmytro Fishman, together with radiologists from Tartu University Hospital and engineers at Better Medicine, have developed an AI-based tool that accelerates the detection of kidney cancer. Its effectiveness was validated in a study published in Nature Communications Medicine.

On 8 December, we will once again organise the international Delta Trends Day at the University of Tartu, the theme this time is ”Hybrid Security Learning and Action at Europe’s Eastern Border”.

On 27 October from 13–18, the University of Tartu development conference “A university for us, Estonia and the world” took place in the university assembly hall and online. Keynote speakers were Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Kersti Kaljulaid and Kristina Kallas.

University of Tartu brings to Tallinn Data Week an event uniting practitioners, researchers and educators.

The work of University of Tartu intersectoral doctoral researcher Eduardo Brito could reshape how we verify truth in the digital world. His research on a decentralised Proof-of-Location system, recently published in Nature Scientific Reports, offers a new way to cryptographically prove where and when something happened, without compromising privacy or relying on centralised authorities.

The company Trigon OÜ has decided to integrate into its accounting software a solution developed during a machine learning course at the University of Tartu’s Institute of Computer Science.

Researchers from the University of Tartu’s Institute of Computer Science, in collaboration with health tech company Medisoft, tested the potential of artificial intelligence to assist family doctors with documenting patient visits as part of the AIRE demo project.

The Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu validated a novel AI-based quality control system in collaboration with Nõo Meat Factory as part of the AIRE demo project. This system helps detect production errors in real time.

Professor Marlon Dumas from the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science received the European Research Council (ERC) Proof of Concept Grant, which is designed to help researchers bridge the gap between the results of their pioneering research and the early phases of its commercialisation or societal application.

In 2026, Delta Career Day will be held on 18 February at the University of Tartu Sports Club.