Topic: research

Radwa El Shawi shares her journey and research at the University of Tartu, where she focuses on democratizing machine learning to make AI more accessible, explainable, and human-centered.

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.

University of Tartu computer scientists have developed artificial intelligence based tools that help companies in Ida Viru County use technology in their day to day operations. These solutions aim to make data driven planning and decision making simpler, more transparent and accessible to all.

On 12 November, the Estonian Research Council recognised outstanding science communicators at its annual science communication conference.

For the first time in Estonia, a prototype of a sign language interpreter robot will be developed that will automatically translate spoken and written Estonian into Estonian Sign Language.

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 Science.

Marina Lepp, Associate Professor of Informatics at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, together with co-author Joosep Kaimre examined in a research article the impact of artificial intelligence tools on students’ academic outcomes. A total of 231 students took part in the study.

The Ministry of Justice and Digital Affairs, in cooperation with the University of Tartu’s High Performance Computing Centre, have announced a major procurement for the purchase of graphics processors to increase the country’s computing capacity and accelerate the development of AI solutions.

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.

On the evening of 26 September, everyone is welcome to the Delta Study Building for Researchers’ Night.