Topic: research

ENLIGHT invites to Impact Conference
Staff and students from the University of Tartu are invited to register for the ENLIGHT Impact Conference, which takes place from 27 to 28 March in Groningen, the Netherlands. Speakers at the conference include international leading impact experts from within and outside the academic ecosystem.
Doctoral defence: Toivo Kikkas "Motivation of Estonian soldiers in the National Army of Estonia and in the Estonian national units of the Red Army 1918–1920"
Doctoral defence: Toivo Kikkas "Motivation of Estonian soldiers in the National Army of Estonia and in the Estonian national units of the Red Army 1918–1920"
07. January 2025 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Mario Reiman “Placental transcriptome in normal and complicated pregnancies”
21. jaanuaril kell 10.15 kaitseb Mario Reiman geenitehnoloogia erialal doktoritööd.
06. January 2025 researchfor society
Scopus AI now available for UT members
Scopus AI feature of Elsevier's Scopus citation database now available in the university network.
04. January 2025 research
Doctoral defence: Katsiaryna Lashkevich "Data-driven analysis and optimization of waiting times in business processes“
On 10 January at 10:15 Katsiaryna Lashkevich will defend her thesis "Data-driven analysis and optimization of waiting times in business processes“.
03. January 2025 research
Doctoral defence: Ye Wang "Investigating the properties of metal surfaces under high electric fields based on ab initio calculations"
On January 15th at 15:15 Ye Wang will defend her doctoral thesis "Investigating the properties of metal surfaces under high electric fields based on ab initio calculations" for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (in Physics).
02. January 2025 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Antonina Martynenko „Традиции и инновации в русской поэзии второй половины 1830-х гг.: количественное исследование“
On 13 January at 16:00, Antonina Martynenko will defend her doctoral thesis "Традиции и инновации в русской поэзии второй половины 1830-х гг.: количественное исследование" ("") for obtaining the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Russian Literature.
18. December 2024 researchfor society
Doctoral defence: Kadri Kõivumägi "Acute gastroenteritis hospitalizations in Estonia after implementation of universal mass vaccination against rotavirus"
Doctoral defence Kadri Kõivumägi "Acute gastroenteritis hospitalizations in Estonia after implementation of universal mass vaccination against rotavirus"
12. December 2024 research
Meelis Kull was elected Professor of Artificial Intelligence
At the meeting on 22 November, the University of Tartu senate elected Meelis Kull, Associate Professor in Machine Learning at the Institute of Computer Science, as Professor of Artificial Intelligence.
10. December 2024 instituteresearch
Professor Kuldar Taveter gives an inaugural lecture on emotionally intelligent and human values-respecting artificial intelligence
On Tuesday, 17 December, at 16:15, Professor in Information Systems Kuldar Taveter will deliver his inaugural lecture, “Towards emotionally intelligent and smart information systems”.
16. December 2024 research