Research                                     

Research and teaching in the Faculty are intended to respond to the increasing demands for information technology in today's society. The Faculty offers teaching and engages in research on the development of new technology and information services based on research findings. Research conducted at the departments of the Faculty focuses on the methods and techniques of information organization, processing and use. Research in the Faculty enjoys international respect and appreciation. More detailed information about research activities is available at the websites of the departments.

Departments

Please find below the research pages of the Faculty departments                                           

• Computer Sciences  
• Information Studies and Interactive Media
• Mathematics and Statistics 
• Hypermedia (see Information Studies and Interactive Media)

See also UTA's electronic database of research publications. You can select any unit in the Faculty of Information Sciences.

Dissertations

For new doctoral dissertations in the Faculty, please see 'More news' section on the left.

Faculty's Doctoral Dissertations and Licentiate Theses from 2001 (.pdf)

Research evaluations

The research conducted in the Faculty has been evaluated by two external assessments:
In 2007 Computer Sciences research in Finland was assessed by an international group of experts for the Academy of Finland. 

In 2004 the research output of all UTA disciplines was evaluated. The full report is here (pdf).

UTA research pages

The research pages of the University of Tampere are available in English here.