Professor Erkki Oja wins Nokia Foundation Recognition Award for his pioneering work in machine learning, pattern recognition...
November 22 2017 - 1:31PM
Press Release
22 November, 2017
Espoo, Finland - Nokia Foundation has granted its 2017
Recognition Award to professor emeritus Erkki Oja for his
contributions to the development of machine learning, pattern
recognition and neurocomputing, which are key technologies in
artificial intelligence and robotics. Erkki Oja was honored with
the award tonight at the annual Nokia Foundation award ceremony in
Helsinki, Finland.
Professor emeritus of Finland's Aalto University and a holder of
honorary doctorates from three universities, Erkki Oja is one of
the most widely cited researchers in the world of machine learning
based techniques, with more than 300 scientific articles leading to
over 46 000 citations in the field. In his research, Oja has
focused especially on unsupervised machine learning that allows
computer algorithms to automatically analyze very large masses of
data. In addition to his research work, he has made a significant
impact on teaching young researchers, over 50 of whom currently
hold a doctoral degree, active in both industry and academia. Oja
has also promoted Finnish science and ICT in his several positions
of trust, including the chairmanship of the Academy of Finland's
Research Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering, which under
Oja's leadership has launched several notable national and
international research programs. "After doing research on machine
learning and neural networks for a long time, it is very rewarding
to see how these technologies are now being implemented in a
growing number of commercial and other applications. Artificial
intelligence is clearly becoming practical. I am happy that we
started these activities very early and were able to train a large
number of experts to fill the great demand," said Erkki Oja.
"Machine-learning and artificial intelligence are among the most
significant technological developments in recent history. The
foundational and long-term research path Erkki Oja has pursued,
along with his focal role in the development of the research
community around the technologies, has resulted in having
100-year-old Finland in a distinctly good position to fully embrace
this data-intense era. Erkki Oja's work has been noted widely
internationally, too, and we are proud to recognize this year his
outstanding contributions in the field," said Timo Ali-Vehmas,
Chairman of the Board of Nokia Foundation.
Nokia Foundation has granted over 1 600 scholarships during
its 22-year existence. In 2017, the Foundation will grant
scholarships and awards totaling around 420 000 euros.
About the Nokia Foundation Nokia Foundation's purpose is
to support the scientific development of information and
telecommunications technologies and to promote education in the
sector in Finland. Nokia Foundation provides scholarships and
awards for this mission. The Foundation was established on the
initiative of Nokia Oyj in 1995; it is an independent, non-profit
organization under Finnish foundation law.
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