Topic: research

Shan Wu defended his doctoral thesis "Deep Learning Architectures for Autonomous Perception: From Sensor Auto-Calibration to Efficient Multi-Object Tracking" at the Institute of Computer Science on 25 September 2026. Shan came to Tartu from Shanghai as an exchange student in 2016.

Researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science are working with the Estonian technology company GScan to develop AI-based methods that use measurement data collected with the help of cosmic particles to locate objects more accurately.

Registration is now open for the University of Tartu’s three-minute thesis competition for doctoral researchers, which will take place on 21 October at the University of Tartu Library. The deadline for registration is 12 October.

The Information Systems Research Group at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science is contributing to two Horizon Europe projects. One explores how replication can make research findings more reliable and useful for further research.

On 7 October, Mayowa Olaide Olapade defended his doctoral thesis “Human-centered autonomous drone systems”. We asked Mayowa to reflect on his doctoral journey.

The Institute of Computer Science, together with partners from Finland and the Netherlands, will strengthen research data management capacity and professional data stewardship at the University of Tartu.

On 31 August, Prime Minister Kristen Michal convened a government advisory board of digital safety experts, including five researchers from the University of Tartu, who advocate evidence-based solutions.

The Estonian Research Council (ETAG) invites students to participate in the 2026 National Contest for University Students. The last day for submissions is 15 September. This year, the total prize fund exceeds €200,000.