Turku Centre for Computer Science (abbr. TUCS, , ) is a joint department of

University of Turku The University of Turku (, shortened ''UTU'') is a multidisciplinary public university with eight faculties located in the city of Turku in southwestern Finland. The university also has campuses in Rauma and Pori and research stations in Kevo ...

and

Åbo Akademi University Åbo Akademi University ( , ) is the only exclusively Swedish language multi-faculty university in Finland (or anywhere outside Sweden). It is located mainly in Turku (Åbo is the Swedish name of the city) but has also activities in Vaasa. Å ...

. TUCS was founded on March 21, 1994. The mission of TUCS is to coordinate the education, research and societal interaction of the affiliate Universities in the field of ICT. The TUCS office facilities are located in

Turku Turku ( ; ; , ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Southwest Finland. It is located on the southwestern coast of the country at the mouth of the Aura River (Finland), River Aura. The population of Turku is approximately , while t ...

in the Turku Science Park area.

Departments involved in TUCS

University of Turku

Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences *Department of Information Technology. *Department of Mathematics and Statistics Turku School of Economics *The Institute of Information Systems Sciences

Åbo Akademi University

Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology *Computer Science *Computer Engineering Faculty of Social Sciences, Business and Economics *Information Systems

Organization

Turku Centre for Computer Science coordinates education and research Computer Science (understood in a broad sense) in Turku. TUCS is governed by a board. The Director of TUCS is Prof. Ion Petre. TUCS has been a Center of Excellence of Research of the Academy of Finland in the very first round of such centers in Finland, 1995–1999. A unit of TUCS, the Centre for Reliable Software Technology (CREST), has also been a Center of Excellence during 2002–2007. Two Academy Professors, as well as three FIDIPRO professors have been / are affiliated with TUCS. The research in TUCS is focused on TUCS Research Programmes. Currently the research programmes are: * Combinatorics, Complex Systems and Computability (Com³) - director Prof. Jarkko Kari * From Computational Biology and Medical Informatics to Health and Wellbeing (BioHealth) - directors Prof. Tapio Salakoski and Prof. Ion Petre * Resilient IT Infrastructures (RITES) - directors Prof. Ivan Porres and Dr. Juha Plosila * Turku Information Systems Research Alliance (TISRA) - directors Prof. Emer. Christer Carlsson and Prof. Jukka Heikkilä The research is carried out in 17 research units. TUCS organises the TUCS Distinguished Lecture Series, a forum for public lectures delivered by outstanding national and international scientists and innovators in all aspects of computing. They come from diverse backgrounds from academia, as well as from industry. The purpose is to facilitate contacts between young scientists and top research groups as well as inform and inspire wider audiences about recent developments and future visions in ICT-related theory and practice. The lectures are recorded and published on YouTube channel. TUCS coordinates the master- and doctoral-level education in computer science, computer engineering, mathematics, and information systems between the two universities in Turku, helping to provide the educational programs of both universities to all students. This is made possible by the joint campus of the two universities.

Cooperation with other universities and colleges

TUCS is an affiliate partner of EIT ICT Labs of the

European Institute of Innovation and Technology The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is an independent body of the European Union with juridical personality, established in 2008 intended to strengthen Europe's ability to innovate.

. TUCS is a member of the European Education Forum (abbr. EEF). There are seven research centers in EEF in

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and

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. TUCS is a member of the Finnish statewide INFORTE-programme for ICT professionals, which is designed to offer networking and education events to professionals working in Finnish companies, polytechnics and public administration.http://inforte.fi/ INFORTE programme

References

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