Organisation profile: Laboratory of Computer and Information Science, Helsinki University of Technology

The Laboratory of Computer and Information Science (CIS)
is part of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at
Helsinki University of Technology. The research activities of the
laboratory are coordinated by the Neural Networks Research Centre
(NNRC), established in 1994 by Academy Professor Teuvo Kohonen, one of
the foremost pioneers in the field of neurocomputing. The Centre has
been one of the Centres of Excellence elected by the Academy of
Finland since 1995 and this status will continue for the period 2000
to 2005. The research is concentrated on artificial neural networks,
pattern recognition, and signal processing. The laboratory is
responsible for undergraduate and post-graduate studies on its
research fields.