University of Tartu Computer Science

04/06/2026

The winners of the Student Project Contest 2026 were announced yesterday! Congratulations to all participants and supervisors!

𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲
🥇PunanePastakas – Karl Elmar Vikat, Elias Mikael Teikari, Oliver Iida
🥈Little Lilies – Tuuli-Mia Haas, Eleonoora Kõrge
🥉 Self-hostable Male Server – Artus Leo Marco Klemm, Kirke Karolin Tark, Madis Roosmaa

𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲
🥇Kultuuriajakirja AKADEEMIA kaardistamine – Hendrik Matvejev, Riki-Taavi Nurm
🥈Automated Swimming Analysis – Philip Paškov
🥉BACHLOG. Veebirakendus bakalaureuse õppeplaani koostamiseks ja valideerimiseks Tartu Ülikoolis – Alexandra Voit

𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲
🥇Kidney Tumor Conditional Generation via Latent Diffusion – Salme Ussanov
🥈AlignXAI: Aligning Local Explanation Rankings with User-Specific Preferences – Kelem Negasi Amare
🥉Player-Prompted 3D Model Generation Game Mechanics – Henri Sellis

🏆𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐬
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝. Development of a Nvidia Jetson platform for the KuupKulgur prototype – Jako Aimsalu
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨. Magnetroid: Magnetic Precision Platformer – Richard Miikael Jaks
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞. ZK-proctor – Sofia Scalzo

🔹𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 https://projects.cs.ut.ee/. Reflexions 2.0 – Gesture-Based Interactive Art – Elina Meier

Explore all the projects here👉 https://courses.cs.ut.ee/.../student.../Main/2026-05

01/06/2026

🚀The Student Project Contest is on!
A record number of projects are competing this year – 44 in total!

Take a look at the project posters – they are on display in the second-floor corridor of the Delta study building.
Explore the projects online👉 https://courses.cs.ut.ee/t/student_projects_results/Main/2026-05

Voting for the Audience Award is now open.
Cast your vote here👉 https://forms.gle/RwJbwHzpoTWovvAz6

Join us on 3 June from 14:00 to 17:00 on the second floor of the Delta study building for the Student Project Contest poster session, where the winners will be announced. You are welcome to come and support the participants!🏆

More information about the contest👉 https://cs.ut.ee/en/content/student-project-contest

The University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science announces a contest for IT-related student projects. The project submitted has to be in the field of IT. It can be practical or theoretical research or implementation project. It may be associated with any course or be a completely new and person...

29/05/2026

🇨🇿🤝🇪🇪On Thursday, as part of the Czech President’s state visit to Estonia, a business delegation meeting took place at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, where, together with representatives of Cybernetica AS, we hosted representatives of the cybersecurity sector from both the Czech Republic and Estonia.

21/05/2026

In 📣| Led by University of Tartu researchers, the largest and most comprehensive study to date has been completed on how genetic differences between individuals influence metabolism.

👥In total, the study identified 88,604 associations between genetic variants and metabolites across the data of 619,372 individuals.
📊New layer of metabolite data in the Estonian Biobank will enable the use of existing genetic and health data more effectively and broadly in health research.

The combined dataset of the Estonian Biobank and the UK Biobank enabled University of Tartu researchers to identify rare genetic variants associated with metabolites, which are detectable only in datasets of several hundred thousand individuals. It also provided strong confidence that the discovered associations are accurate and reliable.

🧮🖥The computational side of such a study is just as important as the biology. Analysing millions of genetic variants against hundreds of biomarkers requires powerful computing resources and precise statistical methods, which is why bioinformaticians at the University of Tartu’s Institute of Computer Science played a key role in the collaboration.

According to Ralf Tambets, Junior Research Fellow of Bioinformatics, the study analysed 249 circulating metabolites that reflect different aspects of human metabolism. “While a standard blood test provides information on a handful of markers, we examined metabolism much more broadly and in far greater detail,” Tambets said.

📝Read more: https://genomics.ut.ee/en/news/scientists-mapped-unprecedented-precision-how-genes-shape-our-metabolism

👏Ralf Tambets, Mihkel Jesse, Jaanika Kronberg, Adriaan van der Graaf, Erik Abner, Urmo Võsa, Ida Rahu, Nele Taba, Anastassia Kolde, Dzvenymyra Yarish, Sariyya Abdullayeva, Anastasiia Alekseienko, Andres Veidenberg, Krista Fischer, Zoltán Kutalik, Tõnu Esko, Kaur Alasoo ja Priit Palta.

20/05/2026

🧐 How to organise work with artificial colleagues? Join us at the next Data Science Seminar "Agentic AI: who does what?" to find out! 🤖

The seminar takes place 27 May from 16:15 at the Delta study building auditorium 1037. We have already lined up amazing speakers:

📍 Kristjan Korjus, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist at Pactum AI, “Not Everyone Should Be a Builder at Your Company”
📍 Siim Vene, Lecturer and Programme Director for IT Systems Administration at TalTech, “Agent-Enhanced Platform Engineering: Trust Frameworks and Patterns for Observability and Incident Response”
📍 Marilin Moor, Junior Research Fellow in Data Science at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, “How Hard Can It Be? Our Attempt to Build an Agentic System for Microscopy Image Workflows”
📍 Stenver Jerkku, CEO of Soldera, “How to succeed in the age of AI”
📍 Armando Da Silva Vieira, Lecturer of Applied AI at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science, “From Prediction to Discovery: Agentic AI in Science”

The academic organiser of this event is Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science and Head of the Estonian Centre of Excellence in AI (EXAI) Meelis Kull.

More info and registration 👇

The Data Science Seminar "Agentic AI: who does what?" takes place 27 May from 16:15 at the Delta study building auditorium 1037.

15/05/2026

🧑‍🎓This week, we have been celebrating our doctoral students.🙌

Finally, Junior Research Fellow in Informatics Rene Maas shares his thoughts. “Often, the connection between the strategic and operational levels is weak or missing, which means that activities are not implemented in the most effective or purposeful way,” says Rene.
Read how working in the field of education led Rene to pursue doctoral studies in computer science:👉https://cs.ut.ee/en/news/phd-student-week-rene-maas-junior-research-fellow-informatics..
The week highlights the opportunities offered by doctoral studies in Estonia and showcases diverse career paths in academia and beyond.
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14/05/2026

🏛️This week, we had several exciting visits! Today, we welcomed former President of the European Research Council, Jean-Pierre Bourguignon. Earlier this week, we were visited by a delegation from the Slovak Rectors’ Council.

14/05/2026

We’re continuing our PhD students’ theme week! 🙌

This time, Maarja shares her advice for those considering pursuing a PhD in Computer Science. Read about the trainings and competitions that have turned out to be unexpectedly exciting for her:👉https://cs.ut.ee/en/news/phd-student-week-maarja-pajusalu-junior-research-fellow-health-informatics..
The week highlights the opportunities offered by doctoral studies in Estonia and showcases diverse career paths in academia and beyond.