
VISION CONFERENCE
Leading to a Digital Future
TalTech University | September 20, 2018
THANK YOU!
Hand-in-hand with the Republic of Estonia TalTech University is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The highlight of the celebrations was the TalTechDigital Vision Conference – Launching Our Digital Future on September 20th 2018.
TalTech University is a Nordic leader of information and communication technology education and the number one provider of ICT skills for the society.
The digital transformation of Estonia has emerged with the help of TalTech. Our strategic goal is to further invigorate and promote the technological development of Estonia by future-oriented education, cutting edge research and engaging with partners to further innovation and creative thinking in Estonia and beyond.
TalTechDigital Vision Conference explored the strategy of building a road map to realise these goals and values. The versatile programme featured strategic keynote presentations and lively education innovation showcases from hotspots like Japan, UAE, US and UK. We also witnessed examples of cooperation between the university and companies, presented in the intense Pecha Kucha format, and reserved some time to wrap the day up with a discussion that involved every participant.
Please find conference gallery, presentations recordings and slides, opening video and short interviews with students below.
Thank you for participating!

Jaak Aaviksoo

SPEAKERS AND SLIDES
KEYNOTES
TALTECHTALKS: Greetings from Education Hotspots
PECHA KUCHA SESSION: Best Practice of Cooperation with the University
OPEN DISCUSSION: What Will the Future University Look Like? (EST)
Closing Remarks
Iseauto (Self-Driving Car) Made it’s First Official Autonomous Ride
Interviews with Students
PROGRAMME


In 1994 he was elected to the Estonian Academy of Science. Rector Aaviksoo has worked in many foreign institutes as a guest professor: Novosibirsk Institute of Thermal Physics, the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, Osaka University and Paris Diderot University.


- There is a lot we can learn from the history of TRs
- Each one changes the optimal forms of business organization
- Each one brings possibilities for a better way of life
- And each presents different educational requirements
- Those who understand and apply the direction of change will be the winners

- Computer Architecture walls
- Device Technology walls
- Computation-in-memory
- Memristive devices for logic, memory, arithmetic and computing
Hamdioui owns two patents (and one pending) and has written one book, contributed to two books, and published over 180 conference and journal papers. He has consulted for many companies (such as Intel, ST, Altera, Atmel, Renesas. He has collaborated with many industry/research partners like Intel, IMEC, NXP, Intrinsic ID, DS2, ST Microelectronics, IBM, Politic di Torino, etc.
He is strongly involved in the international community as a member of organizing committees or a member of the technical program committees of the leading conferences. He delivered dozens of keynote speeches, distinguished lectures, and invited presentations and tutorial at major international forums/conferences/schools and at leading semiconductor companies. Hamdioui is the recipient many international awards, among others the European Design Automation Association Outstanding Dissertation Award 2001 and the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Frontier of Computer Science and Technology FCST-2017.

- All the mathematical methods I learned in school and university became obsolete in my lifetime. Freely available software can do it all faster, with greater accuracy, and with much larger data sets. What mathematicians do today when they use math to solve a real-world problem has changed — a lot.
- Solving a math problem used to involve a lot of rigorous thinking. Today, the professionals mostly use heuristics. (This is also true in pure mathematics, though that is not my focus.) We also spend a fair amount of time online, using a variety of resources.
- These changes in how math is done (it was really a revolution) mean that mathematics education has to change. We know what changes are required, but making them is not easy. Mathematics education has not had to face such a major change since the end of the Nineteenth Century. In fact, this is the biggest change mathematics education has ever faced.
Other research interests include: theory of information, models of reasoning, applications of mathematical techniques in the study of communication, and mathematical cognition. He has written 33 books and over 80 published research articles. Recipient of the Pythagoras Prize, the Peano Prize, the Carl Sagan Award, and the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics Communications Award. In 2003, he was recognized by the California State Assembly for his “innovative work and longtime service in the field of mathematics and its relation to logic and linguistics.” He is “the Math Guy” on National Public Radio.

Professor, Graduate School of Education Kyoto University
- Overviewing how the radical transformation is being driven by emerging educational innovations, methods, and systems
- Exploring educational ecosystems that enable us to support and sustain more personalized, flexible, and on-demand lifelong learning
- Inquiring and reflecting on what, why, and how we learn in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Identifying some of the critical elements and components for Inventing the “next-generation” higher education
Dr. Iiyoshi works with various national and international initiatives, projects, and organizations in an advisory role to provide vision and leadership in the development and distribution of innovative educational technology. Previously, he was a senior scholar and Director of the Knowledge Media Laboratory at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and Senior Strategist in the Office of Educational Innovation and Technology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has served as a member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Technology and Education as well as a visiting professor of Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies at the University of Tokyo. He is a co-editor of the Carnegie Foundation book, “Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge” (MIT Press).


- Past collaboration – TTÜ is a part of the DNA of Eesti Energia, we have been able to realize for it 100 years, Estonian economy has profited from this collaboration.
- Our current common challenges in the area of large-scale energy production are related to being able to continue the valorisation of oil shale also in the new market situation.
- Our future challenges, which need attention already today, are related to digitalization of energetics, new and smart energy solutions, and the utilization of big data.
He has a degree in mechanical engineering from Tallinn Technical University and has taken a MBA course in business administration from Estonian Business School.

- Growing demand for smart textile solutions and IOT
- Change management/leadership in change
- Protex Case Study: Ragnarok 2.0 – revolutionary smart suit for workers exposed to high risk environments
Helena started her career in Protex as Chief Business Development Officer in 2012, implementing a broad restructuring of the business portfolio towards high profile technical customers.
Helena has a diversity of public appointments such as Chairman of Foreign Investors Council in Estonia (FICE) and background from Business Sweden, Wireless Car, and Swedish Foreign Ministry. She has M. Sc. In Business Administration, Gothenburg University of Economics and Commercial Law, Strategic Management Program at Stockholm School of Economics Executive Education (SSE Riga).
Helena is passionate about innovation, business development, and entrepreneurship.

- How Optofluid Technologies has received more than 3M of funding for development
- The collaboration between Optofluid Technologies, TUT and the North Estonia Medical Centre
- The importance of collaboration between entrepreneurs and univesities
- The possibilities for increasing the collaboration between entrepreneurs and universities

- E-estonia has become an internationally recognized brand
- In our case study we analyse the components of the narrative, conduct a stakeholder mapping of e-estonia and identify key success factors
He is Associate Editor of the international scientific journal Government Information Quarterly (GIQ) in charge of participation issues. He was a member of the core group of experts for the Council of Europe Ad-Hoc Committee on Electronic Voting (CAHVE) in charge of updating the electronic voting recommendation Rec(2004)11 the only international legal document available. He has also been one of the lead experts for the Council of Europe Ad-Hoc Committee on Electronic Democracy and drafted Annex 1 of the CoE Recommendation (2009)1 on e-Democracy. Teaching on e-Governance, e-Democracy, incl. e-Participation and e-Voting as well as End-User Management Information Systems at Tallinn University of Technology, University of Applied Sciences Hagenberg, Danube University Krems, and WU Vienna University of Economics and Business. Mentor of more than twenty five graduation theses. Author and/or editor of ten books/special issues of scientific journals.
Robert holds PhDs from Tallinn University of Technology and WU Vienna University of Economics and Business. Author of more than 140 international scientific articles. He has been cited some 1000 times with an Hirsch index of 15 according to Google Scholar.


Senior Researcher, TalTech University


In 1994 he was elected to the Estonian Academy of Science. Rector Aaviksoo has worked in many foreign institutes as a guest professor: Novosibirsk Institute of Thermal Physics, the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research in Stuttgart, Osaka University and Paris Diderot University.
REGISTRATION
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LOCATION
The event takes place in the assembly hall of Tallinn University of Technology. For the entrance to the building, use the main doors.
